Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church

Newsletters July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 Newsletter Archives Annual Reports 2024 Annual Report Video of 2024 Annual Meeting 2023 Annual Report Video of 2023 Annual Meeting Annual Report Archives Shepherd of the Bay's newsletter, The Parish Door, is available at the start of each month. Articles about upcoming activities, worship services, Christian education and fellowship events at the church keep the congregation informed. The readings for the upcoming month of worship services are also included. The latest issue and archived issues are available below. If you would like to be added to our mailing list (USPS) or would like to receive your copy of The Parish Door by e-mail, send a message to sotboffice@yahoo.com with your mailing information.

Join us on-line for our weekly Sunday worship services. Sunday Worship Service with Pastor Jim Honig Prelude begins at 9:25am and the Worship Service at 9:30am. (Times are approximate) If we are experiencing technical difficulties, please refresh your screen. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license # A-708903 Upcoming Services Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 13, 2025 - Bulletin - Service I have a prayer request Donate Previous Service Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 6, 2025 - Bulletin - Service Previous services can be found on the Shepherd of the Bay YouTube Channel Heading 5

Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church-ELCA in northern Door County, invites you to join us in worship, fellowship and service. 2025 Guatemala Mission Team Guatemala Mission Devotions and S'mores around the camp fire Spring Daffodils 2025 Guatemala Mission Team 1/29 Our Mission We believe that the door to salvation is always open and so are the doors to our church. Our mission is to be fully devoted to Jesus by opening our arms to those in search of the truth. We show God’s love and concern for our fellow man at every opportunity. Through works of charity and opening our doors to listen and love, we feel that we are walking in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Welcome Welcome, and thank you for visiting Shepherd of the Bay Church online. We hope that our website highlights the wide variety of worship, fellowship and service opportunities available. Please feel free to read more about our church on this site, or come in for a visit. We would love to greet you and share with you our love for Jesus Christ and for you, our neighbor. Everyone is Welcome! Worship Schedule: Su n d ays 9:30 a.m. Wo rship 10:30 a.m. Coffee & Fellowship (in person, drive-in, or watch live on our web site) Children's Sunday School F ollowing Children’s message, we will head to the classroom on the first floor for our Sunday school lesson. We’ll travel through the Gospel Bible story, and enjoy time together! Ages 4-grade 6. On the third Sunday of each month from October thru April, join our “family Sunday School” for Pancakes and Praise! Sunday Live Stream How to find us: 11836 State Hwy 42 Ellison Bay, WI 54210 Mailing address: PO Box 27 Ellison Bay, WI 54210 Office Phone: 920-854-2988 sotboffice@yahoo.com Subscribe for Updates Subscribe Now Congrats! You're subscribed. We invite to join our mailing list and receive emails we send out with news, concerts and special service schedules. Funeral Planning Guide One of the things that all of us can do that will offer particular help and comfort to our families is to do some thinking and planning about the kind of funeral we’d like to have when our loved ones remember us, celebrate our life, and commend us to God’s care. Funeral Planning Guide

