Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

German Lutheran Oktoberfest
2018-10-07 11:15 - 13:00 UTC | Community Building, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Potluck Style celebration of Oktoberfest. More details to Follow…

Diana's Angels Project
2018-10-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Faith Lutheran Church, 700 E Bobier Drive, Vista, CA, 92084, United States
Our chapter will host a big event on Saturday, October 13, 9:00 – Noon or so. We will meet at Faith Lutheran Church in Vista (700 East Bobier Drive). We need MANY to help sort, cut, sew, and/or assemble and pack clothing for precious babies who (sadly) died. These are given to the area hospitals in great numbers (the need is much greater than you image). This event is sponsored by Thrivent Financial. Questions? Contact Margaret Paton or Debbie Kolkman.

Saint Ignatius of Antioch
2018-10-17 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056

Saint Luke
2018-10-18 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056

Reformation Sunday
2018-10-28 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Celebrate the 501th anniversary of the Reformation (1517-2018)
The Reformation was, first and foremost, all about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was then, and it still is now.
The task of reformation never ends, for every person, in every generation, needs to hear the good news of their Savior from sin and eternal death.
LutheranReformation.org details the history of the Reformation, and the site features resources to help celebrate the 501th anniversary of the Reformation, which is Oct. 31, 2018.

Reformation Day
2018-10-31 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Celebrate the anniversary of the Reformation
The Reformation was, first and foremost, all about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It was then, and it still is now.
The task of reformation never ends, for every person, in every generation, needs to hear the good news of their Savior from sin and eternal death.

Thankfeast
2018-11-17 14:00 - 17:00 | 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States

Thanksgiving Day
2018-11-22 | Ca

Deck the Halls
2018-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
This is our church decorating event. Pizza and salad will be provided. There will be a Christmas cookie exchange. Questions? Contact Lori at loridowe@gmail.com

Pastor’s Christmas Open House
2018-12-23 14:00 - 17:00 | Pastor’s House, CA, United States
Debbie and Allen would like to thank you for your friendship and support.
The Open House it’s great get together for some Christmas fun.
Children and spouses are encouraged to attend!

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
2018-12-24 18:00 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Our Christmas Eve candlelight service congregational Christmas carols, scripture readings, prayers and a short sermon.

Lutheran Hour Ministry Pedal Pushers
2018-12-29 | Ca
New Years Rose Parade Float Decorating. Meeting at the church at 6:00am for the drive up to to the float decorating facility.

Petal Pushers Float Decorating
2018-12-29 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
“Joy to the World the Lord is Come”
The PetalPushers© are a groups volunteers who gather annually to decorate the Lutheran Hour Float, as well as up to nine other floats, and we look forward to decorating with you this year! We welcome individuals, families, seniors, youth groups, fellowship groups, school classes, and Boy/Girl Scout Troops. Everyone 13 and older is WELCOME! Please note, youth groups must be acompanied by adults at a ratio of one (1) adult per five (5) youth.
NOTICE: Due to safety concerns and insurance regulations, all volunteers MUST be 13 years or older.
We meet at church 6am and car pool to Pasadena.

J. K. Wilhelm Loehe, Pastor
2019-01-02 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Although he never left Germany, Johann Konrad Wilhelm Loehe, born in Fuerth in 1808, had a profound impact on the development of Lutheranism in North America. Serving as pastor in the Bavarian village of Neuendettelsau, he recognized the need for workers in developing lands and assisted in training emergency helpers to be sent as missionary pastors to North America, Brazil, and Australia. A number of the men he sent to the United States became founders of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Through his financial support, a theological school was established in Fort Wayne, Ind., and a teachers’ institute in Saginaw, Mich. Loehe was known for his confessional integrity and his interest in liturgy and catechetics. His devotion to works of Christian charity led to the establishment of a deaconess training house and homes for the aged.

