Alpha
Alpha is a program introduced in the 70’s in England as a way to reach people who are seeking more from life, seeking an understanding of who or what God is, or seeking that which is missing in their life. Each week participants gather and share a simple meal, watch a video by the Alpha …
Easter Worship at Shepherd of the Woods
It is our mission to spread the Gospel by inviting others to worship and to a relationship with Jesus Christ. Please forward this message to family, friends and neighbors who might be seeking a community to share Easter worship. All are welcome! We look forward to seeing you! Saturday, April 8th – 5:30 PM (Indoor …
Easter Egg Hunt
Our Egg Hunt and Easter Party will be held on Saturday, April 8th, from 10 am to Noon for children ages 2 to 10. We will first gather for fun and games and the Egg Hunt will begin at 11 am. Please invite friends, neighbors, and extended family with young children. This is a great way to share our …
Good Friday Live Stream Recording
Maundy Thursday Livestream Recording
Youth Life News – Easter & Summer Updates
Good afternoon, friends! Happy Holy Week! Thank you to the youth who were able to help out with Maundy Thursday services today. Good Friday services are at Noon and 6:30 pm tomorrow. Please prayerfully consider joining us. Mark your calendars for this Saturday, April 8th, to help with the annual Easter Egg Hunt. This event is …
Holy Week Worship Updates
Maundy Thursday, April 6 Join us for a traditional Maundy Thursday worship service with Holy Communion. The services will include a symbolic foot washing and will conclude with the stripping of the altar. Services at Noon and 6:30 pm (Noon Service is Live Streamed.) Good Friday, April 7 Join us as we reflect upon the …
Worship – April 2nd
Holy Week at Shepherd of the Woods
Saturday, April 1st and Sunday, April 2nd: Palm Waving on the Sidewalk this Weekend – We invite you to join in the fun, waving palms before each of the services on Palm Sunday weekend. We will line the sidewalk in the front of the church property to wave palms and greet passers-by! This is something for all ages and …
Lenten Worship – March 29th
Shepherd Shelves
Shepherd Shelves – We are currently in need of shelf stable milks & juices, hot & cold cereals, canned beans (lentils, kidney beans, black beans, etc.), peanut butter, jellies & jams, paper products and toiletries. We can also accept loaves of bread. Many thanks for your care of those in our community who need this resource.
Celebrate Easter
Good Friday Worship
Maundy Thursday Worship
Palm Sunday Worship
Worship – March 26th
Life Changer Ministry
Thank you to all who have donated to provide complete uniforms that will allow children in Tarma to be able to attend school when their new year begins. Unlike the US, not all children get to attend school and the full uniform is required to begin each year at a cost of approximately $120. Thanks …
Yard Sale Results
Our sale was a HUGE success despite the attempted thunderstorms. We sold more than $5,000 of your generous donations and still had lots left over to pass on to the Angel Aid Ministry for their Thrift Store and their Estate Sale. Double the blessings. We will use our proceeds for various ministries in our Tarma, Peru mission …
Youth Life News
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Garage Sale this past weekend. Over $5,000 was raised for our Peru Mission in Tarma. Palm Sunday and Holy Week are fast approaching. Maundy Thursday (April 6), we would love to have 7-12th grade youth help during worship, specifically during the altar stripping. This is a very moving service …
Mid-Week Lenten Worship – March 22nd
Alpha
Thanks to all who came out last weekend to hear more about how the ALPHA program helps people to find answers to life’s big questions. It is designed to help people find an understanding of who Jesus was, why He was sent and who He can be in each of our lives today. If you would like more …
Worship – March 19th
Mid-Week Sermon – March 15th
Yard Sale Updates
Yard Sale Donations Our annual yard sale will be Saturday, March 18 and the storage bins are in the back parking lot. You are welcome to bring donations in any time the office is open or pick up a slip with the combination code from the office counter if you will be dropping off items when …
Monthly Game Night
Monthly Game Night is Saturday, March 18 at 6:45 pm – come enjoy some good food, some great fellowship, and yummy snacks! This group plays all sorts – card games, board games, group games – every week is different and fun. Bring a snack if you choose.
