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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

Come join us for our Worship Service 

Sundays at 10:00am 

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” – John 10:11

News

Updated: April 17, 2025

This Week… Sunday!  We celebrated Palm Sunday; this week’s sermon was titled: “His Spirit, His Breath, Our Paradise” from Luke 23:18-49

Sunday Morning Bible Study with Pastor Joel, every Sunday, 9:00 am in the Chapel. We will be looking at the Book of Romans. No Bible study Easter Sunday

 

Holy Week: (April 13th thru April 18th)

Maundy Thursday: Service April 17th at 6:30pm, and

Good Friday: Service April 18th at 6:30pm.

Easter Sunday: April 20th is Easter Sunday! At 8:30am we will be having our Easter breakfast potluck in the fellowship hall and worship will follow at 10am. There will be an Easter egg hunt for the kiddos!

Coming Soon…

Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study: May 10th at 9:00am in the Community Room

SUNDAY WORSHIP:  Every Sunday 10:00am. Our services are Lutheran in character, informal yet reverent, with both traditional and contemporary aspects. It’s easy to follow with everything printed out in the worship folder and on the screen. If you have any questions about our worship service check out our FAQ page or email the church at contact@svlchurch.org

Streaming Worship:  We stream our services every Sunday at 10am on our Facebook page

Fellowship:  Shepherd of the Valley is a friendly church!  We embrace each other and LOVE to talk with each other!  It’s a good thing… and we greatly encourage it. Our celebration continues after the worship service.  You can sign-up for future weeks on fellowship table.

Hey Kids! There are fun activity bags hanging on a rack in the back of the church for any children who wish to use them.  Please return the bag after the worship service.

Ministry Meeting:  Meets the first Thursday of each month via zoom.  If you have any desire to observe this meeting you are more than welcome to join in.  Contact Bruce at (contact@svlchurch.org) if you wish to be sent the link.

Sunday – Adult Bible Study.   Pastor Joel leads a  Bible Study/discussion group on the book of Ruth. It’s at 9 a.m. in the chapel.

Tuesday Bible Study at the Kolkman’s. Is on a break. New study date yet to be determined

Thursday Bible Study at K’s house. The study is not meeting at the moment. 

Men’s Bible Study usually Second Saturday (next study July 20) of each month 9:00 AM in the community building.  Breakfast will be provided.

Sunday – Kids Connection on the first Sunday will be conducted in the community building following children’s message.  Children ages 3 to high school will be escorted to the community building and return after service (after sermon if parents wish).

If you are interested in information about any study, email us at CONTACT@SVLCHURCH.ORG 

Thu 17

Maundy Thursday

April 17
Fri 18

Good Friday

April 18
Sun 20

Easter Sunday

April 20
Sun 20

Adult Bible Study

April 20 @ 9:00 am
Sun 20

Streamed Worship Service

April 20 @ 10:00 am

Latest Worship Service

Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday

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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
4510 N River Rd
Oceanside, California 92057

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Shepherd of the Valley
PO Box 406
San Luis Rey, CA. 92068