Epiphany of Our Lord
2019-01-06 00:00 - 01:00 | 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
We celebrate the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. Epiphany, commemorates (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus’ physical manifestation to the Gentiles.[

Painting Class
2019-01-06 12:30 - 14:30 | Community Building, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Learn to Paint on canvas. Thee theme this month is “Relax”

Basil the Great of Caesarea, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Gregory of Nyssa, Pastors and Confessors
2019-01-10 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Basil and the two Gregorys, collectively known as the Cappadocian Fathers, were leaders of Christian orthodoxy in Asia Minor (modern Turkey) in the later fourth century. Basil and Gregory of Nyssa were brothers; Gregory of Nazianzus was their friend. All three were influential in shaping the theology ratified by the Council of Constantinople of 381, which is expressed in the Nicene Creed. Their defense of the doctrines of the Holy Spirit and Holy Trinity, together with their contributions to the liturgy of the Eastern Church, make them among the most influential Christian teachers and theologians of their time

Sarah
2019-01-20 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Sarah was the wife (and half-sister) of the Hebrew patriarch Abraham (Gen. 11:29; 20:12). In obedience to divine command (Gen. 12:1), she made the long and arduous journey west, along with her husband and his relatives, from Ur of the Chaldees to Haran and then finally to the land of Canaan. She remained childless until old age. Then, in keeping with God’s long-standing promise, she gave birth to a son and heir of the covenant (Gen. 21: 1-3). She is remembered and honored as the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac, the second of the three patriarchs. She is also favorably noted for her hospitality to strangers (Gen. 18:1-8). Following her death at the age of 127, she was laid to rest in the Cave of Machpelah (Gen. 49:13), where her husband was later buried.

Progressive Dinner
2019-01-26 16:30 - 21:00 | Shepherd of the Valley, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
A four course meal at four different homes.
$5.00 donation requested per person requested. (cash only please)
Reservations required! last day to reserve a spot is Sunday 1/20/2019
We will leave from the church at 4:30 pm. Carpooling recommended.
Always popular! Always loads fun!

John Chrysostom, Preacher
2019-01-27 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Given the added name of Chrysostom, which means “golden-mouthed” in Greek, Saint John was a dominant force in the fourth-century Christian church. Born in Antioch around the year 347, John was instructed in the Christian faith by his pious mother, Anthusa. After serving in a number of Christian offices, including acolyte and lector, John was ordained a presbyter and given preaching responsibilities. His simple but direct messages found an audience well beyond his home town. In 398, John Chrysostom was made Patriarch of Constantinople. His determination to reform the church, court, and city there brought him into conflict with established authorities. Eventually, he was exiled from his adopted city. Although removed from his parishes and people, he continued writing and preaching until the time of his death in 407. It is reported that his final words were: “Glory be to God for all things. Amen.”

Diana's Angels Project
2019-02-02 09:00 - 13:00 | Community Building, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Our mission is to serve Christ and be faithful witnesses by providing appropriate burial clothing for infants who die and by offering Christian support and comfort to their grieving families.
The King will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”
Matthew 25:40
About Diana’s Angel Project can be found here:
http://www.dianasangelsproject.com/about-us

Painting Class
2019-02-03 12:30 - 14:30 | Community Building, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, Ca, 92056
Learn to paint on Canvas. This month’s theme “Hummingbird”

Jacob (Israel), Patriarch
2019-02-05 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Jacob, the third of the three Hebrew patriarchs, was the younger of the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah. After wrestling with the Angel of the Lord, Jacob, whose name means “deceiver,” was renamed “Israel,” which means “he strives with God” (Gen. 25:26; 32:28). His family life was filled with trouble, caused by his acts of deception toward his father and his brother Esau and his parental favoritism toward his son Joseph (March 31). Much of his adult life was spent grieving over the death of his beloved wife Rachel and the presumed death of Joseph, who had been appointed by the Egyptian Pharaoh to be in charge of food distribution during a time of famine in the land. Prior to Jacob’s death during the blessing of his sons, God gave the promise that the Messiah would come through the line of Jacob’s fourth son, Judah (Genesis 49).

