Special Requests from Luther Rice - As Deacon Kathryn announced on Sunday, it has been a month since our last drive-by food collection. This means that we are looking forward to a bounty of items to deliver on Saturday across the street to Luther Rice for their food distribution program to the community. Yes, it is hard to believe that this Saturday is the 3rd Saturday of January. After our food collection in the parking lot from 11:00 to 12:00 noon, we will drive everything across the street. Deacon Kathryn has provided our standard list of suggested items in this eVoice. Once again, we also want to add the following items to that list as they are specifically requested by Luther Rice:

Annual Meeting scheduled for Sunday February 6 - If you are a leader of a committee or ministry at Good Shepherd, the office needs your emailed 2021 report of last year's activities by Monday January 31.

As we prepare for Good Shepherd’s Annual Meeting on February 6, the Nominating Committee would like to announce Becky Parks and Ray Battistelli as candidates for Vestry. Good Shepherd’s Vestry, in conjunction with the Rector, oversees the work of the church and there is important work to be done in these next few years. One three-year Vestry positions and a two-year Senior Warden position are still to be filled. If you are interested, please email Deena Groshong (crossstitch61@gmail.com). Since candidate announcements are to come one month before the Annual Meeting, all future candidates must be nominated and seconded from the floor during the Annual Meeting.

Annual Pledge Drive – As of January 6, there are 58 pledges totaling $244,726. Thank you to all those who have thus far made a financial commitment. Don’t worry, though; It is never too late to pledge! Please go to Good Shepherd’s website (www.gsecmd.org), to fill out a pledge form or pick up a pledge card from the desk in the Narthex and drop it into the lockbox. Thank you.

Guantanamo 20 Years On: A Religious Perspective Jan. 11, 3pm EST Join The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture as they host a Zoom discussion about how the prison at Guantanamo was opened 20 years ago, its human rights abuses and military commissions, why it remains open, and how to advocate for its closure.

Misinformation, Disinformation, Fake News: Why Do We Care? Misleading and false information can get the best of us—in fact, much of it is designed to trick us. How can we better protect ourselves, and our society, from the threats of misinformation? Use this resource to equip your community.

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. 

January 16 - January 22 Birthdays and Anniversaries: Don Lewis