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The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
in Lexington, Kentucky
E-News Edition for December 22, 2011
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From the Interim Rector
Greetings!
The One whom the heaven of heavens cannot contain is graciously pleased to come under our roof and dwell with us. What kind of heart is receptive and spacious enough for Emmanuel? READ MORE.
I'll see you in Church!
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Preparing for Worship
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Day: The Nativity of Our Lord
Collect
Almighty God, you have given your only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him, and to be born this day of a pure virgin: Grant that we, who have been born again and made your children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by your Holy Spirit; through our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom with you and the same Spirit be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings
Services
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II ~ Celebrant, Ronald D. Pogue; Preacher, Dominic Moore; Deacon, Lauren Villemuer; Verger, Martin Woodford; Acolyte, Taylor Beegle; Eucharistic Ministers, Barbara Messer, Shannon Messer, Martin Woodford; Lector, Judi Woodford; Intercessor, Joseph Jacobs; Ushers, Mark Cross, Steve MacNeil, Bud Beegle; Greeters, Main St.-Patrick and Lori Eidson; West Door-John and Alicia Landon; Children's Chapel, no Chapel today.
Others Serving This Sunday
Altar Guild: Martha Tarrant
Vestry on Duty: Jack Brown, Martin Woodford
Music
Hymns
83, 79, 93, 100
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
Opening Voluntary: Noël: Joseph est bien Marié ~ Claude Balbastre (1727-1799)
Closing Voluntary: Fanfare on ANTIOCH ~ Gerre Hancock (b. 1934)
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 Christmas at Good Shepherd
The previous announcement about incense being used on Christmas Eve was made in error. Incense WILL NOT be used at any of our Christmas Eve services. Christmas Eve 4:30 p.m. Carol Singing
5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with children's sermon (nursery available)
10:30 p.m. Carol Singing
11:00 p.m. Festival Choral Eucharist Christmas Day 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist |
Calendar
The web page calendar has the most up to date information about everything happening at Good Shepherd.
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 Holiday Office Hours
Friday, December 24
Church office closes at noon
Monday, December 26
Church office closed
Friday, December 30
Church office closes at noon
Monday, January 2
Church office closed |
 Prayers
This is the Good Shepherd Prayer List. Each day at noon, the persons on this list are lifted up in prayer. On Sundays during the Prayers of the People, the Intercessor pauses while we pray aloud or silently for each of those on the prayer list, which is published in the bulletin. You are also invited to add these names to your personal prayer list. For Healing: Kay, Billie, Mary, Janie, Peg, Liz, Bill, Gay, Tyler, Jay, Chris, Al, Robert, Sheila, Pend, James.
Ongoing Prayer Requests: Betty, Tommy, Susan, Bill, Elizabeth, Jane, Carolyn, Hazel, Cecilia, Kelly, Michael, Jay, Sherri, Dan, Nathan, Mike, Lisa, Katherine, Jawanda, Rick, Katie, Pat G., Joyce R., Madeline, Jake.
For the Departed: Chris Newell; Military members who died in Afghanistan - Jalfred, Samuel.
For Those Preparing for Holy Marriage: Lauren Villemuer and Henk Drenth; Katie Nelson and Charles Landon; Alice Bell and Peter Little Jr.; Stephanie Case and Townsend Miller; Inga Ryles and Robert Hardman; Natasha Osbourne and Ryan Zellar.
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. |
 It Makes Our Hearts Glad...
...that Dominic Moore will celebrate the Holy Eucharist for the first time since his ordination to the priesthood at both Christmas Eve services; ...that Leeann Murphy, Maddie Butler, Katie Butler, Judi Woodford and Martin Woodford came to the church office quickly and without hesitation to help with getting candles ready for Christmas Eve. ...that members of the Altar Guild and chair Barbara Groves give so freely of their time to ensure that everything is in good order for all our services, especially Christmas Eve.
"It Makes Our Hearts Glad" provides a way for members and friends to strengthen the fabric of our community by sharing good news or offer affirmations. The word "glad" is derived from Old and Middle English words meaning shining or bright. Add to the weekly "Glad Report" by email or by calling 859.252.1744. |
The Christmas Story
as told by Ms. Lucy's 4-year-old class at Good Shepherd Day School
There was a woman named Mary who was God's girlfriend and the man was Joseph. He was a carpenter who used his hands and saws to make houses and beds. He made one for the baby that Mary was having. Mary had a big tummy. It takes about two years for a baby to be born and babies play with their toes while they are inside the mommy. God told Mary to name the baby Jesus. God has brown hair and wears a long, white shirt. So Mary and Joseph had to go to Bethlehem. It was 20 miles away and it took about two days and 40 hours to get there. They took a lot of food like turkey, ham, chicken nuggets, yogurt, grapes and PB&Js to eat and they drinked water, milk and OJ.
