Events & Newsletters

  • thanksgiving food drive

    november 1-17

    Shepherd’s 2025 Thanksgiving Food Drive will run from November 1 through November 17. All food donations and gift cards will be given to our local Salvation Army. Please place your donations in the sanctuary welcome center by November 17.  Thank you!


    In addition to Grocery Gift cards, other needed items:

    • Turkey (preferably a $15 grocery gift card)
    • Chicken broth (14 oz can)
    • Mashed potatoes (7.2 oz box)
    • Stuffing (6 oz box)
    • Turkey gravy (3 dry packets)
    • Cream of mushroom soup (10 oz can)
    • Onions (French’s can)
    • Cranberry Sauce (16oz can)
    • Pumpkin pie mix (15 oz can)
    • Evaporated milk (12 oz can)
    • Pie crust (Graham cracker tin, or boxed jiffy pie crust)

  • Active Seniors Luncheon

    Thursday, November 13 | 10:30am-1:30pm | Parish Hall

    All those 55 and better are welcome to join us November 13 for coffee at 10:30am and lunch and program at 11:15am. To RSVP, please text Dorothy Rognerud at 925-683-6739.

  • Quilts & Kits

    November 19 | 9am-Noon

    Our Lutheran World Relief Quilts & Kits meets twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, from 9am-Noon. Drop in at any point during that time. We can use help from sewists and non-sewists alike! Our upcoming meeting dates are November 19. 

  • Seeking Him Prayer Group

    Thursday, November 20 | 6:30pm

    Our Seeking Him Prayer group meets Thursday, November 20 at 6:30pm in the Atrium to pray for God's guidance and blessing on the Staff, ELC, Lay Leadership, and future direction of Shepherd. All are welcome! Questions? Pastor Feldmann: dsfeldmann@comcast.net

  • Hanging of the Greens

    Saturday, November 29 | 8:30am

    “Hanging of the Greens” is Saturday, November 29 at 8:30am. Coffee, juice, donuts will be provided! Join us to decorate the Sanctuary and Gym stage for the Advent/CHRISTmas seasons.

  • advent at shepherd

    december 3, 10, 17


    Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 4:6-7


    Shepherd’s theme for 2025-26 is “Praying with an Open Heart,” based on Philippians 4:6-7. Three characters from Jesus’ early life prayed with open hearts, and they experienced God’s peace despite the unusual circumstances in which they found themselves. Their prayers were also songs to God—faithful expressions of thanksgiving and trust—because they had learned: When anything happens, pray; trust God will always answer; thank Him!


    This Advent, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus, please join us for our Wednesday evening services, where we will highlight the prayer-songs of Mary, Zechariah, and Simeon!


    Praying with an Open Heart…

         December 3 | When Life Is Unexpected: Mary’s Song       

         December 10 | With Confident Expectation: Zechariah’s Song

         December 17 | With Gratitude: Simeon’s Song


    Advent Wednesday Schedule

    5:15-6:15pm | Supper in the Parish Hall

    6:30pm | Worship, including Children’s Chat

  • Advent Soup Suppers

    December 3, 10, and 17

    Join us as we kick off Advent and the Christmas season with a simple soup supper in the Parish Hall. Soup, salad, bread rolls, and cookies will be served at 5:15pm on the Wednesdays before our Advent worship service. Sign-up to donate a crockpot of soup, help set up, and help clean up afterward. Hope to see you there!


    Soup Supper Sign Up

  • Congregational Assembly

    Sunday, December 7 | 12:15pm

    Save the date for our next Congregational assembly on Sunday, December 7 at 12:15pm, in the Sanctuary. We will vote on the 2026 budget and on Church Council officers.

  • Flying W Ranch Christmas Outing

    Sunday, December 7 | 3pm

    The Flying W Ranch Christmas program features a meal and musical entertainment led by our very own Michael Amidei! Holy Cross in Colorado Springs invites Shepherd members to join them and purchase tickets to this event on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 3pm (tickets/transportation handled individually). When purchasing tickets, please put in the comment box that you are with Holy Cross Lutheran Church, and they will seat you in the same section. This is a world class music event and a great fellowship time for our congregations! 


    Tickets will disappear soon, so please order ASAP. Go to: flyingwranch.thundertix.com/events/251466/performances.

  • Church directory updates

    Dear Shepherd Church Family, 

    We are currently in the process of updating our Church Directory, and we want to ensure that everyone's information is current and complete. We kindly ask that all updates be submitted by November 30, 2025, so we can update and distribute the new directory in a timely manner. Your participation helps us stay connected as a church family so we can better serve one another. Use the form below to update your information. Thank you for taking the time to help us keep our records accurate! 


    Directory Updates Form

  • Pause to Pray

    Shepherd’s 2025-26 theme is: Praying with an Open Heart. We can certainly pray anytime and anywhere, with a formal prayer or a “from the heart” prayer. We can pray for as short a time as it takes to say, “Lord, help!” or as long as we need to pour the contents of our minds and hearts out to our Lord. Having a specific day and time to pray is also helpful! Every Wednesday at 12:12pm you can join us in prayer. We will have the Sanctuary open from Noon to 1pm every Wednesday to use this space to pray. You can read more in the PDF below.


    Pause to Pray PDF

Missionary Monthly News

Check out the updates from our Missionaries throughout the world. Pray for all missionaries, that the Holy Spirit will open the hearts of the peoples throughout the world to know and hear the love of Jesus and the path to eternal life.  Also pray for the health and safety of all missionaries and their families. To read more about our missionaries, please click here.

Communications and Facilities Requests

Have an event you'd like to have at Shepherd, such as a party, committee meeting, basketball pick-up game, etc.? We now have an easier way to do a Facilities Request: an on-line format! This form is also for events you'd like advertised, such as Dads and Donuts, a Missions Food Drive, the Church Picnic, etc. Using this link helps both you and the Shepherd office cover all avenues of readiness and promotion for a successful event.


Please click HERE to use this form.