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The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
in Lexington, Kentucky
E-News Edition for May 19, 2011
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From the Interim Rector
Greetings!
A line from Shakespere's play As You Like It reminds us that there are "sermons in stones." He may have had in mind the great church buildings of the ages whose magnificent towers and arches have inspired people and pointed the way to God. The Jerusalem Temple was a sermon in stone. It was the center of the life of God's people for generations until it was destroyed by the Romans in the year 72 AD. Early Christians came to think of the Church as the new temple God was building to take its place. READ MORE.
I'll see you in church!
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 Preparing for Worship
Sunday, May 22, 2011
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
Collect
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Readings
Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14
Services
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite I ~ Celebrant, Ronald D. Pogue; Preacher, Lillian Hyde; Lector/Intercessor, Nancy Jackson; Eucharistic Minister, Nancy Jackson; Usher, Joseph Jacobs.
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II ~ Celebrant, Ronald D. Pogue; Preacher, Lillian Hyde; Deacon, Lauren Villemuer; Verger, Hans Flueck; Acolytes, Laura Greenfield, Taylor Beegle, Kate Samuel, Thomas Priest, Philip Priest; Eucharistic Ministers, Laura Greenfield, Keila Thomas, Liz Samuel, John Tarrant, Hans Flueck; Lector, Andrew Burton; Intercessor, Reba Roberts; Ushers, Mark Cross, Steve MacNeil, Scott and Sara Smith, Bud Beegle; Greeters, Main St.: Graeme and Nancy Wilson; West Door: David and Erin Young; Children's Chapel, Pyddney Jones, Cynthia Lee.
Music
Hymns ~ 47, 487, 126, 432
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 ~
Antiphon V (How Fair and how Pleasant art Thou) ~ Marcel Dupré
Ave maris Stella (Jesus tender Mother, make Thy Supplication)
Ave Maris Stella (Amen) ~ Marcel Dupré
Others Serving This Sunday Altar Guild: Nancy Jackson
Vestry on Duty: Lucy Cox, Sarah Charles Wright
Lay Eucharistic Visitor: Bob Gibson
Altar Flowers: Sarah Leer
Altar Flower Delivery: Debbie Jackson, Mary Tyng Atkinson, Ann Plummer, Nancy Weir, Gaye Mansfield, Michael Wilcox
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The Rev'd Lillian Hyde, Guest Preacher
The Rev'd Lillian Hyde will be our guest preacher this Sunday at Church of the Good Shepherd. She is the mother of Good Shepherd communicant Skip Kimbrough and was Fr. Ron Pogue's associate in Galveston. Currently, Lillian is one of the staff chaplains at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University and the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. She is an advocate for restorative justice and better residential facilities for elderly persons. Her husband, Bill, is also an Episcopal Priest and Rector of St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church near Houston's Johnson Spacecraft Center.
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Music Notes
Sunday's Voluntaries are from Marcel Dupré's Fifteen Antiphons. These works started out as improvisations (performed in alternatim with the choir) at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.The English director of Rolls-Royce, Claude Johnson, heard these improvisations in 1920 and commissioned Dupré to write them down, as best as he could remember them, for a very handsome fee. Johnson was also instrumental in organizing Dupré's first concert tours of England, thereby securing his success as a touring performer. The motet Venite comedite by late Renaissance master William Byrd is a superb example of this period and employs smooth part writing and an overall nature of piety. Byrd remained a Roman Catholic during a protestant era in England. His good favor and popularity are exemplified by the fact that he was permitted to compose, perform, and publish Latin choral music during a tumultuous religious period. He was indeed granted a 21-year monopoly on music publication (along with Thomas Tallis) during the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Hymn 47, one of our most beloved morning hymns, honors each person of the Trinity and celebrates events, closely associated with each member, that happened on the first day of the week. For example, we celebrate God's creation of light on the first day of the week in st. 1 and Christ's resurrection and the visitation of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost also on the first day of the week in st. 2. The text of Hymn 432 is based on Psalms 148 and 150 and is matched with the quintessentially British hymn tune Laudate Dominum, whose opening phrase echoes the chime of countless parish and town clocks, is by the prolific C.H.H. Parry, one of the prime movers in the renaissance of English music at the turn of the 20th century.
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 Summer Worship Schedule
Summer Sunday worship schedule begins this Sunday, May 22, and continues through September 4.
Service Schedule
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
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It Makes Our Hearts Glad....
...to welcome six newly baptized (3 adults, 3 children), ten confirmed, five received, and seven reaffirmations of faith on May 15 when Bishop Sauls visited Good Shepherd:
Robert Adams
Joey and Christy Calder
Elyse Christian
Derek Clark
Joshua Cowen
Larry and Millie Criswell
Steven, Victoria and Annabel Fields
Emma Goodpaster
John Grider
Ann Marie Hodges
Chad and Chloe Hurley
Marsha Kowalski
Stuart and Rebecca Mercer
Ken and Tyra Moore
Inga Ryles
Wayne and Alice Rogers
Keyth Sokol
Marie Ward
Sarabeth Wilson
Nancy Yeaste
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 Congratulations to Our Graduates
Taylor Brown, son of Jack and Pam Brown, graduating from Johns Hopkins with a Masters Degree in Government.
