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The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
in Lexington, Kentucky
E-News Edition for April 5, 2012
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 Reflections and Thoughts from Fr. Brian O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquility the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had grown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. AMEN.
The above is a prayer we pray on Good Friday. But we also offer this prayer at Easter Vigil and at Ordinations. So, whether in time of utter darkness or first light of Resurrection or in full-blown joy, we offer these words again. It is an all-season prayer, a prayer that contains layers of hope, even when that hope is covered over in death, in betrayal and loss.
The Church is always a living body in flux. We are falling apart and we are flourishing. We are dying and being made new. We are left to decay in ruin, until we are restored and shine bright again, as if everything were possible to us all at once.
This process of death and renewal is not a cycle dependent on our feelings about the Christian community, not gauged according to a popularity contest or the buzz on the street. This process is one that is led by the Christ, by the One we say we follow during these difficult days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Vigil. Our first task is to be witnesses to these gestures of the Spirit that enlivens us again. We witness to what God has done, to the depths of where God has gone, to the radical love that God has expressed through Christ Jesus.
I am tempted to always attach myself to the next, new thing. The next, new thing is shiny and clean and works perfectly every time because it just showed up and has not taken on any wear or tear yet. If I find the just right next, new thing, I will be a better person, I think, I pray.
The willingness to walk the Way of the Cross again, to pray through Holy Week once again, involves us letting go of the next, new things in order to gaze upon what God is renewing and resurrecting in us in every season. God's story is ancient and worn and bears scars and our doubts and the scoffing of the mob that only yesterday had celebrated the Christ, confusing his ancient wisdom for the newest flashy thing. The story is not new and shiny but it has a weight and a depth about it that endures in a world accustomed to breaking things.
Holy Week is not a one and done experience. Each year, each time we walk this path, we are shaped in a new way, we are invited to a deeper maturity, a refreshed kind of seeing the world and the Church anew.
May we always have the courage to be open to where the Christ's life, death and resurrection continues to grow in us, to renew us in the Spirit that breathes new life into old ruins. Pray for the world, the Church, the life that is already present in you.
Peace and prayers,
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Preparing for Worship
Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Feast of the Resurrection: Easter Day
Collect
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings
Acts 10:34-43 / Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 / 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 / John 20:1-18
7:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite I
Celebrant and Preacher: Dominic Moore
Eucharistic Minister: Joseph Jacobs
Lector/Intercessor: Joseph Jacobs
Usher: John Kingsley
9:00 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite II
Celebrant: Brian L. Cole
Preacher: Lauren Villemuer
Assisting Minister: Dominic Moore
Canterbury Choir & Treble Choir: John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Verger: Jim Willard
Acolytes: Rachel Elliott, Alina Snowden, Stacy Wilk, Naomi Clayton, Sarah Elliott, Evelyn Hinz
Eucharistic Ministers: Tony Baxter, Jim Johnson, Pat Johnson, Jim Willard
Lector/Intercessor: Hans Flueck, Kat Luchtefeld
Ushers: Stephen Crutcher, Bob Gibson, Phil Roeder, Forrest Hellebusch
Greeters: Main St.-Ray and Betty Larson
West Door-Kevin and Christy Ellis
Children's Chapel: No Chapel today.
11:15 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite II
Celebrant: Dominic Moore
Preacher: Brian L. Cole
Deacon: Lauren Villemuer
Parish Choir: John Linker, Organist/Choirmaster
Verger: January Haile
Acolytes: Grace Campbell, Jackson Campbell, Mason Deep, Katherine Wright
Eucharistic Ministers: Buzz Carmichael, Barbara Messer, Shannon Messer, January Haile
Lector/Intercessor: Pam Noyes, Lucy Cox
Ushers: Jim Carroll, Bill Cox, Dan Primm, TBA
Greeters: Main St.-David Young, Jill Kaiser
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, Anne Helmers
Music
Hymns
207, 179, 183, 180, 200, 203, 210
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: Saraband for the Morning of Easter ~ Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Closing Voluntary: Toccata (Symphony V) ~ Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) |
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 Preparing the Church for Easter
Volunteers are needed this Saturday, April 7, to help our dedicated Flower Guild decorate the church for Easter Day. This labor of love begins at 9:00 a.m. and a light lunch will be provided. Come for the morning or any amount of time you can give.
The Flower Guild would also appreciate receiving any flowering branches from your yard or garden to use for decoration. Bring clippings to the church any time on Friday, April 6, or before 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, and leave near the Bell Court entrance to the Undercroft.
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 Holy Week and Easter Day Service Schedule
Maundy Thursday, April 5
Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar at 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday, April 6
Good Friday Liturgy at 12:00 noon and 7:00 p.m.
