Verbal Announcements
19th Sunday After Pentecost
4 Oct 2026
18th Sunday After Pentecost
27 Sep 2026
17th Sunday After Pentecost
20 Sep 2026
16th Sunday After Pentecost
13 Sep 2026
15th Sunday After Pentecost
6 Sep 2026
14th Sunday After Pentecost
30 Aug 2026
13th Sunday After Pentecost
23 Aug 2026
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
“Come to the table.” In our daily experiences, there is no invitation that is more readily received and fully appreciated. To be at the table is to be assured of nourishment and refreshment. In Psalm 23, we are told of a table that is prepared under challenging circumstances. Yet, even there, the cup of God’s blessing overflows. Our gathering for worship and our coming to the Table of the Lord is a weekly experience of overflowing blessing filled with signs of God’s gracious presence. We rejoice that we are invited to His amazing table!
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
The invitation to join God in His feast and in His work is easily ignored. The rest of life seems so much more pressing, and we always think that there will be another time when we can catch back up with God. But what joys are we missing when we set aside God’s invitation to join Him in His plans and purposes? What inheritance are we trading for the world’s bowl of pottage?
Lutherans For Life
Tawnia Hoehne, Frazee, Minnesota – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org
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
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.
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 ($6,160 to date) will allow to gather together without the distraction of extreme temperatures, so we can focus fully on worshipping God.
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
American Heritage Girls Troop 1517
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
Marionette Puppets
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
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.
Reformation
We are celebrating the Reformation with a congregational picnic, live action drama, Lutheran trivia, pumpkin carving, and fellowship. The first act of our three act play starts at Noon. The conclusion of that first act will signal the start of the picnic.
The Reformation commemorates the rescue of the Gospel (Faith alone, Grace alone, Scripture alone, Christ alone, All Glory to God alone) from a corrupt medieval church. The catalyst for the reformation was the Oct 31, 1517 posting on the door of the Wittenberg Church a disputation protesting clerical abuses and the sale of forgiveness.
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.
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.
Mite Boxes
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
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.
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.
Commemoration of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, Pastor
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Moving from the Old World to the New, Muhlenberg established the shape of Lutheran parishes for America during a 45-year ministry in Pennsylvania. Born at Einbeck, Germany, in 1711, he came to the American colonies in 1742. A tireless traveler, Muhlenberg helped to found many Lutheran congregations and was the guiding force behind the first American Lutheran synod, the Ministerium of Pennsylvania, founded in 1748. He valued the role of music in Lutheran worship (often serving as his own organist) and was also the guiding force in preparing the first American Lutheran liturgy (also in 1748). Muhlenberg is remembered as a church leader, a journalist, a liturgist, and—above all—a pastor to the congregation in his charge. He died in 1787, leaving behind a large extended family and a lasting heritage: American Lutheranism.
Source: LCMS Calendar of Commemorations.
Commemoration of Abraham, Patriarch
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Abraham (known early in his life as Abram) was called by God to become the father of a great nation (Genesis 12). At the age of 75 and in obedience to God's command, he, his wife Sarah, and his nephew Lot moved southwest from the town of Haran to the land of Canaan. There God established a covenant with Abraham (Genesis 15:18), promising the land of Canaan to his descendants. At the age of 100 Abraham and Sarah were finally blessed with Isaac, the son long promised to them by God. Abraham demonstrated supreme obedience when God commanded him to offer Isaac as a burnt offering. God spared the young man's life only at the last moment and provided a ram as a substitute offering (Genesis 22:1-19). Abraham died at the age of 175 and was buried in the Cave of Machpelah, which he had purchased earlier as a burial site for Sarah. He is especially honored as the first of the three great Old Testament Patriarchs—and for his “righteousness before God through faith” (Romans 4:1-12).
Source: LCMS Calendar of Commemorations
Commemoration of Philip, Deacon
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Philip, also called the Evangelist (Acts 21:8), was one of the seven men appointed to assist in the work of the twelve Apostles and of the rapidly growing early church by overseeing the distribution of food to the poor (Acts 6:1-6). Following the martyrdom of Stephen, Philip proclaimed the Gospel in Samaria and led Simon the Sorcerer to become a believer in Christ (8:4-13). He was also instrumental in bringing about the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-39), through whom Philip became indirectly responsible for bringing the Good News of Jesus to the people on the continent of Africa. In the town of Caesarea he was host for several days to the Apostle Paul, who stopped there on his last journey to Jerusalem (Acts 21:8- 15).
Source: Lutheran Calendar of Saints
Commemoration of Philip, Deacon
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Philip, also called the Evangelist (Acts 21:8), was one of the seven men appointed to assist in the work of the twelve Apostles and of the rapidly growing early church by overseeing the distribution of food to the poor (Acts 6:1-6). Following the martyrdom of Stephen, Philip proclaimed the Gospel in Samaria and led Simon the Sorcerer to become a believer in Christ (8:4-13). He was also instrumental in bringing about the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-39), through whom Philip became indirectly responsible for bringing the Good News of Jesus to the people on the continent of Africa. In the town of Caesarea he was host for several days to the Apostle Paul, who stopped there on his last journey to Jerusalem (Acts 21:8- 15).
Source: Lutheran Calendar of Saints
Commemoration of Ignatius of Antioch, Pastor and Martyr
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
Ignatius was the bishop of Antioch in Syria at the beginning of the second century A.D. and an early Christian martyr. Near the end of the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan (98-117), Ignatius was arrested, taken in chains to Rome, and eventually thrown to the wild beasts in the arena. On the way to Rome, he wrote letters to the Christians at Ephesus, Magnesia, Tralles, Rome, Philadelphia, and Smyrna, and also to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna. In the letters, which are beautifully pastoral in tone, Ignatius warned against certain heresies (false teachings). He also repeatedly stressed the full humanity and deity of Christ, the reality of Christ's bodily presence in the Lord's Supper, the supreme authority of the bishop, and the unity of the Church found in her bishops. Ignatius was the first to use the word catholic to describe the universality of the Church. His Christ-centeredness, his courage in the face of martyrdom, and his zeal for the truth over against false doctrine are a lasting legacy to the Church.
Source: Lutheran Calendar of Saints
Festival of St. Luke, Evangelist
The Church honor's saints for showing us how living out faith can be done.
The Lord bids us to “pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest” (Luke 10:2). The fields look more like deserts, filled with jackals (Isaiah 35:6-7), and the Lord sends His laborers out “as lambs in the midst of wolves.” But Christ’s Word of “peace” heals the sick and brings the very “kingdom of God … near” to those who hear it (Isaiah 35:5; Luke 10:3-9). St. Luke, the beloved physician (Colossians 4:14), did “the work of an evangelist” (2Timothy 4:5). He diligently prepared both a Gospel, the history of Christ’s work in the flesh before His ascension, and the Acts of the Apostles, the history of His continued work among His Church. Luke and his Scriptures are a gift from this ascended Lord (Ephesians 4:8-12), written for Theophilus and for “all who have loved his appearing” (2Timothy 4:5-8). Tradition suggests that Luke was one of the 72 sent out ahead of Jesus, “two by two” (Luke 10:1). Luke proved himself to be a faithful companion throughout St. Paul’s missionary journeys, through many trials and crosses, and even to Rome, where he alone was with Paul.