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Monthly Newsletter for June, 2025
Newsletter Highlights This Month (click on a link to view)
Please Note: Our newsletters are for members only with no public access through the GSLC web site. Please bookmark this page or keep the newsletter notice email to return to this newsletter.
Current Sermon Series - Good and Perfect Gifts: A Sermon Series on Isaiah 56–66 Each sermon in this series takes June 1 – Powerful Peace (Isaiah 60:17) June 8 – A People Mover (Isaiah 61:2) June 15 – A New Name (Isaiah 62:4)
Upcoming Sermon Series - Living Stones – 1 Peter We turn to the New Testament letter of 1 Peter for our next sermon series called “Living Stones.” Peter was one of the first disciples called by Jesus, one of the four fishermen who left their nets and their boats to follow him. Peter became the spokesman for the group. He was June 22 “Filling the Empty Spot” – 1 Peter 1:1-13 June 29 “Therefore . . .” – 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 July 6 “Living Stone(s) – 1 Peter 2:4-10 July 13 “A Compelling Witness” – 1 Peter 2:11-25 July 20 “It’s What’s Inside That Counts” – 1 Peter 3:1-22 July 27 “Living for God’s Will” – 1 Peter 4:1-11 August 3 “Willing Humility and Dependence” – 1 Peter 4:12-5:14
Sunday Bible Study - Isaiah The Fifth Gospel
Our Bible Study is scheduled for Sunday mornings, 11-Noon in the Sanctuary (after the service). Come along as we dive into Isaiah–The Fifth Gospel and are renewed spiritually as a believer in Jesus, informed biblically, and equipped to live faithfully as a faithful follower of Jesus. Led by Pastor Keith
This Month in Our Prayers Recent Additions: This list is current as of May 27, 2025. Please see the most recent weekly Sunday Bulletin for the latest updates to our prayer list.
GSLC Pantry Saturday, June 7th 145 families (about 390 people) were served at our May distribution! New Need We are low on clothing for everyone, especially for men. Also we can use blankets, linens and jackets. All items must be clean and ready to use. Ongoing Needs
• Purchase food & hygiene or paper goods • Extra citrus, fruit.and/or veggies from your yard • Plastic grocery or reusable cloth bags • Help prep on Friday, June 6th • Help Saturday, June 7th, between 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Notes: Food items that we don’t usually get from S.B. Food Bank, such as: - Peanut Butter, jelly, jam, syrup, flour, sugar, unsweetened almond milk - Non-sugary cereal (Ex: Wheat Chex, Cheerios, Raisin Bran), breakfast bars, oatmeal 4) Hygiene and household goods, such as: - Toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, soap - Toothpaste, floss, toothbrushes (or ask your dentist for a donation ! )
For our Miscellaneous Table We are collecting individual items such as deodorant, shampoos/conditioners, cleaning supplies, diapers/wipes, male/female personal items...). Perhaps you have extras in your cupboards or can buy some locally.
Note: We do not accept over-the-counter medicines or soft drinks/sodas. Questions? Contact or see Val Eurman ((805) 705-3311) or Cindy (805) 680-4686) after church on Sundays.
Special Voter Meeting — June 8 [Preschool Expansion] The straw-vote results are in regarding the addition of infant/toddler care to our preschool. Of the ballots received 25% voted NO and 75% voted YES. The YES votes tallied as follows: Option A–36%, Option B–16%, Option C1–22%, and Option C2–24%. Some of the YES votes did not indicate an option. The Board of Directors determined that the 75% YES votes was sufficient to call a special voter meeting. The voter assembly will be voting to (1) go forward with the proposal, and (2) establish a Finance Committee to answer the question: How are we going to pay for the expansion? The special voter meeting will be on June 8 at 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.
Voters Meeting Results from May 18, 2025 Board of Directors (one-year term) Board of Elders
We continue our in-person meetings in the Fireside Room for our monthly book club discussions.
The books chosen for our 2025 GSLC “Better Read than Dead” club discussions are below (click on link for the GoodReads summary). Join us in reading along!
June (Dianne) — Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards Jump in! New folks are welcome anytime to read with us and “meet”. Just order/start reading the “next” book in line and give me, Val Eurman, a call at 805-705-3311 or send an email for more details and to get on our email list!
Val
Jesus Sessions We will be having Jesus Sessions every Tuesday from 3:30 to 6.
The prayer team will meet in the Fireside Room. Please call Lizzie to make an appointment if you would like to attend.
Our Livestream Services Include Closed Captioning
Just look for the CC
 symbol on the screen (not included on phone screens due to size) and click on it. We suggest that you turn this on for Pastor's announcements and the sermon but leave it off for the liturgy and music as the liturgy and song lyrics are already on the video. Vimeo's captions are accurate and easy to read!This livestream broadcast includes the entire service - prayers, sermon and music. The liturgy will be provided on the web site as a PDF document, along with a "public" version of the weekly bulletin (no contact information and no weekly giving statement). The recording includes the liturgy and song lyrics superimposed on the video images as well as closed captioning. You are encouraged to respond to the liturgy and sing along with Adam. Go to: https://gslcms.org/watch.
