Who’s up for a group hike to start off the new year? For our New Year’s Day hike this year, we’re planning to make it up to Garnet Peak. Sign up in the MP room so we can plan to carpool from church to the trailhead. More details will follow.
A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in teh days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability - and gain solid support each step of the way.
In person at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Our school children have already begun working on heir songs and recitations for the Children’s Christmas Service. They will share the Christmas message in a special service. Please plan accordingly for parking and seating to help us welcome as many in attendance as possible - space is likely to be limited.
Hebrews highlights Jesus as the perfect Priest through whom we can have complete confidence of where we stand before God.
Advent by Candlelight is an evening of peaceful devotion, song, and fellowship for all ladies and girls (5th grade and up). Please join us and invite friends to join us for this wonderful event.
The primary purpose of this meeting is to approve the proposed 2025 Ministry Spending Plan (MSP) and slate of candidates willing to serve as leaders in 2025.
How can you possibly top the warm glow of a flickering fire while beloved Christmas music sweetly fills your ears? We think a hot cocoa bar might do the trick, and we invite you to help us find out! Please make plans to join us on Friday evening, December 15, at 6:00 p.m. for a relaxing evening by the fire - complete with hot cocoa!
This study will focus on Christian living and applying our faith to the day-to-day decisions we make and actions we take (e.g. marriage, finances, job, devotions, etc.). It’s new and it’s for you - everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Come and learn through play with your little one aged 0-5. Playgroup provides an opportunity to enhance growth and development through interactive activities and shared learning. On the first and third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., families will gather for themed activities, crats, story time and snacks.
Our traditional Thanksgiving EVEning of Fellowship and Worship is right around the corner! Join us for appetizers at 6 p.m., worship at 7 p.m., and a pie/dessert social afterward.
Come and learn through play with your little one aged 0-5. Playgroup provides an opportunity to enhance growth and development through interactive activities and shared learning. On the first and third Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m., families will gather for themed activities, crats, story time and snacks.
Youth Night is coming in November! Join new friends and old friends for another phenomenal night of worship, study, connections, games, food and fun!
Who: 6-12th grade
Where: Ascension Lutheran Church
1140 N. Midway Drive, Escondido, CA 92027
It’s happening again this year! Treat yourself to a fun-filled evening of dressing up (optional), candy, games, and connecting with others!
The Marriage Collective is an effort to connect the commitment in marriage with the community in our congregation to maximize marriage. If you are committed to the pursuit of a strong marriage for yourself and for others, come and discover the plan to maximize marriage!
DOES IT MATTER?
What really matters in life? Health? Friendships? Family? Money? We give these things much of our attention, and rightfully so – they’re very important to us! But... they aren’t what matters the most. What matters most is where one stands with God. How can we know? He tells us in the Bible. Come by yourself or bring a friend. Discover – or rediscover – what God has done to bring us close to him.
In person at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Summer is around the corner! Bring meat to throw on the grill, anything you want to share, and be ready for s’mores! Join us at Ski Beach!
Did you know that campers and staff can sign up online for Good Shepherd Bible Camp this summer, July 7-13? You’ll find online registration and answers to your questions using the link below. Space may be limited, so register soon!
Join us on June 16 for Father’s Day. Fathers are gift from God that can help us better appreciate and understand the relationship we have with our heavenly Father. However, even when earthly fathers don’t measure up or have abused or neglected their responsibilities, our heavenly Father never will! Dad’s, thank you for all that you do to keep Jesus front and center for your kid(s)!
We’d love for you to join us as we express our gratitude to God for his gift of mothers. Moms, we will have a small gift for you as a token of our appreciation and a “thank you” to God for all that he does for us through you!
Be our guest for Easter Sunday on March 31, 2024! After our 9:00 a.m. service, hang around for an egg hunt and brunch - we’d be honored to have you!
Life is full of either/or moments where you face an unavoidable choice between two alternatives. Some of those moments are relatively insignificant. Either I have the chicken, or I have the fish. Other times, they shape the course of your life. Either I accept this new job offer, or I keep my current job for the remainder of my career. Either I accept his marriage proposal, or.… Some either/or moments are bigger than others.
Here is the biggest either/or of them all. Either Jesus is still dead, or Jesus rose. One might ask, “How does that either/or affect me?” Because Jesus claimed to be the Son of God and Savior from sin. He said the proof is that he would rise from the dead. “The Son of Man must suffer many things … be killed and after three days rise again” (Mark 8:31). Thus, if Jesus remains dead, he is both failure and fraud. However, if Jesus rose from the dead, he proves he is who he claimed to be—the Messiah. And he did what he came to do—save us.
Either Jesus is still dead, or Jesus rose. That means, either Jesus is a complete waste of your time, or he is your only hope for salvation. If Jesus is still dead, it is completely logical that you should want nothing to do with him. If Jesus rose, it is only logical that he becomes the center and greatest priority of your life. Either Jesus is still dead, or Jesus rose. This season of Easter is a 50-day-long celebration of the fact that the Holy Spirit has answered that either/or for us. We believe this life-changing truth. Christ is risen! He lives!
During the season of Lent, we have additional worship opportunities to take a more focused look at our Savior’s suffering. Wednesday evening services will be preceded by dinner, beginning at 5:45 p.m. See how you can help with the meals by contacting your elder for more information.
Bring the whole family for fun and games staring at 11 a.m. We’ll barbecue hotdogs and hamburgers and hang out. Bring your favorite board games and we’ll have 9-Square and other outside games going on as well.
