2015-2012
2015
ELCA National Youth Gathering, Detroit
Dec 25............ Christmas Worship
Dec 24............ Christmas Eve Worship and Candlelight Worship
Dec 23............ Sanctuary Christmas Decorating
Dec 20,21....... Annual Bake Sale and Sunday School Christmas Program
Dec 19............ Kid’s Day Out: Packing Chili Meals for Giving Tree Pantry and Caroling at Nursing Homes
Dec 12............ Family Movie Night to Support FMSC
Dec 6............. Soup Sunday to Support FMSC
Dec 5............. Howard Christmas Parade and Good Shepherd Youth Christmas Party
Nov 25........... Thanksgiving Eve Worship and Pie social
Nov 15 &16.... OCC (Operation Christmas Child) Shoebox Collection
Nov 3............. Salvation Army Serve Day at Food Pantry
Oct 31............ Women of the ELCA Convention in Wausau; Crossways Annual Workday
Oct 24............ GSLC Harvest Carnival and Book Fair
Oct 18 & 19.... OCC Kick-off
Oct 13............ Book Club Meeting
Oct 7 & 9........ FMSC Mobile Pack Session – Green Bay Community Church
Oct 4.............. Boy Scouts Popcorn Show and Sell
Oct 3.............. Crossways Annual Fall Workday
Sept 27-28...... FMSC Jar Blessing
Sept 27.......... Adult Night Out: Peninsula Players “Nunsense” and Trip Through Door County
Sept 25-26...... Good Shepherd’s Missional Planning Retreat
Sept 20.......... Distribute 3rd Grade Bibles; Annual Church Picnic following Worship
Sept 18-19...... Women of the ELCA Fall Retreat at Imago Dei Village
Sept 13.......... Rally Sunday: Student/Parent Orientation Meeting; Install Education Staff
Sept 12.......... 5K Walk for Feed My Starving Children
Sept 9............ Confirmation Classes Begin
Sept 8............ Book Club Meeting
Sept 2............ Wonderful Wednesday Orientation
Aug 23-24...... Farewell and Thanks to Pastor Beth
Aug 18........... Salvation Army Serve Day at Food Pantry
Aug 10-13...... Vacation Bible School: Amusement Park Adventure
Aug 9............. Cutter Mekash Baptism; New Members Received
Aug 5............. Youth “Family Movie Night”
Aug 2............. FMSC Volunteer Registration to Pack “Manna”
July 19........... Presentation on St. Paul and Skylar Gerbers Baptism
July-Aug........ Wednesday Evening Youth (7-12 grade) Gather Around Fire Pit for Hot Dogs and Fellowship
July 15-19...... National Youth Group in Detroit
July 12 & 13... Penny War: Walk 4 Water Final Push
June 30.......... Vote for Call Committee Team
June 28.......... Distribution of FMSC Coin Jars
June 24.......... Dinner and Music Night
June 21.......... Faith and Family Day at Green Bay Bullfrogs Game Joannes Park
June 17.......... Salvation Army Serve Day at Food Pantry
June 14.......... Graduate Recognition and Charlee Parker Baptism
June 7 & 8...... FMSC Kickoff
June 7............ Amelia Collier Baptism
June 6............ Barkhausen Preserve Service Opportunity
May 31.......... Walk 4 Water
May 17-18..... Recognition of Education Staff; Last Day of Sunday School; Bake Sale for Kenya Benefit
May 17.......... “What Happened to Our Preschool Ministry?” Forum by Dick Sachs
May 12.......... Book Club Dinner Night @ Mustard seed Café – Last Meeting until Fall
May 3............ Confirmation and Vivian Younger Baptism
May 2............ Spring Clean Up at Matthew House
April 26.......... Colton Rasmussen Baptism
April 19.......... Good Shepherd Youth Dinner/Annual Youth Auction
April 18.......... Cub Scouts Pine Car Derby
April 17.......... Adult Night Out – Ten O One Club
April 15.......... Salvation Army Serve Day at Food Pantry
April 14.......... Book Club Meeting
April 11.......... Women of the ELCA Green Bay Conference Spring Event
April 8........... Wonderful Wednesday Resumes for 7th-9th Graders
March 29....... Palm Sunday Breakfast
March 22 & 23.... First Communion; ELCA’s Walk 4 Water Campaign Kick-off
March 11....... Restart New Lifestyle Change Program called “The Daniel Plan” during Lent
March 10....... Book Club Meeting
