Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
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​​Sunday morning worship
10:00am





Pr. Kristofer Rhude is leading the worship service.


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You can join us online or in person for worship on Sundays.​ 


To follow along and participate in the liturgy online and in person, open this Sunday’s Digital Bulletin: 
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When you come to worship

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About
​kids

We love having children in worship! We think their fidgeting and noises are a part of our liturgy just like any other contributions. We also know that children learn by doing. 

One pew of our sanctuary is a dedicated pray-ground for small children. 

There is also a nursery with a window and speaker that look out onto the sanctuary. 

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About 
​COVID

CGS is following the Santa Clara County Guidelines. 

To learn more, click here. 
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About
​your body

We wear all kinds of things to worship, jeans, dresses, hats, sparkles, boots. We want you to come just as you are, dressed in whatever way makes you most comfortable. What you wear isn’t what is important to us about you. 

Our sanctuary has space for mobility assistance devices right in the pews. 

We have non-gendered and also ADA compliant bathrooms available. 
If you have any questions about worshipping with us, please don’t hesitate to call before you arrive. 
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click the note to learn about CGS’s Music
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There is no better place to experience the paradox of faith than in the liturgy of Sunday morning. 

Each Sunday morning we gather to stand on the shoulders of an ancient liturgy. For some people this might bring to mind dusty, old, rote phrases and dirge-like hymns. We believe liturgy is more than that, that it is a microcosm for a way of life, where our 2,000 year old heritage meets our present-day experience. 

Like the faithful before us, we too confess our desperate need for God's mercy and at the same time are equipped by the Holy Spirit to be Christ's body in the world. As followers of Christ have always done, we are re-membered to God and to one another in the Eucharist. 

Unlike those before us, we do not sing the same songs they did or use the same instruments (usually). We do not use the same language they did (usually). In our Sunday liturgy we practice the ancient patterns of worship with our current language and understanding. This means we use inclusive language, we acknowledge scientific understanding, and we translate the story of God through our diverse gifts and experience. 

Our liturgy is different every Sunday, depending on who is present, and what they are contributing. Some Sundays are celebratory and high energy. Some Sundays are calm and pensive. Always, we are responding to God in our midst and practicing for a life of discipleship in Christ. We invite you to come and participate as you feel called. 
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Christmas Eve Worship

German Language Worship  2:00pm
Christmas Eve Worship          5:00pm
Candlelight Worship              10:00pm

Holy Week Worship

Palm Sunday                         10:00am
Maundy Thursday                 6:30pm
Good Friday                            7:30pm
​Easter Sunday                       10:00am
1550 Meridian Ave. 
San Jose, CA 95125

(408)266-8022
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[email protected]
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El Camino Real Conference

  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Leadership
    • Our History
    • The Rainbow Fish
    • Our Partners and Friends
    • Contact Us
  • Worship
    • CGS on YouTube
    • Digital Worship Bulletins
    • Music
  • Living Together
    • Calendar
    • Newsletter
    • Blog
    • Important Documents
    • Library
    • Facilities
  • Renewing Spaces
  • Breeze
  • Donate