Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church Schoharie, NY

In anticipation of Reformation Sunday coming up on October 25th, we will be sharing daily some of our favorite quotes from our founding theologian Martin Luther.

October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Especially this year with all that has transpired let's show our pastor Colleen Quirion, deacons Lanny Barsale, Deborah Gansinger, Karl Schwarznegger and musicians Lanny Barsale and Ron Lower some love and appreciation by either leaving them a comment below, sending them a card or reaching out to them with a phone call.

Christ the Shepherd Worship Service 10/18/2020

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Please join us tomorrow October 18th @ 9:00AM on our Facebook page for our on-line and limited in-person Sunday worship service. This Sunday we read this description of Jesus from Matthew 22:16, we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. Everyone is welcome to attend whether on-line or in-person. If you wish to attend in-person please cont...act Pastor Colleen so we can plan for seating accommodations. If you wish to participate on-line and wish to receive a hard copy of the worship song lyrics, prayers and lessons of the day to aid in following along in the service, please message us your e-mail address and we will include you in our distribution. Please share with your family and friends and invite them to tune in. Be sure to message us with any prayer requests and praise reports so we can share them during our prayer time. With our faith to strengthen us, we will get through this time together. We will be the Church and witness to the presence of Jesus in all things and in every time See more

10/11/20 Christ the Shepherd Worship Service

Please join us tomorrow October 11h @ 9:00AM on our Facebook page for our on-line and limited in-person Sunday worship service. This Sunday we read comforting words from Psalm 23 and these words from Philippians 4: 6-7, Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Everyone is w...elcome to attend whether on-line or in-person. If you wish to attend in-person please contact Pastor Colleen so we can plan for seating accommodations. If you wish to participate on-line and wish to receive a hard copy of the worship song lyrics, prayers and lessons of the day to aid in following along in the service, please message us your e-mail address and we will include you in our distribution. Please share with your family and friends and invite them to tune in. Be sure to message us with any prayer requests and praise reports so we can share them during our prayer time. With our faith to strengthen us, we will get through this time together. We will be the Church and witness to the presence of Jesus in all things and in every time See more

For the 20 lives lost on this tragic day in 2018, for their family and friends, for the first responders Schoharie Fire Department and emergency personnel Scho-Wright Ambulance Service, for those impacted at the Apple Barrel Store + Cafe and all others who were impacted in any way .... WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR YOU TODAY.

Apologies Everyone! This morning’s 10/4 on-line worship service was accidentally deleted from the Church Facebook page! So sorry!

It is easy to think that there is nothing good coming out of this pandemic with lockdowns forcing us to change the way we do church. With the lockdowns requiring on-line church and physical distancing, it can be difficult to believe that God could still be working all things for good even during these trying times. But could God actually be using this time to redefine and refine His Church? Here at Christ the Shepherd one of the positive outcomes of the pandemic is a ne...w definition for who represents our worship service family. What used to be defined as a service strictly reaching an in-house local regional community has now become a virtual and in house community with a local, national and international outreach. As an example of this, God has used this new worship model to enable us to establish a relationship with a community in Tanzania, Africa through an on-line worship attendee named Elisante Godfrey. Through this connection God has presented us with a real flesh and bones answer to the question: Who is my neighbor? As Elisante has presented to us the very different impact the pandemic is having on his community, God has used this opportunity to bring two communities from across the globe together to faithfully respond to an urgent need. This week we received the following message from Elisante: I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the great food support you have given us, in fact it is a great love you have for me and for my community. We have made good use of the money you have spent on me to do what is right. We got food for 136 people equally, our priority was children and they are happy to have a meal after school. but we have also grown to dig water down (as I sent you in the picture) now we expect to get tap water twice a week. We grew up with other challenges but we have partnered with the community to use alternative methods. On behalf of all of them I would like to thank you for your generous heart, we have organized a day of thanksgiving mass in which we will wish you good health and prosperity. I am writing this letter with tears of joy, since I was born we have never had water from a tap in our village, you have really helped us a lot. Thank you very much, and wish you a good time. from your beloved child Elisante Godfrey So can God, even in a pandemic, be working all things for good? The answer is a resounding YES!