Lenten 5-5-5 Quilting Service Project
We set a goal to cut 500 squares and raise $500 during the 5 weeks of Lent. Cutting Kits will be available in the Gathering Area until Easter if you would like to support the project. The squares will be used to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief humanitarian efforts. This is a great way to involve a friend, neighbor, kids, …
Worship – March 12th
Men’s Bible Study and Breakfast
Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study – All men are invited to join us each month as we gather to share a meal and share time in the Word. Please make plans to join us Saturday, March 11 at 8:00 am as we continue our series “22 Messianic Prophecies Found in the Psalms confirmed in the New Testament”. …
Youth Life Ministry
It’s Garage Sale time! You can earn community service hours for this event. We need help sorting items the week of March 13, all day until 7 pm weekdays. Garage Sale day is Saturday, March 18, and help is needed anytime from 6 am until 4 pm. During the week you will help sort and stage …
Mid-Week Worship: March 8th
Worship – March 5th
MidWeek Worship – March 1st
Lent – Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church and School
Please join us each Wednesday during the Lenten Season for midweek worship. We gather for worship at Noon and 6:30 pm on 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, and 3/29 for Lenten Worship. The Noon Service will be live-streamed and the bulletins and links are below. A soup and salad dinner is provided at 5:30 pm (and served through …
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Worship – February 26th
Worship – Ash Wednesday
Mid-Week Lenten Worship
Lenten Disciplines
Lent is a season in the church in which we especially focus on examining our hearts, confessing our sin, and reflecting on the significance of Christ’s death on the cross. Lenten disciplines are a tool in turning our hearts and lives to Christ. Below are some ideas for you, or you may think of some …
Ash Wednesday Worship
You are dust, and to dust you shall return (Genesis 3:19) Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season and is a time for personal reflection and repentance. As a symbol of repentance and admission of our frailty, the imposition of ashes will be offered for those who desire to receive them. Please join …
Worship – February 19th
Faithful Friday – February 17th
Dear Disciple of Christ, So by way of quick review, my wife and I had accepted the call to be pastor of a church in Brooklyn, New York. It was a fairly small church (with about 45 worshipers) and the entire salary package for me the pastor) was $5,600 per year (fully half their annual budget). …
Property Site Visit and Special Congregational Meeting
We will be hosting a site visit on Sat, Feb 25th from 10 am to Noon at the St. John’s County property currently under consideration for purchase for a possible mission church plant. You come any time between 10 am – Noon. Please indicate on the Yellow Insert if you will be visiting the site or call the church office. If …
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Ash Wednesday
Pancake Breakfast
Join us from 9:30 to 10:30 am on Sunday, February 19th as we serve a delicious, indulgent breakfast in anticipation of the Lenten season. Enjoy piping hot pancakes, bacon, sausage, coffee, and juice! Your free-will donation helps provide funds for Youth Life programming, summer camps, and the summer Peru Mission Trip.
Worship – February 12th
Youth Life Update
Saturday is our next youth fundraiser, Dine with Us- Aloha! Our annual dinner fundraiser has a Hawaiian theme this year and promises to be a great event full of tikis and palm trees and all things Hawaiian! Saturday, February 11 is our event day. We ask that you arrive at 3 pm. Hawaiian shirts, long dark pants, and closed-toed shoes, please. …
Souper Bowl of Caring
Join us Sunday, February 12th Now known as “Tacklet Hunger.” Youth will hold giant soup pots in the gathering area and will collect funds after worship. All proceeds benefit the Mandarin Food Bank. This event is a nationwide event and raises millions of dollars for local food banks.
ALOHA Dinner – Fundraiser
Join us for Come Dine with Us – Aloha! Hawaiian Dinner – Saturday, February 11th This evening of fun and great food is a Youth Life fundraiser, and all proceeds will be used for youth programs to include camp participation and the summer mission trip to Peru. This year’s theme is Aloha! and you will be treated …
Worship – February 5th
Faithful Friday – February 3rd
Dear Disciple of Christ, Do you know the difference between an “ordination” and an “installation?” One is done once in a lifetime and one may be done again and again. All pastors are ordained once (unless they “switch” denominations) and installation happens whenever someone begins in a new church setting. You’re right if you’re thinking this seems to be …
Mission Driven – A Weekend to Serve
Quilting Workshop – All-Day, Drop-In session on Sat, Feb 4, 10 am to 5 pm. This is the final push to complete quilts that will be sent to the Lutheran World Relief warehouses the following week. There will be stations for cutting squares, designing quilt tops, sewing tops, matching tops to the backing, and finishing the sides and …
Dine With Us – Aloha
Worship – January 29th
Youth Life News
Greetings Youth Life family! Rock the Universe is this weekend. Participants are asked to meet at the church at 4 pm on Friday, January 27 to depart as soon as possible. A separate mailing went out (to those signed up) with more specific information. Next weekend is an all-day, drop-in quilting workshop and you can earn community service hours …
Faithful Friday – January 27th
Dear Disciple of Christ, Last week’s posting focused on the temptations we may have for us to use our “timeline” for life rather than God’s. Even now, looking back over those 9 years of study and preparations for pastoral ministry, it seemed like a long process. Those first four years of preparation (in Concordia Junior College in …
Inquirers’ Retreat
Have you ever pondered if God was calling you into pastoral ministry? The NALC Carolina’s District is sponsoring an “Inquirers Retreat” Fri. Feb. 10 & Sun. Feb. 12 at Laurel Ridge Camp. The retreat is to introduce the call of God to those who wonder if God is calling them into vocational ministry. If you are interested in this retreat, …
Worship – January 22nd
Waving Ministry
Are you looking for a new way to serve? We have something that is fun, easy, and something everyone can do. Prior to each of our three services each weekend, we have folks on the sidewalk waving to those passing by on Southside Blvd and the service road. All you have to do is provide …
Youth Life News
Happy Epiphany Youth Life family! Rock the Universe tickets have been purchased and hotel arrangements have been made. If you want to go, we may still be able to get tickets but I need to know asap. The event is happening January 27-29 at Universal Studios, Orlando. The cost for the Christian music event including hotel …
Worship – January 15th
First Communion Classes
First Communion classes are open to any child who has the desire to receive Holy Communion and who has parental permission. If this applies to your child, please email to indicate your interest in classes. Pr Peacock will then schedule 3 sessions with those interested based on the participant’s availability.
