What’s Happening at Good Shepherd This Week
Catechesis Schedule Change Modified Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is now happening during Christian Ed time at 9:15.
Ordination Last week, many Good Shepherd friends and family were at Synod to witness both Ife and Tyler be ordained in the Anglican church as a presbyter and deacon. Both of their lives will be changing drastically over the next few months. Please join us in praying for them and their families as part of your regular intercessions.
Installation Service On July 10th at 10am, The Rev. Ife Ojetayo will be installed as rector at Holy Trinity Church in Syracuse, NY.
If you would like to attend, but are unable to get transportation, please contact the office and we will try to get you a ride.
Large Print Bulletins are available upon request for both services. If you need a large print bulletin, please contact the office before next Sunday’s services.
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.
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. We are utilizing the honor system for masking and will not ask for proof of vaccination.
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. 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. Be sure to uncheck the box that says, “paying for goods and services” at the bottom or paypal will charge Good Shepherd a fee. As always, thank you for your great generosity and kind support.
The lectionary readings for this week are: Job 38:1-11, 16-18, 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, Mark 4:35-41.
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.
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.
Catching Up…
Last Sunday’s Sermon Last week Jonathan Groves preached on Mark 4:26-34. You can find his sermon ‘The Growing Seed, the Mustard Tree, and the Kingdom of God’ here.
Christian Education If you missed Christian Ed last Sunday, we continued our series on The 39 Articles. You can watch it here. You can watch previous classes 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. The Kennedys took a break from podcasting this week and rest from all the excitement of our diocesan synod last weekend.
Miss an episode? You can catch up on all of the older podcasts here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday morning we studied chapters 1 & 2 of Amos. You can find that study 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 bible study remains on hiatus.
Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study The Men’s bible study meets at 6am each Friday morning.
Weekly Bible Readings
Serving at Good Shepherd
| Serving at Good Shepherd June 20, 2021 | Serving at Good Shepherd June 27, 2021 |
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| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy Reader (8:00): Pastoral Assistant Usher (8:00): Terry Ray, Usher (10:30): Micah Lovell Reader (10:30): Scott Pineau Crucifer: Silvan Pineau Acolytes: Talitha and Adaliah Pineau Altar: Mary Schuster Shepherd’s Bowl: Don Dean with Team 4 Tellers: Helen Cetton and Chris Jones |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy Reader (8:00): Terry Ray Usher (8:00): Terry Ray Usher (10:30): Ben Murphy Reader (10:30): Christine Osgood Crucifer: Aedan Kennedy Acolytes: Rowan and Gwendolyn Kennedy Altar: Christine Osgood Shepherd’s Bowl: Pete Putano Tellers: Helen Cetton and Martha Rice |
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