In a new church which meets in borrowed space, everyone is a volunteer doing what is necessary: cleaning and setting up the worship space; carrying in hymnals, altar paraments, communion ware, processional cross, baptismal font and bowel, keyboard, items for the visitors’ welcome table, Good Shepherd picture, coffee fellowship supplies, and coat hangers. After each […]
Altar Paraments Dedicated
On Sunday, January 7, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN dedicated the white, green, and red altar paraments and other hangings which were made in the 1960s by the Ecclesiastical Arts Group from Redeemer Lutheran Church, Westfield, NJ. Redeemer’s altar guild had new paraments and donated their “old” paraments to our […]
New Font
Several weeks ago, Pastor Paul and Mrs. Dorothy Kritsch presented a pottery bowl to Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel, TN. The bowl serves as a reminder of Holy Baptism as the people come forward for Holy Communion. The rim of the bowl reads: The fruit of the Spirit is love, […]
Special Dedication
During Chapel of the Good Shepherd’s worship service on September 24, our new baptismal bowl was dedicated to the Lord. Around the outside of the bowl is a quote from Galatians 5:22 — “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Although we don’t know who it will […]
Sharps Chapel Building Fund Grows
At the Sunday, August 6 worship service, Paul Kritsch, pastor of Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN announced that the church’s Norris Shores property has been sold and that as a result the church’s building fund more than doubled. At the announcement, the congregation broke into applause and stood to sing […]
Chapel Baby Food Buffet
Gathering Baby Food During the recent season of Lent, Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Sharps Chapel, TN) and its Neighborhood Bible Breakfast took up an offering of baby food jars and cereal for the Union County Food Pantry. Members of the congregation are pictured on Easter Sunday gathered around a table full of […]
Lenten Crosses
Members of Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Sharps Chapel, TN are displaying Lenten crosses on their homes’ front lawns in order to share their faith with their community. Theresa and Jeff Landis shared the idea with other church members. As a result, Jeff Landis and Jeff Garretson made crosses for each home, […]
Diaper Derby 2017
Chapel of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Sharps Chapel, TN recently completed its second annual diaper derby. Their goal was to gather more than last year’s total of 726. The final tally of 1414 diapers was almost double that number. The diapers were given to the Union County Food Pantry for distribution to area families. […]
