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Announcements or photos to share with the CGS family are welcome!
Please email David Baggett by Sunday evening.
Announcements may be edited for content and space.
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Becoming Beloved Community
This Sunday, March 26th
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Outreach Opportunities at Good Shepherd This Sunday
During Lent we are called to discern how we may best become aware of and respond to the needs of others . . . of how we may become players in the journey towards Becoming Beloved Community.
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ADULT FORMATION SESSION
Please come learn about ReNew Mobile Showers from Pamela Owens, CEO and Founder. She will present the Project Feel Good for the home challenged and the successful donation of toiletries in our area.
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YOUR SUPPORT IS NEEDED
Family Promise is a joint effort of Good Shepherd and various other churches and other organizations to provide meals and shelter for families in need. The families, mostly homeless women and their children, are transitioning from transitional to permanent housing. Family Promise dinners are held at the organization’s apartments for those being helped on Method Road. The next dinner will be on the evening of Monday, March 27.
This Sunday, March 26, we will be collecting items to benefit the families. A box labeled “FAMILY PROMISE” is available in the Parish Life Center lobby for the collection of needed contributions. Among the items needed are:
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Trash bags (13 and 32 gallon),
- Cleaning supplies: String mops, sponges, Comet, Spic’ n Span, glass cleaner (no disinfecting wipes)
- Laundry detergent (pods preferred)
- Medicines: adult, child and infant pain, fever and cold remedies
- Baby wipes.
We are also collecting $25 gas cards for SHELL and BP stations (those closest to the Family Promise Center for Temporary Housing). Please place such a card in a sealed envelope labeled “FAMILY PROMISE” and give it to either Marguerite Sullivan or Caryn Meade this Sunday. Note: These gas cards are also available at Harris Teeter. By purchasing the gas card there you will receive gas points credited to your account.
Thanks very much for your kind support of this outreach opportunity! Please contact Marguerite or Caryn for more information.
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YOU'RE INVITED
Building a Beloved Community
ONE Wake is hosting a Listening Session on Sunday in Shepherd's Hall immediately after the 10:15 service. Everyone at Good Shepherd is invited to participate. Listening sessions are a great opportunity to be involved in identifying and helping solve local problems. Refreshments will be served.
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
Grapes and Grains Registration Is Open
This year our first communion class, Grapes and Grains, will be held during Sunday School hour on these dates: April 16, April 30, and May 7, leading to first communion on May 14. Children may join the course at any age, but the content is geared toward those who can do a bit of independent reading (1st-3rd grades). Parents attend class with their children. Register your child for Grapes and Grains HERE! If you have questions, feel free to contact Maggie Fyfe.
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EYC
Camping Trip April 15-16
The EYC is heading to Umstead State Park April 15-16! Accommodations will be at Maple Hill Lodge. There will be games, hiking, bonfires, smores, and lots of fun. Plan on 10 AM drop off Saturday and 12 Noon pick up on Sunday. The cost of this trip will only be $35. If you are interested, you can RSVP HERE! RSVP and payment deadline is April 10th. Please contact Devin McGinnis with questions. Stay tuned for details.
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UPDATE
Volunteers Needed for HABITAT 2023 Episcopal Build!
The Episcopal Coalition brings Episcopal churches together to strengthen relationships while serving hard working families in need of affordable housing. Good Shepherd and Episcopal Campus Ministry (ECM) Day is April 22nd! Volunteers are needed to make the day a success, and you may sign up HERE. Please contact Don Blankenship with questions.
We also need help providing lunch to the CGS crew who will be working the Habitat Project on 4/22. If you can help out by providing sandwiches or sides, please sign up at the link HERE
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Ministry Opportunities
Ways to Get Involved at Good Shepherd
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Sound and Livestreaming Volunteers Needed!
If you have an interest in assisting with this important ministry, please contact Craig DeShong. No experience is required and training is provided.
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NEW
Do You Love Pictures?