Each year, Shepherd of the Bay church takes a short-term mission trip to help the Maya people of Guatemala. Guatemala Mission Trip March 2023 Shepherd of the Bay & Peace Lutheran Churches 2018 Mission Trip 2017 Mission Trip 2016 Mission Trip Why Guatemala? The SOTB Mission Team was in Guatemala March 2 -10, 2023 for the seventh time. But why Guatemala? A 30 year civil war that ended in the mid 1990’s has left Chichicastenango and surrounding areas in a state of devastation. Many of the indigenous people, especially the men, were killed in their fields and homes or were “taken prisoner” and never seen again. As a result there were approx. 70,000 widows left in the area of Chichicastenango, Guatemala. Locals live in a great amount of poverty. They generally earn a living through farming or weaving goods to be sold in the market. Women and children are not considered equals as they are in the United States. Many children work from a very young age. It is difficult for a woman to make a living on her own. In Chichi alcoholism is a large problem. Many of the men are alcoholics and it is easily visible as you walk or drive through town. The hope of the ministry is to bring Christ to the people in Chichi to change the practice of abuse into a practice where men are caring for and loving their families, and respecting women and children like God does. Chichicastenango is the center of Mayan idol worship in Guatemala, although the country is listed as a Catholic nation. Pray America/Manos de Jesus is active in approximately 40 Mayan communities. The vision is to go deeper in these communities, moving them constantly closer to sustainability and more importantly into a relationship with Jesus. Relational trust that has been built by Pray America/Manos de Jesus over more than 10 years has been the key to reaching these communities through a series of weekly nutrition programs, widow house construction, water filtration systems, efficient vented cook stoves, solar powered audio bibles, and more. There is much work to be done. As always, we ask for you to pray for those going and for those with whom we will be sharing the love of God. Please pray about how you can participate in this mission activity…. Think about it….. Pray about it….. Join us ……. Inside new home with the cross. Building site of one of the widow houses Building a widow house Painting and repairing a widow house and installing a bathroom Sharing a Bible story with the family New efficient Stove installing a water filter One widow give us bread and soda in a baggie Sue with the market girls Alex & Jennifer washing the feet of the widow in her new house Mother and Child Mission Team 2017 Mission team 2018 Can you hold this board? Show the family how to use the solar lights

Join us for worship Noontime Prayer Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Show us your mercy, O God, and grant us your salvation. Give us the joy of your saving help again, and sustain us with your bountiful Spirit. Give peace in all the world; for only in you can we live in safety. Keep the nations under your care, and guide us in the way of justice and truth. Let your way be known upon earth; your saving health among all nations. Let not the needy be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor be taken away. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and sustain me with your Holy Spirit. Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you. The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. (Here Pastor will pray several prayers, concluding with the following:) Gracious Jesus, our Lord and our God, at this hour you bore our sins in your own body on the tree so that we, being dead to sin, might live unto righteousness. Have mercy upon us now and at the hour of our death, and grant to us, your servants, with all others who devoutly remember your blessed Passion, a holy and peaceful life in this world and, through your grace, eternal glory in the life to come; where, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, you live and reign, God forever. Amen. Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Almighty God bless us, defend us from all evil, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen. From sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2020 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

Night Prayer Printer Friendly version (Congregation recites bold print responses.) Almighty God grant us a quiet night and peace at the last. Amen. By day, O God, you grant your steadfast love , and at night your song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. NIGHT HYMN CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Holy and gracious God, I confess that I have sinned against you this day. Some of my sin I know. — the thoughts and words and deeds of which I am ashamed— but some is known only to you. In the name of Jesus Christ I ask forgiveness. Deliver and restore me, that I may rest in peace. By the mercy of God we are united with Jesus Christ, in whom we are forgiven. We rest now in the peace of Christ and rise in the morning to serve. PSALMODY SONG READING Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Into your hands I commend my spirit. You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth. Into your hands I commend my spirit. Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. Into your hands, I commend my spirit. GOSPEL CANTICLE Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep may rest in peace. Now, Lord, you let your servant go in peace: your word has been fulfilled. My own eyes have seen the salvation which you have prepared in the sight of ev'ry people: a light to reveal you to the nations a nd the glory of your people Israel. Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep we may rest in peace. PRAYERS Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my cry. Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings. In righteousness I shall see you; when I awake, your presence will give me joy. A series of short prayers are spoken or chanted. LORD’S PRAYER BLESSING Let us bless the Lord Thanks be to God. Almighty and merciful God, Father, ☩ Son, and Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep us, this night and forevermore. Amen. From sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2020 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