Faithful Friday – January 13th
Dear Disciple of Christ, I expect few of you have ever seen my “diploma” on the wall in my office. My “Master of Divinity” (known as an “MDiv”) represents the successful completion of a theological student’s studies. Without that document, at least in the Lutheran church, a person cannot become a pastor. So, after eight years of study (four in college …
Beaches Mission House Donations
Beaches Mission House serves the community by providing meals, medical care, job search support, and shower & laundry facilities to the area’s homeless and indigent population. We will cook and serve dinner on Tues, Jan 31, 5 pm to 8 pm. If you would like to participate, please contact the church office. Mission House needs a number …
Annual Meeting
Mark Your Calendar – Our Annual Meeting will be held on Sun, Jan 22 at Noon. We will provide a light lunch to those attending. Please contact the church office to RSVP for the meal. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear how the Spirit has been leading. The annual report will be presented, the proposed …
Quilting Ministry
Our quilters resume their Wednesday afternoon quilting sessions on Jan 11 at 1:30 pm. This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays to match sewn tops to filler and backing. There is also a station for cutting squares. There is no sewing, and no experience is needed to help with this part of the process!! All are welcome. …
Worship – January 8th
Budget Information Meeting
Budget Information Meeting – will be held after the 10:30 am service Sun, Jan 8. This is in preparation for the annual congregation meeting on Sun, Jan 22 at Noon. Copies of the proposed budget are available in the church office. We will meet in the south Annex classroom.
Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study
All men are invited to the monthly gathering on Sat, Jan 7 at 8:00 am. Zoom is also offered beginning at 8:30 am. Bring a friend. Please RSVP for breakfast by contacting the church office.
Epiphany Worship
City Rescue Mission
Live Builders Residents’ Gifts – Our congregation sponsored sixteen women who are in a year-long residential recovery program. We provided each person with three gifts. Thanks to all who coordinated, shopped, wrapped and delivered! These ladies will never know our names but they knew they were cared for and prayed for!
Worship – January 1st
Save The Date
For additional details, please see News Notes, call the church office, or visit our calendar. Wed. Jan 4 – Fellowship Dinner at 5:30 pm & Epiphany Worship at 6:30 pm Sat, Jan 7 – Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study Sun, Jan 8 – Family Hour Classes Resume at 9:30 am Wed, Jan 18 – Women’s …
Live Nativity
For two evenings we received visitors to our Live Nativity which featured sharing the Word through readings and carols, a photo station, a bunny petting booth, crafts for children, and a fire pit s’mores station. A great time was had by all and we were able to great a number of our community neighbors!
Youth Life News Notes
Merry Christmas Youth Life family! Thank you to all those youth and families who helped with the Live Nativity this past weekend. Wonderful, fun community event enjoyed by all! Great way to share the true story of Christmas with our friends and neighbors. Rock the Universe tickets have been purchased and hotel arrangements have been made. If you …
Ladies Christmas Luncheon
Fantastic salads and yummy sweets were the stars of the show! Thanks to all who gathered for food, fellowship, and fun.
Peru Trip Update
Our scheduled trip for Jan 4 has been postponed due to a 30-day state of emergency. In an abundance of caution, we have decided to wait to reschedule and will keep you posted as new dates are determined.
