Tell It On The Mountain! Vacation Bible School 2013

Planning has begun for VBS 2013!  This year our theme is “Tell It on the Mountain Where Jesus Christ Is Lord!”  Dates for VBS are July 14-18 from 6:00-8:30pm.  Anyone who has completed one of year of preschool (at least 3 years of age) to those who have completed the 5th grade are welcome and [...]

Ordination on June 30

God has called our brother in Christ, Jacob Stuenkel to serve as pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Glidden, WI. Jacob will be ordained into the Holy Ministry at Good Shepherd in Sherman, Illinois on Sunday, June 30 at 4:00 pm. A meal will follow the ordination and we ask if you plan to attend, [...]

Ascension Day Service

The Ascension of our Lord occurred 40 days after His resurrection. In the liturgical year, we reckon the time of Easter in “real time”, that is, we remember these key events in our Lord’s glorification observing the same timing. We begin this practice in Holy Week and it continues until Pentecost. We will have a [...]

God Has Gifts To Give

I was driving back from the Central Illinois District pastors conference in Quincy last week, listening to episodes of Issues, Etc. I listened as the guest on this particular interview segment recounted a brief encounter he’d had with the Rev. Dr. Norman Nagel while at seminary. Only one brief phrase had been uttered, and that [...]

Fort Wayne Seminary Call Service Info

Jacob Stuenkel will be receiving a Divine Call into the Holy Ministry tonight during a special service at Concordia Theological Seminary – Fort Wayne. The service will be held at 7 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Central. To watch the service live, go here. The order of service can be downloaded as a PDF so you [...]

Voters’ Meeting

The next quarterly voters’ meeting will be held on Sunday, April 28 at 6:00 pm. This is important meeting and we are encouraging all voters to be in attendance. If you would like to become a voting member and you are 18 or older, you may attend and be eligible to vote at the next quarterly [...]

Family Volleyball

Everyone from 4th Grade and up are invited to play volleyball in the fellowship hall from 11:15-1:00 on April 14.  Pizza will be served (we’re asking for a $2 donation/ person to cover cost) and drinks will be provided, please bring a side or dessert to share.

Garage Sale and Craft Sale

The youth are hosting a garage and craft sale on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 to raise money to help fund the trip to the National Youth Gathering in San Antonio. There are three ways you can help with our sale this year! 1.  Donate items to be sold.  All items must be [...]

Flapjack Fundraiser

Save the date of April 20 for a great breakfast served by the youth!  Tickets are $5 for a pancake breakfast (including bacon and a drink).  The youth group keeps $4 of every ticket sale.  The breakfast runs from 8-10am at the Applebee’s Restaurant on Sunrise Dr. (right off of Dirksen Pkwy). Tickets are available [...]

It’s Not Nonsense – The Feast of the Resurrection

Text: Luke 24:1-12; 1 Corinthians 15:16-20 In the book and subsequent film Big Fish, the protagonist Will is coming to grips with his father’s impending death. And in doing so, he has to deal with his distrust of his father – a distrust born out of a never-ending stream of fantastical tales his father tells [...]