Holy Saturday, April 7
The Great Vigil of Easter and Solemn High Mass with Holy Baptism at 7:00 p.m.
Nursery available.
Sunday, Easter Day, April 8
Holy Eucharist at 7:30, 9:00, 11:15 a.m.
No Christian Formation classes.
The church office will be closed on Monday, April 9, in observance of Easter. |
 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: Delores, Ellie, Darrell, Mary, Ginny, Heather, Lisa, Hilda, Tabitha, Virginia, Freddie, Stephen. Ongoing Prayer Requests: Barb, Chrisie, Kelly, Cheryll, Howard, Rick, Litsa, Sherri, Chris, Art, Quinlan, Janie, Bill, Patricia, Ann, Betty, Tommy, Susan, Jane, Carolyn, Hazel, Cecilia, Katie, Pat G., Madeline, Jake. For the Departed: Gordon; Military members who died in Afghanistan-Daniel, William, Joseph, Francis, David, Michael, Roberto, James. For Those Preparing for Holy Marriage: Katie Nelson and Charles Landon; Alice Bell and Peter Little Jr.; Stephanie Case and Townsend Miller; Inga Ryles and Robert Hardman; Shannon McDonnell and Jared Woodford; Natasha Osbourne and Ryan Zellar.
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The Rector's Forum ~ April 15--May 13
The Life You Save May Be Your Own: An American Pilgrimage by Paul Elie. For five Sunday mornings, Fr. Brian will lead a discussion of this collective biography that traces the writing lives of Thomas Merton, Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy and Dorothy Day. Each one a Catholic writer, working in the middle part of the 20th century, these four wrestled in varying degrees with their writing vocation as witness and pilgrimage work. Their writings were each a testimony to the power that the written word has to shape meaning and experience for us and to deepen and form faith.
Several copies of the book are currently available for purchase at The Morris Book Shop on East High Street. A modest discount is offered if you buy the book at Morris. Our Sunday morning conversation will be enriched by reading the book along with Fr. Brian. The Forum will take place in the Undercroft at 10:15 a.m. during the Christian Formation time. If you have questions, please email Fr. Brian.
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 It Makes Our Hearts Glad... ...that about 20 members turned out for the Palm Cross workshop last Saturday! Many palm crosses were made and distributed to the congregation on Palm Sunday. We especially appreciate Alice Dehner and her willingness to organize and lead the workshop. ...that Joseph Jacobs, Wilson Eastland, Anne Baxter, Barbara Groves, Laura Greenfield, Josh Cowen, Keila Thomas, Ray Larson, Whit Whitaker, Allissa Ferguson, Juanita Peterson, and Kevin Ellis presented the Passion Gospel so well at our services on Palm Sunday. ...that Jessica Warren and Dylan Eldridge were married in Gilbert, Arizona, on March 11. Jessica is the daughter of Celia and Mike Warren and the granddaughter of Jane Combs. The Rev. Bill Combs, uncle of the bride, officiated. ...that Reagan Lilianne Wooford was born on April 5 in New York City! Martin and Judi Woodford are the proud grandparents. "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. |
Sunday's Music
The Feast of the Resurrection, the primary reason for what we do the other 51 weeks of the year, is rich with sublime art through liturgy and music.
Hymn 207 is considered by most Christians to be an essential part of the liturgy for Easter Day. The text by an anonymous poet has been matched with this jubilant tune since they first appeared together in the early 18th century.The original Latin text probably dates from the early fourteenth century.A variety of German versions are known, the earliest being found in a Breslau manuscript dating from 1478. Although it is possible that the first English version was translated from a Latin form of the hymn it is more likely that it was translated from a German version during the 17th century.The tune EASTER HYMN first appeared in London in 1708.EASTER HYMN circulated in numerous variant forms and was known by a number of different tune names, including THE RESURRECTION (original title), SALISBURY (Wesley's name), EASTER MORN, and WORGAN. It is an extraordinary tune for its time, anticipating the more exuberant tunes of the Evangelical revival later in the century.
