Verbal Announcements
12th Sunday After Pentecost
16 Aug 2026
11th Sunday After Pentecost
9 Aug 2026
10th Sunday After Pentecost
2 Aug 2026
9th Sunday After Pentecost
26 Jul 2026
8th Sunday after Pentecost
19 Jul 2026
7th Sunday after Pentecost
12 Jul 2026
6th Sunday after Pentecost
5 Jul 2026
5th Sunday after Pentecost
28 Jun 2026
4th Sunday after Pentecost
21 Jun 2026
3rd Sunday After Pentecost
14 Jun 2026
2nd Sunday after Pentecost
7 Jun 2026
Trinity Sunday
31 May 2026
Pentecost
24 May 2026
As We Gather
Acknowledging Jesus as the Christ is central to our confession of faith as individual Christians and vital in our worship as the gathered people of God. In our use of that divine title, we echo the words of the angel who spoke to the shepherds in the field outside of Bethlehem with the Gospel message, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11). We are blessed in knowing that Jesus, the Christ, is not only God in person in human form but that He is God for us. St. Patrick poetically spoke his confession with the words “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me.” As we confess Jesus as the Christ this day, we are joining with saints and angels as well as with the sisters and brothers that surround us gathered for worship!
Holy Communion
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated today with the confession that we receive the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, in, with and under (a way of saying that Christ is fully present in) the bread and wine. Christ's presence gives us the assurance that our sins are forgiven and to nourish our faith. This is a solemn celebration, “For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves” (1Corinthians 11:29). The Lord’s Supper is meant for our good, not to our judgment. But, before presenting yourself ask these questions:
1. Am I sorry for my sins and need forgiveness?
2. Did Christ die and rise to forgive my sins?
3. Am I receiving the very body and blood of Christ Jesus?
If your answers are yes, you are welcome. If you are not a member of a LCMS church, or have further questions about The Lord’s Supper, please speak with the pastor.
Stewardship
St Paul talks about rewards on the Last Day in 1Corinthians 3, and Jesus says more about this “repaying” in Matthew 19:27-30. Bottom line: Your good works can’t buy you heaven, but in Christ your good works do matter. They are pleasing to your Heavenly Father, and they will be rewarded. In other words, our sacrifices for the Lord’s Kingdom are not in vain, and they are not unnoticed by your Father. This should encourage you in your faithfulness.
Lutherans For Life
Altar Flowers
The Altar Flower Chart is posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex by the drinking fountains. Check chart for donation opportunities and availability.
Children Sunday School
Marionette Puppets
Legacy Giving
Our Legacy Giving account is designed to build a lasting financial resource for the future ministry of Good Shepherd. Gifts are invested with the goal of preserving and growing principal while generating supplemental income to support ministry for years to come. For a limited time, a generous donor will match contributions to Legacy Giving dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000—doubling the impact of your gift and helping build a lasting legacy for future ministry.
Sharing and Caring
A ministry supported by our congregation through donations of non-perishable food items, placed in the collection basket in the inner Narthex. Sharing and Caring serves individuals and families in need by providing food, clothing, and emergency assistance. It brings hope, encouragement, and practical support to those experiencing hardship or crisis.
Youth Group
Nurturing discipleship by building a community focused on the Word of God with food, studies, service, games, crafts, and cultural commentary. For more information contact Family Life Minister Curtis
Choir
We are called to raise our voices in praise to God! Now is a great time to join the Good Shepherd Choir. Whether you're an experienced singer or simply enjoy making a joyful noise, we'd love to have you. Martin Luther would want you in the choir. He really would! Join us for our weekly rehearsals as we prepare music to lead our congregation in worship.
For more information contact Jennifer Klemme.
