What’s Happening at Good Shepherd This Week
Change for Life! It is time for our annual Life Choices Baby Bottle Drive. Life Choices has served men and women before, during and after unplanned pregnancies since 1992. During the pandemic, they had 67 new clients, and 149 group parenting classes were attended (229% increase from 2019)! They gave out 334 packages of diapers & wipes among other supplies. They change lives and need our change to do it.
Please feel free to pick up a baby bottle at the usher’s table and fill it over the next month with cash and change to be returned on May 30th. Instructions for giving by check are at the table.
There is also a new online component. You can now give electronically or see how much Good Shepherd has raised so far this year here.
Episcopal Visit Bishop Dobbs will be joining us for worship on May 30th. It is traditional to have confirmations and receptions during episcopal visits. Please let us know if you would like to be confirmed or received while he is here with us.
Ordination Invitation On June 12th at 10:30am Ife and Tyler will be ordained at this year’s annual diocesan synod. Ife will be ordained as a priest, and Tyler as a deacon. We have been given permission to invite the congregation to the service without registration. The ceremony will be held at Immanuel Leidy’s Church in Souderton, PA.
If you would like to attend, but need transportation, please contact the office and we will try to coordinate a ride.
For more information on the 2021 Anglican Diocese of the Living Word’s Annual synod, please click here.
Altar Flowers For all the grief that we have endured during covid, one bright spot is that we are rethinking the way we provide flowers for the Altar. For years we have outsourced this work and, for a small fee, been delivered two vases of flowers every week. When everything shut down, so did our flower delivery. Now, a year later, we would like to try something new.
Beginning in May, we are inviting those who love this sort of thing to contact Steph or Anne. We would like to put together a rotation of people to do the flowers themselves. The small amount of money we paid before would be available to the person on duty that week if they would like to purchase and arrange the flowers. We also welcome those who garden to arrange flowers that they themselves grow. We are working out some guidelines for this ministry (like, that we would like to have the usual two vases of flowers, and, that if you do the flowers for the church, the Altar Guild will be welcome to give the flowers away to visitors and those with birthdays and anniversaries) so please let us know if you would like to participate!
Many Thanks from Stephanie and Anne
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.
Zoom Mission Group There are currently two NEW groups meeting entirely by zoom. Please contact Jon for more information!
Sunday Morning Worship
Both the 8am and the 10:30 services are meeting in person.
The lectionary readings for this Sunday are: Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:15-23, and Luke 24:44-53.
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.
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.
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 Matt Kennedy preached on John 21:20-25. You can find his sermon ‘Follow Me’ 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.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday Morning we continued our study of the book of the prophet Joel. We pick up in chapter 2 wherein God promises to “restore the years the locusts have eaten…” Sin brings devastation, but God restores all that sin has ruined. You can watch the class here. You can catch up on previous classes 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 May 16, 2021 | Serving at Good Shepherd May 23, 2021 |
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| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy Reader (8:00): Pastoral Assistant Usher (8:00): Terry Ray Reader (10:30): Scott Pineau Usher (10:30): Micah Lovell Crucifer: Silvan Pineau Acolytes: Talitha and Adaliah Pineau Altar: Mary Schuster Shepherd’s Bowl: Martha Rice with Team 3 Tellers: Helen Cetton, Martha Rice |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy Reader (8:00): Pastoral Assistant Usher (8:00): Terry Ray Reader (10:30): Christine Osgood Usher (10:30): Ben Murphy Crucifer: Aedan Kennedy Acolytes: Rowan and Gwendolyn Kennedy Altar: Christine Osgood Shepherd’s Bowl: Don Dean with Team 4 Tellers: Martha Rice and Stephanie Warner |
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