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Easter
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Next Sunday's Lections
2 Easter
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Acts 4:32-35
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1-2:2
John 20:19-31
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Upcoming Events
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Bible Study Basics
9:30 am in Roberta's Hall
This class reconvenes on Sunday, April 15.
Vestry Meeting
Sunday, April 22 in Roberta's Hall after the 10:30 service
Good Shepherd Sunday Lunch
Honoring "The Committee"
(Food Bank: George Schultz, George Madill, Dick Boucher)
Sunday, April 29 after the 10:30 am service
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Upcoming Events in the Diocese
RESTORING THE SOUL HEALING CONFERENCE at
The Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center
May 3-5
with Pastor Sharon Lewis
and the Amazing Love Healing Ministry
Register early
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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
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
in Roberta's Hall
at 12:00 noon
Holy Eucharist
1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays
in Roberta's Hall
at 12:00 noon
Thursdays
Men's Bible Study
7:30 am in the Library
Choir Practice
7:00 pm in the Choir Room
(once per month during the Summer)
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
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
Order of St Luke
Full Members meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month in the Prayer Ministry Room after the 10:30 am Service Associate Members meet on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month in the Bride's Room after the 10:30 am service Intercessory Prayer Team
meets in the Prayer Ministry Room on the 2nd and 4th Sundays after the 10:30 am service
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 Church of the Good ShepherdRevealing Christ's Love Caring for the sheep. Searching for the lost.331 Lake Avenue, Maitland, Florida, 32751407-644-5350 www.goodshepherdmaitland.com
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"Looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back - it was very large."
Mark 16:4
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
The empty tomb demands a decision from us. Why is the tomb empty? What will we do with the answer?
The fact of the empty tomb elicited a variety of responses from the women who were the first to arrive to find the stone rolled back and the sepulchre devoid of a body: fear, amazement, alarm, astonishment, perplexity, fright, and sorrow. All of which turn to pure joy and worship when they encounter the risen Lord. The men likewise remain in fear and doubt, the women's witness considered no more than an idle tale, until they too encounter the risen Lord.
A terrified, bewildered, rudderless group of men and women are transformed into a band of people of such unquenchable joy and courage that many would go to their deaths rather than deny the fact of the resurrection of their Lord and Savior - and ours.
The tomb is empty - it requires a reorienting of reality - what will our response be? For ...
If the Lord is risen we must trust all that he has said
If the Lord is risen we must surrender all we are to him and obey him as our Lord
If the Lord is risen darkness and evil will not prevail
If the Lord is risen despair will be turned to joy
If the Lord is risen we have received complete and total forgiveness of our sins
If the Lord is risen his kingdom will prevail
If the Lord is risen the same power that raised him from the dead is unleashed in his Church
If the Lord is risen then we are not alone for he is with us
If the Lord is risen we are profoundly loved
If the Lord is risen he has swallowed up death
In the words of John Chrysostom:
Hell took a body, and discovered God
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it did not see
O death, where is thy sting?
O Hades, where is thy victory?
Christ IS risen, and you, o death are annihilated!
Christ IS risen, and the evil ones are cast down!
Christ IS risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ IS risen, and life is liberated!
Christ IS risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead!
Alleluia! Christ IS risen! the Lord IS risen indeed! Alleluia!
In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our risen Lord, Rev'd Sarah+ |
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Some early photos from our truly glorious Easter morning (thank you Dari!) - does anyone have some more?
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Next Sunday, April 15, during the 10:30 am service we will recognize all the children who have attended the Growing in Communion classes
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PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Sheila, Mario, Karen, Doug, Daniel, Sandy, Randolph, Michael, Peggy, Gloria G, Becky, Joan, Abbei, Meg, Brenda, Frances, Marcia, and Ramona
LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Ival, Marion, Chet, Stan, Jack, Mike, Suzee, Elizabeth, Roy, Terri, Sallie, Linda Sue, Donna, Lillian, Keisha, Jamie, and Jeanie
LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Robert, Tasos, Jason, Kyle, Fr Dick Grant, Lew, Kailee, Paul, Duncan, Alan, Debra
NON-PARISHIONER FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Deacon Barbara, Sheila, Bonni, Claire, Brian, Paul, Lowell, Michael, Daniel, JoJo, Brooke, KP, Snuffy, Brooke, Tom, Barbara, Natalie, Robert, Geoff, Paul, Donna, Helen, Mary, Betty, Melissa, Ardith, Richie, Elizabeth
MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES
Kevin Waters, Zachary Adam Copes, Christopher and Brigitt Kincaid, Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Hugh Darville, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, William Underhill, Taylor Lee. and Geoffrey Noplis OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEMINARIANS
Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Lindsey Nicolle, Allen Booker, Robert Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, Robin Campbell, Isaac John Copes, Judith Warren-Brown, and David Bumsted.
PRAYER REQUEST LINK: click here for link
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