March 8......... Annual Harvest Dinner; POP (Power of Prayer) Group New Email System
March 1, 4, 7, 9... Town Hall Meeting with Pastor Beth &Transition Team for Calling New Pastor
March 1......... Bishop Gerald Mansholt meets with High School Youth @ St. John Luthern Church, Marion, WI
Feb 22, 23...... Town Hall Meeting with Pastor Beth & Transition Team for Calling New Pastor
Feb 13............ Youth Encounter Group: Captive Free Concert
Feb 10............ Book Club Meeting
Jan 25............ Welcome Interim Pastor Beth Macha & 2015 Theme “Renew” ; Potluck dinner
Jan 18............ Samuel Langenhorst Baptism
Jan 13............ Book Club Meeting
Jan-Dec Routinely Scheduled Worship on Sunday and Monday, Spirit Singer & Ringers Jubilate Rehearsal, Executive Committee Meeting, Team Night, Council Meeting, Wonderful Wednesday, Sunday School, Youth Bible Study, Adult Bible Study, Book Club; Fellowship Hour; Simple Supper after Wednesday Worship during Lent.
2014
Youth Room Renovation
Children's Service
Dec 25............ Christmas Worship
Dec 24............ Christmas Eve Worship; Candlelight Worship
Dec 21............ Sunday School Christmas Program “Unfrozen”
Dec 20............ Kids Day Out; Benefit with Advent and Christmas Hand Bells (BACH) Concert
Dec 14............ Annual Christmas Bake Sale
Dec 7............. Youth Christmas Party- Ugly Christmas Sweater
Nov 9............. Farewell Dinner for Pastor Frank Kauzlarich and Family; Deadline to Order Pasties to Offset Cost for Next Year’s National Youth Gathering
Nov 7-9.......... Synod Senior High Youth Gathering in Manitowoc
Nov 2............. Youth Bonfire & Hot Dog Roast; Kuhn Baptism
Oct 30............ Electric Jazz Orchestra & Steel Drum Band Concert
Oct 26............ Photo-Taking for Church Portrait Directory
Oct 25............ Harvest Carnival “Superheroes Assemble” and Booyah Fundraiser
Oct 19............ Luikart & Folkman Baptisms; Deadline to Sign Up for Youth Gathering in Manitowoc
Oct 11............ Adult Night Out –American Folklore Theatre Play “The Bachelors” in Fish Creek
Oct 5.............. Seipel Baptism
Oct 9.............. Youth Group Bonfire
Oct 4.............. School Supply Kit Assembly in Community Room
Oct 2.............. FAMC MobilePack Meal Pack Day
Oct 1.............. Youth Meal Pack for FMSC @ Community Church; Deadline to Sign Up for NYG Next Year
Sept 29.......... Feed My Starving Children MobilePack Begins
Sept 21.......... Reception of New Members; Solidarity Meal to Experience Child Hunger
Sept 20.......... Installation Service for Bishop Mansholt in Appleton
Sept 19-20...... Women of the ELCA Fall Retreat
Sept 14.......... 3rd Grade Bibles Distributed – Bishop Mansholt Preaches
Sept 11.......... Youth Group Movie/Pizza Night – First Youth Gathering of the Year
Sept 7............ Sunday School Classes Begin; Installation of Education Staff; Annual Church Picnic
Sept 6............ New Member Orientation Class
Sept 5............ Good Shepherd Joins EPH (Ecumenical Partnership for Housing) New Client Placed in EPH Matthew House
Sept 3............ Wonderful Wednesday Orientation for 7th & 8th Grade
Aug 23........... End of Summer Bonfire
Aug 22........... Volunteer Registration for MobilePack Begins
Aug 19 & 20... Piecemakers Sew Back-Packs for School Kits Project
Aug 17........... Bible Talk in Youth Room Between Services; First Wonderful Wednesday Guide Huddle
Aug 9............. Destruction Work Day to Reconfigure Fellowship Hall and Old PreSchool Areas
Aug 4............. Sunday School Registration Begins
Aug 3............. VBS Bake Sale & Ice-cream Social; Begin Collecting School Supplies for Lutheran World Relief School Kits
July 30........... Youth Bake Days Throughout VBS Time
July 28-Aug 1. Youth: Partnering with St. Johns of Little Suamico and First American of Oconto for Service Project Incorporating Bible Study Based on “the Shack” Ending With Barn Bash Friday Evening and Breakfast Saturday Morning.
