Adults
Whether Good Shepherd member or not, you’re welcome and invited to participate in any and all of our activities.
Check the GSLC calendar for upcoming events and schedule specifics.
20s/30s Group
Folks in their 20s and 30s (roughly :-) gather over brunch for informal discussion of current and popular events, how they intersect with our faith, and questions that arise from there.
Typical schedule: Monthly after worship (~12:30 PM, Sept.-June or ~11:30 AM, July-Aug.) at a local restaurant
Contact: Meg Loftus
Altar Guild
Alexandria Tutoring Consortium
ALIVE!
Anti-Racism Ministry Activities and Team
Assisting Ministers
Bible Study
Book Club
Carpenter's Shelter
Chamber Choir
Chili Cookoff, Brownie Bakeoff
Join us for this fun evening whether you have a winning recipe and a competitive streak, enjoy live music, or just want some good food and fellowship.
Typical schedule: Annually, usually in January, February or March
Contact: Education & youth ministry chair
Communion Presenters
Community Outreach Activities
We take part in a wide variety of in-person and donation/in-kind events to accompany and assist those in need in our community, Alexandria and beyond. Go to details on serving locally.
Typical schedule: Varies
Contact: Community outreach chair
Confirmation Leaders/Mentors
Counters
Teams of two count the offering each Sunday after worship.
Typical schedule: Once per month
Contact: Financial secretary
Discussions
Finance Committee
Do you have expertise in accounting or finance? An interest in applying sound and spiritual practices toward stewardship of our financial resources? Let us know!
Typical schedule: Occasionally
Contact: Finance committee chair
Flower Committee
God’s Work. Our Hands.
Greeters
Guest House
Instrumental Music
Knitting Group/Prayer Shawl Ministry
Mission Endowment Fund Committee
The Mission Endowment Fund (MEF) is a fund of contributions specified and invested to create long-term giving opportunities. Separate from GSLC’s operating and designated funds, the interest generated by the MEF is donated as another way to do God’s work in the world. The committee oversees the MEF investments and selects recipient organizations.
Typical schedule: Quarterly meeting
Contact: MEF Committee members
Property Activities
Are you handy with a paint brush, scrub brush or rake? A DIYer? Like any house, the little church on the triangle always has handy-person or spring-cleaning projects.
Are you good at managing projects? Apply these skills while helping to plan for and implement important ongoing and long-term maintenance for our building and yard. Let us know.
Typical schedule: Varies
Contact: Property committee chair
Readers
Sometimes called lectors
Refugee Family Support
Retreats
Staff Support Committee
This group attends to the human resources needs of the Good Shepherd staff, working with Pastor Kate as appropriate.
Typical schedule: Every other monthly
Contact: Staff support committee chair
Sunday School Teachers/Helpers
Synod Assembly Representatives
Each year, GSLC voting members elect representatives to attend the ELCA Metro DC Synod Assembly and vote on the congregation’s behalf. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the wider work of the ELCA and GSLC’s role in those efforts.
Typical schedule: 1-2 day-long meeting in June
Contacts: Synod reps
Ushers
VBS/Summer Camp Helpers
Welcome and Connect Activities
Sharing God’s love with all by growing connections with each other and in our community is a focus of Good Shepherd's overall ministry. Our welcome and connect efforts invite questioners, believers and questioning believers to engage with us and build ties and bonds between new folks, recent-comers, regular participants and long-time members and to be a blessing to the broader community.
Typical schedule: Varies
Contact: Evangelical outreach ministry chair
Worship & Music Committee
Sunday Worship 9:30 AM and 10:45 AM || Sunday School 10:45 AM
Braddock & Luray, 3 blocks from the Braddock Metro
100 W. Luray Ave., Alexandria, VA 22301
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703-548-8608 || Contact Pastor Kate || Contact the church office
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Affiliations: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America || ELCA Metro DC Synod
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