“Sing to the LORD, all the earth! Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the field sing for joy.” (from Psalm 96) The Season …

SPARTA, N.J. – August 15, 2016—Joining with other member churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on Sunday, September 11, 2016, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church will participate in a day of service and kick off the program year themed “God’s work. Our hands.” Members and friends of …

Ministry & Mission News: Thanks to: Gene for coming to the rescue this week and fixing the plumbing in the restroom!   New Worship Service:  The Nurture Team & Pastor Tina invite you to a new worship experiment – Sunday evening worship at 6 PM in the Sanctuary.  Our ‘experiment’ will …

Risky Business of Faith might stir memories of a 1980s movie – but that’s not where we’re headed! God calls to folks (then and now) and asks them to be faithful – as God is faithful to them.  Completely. Extravagantly. Always. This week’s risk – entering a place on the …

Thanks to: Marty, Barbara, Danny, Alice, Janice & Karen for packing 100 kid’s lunch bags in an hour! Letter & Calendar: A letter and program calendar has been set out for all members at church to pick up.  The letter updates the congregation on what’s happening behind the scenes.  The …

Risky Business of Faith might stir memories of a 1980s movie – but that’s not where we’re headed! God calls to folks (then and now) and asks them to be faithful – as God is faithful to them. Completely. Extravagantly. Always. This week, our risky business encounters Jeremiah – a …

Ministry & Mission News: New Worship Service:  The Nurture Team & Pastor Tina invite you to a new worship experiment – Sunday evening worship beginning August 7 at 6 PMin the Sanctuary.  Our ‘experiment’ will begin with a spoken service of Word & Sacrament.  We’re starting small but filled with …

It’s a new month and a new sermon series theme.  Risky Business of Faith might stir memories of a 1980s movie – but that’s not where we’re headed! God calls to folks (then and now) and asks them to be faithful – as God is faithful to them.  Completely. Extravagantly. …

Thanks: to the Fawcetts, Jim Jicha, & Ginger Kozak for prepping the Faith Kitchen’s Wednesday lunch. Children’s Lunch Bag Packing: Wednesday August 3 @ 9:30 AM It’s the second round of lunch bag packing for the SEC Food Pantry’s Children’s lunch program.  Meet us at First Presbyterian, 32 Main Street, Sparta.  Wear …

This Sunday is the last in the series of the Gospel of Johnny Cash.  And I think I saved the best one (or at least the one that gets stuck easiest). The song ‘Ring of Fire” is one written about falling in love with someone – so much that it …