What’s Happening at Good Shepherd
Thanksgiving at Good Shepherd During the week of Thanksgiving (November 21-26), all bible studies, morning prayer, and community events are cancelled. All studies will resume the following week.
Please check with your home group coordinator to find out if your group is meeting or having a special event this week.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd This Sunday for Adult Ed Anne will be joining us to talk about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. As many of you know, CGS is the program we have used in our Sunday School for the whole time that the Kennedys have served at Good Shepherd. It is not the sort of program many churches are used to, and Anne has been working on bringing an official training for this program to our area for many years. She will talk about the program–where it comes from, how it works, what we love about it–but also our overall approach to Children’s Ministry. Bring your theological questions, your queries about Childhood Development, and all your complaints about everything to Christian Ed this Sunday.
St. Nicholas Fair and Bake Sale Saturday, December 10th, from 10am-3pm, Good Shepherd will be having a Christmas Bake Sale and craft fair in the Parish Hall. Come and enjoy a warm drink and snack, while shopping and enjoying other festivities!
There will be a café featuring soups and sandwiches, and live music, among other things. If you would like to bake something delicious for someone to buy, please let Stephanie know.
All proceeds will be used to help fund training for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. We hope to see you there!
Prayer Offered Good Shepherd has resumed offering Prayer on the side altar during Communion. Beginning this Sunday, you may notice a person standing at the side altar rail as you come forward to receive the bread and wine. That person is part of the newly formed Prayer Ministry–people trained to pray for any anxieties or troubles you may have. If you would like prayer for any reason, please feel free to stop as you pass.
Choral Evensong An Evensong service is a centuries old liturgy for evening prayer that is almost entirely sung, by both the choir and congregation. Join us for a service of Choral Evensong this Sunday evening, November 20, 2022 at 5:00pm.
Music for this Evensong service will include various styles of plainsong or chant, a short anthem, and congregational hymns. Hope to see you there!
Giftable Jams and Jellies Good Shepherd will be hosting a beginner canning class on jams and jellies on November 30th, from 2-5pm.
There will be an $11 fee for supplies, and each participant will take home some of the items made in the course. Please see Jenn Fowler or Steph for more details. You can sign up at the main entrance usher’s table beginning this Sunday.
Volunteers for Tech Team Are you a technologically capable person who would like to serve the church with your gifts? Good Shepherd is looking add a volunteer team to run sound and the livestream for our services. If this is a ministry that interests you, please reach out to Micah.
Home Groups Home Groups exist to glorify God and build up the church through weekly gatherings where members of Good Shepherd and non-members alike may come to grow in fellowship and discipleship around God’s word.
Please see the paper bulletin for more information on times and places!
Sunday Worship and Holy Eucharist Both the 8am and the 10:30 services are meeting in person.
The 8am service If you are high risk, or at all nervous to be in social gatherings, this service is designed for you. All those who attend are asked to remain socially distanced throughout the service. The 8am service is not currently being live-streamed.
The 10:30am service You can download a PDF copy of the service bulletin here.
This Sunday’s lectionary readings are: Jeremiah 23:1-6, Psalm 46, Acts 3:17-26, and Luke 23:35-43.
You’ll also notice that there are links in the offertory section to take you out to two different means of giving electronically. You can give online through Breeze or you can text a donation through Breeze at 607-882-6551. Good Shepherd also has a PayPal account. As always, thank you for your great generosity and kind support.
Catching Up…
Last Sunday’s Sermon Last Sunday, Matt preached on Acts 3:11-16. You can listen or watch ‘The Author of Life’ here. You can find previous sermons here.
Christian Education If you missed Christian Ed on Sunday, we continued our Christian Education series for adults built around Carl Trueman’s book, “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.” You can watch that class here. You can find previous classes here.
Zoom Morning Prayer This service normally meets online by zoom at 7am Monday through Friday. The liturgy and readings are available each day at www.dailyoffice2019.com. Join the parish email list and look for a weekly email invitation in your inbox.
Morning prayer will not be meeting during the week of Thanksgiving.
Preventing Grace Did you know that Matt and Anne have a podcast? Most weeks they cover topics like church polity, raising children, current events, and baking bread. In this week’s installment, ‘Good or Bad Patriarchy‘, Anne and Matt talk about a beauty pageant in New Hampshire won by a very large man pretending to be a woman and how men identifying as women are erasing real women and extending a brutal form of patriarchy. They talk about how there can either be a good and benevolent patriarchy (see the bible) or a cruel malicious one but there will always be patriarchy. They also discuss Freud, Marx, and critical theory.
Miss an episode? You can find many previous recordings here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday we continued our series on the miracles of Jesus. The third miracle of Jesus was the Healing of a Man Possessed by a Demon in Capernaum (Mark 1:21-28, Luke 4:33-37). You can watch here.
Miss a class? You can find all of the previous classes in this series and previous series here.
Thursday Evening Beginner’s Bible Study The Thursday evening study meets in person at 6pm in the classroom area. The class is working through the book of Judges. This is a great place to connect with others and learn more about what God has to say to us through his word.
The Thursday evening Beginner’s Bible Study will not be meeting on November 23rd. They will resume meeting on the following week.
Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study The Men’s bible study meets at 6am each Friday morning, and they are currently studying the book of Jeremiah.
The Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study will not be meeting on November 25th. They will resume meeting on the following week.
Women’s Bible Study This study is meeting at 4:30 pm on Friday afternoons in the Parish Hall. Anne Kennedy is leading and they are discussing the book of Proverbs. Children are welcome—as in, we hope to have some childcare available. If you’d like to join by zoom, please join the church email list and look for a link in the weekly update email.
The Women’s Bible Study will not be meeting on November 25th. They will resume meeting on the following week.
| Weekly Bible Reading | |
| Monday
November 21 |
Psalm 58, 60
Isa 34 Luke 5:1-16 |
| Tuesday
November 22 |
Psalm 63, 64
Isa 35 Luke 5:17-end |
| Wednesday
November 23 |
Psalm 65, 67
Isa 36 Luke 6:1-19 |
| Thursday
November 24 |
Psalm 68:19-36
Isa 37 Luke 6:20-38 |
| Friday
November 25 |
Psalm 69:19-38
Isa 38 Luke 6:39—7:10 |
| Saturday
November 26
|
Psalm 70, 72
Isa 39 Luke 7:11-35 |
| Sunday
November 27 |
Psalm 73
Isa 40 Luke 7:36-end |
| Serving at Good Shepherd November 20, 2022 | Serving at Good Shepherd November 27, 2022 |
| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 8am Reader: Colleen Kenny-Kuk 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Supporting Clergy: Bob Carlson 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Scott Pineau 10:30am Crucifer: Tal Pineau 10:30am Acolytes: Abigail and Cadence Radman 10:30am Usher: Fred Urda Tellers: Niklas Boeker, Nick Restino Altar Guild: Karen Carlton Nursery: Carrie, Murielle and Tal Prayer: TBA Shepherds Bowl: No Shepherd’s Bowl, Thanksgiving |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Jonathan Groves 8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 8am Reader: Terry Ray 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Bob Carlson 10:30am Preacher: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Supporting Clergy: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Christine Osgood 10:30am Crucifer: Aedan Kennedy 10:30am Acolytes: Murielle & Gwendolyn 10:30am Usher: Ben Murphy Tellers: Tom Dinnel & Eric Radman Altar Guild: Mary Restino Nursery: Anna, Timothy, and Addy Prayer: Anne Thompson Shepherds Bowl: Pete Putano with Team 1 |
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