July 28-Aug 3. Vacation Bible School
July 12........... Life Fest: Music and Fellowship
June 7............ Outdoor Service: Barkhausen Preserve - Planting Flowers and Cutting Brush
June 1............ Recognition of Graduates
May 31.......... Youth: Bonfire and Fellowship for Grades 7-12
May 18-19..... Last Day of Sunday School; Education Staff Recognition
May 11.......... Sunday School Children Sing at Worship
May 4............ Confirmation
April 27.......... Purchase M&M Tubes to Fill With Quarters for FMSC; Scout Nordholm Baptism
April 22 & 24.. Makin’ Music Night
April 20.......... Easter Sunday Worship ; Annual Easter Sunday Breakfast
April 13.......... Sunday School Children Sing at Worship
April 12.......... Good Shepherd Annual Retreat at Imago Dei Village
April 6 & 7..... First Communion; New Member Reception
March 23....... 6th Annual Harvest Dinner
March 13....... Faith and Friends Night
March 9......... Lunch and Youth Auction: NASCAR Racing Theme; Sunday School Children Sing
March 5......... Ash Wednesday Worship
March 2 & 16. Communion Instruction & New Member Orientation
Feb 23............ Sunday School Children Sing at Worship
Feb 16............ Community Celebration Dinner and Worship
Jan 28............ 4K Parent Evening Event
Jan 14............ Preschool Makin’ Music
Jan-Dec Routinely Scheduled Worship on Sunday and Monday, Spirit Singer & Ringers Jubilate Rehearsal, Executive Committee Meeting, Team Night, Council Meeting, Wonderful Wednesday, Sunday School, Youth Bible Study, Adult Bible Study, Book Club; Fellowship Hour; Piecemaker’s Craft Club; Faith Enrichment Classes; Simple Supper after Wednesday Worship during Lent.
2013
VBS Lighthouse Kids
Dec 25............ Christmas Worship
Dec 24............ Christmas Eve Worship and Candelight Worship; Decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas
Dec 22............ Sunday School Christmas Program
Dec 15............ Annual Bake Sale following Worship; Giving Tree Gifts Deadline
Dec 1 & 13...... Ringers Jubilate and Baylander Barbership Christmas Concert; Sunday School Children Sing
Dec 8............. New Member Reception
Dec 1-25......... Bring/Display Nativity Scenes from Home
Nov 27........... Thanksgiving Eve Worship followed by Pie Social
Nov 14........... Preschool Makin’ music Night
Nov 12........... 4K Makin’ Music Night
Nov 10........... Sunday School Children Sing at Worship
Nov 3............. Stewardship Ingathering and Celebration Potluck
Oct 27............ Baptism of Emerson Michell & Knox Mitchell
Oct 22............ Faith Enrichment Classes Begin
Oct 6.............. Sunday School Children Sing at Worship
Oct 3.............. Preschool Special Person Night
Sept 29.......... Adult Night Out – Penninsula Players “Miracle on South Division”
Sept 24 & 26... 4K Special Person Night
Sept 22 & 23... Third Grade Bibles Distributed
Sept 11.......... Confirmation Classes Begin
Sept 8............ Church Picnic: Dunk Tank & Bounce House; Rally Sunday; Install Education Staff; Sunday School Begins
Sept 5............ 4K Begins
Sept 4............ Wonderful Wednesday Orientation
Aug 25........... Collin Schaefer Baptism
Aug 21........... GSLC Summer Music Program
Aug 15........... Deadline for Lutheran World Relief Drawstring Backpack for School Kit
Aug 13........... Piecemakers Paper Quilling Class: Snowstorm
Aug 5............. Sunday School Registration Begins
July 29-Aug 4. Lighthouse Kids: Shine God’s Light VBS Program
July 28........... Receive Groff Family into Membership
