Good Shepherd - Week of May 31st, 2026

Join us this Sunday as we continue our series through the book of Jonah, a story about resisting God, wrestling with grace, and discovering that God's mercy reaches further than we expect. Come explore what happens when God refuses to give up on both the prophet and the people he was sent to at the 9 am and 10:45 am worship gatherings in person, or the livestream option directly from our website at (gspc.org).  

Click below for the study guide for Sunday May 31st.

Pete Pavidis - (prayers for healing and full recovery).
Bonnie Hildebrandt - (prayers for comfort, peace, and joy).

I lift up my eyes to the mountains-
    where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2

Submit prayer requests to prayer@gspc.org or click the button below.

5/31 - Judy DiPiazza, 88
5/31 - Jeff Powell, 81
6/2 - Grace Chen, 86
6/2 - Neil Herbert, 91
6/2 - Marilyn Kane, 94
6/4 - Joyce Craig, 86
6/4 - Johan Snapper, 91 

We want to support you as parents by taking care of your kids for a few hours!
Drop off at 5 pm, pick up at 8 pm, and let us take care of the rest! Just $20/family!
Dinner is supplied. Sign up at gdshp.ch/pno. 

An Alzheimer Interfaith Service will be held on Thursday, June 4th at 10 am with lunch to follow in Zirbel Hall. We have opportunities for you to serve as greeters, table decorators, and table hosts for lunch. Please contact Carol Jaeger, Director of Senior Ministry, at carol@gspc.org with your willingness to serve. 

If you or your child is graduating from Middle School, High School, or College, please submit your name, a recent photo, and where you are graduating from to youth@gspc.org (Cole Nelson).

Join us after the second worship gathering on Sunday, June 7th for an All-Church Celebration Lunch filled with food, fun, and fellowship! We’ll celebrate our graduating students, hand out 3rd Grade Bibles, and celebrate the finish of our Kitchen Fundraiser. Plus, there will be inflatables for kids and youth! Bring your appetite and come celebrate with your church family - everyone is invited!

Join us on Friday, June 26th at 8 am at El Dorado Park Golf Course, 2400 Studebaker Rd., Long Beach, to greet old friends or meet new ones, for a day of challenges, food, fun, entertainment, inspiration, and the opportunity of knowing you made a real difference in the lives of countless young people. Call Chuck Landon at 310/781.0539 or Adele Langworthy at 562/437.0958 x25 for ticket information and questions. 

Kids (PreK-5th Grade) are invited to Rainforest Falls VBS July 20th-24th, where kids will trek into field-tested rotations such as bible, music, crafts, and science that reinforce relevant Bible Points and immerse kids in new adventures. Registration is open, sign up before we are full! $40/kid gspc.org/kids.

This week's choral anthem is a lovely piece entitled, "O Love That Will Not Let Me
Go." Composer Elaine Hagenberg set a poem to music, which was penned in 1862 by Scottish Minister George Matheson on the day before his sister's wedding. Years earlier, as a young man of twenty, George completely lost his eyesight. His fiance, deciding that she could not be married to a blind man, broke off their engagement. Matheson's sweet sister took him in, learning Greek and Hebrew so that she could help him study to become a successful and effective preacher. On the eve of her wedding, though delighted for his sister, Matheson felt a mixture of joy and sorrow. In this moment of bittersweetness, even despondency, Matheson wrote the comforting words, "O love that will not let me go, I rest my weary soul in Thee. I give Thee back the life I owe, that in Thine ocean depths its flow, may richer, fuller be."

Our chancel choir meets for rehearsal weekly on Thursdays at 7:00 pm. If you’d like to join us, please email or speak to Dr. Binh Vu, binh@gspc.org or talk to a choir member after the first service.

Our next Cancer Support Group at Good Shepherd will be online on MONDAY
June 8th at 7 pm, via Zoom. All cancer patients and their caregivers, past
and present, are encouraged to join our group for support and prayer. A Zoom link
will be sent out before the meeting. Please contact Heidi Butcher 714/319.5040 with questions, or if you are new to the group so that we may add you to our group email distribution list. 

Summer's almost here which means more leisure time! Join us on Friday, June 5th at 6:30 pm in the Fireside Room for fun and games and a chance to meet new people. No skills needed. 

Quilters meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 10 am in the Round Room #4. Their next meeting is on June 8th. 

Do you have a loved one with mental illness? This group is for you! You will receive encouragement, discover that you are not alone in this challenge, and find new resources to help you cope. Meetings are on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 7-8:30 pm in the Fireside Room. The next meeting is on June 11th. Questions? Contact Debbie O'Dell at debodell51@gmail.com.

Email:    info@gspc.org
Phone:  562/493.2553
Prayer:  prayer@gspc.org
Office Hours:  9am-4pm Monday-Thursday