Stephen Ministry: The After People People often ask, "What exactly is a Stephen Minister?" One way to put it is that Stephen Ministers are the After People . Stephen Ministers are there: .. .after the phone call you hoped you'd never get. ...after the divorce papers are served and the bottom falls out of your life. ...after the funeral, when everyone has left and the emotions you've held at bay come crashing in on you. ...after the doctor says, "I'm sorry, but there's nothing more we can do." ...afte r the nursing home director shakes your hand and says, "Welcome to your new home." ...after the last child honks the horn, waves, and drives away -- and the house suddenly seems empty. ...after the gavel goes down, the handcuffs go on, and your loved one is led away. ...after the baby arrives, demanding more of you than you ever dreamed possible. ...after you find a pink slip with your final paycheck. ...after your family and friends have heard your story one too many times, but you still need to talk it out. Stephen Ministers are the "After People." They are ready to come alongside you -- or your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or relatives -- and provide comfort and support for as long after as needed. www.stephenministries.org Copyright © 2009 by Stephen Ministries St. Louis, Missouri. All rights reserved. I would like more information about Stephen Ministry I would like a Stephen Minister to pray for me

Hymns from the Shepherd of the Bay Sanctuary Choir, Handbell Choir and Friends of Shepherd of the Bay. New music will be added approximately every two weeks. Give Me Jesus Recorded March 15, 2019 Previous Anthems Hymns by Judy Jackson recorded on Nov. 2, 2020 We Lay Our Burdens Down recorded on Oct. 20, 2019 Bread of Life recorded on Sept. 15, 2019 Come Live in the Light recorded on Sept. 8, 2019 This One Thing I ask of the Lord recorded on July 27, 2019 Live Streamed and podcasted with permission under CCLI License #2459079. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com Come to Jesus (Untitled Hymn) Recorded on February 16, 2020 Precious in My Sight Recorded Jan. 5, 2020 Holy, Holy, Holy Recorded on June 16, 2019 Be Still, My Soul recorded June 23, 2019

Member Directory Members of Shepherd of the Bay can access our directory on their smartphone, tablet or computer: Smart Phone or Tablet On your phone or tablet, go to www.instantchurchdirectory.com/app Scroll down to Where to Download the App Click on the appropriate image for your device. ex) google play, apple app store or kindle fire Enter your email address and create a password. You can not access the directory unless you have a listing in the directory. (call the church office if you would like to add your listing.) An email will be sent to you to verify your address. When you click on the verification link you will have access to the directory. Computer On your computer to to www.instantchurchdirectory.com/app In the upper right hand corner, click on Church Member sign in Enter your email address and create a password. You can not access the directory unless you have a listing in the directory. (call the church office if you would like to add your listing.) An email will be sent to you to verify your address. When you click on the verification link. It will take you back to the login page. Enter your email and password. You will now have access to the directory. You can update your directory listing by using the form below. If you have any questions or problems, call the church office at 920-854-2988 or stop by and we will help you. Name * Email * Phone * Address * Message Thanks for keeping our directory current! Update my Listing

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Part-time Organist Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin is seeking an organist to fill our retiring organist’s shoes. We are a thriving congregation who takes our mission seriously (but we don’t take ourselves too seriously). Our sanctuary has a carefully maintained Dobson tracker organ, a nine foot Steinway grand piano, and a seven foot Steinway grand piano. Our church is located in northern Door County, Wisconsin, the Cape Cod of the Midwest and a community rich in the arts and scenic beauty. Our congregation loves music and appreciates our organ, sanctuary choir, and handbells. We host concerts throughout the year. We believe in a fair competitive salary and benefit structure. This position could expand into a full-time one as our pianist/choir director approaches retirement. Your position : Leading the congregation for hymns and liturgy during services on the organ or occasionally the piano. Preparing and playing preludes and postludes on the organ. Participating in a monthly Music and Worship meeting, helping to choose appropriate music as you collaborate with our choir director and pastor. Directing the Handbell Choir. Coordinating summer recital series, guest musicians, and concerts in collaboration with the Worship and Music team. Being a joyful team player and loving the work you do and the team you do it with. Your Knowledge and Training: Bachelor of Music degree or equivalent skill and experience. Good keyboard skills and knowledge of the Lutheran tradition. Good communication and social skills. Salary : $22,000-30,000 depending on experience. Part-time position will require about 15 to 20 hours a week. Please send a cover letter and curriculum vitae to gracefrossman@gmail.com . For a conversation, call 920-493-6801.