The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC



eShepherd November 1, 2023

This Sunday at Good Shepherd

The Twenty-third Sunday After Pentecost

All Saints Sunday


November 5, 2023


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 this week at Good Shepherd


We welcome Rev. Juliana Lindenberg to both services this Sunday. Children are invited to join Children's Chapel during the 10:30 service, returning in time for the peace.


Please join us after the 10:30 Service for a reception in the Parish Hall.


Wednesdays

  • 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.

We welcome the following priests to Good Shepherd through the end of November


November 12

Rev. Bill Bennett


November 19

Rev. Juliana Lindenberg



November 26

Rev. Bill Bennett

Save the Dates!


Sunday, November 5 Following the 10:30 service, please stay for a Dedication Reception in the Parish Hall to celebrate the pledge campaign


Sunday, December 10- 5 p.m. Advent Lessons and Carols


Sunday, December 17- 10:30 a.m. Children's Christmas Pageant


Sunday, December 24-5 p.m. Christmas Lessons and Carols

Every Member Response



Fall is here, and it is time for the Every Member Response Pledge Campaign. We ask you to prayerfully consider your gifts of time, talent, and financial resources for 2024. Your pledges allow us to worship God together, serve the community, and keep the Church of the Good Shepherd in full operation.


If you have not yet read the letter that was sent to the congregation, you can find the letter, the pledge form and online banking authorization on our website by clicking this link: Support the Ministries of Good Shepherd


This year, you can submit your pledge via the form on our website. Check it out at www.goodshepherdrmt.org.


If you have not yet sent in your pledge, please bring your completed 2024 pledge on Sunday, November 5 for a special dedication. Following the 10:30 service, please stay for a Dedication Reception in the Parish Hall to celebrate the pledge campaign!  

We welcome Sheryl Love-Johnson as Parish Administrator.  She will be in the office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and can be reached at office@goodshepherdrmt.org. We look forward to seeing the fruits of her organizational skills.

Help Needed!



Meals on Wheels needs a volunteer to deliver meals one day a month. If you are available the third Monday or the third Tuesday of the month and would like to help, please call Katie Rose at 252-450-5503 for more information.


Vases! We need vases. Members of the Flower Guild take flowers to members of Good Shepherd who are unable to get to services and they need vases to do their good work. If you have vases you aren't using, please bring them to church this Sunday or any Sunday.

Parish Prayer List


For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Presiding Bishop Curry, Bobbi Weeks, Beth Oden, Debbie Dildy, Mason Moore, Bill Hudgins, Randolph Reid, Pam Wells, Ernest Jones, Martha B., Roy Thompson, and James Poole.


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: Butch Moss, Emily Baker Hyatt, Al Hines, Kenneth Peacock, Romaine Howard, Jr., Will Thorne, Jr.


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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