Upcoming Worship & Forums

OUTDOOR WORSHIP UNDER THE TREES THROUGH SEPTEMBER 14

Enjoy Sunday Morning Worship all summer long under a beautiful “cathedral of trees,” and celebrate a season of beauty, welcome, and thanksgiving for the gift of the land and trees that hold us as we gather.

A play area next to the worship are will be available in for the youngest among us. A recording of the sermon will be posted on Sunday afternoon here on the website home page and on Facebook and YouTube. Hospitality & Fellowship coffee & treats immediately following worship.

NO 9 AM SUNDAY FORUMS DURING OUTDOOR WORSHIP SEASON

Sunday, June 29

  • 10 am Worship – Pride Sunday, Holy Communion, Preaching: Angela Tobias, who is a part of the Good Shepherd community

Sunday, July 6

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, Blessing of the Communion Ministers to the Homebound, Giving Thanks for Pastor Doug Knutson-Keller, Preaching: John DeGrazia-Sanders, who is a part of the Good Shepherd community

Sunday, July 13

  • 10 am Worship – Blessing of the Animals, Holy Communion, Farewell Blessing for the Ahlgren family, Pastor Carol Tomer preaching

    • We will celebrate and bless all creatures great and small. There will be a time in the worship service when you can come forward so that your pet can receive a special blessing. All pets and people welcome!

Sunday, July 20

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, July 27

  • 10 am Worship – Christmas in July, Holy Communion, Pastor Carol Tomer preaching

Sunday, August 3

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, Blessing of the Communion Ministers to the Homebound, “Where Is God?” Sermon Series begins: Where Is God When It Is Hard to Forgive? Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, August 10

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, “Where Is God?” Sermon Series continues, Where Is God in Our Suffering? Pastor Dan Wiktorek preaching

Sunday, August 17

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, “Where Is God?” Sermon Series continues, Where Is God in These Discordant Days? Pastor Carol Tomer preaching

Sunday, August 24

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, “Where Is God?” Sermon Series continues, Where Is God When We Pray? Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, August 31

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, “Where Is God?” Sermon Series continues, Where Is God When We Pray? Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, September 7

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, Blessing of the Communion Ministers to the Homebound, Guest Preacher — Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer

    • About the guest preacher: Anna Czarnik-Neimeyer (she/her) came to love the church by way of outdoor ministry in her home state of Wisconsin. Daughter of a camp director, Anna grew up living and working at camps for 22 years before becoming the national programs coordinator at Holden Village, 2012-13. She currently serves as the Climate Resilience Organizer for Design for Peace, a resource of the SW Washington Synod, which supports congregations as they discern how to repurpose their buildings & land. She is awaiting first call as a Minister of Word and Sacrament (Pastoral ministry), and lives in Tacoma, WA. Anna holds a B.A. in Communications, and an M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies synthesizing management, religion, and social justice. She earned her Master of Divinity Degree from Luther Seminary.

Sunday, September 14

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

WORSHIP MOVES INDOORS SEPTEMBER 21

9 AM LEARNING HOUR • 10 AM WORSHIP

Enjoy Sunday Morning Worship in Good Shepherd’s beautiful sanctuary.

A play area next to the worship are will be available in for the youngest among us. A staffed nursery is also available in Room 111. A recording of the sermon will be posted on Sunday afternoon here on the website home page and on Facebook and YouTube. Hospitality & Fellowship coffee & treats immediately following worship.

Sunday, September 21

  • 9 am Special Event – Ministry Fair; the Fair continues after 10 am worship

  • 10 am Worship – Holy Communion, A Legacy Liturgy: Classic and Ancient Gifts, Pulling Out All the Stops: Giving Thanks for Organ Music, Guest Preacher — Hannah Johnsrud

    • About the guest preacher: Hannah Johnsrud (she/her) grew up in Milton, WA, deeply shaped by church folks that felt like family and encouraged questions; her summers at Lutheran Summer Music, both as a student and a worship staff member; and her year as a Young Adults in Global Mission volunteer in Jerusalem and the West Bank, accompanying the Palestinian people. From these communities, she learned a love of music and worship, a commitment to justice and peace in the world, and a passion for storytelling and intergenerational learning. Hannah graduated from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago in May and is a candidate for the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, awaiting first call in the Southwestern Washington Synod.

Sunday, September 28

  • 9 am Forum – “Join Together to Sing: Harmonious Voices in a Discordant Time” A You-Pick-‘Em Hymn Sing

  • 10 am Worship – A Liturgy of Renewal: Faith, Hope, and Love in These Days, Holy Communion, Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, October 5

  • 9 am Forum – All Things ELCA:  Pastor Shelley on Important Basics, Pastor Carol on the Summer Churchwide Assembly

  • 10 am Worship – New Life Rising, Holy Communion, Blessing of the Communion Ministers to the Homebound, Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, October 12

  • 9 am Forum – Good Shepherd Town Hall Gathering: Updates on the Journey

  • 10 am Worship – A Liturgy of Renewal: Faith, Hope, and Love in These Days, Holy Communion, Pastor Carol Tomer preaching

Sunday, October 19

  • 9 am Forum – Holden Village: Come and learn about a possible Good Shepherd pilgrimage to this mountain retreat center next summer — A forum led by Cindy Spencer, John Masterson, Julie Hustoft, and Pastor Carol

  • 10 am Worship – New Life Rising, Holy Communion, Pastor Carol Tomer preaching

Sunday, October 26

  • 9 am Forum – “The 500 Year Flush: Reforming Ways in These Present Days” — led by Pastor Shelley Wickstrom

  • 10 am Worship – Reformation Sunday, Holy Communion, Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching

Sunday, November 2

  • 10 am Worship – All Saints Sunday, Holy Communion, Blessing of the Communion Ministers to the Homebound, Pastor Carol Tomer preaching

Sunday, November 9

  • 10 am Worship – A Liturgy of Renewal, Holy Communion, Giving Thanks for Pastor Shelley Wickstrom, Pastor Shelley Wickstrom preaching