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Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday April 2, 2022
Tenebrae 7:30pm, April 5, 2022
Maundy Thursday 7:00pm, April 6, 2022
Good Friday 12:00pm, April 7, 2022
Stations of the Cross 7:30pm, April 7, 2022
The Great Vigil 7:30pm, April 8, 2022
Streaming During Holy Week
Because of the heavy workload for all the staff during Holy Week we’ve made the difficult decision not to livestream the services since it involves a great deal of time and labor. Please join us in person as we observe the Passion of Jesus–his crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection.
Descriptions of Services in Holy Week
Palm Sunday is the day that Christians observe the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Crowds of people greeted him at the city gates with waving palms as the King of the Jews. One short week later, he would be hung upon the cross at Golgotha. The service begins with the Liturgy of the Palms outside the main sanctuary doors on the Saratoga St. entrance.
Tenebrae means “shadows” in Latin. It is a service of word, light and sound. When you arrive for worship you will see two groups of candles lit on the altar table. As readings are read the candles on the altar will be gradually extinguished until the very end of the service when the last candle left lit is removed from the worship space and the whole sanctuary is left in darkness. At that point a loud crash will (should) shatter the silence of the sanctuary. Then, after a moment, the last candle is returned to the sanctuary and the worshippers depart in silence. The gradual darkening of the sanctuary and the crashing noise symbolizes the apparent victory of death, darkness, and chaos over Jesus Christ on the cross. The final candle being removed and returned, symbolizes the truth that through Jesus’ death, God gained victory over all the powers of evil. The Light was not overcome.
Maundy Thursday communion celebrates the humility of Jesus with a ceremonial foot washing. Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lord’s and yet on the night before he died, during the Last Supper, he knelt down and one by one washed his disciples’ feet. He did this to show his disciples and to show you and me how to serve one another with humility and love, being willing even to stoop to the most menial tasks. Maundy Thursday is the last chance for communion until the Great Vigil.
Good Friday At about 3pm on Friday of Holy Week he lifted his eyes up to heaven from the cross and breathed out his last. “It is finished” he said. He was not only referring to his life, but he was also referring to his mission to deal with and defeat once and for all sin, death, and Satan.
Stations of The Cross This is a solemn service. The participants walk through the stations of the cross by candlelight, hearing a brief reading at each, and exit the sanctuary in silence.
The Great Vigil of Easter Along with Tenebrae, the Easter Vigil is one of the most ancient services of the Church. It is the most important service of the entire year and it is the first service of Easter. The service begins in total darkness—the lights of the sanctuary are out and not a candle is burning. Then a fire is lit in a firepot the center of the nave and from that flame all the candles in the sanctuary are lit and the hand-candles in the congregation. Then come readings and psalms, said and sung, by singers and by the whole congregation. The sermon follows and then the first Communion of Easter. The Great Vigil begins at 7:30pm in the sanctuary.
Are you going to Synod?
May 21st is the day following Jon’s ordination as a priest at synod. This will be a very busy weekend for Good Shepherd. We’ll be having our first Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training retreat, and a guest speaker at both of the services. We’ll also have a visit from Darling Lopez, one of our contacts at CHE, one of the missionary organizations that Good Shepherd supports. With everything going on that weekend, we’ll most likely need some hands to help with meals. If you are available, and would be willing to help serve over that weekend, please contact Anna or Anne.
Good Shepherd Food Pantry Needs
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:
Canned Proteins (Chicken, Ham & Tuna)
Chunky or Progresso style soups (with protein)
Ravioli/SpaghettiOs
Thanks to everyone’s generosity we currently have a good supply of Peanut Butter.
Sunday Worship and Holy Eucharist
The 8am service is contemplative, and uses the prayer book. It 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: Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22:1-11; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 27:1-54
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 7:1-16. You can listen or watch ‘The Glory of God Appeared’ here. You can find previous sermons here.
Christian Education Last 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.
