Mar 13, 2019 | Adults, Church Council, Education, Fellowship, Ministry, Music, News, Newsletter, Service, Stewardship, Volunteer, Worship |
Good Shepherd Church LEADERSHIP Council & Committee Leaders 2019 Leadership Council Member/Candidate Term Ends Lead Pastor Rev. Charlie Leonard Serving under call Associate Pastor Rev. Dr. Carl-Eric Gentes Serving under call President Delbert Feenstra Jan-21 Vice-President Lori Bates Jan-21 Secretary Colin Lange Jan-20 Treasurer Rhonda Torvund Annual Appt. Member Carl Jepsen Jan-20 Member Tony Aipperspach Jan-21 Member Sue Titus Jan-22 Member Denise Krueger Jan-22 Member Ben Mohr Jan-20 Committee Leader Term Ends Social Ministry TBD at next meeting Jan- Worship & Music TBD at next meeting Jan- Youth Vacant Indefinitely Vacant Education & Family Lonnie Fynskov Jan-21 Fellowship/Evangelism Toni Aipperspach Jan-22 Finance Carl Jepsen Jan-20 Personnel Ben Mohr Jan-20 Property & Technology Tony Aipperspach Jan-21 Stewardship TBD at next meeting Jan- Memorials TBD at next meeting Jan- Audit Kenton Lynne Jan-20 Audit Joel Krueger Jan-21 Audit Rudy Naul Jan-22 Nominating Committee Lori Bates VP 2019-2020 Nominating Committee Mary Manges 2019 Nominating Committee Colin Lange 2019 Gift Committee member at large Carol Kivimagi 2022 Endowment Committee Dave Herder 2022 Endowment Committee Jack Friedli 2022 ? Endowment Committee Tim Fynskov 2022 ?...
Jun 10, 2017 | Adults, Families, Music, News, Volunteer, Youth |
Please contact Mike Thilges in the church office or Director of Music David Kassler if you know of anyone or you yourself would like to provide special music for summer services. School age students who are learning a new instrument are welcome to perform a selection for our services,...
Mar 1, 2017 | Adults, Families, Music, News |
Two Concerts Featuring David Kassler’s Settings of Poems by Regionally and Nationally Recognized Poets A concert series of choral music composed by David Kassler will take place in Rochester, Minnesota, on Friday, March 24, and Sunday, March, 26, 2017. The concerts will feature a 30-member chamber choir of collegiate and professional musicians conducted by David Kassler with David Shaffer-Gottschalk, piano and Stephen Pelkey, cello. Seven choral works written for chamber choir, piano and cello will be featured. The choral works are choral settings by David Kassler of poems by Jana A. Bouma, Meredith Cook, Robert Hedin, Audrey Kletscher Helbling, John Reinhard, Michael Waters, and the late Janelle Hawkridge. These concerts are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Evening Concert When: Friday, March 24, at 7:30pm Where: Rochester Community and Technical College Price: $7.50 tickets will be sold at the door Matinee Concert When: Sunday, March 26, at 3:00pm Where: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Price: A free-will offering will be taken at the...
Feb 17, 2017 | Music, News |
Bells & Brass The Adult Bell Choir, under the direction of Becky Bruinsma, and the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University Brass Quintet will present a “Bells and Brass Concert” this Sunday, February 19, 2017, at 4:00pm, for Good Shepherd Church’s Sunday Afternoon Concert Series. Under the baton of David Kassler, the concert will feature noted music for brass quintet, music for bell choir, music for organ and brass, and a combined work for bells, brass, choir, and organ. Proceeds from a good will offering will go to the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Music Ministry and other charitable causes. The Brass Quintet will also play at the Saturday and Sunday worship services! The Bell Choir will play the 8:15am...
Sep 12, 2016 | Adults, Music, News, Youth |
The Worship Band will begin rehearsals on September 15, 2016. We welcome newcomers that would like to add to our worship life through instruments and voice. Do you play glockenspiel, sitar, or didgeridoo? We enjoy being creative with our music, so don’t count yourself out. A modest level of proficiency is required, so talk to Pastor Carl-Eric about whether worship band is right for...
Jun 15, 2016 | Music, News |
The Minnesota All-State Lutheran Choir will give a concert on Thursday, June 23, s016, at 7:30pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. A free-will offering will be taken and more information about the tour itinerary is available online at...
Jan 30, 2016 | Music, News |
The Luther College Symphony Orchestra of Decorah, Iowa, will perform a concert at the Winona Middle School auditorium on Monday, February 1, 2016, at 7:00pm. The program will feature works by Debussy, Borodin, and Dvorak, performed by one of the finest undergraduate symphonies in the Midwest. A reception will follow the performance. More information at Luther College’s music...
Nov 13, 2015 | Music, News |
Promising Futures, a fundraising concert to benefit Family Promise of Rochester (formerly IHN), will be held on Friday, November 20, 2015, at 7:30pm at Bethel Lutheran Church. Kick off the holiday season and enjoy choral music from area choirs, special music from Classic Brass, and over 200 voices in the Massed Choir under the direction of Gary Thorn and David Kassler. There is no admission fee. A free-will offering will be...
Aug 4, 2015 | Music, News |
A concert to celebrate the addition of a new trumpet stop on our very fine pipe organ is scheduled for Sunday evening, November 1st. The concert will include a concerto for organ and orchestra and a number of other large choral/orchestral works. We would love to have past and present members of our choir, and any other interested singers, join us for this amazing concert. Please mark your calendars. More information to...
Feb 6, 2015 | Music, News, Youth |
Our Youth Choir (ages 12-20) will join forces with the First Presbyterian Church Youth Choir to sing together at two different upcoming services: 8:30am and 11:00am services on Sunday, February 22nd, at First Presbyterian Church 8:15am and 10:30am services on Sunday, March 1st, at Good Shepherd We are planning to involve youth as much as possible in our March 1st...
