What’s Happening at Good Shepherd
Potluck! This Sunday is the first Sunday of the month, which means it’s time for another potluck!
This month’s theme will be Apps Only. Please consider bringing a dish of your favorite appetizers to share, but come and have lunch even if you don’t!
Please remember to clean up after yourself and your family.
Trunk or Treat This year’s Trunk or Treat was very well attended by neighborhood and Good Shepherd families alike.
Twelve families brought trunks packed with goodies and decorations, and several of the young adults manned the refreshment stand, serving coffee, cider, and baked goods.
It was a joy to be able to serve the neighborhood and to spend an evening together. Thanks to all who came out and shared their time (and candy!)
St. Nicholas Fair and Bake Sale Saturday, December 10th, from 10am-3pm, Good Shepherd will be having a Christmas Bake Sale in the Parish Hall! Come and enjoy coffee, cider, hot chocolate, cookies, games, and other festivities! If you would like to bake something delicious for someone to buy, please let Jonathan know. All proceeds will be used to help fund training for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. We hope to see you there!
Prayer Offered Good Shepherd has resumed offering Prayer on the side altar during Communion. Beginning this 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 newly formed 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.
Choral Evensong An Evensong service is a centuries old liturgy for evening prayer that is almost entirely sung, by both the choir and congregation. Join us for a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday evening, November 20, 2022 at 5:00pm.
Music will include various styles of plainsong or chant, a short anthem, and congregational hymns.
Giftable Jams and Jellies Good Shepherd will be hosting a beginner canning class on jams and jellies.
There will be a small fee associated for supplies, and each participant will take home some of the items made in the course. Please see Jenn Fowler or Steph for more details.
Volunteers for Tech Team Are you a technologically capable person who would like to serve the church with your gifts? Good Shepherd is looking add a volunteer team to run sound and the livestream for our services. If this is a ministry that interests you, please reach out to Micah.
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.
Please see the paper bulletin for more information on times and places!
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 to 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.
This Sunday’s lectionary readings are: Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 149, Acts 3:1-10, and Luke 6:20-26.
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 2:42-47. You can listen or watch ‘They Devoted Themselves’ here. You can find previous sermons here.
Christian Education If you missed Christian Ed on Sunday, we continued our Christian Education series for adults built around Carl Trueman’s book, “The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self.” You can watch that class here. You can find previous classes here.
Zoom Morning Prayer This service normally 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.
Preventing Grace Did you know that Matt and Anne have a podcast? Most weeks they cover topics like church polity, raising children, current events, and baking bread. In this week’s installment, ‘Farewell Revoice‘, they talk about Anne’s sleeping injury, Elon Musk, Revoice’s full embrace of Queer Theory categories, and the danger of ‘Spiritual Friendship.’ They also talk about why its fine and good to celebration Reformation Day and whether children should dress up like their favorite novelists for Halloween.”
Miss an episode? You can find many previous recordings here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday we continue our series on the miracles of Jesus. The second miracle Jesus performs is The Healing of the Royal Official’s Son from John 4:46-54. You can watch 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 study meets in person at 6pm in the classroom area. The class is working through the book of Judges. 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 discussing 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
November 7 |
Psalm 20, 21
Isa 20 Mark 14:1-25 |
| Tuesday
November 8 |
Psalm 23, 24
Isa 21 Mark 14:26-52 |
| Wednesday
November 9 |
Psalm 27
Isa 22 Mark 14:53-end |
| Thursday
November 10 |
Psalm 31
Isa 23 Mark 15 |
| Friday
November 11 |
Psalm 33
Isa 24 Mark 16 |
| Saturday
November 12
|
Psalm 35
Isa 25 Luke 1:1-23 |
| Sunday
November 13 |
Psalm 38
Isa 26 Luke 1:24-56 |
| Serving at Good Shepherd November 6, 2022 | Serving at Good Shepherd November 13, 2022 |
| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 8am Reader: Terry Ray 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Preacher: Bob Carlson 10:30am Supporting Clergy: Bob Carlson 10:30am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 10:30am Reader: Ronnie Murphy 10:30am Crucifer: Jonah Carlton 10:30am Acolytes: Seth Carlton and Addy Pineau 10:30am Usher: Scott Pineau Tellers: Chris Jones, Bruce Layman Altar Guild: Christine Osgood Nursery: Kariah, Tal, Murielle Prayer: Joyce Carlson Shepherds Bowl: Joyce Carlson with Team 2 Potluck: Apps Only (Appetizers) |
8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 8am Reader: Assistant 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Bob Carlson 10:30am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Supporting Clergy: Bob Carlson 10:30am Assistant: Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Liz Hull 10:30am Crucifer: Silvan Pineau 10:30am Acolytes: Sophia and Selah Lane 10:30am Usher: Jason Carlton Tellers: Nicklas Boeker, Nick Restino Altar Guild: Karen Berman Nursery: Carrie, Murielle, Tal Prayer: Jenn Fowler Shepherds Bowl: Thanksgiving, No Shepherd’s Bowl |
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