What's more enjoyable than leafing through a family photo album, recalling precious memories? Or of reliving a fun occasion through pictures? Sadly, we haven't been doing a very good job of capturing all
of the great happenings at Good Shepherd. Let's change that! Next time you're at a Good Shepherd event, be sure to snap a few photos and then submit them for both the newsletter and the parish website. Oh, and here's another idea: normal every day Good Shepherd activities should be captured, too! Here are some opportunities begging to be photoed:
- Sunday fellowship
- Outreach activities
- Easter Egg Hunt
- Choir practice
- Altar Guild members at work
- Sunday school
- Adult Formation classes/speakers
- Books & Bagels gatherings.
Kindly note: photos of children will not be used without the parent's permission.
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Daughters of the King
The Order of the Daughters of the King is organized as a
religious order for women who are communicants of the
Episcopal Church. It was founded in 1885 in New York City.
Members undertake a rule of life which includes a rule of
prayer, service and evangelism. The group at the Church of
the Good Shepherd is the Bethesda Chapter of the Order.
Any woman who is interested in learning about becoming a Daughter is invited to attend Discernment sessions at the Church. The sessions will be held in the Parish Life Center on the following
Saturdays at 10 AM: April 1, April 15, April 22, May 6, May 20.
For more information please contact any member or Charlotte Netherby, the President of the Bethesda Chapter. Also, be sure to visit the DOK bulletin board in the lobby of the Parish Life Center.
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More Ministry Opportunities
Here are additional ministry needs where you can serve the parish and make a difference:
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Weekday Worship Offerings During Lent
- Wednesdays at Noon: 30-minute Eucharist in the church. A priest will be available after the service for healing prayer and anointing.
- Fridays at Noon: Stations of the Cross in the church.
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Please Join Us for
Holy Week
at
The Church of the Good Shepherd
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Sunday, April 2nd - Palm Sunday: 8 & 10:15 AM (nursery available for 10:15)
Wednesday, April 5th - Midweek Eucharist: 12 Noon
Thursday, April 6th - Maundy Thursday: 7:00 PM
Friday, April 7th - Good Friday: 12 Noon and 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 8th - Holy Saturday: Great Vigil of Easter 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 9th - Easter Sunday: 9:00 & 11 AM (nursery available for both services)
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NEW!
From the Parish Library Guild
David Carter, our parish librarian, shares, "Like all living things, libraries seek to strike the balance between the old and new, the treasured past and the promised future, and to that end the Good Shepherd Library committee has been hard at work processing some recent acquisitions! We're happy to report that the titles below are now available to check out of the collection to read at your leisure as we journey towards Easter! (For descriptions of the titles below, please click HERE and for simple instructions on using the library, please click HERE.)
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Number One New York Times Best Seller ... The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Nikole Hannah-Jones (Author), The New York Times Magazine (Author), Caitlin Roper - editor (Author), Ilena Silverman - editor (Author), Jake Silverstein - editor (Author)
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Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age by Mae Elise Cannon
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Word Without End: The Old Testament as Abiding Theological Witness by Christopher R. Seitz
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Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US by Lenny Duncan
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Jesus: A Gospel by Henri Nouwen
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Prayer by Hans Urs von Balthasar
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The First Letter of Peter: A Global Commentary by Jennifer Strawbridge (Editor)
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Subversive Witness: Scripture's Call to Leverage Privilege by Dominique DuBois Gilliard (Author), Mark Labberton (Foreword)
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How to Raise an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
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United States of Grace: A Memoir of Homelessness, Addiction, Incarceration, and Hope by Lenny Duncan
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The Gospel of Luke (The Daily Study Bible) by William Barclay
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Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church by Kenda Creasy Dean
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We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God by Kendall Vanderslice (Author), D.L. Mayfield (Foreword)
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Hispanic Women: Prophetic Voice in the Church by Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz (Author), Yolanda Tarango (Author)
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Baptisms
Baptisms for adults and children are currently being scheduled for the following dates: April 8 (Easter Vigil), April 9 (Easter Day), April 30, and May 28 (Pentecost). Please contact David Baggett for additional information.
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Do You Need Help with Realm?
If you could benefit from some one-on-one assistance setting up your Realm account, please contact David Baggett (919.831.2018) at the Parish Office to make an appointment.
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This Sunday, March 26th at 9 AM
- Breakfast Club in Room 304.
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Discussion Group: Richard Rohr's Everything Belongs with Rev. Imogen in the Parlor.
