Note: Special holiday worship services are added to the schedule during Lent and other seasons.

"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the lands! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing! Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name! Psalm 100: 1-2; 4

Contemporary Worship
Sunday - 9:45 a.m.

Traditional Worship
Sunday - 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

It is a challenge to capture the flavor of worship services at Good Shepherd because of the variety. Joyful noises are certainly in evidence at all services. Whether you prefer the Contemporary service or the traditional Sunday morning worship --music and the message are central to each. As parishioner Denise Steene said, "Worship services at Good Shepherd are dynamic, exciting and always something new. I look forward to the variety of settings."

Contemporary Worship Service
This worship service has a contemporary flavor, using a freer format than the traditional liturgy. The service is filled with singing--led by a variety of instruments including woodwinds, guitars, keyboard, and percussion. The messages often follow a seasonal or social issue; from a series on parables Jesus told to a succession of speakers on the 50th anniversary of the declaration of human rights, the messages are relevant, inspirational, and timely.

Traditional Worship Services
The Sunday morning worship services follow a more traditional format, With a variety of worship services -- including the Lutheran Book of Worship, With One Voice, The Creation Setting by Marty Haugen, Of the Lands and Seasons - a liturgy based on Appalacian folk tunes, and other seasonal settings -- the worship service can be varied through the use of several liturgical sources and settings.

In addition to both new and familiar congregational hymns, music is incorporated into Sunday worship in a variety of ways. The senior choir provides weekly musical inspiration during the 11:00 AM service. The congregation is invited to contribute their talents to worship. Each week, lay persons are actively involved as assisting ministers, acolytes, readers, musicians and communion presenters.








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