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Jeremiah 31:7-14
Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a
Matthew 2:13-15,19-23
or Luke 2:41-52
or Matthew 2:1-12
Psalm 84 or 84:1-8
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| Upcoming Events at Good Shepherd
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FISH FRY!
Friday, January 75:00 pm in the Parish Hall 2nd SUNDAY WITH THE RECTOR
An open discussion with the rector for visitors, newcomers, and new members
Sunday, January 99:15 am - 10:15 am in the Library CHRISTIANITY IN CYBERSPACE
Sunday, January 99:30 am in Roberta's Hall with Jim Sutton Annual Parish Meeting & Lunch
Sunday, January 16After the 10:30 service in the Parish Hall
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Worship Services & Programs
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Weekdays
Monday thru Friday
Food Bank
open
10:00 am - noon
Wednesdays
Holy Eucharist
12:00 p.m.
(Chapel)
No Eucharist on December 22 and 29
Thursdays
Choir Practice
7:00 pm in the Choir Room
Weekends
Saturdays
Holy Eucharist
5:00 p.m.
(Chapel)
Sundays
Holy Eucharist
8:00 a.m.
(Chapel)
Breakfast
9:00 a.m.
(Parish Hall)
Christian Formation
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Adult program
in Roberta's Hall
Children's Program
in Children's Chapel
Godly Play
Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m.
(Church)
Sunday School
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
K thru 4th grade - Alleluia Chapel Program
in the Children's Chapel
5th thru 7th grade
meet in the Preschool Building
Combined Prayer Ministries
Meeting for Study and Prayer in the Library
Every other week after the 10:30 service.
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Church of the Good ShepherdCaring for the sheep. Searching for the lost.331 Lake Avenue, Maitland, Florida, 32751407-644-5350www.goodshepherdmaitland.com
There is joy and blessedness in being permitted to witness in an age of doubt and unbelief to that precious faith committed unto us.
The Rt Rev'd H.B. Whipple, Founder of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Maitland, Florida, 1881 |
"Immensity cloistered in thy dear womb" John Donne 
"NASA's Hubble Space Telescope image captures the chaotic activity atop a three-light-year-tall pillar of gas and dust that is being eaten away by the brilliant light from nearby bright stars. The pillar is also being assaulted from within, as infant stars buried inside it fire off jets of gas that can be seen streaming from towering peaks. This turbulent cosmic pinnacle lies within a tempestuous stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula, located 7,500 light-years away in the southern constellation Carina. The image celebrates the 20th anniversary of Hubble's launch and deployment into an orbit around Earth. Hubble was launched April 24, 1990" The Daily Telegraph
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
As I looked through the "Pictures of the year 2010: Space" on The Telegraph website (link above) John Donne's statement: "immensity cloistered in thy dear womb" took on new meaning. Here in pictures is the immensity of creation: other galaxies, nebula, and the birth of stars - all spoken into being by the One who shrank down to an ovum in a virgin's womb for one reason alone - his love for us.
The Word that was with God, and was God, and through whom all things were made became flesh and dwelt amongst us (John 1:1-18) Truly "immensity cloistered" in a virgin's womb. Who can fathom the depth of sacrifice of this descent? He took off glory, he humbled himself and became like us in every way, except for sin. He became human and therefore mortal. And being human he experienced everything that we experience - and overcame all that we fear so that he could speak peace into our hearts.
Is it any wonder that the angels who witnessed this descent, this guerrilla action into Enemy territory, broke out into songs of praise "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors." May we continue to join with them in songs of glorious praise.
In His Peace, Grace, and Love,
Rev'd Sarah+
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MANY THANKS
To all those who made our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services so very special: the office staff and volunteers who worked to get the bulletins prepared and collated, the flower guild and all those who helped to decorate the church and chapel, the altar guild, acolytes, lay ministers, lectors, and ushers who had to do double duty, those who helped rehearse and who participated in the children's pageant, Eric and Keith for manning the sound board, Patty who spent countless hours recording and practicing with the choir, and all those wonderful voices, those at the 5:00 pm and the midnight mass, many of whom went the extra mile to get out there for the late service after an already long day. Thank you!
