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A Prayer for Heroic Service
O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all people of this land share the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines. This we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP 839
A Prayer for those in the Military
Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care and keeping all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace; strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
BCP 823
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Next Sunday's Lections
Seventh Easter
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Acts 1:6-14
Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
John 17:1-11
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Regularly Scheduled
Worship Services
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Temporary Schedule Changes
Saturday, May 28, and Saturday, June 4
George Madill will lead the Office of Evening Prayer at 5:00 pm in the Chapel (this is instead of the normally scheduled service of Holy Eucharist, Rite I)
Sunday, May 29
Please welcome The Reverend Dr. Dawn McDonald who will be preacher and celebrant at the 8:00 am and 10:30 am services.
Sunday, June 5
Please welcome the Reverend Dick Grant as preacher at the 8:00 am and 10:30 am services. Rev'd Sarah will be celebrant. Weekdays
Monday thru Friday
Food Bank
open
10:00 am - noon
Wednesdays
Tabitha's Treasures 10:00 am in Roberta's Hall
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Morning Prayer or
Holy Eucharist
12:00 p.m.
(Roberta's Hall)
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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Upcoming Events
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Enriching our Journey for Long Life:
A one day seminar for seniors, near seniors, or those who care for them
Choose between June 10 or June 11
at the Canterbury Retreat and Conference Center
Download the brochure and registration form here
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Email Archives
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Previous "Good Shepherd News" emails
More Details Link
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Sermons on iTunes
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 Church of the Good ShepherdRevealing Love Caring for the sheep. Searching for the lost.331 Lake Avenue, Maitland, Florida, 32751407-644-5350www.goodshepherdmaitland.com
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Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence.
1 Peter 3:15-16
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
Paul, the master theologian, never missed an opportunity to share his faith whether in a Jewish synagogue in Asia Minor, by a river outside a city in what is now part of Europe, in a Roman prison, or in a marketplace. In Sunday's reading from the Acts of the Apostles we find him engaging the Athenian non-believers in a discussion about Christ by means of a monument they had erected to an "unknown god." For Paul there was no group too small or too large, no location too inconsequential or too imposing. He could not be constrained from sharing the good news of Christ, of proclaiming the hope that was within him.
We likewise, says Peter, are to always be ready to make our defense of the hope that is within us. This is a continuation of last week's theme where Peter proclaimed that we are a royal priesthood in order that we might proclaim Christ. "But ... I'm no master theologian like Paul" we think, "I'll leave those discussions to the 'professionals.'" But Peter isn't asking us to defend particular theories of the Atonement - he is challenging us to make a defense of the hope that is in us - personally. What is the hope that is within you?
At the end of the preparation for Confirmation classes the group shared their spiritual autobiographies. It was a rich time of encountering Christ in the lives of others. If you came to believe in Christ later in life could you testify as to how that relationship has changed your life? If you have believed in Christ from as far back as you can remember would you be able to share what that journey together with Jesus has been like? That is the "defense" that Peter challenges each one of us to be able to make. Because of Christ what is the hope that is within us? May we always be ready and willing to share that hope and to do so gently and reverently.
In His Peace, Grace, and Love,
Rev'd Sarah+
PS Many thanks to The Reverend Dr. Dawn McDonald for taking services for me today while I am on vacation.
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The Feast of the Ascension
 This Thursday, June 2nd, is one of the principal feast days in the Christian calendar - the Ascension of our Lord. For forty days after his resurrection our Lord appeared to his disciples, and revealed to them those things that they could not understand until after his death and resurrection. One might think that they would be grief struck at his leaving them once again, and yet there is no record of this in any of the Gospel accounts. For the Lord has left them with a two-fold promise: he will send them the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, to be with them always, indeed unless he returns to the Father the Holy Spirit will not come, and he promises them that he will return at the end of the age. These promises are for us also. Almighty God, whose blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ ascended far above all heavens that he might fill all things: Mercifully give us faith to perceive that, according to his promise, he abides with his Church on earth, even to the end of the ages; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen. Collect for The Ascension |
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NEXT SUNDAY
June 5 after the 10:30 service
Spaghetti Lunch
Click here for flyer
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Auction
If you have any items you are willing to donate to the auction please contact Wayne Waters by email here or by phone: 407-491-1957.
All proceeds from the auction and spaghetti lunch will go towards our fundraiser income line item in our 2011 budget.
Raffle
Proceeds from the raffle for the Sandy Bonus painting of the Good Shepherd Chapel (below) will uniquely go to the Chapel Repairs Fund. Raffle tickets will be on sale during the week in the Parish Office and on Sunday morning.
The drawing will be held during the Spaghetti Lunch.
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Good Shepherd Sunday
Celebratory Lunch Photos
A wonderful time of celebration! Many, many thanks to Joann Darville and her team for their beautiful decorations and delicious lunch, and to George Madill for the Good Shepherd crosses he made that were awarded to our honorees.
Click here for more photos on the website
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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: Tim, Rennie, Barbara, Jan-Marie, Lillian, Keisha, Ethel, Bob, Roy, Suzee, Jack, Sam, Jane, Mary Ellen, Stan, Jeanie and for friends and family members: Bert, Paul, Sylvia, Barry, Teresa, Taylor, Rob, Ed, Amy, Marnay, Kevin, Becky, Edye, Robert, Lynda, Richard, Ryan, Karen, Marsha, Margaret Ann, Lew, Belinda, Michelle, Monica, Luther, Celia, Susana. Military Personnel:
Christopher and Brigitt Kincaid, Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Hugh Darville, Ronnie Robison, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, Thomas Vila, William Underhill, and Taylor Lee. Our college students and seminarian:
Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Lindsey Nicolle, Allen Booker, Robert Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, Chelsea Adams, Robin Campbell, and David Bumsted.
Congratulations to our High School Seniors who have graduated: Nathan Moye and Crosby Adams Those celebrating their birthdays: Jerry Sarno, Joan May, Steven Franzel and Bob Storey. Those celebrating their anniversaries: James and Tina Lambert, Henry and Rhoda Spang, Keith and Meg Folsom, Stuart and Carolyn Auerbach.
Safe Travel:
Rev. Sarah and Pat, Louise Field, Joan Dawson, Jim and Jane Louttit. A Prayer for discernment in the call of the next bishop: Be with us and guide us, Holy Spirit, as we seek your will for the future of our diocese. Help us to discern the needs and hopes of your people in Central Florida, so that our search for a Bishop may proceed with clear vision and joyful obedience. In the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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