There was no place for them to sleep, so they went to a shelter place with animals, so it was like a barn. They rested and then the baby came out and it was Jesus. His birthday is always Christmas actually. He was little, about 2 pounds, but he was special. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. A white dog came to see him and it barked too loud and scared him. After Jesus was borned, then Mary had another baby that night and it was a girl named Emily. Wait a minute. Santa said only one kid was there and it was a boy! Some sheep people--shepherds--were out at night and the angels flew around and told them an amazing baby was born in the barn and they better hurry over there and don't be afraid. They had to follow the big star in the sky and then the angels sang "Oh Baby, Baby" very soft and smooth. The angels were maybe named Joe, Henry and Charlie. If we had a Bible around here we could figure it out or else ask Deacon Lauren--she knows a lot about God and Jesus.
Then the three wise men came riding over. It looks like they were on dinosaurs. Oh good grief, those were camels. They brought gold and a candle, but a train track would have been a gooder present for a boy. They probably bringed him yellow and blue flowers, too. When Jesus was 4, he went to school and learned how to do backward somersaults and handstands, but he never could do cartwheels.
Later when he got older he lived in heaven with God and the animals. If he was still alive he'd be about 78. But in heaven you stay alive and sleep well. Heaven is in the clouds. You get up there in a hot air balloon--no airplanes go to heaven. Jesus died on a cross 'cause people didn't like him. It's hard to talk about it. It was a sad story. But God did a big miracle and Jesus came back to life! It will be great when we get to have that miracle, too, and that's not sad. That is all there is to tell.
Joy, Peace and Love to All
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Major Gift Moves Church Pipe Orgam Project Forward
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd has received a grant of $500,000 for the organ campaign from The Misdee Wrigley Miller and James Mather Miller Charitable Foundation. This gift brings the total amount committed to the organ fund to $1,300,000. READ MORE |
 Pastoral Care Ministry By whom is this duty [visiting the sick] to be performed? The answer is ready: By all that desire to "inherit the kingdom" of their Father, which was "prepared forth from the foundation of the world." For thus saith the Lord, "Come, ye blessed; --inherit the kingdom;--For I was sick, and ye visited me." (Taken from a sermon by John Wesley)
A new Pastoral Care Ministry is being formed at Good Shepherd. A small group of interested parishioners met with Father Dominic in October to help plan this ministry whose purpose is to visit the sick and homebound of our parish. You can assist this ministry by contacting the Church office if you or someone you know needs a visit. We would also like to encourage you to join us in this ministry. For more information, contact one of the Ministry Leaders--Dianne Griffith, Marie Ward or Paul Kowalski.
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You Are Invited
Lauren A. Villemuer and Henk H. Drenth invite you to share in their joy
at their wedding on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at two o'clock in the afternoon
Church of the Good Shepherd
533 East Main Street Lexington, Kentucky 
Reception to immediately follow. Children encouraged to attend the ceremony and reception!
In lieu of gifts, Lauren and Henk ask for gifts of joy to be given to either St. Agnes House (roof fund) or Good Shepherd Youth Scholarship Fund.
St. Agnes House is a nonprofit mission providing economical (at $0 to $10 a night) lodging for patients and their caregivers who have traveled to Lexington seeking treatment for serious illnesses at area hospitals and other medical care facilities. Through St. Agnes House, the people of the Diocese of Lexington encounter and serve Jesus by attending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual pain of each guest who enters this sanctuary of hospitality.
St. Agnes House is in desperate need of a new roof to continue this vital ministry. Lauren is on the board as a deacon, former nurse, and believer that there is no greater gift than providing a place for those in the most need in horrible times. Please make checks payable to St. Agnes House, memo line "Henk & Lauren."
The Good Shepherd Youth Scholarship Fund benefits the youth of Good Shepherd to enable all youth to attend a mission trip to work on low income families or to attend a pilgrimage for spiritual growth. Both trips are chaperoned by Lauren and Henk. Make checks payable to Good Shepherd, memo line Youth Scholarship.
Checks may be mailed to Good Shepherd at 533 East Main Street, Lexington, KY 40508. |
 Kroger Cards Cards that benefit Good Shepherd are available at the reception desk in the parish office during the week and on Sundays. Using your Kroger card is easy with no additional expense to you. Buy a preloaded card for $5 and "charge it up" at Kroger for an additional amount you expect to spend. Use it to purchase food, gas and household items. Good Shepherd receives 4% of the amount spent which enables us to share ministry with St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Hazard. Thank you for remembering to use your Kroger card! |
 Online Pictorial Directory Good Shepherd's online directory is up and running. This exciting new platform allows you to edit and customize your own information, search for information on other members and connect with the rest of the Good Shepherd family. If you're already received an invitation and setup your account, you can click HERE to login or find the link under the "About Us" menu on the church web site.
If you failed to receive an invitation, please contact the church office and we will make sure you gain access to this valuable resource.
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 Box Tops for Education Remember to clip boxtops and labels with the logo shown to the right and bring them to church office. The Day School gets 10¢ for every box top collected. Money raised this year will be used to fund improvements to our playground.
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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. No smart phone? No problem, just click on the QR code. |
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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. |
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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
The Reverend Ronald D. Pogue, Interim Rector
859.252.1744 office
859.309.0488 residence
832.576.9019 mobile
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