Christmas Worship Services
Worship This Christmas at Shepherd of the Woods Church and School
Christmas Eve Services – Saturday, December 24 at 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm & 11:00 pm 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm are Traditional Services 9:00 pm is our Lesson and Carols Service 11:00 pm is our Candle Light All services celebrate Holy Communion Live Stream Christmas Eve Service at 7:00 pm – if you are …
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Food Pantry Needs
Our “Shepherd Shelves” in the Gathering area serves many in our local community every week. We appreciate all donations. Currently, we are most in need of the following: canned meats & tuna, canned soups and stews, canned fruit, and canned beans and breakfast cereals. If you can provide any items, please leave them in the barrel …
Christmas Season Thank You
As we continue our Advent worship and preparations for Christmas celebrations, you, as a congregation have helped make the season more special for others. You provided gifts for 122 children through the Angel Aid Angel Tree program, more than 40 gifts for the 14 women we sponsored through the residential program at City Rescue mission, …
Worship – December 18th
Christmas Eve Worship Invitation
Youth Life News
Thank you to everyone who participated in our annual holiday caroling. Three groups of folks divided up and sang to shut-ins, those in the hospital, in nursing homes, etc. The day was definitely full of Christmas cheer! See some pics below! Live Nativity is happening this weekend: December 17-18th. Thank you to those who have volunteered …
Ladies Salad and Cookies Luncheon
Ladies Salad & Cookies Luncheon – All ladies are invited to our Christmas Luncheon on Sat., Dec. 17 at 11:30am. This is a wonderful time of fellowship where you can visit with others who may attend different services
Christmas Food Baskets For Angel Aid
Thanks to all who donated for the Thanksgiving baskets. Angel Aid continues their support of families with additional food at Christmas and they are most in need of paper towels, toilet paper, feminine care items as well as canned goods including meats, tuna, fruits, veggies and breakfast cereals. If you would like to donate, there …
Sermon – December 11th
Children’s Christmas Festival
Children’s Christmas Festival – Sat, Dec 10th from 10:30 to Noon – Make plans to bring your children for fun and games, photos with Santa and a special book reading of “It Must Be Christmas” at 11:00am. Bring a friend! Please RSVP using the Yellow Insert and let us know how many children you will be …
Angel Tree Gifts
Thank you to all who sponsored children and who made financial contribution towards gifts. Your generosity and care are so deeply appreciated by the families and the Angel Aid organization. If you did not return your Angel Tree Gifts this weekend, please bring them to the office no later than Monday, Dec 5. So we …
Christmas Blessings in Peru
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas in the states, we have the opportunity to extend our care, and “show Christ” to those in need. Our Christmas outreach program this year will include providing small gifts, hot chocolate & panettone to approximately 140 children in the community plus the 40 children and 8 seniors housed at …
Worship and Bulletin – December 4th
Sermon – November 27th
Advent Service and Christmas Tree Lighting
A blessed Advent season to you and your family! We pray, in the midst of the hustle and bustle, this be a time of prayer and preparation for our coming Savior, Jesus Christ. Please join us for our Advent Service of Light and Christmas Tree Lighting on Wednesday, November 30th at 6:30pm. A fellowship meal will be served at 5:30pm. Please RSVP to the church office.
Thanksgiving Eve Worship
To Show Christ – Updates
City Rescue Mission Life Changers Ministry – We are sponsoring 15 women who are participating in a year-long residential program that provides educational, work training, life skills and faith-based support. We are seeking to offer a few small gifts to each of these ladies. If you would like to help, please select and sign out a tag from the …
Worship and Sermon Information – November 20th
Youth Life Updates
Rock the Universe is a weekend event happening January 27-29 at Universal Studios. This annual event features Christian artists performing at various venues at the Universal Studios theme park. Youth Life (7-12th grade) are in the park for both concert nights and we stay at an onsite hotel. The trip is $215 per person and includes a …
Faithful Friday – November 18th
November 18, 2022 Dear Disciple of Christ, It is almost here, isn’t it? The season of Advent is almost upon us (starting the Sunday after Thanksgiving, November 27th) and we will turn our attention to the coming of Christ. Would I be wrong to suggest that if you’re thinking of doing that (going to worship to celebrate His birth), …
Monthly Game Night
Monthly Game Night – join us for food, fun and fellowship on Sat, Nov 19 at 6:45pm. Board games, cards, puzzles, charades – you never know what kind of fun will be had!! All ages are welcome although we do not provide childcare or a nursery at this time. Please bring something to snack on if you want, but never …
Thanksgiving Eve
For more information or to join online, please visit: Thanksgiving Eve Worship 6:30 PM
Epiphany Worship Service
