Children's Quilts for Sanford's Ava's House

Parishioner Mary Etheridge sits with the completed quilts that will go to Sanford's Ava House to be given to children in hospice. Many thanks to Mary for purchasing the quilt tops and for Billie Taylor from Calvary Cathedral for sewing them. What a wonderful ministry this is.

Ava’s House by Sanford,  provides 24-hour nursing care to patients of all ages in a home-like environment. It will ensure that patients have a comforting place to turn when symptoms and pain are beyond the scope of care currently provided at the Sanford Hospice Cottages or delivered in the hospital, long-term care facilities or in-home settings. Ava's House will feature 16 adult patient rooms and 4 pediatric patient rooms.

Honoring its namesake, Ava Holder, who passed away at 4 years old after a courageous battle against cancer, Ava’s House offers one of only four in-patient pediatric hospice programs in the country.

Holy Week Schedule

Maundy Thursday                         March 29                              7pm

Good Friday Liturgy                     March 30                             7pm

Holy Saturday Liturgy                  March 31                              10am

The Great Vigil of Easter             March 31                              8pm                             Celebration to follow

Easter Morning                               April 1                                  8am and 10am          

Palm Sunday Liturgy

Join us Sunday, March 25th at 8am and 10am for our Palm Sunday Liturgy.

Our Lenten Book Study

Please join us starting February 22 at 2pm for our Lenten Book Study. We will be reading and discussing Max Lucado's   'Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World'  which is available on Amazon or through the office (605.332.1474). Please call the office if you plan to attend.                 

LENTEN SERIES: The Way of the Cross

Join us starting February 21st for our Way of the Cross Lenten series beginning at 6pm with our soup and bread meal. The series will start after the dinner up in the Sanctuary with prayer, meditation and music. This has become a very popular series here at Good Shepherd. We hope you will join us!

Youth Group and adult parishioners help stuff backpacks for Feeding South Dakota.

We joined others on Tuesday evening, February 3rd, to load 27 pallets of food into backpacks that will be distributed to school children for the weekend to help insure they have healthy meals while school is not in session. Feeding South Dakota provides this service every weekend with the help of local volunteers.

The Church of the Good Shepherd Annual Meeting

Our Annual meeting was held between services on Sunday, January 28th. Our Parish Life Team provided the brunch. Mission teams gave highlights of this year's accomplishments as well as planned activities for 2018. The annual budget was also reviewed.

Bishop John Tarrant visit on October 29

The Bishop made his annual visit to Good Shepherd and celebrated with us. As usual, his message was inspiring and delivered with passion and humor. 

The celebration continued with a brunch enhanced by wonderful food and great company!