Curious About Vestry? Come Learn More during Several December Zoom Meetings

Among these new opportunities is the ability to serve on Vestry in a way that is more family-friendly and less time-intensive, with the opportunity to be a contributor to a new vision of Good Shepherd and the church in general. If you are curious about serving on Vestry, or if you have wished to do so in the past but have been limited by circumstances (or even by geographic location), now may be a better time than ever for you to serve. Even if you are not interested in serving on Vestry, we do value any nominations you can provide.

Faith Forum for Epiphany Season to Feature Evangelism

During the season of Epiphany, during the Faith Forum period following the 9 am ZOOM service, we will spend time considering what “evangelism” — the present-day “manifestation of Christ” to the world might mean for us. We will use materials developed by Episcopalians FOR Episcopalians (through a partnership of The Episcopal Church and Virginia Theological Seminary).

From Fr. Gary: You spread a table before me in the presence of those who trouble me (Ps 23.5, BCP)

The Daily Office lectionary has appointed the Gospel of Luke to be read for the last few months. A couple of weeks ago, the verses over a couple of days were Luke 9.51-10.16. This is a fairly familiar set of stories for most of us. It includes the story of the disciples wanting to call down fire on the heads of the Samaritans for ignoring Jesus (Jesus said “No.”) It includes the story of the man who wants to follow Jesus, but only after attending to family business. And, it includes the story of Jesus sending seventy disciples ahead of him to every town . . . but not to take anything with them, but to stay at homes that welcome them.

Bible 101 Returns for the Month of November with The Rev. Merrie Need

The Adult Forum (Sundays at 10:15 am on Zoom) will study the opening chapters of the Book of Samuel. We will discuss the how the Book may have been assembled and edited. We will introduce Samuel's many roles within the book: The last of the judges, the first of the prophets, high priest, and kingmaker. We will also examine him as a reluctant agent of change who helped move Israel from a collection of tribes to a unified nation under a monarchy.