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Spotlight on Outreach: Getting to Know ReNew Mobile Showers with Pamela Owens, CEO and Founder in the Ennis Suite.
Kindly note:
- Bible Study is taking a break this week so folks are able to attend the ReNew Mobile Showers session.
- Adult Formation sessions will not be offered on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday. Adult Formation sessions will resume on Sunday, April 16.
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Books & Bagels at Benchwarmers
Please join us for a good book, a good bagel, and best of all good fellowship and conversation!
We meet weekly on Thursday mornings at 8:30 am at Benchwarmers Bagels. We are currently reading Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Come join us! Questions? Please contact Jean Knepley.
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Silver Angels Group
St. Ambrose's Senior Ministry, "Silver Angels 60+ years young", has invited our parishioners and any friends you may have to join them on the 2nd Wednesday of each month for fellowship, lunch and often a speaker who talks about subjects of interest to seniors. You must be 60 years old or older to attend. For more information, contact Cindy Voegeli.
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Pop-Up EYC Gaming Room
Calling all gamers! We have a pop-up gaming room in the EYC Lounge at 9:00 AM. Come play some video games at church before the 10:15 service. Got questions? Reach out to Jon Stoddard or contact the Parish Office.
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EASTER MORNING
Flowering of the Cross and Easter Egg Hunt
- 9 AM -- Bring a few flowers and join the procession into the church to flower the cross.
- 10:15 AM -- Join the Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn (weather permitting). Please bring your own basket.
Kindly note: Sunday school will not be offered on Easter Sunday; however, Children's Chapel will be offered during the 9 o'clock service.
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Sunday School
Sunday School Formation Hour for grades K-5 is each Sunday at 9 AM.
- Grades K-3 meet in Room 316
- Grades 4-5 meet in Room 329.
Kindly note: Sunday school will not be offered on Easter Sunday; however, Children's Chapel will be offered during the 9 o'clock service.
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Organ Assistants for the Day
Children 3rd-6th grades are welcome to be an Organ Assistant for the Day! It's easy: your child gets to meet with Cliff at 10:00am before the service and learn which stops to pull and which to push in. Cliff will help them with stops and maybe playing a key or a pedal during the voluntary, the opening hymn, and the Gloria. They go to Children's Chapel during the service, and return to help at the organ for the closing hymn and the postlude. No experience is necessary! Stops will be color-coded for ease of pulling! Music reading is not needed! Contact Cliff if you have a young one who is interested in being an Organ Assistant for the Day.
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Learn More about Good Shepherd's Partners
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Lenten Resources
There are several resources from the diocese which are available to help you deepen your faith during this holy season:
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Prayers of the People
Roy Wright, Carolyn Owens, Janet Gilliam, Ralph Sanders, Pete Taylor, Janet Watrous, Martha Bailey, Mary Beth, Peggy Hawks, Ginny Byrd, Mitchell Lawrence, Jim Spodatto, Douglas Warden,
Dick Metheny, Lynn Gardner, Sis Cheshire, Marion Harmon, Lori Spencer, Peggy Fee,
Betsy Cheshire, William Short, James Mattox, Aileen Wood, Carol Sehnert,
Nomee and George Tlusty, Catherine and Bob Williams, Fran and Paul Hoch,
Rachel and Dan Harris, Cody, Madilyn, and Toni Jarman, Daniel Heath and Family,
Elizabeth Alexander and Family, Travis Stevens and Family, Gary B., Daphne,
The Dunning Family, The Kaneklides Family, The Rhodenhiser Family, The Griswold Family,
The Sullivan Family, and The Sullivan/Strahan Family.
Please submit additions or deletions to the Prayers of the People to the
Pastoral Care Coordinator, Lynn Wiss, by noon on Monday.
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Thank you for Supporting the Life and Ministries of
Good Shepherd!
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Sunday, March 26th
8:00 AM Worship
In Person
9:00 AM Formation
In Person - Adult and Children
10:15 AM Worship
In Person & Livestream Worship
Sunday Bulletin
11:30 AM Fellowship
5:30 PM EYC
Come Join Us This Sunday!
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CGS Mask Guidance
Masks are optional for all ages in all parts of the CGS campus.
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