Join the men’s group 7:00 AM Tuesdays at the Virginian to study the Lectionary texts for the upcoming Sunday. Beginning January 23rd, 2018, everyone is welcome from 5:15 to 6:15 PM Tuesdays at the Church as we study the book of Esther!
Join us each Wednesday from February 21st through March 21st at 5:30 PM for our Lenten Meal. Make your evening perfect by attending the Lenten Worship Service each Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Join is this year for our midweek Lenten services each Wednesday at 6:30 PM until Easter!
Join the men’s group 7:00 AM Tuesdays at the Virginian to study the Lectionary texts for the upcoming Sunday. Beginning January 23rd, 2018, everyone is welcome from 5:15 to 6:15 PM Tuesdays at the Church as we study the book of Esther!
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:12
Shepherd of the Mountains represents the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) here in Jackson, participates regionally with other congregations as part of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod, and also interacts with our national expression. As our presiding bishop Elizabeth Eaton is fond of saying, “We are church together” – (congregation, synod, and national).
While our congregation has our own monthly newsletter (check out the latest edition under “Our Story”), we are also a part of this larger story. Some parishioners enjoy reading about the wider church in the magazine Living Lutheran, or follow the ELCA website or various Lutheran ministries. We also have a synod newsletter and website! This month’s “Cross Connection” is particularly exciting as we hear from our Bishop-elect Kristen Kuempel. Take a look!
Children from the congregation and community joined together in the mornings to learn about being “created by God, built with a purpose.” Efforts were intergenerational, intra-synodical and ecumenical: a youth leader from an ELCA congregation in Iowa came to help us, as did Pastor Jeff Brown and his family! Thanks to all our volunteers and participants for a great week.
Shepherd of the Mountains belongs to the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod of the ELCA. This year’s assembly was exciting as we elected a new bishop! Please keep the bishop-elect, Rev. Kristen Kuempel, in your prayers.
Congregational representatives Meghan McCreedy, Robyn Lunsford, Tanya Shedd and Pastor Inger Hanson also enjoyed a variety of workshops, including
Ask them about what they learned!
Another highlight was reconnecting with Martin the Moose. At the kick-off of our 25th Anniversary, we sent this stuffed animal on a journey to visit congregations in all 12 clusters of our synod to learn and share about local ministries and to introduce the synod’s “Moving in Mission Together” campaign. Martin the Moose has become a bit of a celebrity (he has over eighty Facebook friends) and is delighting in his travels. At Synod Assembly, Martin helped with all the announcements and met the Secretary of the National Church, bishops from other synods, and lots of lay leaders!
This blood drive is particularly special, falling during Holy Week. What a concrete way to love your neighbor! It’s the second blood drive of the year, and we’re hoping to have 25 members participate (as donors or volunteers) in honor of our 25th Anniversary! Please sign up and spread the word.
On March 25th, Shepherd of the Mountains was one of the primary work forces at the two homes Teton Habitat is building in Alpine. Steffan Freeman, Sherry Kinsella, Holly Luense, Robyn Lunsford, Jim Wells, Pam Zernis & Pastor Inger enjoyed a great day of service, framing six interior walls and putting a front deck on one of the houses!
