NEWS OF THE FLOCK


June 2025

From the Pastor’s Desk:

“...be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:18b-20


It has been a joy to hear the choir singing again! And it has been wonderful to step back into my previous role of Music Director. I hadn’t realized how much I missed working with music and the choir in worship until now. I enjoy hearing the choir member’s voices in worship, but I also enjoy the camaraderie of Tuesday night choir practice. I’ve always enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of getting together as a small group and singing, learning new songs, laughing, hitting the right notes and some of the wrong ones. 


Making music that praises God and makes us happy is a wonderful gift from God. The ability to use our voices to sing and make music along with instruments lifts our spirits and has been proven to be good for mental health as well. Church is a unique experience in today’s society where we get to gather as a large group and sing together. No where else do we do that. The love of God brings us together and gives us the opportunity to use music to praise, pray, and lament. Music can interpret Scripture for us in new ways. There are times that a song can communicate an emotion better than just words can do. 


I’m so grateful that we can lift our voices and sing together every Sunday (and some of us on Tuesday nights too). I have noticed that you all in the congregation sing louder and even more beautifully with the choir leading. The sound lately has been fantastic to hear! 


If you’ve ever been interested in joining a choir please come and sing with us! God is not looking for the next American Idol; God is looking for you, wrong notes or right notes. Music is mentioned so many times in Scripture and the entire book of Psalms were once all songs. Music is important to God. Perfection is not. Come and make a joyful noise! Amen!


grace and peace,

Pastor Jamie

Council Corner:

It's been a true honor and privilege to serve as your president. I'm incredibly grateful for your trust and support, and I've cherished every moment leading out the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.


Let's keep growing our church family, especially our youth! Please, invite your neighbors to experience the warmth and fellowship we share.


Please mark your calendars for our next congregational meeting on June 15, following service. Your input and participation are invaluable as we plan for next year. We will be electing four members to the Church Council.


Thank you again and I'm truly excited about all we'll accomplish together!


In His Grace,

Diana Calhoun

President

Our Council:



President

Diana Calhoun

dncalhoun@gmail.com

Vice-President

Stephen Austin

autorip@aol.com

Property/Building

Brad Dennis

bdennis@fastenal.com

Outreach

Don Larsen

donlarsen43@gmail.com

Property/Building

Neal Ochs

ochsn84@att.net

Fellowship

Laurie Ritchie

dallritchie@gmail.com

Stewardship

Bob Schulhof

sealegal@aol.com

Worship

Joe Sneddon

sjsneddon@att.net

Education

Pastor Jamie

pastor@mylcgs.org

Secretary*

Charles Craton

ccraton@comcast.net

Treasurer*

Steve Pulver

sjpulver46@gmail.com

* Non-voting member

A Letter from Our Council President

Opting in to texts from Good Shepherd:


Next week, if you have a cell phone number listed in our current database, you will receive a text message inviting you to opt in to our texting system through our Breeze Church Database Software. Please take a minute to opt in. This will allow us to send you texts in case of cancelations and emergencies.

Prayer Team:

Our Prayer Team will meet on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. All are welcome to join us as we pray through the church prayer list. This is an opportunity to intentionally make space for prayer each week as a faith community.

Volunteers Needed:

We need volunteers to sign up to host hospitality after our services on the following Sundays: June 22 and July 20.

Women’s Dinner and Devotions Group:

We will be taking a break for June and July and resume again in August.

Our Daily Bread Ministry of Hope

We have 17 residents at Shinnah: five have jobs, two applied for disability; and two are in drug court.


We are building platforms for all our tent sites …. We have built 13 and have 10 to go - would love to have your help …we build, weather permitting every Wednesday, at 9 a.m.


Thank you, Don Larsen, for using your Thrivent money to purchase soup, fruit, and water for those who live in the woods that do not live in our Shinnah community.


And also thank you to all our volunteers … We could not do this without your hard work and support. Team work, makes dream work. If you would like to volunteer, join us on Monday or Tuesday mornings at 7:00pm, there is a place for you.


Our current needs are: bottled water and pillows.


We are having a community wide work day on June 7th at 8:00 a.m. We will be building platforms, spreading Crush and Run, painting and other jobs. Come join us we always have a great time serving with others in Douglas county.

Leila
Donate to Daily Bread Here

Be sure to choose Daily Bread in the drop down box on the online giving page.

Our June Birthdays and Anniversaries:

Happy Birthday!

Valerie Brown

6/2

Nicole Bauch

6/20

Susan Duke

6/2

Diane Achenbach

6/21

Willow Martin

6/6

Troy Austin

6/23

Jean Strickland

6/7

Frantz Phanor

6/23

Diane Stephens

6/8

Neal Ochs

6/25

Charles Craton

6/9

Bob Schulhof

6/28

Ethan Miller

6/9

Rowan O'hara

6/30

Anne Stephens

6/12

Christopher Ryan

6/30

Brooks Martin

6/13

Donald Schad

6/30

Lorna Smith

6/14


Happy Anniversary!

Paulette & Reverend Mike Bovingdon

6/6

Bill & Kathy Stingle

6/10

Joe & Shirley Sneddon

6/11

Michael and Amelia Bovingdon

6/21

Cliff & Diane Stephens

6/25

Jessie & Philip Welch

6/29

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