Ongoing Ministries
Morning Prayer This group 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.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study meets at 9:05am to walk through different books of the bible, verse by verse. Taught by a member of the pastoral staff in the main room of the parish hall. This class can be viewed in person or online each week by livestream.
This class is currently working on a study focusing on the miracles of Christ.
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.
Shepherd’s Bowl Community Dinner Good Shepherd offers a free nutritious meal to the people of Good Shepherd and the wider community on Thursday evenings from 5:30-6:30. If you are able, this is a great time to get to know others and enjoy a free and delicious meal.
Thursday Evening Bible Study This is a great place to connect with others and learn more about what God has to say to us through his word. The class is taught by The Rev. Jon Groves, and they are studying the book of Mark.
Friday Morning Men’s Bible Study Each week a men gather at 6:30am to share bible study and prayer time together. Men of any age are welcome to attend. If you are interested in learning more about this study, please email Pastor Matt, Jonathan Groves, or contact the church office.
This class is currently studying the book of Jeremiah.
Women’s Bible Study meets at 4:30pm on Friday afternoons in the Parish Hall. Anne Kennedy is leading, and they are currently studying the book of Daniel. If you’d like to join by zoom, please join the church email list and look for a link in the weekly update email.
Good Shepherd Youth Group The Good Shepherd Youth Group serves young adults by providing an engaging context for them to grow in:
1) Maturity in doctrine
2) Faithfulness to Christ
3) Service to others
Youth Group meets Sunday evenings from 6-7:30pm.
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.
If you are in need, please feel free to make use of the pantry. If you’d like more information, please see Jenn Fowler.
Serving at Good Shepherd April 2, 2023
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy
8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy
8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy
8am Reader: Assistant
8am Usher: Terry Ray
10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy
10:30am Preacher: Matt Kennedy
10:30am Supporting Clergy: Anne Kennedy
10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves
10:30am Reader: Liz Hull
10:30am Intercessor: Jenn Fowler
10:30am Crucifer: Silvan Pineau
10:30am Acolytes: Sophia and Selah Lane
10:30am Usher: Jason Carlton
Tellers: Mark and Timothy Dreher
Altar Guild: Karen Carlton
Nursery: Kariah, Gwendolyn, Elinor
Shepherds Bowl: Pete Putano with Team 1
Serving at Good Shepherd April 9, 2023
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: Anne Kennedy
10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves
10:30am Reader: Scott Pineau
10:30am Intercessor: Peggy Hughes
10:30am Crucifer: Jonah Carlton
10:30am Acolytes: Seth Carlton/ Cadence Radman
10:30am Usher: Fred Urda
Tellers: Niklas Boeker, Nick Restino
Altar Guild: Mary Restino
Nursery:
Shepherds Bowl: Jim Hull with Team 2
Weekly Bible Reading
Monday
April 3 Psalm 78:41-73
Leviticus 1
Mark 2:23-3:12
Tuesday
April 4 Psalm 81
Leviticus 8
Mark 3:13-end
Wednesday
April 5 Psalm 84
Leviticus 10
Mark 4:1-34
Thursday
April 6 Psalm 41
Daniel 9
John 13:1-20
Friday
April 7 Psalm 40
Lamentations 3:1-36
John 18
Saturday
April 8 Psalm 88
Lamentations 3:37-58
Hebrews 4
Sunday
April 9 Psalm 118
Exodus 15
Acts 2:22-23
The Staff
Rector: Matthew Kennedy
Assistant Rector: Jonathan Groves
Assisting: Anne Kennedy
Director of Operations: Micah Lovell
Director of Music: Michael Berman
Rectors Admin. Assistant: Stephanie Warner
Sexton: Mike Roseboom
Vestry
Senior Warden: Tom Dinnel
Junior Warden: Scott Pineau
Treasurer: Christopher Emmons
Mary Restino
Kariah Manwaring
Christopher Jones
Bill Lane
Sarah Dreher