Worship Services
Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.
Sundays at 9:00 a.m.
Bible Class will be held on Sundays at 8:00 a.m.
Season After Pentecost – Say It Out Loud
The Season after Pentecost features what Christ teaches, and Christians in every vocation are encouraged to say it out loud. The truths of God’s Word are good for the soul, useful for life, and more reliable than anything else in the world. Watch out for false teachers who come with wise-sounding words and pious promises, but who do not base everything on the Word of God! Give thanks to the Lord for faithful servants in the ministry of the gospel and those who support them!
We invite you to join us for worship as we discover the lessons Christ encourages us to say out loud!
Installation Service
Pastor Mark Schewe will be installed at Good Shepherd in a special service on June 14th at 4:00 p.m. Join us in welcoming Pastor Schewe and his family in this service and for a meal to follow. To help us get an accurate count let us know you’ll be joining by signing up HERE.
Installation Day Set-Up & Reset
The meal will be served in Good Shepherd’s fellowship hall. We will need many hands to help right after the June 14th 9:00 am service to carefully store to the side the furnishings of the school-age classroom, which is in the fellowship hall for the summer; and then to set up tables and chairs for the installation meal. And we will need many hands to help right after the evening meal to store away the tables and chairs, and to place back all of the school-age classroom furnishings. Class resumes first thing Monday morning. Please look for a sign-up list to help with each task, so we can count on your help.
Grief Share Facilitator
Would you be interested in facilitating our GriefShare program? If you would like more information please contact Cole Zondag, zondagc73@gmail.com or Naomi Ruh, church@gshep.net.
WLA Tee It Up
Please join us for the 33rd annual Tee It Up golf outing on Friday, June 26th at Whispering Springs Golf Course. Your continued support helps make Christian education possible for WLA students, with proceeds benefiting student financial aid. Register today by scanning the QR code to the right.
WLA Dock Spiders Rooftop Social
Save the date for the 3rd annual WLA Dock Spiders Rooftop Social on August 8th at 4:05 p.m. This is an Association-wide event; please join us for food and fellowship at the Dock Spiders game. Sign-up information coming soon!
WLA Job Openings
WLA currently has an opening for a full-time custodian and a Special Education Paraprofessional. Job descriptions and applications can be found at wlavikings.org/resources/jobs-at-wla.
WLA ’26-’27 School Year Theme
“All In Jesus’ Name”
Colossians 3:17
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3:17 NIV).
Rationale for Theme Verse
In the 2026-2027 school year, we will be doing a lot at WLA. We’re welcoming new faculty and staff. We’re welcoming the highest enrollment of students in over a decade. We’re adding J-Term. We’re doing earthwork and utility work on the new campus. We’re raising money to break ground on a new school. What an overwhelming amount of tasks! And everything done in the name of the Lord Jesus in thanks to God our Father will be good because our Lord Jesus is good. We can’t wait to begin, “All in Jesus’ Name.”
Second Impressions – Big News!
Second Impressions announced that they have purchased a new building for their thrift store. They will be right next to Aldi. Watch for their banner coming soon, updated with their new logo! We know how rumors fly…so stay tuned to the Second Impressions FDL Facebook page for current & accurate news. We will take you along during the whole project with photos and lots of exciting updates. Would you like to be part of the construction crew? Email the store at secondimpressionsfdl@gmail.com and we will put you in touch with the architects overseeing the project. We will need a lot of volunteer muscle!
Christ Through Us – Long Range Strategic Plan
The new long-range strategic plan names four priorities for WELS to focus on for the next ten years. These sweeping areas tackle the challenges the church—and WELS—face today. With the plan’s theme, “Christ through us,” we are given a powerful reminder—God works through us to carry out his work as his ambassadors.
Culture: Cultivating a gospel-driven culture
Congregations: Strengthening WELS’ backbone
Calling: Producing workers for a growing harvest
Commission: Bringing Christ to the nations
100 Missions in 10 Years
At the 2021 Synod Convention, delegates enthusiastically approved a WELS Home Missions initiative to plant 100 home mission churches and enhance 75 ministries in 10 years beginning in 2023. During the same time, we want to support 75 enhancement grants to help existing congregations reach more souls, often in other cultures. This is a BIG challenge. An impossible one you might say. But this initiative isn’t as much about planting more churches but about sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s about aggressively reaching lost souls. We pray that God will bless our efforts, trusting that he is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. Learn more about this initiative, stay up-to-date on progress, and learn how you can get involved in this synodwide church planting effort at wels100in10.net.