Annual Meeting The 149th Good Shepherd Annual Meeting date has been changed and will now begin immediately following the 10:30 service on February 19th.
The annual meeting is a time when the congregation hears an annual report on the general state of the church, votes to fill any open seats on vestry, discusses upcoming church business, and reviews both the previous and upcoming budgets.
We will also have our annual coffee competition to decide the official coffee of Good Shepherd for the 2023 year.
Change for Life It’s time for our annual collection to help Life Choices Pregnancy Resource Center.
Change for Life is an easy way that we as a church can help those in need at Life Choices Center. Simply pick up a baby bottle, fill it with cash, check or coins and return to the church. Checks should be made out to Life Choices. Life Choices hopes to raise $60,000 during this year’s Change for Life campaign- all to help women and men in our community before, during, and after unplanned pregnancies. Let’s support them and make this campaign a huge success! To learn more about Life Choices Center, visit LifeChoicesCenter.org. Any questions can be addressed to Christine Osgood.
Shrove Tuesday (known in some countries as ‘Pancake Day’ or ‘Fat Tuesday’) is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This year it falls on February 21. ‘Shrove’ comes from the Latin word ‘shrive’, and means ‘absolution’. It is thought that the tradition started when families would eat all of the fatty, rich foods in the house so as not to be tempted during the penitent season of Lent.
Good Shepherd hosts a free pancake and sausage supper from 4:30 to 6pm to mark the day, which is followed immediately by a short ceremony in which all of the palm fronds from Palm Sunday of the previous year are burned to produce the ashes that are used for Ash Wednesday. If you would like to help, please contact Steph Warner.
Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is a day of reflection in the Christian tradition. On this day that begins the Lenten season, Christians all over the world come together and have ashes imposed upon their foreheads as a reminder that we are all sinners and to “remember that we are made of dust, and to dust we shall return”.
The ashes are imposed in the shape of a cross to remind us that Christ bore the weight of our sins on the cross and ultimately defeated death to offer salvation to all who would come to him. The Ash Wednesday services this year are on February 22nd at 7am and 6pm.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Training Helpers
Anne is looking for people to help her with the practical details of the upcoming CGS training. The training will be meeting one weekend a month for almost a year, beginning in April, and there will be a good amount of setup, take down, meals, and logistical odds and ends to make it go smoothly. She would love help in big and small ways. If you’re interested, please email or text her or the office. Participants will be coming from all over the region, and we are looking forward to welcoming some of Good Shepherd’s diaspora. Anne promises a fun time for all helpers! Thank you!
Good Shepherd Food Pantry Did you know that Good Shepherd has a member food pantry? This pantry is a small room off the kitchen and is open to all members of Good Shepherd.
Please feel free to pick up a few items for the pantry when doing your household shopping if you have the ability. We are currently running low on soups, peanut butter, cereals, and general non-perishables.
If you are in need of food, please do make use of the supplies 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.
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.
Sunday Worship and Holy Eucharist
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: Isaiah 49:1-7, Psalm 67, Acts 5:1-11, and Matthew 9:35-38.
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 4:32-37. You can listen or watch ‘There Was Not A Needy Person Among Them’ here. You can find previous sermons here.
Christian Education This 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.
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. Matt and Anne took the weekend off, but will be back with a new episode next week.
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.
You can watch the recording 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.
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.
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 studying the book of Daniel. 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.
| Weekly Bible Reading | |
| Monday
February 13 |
Psalm 107:1-22
Gen 43 Matt 3 |
| Tuesday
February 14 |
Psalm 108, 110
Gen 44 Matt 4 |
| Wednesday
February 15 |
Psalm 111, 112
Gen 45 Matt 5:1-20 |
| Thursday
February 16 |
Psalm 115
Gen 46 Matt 5:21-48 |
| Friday
February 17 |
Psalm 119:1-24
Gen 47 Matt 6:1-18 |
| Saturday
February 18
|
Psalm 119:49-72
Gen 48 Matt 6:19-end |
| Sunday
February 19 |
Psalm 119:89-104
Gen 49 Matt 7 |
| Serving at Good Shepherd February 12, 2023 | Serving at Good Shepherd February 19, 2023 |
| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Jonathan Groves 8am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 8am Reader: Colleen Kenny-Kuk 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Preacher: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Supporting Clergy: Bob Carlson 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Jenn Fowler 10:30am Intercessor: Carrie Nelson 10:30am Crucifer: Rowan Kennedy 10:30am Acolytes: Elinor Kennedy, Ellie Pineau 10:30am Usher: Ben Manwaring Tellers: Sub, Don Dean Altar Guild: Mary Restino Nursery: Anna, Timothy, Tal Shepherds Bowl: Stephanie Warner with Team 3 |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 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: Bob Carlson 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Ronnie Murphy 10:30am Intercessor: Peggy Hughes 10:30am Crucifer: Jonah Carlton 10:30am Acolytes: Seth Carlton, Addy Pineau 10:30am Usher: Scott Pineau Tellers: Chris Jones, Bruce Layman Altar Guild: Christine Osgood Nursery: Kariah, Addy, Murielle Shepherds Bowl: Jonathan Groves with Team 4 |
| The Staff of Church of the Good Shepherd | The Vestry of the Good Shepherd |
| The Rev. Matthew Kennedy The Rev. Jonathan Groves Mrs. Anne Kennedy Director of Operations: Mr. Micah Lovell Director of Music: Mr. Michael Berman Admin. Assistant to the Rev. Kennedy: Mrs. Stephanie Warner Sexton: Mr. Mike Roseboom |
Senior Warden: Tom Dinnel Junior Warden: Scott Pineau Treasurer: Christopher Emmons Mary Restino Kariah Manwaring Christopher Jones (vacant) (vacant) |
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