May thanks for all who came to and/or sent food in for Saturday’s Food Drive! The next one will be Saturday June 19, 11-12, for Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church, with Midday Prayer about 11:45.

Thank you to everyone who participated in last Sunday's clean-up. Job well done!
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Socializing on Social Media - E.N.J.O.Y. session Friday June 11 1 to 3 pm. Link for session here. Come for part or all - there is always something interesting going on! If you have questions or need assistance, please contact one of your E.N.J.O.Y. Co-Program Coordinators:   Erica Quan, B.S. E.N.J.O.Y. Co-Program Coordinator
Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church Email: enjoy@lutherricechurch.org 
 OR
 Collyn Coram E.N.J.O.Y. Co-Program Coordinator Luther Rice Memorial Baptist Church

The church seems to be missing some of the folding tables that are stored in the Parish Hall. If they have been borrowed please let the office know: assistant@gsecmd.org.

Kemp Mill Village virtual event "Planning for your future" Thursday June 17 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Barry Fierst is a Maryland based attorney specializing in elder care. Register by Wednesday June 16 at www.kempmillvillage.org and Zoom instructions will be sent to you.

Please mark Saturday, June 26 on your calendars. We do not have a food drive that day, but Luther Rice will have their monthly grocery giveaway from 10:30-1. The cars start lining up by 10:30 and don’t stop until the last bag is given away. Come if you can for as much time as you can spare!      
 
EPPN Action Alerts
Ask Congress to Help Fight COVID-19 in India The U.S. government has begun providing emergency aid to India to help the country deal with the outbreak, but the scale of needs is so much greater.
 
Health Care: the Perennial American Problem We are kicking off a multi-week educational series on healthcare in the U.S. What is the state of U.S. healthcare? How can we make it better? Begin learning with us with this first installment.
To register for Action Alerts, go to: episcopalchurch.org/ministeries/office-government-relations/ For any questions or help contact Lynette Clark at 301-357-1726 or ilovegoldens@gmail.com

Telephone prayer meeting every Saturday at 9:15 am. The number to call to join the prayer meeting is 508-924-2778. If you have any questions contact Lynette Clark at 301-357-1726. 
SOCIAL OUTREACH
Special Requests for Third Saturday Food Collection on June 19 -As is our custom on the third Saturday, our food collection (11:00-12:00) in the church parking lot will go to our neighbor across the street for their twice-monthly food distribution. Once again, they have four special requests:
 1. Masa (corn flour, NOT corn meal)
2. Shelf-stable milk
3. Cooking oil
4. Cans or plastic jars (no glass) of spaghetti sauce
 Questions? Contact Lynn Wood. Of course, other items are also welcomed, but it is very helpful for us to focus on these four. Thank you.
 
Continued Assistance Needed for Ahli Hospital in Gaza City Through the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem (AFEDJ) - Ahli is the only Christian hospital in the densely populated territory home to two million Palestinians whose suffering from the 11-day war is ongoing. Response to the appeal from the AFEDJ continues. To date, contributions through the AFEDJ have enabled Ahli to:
 
- Increase the free community clinic from one to four days a week.
- Purchase fuel to power generators 18-20 hours a day when the power grid is offline.
- Purchase medicine and medical supplies.
- Expand the burn clinic to treat an increased number of children with burns.
- Expand the psychosocial rehabilitation program to treat children and their caretakers severely traumatized by the recent 11-day war.
 
Archbishop Hosan Naoum has stated that "the doors of Ahli will remain open as it stands as a powerful witness to this place of desperation and unimaginable horror." An easy way to contribute is through the webpage - afedj.org. Just go to the DONATE link. You can also learn about the mission and work of the American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.

Almost Time for a Globe Distribution - The Globe will be open wide for your contributions on our food collection Saturday June 19. You can also mail a check made out to Good Shepherd with GLOBE written on the memo line. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate special occasions in our lives since March 2020 and to remember in this unique way people and opportunities that we have missed and lost because of Covid. The Globe also enables us to focus on the future. Our next distribution will take place in early July. Details to follow. 

Shepherd's Table Wish List - A way to respond to the needs of Shepherd's Table is through the WISH LIST link on their website:  https://shepherdstable.org.

LESSONS AND CALENDAR
The Third Sunday After Pentecost
First Lesson: 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13
Psalm: 20
Second Lesson: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17
The Gospel: Mark 4:26-34

The Week of June 13, 2021
Sun 6/6 Virtual Eucharist via Zoom at 9:00 am. GS HE in person 10:30 am, Manantial de Vida 2:30 pm Church
Mon 6/7 M de Vida 5 pm, GS Troop 22 5:30 pm parking lot
Tues 6/8 SDA service 6 pm
Wed 6/9 HE 11:30 am, Virtual choir practice 7:30 pm, Vestry 7:30 pm
Thur 6/10 M de Vida service 6:30 pm
Fri 6/11 SDA service 6 pm,
Sat  6/12 Telephone Prayer Meeting 9:15 am, SDA serrvice 9 am, M de Vida 6 pm
Sun  6/13 Virtual Eucharist via Zoom at 9:00 am. GS HE in-person 10:30 am, M de Vida, 2:30 pm,
OFFER PRAYERS INTENTIONALLY TO GOD FOR ALL HIS PEOPLE:
John Elliott, Norma Anderson, Lisa Mondori, Jackie N (friends of Florence Walters), Marty Jones, Patricia (friends of Lillian Luksenburg.
Zoom Readers ( 9 am):
June 13    Elspeth Nunn, Diane Russell
June 20   Anna Gilcher, Clemons-Sacks
June 27    Arlene Mahon, Deena Groshong
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
June 13 - June 19: Jennifer Hendricks, Matthew Newby, Paul Dugard, Rosemary Addy
Clergy & Staff
Rector
The Rev. David C. Wacaster
rector@gsecmd.org

Deacon
The Rev. Kathryn McMahon
deacon@gsecmd.org

Organist & Choirmaster
George Drumwright
music@gsecmd.org

Parish Administrator
Lynn Hutcheson
assistant@gsecmd.org
Vestry & Delegates
Senior Warden
Deena Groshong

Junior Warden
Rosemary Addy

Joe Burckle
Boma Fubara
Jose Obando
Lynette Clark
Nina Scott
Vanvisa Sivali
Peter Beyer
Garret Nicholson
Florence Walters

Delegates
Cecily Thorne
Ray Groshong
Counters & Recorders (All serve on a rotating schedule, two counters and one recorder each Sunday)

Ray Battistelli
Frank Desmond
Elisa Elliot
Kirk Franklin 
LauraMeissner-Denmark
Becky Parks
John Rees
Vanvisa Sivali
Florence Walters
Adrienne Womack
Lyn Womack
Greg Wood
Jim Woodhams
Allen Wyrick
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
818 UNIVERSITY BLVD. WEST SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
gsecmd.org