Weekly Announcements

June 9, 2023

Rector Transition Information

For answers to important questions and the status of our search, please visit the Rector Search page on the Good Shepherd website.

Pledges may be made at any time of year

If you have made an estimate of your giving for 2023, THANK YOU!

If you still wish to give us your estimate click on the link below. Questions about giving? Visit our website Giving page or contact our Parish Administrator, Merike Seely.

Hallowed Hike at MacArthur Beach State Park

Saturday June 10 at 8:30 am

We will see flora and fauna on this wonderful hike thought a variety of habitats. All ages. Bring a bottle of water and a hat. This is an easy walk but some parts of the trail are not paved. Holy Eucharist at the halfway point. Want to stay for swimming in the ocean after the walk? Bring your swimsuit!

Meet at the nature center. ***Please note: there is a $4 per car fee to enter the park. If you would like reimbursement for the entrance fee, please see Merike. EVERYONE is welcome!

Food Pantry Needs

Going to the grocery store this week? Want to help people? Click on the button below for a list of food categories we would like to replenish.

Please pick up a few extra items at the grocery store for our Food Pantry! We especially need:

• Cereal, peanut butter, canned chicken, spaghetti sauce, mac & cheese, rice & beans, tuna

Today, the Food Pantry served 62 families or 227 people. Thank you so much for your continued support of this vital ministry.

Wednesday Holy Eucharist and Healing

Holy Eucharist and Healing on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM. Meet in the chapel. As a Wednesday bonus, stay for Bible Study immediately following the service!

Holy Eucharist and Healing will be offered throughout the summer on the last Wednesday of each month.

St. Raphael's Episcopal Church

Ft. Myers Beach, FL

At the beginning of Lent, we announced a goal of raising $15,000 to help our brothers and

sisters at St. Raphael’s, a church and a community that was devastated by Hurricane Ian. Our goal hasn’t changed, but our timeline has been extended. Six months after the deadly storm struck, Ft. Myers Beach is still in the process of removing debris.

Thanks to your generosity, we are already more than halfway to our goal. Once the structural work is concluded, we will be collecting altar furnishings and other items from an Episcopal church in our own diocese which closed its doors last year. Our “Lenten Project” has morphed into a continuing relationship. We look forward to including a mission to St. Raphael’s to help our brothers and sisters in Christ in their recovery.

Look for updates in the Sunday bulletin from Outreach and Missions!

To donate now, click below and select Outreach Partnership in the dropdown menu.

Morning Prayer is also offered on Feast days in addition to the Tuesday and Thursday summer schedule.

Summer Sunday Cafe

Sunday, June 25, at 9 AM in the Parish Hall

Summer Sunday Cafe is back! Stay after the 8am or come early for the 10am service. Join us the last Sunday in June at 9AM (between services) for a delicious breakfast in the Parish Hall, hosted by the Good Guys and Morning Glory women's fellowship group! FREE.

Pennies For Heaven Summer Hours

11am-4pm Tuesday - Friday

Donations are accepted whenever the shop is open.

Tuesday - Friday 11-4,

We have a podcast for Sunday homilies.

Just the homily. On demand. Wherever podcasts are found.

VBS 2023 Jedi Academy is a wrap! Thank you to everyone who helped make this week possible! May the Lord be with you!

The Server Schedule

Looking for the Sunday Server Schedule? You can get to it from the Home page of our website, on the Services page, or on the Volunteer page. June 2023 is posted!

EMAIL: info@goodsheponline.org

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and School

Heather Graham, Senior Warden

The Rev. Derek M. Larson TSSF, Associate Rector

561-746-4674