Louis Vierne was organist of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris from 1900 until his death in 1937, where he died while performing his 1750th organ recital.Born legally blind, he showed an innate talent for music from age 2.He studied and later taught at the Paris Conservatoire, but never became head of the organ department.In large French churches there are usually two organs, one grand-orgue at the west end and a smaller orgue de chœur at the east end near the altar.Messe Solennelle (Solemn Mass) was originally composed for the two organs playing in dialogue, with the smaller orgue de chœur accompanying the choir.The premiere occurred in 1901 in St. Sulpice, Paris, with Vierne and his mentor Charles-Marie Widor performing the two organ parts.The edition used by our choir combines the two organ parts into one.The Gloria is the most complex section of the Mass, with a variety of rhythms, textures, and moods conveying this exuberant text. The initial Gloria is energetic, passionate, driven. There are dialogues between chorus and organ. The mood changes at the Domine Deus, where each choral section sings a solo line, accompanied by a gently rocking organ accompaniment. The entire chorus enters again at the Qui tollis, in quiet, but clashing chords. Once again there is a dialogue between the chorus and the organ, with shaded variations in dynamics. The Qui sedes begins an intensely chromatic build-up to a return of the Gloria melody at the Quoniam tu solus sanctus, and the movement concludes with bombastic energy.
Stanford's Easter anthem When Mary thro' the garden went is from his set of part-songs written in 1910 to texts by Mary Coleridge (poet of The Blue Bird and a descendant of Samuel Taylor Coleridge). Set in the bright key of D major each stanza commences with the same music, though soon harmonic shifts occur to portray the text, so what initially sounds strophic is actually through-composed.Dramatic elements abound such as silence following "no light" and imitation between the voice parts indicating "the waving palms."
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Church Under the Bridge
NextSunday, April 15, is the first time Good Shepherd will host Church Under the Bridge this year. We will be rejoicing in the Easter season and our new rector will be preaching, so come to Mission House at the corner of Martin Luther King and 4th Street and share the joy with our homeless and minimally housed neighbors at 3:00 that afternoon. Please donate simple desserts like cookies or brownies and come with us to offer our friends a warm meal, beautiful music, a church service and friendship. More information is available in the Loggia on Sunday. |
 Easter Fun and Fellowship
Immediately following the 9:00 service on Sunday (approximately 10:00 a.m.), our Parish Life committee will have cookies and other treats to enjoy on the playground. Children will have the opportunity to make Easter baskets to be delivered to an area nursing home.Contributions of goodies such as cookies or other Easter basket treats would be appreciated.
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 St. George's Day and Spring Festival
Join your diocesan family at the Cathedral Domain the weekend of April 20-22 to celebrate St. George's Day and the annual diocesan Spring Festival. Come for the entire weekend or just for Saturday; there will be something for everyone!
Click HERE for complete information about the weekend including meal prices, lodging registration and payment instructions. |
 Town Hall Meetings on General Convention Issues Bishop Chilton Knudsen and members of the General Convention Deputation will be conducting town hall meetings around the diocese in mid April. Particular points of discussion will be resolutions concerning same-sex blessings, immigration, and finances and structure of The Episcopal Church. Everyone is encouraged to attend one of the following meetings to get informed and express opinions.
Thursday, April 12, 7:00 p.m. Morehead (location TBA)
Sunday, April 15, 5:00 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington
Tuesday, April 17, 7:00 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington
Wednesday, April 18, 7:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, Corbin |
 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! |
 A Reminder
Please use caution if strangers approach you on the church grounds and ask for monetary assistance. Giving money this way bypasses safeguards set up to prevent abuse of your generosity and good intentions. Kindly ask persons making such requests to come back when the church office is open for necessary screening, possible assistance, and referrals as needed. |
 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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Calendar
The web page calendar has the most up to date information about everything happening at Good Shepherd.
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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. |
 Adult Christian Formation
New classes begin on Sunday, April 15! Rector's Forum: The Life You Save May Be Your Own Led by the Rev. Brian Cole April 15 - May 13 Location: Undercroft, 10:15 a.m. For five Sunday mornings, Fr. Brian will lead a discussion of this collective biography by Paul Elie that traces the writing lives of Thomas Merton, Flannery O'Connor, Walker Percy and Dorothy Day. Each one a Catholic writer, working in the middle part of the 20th century, these four wrestled in varying degrees with their writing vocation as witness and pilgrimage work. Their writings were each a testimony to the power that the written word has to shape meaning and experience for us and to deepen and form faith.
Welcome to the Episcopal Church, Welcome to Good Shepherd Led by the Rev. Dominic Moore April 15 - May 13 Location: Library, 10:15 a.m. Come to this casual discussion if you are interested in learning more about the Episcopal Church and Good Shepherd. Lectio Divina Led by Terry Samuel and Kim Edwards April 15 - May 13 Location: Bride's Room, 10:15 a.m. Latin for divine reading, spiritual reading, or "holy reading," Lectio Divina represents a traditional practice of prayer and scriptural reading intended to promote communion with God and to increase in the knowledge of God's Word. |
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The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
 The Rev. Brian L. Cole, Rector
533 East Main Street
Lexington, Kentucky 40508
859.252.1744 phone
859.252.1745 fax
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