Good Shepherd Blog

Meet Cliff of Shepherd of Grace. Meet Cliff of Shepherd of Grace. Cliff was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota in August 1926, one of seven siblings. His dad was a blacksmith and his mom was a homemaker. They moved to Monango, North Dakota, a very small town about 50 miles South of Jamestown when he was two years old until

Join us this fall for Shepherd Tours! Join us this fall for Shepherd Tours! Relax and let Good Shepherd & Voigt's Coach Bus Service drive you to scenic fall destinations near Brainerd. We will visit an apple orchard, a wine bar and bistro and the Pierz Meat Market. The bus departs from the Shepherd Oaks Apartment entrance Wednesday, September 26,

WHEN HOME WON’T LET YOU STAY EXHIBIT When Home Won’t Let You Stay Exhibit, Featuring 20 portraits and stories of MN refugees by artist James Bowey—When Home Won’t Let You Stay will be installed in 2 phases throughout Central MN in the summer of 2018. PHASE 1: ENCOUNTERING REFUGEE STORIES The exhibit will be spread out over 6 Central MN locations, installed

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Saint John the Baptist’s Story: Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him: “I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John….” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus added: “[Y]et the least in the kingdom of

Meet Verona of Good Shepherd. Meet Verona of Good Shepherd. Verona was the middle child of seven. She was born on September 10, 1930, in Havana, North Dakota. At the age of three, she moved with her family to Bemidji, Minnesota. Her parents both worked on their farm. The kids all had their chores to do, like milking the cows daily.

  HAPPY FATHER'S DAY FROM GOOD SHEPHERD! MOTHER’S DAY: INSPIRATION FOR FATHER’S DAY: The “Mother’s Day” we celebrate today has its origins in the peace-and-reconciliation campaigns of the post-Civil War era. During the 1860s, at the urging of activist Ann Reeves Jarvis, one divided West Virginia town celebrated “Mother’s Work Days” that brought together the mothers of Confederate and Union soldiers. Did You

Meet Marge of Shepherd of Grace. Meet Marge of Shepherd of Grace. Marge grew up on the 80-acre family farm in the house where she was born. Her dad was a farmer and her mom was a nurse at the old Swedish hospital then later was a labor and delivery nurse at the Buffalo Hospital. Of her three sisters, she

The Visitation The Visitation is the visit of Mary to Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke, Luke 1:39–56. It is also the name of a Christian feast day commemorating this visit, celebrated on 31 May in the West (2 July in calendars of the 1263–1969 period, and in the modern regional calendar of Germany) and 30 March among Eastern Christians. Mary visits her relative Elizabeth; they are both pregnant: Mary with Jesus and Elizabeth with John the

Memorial Day Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2018 occurs on Monday, May 28. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many Americans