CONNECTING TO OTHERS
Shepherd of the Hills offers a wide variety of opportunities for spiritual growth that serves adults, college students, teens, and children.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMING UP AT SOTH
Installation Service & Welcome Dinner: We will be having the installation service for Pastor Engel next Sunday, August 16th, at 4:00pm, with a catered meal following the service. Please RSVP for the meal to help us determine a headcount via this link.
Note: There will not be a regular 9am service that day.
Attention Youth/Adult Choir Members: If you will be singing "Holy, Holy, Holy” for the installation service, please meet after church on August 9th to practice. On August 16, we will meet at 3:15pm to run through the song with the organist.
Senior Fellowship Luncheon: Please join us on August 11th at 11:30am for food and fellowship at the Crooked Pint Ale House. RSVP to Kathy Hedin by texting to 651-332-1374. We hope to see you there!
Camp Croix Potluck: Several of our members will be at Camp Croix for the family camp in two weeks. They would like to invite the congregation to come join them on Saturday, August 22nd, for a potluck lunch starting at noon. Stay for the day to enjoy fellowship and time at the lake!
WELS/ELS Singles Retreat: If you are an adult WELS/ELS member, single, and would like to join others of the same description for fellowship and activities amidst the natural beauty of central Wisconsin, come to the WELS/ELS Singles Retreat, August 28-30 at Camp Phillip in Wautoma, WI. For more information and to register, visit https://sites.google.com/view/lutheransinglesretreat/. Deadline: Please register before August 13.
Women's Book Group: Please join us as we read "The Body Teaches the Soul: Ten Essential Habits to Form a Healthy and Holy Life" by Justin Whitmel Earley. This book discusses the relationship between our physical and spiritual health and provides simple steps to improve both. We will start this book on August 10th and join together for dinner and a review on Thursday, October 8th at 6 :00pm at the church. Please let Kely Dunsmoor know if you are interested.
Camp Croix Women’s Retreat: Registration is open for the Women’s Retreat, which will be October 2nd-4th at Camp Croix. Several women from SOTH have attended this in previous years and highly recommend it! You can register at
https://campcroix.org/womens-retreat
Alter Flowers: The 2026 sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board across from the mailboxes. The flower program provides an opportunity to give God glory while beautifying the sanctuary; members can also indicate if the flowers are in memory of someone or a special occasion. If you have any questions, please speak with our flower coordinator, Renee Graen.
Offering Envelopes: Please remember to pick up your 2026 offering envelopes, which are available by the mailboxes.
Prayer Chain Update: The Prayer Chain Committee has discussed some changes to the current prayer chain. Moving forward, prayer requests will be distributed to the entire congregation via email. If you would prefer to receive prayer
requests via phone/text instead of email, please complete this contact form.
Questions? Please speak with one of the Prayer Chain leaders: Jolene Shult, Wanda Altiere, Karen Chui, and Becky Miller.
Prayer Requests: A new contact form has been created for the purpose of easily submitting prayer requests. You can view the form here. This form is available on our website. You are also welcome to submit prayer requests to your Prayer Chain leaders, email to contact@dulutheran.org, or speak with church leadership.
Women’s Facebook Group: If you haven’t already, join the DuLutheran- Ladies Fellowship Group on FB. You can easily connect with other ladies at SOTH. There are opportunities for fellowship including hikes, berry picking, retreats, book group, event reminders and more.