Hand Bells
We are ringing again! Bell ringers are rehearsing for future Worship Services. The purposes of Music in worship is to give thanks to God and to rejoice/respond in what God has done. Our song joins with the song of every saint from every age, the new song of Christ’s holy people, declaring: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”
Jennifer Klemme
MomCo
The MomCo leadership crew is currently inviting Moms in our communities to join us in the Fall. Our Meetups are scheduled for the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. Membership Fee $37. Limited free scholarships are available. We’ll offer moms in our community a welcoming space for fellowship, scripture discussion, and connections with other moms as we enjoy friendships, fun, and food.
For more information contact Kathy Lee
Kenwood Elementary Donates
Kenwood School is currently in need of donations of pants and shorts for students who may require a change of clothes during the school day. Gently used items are welcome, including sweatpants, leggings, jeans, pajama bottoms, athletic shorts, and similar styles. Elastic waistbands are especially helpful, and well worn pants are perfectly acceptable. Needed sizes range from children’s sizes 5 through 14, as well as adult size Small. For more information contact Rachel.Bollinger@okaloosaschools.com.
Rally Day
Whether you're returning after the summer or joining us for the first time, Rally Day is the perfect opportunity to reconnect, build relationships, and find your place in our church family.
This special day highlights God’s desire for all His people—children, youth, and adults—to grow in faith by grounding their lives in His Word. It’s a joyful reminder that learning and living God’s truth should be part of our daily rhythm.
Join us as we celebrate the ministries of our congregation with a day full of fun and fellowship—including food, games, displays, a water slide.
Rally Day (Cake Walk)
The Cake Walk on Rally Day is a beloved tradition that relies on the generosity of others to provide the baked goodies that are given out. We are seeking donations of baked goods. You may bring the treats the day of Rally Day.
Board Of Outreach
Philemon 4-6. The Board of Outreach has a two fold mission: To Communicate the Gospel of Christ through the members of our congregation and in the endeavor to identify the congregation with the Gospel in the local community. Meets with Pastor Klemme in the Cafe.
Board of Properties
For the maintenance and repair of the congregation’s facilities; to enable the congregation and its members to carry out our Christ centered ministries. Meets in the Library. For more information contact Jeff Adams
American Heritage Girls Troop 1517
For more information contact Jen Manis.
Board of Elders
Meeting with the Called Ministers and the Board of Elders to discuss, plan, and implement strategies to carry out corporate worship, and addressing the spiritual health of the congregation.
For more information contact Joe Staton
Cruising with the King Car Club
All men of the congregation are warmly invited to join us, along with men from the community, in Cruising with the King Car Club. Whether you’re a car enthusiast or simply looking for meaningful fellowship, we gather regularly for monthly to build friendships while reaching out to our local neighbors. We already have a strong group of men actively participating. Join our signal group.
Mite Boxes
Sanctuary A/C Replacement
After many years of faithful service, our Sanctuary air conditioning system is reaching its end of life and needs to be replaced. A new system will help us maintain a comfortable and welcoming environment for worship. To meet this need, we are launching an AC Replacement Fund. The estimated cost for the new unit is $45K. Your generous gifts will allow us to gather together without the distraction of extreme temperatures, so we can focus fully on worshipping God.
Council Meeting
Let us do everything with love. The Church Council is a gathering of elected advisers who serve and guide the ministries of the congregation toward our given mission. (Matthew 28:19-20).
Benevolence
Trunk or Treat – Community Outreach Event
This fall we’re opening our parking lot to the neighborhood for a safe, family-friendly Trunk or Treat. We need plenty of candy to share with our trick-or-treaters, as well as volunteers willing to decorate their trunks and help make the event fun and welcoming for our community. Candy donations may be dropped off at the church. To volunteer to decorate a trunk or for more information,
Contact Rick Morgan.
Car Show
Mark your calendar for Cruising with the King Car Show returning to Good Shepherd! Following our first show this past April, we’re looking forward to another opportunity to welcome car enthusiasts, families, and neighbors from throughout the community. Come check out the cars, enjoy the fellowship, and help us extend a warm welcome to our guests.
For more information contact Pastor Klemme.
