What’s Happening at Good Shepherd This Week
Employment Opportunity Good Shepherd is looking to hire a custodian in a part time capacity. This is a 10-12 hour time commitment each week. If you or anyone you know might be interested in this position, please reach out to Micah.
Summer Game Night Friday’s game night was a roaring success. 40-50 folks from Good Shepherd gathered together to play games, visit, and eat lots of good snacks.
There were several long and involved games of Go, Chess, Life, and Ticket to Ride. I even heard rumors that some brave soul broke out the Monopoly board!
Thank you to all who came out to make this such a fun evening! We are looking forward to hosting another game night soon!
Kennedy Modified Sabbatical As many of you may remember, the Kennedy family is supposed to take a sabbatical every seven years. So far, in their twenty years of service at Good Shepherd, they have always graciously denied taking that time. Last year, the vestry and the congregation insisted that they take their sabbatical this year, and began setting aside money to make that possible.
The Kennedy family has returned home from their time abroad, but they are still ‘on sabbatical’. While they will still be serving in some very limited capacity, they will not be performing all of their typical duties. If you have need to speak with someone, please do reach out to Jon or Micah, who are filling in for Matt during this time.
We have some great supply priests, and even a bishop coming to fill in, and many familiar faces will be preaching and teaching in their absence. The Kennedy family is so grateful and humbled that Good Shepherd is allowing them time to study, write, and recharge.
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 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. 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: Genesis 18:1-14, Psalm 15, Colossians 1:21-29, and Luke 10:38-42.
Shepherd’s Bowl Community Dinner A Community Dinner is served every Thursday evening at 5:30pm in the parish hall, a fresh tasty meal served by cheerful volunteers. This is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere for church and community members to come and enjoy, regardless of income. Terry Ray leads a beginners Bible study at 6:00 and anyone is welcome to attend. Please find our page on Facebook, Shepherd’s Bowl Free Community Meal, and follow, like and share posts, and invite friends. It all helps! As we try to regrow our attendance, we especially invite church members to come and eat and help welcome visitors. We are also in need of volunteers. If you’d like to join a team, can be available as a sub, or are even interested in being a cook, contact Martha Rice or Mary Schuster.
Catching Up…
Last Sunday’s Sermon Last week Mr. Garry Ingraham preached on I Corinthians 13:1-7. You can find ‘The Definitions of Love and Truth’ here. You can find previous sermons here.
Christian Education If you missed Christian Ed on Sunday, Garry Ingraham led a discussion on some of the current issues facing the church as we work to meet people in all forms of sexual brokenness and love them while offering the truth of God’s love.
You can catch that class here.
You can find previous Christian Education classes here.
Preventing Grace Podcast Did you know that Matt and Anne have a podcast in which they discuss everything from bread to church politics? On this week’s installment, ‘There and Back Again‘ they debrief their trip to the Iberian peninsula with children in tow, talk about life, bodegas, food, wine, architecture, worship in Spain and Portugal, and argue about various things.
Miss an episode? You can catch up on all of the previous posts here.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study This Tuesday Morning we continued our series on The Parables of Christ. You can watch here. We’ll move through the parables chronologically, beginning with the earliest recorded ones and finishing off with his last parables in Jerusalem before his crucifixion. 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. Mr. Terry Ray is leading the class through the book of Nahum. 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 2 Peter.
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 just finished a study on the book of James. 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 | Psalm 46
Ezra 6 2 Tim 1 |
| Tuesday | Psalm 49
Ezra 7 2 Tim 2 |
| Wednesday | Psalm 51
Ezra 8 2 Tim 3 |
| Thursday | Psalm 55
Ezra 9 2 Tim 4 |
| Friday | Psalm 58, 60
Ezra 10 John 1:1-28 |
| Saturday | Psalm 63, 64
Neh 1 John 1:29-end |
| Sunday | Psalm 65, 67
Neh 2 John 2 |
| Serving at Good Shepherd July 10, 2022 | Serving at Good Shepherd July 17, 2022 |
| 8am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 8am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 8am Assistant: Anne Kennedy 8am Reader: Assistant 8am Usher: Terry Ray 10:30am Celebrant: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Preacher: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Assistant: Anne Kennedy/Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Brett Dewing 10:30am Crucifer: Rowan Kennedy 10:30am Acolytes: Murielle and Elinor Kennedy 10:30am Usher: Ben Manwaring Tellers: Scott Pineau, Don Dean Altar Guild: Christine Osgood Nursery: Anna and Timothy Dreher Shepherds Bowl: Martha Rice with Team 3 |
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: Matt Kennedy 10:30am Assistant: Anne Kennedy/Jonathan Groves 10:30am Reader: Ronnie Murphy 10:30am Crucifer: Patrick Carlton 10:30am Acolytes: Jonah and Seth Carlton 10:30am Usher: Scott Pineau Tellers: Chris Jones, Bruce Layman Altar Guild: Karen Berman Nursery: Kariah, Gwendolyn, Addie Shepherds Bowl: Jonathan Groves with Team 4 |
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