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Announcement Page
Saturday, March 25, 2023
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Holy Week Services
Church on the Green
Download the Lenten Gratitude Calendar
Community 101
Music & BBQ Event March 31 Get Tickets now!
Here's what's happening.
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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.
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Have you pledged for 2023?
If you have pledged an estimate of your giving for 2023, THANK YOU!
If you sill wish to give us your estimate click on the link below. If you have questions about giving, please visit our website Giving page or contact our Parish Administrator, Merike Seely.
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Easter flower Memorials and Thanksgivings: Order forms are in the Narthex or on the church website. Consider donating flowers in memory of loved ones or in thanksgiving for all that God blessings. Deadline to return form is Tuesday, April 4.
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Church on the Green
Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 5 PM
Celebrate the planting of seeds
Father Derek will be away so this will be a service of Night Prayer adapted from the New Zealand Prayer Book. With our hearts ploughed and ready, what seed is God planting in our lives? We will say a blessing over packets of sunflower seeds which will be given out to attendees!
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Family Lenten Soup Suppers
Final Wednesday March 29 6:00-7:30pm
Lenten Soup Dinners are back! Join us Wednesdays in March for delicious meals and community reflections on gratitude. There will be something for everyone! Adults will share stories of gratitude and discuss prayers of thanksgiving in the Book of Common Prayer, children will spend time playing together and talking about gratitude, and the youth group will work on a Stations of the Cross project. Please sign up so we know you are coming!
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Lenten Practice of Gratitude
We invite you to the sacred practice of gratitude this Lent. Not only is gratitude good for our health, gratitude is a deeply important part of the life of faith and woven into everything we do in the Church. Our liturgies are full of prayers of thanksgiving—all steeped in centuries of tradition and rooted in both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.
Spend time everyday practicing gratitude by picking up our gratitude calendar with prompts for journaling and photographing each day! Then come to our Wednesday night family soup dinners to share what you’ve noticed.
See the Good Shepherd posts on Facebook!
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Benefit for Good Shepherd **Limited seating! Reserve now!**
Friday, March 31, 6 PM
This will be the best three hours of your week.
Local musical duo Reasonably Crazy (Erik and Michelle Pariseleti) join up with Mike's Smokehouse (Mike Howard, our very own Junior Warden) to bring you the best three hours of your week on Friday, March 31. All proceeds from the event benefit Good Shepherd Mission and Ministry.
Tickets ($30 per person) available in the church office or online. (Online payment will capture your name for ticketing. There are no paper tickets.)
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Marriage Enrichment Group
April 19 - May 17
ENROLLING NOW
Whether your marriage is the strongest it’s ever been, on autopilot, or going through a rough patch, it’s important that married couples take time to reflect on their relationship.
Scholarships available - please contact Fr. Derek.
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Morning Prayer Weekdays throughout Lent
Join us for Morning Prayer weekdays at 9:00 AM at the link below. The service bulletins for morning prayer will be posted for each weekday for those who wish to keep this daily discipline.
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Lenten Bible Study: The Difficult Words of Jesus
Wednesdays in Lent
The words of Jesus have been a source of comfort, support, and instruction to Christians for centuries. But what do we do with the difficult words of Jesus? The ones that are hard to make sense of? The ones that feel contrary to his message of love? Join us Wednesdays in Lent for a discussion on the difficult words of Jesus, guided by Fr. Derek and videos from Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School.
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Good Shepherd Episcopal School Gala and Auction
Friday, April 14th from 5:00 to 11:00 pm
Jupiter Beach Resort
Brochures are in the Narthex. Visitwww.goodshepschool.com/annual-panther-classic for more information.
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Easter Egg Hunt
On Easter Sunday, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt following the 10:00 am service. Toddlers through fifth grade are invited to participate. Donations of plastic eggs, candy and small items to fill eggs are welcome. Leave items in the Narthex or in the Church office.
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VBS Team Meeting April 2
Vacation Bible School is the week of June 5 – 9. Our theme this year is Star Wars: May the Lord Be with You.
On Sunday, April 2, immediately following the 10:00 service, there will be a meeting for volunteers. We need your expertise in a variety of areas! Please join us!
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Homilies from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
Available anywhere you find podcasts.
This new podcast gives you the sermon from each Sunday at Good Shepherd.
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Hear These Words
Tune in to Hear These Words, a weekly podcast discussion of Scripture featuring guests from the Good Shepherd community, clergy, and scholars from around the nation! Available soon wherever you listen to podcasts! Episodes are also posted on our website under the GROW tab.
Text Link
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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!
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Good Guys Men's Fellowship
Good Guys men's ministry breakfast meets Friday mornings in the Parish Hall at 8:00 AM! All Good Shepherd men welcome!
The next meeting will be Friday, March 31, at 8AM.
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Morning Glory Women's Fellowship
Meets on the second and fourth Friday mornings. All Good Shepherd women are invited to attend!
Next gathering is April 14.
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Bridge Club
Bridge Club is back! We meet in The Barn (church office). Let coordinator Gene know you will be attending.
561-741-1885
The next meeting will be Thursday, March 30, from 11AM - 2PM.
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Game Night
Meets on the second and fourth Thursday evenings in The Barn (in the office building) We have games, or bring your own. Board, card, trivia, strategy...all games until 10 pm. All ages. Game on!
The next meeting will be Thursday, April 13, 6 - 10PM. BYOBeverage.
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Literary Circle
Zoom book group that meets on the first Thursday of each month. February is Book Chat so bring you favorite titles you've recently read for suggestions for the rest of us! Contact Peggy.
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Community 101
Enriching short courses and a great way to meet others! Visit the Community 101 page for the spring offerings where you can stretch your body and your mind!
Go To Community 101
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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:
- Canned chicken, peanut butter, canned fruit and veggies, cereal, mac & cheese, tuna,
Today, the Food Pantry served 59 families or 188 people. Thank you for your generosity!
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Pennies is now open Saturdays! Stop by and check out our weekend deals! Donations accepted whenever we're open. (Tues.-Fri, 11-4, Saturday 10-2) | |
Don't Miss Out!
Visit our YouTube Channel
We post services, morning prayer, seasonal messages, and other special services on our YouTube Channel.
Click on the LIVE tab for livestream services and VIDEOS for Morning Prayer.
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Service/Volunteer Opportunities | |
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Pennies For Heaven
Multiple positions available in our bustling thrift shop on campus. Hours available on Tuesday - Saturday. Sorting, pricing, merchandising, register, online sales, photography, shop keeping. Pennies does great work! Join the team!
Beth, Shop Manager 561-406-2923
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Ushers and Greeters
We are in need of people to greet on Sunday mornings and help with certain parts of worship; alms plates and communion. Full training provided.
Contact Mary Lou or Jo. 561-747-4674
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Sound Technicians (Sundays)
Sound Technicians 8AM
Sound and Livestream operators 10AM
Full training provided. This ministry brings church to those who cannot be here in person.
Contact Erik
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Acolytes
Acolytes assist clergy with worship services. Adults and Youth positions are open at either service and at funerals, weddings, and special services. Full training provided.
Contact Mary Lou or Jo. 561-747-4674
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Attention Worship Volunteers!
We ask that you check the published server schedule each month to ensure that you are able to be here on your assigned day. We would like the schedule to be the first resource for information about when you serve. Bonus: It's printable! And it makes great refrigerator art! Thank you for all you do to make worship possible at Good Shepherd!
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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
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