UPCOMING EVENTS
Youth Sunday '24
Senior Sunday is coming up! Fill out the form bellow if you have a senior and want them to be celebrated on Youth Sunday.
Youth Sunday is our yearly celebration of our Youth, both the graduating seniors and the younger grades. Youth takes over the service, leading the band, doing the several speaking segments, and giving a sermon. Hope you’re excited!
Dinner and Trivia Games
Mark your calendars for a night of fun, food, and fellowship on Wednesday, May 8th from 6-7:30pm! We hope you will join us for dinner and trivia games!!! We expect there will be a good deal of laughter as well.
Mother's Night Out
Our next Mother’s Night Out is a open gym time on Saturday, May 11 from 10-12 am. Bring your little kiddos for gym play time! Moms can hang out and chat while the kids are safely contained and burning energy!
Work Day/Gym Floor Demolition
We are replacing our gym floor starting May 20th! The install will take 2 weeks and during that time the gym will be closed to everyone while the floor cures.
We will have our Indoor Work Day/Gym Floor Demolition May 18th at 9am. We have a few jobs that need done around the church as well as taking up the old gym floor. Everyone is invited! Our church Pickleball group will be providing lunch and childcare will be provided for those who need it. When the original floor was installed the people who helped signed their name to the concrete slab underneath. We will be doing the same this time. We hope your will join us and add your name to our giant concrete time capsule!
There are still tiles available from the old gym floor if you are interested. The tiles are floating interlocking PPC tiles. We have already reserved a dumpster so these will be first come first serve on May 18th at the work day.
Free Music Camp
Free General Music Camp (K-5) downstairs at Good Shepherd UMC June 3 - 7 from 10:00 am - 12:00pm. Each Day in the camp we will explore the Piano, Guitar, Ukulele, and Rhythm instruments. By the End of the week, students will have a solid grasp of the mechanics of reading music on the Grand Staff and Tablature. We will also explore how to play several little songs on each instrument. Camp is sponsored by Good Shepherd UMC & The Madison Music Academy. Register at music-lessons-madison-Alabama.com
Mother's Night Out this Friday!
All moms are invited to join us in the gym for a fun dance-based cardio class with fitness instructor, Jenn Besaw. Wear your comfy workout clothes and sneakers and don’t worry about your fitness level or dance skills! Just come out and dance with us. We will have time to cool down and fellowship after class.
Membership 101 Class
We will be having a Membership 101 Class on April 14 after the second service in the blue room. We will provide lunch and child care - please let us know if you can attend. This is the class you need to take before you can join Good Shepherd. You do not have to join after taking the class but you will get to meet the staff and learn more about us.
Night of Prayer
Join us for an evening of fellowship and prayer at our upcoming churchwide Night of Prayer, taking place on Wednesday April 10 from 6-8pm. We'll gather together for a delicious meal before having the opportunity to explore different prayer experiences designed to deepen our spiritual connection.
Our hope is that we all might discover new ways to commune with the divine as we offer four distinct prayer experiences, each offering a unique approach to prayer. Whether through contemplative silence, Lectio Divina, labyrinth walking, or interactive prayer stations, there's something for everyone to explore and engage with.
Plus, we haven't forgotten our youngest members! A special prayer offering will be available for kids, providing them with a meaningful and age-appropriate opportunity to connect with God.
Mark your calendars and join us for this special evening of fellowship and growth!
Easter Sunday Services
Joins us for Easter Sunday Services:
We will have our Outdoor Sonrise Service at 6:30 am behind our church in our amphitheater (weather permitting).
And our usual 9:00 am and 10:30 am in our sanctuary. Please bring a flower for our cross and have a picture made!
Seder Meal
Join us for our Seder Meal on Maundy Thursday, March 28 at 6:00 in the Blue Room- please RSVP with the link below. We will eat and fellowship together. Then we will have Dan Irwin explain the Jewish Seder and we will sample the foods they may have eaten in Jesus’ day. Then we will explain the Christian aspects of how Jesus reframed the Seder Meal.
Easter Egg-stravaganza
We still need volunteers, please email angela@gslife.org or talk to her on Sunday at church!
We will have an Easter Bunny, a petting zoo and snow cones.
We are going to have Easter Egg Hunts at different starting times.
Egg Hunt Times:
0-2 years: 2:30
3-5 years: 2:45
6-8 years: 3:15
9-11 years 3:30
Plan to join us for lots of fun!
Lenten Class
David Tubbs will be facilitating a Lenten Class on Wednesday evenings
(Feb. 21, 28 and March 6) at 6:00 pm in Room 124. This class will be about Journeying to the Cross.
Salvation Army - Cook Team
Join us as we work with the Salvation Army to help our community through cooking and delivering food! We will meet at the downstairs kitchen at noon, Saturday, February 17, and then deliver and serve the food from 4 to 8.
Ash Wednesday - Dust to Dust
Join us for a late Fat Tuesday meal followed by our Ash Wednesday service.
Dinner starts at 6 with service at 7.
RSVP by Monday, February 12, if you plan to attend the meal.
Soup-er Bowl
The SOUP-er Bowl is coming up – please support your favorite team by donating food to our food pantry! We will see which team brings in the most!
Our biggest needs are:
cans of tuna, salmon, spam, cereal, cans of fruit, cooking oil, canned spaghetti sauce, Ramen noodles, rice, potatoes, small bottles of laundry detergent, bars of soap, tooth paste and shampoo.
Bring your food as soon as we know the teams through Feb. 11 for the contest - of course you can ALWAYS donate to the food pantry!
MNO - Yoga Night
We will have our Yoga Night on Friday, Feb. 2 from 7 until 9. If you registered - no need to register again, just let us know if you CANNOT make it on Feb. 2nd. If you could not make the original date and did not register but can now attend please sign up here:
This class will be beginner friendly, wear comfy clothes and bring a towel or mat. It will be upstairs in our Fellowship Hall. Childcare available.