July 27........... Hanneman/Bockhop Wedding
July 18........... Piecemakers Paper Quilling Class: Snowstorm
June 16.......... Father’s Day Fellowship Hour
June 10.......... Recognition of HS Graduates
June 9............ New Members Received, Eve Martzke Baptism; Recognition of HS Graduates
June 8............ Hansen/Zimmerman Wedding
June 2............ Thanksgiving Gathering for Hallie Langenhorst Youth Director Ministry
May 19 & 20.. Education Staff Recognition; Last Day of Sunday School; Sunday School Children Sing
May 19.......... Good Shepherd Softball Schedule Begins May-Aug
May 14.......... Annual Mother Child Friend Potluck Banquet: Featuring A.J. Duet and Ringer’s Jubilate
May 5............ Confirmation
April 28.......... Update on Ministry of Good Shepherd
April 25.......... Preschool Makin’ Music Night
April 21.......... Sunday School Children Sing
March 31....... Easter Sunday Worship and Breakfast
March 29....... Good Friday Worship
March 28....... Maundy Thursday Worship
March 24....... Palm Sunday Worship; Sunday School Children Sing
March 22....... Adults Night Out @ Kaleidoscope Eatery
March 21....... Faith and Friends Night
March 17....... First Communion
March 11....... New Member Reception
March 10....... Younger Baptism; New Members Received; First Communion Class
March 3......... First communion Class; New Member Orientation
March 2......... Annual Leadership Retreat
Feb 26............ Preschool spring Fundraiser Order Deadline
Feb 24............ 5th Annual Harvest dinner
Feb 17............ Sunday School Children Sing
Feb 16............ Adult Night Out: 4th Annual Teddy Bear Toss at the Gamblers Game
Feb 13-March 27 Midweek Lent Series on Wednesday Eve: “Jesus Overcomes the Darkness Of…”;
Feb 12............ 4K Science Night
Feb 3 & 4....... Council Installation
Jan 27............ Sunday School Children Sing; Youth Auction and Luau Dinner Following Worship
Jan 26............ Preschool Registration for 2013/2014 Begins
Jan 6.............. Fellowship Meal Following Worship
Jan-Dec Routinely Scheduled Worship on Sunday & Monday, Spirit Singer & Ringers Jubilate Rehearsal, Executive Committee Meeting, Team Night, Council Meeting, Wonderful Wednesday, Sunday School, Youth Bible Study, Adult Bible Study, Book Club; Fellowship Hour; Craft Club; Simple Supper after Wednesday Worship during Lent.
2012
Confirmation Camp at Imago Dei
Dec 25............ Christmas Day Worship
Dec 24............ Christmas Eve Worship & Candlelight Worship
Dec 23............ Kolaszewski Baptism; Cookbooks for Sale to Fund Gift of Love Program; Sanctuary Christmas Decorating
Dec 16............ Annual Bake Sale Worship; Sunday School Christmas Program; Giving Tree Gifts Deadline
Dec 13............ Faith & Friends Night
Dec 2-25......... Share Nativity Scenes from Home
Nov 27 & 28... Preschool Makin’ Music Night
Nov 22........... Christian Outreach Ecumenical Thanksgiving Dinner at Lambeau Field Atrium
Nov 21........... Thanksgiving Worship Followed by Annual Pie Social
Nov 11 & 12... New Members Received; Sunday School Children Sing
Oct 28............ Gerbers Baptism
Oct 20............ Fall Fun Fest
Oct 14............ Benjamin Alexander Baptism; Adult Night Out: Peninsula Players “Lombardi”
Oct 7.............. Sunday School Children Sing
Oct 6.............. Wied/Johnson Wedding; Beilke/Parker Wedding
Sept 23 & 24... 3rd Grade Bibles Distributed
Sept 23.......... Spaghetti Meal to Benefit 7 Loaves Project
Sept 20.......... 4k Makin’ Music Night
