The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC

eShepherd January 9, 2025

This Sunday at Good Shepherd

The First Sunday After The Epiphany

January 12, 2025

8:00 AM

Rite 1 Holy Communion

10:30 AM

Contemporary Language Service of Holy Communion

with choir and congregational hymns.

Live streamed at goodshepherdlive.org

Serving this Sunday

8 a.m.

Altar Guild Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Eucharistic Minister Al Hicks;

Flower Guild Jenny Williams and Ashley Moss;

Reader Barbara Hicks

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Sadie Meadows and Chydan Mullen;

Altar Guild Sallie Colston;

Audiovideo Engineer Ron Sowers;

Eucharistic Minister Will Pully;

Flower Guild Jenny Williams and Ashley Moss;

Greeter Jim Mullen;

Intercessor Mary Palmer;

Musicians The Good Shepherd Choir;

Lawrence Goering, organist;

Presider The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Readers Kim Bayless and Bob Hyatt;

Vestry Counters Emily Dwight and Jack Miller

This week at Good Shepherd

Adult Formation Class Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall. "How to Bible" is the topic. Please come for a very fun class

Coffee Hour Please join us for coffee and goodies in the Parish Hall after the 10:30 Service

Choir Practice All choirs will rehearse this Wednesday. For specific information, please click here

Mid-week Eucharist at Noon on Wednesday in the Sanctuary

Please support this important fundraiser that helps people in dire need in Rocky Mount.

Please RSVP to Nan Bayless at 252-908-3087.

Christmas Pageant

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Pageant!

It was wonderful.

Parishioners Celebrating Birthdays This Week

January 10

Paula Stiles, PhD

Lynden Meiring

January 11

Deborah Burnette

January 12

Betsy Owens

January 13

Robert Kornegay, Jr.

January 14

William Walker, Jr.

January 15

Walter Sprye III

Vestry Nominations

The Vestry Elections and Annual Meeting will be held on January 26th at 9:30 a.m.

Thank you for considering me for the Vestry at Good Shepherd. My husband, Eric, and I have attended Good Shepherd since 2007. Our sons, Noah (18) and Oscar (15), have been raised at Good Shepherd, starting with the Day School, the Cherub and Alleluia Choirs, children’s chapel, and now both serve as Acolytes.

I grew up in the Methodist church and was confirmed at Good Shepherd in June 2017. Over the years, I’ve helped with children’s chapel and Vacation Bible School, served as a member of the Flower Guild, and most recently been part of a Pastoral Aid team. I look forward to contributing to the Vestry and Ministry of Good Shepherd.

I am honored to be considered to serve on the Vestry of the Church of the Good Shepherd. Susan and I moved to Rocky Mount in late 2022 so we could be nearer to family members in Raleigh. While visiting Good Shepherd the first time, we felt a warmth and friendliness that made us feel so welcome. We love being here so much so that I joined the choir and the Outreach Committee, and Susan took over the eShepherd and serves on the Altar Guild and the Outreach Committee.

Susan and I have been married for 41 years and have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren. We joined the Episcopal Church more than 20 years ago. We both served on the Vestry and were involved in fundraising and I sang in the choir.

My career has been in magazine subscription marketing. So, you have me to blame for all the direct junk mail and spam email you received over the years. While I didn’t invent it, I used it heavily until I moved into my new position at Dow Jones 1.5 years ago in Finance, overseeing Compliance and Reporting. Yes, it is as exciting as it sounds, but I’m no longer ordering those obnoxious mail pieces.. Dow Jones publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, The New York Post and WSJ. Magazine.

For fun, I serve on the Rocky Mount Board of Adjustment, am the newly elected President of the Candlewood Homeowners Association and sing in the Tarboro Choral Society and the North Carolina Wesleyan College Chorus.

Susan and I really love this church and are so happy that Becky+ is here to lead us! If elected, I will enthusiastically serve the parish.

My name is John Tobias, and after fulfilling an interim role on the vestry am honored to extend the role for the next 2 years. My wife Kathy and I have two sons Jeff and his wife Dorsey, and Neal and his wife Jami. We have 4 grandsons Lake, Capson, Walter and Harry-all members of Good Shepherd! We joined Good Shepherd early in 2017.

We were members of OLPH Catholic Church prior to joining Good Shepherd and have lived in Rocky Mount since 1981. I have been involved with the vestry over the past year while Kathy is part of the flower guild. I look forward to continuing to serve on the vestry while our church continues to grow and prosper.

News and events from the Diocese of North Carolina, including a new date for the Pilgrimage to St. Mark's, Wilson. Click here for information about the Pilgrimage and more .

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Norman Aamodt, Shannon Sutton, Notie Vay Meadows, Florine McClain, Scott Sumrall, Fred Folta, Anita Fortier, Joyce Cuthrell, Whitney Herbert, Dinah Fowlkes, Bill Harris, Aileen Harris, Amy McCotter, Jeanette Belfield, Linda Mattocks, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, Bruce Biggs, Willie Skinner, and Bobbi Weeks.

For continued health and healing: Bill Hudgins, Mary W. Dawson, Becky Bryan, Elizabeth "Sister" Cherry, Albert Ervin, Frances Gaither, Dwight Johnson, Boo White, and Brent Wilson.

For the blessings of this life: Samuel Barden Rosenbower, son of Allie Laughery Winstead Rosenbower and Alex Rosenbower

For those expecting the birth of a child: Morgan and Benton Moss

For those who have died: Randy Reid

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

A note about pastoral care emergencies: If you are experiencing a pastoral emergency (e.g. someone you love or you yourself are in the hospital, or you’re experiencing some distressing news) please call my cell phone (570-259-0671) and leave a message if I don’t pick up right away. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. If in doubt, please call – I can’t support you if I don’t know you need support!

BZC+

252-442-1134 churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

www.goodshepherdrmt.org

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