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Celebrating Pride

As a joyful Reconciling in Christ congregation, we celebrate Pride every day and June is a special opportunity to amplify God's message of love and grace for all. Join with us to live our gospel commitment at 2 Pride month events:

DC Pride Parade & Festival

Fri. June 19 | Sat. June 20 | Sun. June 21

See times below

We'll again join the Metro DC Synod and churches to host a float in the Pride parade and a booth at the festival. Our theme is God Loves You As You Are! and you're invited to join in. Take part in this special opportunity to walk our talk and demonstrate God's love!

Fri. June 19, 6:30 PM Help decorate the float at St. Paul's Lutheran in DC

Sat. June 20, 3 PM Parade starts – see below and contact Lori to meet in Alexandria or DC

Sun. June 21, 12 – 10 PM Help setup and/or staff the Metro DC ELCA booth

We typically meet at Good Shepherd or the Braddock Road Metro and metro to DC together. Contact Lori Strauss to coordinate or ask questions.

Alexandria Pride Festival

Saturday, June 27

2 – 6 pm

John Carlyle Square (new location!)

We're excited to participate again in Alexandria's Pride Festival and would love your help making our booth a warm, welcoming, and joy-filled space. We'll have free giveaways (stickers, fans and more), information about Good Shepherd, and a creative space for making prayer request flags.

Join in to greet festival goers, share about our church, help with activities, and create a festive, inclusive space celebrating God's love for all. Whether you can volunteer for 30 minutes or the whole event, your presence matters.

Interested? Sign up at bit.ly/GSLCPRIDE26. Questions? Contact Amy Hadley.

Good Shepherd folks at the DC Pride Parade and Alexandria Pride Festival

Inova Blood Drive

Saturday, June 13

9 AM – 1 PM

Good Shepherd fellowship hall (lower level)

Blood donors save lives! According to Inova, single donation can help save up to 3 patient lives. When people who are sick or injured need blood, there’s only 1 place where it can come from—a volunteer blood donor.

Over 200 units of blood and blood components are required daily to support the diverse communities INOVA serves. The need is great—every 2 seconds someone in the United States needs blood. Join us in providing this lifesaving gift.

BOOK AN APPOINTMENT

Questions? Contact Amy Hadley

General Eligibility

Whole Blood Donation Process

  • Registration
  • Health history/screening
  • Mini physical (temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, hemoglobin level)
  • Hydration
  • Donation
  • Refreshments
  • Learn more about these steps
Graphic of blood donation bag connected to a heart. Text: Click to signup to save lives! INOVA blood drive at Good Shepherd

Serve with Us

We believe we’re called to be God’s hands in this world.

 

We’re sure “church” is as much in our community as it is in our building.

  

We seek to serve those in need and all in our community, not by working for them but with them.


SERVE WITH US LOCALLY


SERVE WITH US GLOBALLY


We know we can serve through financial support and donations of things like school supplies, personal hygiene items, Angel Tree gifts and the like and we rejoice in doing so.


We also know as important as giving is, listening, accompanying and partnering with people in need and our community broadly, in our neighborhood and beyond, are critical.


Whether you’re our neighbor (regardless of religious or other affiliation) or a GSLC member, we welcome you to serve with us.


Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’


The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Matthew 25: 37-40

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