Silas, Fellow Worker with Paul
2019-02-10 | CA, United States
Silas, a leader in the church at Jerusalem, was chosen by Paul (Acts 15:40) to accompany him on his second missionary journey from Antioch to Asia Minor and Macedonia. Silas, also known as Silvanus, was imprisoned with Paul in Philippi and experienced the riots in Thessalonica and Berea. After rejoining Paul in Corinth, he apparently remained there for an extended time. Beyond that there is little further mention of Silas and his association with Paul.

Choir Practice
2019-02-10 11:30 - 12:30 | Chapel, 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, CA, 92056, United States
All voices welcomed!
Sundays, 11:30 am in February
Wednesdays, 8:00pm in March
Questions? Speak with Joyce Roberts
Hope you can join in!

Aquila, Priscilla, Apollos
2019-02-13 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Aquila and his wife Priscilla (Prisca), Jewish contemporaries of St. Paul, traveled widely. Because of persecution in Rome, they went to Corinth where they met the apostle Paul, who joined them in their trade of tentmaking (Acts 18:1-3). They, in turn, joined him in his mission of proclaiming the Christian Gospel. The couple later traveled with Paul from Corinth to Ephesus (Acts 18:18), where the two of them established a home that served as hospitality headquarters for new converts to Christianity. Apollos was one of their numerous Jewish pupils in the faith. An eloquent man, Apollos “spoke with burning enthusiasm and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus” (Acts 18:25). He later traveled from Corinth to the province of Achaia, where he “showed by the Scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus” (Acts 18:28). Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos are all remembered and honored for their great missionary zeal.

Valentine, Martyr
2019-02-14 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
A physician and priest living in Rome during the rule of the Emperor Claudius, Valentine become one of the noted martyrs of the third century. The commemoration of his death, which occurred in the year 270, became part of the calendar of remembrance in the early church of the West. Tradition suggests that on the day of his execution for his Christian faith, he left a note of encouragement for a child of his jailer written on an irregularly-shaped piece of paper. This greeting became a pattern for millions of written expressions of love and caring that now are the highlight of Valentine’s Day in many nations.

Valentines Day
2019-02-14 00:00 - 01:00 | Ca

Philemon and Onesimus
2019-02-15 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Philemon was a prominent first-century Christian who owned a slave named Onesimus. Although the name “Onesimus” means “useful,” Onesimus proved himself “useless” when he ran away from his master and perhaps even stole from him (Philemon 18). Somehow Onesimus came into contact with the apostle Paul while the latter was in prison (possibly in Rome), and through Paul’s proclamation of the Gospel he became a Christian. After confessing to the apostle that he was a runaway slave, he was directed by Paul to return to his master and become “useful” again. In order to help pave the way for Onesimus’ peaceful return home, Paul sent him on his way with a letter addressed to Philemon, a letter in which he urged Philemon to forgive his slave for having run away and “to receive him as you would receive me” (v. 17), “no longer as a slave, but as a beloved brother” (v. 16). The letter was eventually included by the church as one of the books of the New Testament.

Philip Melanchthon (birth), Confessor
2019-02-16 | None, 4510 North River Rd, Oceanside, CA, 92058, United States
Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a brilliant student of the classics and a humanist scholar. In 1518 he was appointed to teach along with Martin Luther at the University of Wittenberg. At Luther’s urging, Melanchthon began teaching theology and Scripture in addition to his courses in classical studies. In April of 1530, Emperor Charles V called an official meeting between the representative of Lutheranism and Roman Catholicism, hoping to effect a meeting of minds between two opposing groups. Since Luther was at that time under papal excommunication and an imperial ban, Melanchthon was assigned the duty of being the chief Lutheran representative at this meeting. He is especially remembered and honored as the author of the Augsburg Confession, which was officially presented by the German princes to the emperor on June 25, 1530, as the defining document of Lutheranism within Christendom. Melanchthon died on April 19, 1560.