Sept 12.......... Wonderful Wednesday Confirmation Classes Begin
Sept 9 & 10.... Installation of Education Staff
Sept 9............ Church Picnic Follows Worship; Sunday School Begins: Rally Sunday; SPARK New Sunday School Program
Sept 6............ 4K Preschool Begins
Sept 5............ Wonderful Wednesday Orientation
Aug 26........... Preschool Open House
Aug 19........... 7 Loaves Bread Project Sales; John Kopp Leaves Music Ministry
Aug 12........... Family Event: Foxy Lady Sight-seeing Cruise
Aug 5 & 12..... Good Shepherd Softball Playoffs; Sunday School Children Sing
July 30 – Aug 2 Vacation Bible School (VBS) : ReNew, the Green VBS
July 28 & 29... Good Shepherd Softball Playoffs
July 22 & 23... John Kopp Leaving Music Ministry
July 15 & 22... 7 Loaves Project Bread Sale & Root Beer Floats
July 17........... Father’s Day Strawberry Shortcake Bar
July 16 & 17... Drawstring Backpack Assembly Evening for Lutheran World Relief School Kit
July 8............. Jensky Baptism
July 1............. Youth Area Renovation Complete – Looking for Donations of Wooden Chairs
June 17.......... 7 Loaves Project Bread Sales
June 10 & 11.. HS Graduate Recognition
June 6............ 4K Graduation
May 30.......... Spirit Singers Perform National Anthem at Green Bay Bullfrogs Game
May 24.......... 4K Carnival
May 23.......... Preschool Graduations
May 20& 21... Offering to Synod Assembly for Malaria Campaign and Bisop’s Resource Fund
May 20.......... Last Day of Sunday School/Ice Cream Social; Education Staff Recognition
May 17.......... Drawstring Backpack Assembly Evening for Lutheran World Relief School Kit
May 13.......... 7 Loaves Project Bread Sale
May 8............ Mother/Child/Friend Banquet: Featuring the “ Happy-Ness” Clowns
May 6............ Confirmation
May-Aug....... Good Shepherd Softball
April 29.......... Sunday School Children Sing at Worship
April 28.......... Women’s Prayer Breakfast
April 22.......... Guyette Baptism
April 8........... Easter Worship Followed by Easter Breakfast
April 6........... Good Friday Worship
April 5........... Maundy Thursday Worship
April 1........... Palm Sunday Worship; Sunday School Children Sing
Mar 31........... Martzke/Lewis Wedding
Mar 25 & 26... First Communion
Mar 25........... Youth Auction Following Worship
Mar 23........... Adult Night Out – Suamico Ale House
Mar 11 & 18 .. Communion Instruction
Mar 10........... Church Leadership Retreat at Imago Dei Village
Mar 6............ 4K Science Night
Mar 4............ Langenhorst Baptism; Sunday School Children Sing
Feb 26............ Blan Baptism
Feb 22-Apr 4.. Ash Wednesday Worship; Midweek Lent Series: “You Shall Love The Lord Your God…”
Feb 19............ Annual Harvest Appreciation Banquet; Reception of New Members
Feb 17............ Incoming/Outgoing Council Dinner at Legends
Feb 5 & 12...... New Member Orientation
Feb 5............. Jean Nigirinshuti from Rwanda Welcomed – Will Manage Second 7 Loaves Project Oven
Jan 28............ Preschool Registration Begins
Jan 22............ Sunday School Kids Sing
Jan 15............ Lorang Baptism
Jan 3.............. 4K Science Night
Jan-Dec Routinely Scheduled Worship on Sunday & Monday, Spirit Singer & Ringers Jubilate Rehearsal, Executive Committee Meeting, Team Night, Council Meeting, Wonderful Wednesday, Sunday School, Youth Bible Study, Adult Bible Study, Book Club; Fellowship Hour; Craft Club; Simple Supper after Wednesday Worship during Lent; Buy a Brick, Build an Oven – 7 Loaves Project; Cookbooks for Sale – Benefit Gift of Love