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Weekday Schedule Changes
There will be no Wednesday noon Eucharist on
December 29 or January 5
The Church Office will be closed from noon on
December 23 to December 31.
The office will reopen on January 3.
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In January we will have our second Good Shepherd Fish Fry. Mark your calendars for Friday,
January 7th from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Fish plates with all the fixings for $4/plate! Drinks $1/each.
Donations welcomed - all proceeds will go to fund the Food Bank. Please invite your friends, neighbors, and family. We will have live bluegrass music and of course phenomenal fellowship.
Click here for the flyer
Lillian Williams-Petersen (407-532-0434) is coordinating this event and would love some help with any of the following: advertising, set-up, clean-up, cooking, desserts, ticket table, etc.
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Beyond Coincidence: God's Presence in Our Lives
So many of you have shared times when you have experienced God's hand in your life. It is such an encouragement on our faith journeys to be reminded that our God is a God "with us" - "Emmanuel" - not just 2,000 years ago born into a lowly stable, but with us still, both in the small details of lives and in the sometimes seemingly overwhelming events in our lives. He does not remove his hand from us.
Joy Sutton has suggested that we put these experiences into print form so that they might stand as a written testament to the ongoing power and presence of our Lord. Joy has written an explanatory letter that you can access here. Please contact Joy at jsutton308@earthlink.net or by phone at 407-830-5258 for more information. |
ANNUAL PARISH MEETINGSunday, January 16th after the 10:30 am serviceLunch will be provided by the Good Shepherd youth and all proceeds will go to fund the youth programs. Commission reports will be handed out. The Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer and Rector will give reports. Four vestry members will be elected: 3 to 3-year terms, and 1 to complete 2-years of a 3-year term. Members of the vestry who are retiring: Keith Folsom, Jeannette Steeves, Bruce Wohl, and Mary Lou Boyle. You can find a booklet with Vestry Guidelines (including national and diocesan canons regarding vestries, and Good Shepherd by-laws) here.You can download a Vestry Nomination Form here.
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 Please pray for:Our homebound members:
Ival, Olga, Marion, and Chet
Healing of body, mind, soul, and spirit
for our parishioners and visitors:
Bob, Mary Lou, Ethel, Pat, Brenda, Jack, Roy, Joan, Martha, Sam, Jane, Mary Ellen, Lillian, David, Frances, Mike, Barbara, Stan, Jeanie, Elizabeth, Jamie, Kayla, Becky, Alfie, Teresa, and Peggy.
for friends and family members:
Julie, Pam, Katarina, Annette, Samuel, Cornelia, Kyle, Alma, Richard, Kevin, Ryan, Dorothy, Glenda, Ashley, Vivian, Faye, Karen, Marsha, Violet, Stephanie, James, Eddie, David, Nelson, Katarina, Rene, Derek, Agnes, Dan, Mary, Christen, Lilly, Sammy, Margaret Anne, Robert, Paul, Anthony, Colleen, Ira, Belinda, Michelle, Eric, Monica, Luther, Alice, Celia, Bill and Linda.
Military Personnel:
Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Hugh Darville, Ronnie Robison, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, Thomas Vila, and William Underhill.
Our college students:
Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Andrea and Lindsey Nicolle, Allen Booker, Robert and Eric Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, and Chelsea Adams.
Those celebrating their birthdays this week:
Lydia Karnitz and Teresa Dowd.
Those celebrating their anniversaries this week:Doug and Sallie Smith and Betsy and Frank Fulmer. RIP: Richard Kastner Safe Travel: Sandy Giles, Eva Walsh, Wayne and Jan-Marie Waters, Charlotte Everbach, Karen Franzel, Toni Forbes, and Rev'd Sarah.
PRAYER REQUEST LINK: click here for link |
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