Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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The semi-annual meeting of Good Shepherd will be held May 5, 2024 following the 9:00 am worship service.
Agenda items will include:
Congregation members that have communed and have a contribution of record on or after January 1, 2023 are eligible to vote at this meeting.
Family Faith Journey continues this Sunday April 7th. Family Faith Worship begonia at 11:00 am followed by a special craft related to the Gospel lesson and a meal.
Holy Week services will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Wilkes Barre and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Kingston as noted.
Maundy Thursday – 7:00 pm at Good Shepherd
Good Friday – 7:00 pm at Holy Trinity
Easter Worship 9:00 am
Join us for Easter breakfast following worship
Family Faith Journey returns this Sunday, March 3rd. We’ll begin at 11:00am with a family centered worship service followed by a craft project. Family Faith Journey will continue monthly on the first Sunday of each month. Join us for a more relaxed worship service that is friendly to children and families and a craft project to enhance the faith worship and learning experience.
Join us at 11:00 am for the first of our Lenten Bible Study series led by Pastor Wes. Everyone is welcome. Bring a lunch if you would like.
Pastor Wes will be leading a weekly Adult Bible Study Wednesdays from February 21st through March 21st. The study will focus on Lenten themes. Join us at 11:00 am and bring a lunch if you wish. We hope to see you there.
Plenty of food was enjoyed at Good Shepherd’s Fastnacht Beach Party. Hot dogs and wimpies were the main course with lots of other goodies. Dinner was topped off with doughnuts. Entertainment followed with Gary Phillips and Pastor Wes serenading us with music. Jokers Christian Ritter, Katy Ritter, and Caela Bernecker provided laughter. Suddenly in the mist of festivities a dinosaur and unicorn appeared to entertain us with the Hokey Pokey.
The Reading Room is a new ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. It will provide children in grades K-4 the opportunity to improve their reading skills under the guidance of a trained volunteer. Children may bring schoolwork requiring assistance and their library books. The volunteers have supplementary materials as well as age appropriate books to help children develop their reading skills.
The program will meet on Wednesday Evenings Beginning February 21, 2024 from 5:30-7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
This program is open to all children regardless of religious beliefs or affiliation. Please contact the church office at (570) 824-2991 if you have any questions.
Annual giving statements are now available. If you would like a copy of your giving statement please complete the form below.
Please note: If you have already placed your name on the list at church you do not need to complete this form.
Worship from January 7th is cancelled due to the winter storm. Please remain safe. We are asking for able bodied volunteers to help with clean up after the storm. Please leave message on church office phone (570) 824-2991.
