Good Shepherd Kid’s Music Camp On August 15, 16, and 17, from 5:30-7:30pm. Good Shepherd will be hosting a kid’s music camp. This will be a time of learning more about music, and how it is utilized to worship God. A light snack and refreshment will be provided. If you have a child age 6 and up that you would like to attend, please contact the Good Shepherd Music Director, Michael Berman.
There will be an adult music workshop on Saturday, August 19th from 10am to noon. Please talk to Michael Berman for more information.
Chili & Cornbread Cookoff! This year’s chili and cornbread cookoff was very well attended. We had seven entries for chili and three entries for cornbread.
The winners were:
Traditional Chili
The Purist by Anne Kennedy
Non-Traditional Chili
Chicken Spice (and everything nice) by Bonnie Rios
Cornbread
Eileen Myer
Thank you to everyone who participated and to all who judged.
Church Picnic Good Shepherd’s annual Church Picnic will return to Cole Park for the first time since 2018! The big change to note is that the picnic will be on a Saturday this year, which we hope will make it easier to both attend and facilitate. Please mark your calendars for September 9, and keep an eye out for more information in the coming months!
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.
The Food Pantry’s most pressing needs currently are:
- Spaghetti sauce
- Canned fruit
- Canned soups (those with protein are especially appreciated)
Thank you to all the folks who have been so generous with their donations! The variety, quality & consistency of what the food pantry is offering to those in our parish & outreach who need help is much improved!
Confirmation Classes Matt will be hosting a series of confirmation classes by Zoom in September. These classes are for people who have been baptized as young children or in other traditions but have not made a profession of faith in the Anglican tradition for themselves. Confirmation is one of the sacraments, and is a way for the Christian to step forward into a fuller membership within the church body. If you would like access to this class, please email the office or let Stephanie know.
Sunday Worship and Holy Eucharist
The 8am service This service includes readings from the Bible, a sermon, offering, confession, and communion. There is no music during this service. The 8am service is not currently being live-streamed.
The 10:30am service This is a full traditional Anglican Holy Eucharist service, including readings from the Bible, music, a sermon, confession, and communion. This service is available for livestream on our Facebook page. You can download a PDF copy of this week’s service bulletin here.
This Sunday’s lectionary readings are: Jonah 2:1-10, Psalm 29, Acts 9:31-43, and Matthew 14:22-33.
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 9:20-31. You can watch or listen to it here.
Christian Education Last Sunday Matt continued our summer Christian Education series on the Homilies, with the sixth homily, On Christian Love.
Our friend, Dr. Lee Gatiss, has recently published a modern version of the Homilies (the older ones are written in King James style English) which we will be using throughout the series and which you can purchase here. You don’t need to buy it to follow along in the class though since there will be notes and guides each Sunday.
You can catch that class here.
You can find previous classes here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday we continued our study on the book of 1 Samuel. You can watch that class here.
Preventing Grace Did you know that Matt and Anne have a podcast? In this week episode, ‘The Incarnation of Jesus and “The Gender of God”‘, Matt and Anne continue to discuss Amy Peeler’s book “The Gender of God,” focusing in particular on the question of the Incarnation. Does the fact that no man was involved in Jesus’ conception make Jesus a different sort of man, a male with a special feminine aspect to his nature that enables him to be the savior of both men and women? They also toward the end remember faithfulness of Bishop Herzog who passed away last week.
You can find their podcast available on most platforms.
You can catch up on older episodes here.
The Cranmer Fellows Podcast (CFP) explores pastoral ministry and theology from an Anglican perspective. CFP is a project that Jon and Matt have undertaken in order to 1) encapsulate the pastoral training Matt has given men over the years into an accessible resource and 2) serve as a door to, we pray, a future program to train more people for ministry. Though geared toward the pastor, ministry leader, and pastor-in-training, what Jon and Matt talk about is applicable to all Christians!
There is no new podcast episode this week. We hope to be back with another episode next week.
Here is a link where you can listen to previous episodes! https://anchor.fm/
You can subscribe to CFP on all major platforms.
Ongoing Ministries
Intercessor Ministry Good Shepherd has resumed offering Prayer on the side altar during Communion. On any given 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 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.
Audio-Video Team Are you a technologically capable person who would like to serve the church with your gifts? Good Shepherd is adding a volunteer team to run sound and the livestream for the 10:30 Sunday service. If this is a ministry that interests you, please reach out to Micah.
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.
Morning prayer is on hiatus until September.
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.
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. Many of the groups are on hiatus for the summer.
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 gospel of Mark.
Friday Morning Men’s Bible Study Each week 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 1 John.
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 Hosea. If you’d like to join by zoom, please join the church email list and look for a link in the weekly update email.
Women’s Bible Study is on hiatus.
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 will be meeting ad hoc for special events over the summer.
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.
| Daily Lectionary, Year I
60 Day Psalter Cycle |
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| Monday
August 14 |
Psalm 107:1-22 2 Sam 2 Rom 14 |
| Tuesday
August 15 |
Psalm 108,110 2 Sam 3 Luke 1:26-38 |
| Wednesday
August 16 |
Psalm 111, 112 2 Sam 4 Rom 15 |
| Thursday
August 17 |
Psalm 115 2 Sam 5 Rom 16 |
| Friday
August 18 |
Psalm 119:1-24 2 Sam 6 Phil 1:1-11 |
| Saturday
August 19 |
Psalm 119:49-72 2 Sam 7 Phil 1:12-end |
| Sunday
August 20
|
Psalm 119:89-104 2 Sam 8 Phil 2:1-11 |
Serving at Good Shepherd August 13, 2023 |
Serving at Good Shepherd August 20, 2023 |
| 8:00am Service Celebrant: Jonathan Groves Preacher: Matt Kennedy Supporting Clergy: Anne Kennedy Reader: Terry Ray Usher: Terry Ray10:30am Service Celebrant: Bob Carlson Preacher: Matt Kennedy Supporting Clergy: Anne Kennedy Deacon: Roy Van Demark Reader: Ronnie Murphy Intercessor: Anne Thompson Crucifer: Jonah Carlton Acolytes: Seth Carlton, Abigail Radman Usher: Scott Pineau, sub Tellers: Chris Jones, Bruce Layman Altar Guild: Karen Berman |
8:00am Service Celebrant: Jonathan Groves Preacher: Matt Kennedy Supporting Clergy: Anne Kennedy Reader: Clergy Usher: Terry Ray10:30am Service Celebrant: Jonathan Groves Preacher: Matt Kennedy Supporting Clergy: Bob Carlson, Anne Kennedy Reader: Liz Hull Intercessor: SUB Crucifer: Addy Pineau Acolytes: Sophia and Selah Lane Usher: Jason Carlton, Sub Tellers: Mark and Timothy Dreher Altar Guild: Karen Carlton |
The Staff of Church of the Good Shepherd |
The Vestry of the Good Shepherd |
| Rector: Matthew Kennedy Assistant Rector: Jonathan Groves Assisting: Anne Kennedy Director of Operations: Micah Lovell Director of Music: Michael Berman Admin. Assistant to the Rev. Kennedy: Mrs. Stephanie Warner Director of Children’s Ministry: Anna Dreher Janitor: Mr. Mike Roseboom |
Senior Warden: Tom Dinnel Junior Warden: Scott Pineau Treasurer: Christopher Emmons Mary Restino Kariah Manwaring Christopher Jones Bill Lane Sarah Dreher |
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