If you do not have a way to view our GSLC service at home, we have a limited number of Kindle tablets available. These are provided, upon request, with recordings of GSLC's recent church services. These are self-contained touch screen video devices. Please contact Trisha at the office during the week (Monday - Thursday, 8am to noon) at 805 967-1416 for more information about the tablets.
Portals of Prayer
Portals of Prayer devotion booklets for April - June, 2025 are now available at the church office.
Please call Trisha and reserve a copy or come by the church office during business hours (Mon-Thurs 8:00 am—12:00 pm) to pick one up!
Bible Readings Let’s read God’s Word together and see the great things God does for us through His Word! Please click HERE for the latest Sunday bulletin, which includes this week's readings.
Church Office Hours Our church office is normally staffed Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am until noon. Please exercise social distancing if you need to come by, or call 805 967-1416.
Altar Flowers Policy If you would like to place Please make out your check to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (GSLC) and write flowers on the memo line. You can mail it to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church or drop it by the church office Mon-Thurs, 8:00 a.m. to noon.
Quilting News & Notes We will meet on Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. until around 1:00 p.m. in Room 19. Some Saturdays will be reserved for “work days” when we can get together and iron, cut and do some general cleaning of the room or accomplish special projects. We will let you know when those Saturdays will be! For now, Wednesdays only and we hope to see you there!
Join Adam for a Musical Meditation
Please join Adam (or a guest artist) in our sanctuary as they explore a variety of hymns and other musical prayers performed on a variety of instruments. The meditation is livestreamed on GSLC's Video Page and available afterwards as a video recording until the next live event. Older meditation videos are archived. The direct link to the Livestreamed / Latest Meditation is https://vimeo.com/event/1154783 . The Meditation Archive Showcase to view prior Meditations is at https://vimeo.com/showcase/7841964.
Most Recent Reported Weekly Offerings - Week20 - Through May 27, 2025
Year to Date, 2025
2025 Mission Offerings (as of 5/27/25): District $505.00; Nelson Family $600.00; Ukraine $0.00; Dental Mission $600.00; Hispanic Mission $0.00; Disaster Relief - Fire $100.00
Want to Keep Up With the latest GSLC News? Click HERE
 Our weekly Sunday Bulletin has the latest GSLC news! It's chock full of our prayer list, weekly schedule, basically everything that happens between these newsletters. The "members only" bulletin version is updated every Sunday morning and is easy to get to - just click above. It will open or download for you.
GSLC's On Line Giving Options - Credit Card? eCheck?
You can also make a special one-time donation (through Square) on Good Shepherd's website. For either donation type go to https://gslcms.org/giving and then click on the appropriate donation button. You can specify whether you are donating to the GSLC budget or the Food Distribution program. If you prefer, you can also mail us your offering or drop it off at the church office. Elders Available by Phone and Email Elders assist with our public worship, oversee the spiritual life of members, and offer spiritual and physical support for our Pastor and congregation. Please contact any Elder to share your needs, concerns, and prayer requests.
Church Phone Extension Numbers Please follow the auto attendant menu prompts or dial an extension directly if no one answers. Also, the preschool can be reached through the main church number as well as their direct number (805 967-6101).
One-Stop Publicity! If your GSLC committee or group is making an announcement or planning an event, you can now send ONE email with the details and it will go to those folks editing the Sunday bulletin, church web site articles, web site calendar and monthly newsletter. The Good Shepherd publicity email address is
Staff, Board of Directors, and Other Leadership Contacts
You may find the staff contact information either above or on our web site (Staff Contacts) and congregational officer and committee chair contact information here or on the Members Only web page at gslcms.org:
On Line Event Calendar Our latest calendar is on line here. This link will take you to the "public" event calendar unless you use your member login. To see the entire calendar (with church meetings, etc.), please log in with your member ID. No member ID? Click on "Create an account" on the right hand side of the web page to get started. Your account will be approved and then you can browse the member page contents. |
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and Preschool
380 North Fairview Avenue, Goleta, CA 93117 • 805 967-1416
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enthusiastic, impetuous, dedicated, even cocky at times-but weak and failing on other occasions. Peter famously and shamefully denied Jesus three times. But our Lord Jesus restored Peter, saying, “When you have turned back, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:32). And that is what Peter does in his first letter to “God’s elect”–first century Christians. By extension, Peter speaks also to us today—strengthening us as we follow Jesus.
Located on the front of the historic Trinity Church in Boston are the sculptures of six men. At the center are the four Gospel writers, who are flanked on the right by St. Paul and on the left by Isaiah. Isaiah’s presence in this distinguished “cloud of witnesses” speaks volumes about his importance for the Church. He is the theologian par excellence in the Old Testament. His chief doctrine comes from his name, Isaiah, which means “Yahweh is deliverance.” For sheer grandeur, majesty, and supreme artistry, no book in the Old Testament comes close to Isaiah. The prophet’s saving message, soaring language, and unforgettable imagery are tightly woven into the fabric of Christian hymnody, liturgy, and devotional literature.
flowers on the altar, please call (805) 967-1416, or email (
Adam Phillips, GSLC's Music Director, provides meditative instrumental and vocal music every Wednesday morning at 10:00 am. 
Good Shepherd has offered electronic donation capabilities (through Vanco) for a while. You now have the ability to sign up directly through Good Shepherd's web site to donate on line (through Vanco) once or on a recurring basis.