William "Will" Farmer, son of Bill and Janice Farmer and grandson of Phil and Carlisle Farmer, graduating from the University of Iowa with a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science. Will will stay on at Iowa as a graduate assistant in pursuit of his Ph.D.
Elizabeth "Libby" Wachter, daughter of Jim and Susan Farmer Wachter and granddaughter of Phil and Carlisle Farmer, graduating from the University of Virginia College at Wise (VA) with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science.
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Senior Acolyte Recognition
We have two senior acolytes graduating this year, Camille Fishback (9:00) and Andrew Derenge (11:15). In recognition of their years of faithful and responsible service as acolytes, they will be presented with a sterling silver cross by Vergers Martin Woodford and Jim Willard at the 10 a.m. service this Sunday, May 22.
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 All PandaMania is Breaking Loose
Good Shepherd will host PandaMania Vacation Bible School from June 6 - 10, 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Children will discover that God is wild about them-a face that will change them forever. PandaMania is filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences children see, hear, touch, and even taste! Bible Point crafts, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty treats are just a few of the PandaMania activities that help faith flow into real life.
The member cost is $10 for the first child and $5 for each additional child. The non-member cost is $20 for the first child and $10 for each additional child. Children must be siblings to receive the discount. Contact Deacon Lauren, register in the Loggia on Sunday or in the church office Monday through Thursday.
Are you ready for a wild adventure? Adult and youth volunteers are needed and required. It takes a group of caring, interested helpers to make this enriching and fun for the children who attend. Contact Deacon Lauren to offer your assistance.
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 Online Pictorial Directory
There's a new pictorial directory in our future! It will be online and password protected. Before and after Sunday services during May, parish photographers will be stationed in designated locations to take your photograph. When it is ready, you will receive an email message instructing you how to set up your password and access the directory. If you prefer, you will be able to provide your own digital photo for the directory. Printed directories (without photos) will be made available to those who do not have computers. |
Mission Lexington Medical Clinic
Mission Lexington is accepting nominations for potential Board members. Please e-mail Chris Skidmore or call 619-4981 to provide the name and contact information of qualified candidates who would be willing to serve on the Board of Directors from July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2014. The Mission Lexington Board of Directors meet monthly on the third Tuesday of each month and serve three-year terms. READ MORE.
For more information about Mission Lexington, please contact Chris Skidmore.
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Upcoming Ordinations
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 Food Needed for Ordination Reception
Karen Workman Booth and Paula Ott will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on Sunday, June 5 at 4 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral (see above for all the details). Sponsoring churches provide a reception following the service. Since Karen is "ours" and Paula did her field placement here, many folks are needed to prepare finger sandwiches, appetizers and other pick-up foods for this happy occasion. Please sign up in the Loggia or contact Cindy McKee if you can assist.
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Reading Camp Is Our Ministry Too!
Reading Camp is an intensive remedial literacy education program that serves struggling second, third and fourth grade readers in communities across our diocese and beyond. Reading Camp is staffed entirely by volunteers who are passionate about helping each child gain confidence in their reading skills, and it is free for each child accepted to attend.
Reading Camp needs our help in two vital ways: money for scholarships for Reading Camp children, and volunteers to work a camp. This Sunday, May 22, Good Shepherd will receive a collection for Reading Camp. Help share this experience and start a child on a path to reading. Your generous gifts of time and money will change a child's life! Make checks payable to Good Shepherd with Reading Camp on the memo line. For more information about Reading Camp, including volunteer information, click HERE.
10th Anniversary Celebration Gala
The Diocese of Lexington cordially invites you to the 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala, so we may rejoice together in 10 wonderful years of the Reading Camp ministry. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres, wine, silent auction, music and special guests with friends from across the diocese and from 10 years of Reading Camp.
Date: Friday, June 3
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Place: Castle Post in Woodford County, Kentucky
Cost: $75 single, $125 couple. RSVP deadline is May 27. Call 252-6527!
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United Thank Offering
The United Thank Offering is not a ministry that affects the support for our parish budget. It is simply a thoughtful and prayerful opportunity to share recognition of your own blessings with someone who has a compelling human need. The blue envelopes are a tangible reminder to be thankful and use that thankfulness to help someone else. Good Shepherd's Spring Ingathering will be on Sunday, June 12. Simply place your donation of cash or check (payable to Good Shepherd with UTO on the memo line) in the blue envelopes found in the pews, at the back of the nave and in the Loggia. What are you thankful for?
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Contribute Online
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Everything is now in place to contribute online by credit card or bank account. You can even use your smart phone to scan a QR Code (image
to the right) and be linked to the Good Shepherd online contribution page. You'll need an app for that, but most QR Code Reader apps are free from your phone maker's app store. READ MORE. |
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 Pastoral Emergencies
If you have a pastoral emergency at night or on the weekend, please call the church number (859-252-1744), press 3 when prompted and your call will be forwarded to the mobile phone of the clergy person on call. Remain on the line through ringing, periods of silence and a second dial tone before your call is answered or goes to voice mail. If you leave a message be sure to include your callback number. |
Stay Informed
The web page calendar has the most up to date information about everything happening at Good Shepherd.
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The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
533 East Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40508
859.252.1744 phone
859.252.1745 fax
Email
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The Reverend Ronald D. Pogue, Interim Rector
859.252.1744 office
859.309.0488 residence
832.576.9019 mobile
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