The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC


eShepherd February 29, 2024






This Sunday at Good Shepherd

TheThird Sunday In Lent


March 3, 2024


8:00 AM

Rite 1 Holy Communion


10:30 AM

Contemporary Language Service of Holy Communion

with choir and congregational hymns.

Live streamed at gslive.org


Happening at Good Shepherd



We welcome the Rev. Shawn Schreiner to both services this Sunday.


Children are invited to join Children's Chapel during the 10:30 service, returning in time for the peace.


Do stay after the 10:30 service for Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall lobby!



Wednesday, March 6:


  • Morning Prayer at noon. This short service is a wonderful way to center your week on those things that matter most. Please join us.


  • Cherub Choir Practice from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.


  • Alleluia Choir Practice from 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.



  • Good Shepherd Choir Practice at 7 p.m.



Coming up at Good Shepherd


Sunday, March 10, 5:00 p.m. Choral Evensong

The Good Shepherd Choir will sing this candlelight evening service on the Fourth Sunday in Lent.






Holy Week Schedule of Services:


March 24 Palm Sunday – services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.


March 28 Maundy Thursday – Eucharist at 6:30 p.m. with foot washing and stripping of the altar


March 29 Good Friday – service at noon


March 31 Easter Sunday – services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.




Sunday, April 14, 5:00 p.m. The Rocky Mount Flute Choir: Marvelous, Musical, and Broadway Moments

This candlelight concert, the fifteenth in memory of Lynn Kroncke, will feature vintage and recent music from Broadway and musical films. This program has been rescheduled from the previously announced February date.

For more information, please contact Lawrence Goering at 252-442-1134, ext. 5 or lgoering@goodshepherdrmt.org.



We welcome the following priests to Good Shepherd through the end of March:


March 10

Rev. Bill Bennett


March 17

Rev. Juliana Lindenberg


March 24

Rev. Bill Bennett


March 31

Rev. Juliana Lindenberg

Outreach Survey


Our parish has done some amazing work this year and the Outreach Committee would like to thank everyone--whether through volunteering time, financial support, or praying for us all. For the full summary, please click here.


We have some potential projects and would like to get your input. Would you fill out the survey at the link below? Thanks so much!


Outreach Committee Survey

From Around the Diocese

Rocky Mount Convocation

RIP Medical Debt


Please click on the link below to learn more about this program and how you can help our neighbors in need to remove crushing medical debt.

RIP Medical Debt Relief Link

Announcing Adult Confirmation Class


 Registration Link

Register by Monday, March 4

Class Dates: March 6, 13, 20, (27 Holy Week, not meeting), April 3, 10, 17, 24, May 1

Time: Wednesdays, 7:00-8:00 PM

Location: Zoom - Once you register, you will receive a link via email and material for the class will be mailed to you.

We will offer Diocesan-wide Adult Confirmation preparation over 8 sessions on Wednesday nights from 7:00-8:00 beginning March 6. The classes explore the basics of Christianity (God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the History of the Church) as well as the way the Episcopal Church lives out that basic faith through worship according to The Book of Common Prayer, Bible study, and service to others. We look forward to a meaningful class that will help grow your faith. Class materials and a Zoom link will be sent to registrants a week before the class begins through email.  All are welcome.



Contact Jenny Beaumont at 919-600-5299 or jenny.beaumont@episdionc.org


NEW: Upcoming Racial Equity Training Opportunities


The Racial Equity Institute (REI)'s foundational Racial Equity Training workshop provides an analysis of race and racism from a systems perspective. That is, it addresses racism not only from the standpoint of individual bias but also by examining the historical roots of racism as it affects institutions—the church, education, health care, criminal justice, etc.—and what effect that has on the opportunities that white people and people of color have. Although this is a secular training, people of faith from multiple denominations are well-represented. To help defray the cost of the training, the diocese, through the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee (RJRC) offers funding to defray the cost of attendance


Current two-day workshop opportunities include (9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day):


  • Mar. 21-22, 2024 (Thurs/Fri) - In person in Raleigh 
  • Apr. 8-9, 2024 (Mon/Tues) - Virtual via Zoom
  • Apr. 11-12, 2024 (Thur/Fri) - In person in Durham 
  • May 6-7, 2024 (Mon/Tues) - In person in Durham 




Want to learn more about other

events and opportunities the Diocese is presenting? (updated Feb. 29, 2024)

Click here for information



Parish Prayer List


For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Norman Aamodt, John Tulloss, Debbie Freas, Mary W. Dawson, Bob Hyatt, Frank and Notie Vay Meadows, Presiding Bishop Curry, Ron Coone, Bobbi Weeks, Debbie Dildy and Bill Hudgins.


For continued health and healing: Lib Blackburn, Becky Bryan, Elizabeth "Sister" Cherry, Albert Ervin, Frances Gaither, Dwight Johnson, Corrine Landis, Reid McAuley, Boo White, and Brent Wilson


For the blessings of this life:

For those expecting the birth of a child:

For those who have died: Jack King, Charlotte Battle Robbins, Bonnie Tharrington Kane, and Spencer Edmondson.


To add or remove people on the Prayer List please contact Cheryl Coppedge at coppedgecheryl@gmail.com. Please ask their permission before submitting.


In case of illness, a death in the family, for other pastoral emergencies, or to request a pastoral visit please contact church leadership via email at churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

252-442-1134 churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

www.goodshepherdrmt.org

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