Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, High River

05/28/2026

05/02/2026

Today is the day! Come join us for our market and bake sale.

Raffle tickets to enter three draws for Co-Op gift cards are available for $2 each.

All proceeds from the market, bake sale, and market go to supporting our churchh.

03/31/2026

Embracing tradition, community, and history — Banff Sunshine’s Easter service continues to be a cherished experience, where generations gather to celebrate the timeless spirit of renewal in the heart of our Rocky Mountains.

An ongoing tradition at Sunshine for over 40 years, the Easter service began with ministers coming up to our hill in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, Pastor Klaus Ohlhoff carries on the legacy, leading the interdenominational service for the past 30 years.

The annual Easter service will be held atop the Strawberry Express quad chairlift at 11:00 AM. Pastor Klaus Ohlhoff will conduct the service for skiers and snowboarders, accompanied by live musicians. This event offers a meaningful opportunity for reflection that everyone is welcome and invited to take part in.

Event Details

Date: Sunday, April 5
Location: Top of Strawberry Express quad chairlift
Time: 11:00 AM
Access: Valid ski pass or Foot Passenger Sightseeing ticket required

03/11/2026

A blessing for you, for the third Sunday in Lent.

BLESSING OF THE WELL

If you stand
at the edge
of this blessing
and call down
into it,
you will hear
your words
return to you.

If you lean in
and listen close,
you will hear
this blessing
give the story
of your life
back to you.

Quiet your voice.
Quiet your judgment.
Quiet the way
you always tell
your story
to yourself.

Quiet all these
and you will hear
the whole of it
and the hollows of it:
the spaces
in the telling,
the gaps
where you hesitate
to go.

Sit at the rim
of this blessing.
Press your ear
to its lip,
its sides,
its curves
that were carved out
long ago
by those whose thirst
drove them deep,
those who dug
into the layers
with only their hands
and hope.

Rest yourself
beside this blessing
and you will
begin to hear
the sound of water
entering the gaps.

Still yourself
and you will feel it
rising up within you,
filling every emptiness,
springing forth
anew.

—Jan Richardson
from Circle of Grace: A Book of Blessings for the Seasons
janrichardson.com/books

Image: “We Will Find Wellsprings for Our Deepest Thirst”
© Jan Richardson
janrichardsonimages.com

02/05/2026