What’s Happening at Good Shepherd This Week
Thursday Evening Bible Study The Thursday evening bible study has just concluded its study of the book of Ecclesiastes. Matt is taking a few weeks to decide what book to start studying next.
If you have a book that you would like him to consider, please send a message to Matt or the office, both by email to let us know.
We are also considering moving the study to the Zoom platform. Please let us know if you have any preference between Zoom and Facebook as platforms.
Zoom Morning Prayer This service meets online by zoom at 7am Monday through Friday. The liturgy and readings are available each day at www.dailyoffice2019.com. This is a great way to get back to reading the bible and prayer. Join the parish email list and look for a daily email invitation in your inbox.
Zoom Mission Group There are currently two NEW groups meeting entirely by zoom. Please contact Jon for more information!
Stations of the Cross Our sister church, St. Andrew’s Anglican, (300 Wendell St, Endicott, NY 13760) is going to be having a Stations of The Cross service every Friday during Lent at 5:30pm, and has extended an invitation to the Good Shepherd community to join them.
Sunday Morning Worship
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 wear masks and remain socially distanced throughout the service. The 8am service is not currently being live-streamed.
The 10:30am service is currently observing ‘restaurant-style’ masking guidelines which means that while seated, masks are optional. We ask that those attending wear masks when entering, leaving, or walking from one place to another (unless you are unable due to health reasons) and practice social distancing of at least six feet between your family and the next grouping. Once seated, masks are optional.
You can download the bulletin, including the scripture readings 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. If you would like to send your tithe digitally, these are the best ways to do so. You can still send your tithe in by traditional mail as well.
The 10:30 service is also available via livestream. You can access the stream at this link. The stream begins every Sunday at 10:20am but the service does not start until 10:30am. If you do not have a Facebook account, you will still be able to view all of the services, classes, and studies.
This Sunday’s Lectionary Readings are: Genesis 22:1-14, Romans 8:31-39, and John 19:12-22.
Christian Education begins at 9:15am and will continue to be live-streamed, however the class is open to the public with the same guidelines as the 10:30 service. It will be will be available at this link.
We will continue our Q and A this Sunday beginning at 9:15am eastern. We have four questions left, 1. a question about women’s ministry roles in the diocese and congregation, 2. a question about Jesus’ baptism and its implications, 3. a question about the imprecatory psalms, and 4. a question about tattoos. If you have a question feel free to send it in.
Catching Up…
Last Sunday’s Sermon Did you miss last Sunday’s sermon? Last week, Tyler preached on John 18:38-19:11. You can catch the sermon, “Not This Man, But Barabbas” here.
Christian Education If you missed Christian Ed last Sunday, Matt continued our current series on the Christian Classics by concluding the discussion on the first century anonymous work, “The Didache”. You can read it here. It is very brief. The Didache consists primarily of moral teachings, instructions about Baptism and Communion, and several sections on church order and discipline. It provides a fascinating glimpse into Christian lives and the church during the first century. We then moved into a Q & A portion. You can watch it here. You can catch the earlier classes in this series and much more at this link.
Preventing Grace Podcast Did you know that Matt and Anne have a podcast? They talk about everything from church polity to rustic breads. In this episode, ‘There But For the Grace of God Go I’, Matt and Anne discuss the assertion that Christian leaders who recognize that they are capable of doing horrible things apart from God’s grace are spiritually unhealthy.
Miss an episode? You can catch up on all of the older podcasts here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday morning, we continued our study of the minor prophets in the book of Hosea, beginning in chapter 12. You can catch the recording here.
Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study The Men’s bible study meets at 6am each Friday morning.
Serving at Good Shepherd
| February 28, 2021 | March 7, 2021 |
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| 8am Celebrant: Bob Calrson Reader (8:00): Pastoral Assistant Usher (8:00): Terry Ray Reader (10:30): Micah Lovell Crucifer (10:30): Aedan Kennedy Acolytes (10:30): Gwendolyn and Rowan Kennedy Usher (10:30): Scott Pineau Altar: Karen Berman Tellers: Helen Cetton and Tom Dinnel Shepherd’s Bowl: Pete Putano with Team 1 |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy Reader (8:00): Pastoral Assistant Usher (8:00): Terry Ray Reader (10:30): Scott Pineau Crucifer (10:30): Silvan Pineau Acolytes (10:30): Talitha and Adaliah Pineau Usher (10:30): Micah Lovell Altar: Helen Cetton Shepherd’s Bowl: Joyce Carlson with Team 2 |
Weekly Bible Readings
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