We love what we do
Live Creatively
When we discover, create and innovate; when we make beauty; we add joy and hope to our world.
If you live nearby, you know that we fill our church’s plate-glass windows with art installations, reflecting the seasons of our life as a faith community. Or perhaps you’ve evperienced one of our summer, outdoor open mic nights. Each year we invite local poets and poetry-lovers, musicians and music-lovers, dancers and improvisors, to spend an evening together.
At Good Shepherd we have a rich history of showcasing the talents of our parish and our neighbors. We believe that creativity builds meaningful connections between people. We invite you to explore this page to learn more about our commitment to this belief and the projects we have undertaken.
Whether you are an artist, musician, writer, or simply someone who believes in the power of creativity, we invite you to join us. Together, we can create a more vibrant, connected, and hopeful world, beginning right here in Norfolk.
Creative. Curious. Faithful. Church of the Good Shepherd.
“Live creatively, Friends! Make a careful exploration of who you are and the work you have been given, and then sink yourself into that. Don’t be impressed with yourself. Don’t compare yourself with others. Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life.” Galatians 6 (The Message)
Our Latest Creative Projects
New Window Display: Wind. Breath. Spirit.
Wind. Breath. Spirit. There is a side to God that is wild and unpredictable, a side to God that is always beyond the predictable routines and rules we call religion. Every year at Pentecost, we remind ourselves that God is a creative Creator. God’s goal is not to keep...
Easter Weekend Brings Launch of Newest Window Installation Entitled “Alleluia”
Easter means resurrection. How can we even begin to picture resurrection? We have ideas; we can feel the promise in it. God’s plans for us are always bigger than we can imagine, but they’re hard to foresee. Resurrection is new creation, a redemption and healing of the...
New Window Display Entitled “Confess” Prompts Us to Reframe Lent
Contrary to popular opinion, Lent is not about giving things up or feeling badly about ourselves. It’s a chance to be honest. To be genuine. To be real. To pay attention to how we’re spending our lives. Where do we invest our heart and our time? Lent always begins...
Good Shepherd in Norfolk Astonishes for Epiphany With New Window Display
Christmas is over. The day is gone. We’ve opened up the packages. Cleared away the dirty dishes and the wrapping. We’re back at work, back to the old routines. But then, just as we put away Christmas, the church calendar calls for a celebration called Epiphany-- the...
Joy (Christmas)
That first Christmas almost went unnoticed. A few stargazing nomads and some scruffy shepherds happened to look up at the night sky; they saw signs that something remarkable was happening. But most folks were distracted and busy with their daily lives, their families,...
Anticipation
ANTICIPATION is the theme word for Good Shepherd’s newest window installation. We’re all in the frenzied season of “getting ready for Christmas.” We can feel the time pressure, the need to check things off our to-do lists. We’re fighting the stress of...