It’s almost a New Year, but still Christmas. So we worship with favourite carols by request this Sunday. And given that January 1 is the festival of the Name of Jesus, we will reflect on some of the names of Jesus announced by the angel to the shepherds the night of his birth. Each of which present us with a different perspective on the meaning of his incarnation among us. 

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

Merry Christmas everyone!

What laid in a manger last night echoes throughout the universe this morning: the light of life, eternal and abundant. Light that enlightens everyone. Light that no darkness can overcome. Light that shines through the fragile flesh of One full of grace and truth. And we are born again! 

Our service today will be at 11am both in-person and live-streamed on our YouTube channel.

The bulletin can be found here at a later time.

Here’s a list of our upcoming Christmas services for this year:

December 17

• Joint Christmas Pageant at St. Laurence Anglican Church – 10:30 am (Live-streamed hosted by St. Laurence/In-person)
• *No service will be held at Good Shepherd*

December 24

• Fourth Sunday in Advent – 10:30 am (Live-streamed/In-person)
• Family Candlelight Service – 4 pm (Live-streamed/In-person)
• Candlelight Service with Holy Communion – 10 pm (In-person)

December 25

• Christmas Day Service – 11 am (Live-streamed/In-person)

December 31

• First Sunday of Christmas Service – 10:30 am (Live-streamed/In-person)

January 5

• Twelfth Night Celebration – 6 pm (In-person)

Please call the church for any further details on any of these events.

“To you is born this day a Saviour…” Imagine receiving that news in your inbox! Tonight we don’t have to. Its news proclaimed to us straight from God’s living word. And we are freed from under “life’s crushing load” to live in the light of a love that changes the world. 

Tonight we will be hosting two Christmas Eve Services, the Family Candlelight Service at 4pm, and the Candlelight Service with Holy Communion at 10pm.

The earlier service at 4pm will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel, with the video being posted here.

Today is a busy day. Just as the morning of that first Christmas Eve must have been. But before we get to the birth there’s the announcement to Mary. The perplexing questions. And the faithful acceptance of a call. An acceptance perhaps more miraculous than even a Spirit-induced pregnancy.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

There will be no worship service held at Good Shepherd today, instead, there will be a joint Sunday School Christmas Pageant and worship service instead at St. Laurence at 10:30 am (live stream accessible through St. Laurence’s Facebook page here) 

It won’t quite be a multitude of the heavenly host. But worship this Sunday will feature the little angels of the combined Sunday Schools of Good Shepherd Lutheran and St. Laurence Anglican bringing us the good news of great joy in their annual Christmas pageant. And all who partake will be sent away glorifying and praising God for all they have heard and seen. May it be so so with you too.

Comfort and joy. Two words we’re probably hearing around us a lot these days. Comfort is also what Isaiah speaks of this morning. But theres comfort…and then there’s comfort. And its that second kind of comfort that John the Baptist proclaims to us today. Which might sound strange coming from him. Let’s head out to the wilderness to see!

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

We begin a new church year where we usually do each Advent, at the end of our featured gospel. In this case thats Mark where we receive a horticulture lesson from Jesus that sets our spiritual agenda for Advent.

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.

What is the main criteria for faithfulness? True belief? Moral purity? Exemplary church attendance? In our gospel for this Christ the King Sunday we explore Matthew’s parable of the last judgement. Can there be good news lurking in these sobering words?

Today’s worship service will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel at 10:30 am. Join us live, or watch the video here at a later time.

The bulletin for the service can be downloaded here.