Maundy Thursday Prayer Vigil

We are happy to be having our Prayer Vigil at Good Sam once again. If you are interested in being a part of this Good Sam tradition by signing up to Hold Vigil in Prayer & Meditation for one hour, please sign up at the link below. The sign-up sheet is self explanatory. If you have questions, contact coordinator Bill Wilson at wpw3@outlook.com or Jennifer Dunn at jennifer@goodsamknox.org.

To sign up, go to:

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It takes a lot of candy and small toys to fill all the eggs we hide! Any donations are very much appreciated.

Please be sure the items will fit into a small egg. There will be a basket in Henslee Hall to collect any donations.

NOTE: All donations need to be in ON or BEFORE April 3 so that we have time to fill the eggs. Thank you!

The Easter Egg Hunt is Palm Sunday, April 10, immediately following the 10:00 AM service.

Easter Flower envelopes will be in the Sunday Bulletin on April 3 and April 10. You may also sign up online.

Adult Formation in Lent: JOY

Readings: Sunday, April 3 - Pillars of Joy: Perspective & Humility (193-213) 

Our study of The Book of Joy will continue into Eastertide - there's too much to practice and too much fellowship and community to enjoy not to extend this study further. If you have not joined us yet, please do! Joy abounds.

12:00 pm (after the Sunday School hour)

The Protecting God's Children Training is required for anyone with a key to the church, vestry members, all employees, and all adults who work with children or youth. It must be retaken every 3 years and after the second time you can take it online. Ann Backus will be offering a training on Sunday, April 3 after the Sunday School hour.

Training generally lasts about 3 hours and a light lunch will be provided. Please let Ann know (ann@goodsamknox.org) if you plan to attend so I can have enough materials prepared for you.

We'll gather at the Good Samaritan church sign on Cedar Bluff Rd. at 1:00 PM. Our prayer walk will make its way down Cedar Bluff Rd. to Peace Lutheran Church (621 N. Cedar Bluff Rd.) for an Affirmation of Baptism before returning to Good Samaritan for Holy Eucharist.

The April meeting of the Good Sam Book Club will be held on Thursday, April 7 at 6 PM in Henslee Hall at the church. Please bring your food and drink of choice.

Our selection for April is The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall. Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in 1963 when Charles and James are jointly assigned to steward their historic church through turbulent times. Their personal differences, however, threaten to tear them apart. In this book, we follow these two couples through decades of love and friendship, jealousy and understanding, forgiveness and commitment. A poignant meditation on faith - faith in God, in family, in marriage, in friendship, in self, and in humanity - The Dearly Beloved is a gorgeous, wise, and provocative novel that is destined to become a classic.

If you have any questions, please call Kathy Gray at 423--379-0091 or by email at klgray125@gmail.com.

Click HERE to read about upcoming selections.

APRIL 10 - AFTER THE 10 AM SERVICE

We are so excited to be able to hold our Easter Egg Hunt again!

The fun will begin AFTER the 10:00 AM church service on Palm Sunday. We ask that children join Ms Ann in the chapel at the conclusion of the service, for a short lesson, and directions. That said, we will need fillers for the eggs. Please see the article above.

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The Good Sam overnight hike to LeConte Lodge is Saturday, June 25. This is a fun tradition of picking a trail to hike up Mt LeConte, sharing a wonderful dinner and enjoying the views at the top. Then in the morning, we hope to celebrate Eucharist at Cliff Tops and eat a hot breakfast before hiking down.

Make checks payable to:

Church of the Good Samaritan and mail to:

To register, contact Sinead Doherty sinead@goodsamknox.org

Mark Your Calendars Now for Vacation Bible School! The theme this year is "KIDS LIKE ME" - Bible stories of amazing kids doing amazing things!"

Vacation Bible School will be held this summer, July 11-15, from 9:00-12:00 every day except Friday when it will end at 11:00. Put this on your calendar now so you do not sign up for any other camps and your children can attend this fun week of fellowship and learning.

The Cash in the Plate for Sunday, April 3 will go to Ijams Nature Center.

With 315 acres of forests, meadows, wetlands and creeks located only three miles from downtown Knoxville, Ijams Nature Center is a natural wonderland in the middle of our urban world. Visitors can hike or bike the trails, paddle, swim or fish in the quarries, attend naturalist-led programs or bluegrass music jam sessions, walk the boardwalk along the Tennessee River or just play in the playgrounds or picnic on the grounds on a pretty spring day. Our Good Sam Youth have helped with clean up and projects at Ijams and used it for picnics when doing service in that part of town. Thank you for caring about one of Knoxville’s outdoor treasures.

You can make an online cash plate gift to the cash in the plate on the Good Sam online giving page. There is an option on the giving page to give to the "Cash in Plate". As always, you may also send a check to Good Samaritan. (Please designate that it is for "Ijams" in the memo line).