What’s Happening at Good Shepherd
Trunk or Treat Good Shepherd’s annual Trunk or Treat is coming up soon! Last year we had a great turnout, and we’d love to get even more people out to share in the festivities.
Not only is this a fun event to go to, it’s also a great opportunity to get to know people in our community. Most people who live right next to our church have never set foot in the building. During the trunk or treat, they’ll get to interact with us in an easy-going environment.
Time: Trunks arrive at Good Shepherd at 5-5:10pm, pass out candy at 5:30pm. You can leave early if you need to, but the event will officially go on until 8:00 or 8:30pm.
Potluck! Next Sunday, November 6th 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! Some of our favorite appetizers at the Warner house are hot spinach artichoke dip and stuffed portobello mushrooms, so I’m betting at least one of them will make an appearance!
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! There will be baked goods and some artistic gifts for sale.
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!
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.
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 Most Home Groups recently began meeting. 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: Jeremiah 31:31-34,19-22, Psalm 46, Acts 2:42-47, and Luke 19:1-10.
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, Jon preached on Acts 2:37-41. You can listen or watch ‘They Were Cut to the Heart’ 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. This week they attended a clergy retreat, and weren’t able to get an episode recorded. They should be back with a new episode next week.
Miss an episode? You can find many previous recordings here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study Following the parables series, we are embarking on a new series on the miracles of Jesus.
The first parable Jesus performs is The Wedding at Cana from John 2:1-11.
You can watch here or in the window below.
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. Jonathan Groves is leading the class 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
October 31 |
Psalm 3, 4
Isa 13 Mark 10:32-end |
| Tuesday
November 1 |
Psalm 5,6
Isa 14 Rev 19:1-16 |
| Wednesday
November 2 |
Psalm 7
Isa 15 Mark 11:1-26 |
| Thursday
November 3 |
Psalm 10
Isa 16 Mark 11:27—12:12 |
| Friday
November 4 |
Psalm 15, 16
Isa 18 Mark 12:35—13:13 |
| Saturday
November 5
|
Psalm 17
Isa 19 Mark 13:14-end |
| Sunday
November 6 |
Psalm 18:21-50
Isa 19 Mark 13:14-end |
| Serving at Good Shepherd October 30, 2022 | Serving at Good Shepherd November 6, 2022 |
| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 8am Reader: Colleen Kenny-Kuk 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Bob Carlson 10:30am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Supporting Clergy: Bob Carlson 10:30am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 10:30am Reader: Jenn Fowler 10:30am Crucifer: Rowan Kennedy 10:30am Acolytes: Elinor Kennedy & Ellie Pineau 10:30am Usher: Ben Manwaring Tellers: Sub, Don Dean Altar Guild: Mary Restino Nursery: Ronnie, Abigail, Addy Shepherds Bowl: Pete Putano with Team 1 |
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 Shepherds Bowl: Joyce Carlson with Team 2 Potluck: Apps Only (Appetizers) |
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