Good Shepherd sent four lay delegates to the Diocesan virtual convention, themed A Future With Hope, based on Jeremiah 29: Becky Beall-Moore, Nan Behringer, Donna White, and Karin Elsen as the Vestry representative. Jim Wolfe attended as outgoing member of the Standing Committee and Fr. Gary as a clergy delegate. Here are our observations:
Good Shepherd Announces New Facebook Group: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 24/7 Coffee Hour
Attention Facebook Users! You are cordially invited to join our new Facebook Group which we have officially dubbed, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 24/7 Coffee Hour. We hope that this group will be a place for you to share something funny, inspirational, uplifting, and for spiritual musings and thoughts. We hope you'll join us, because together we are better!
Good Shepherd’s YouTube Channel Offers Enlightenment, Education and Entertainment – Subscribe Today!
Did you know that Good Shepherd has its very own YouTube Channel, and that we have been uploading videos for over a year now? As of this writing, we have over 200 videos on our channel! The videos are organized into playlists in categories like sermons, Fr. Gary’s mid-week updates, Stewardship, Youth, Musicians, Adult Education classes, etc. which makes it very easy to view what you are interested in.
Children’s Ministry Update
November Youth Update
Men’s Group meetings in November
Financial Update
From Fr. Gary: More Light!
I can very clearly remember driving into that tunnel!
I was twelve or thirteen. I was with my parents, traveling through Sweden and Norway. We were way up north, I think, in Norway, driving west. We entered a tunnel that we knew was going to be long. But numbers on a map didn’t prepare us for what we would experience.
Blessing of the Animals to be held Sunday, October 4 at Willow Creek Park Shelter
Six Week Book Study on Racism to begin Wednesday, October 7th
We as Christians firmly believe in Jesus' teachings of justice and equality for all people. But.... have you ever considered that the Christian church may have been complicit in our country's history of racism? If you are willing to open your mind to this history, please join Fr. Gary and me for a 6-week book study of The Color of Compromise, by Jemar Tisby (215 pages, $13.99 on Amazon).
Social Committee’s Fall Schedule includes Pumpkin Carving & Costume Contest, Friday, October 23
Update here from the Social Committee about upcoming events! You may have seen that in August we had our inaugural/kick-off event with Sports Trivia Night! Congrats again to Andy Folkerth for winning the Buffalo Wild Wings gift card – he beat us all fair and square with deep knowledge of College Sports!
Stewardship Campaign 2021 to be both Exciting and a Challenge
Why . . . “Exciting and a Challenge”?
Our Stewardship Campaign this year is exciting as we use the input we’ve received from the Congregation over the last couple of years to develop a future vision for Good Shepherd. It is also exciting as we enter the third year of the Priest-in-Charge process with Father Gary and we begin to discern the calling of a permanent Rector.
A Note from Dr. Stephen Fiess and Neal Wegener
Our hearts are still aglow from the absolutely remarkable drive-through farewell event we received from all of you prior to our move to North Carolina. We want to extend a gigantic thank-you to Father Gary & Susan, Connie, and all the members of Good Shepherd!! We were overwhelmed by the incredible love and warm well-wishes we received from so many members and friends!
Take Rest at Cathedral Ridge
A Note from your Parish Administrator, Kathy Hunter
HAAT Force Announces Fall Fundraising Campaign
Outreach Update: Many ways to Help During Covid
Zoom Morning Sunday School is back for Grades 3 and up
We are excited that Sunday School has resumed every Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Elaine Oxenbury is hosting this Zoom meeting for kids from Grades 3 and up. (middle school kids are welcome to join us as well). We will begin by studying a workbook on how to deal with the emotional fallout of COVID life changes, and tie that to Biblical stories and writings.