 From the Interim Rector
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The Vestry is accepting applications for service on the Rector Nominating Committee. The application form and additional information are available for viewing and download HERE.
The search for a rector is a process of mutual discernment. What everybody will be looking for is authenticity. Nobody can predict the outcome of this process. READ MORE.
I'll see you in church!
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Preparing for Worship
Sunday, January 16, 2011
The Second Sunday after the Epiphany
Collect
Almighty God, whose Son our Saviour Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be know, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings
Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42
Services
7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I ~ Celebrant & Preacher, Ronald D. Pogue; Eucharistic Minister, Carole Eastland; Lector/Intercessor, Carole Eastland; Usher, Wilson Eastland.
9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II ~ Celebrant, Elise B. Johnstone; Preacher, Ronald D. Pogue; Verger, Jim Willard; Acolytes, Amanda Stark, Stacy Wilk, Alina Snowden, Katie Butler, Maddie Butler; Eucharistic Ministers, Kathy Gross, Winn Stephens, Nancy Thompson, Amanda Stark, Jim Willard; Lector, Virginia Carter; Intercessor, Jocelyn Cowen; Ushers, Stephen Crutcher, Bob Gibson, Phil Roeder, Forrest Hellebusch Greeters, Main St.: Skip and Joy Kimbrough, West Door: Elizabeth Leppman; Children's Chapel, Cathy Penberthy, Cynthia Lee.
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II ~ Celebrant, Elise B. Johnstone; Preacher, Ronald D. Pogue; Deacon, Lauren Villemuer; Verger, Dorothy Van Meter; Acolytes, Ellie Fogg, Lucy Beal, Clarita Ledbetter; Eucharistic Ministers, Barbara Messer, Shannon Messer, Lee Jenkins, Dorothy Van Meter; Ushers, Bryce Franklin, Mathew Kluesner, John Thomas; Greeters, Main St.: Nancy Davis, West Door: David and Erin Young; Children's Chapel, Elizabeth Beal, Cynthia Lowell.
Music
Hymns ~ 135, 475, LEVAS 137, 307, 308, 550
Click HERE for a link to an online index to the 1982 Hymnal that will allow you to read the texts and listen to the tunes for Sunday's hymns.
Organ ~
Praeludium A-moll, BWV 543 ~ J.S. Bach Fuga A-Moll, BWV 543 ~ J.S. Bach
Others Serving This Sunday
Altar Guild: Janice MacNeil
Vestry on Duty: Elizabeth Leppman, Jon Linder
Altar Flowers: Sarah Leer
Altar Flower Delivery: Dorothea Tate, Karen and Terry Furlow, Ann Maggard, Anne Peschke. |
 RSVP Deadline January 24 for Dancing Under the Stars
Don't miss this fabulous evening of fine food, dancing, and live/silent auctions, on Saturday, January 29 at 6 p.m. at Fasig-Tipton. Proceeds benefit St. Paul's Cultural Center and Kindergarten in Israel, Mission Lexington, and Refuge, Inc. Contact Leeann Murphy at 368-7216 if you have an auction item to donate.
Contact the church office at 252-1744 if you did not receive an invitation as we would love for you to attend.
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Sunday Adult Christian Formation Opportunities
Missionaries
led by the Rev. Elise Johnstone
Sundays, January 16, 23, 30 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Library
A Study of the Gospel of Matthew
led by Mr. Ryan Shrauner
Sundays, January 16, 23, 30 at 10:15 a.m.
Location: Undercroft | |
 Altar Flowers Now is the time to reserve the dates most special to you. Giving altar flowers in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for a person or event is meaningful and very easy. The suggested donation is $65. Flower memorials and dedications cannot be taken for the Sundays during Lent (March 13 through April 10) or following a Saturday wedding. Contact parish secretary Cindy McKee at 252-1744 or cmckee@ goodshepherdlex.org to make the arrangements.
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Church Office Closed
The church office will be closed on Monday, January 17,
in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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 Rector Nominating Committee Application The Nominating Committee will be selected from applications received in the church office by 5 p.m. on February 1. Click here for the application.
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Upcoming Production at Singletary Center
Gershwin's acclaimed American folk opera that took the world by storm with songs like "Summertime," "It Ain't Necessarily So," and "I Loves You Porgy." In partnership with UK's VIS Center, UK Opera Theatre will premier new scenic projection technology never before used in live theatre! Good Shepherd parishioner Whit Whitaker's only performance is in the Thursday, February 3 production. .
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT - Order tickets today! 257-4929 www.ukoperatheatre.org
John Nardolillo, Music Director and Conductor
Lemuel Wade, Stage Director
Everett McCorvey, Executive Producer
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 Good Shepherd Youth Help Children from Darfur
In 2003, a horrible genocide started in Darfur. Because of the color of their skin, no one was safe from being ripped from their home and brutally murdered. Children have suffered the most. Almost eight years later, the war still continues. Anyone under the age of 9 who is still alive, has never known a home without fear, loss, and horrors that we will never have to face. Many of the families who survived escaped to Chad to be placed in refugee camps, where violence, raids, rapes, disease, pitiful food and clean water availability, and hopelessness seems to rule. For a child, this is not a life. Living behind barbed wire in a world so cruel; watching violence, death, and horror daily steals any chance for a childhood, little alone a hope for the future that these precious children of God deserve.
Last year, the youth of Good Shepherd started a project to build an elementary school in the Djabal Refugee Camp in Chad. There are 632 elementary aged children living in this camp without a school, without electricity, and without hope. The 2010 Gala raised funds to start the project. Good Shepherd raised $17,788.01 (plus funds raised by Beth Davis) to build a school. This school will give the children something to do during the day besides hate. It will educate the children so they do have a future. It will bring hope.
The school will be built in conjunction with the UN through the Darfur Dream Team. Any funds left over after the building is complete will be used to buy furnishings. All of the people of Good Shepherd made this dream possible.
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 Youth Lock In
Don't forget to sign up or send an e-mail to her at lauren@goodshepherdlex.org to let her know you plan to attend. |
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Sorrow in Our Parish Family
Word was recently received of the death of former parishioner Betty Trabold on December 14 in Boulder, Colorado. Notes of sympathy may be sent to her husband, Hermann, at 4705 Jameston Street, Boulder, CO 80301.
Louise M."Sis" Yellman, longtime member of this parish, died early this morning, January 13, 2011 at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Arrangements are being handled by Milward Funeral Directors. A visitation will occur Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Milward's on Broadway and there will be a graveside service at Lexington Cemetery on Monday, January 17, at 11:00 a.m. Please keep Sis's family in your prayers.
Rest eternal grant to them, O Lord: And let light perpetual shine upon them. |
Prayer for the Election of a Rector
Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a rector for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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 Good Shepherd Day School Enrollment
Good Shepherd Day School is now accepting applications for enrollment for the 2011-2012 school year and beyond. Presently enrolled families and families of the Good Shepherd parish have first priority for any spaces. It is wise to enroll early to get your child on the list. Priority enrollment will be closing on January 27, so don't wait. The 2 year old classes are already full for the 2011-2012 school year, but other age groups still have availability. Applications are available at the volunteer desk or by calling the Day School at 255-9734. |
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