Festival of Apostle St. Bartholomew
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Skinned alive! That, according to tradition, is how Bartholomew (called Nathanael in John) was martyred. Christ’s preachers are not to be great lords, but servants who faithfully stay with Christ in His trials (Luke 22:24-30). They are “jars of clay”; the Savior they preach is the “surpassing power” (2Corinthians 4:7). Christ’s servants are “afflicted in every way,” “always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested” there (2Corinthians 4:8-10). On the foundation of their prophetic and apostolic confession, the Church is built, “joined together” by Christ, “the cornerstone” (Ephesians 2:20-21). As an apostle (Luke 6:13-14), Bartholomew manifested “the Son of God” in his preaching and his death. Christ is the “Son of Man” — the King who opens heaven to us by His wounds (John 1:49-51). We bear sufferings not leaning “on [our] own understanding,” but trusting in the Lord (Proverbs 3:5-7). Life will be manifested in our bodies, too, when the Lord brings “healing to [our] flesh and refreshment to [our] bones” in the resurrection (Proverbs 3:8). For this reason, Bartholomew is often depicted holding his flayed skin. He will have need of it on the Last Day — at least for sizing.
Source: LCMS Calendar of Feasts and Festivals.
Commemoration of Monica Mother of Augustine
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
A native of North Africa, Monica (A.D. 333-387) was the devoted mother of Saint Augustine. Throughout her life she sought the spiritual welfare of her children, especially that of her brilliant son, Augustine. Widowed at a young age, she devoted herself to her family, praying many years for Augustine’s conversion. When Augustine left North Africa to go to Italy, she followed him to Rome and then to Milan. There she had the joy of witnessing her son’s conversion to the Christian faith. Weakened by her travels, Monica died at Ostia, Italy on the journey she had hoped would take her back to her native Africa. On some church year calendars, Monica is remembered on May 4.
Source: LCMS Calendar of Commemorations.
Commemoration of Augustine of Hippo, Doctor of the Church
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Augustine was one of the greatest of the Latin church fathers and a significant influence in the formation of Western Christianity, including Lutheranism. Born in A.D. 354 in North Africa, Augustine's early life was distinguished by exceptional advancement as a teacher of rhetoric. In his book Confessions he describes his life before his conversion to Christianity, when he was drawn into the moral laxity of the day and fathered an illegitimate son. Through the devotion of his sainted mother Monica and the preaching of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (339-97), Augustine was converted to the Christian faith. During the great Pelagian controversies of the 5th century, Augustine emphasized the unilateral grace of God in the salvation of mankind. Bishop and theologian at Hippo in North Africa from A.D. 395 until his death in 430, Augustine was a man of great intelligence, a fierce defender of the orthodox faith, and a prolific writer. In addition to the book Confessions, Augustine's book City of God had a great impact upon the church throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Source: LCMS Calendar of Commemorations.
Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
The Church honors saints for tangible demonstrations of how living out faith can be done.
“Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means!” (Romans 6:1-2). John preached the Law boldly against Herod’s adultery with Herodias. Choosing human honor over honesty, Herod served up John’s head on a platter to pacify Herodias’ conscience without the contrition and repentance of Baptism (Mark 6:17-28). So John was “slain for the word of God and for the witness [he] had borne” (Revelation 6:9). John is Christ’s forerunner also in death; other fellow servants and brothers continue to be martyrs (witnesses) of Christ to this day (Revelation 6:11). Their deaths are “precious in the sight of the Lord” (Psalms 116:15) and so also to us, who celebrate even a beheading. Such is the confidence of the baptized! “Buried therefore with him by baptism into death,” we believe “we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his” also (Romans 6:4-5). United to Christ, the Church’s Head, John can be confident that He will be reunited to His own at the Last Day. Even John isn’t really the forerunner, because Jesus has gone before us all: out of the tomb alive, the firstborn of those who sleep!
Source: LCMS Calendar of Feasts and Festivals.