What’s Happening at Good Shepherd This Week
An Invitation Please join the Pineau and Kennedy families as they celebrate the graduation of Silvan and Aedan!
Everyone is invited to come to the Kennedy home this Sunday from 2-4pm.
If you’d like to bring a dish to share, please feel free to do so.
Confirmation and Reception Bishop Dobbs will visit Good Shepherd on Sunday, September 18th. That doesn’t leave a lot of time to prepare for confirmation, but there is still time. So far four people have indicated they would like to take the classes (usually about 4 sessions). If you were baptized as an infant and would like to affirm your baptismal vows publicly as an adult believer in Jesus Christ and be blessed by the bishop, Confirmation is the way Anglicans do that. If you are not an Anglican and would like to be one, Confirmation is the way to do that. If you have already been Confirmed in another denomination but would like to become an Anglican, the bishop will also be doing Receptions. Please let me know by responding to this email if you are interested in being either Confirmed or Received!
Because people live far distances from Good Shepherd, the classes will be held over Zoom and they will all be recorded.
Youth Group Lake Outing The Carlton family has graciously invited the youth group, their families, and anyone who volunteered with the youth group this year to their cottage on August 31st from 3-8pm. The day will include swimming, grilling, and (possibly) a campfire!
Please contact Jon Groves for more info and to RSVP.
Church Picnic This year’s church picnic is scheduled for Sunday, September 11. The last church picnic was held in 2019, and we’d really love to make the first one since then special.
We hope to put together a committee to help plan and execute the picnic. If you are interested in being part of that process, please contact Micah or Steph.
More information to come as we get closer to the date!
Acolyte Training Today after the 10:30 service there will be an acolyte and crucifer training. If your children are acolytes or crucifers please make sure that they stay after the service for a quick training session.
Book Study of Generation to Generation The first meeting of the Generation to Generation book study was last week, and was very well attended. In this first meeting, we introduced some of the concepts from the first part of chapter one.
We plan to meet every month as we work through the book. If you would like to join us, or if you’d like to watch the recordings, please email the office.
Chili Cookoff! This year’s annual chili cookoff will be held on October 2 directly after the 10:30 service. We’ll have three categories:
- Meat (traditional pork/beef-based chili)
- Vegetarian
- Non-Traditional (white chili, chicken chili, etc.)
If you would like to enter the competition, please make sure your chili is present before the 10:30 service, labeled with your name and the name of your chili.
If you would like to be a judge, please let Steph know.
Employment Opportunity Good Shepherd is looking to hire a custodian in a part time capacity. This is a 10-12 hour time commitment each week. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this position, please reach out to Micah.
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 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. One of the joys of having a fully digital bulletin is that we are free to use color! You’ll find that some of the artwork and many of the directions are in full color.
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. If you choose to give via PayPal you can avoid fees by paying directly from your bank. As always, thank you for your great generosity and kind support.
The lectionary readings for this week are: Isaiah 28:14-22, Psalm 46, Hebrews 12:15-29, and Luke 13:22-30.
Shepherd’s Bowl Community Dinner A Community Dinner is served every Thursday evening at 5:30pm in the parish hall, a fresh tasty meal served by cheerful volunteers. This is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere for church and community members to come and enjoy, regardless of income. Terry Ray leads a beginners Bible study at 6:00 and anyone is welcome to attend. Please find our page on Facebook, Shepherd’s Bowl Free Community Meal, and follow, like and share posts, and invite friends. It all helps! As we try to regrow our attendance, we especially invite church members to come and eat and help welcome visitors. We are also in need of volunteers. If you’d like to join a team, can be available as a sub, or are even interested in being a cook, contact Martha Rice or Mary Schuster.
Catching Up…
Last Sunday’s Sermon Last week Mr. Micah Lovell preached on Hebrews 12:1-14. You can listen or watch ‘He Disciplines Us For Our Good’ here. You can find previous sermons here.
Christian Education If you missed Christian Ed on Sunday, Jonathan taught about typology.
You can catch that class here.
You can find previous Christian Education classes here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday Morning we continued our series on The Parables of Christ. You can watch here. We’ll move through the parables chronologically, beginning with the earliest recorded ones and finishing off with his last parables in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. 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. Mr. Terry Ray is leading the class through the book of Psalms. 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 beginning 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.
Weekly Bible Reading
| Monday | Psalm 120, 121
Amos 3 John 18:1-27 |
| Tuesday | Psalm 124, 125, 126
Amos 4 John 18:28-end |
| Wednesday | Psalm 129, 130, 131
Amos 5 John 19:1-37 |
| Thursday | Psalm 134, 135
Amos 6 John 19:38-end |
| Friday | Psalm 137, 138
Amos 7 John 20 |
| Saturday | Psalm 141, 142
Amos 8 John 21 |
| Sunday | Psalm 143
Amos 9 Matt 1:1-17 |
| Serving at Good Shepherd August 21, 2022 | Serving at Good Shepherd August 28, 2022 |
| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 8am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 8am Reader: Assistant 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Brett Dewing 10:30am Crucifer: Rowan Kennedy 10:30am Acolytes: Murielle and Elinor Kennedy 10:30am Usher: Ben Manwaring Tellers: Scott Pineau, Don Dean Altar Guild: Karen Berman Nursery: Anna & Timothy Dreher Shepherds Bowl: Jonathan Groves with Team 4 |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Jonathan Groves 8am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 8am Reader: Terry Ray 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Preacher: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Ronnie Murphy 10:30am Crucifer: Jonah Carlton 10:30am Acolytes: Seth Carlton and substitute 10:30am Usher: Scott Pineau Tellers: Chris Jones, Bruce Layman Altar Guild: Karen Carlton Nursery: Kariah, Gwendolyn and Addie Shepherds Bowl: Pete Putano with Team 1 |
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