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Next Sunday's Lections
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Acts 10:44-48
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1-6
John 15:9-17
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Upcoming Events
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OSL Induction
Sunday, May 13
during the 10:30 service
Joe Small will be inducted as a full member in the Order of St Luke the Physician
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Upcoming Events in the Diocese
WORSHIP CONFERENCE at
The Canterbury Retreat & Conference Center
June 21 - 23
Bishop Greg Brewer will be one of the conference speakers
Register early
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Regularly Scheduled
Worship Services
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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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"Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me."
John 15:4
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Dearly Beloved in Christ,
"Abide" is a gentle word, a restful word. No striving here, no work, no trying, no forcing - just remaining. "Abide in me" says our Lord, just rest back into me, the same way as I am resting within you.
A graft, whether it is human tissue or plant tissue, requires that the grafted on tissue receive the life force from the site to which the graft is attached. In the case of human tissue, blood needs to flow freely into the grafted tissue, the graft just needs to abide, to allow the blood to flow. In the image of the vine, we are the grafted in branch to the rootstock of Jesus. We simply need to abide to let his life flow into us, and he then also abides in us.
The more we rest in him, the more we simply abide, the stronger the connection grows, and the stronger our branch becomes. Fruit appears because we allow Jesus' life force to bud, flower, and ultimately bear fruit - his fruit - the fruit that reflects the rootstock from which it draws its nourishment: "Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing." If we squeeze out his life force by striving in our own strength we will wither on his vine and become useless.
As gardeners know well, even trees that are bearing fruit will need to be pruned in order to bear more fruit. There will be seasons when we will need to go through a pruning. During those times we become even more aware that we need Jesus' life force, we need his Spirit, to sustain us, and to make us grow. So deep does this abiding become, so deeply embedded within us are his words, that our prayers, our requests to the Father, come from His heart: "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask for whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and become my disciples."
May we learn to abide so that we bear much fruit to the glory of the Father.
In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our Risen Lord, Rev'd Sarah+ |
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Fellowship Under the Word Home Groups
 Roy and Bev Lassiter will be hosting a group in their home and Gavin Lee will facilitate the discussion. Sue Burley will also host a group in her home and Sharon Graham will facilitate the discussion. The groups will be following along with a wonderfully engaging study on Paul's Letter to the Romans designed for "everyone" by NT Wright. This is a very "user-friendly" study - no prior Bible study experience needed. These home groups are great way to deepen our fellowship with each other, to pray for each other, and to have an easy conversation with the Apostle Paul. If you are interested in participating in a group please contact Terri Sims in the church office or by email her here
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 Spaghetti Lunch and Basket Auction Fundraiser
Sunday, June 10
after the 10:30 service
Mark your calendars for our annual Spaghetti Lunch and Basket Auction Fundraiser. Do you have a novel idea for a basket for our auction? Join the fun: donate and bid! We have had kid's party baskets, pampering baskets, sailing trip baskets, cooking baskets, quilting baskets ... do you have a favorite pastime you could make into a basket? Contact Wayne Waters if you can help in the kitchen or if you have a basket to donate: phone 407-491-1957 or email here
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Thanks to Joy Sutton and Stan Higgins Volume II of Magnify The Living Lord is now available. Copies can be found in the narthex of the Church and Chapel, and in the Parish Office. A weekly Friday email containing one of the stories per week will be sent out starting the week after Pentecost.
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PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Pete, Kenny, Marie, Junior, Chris, Elisha, Jim, Sue, Bev, Mary Jo, Mario, Karen, Daniel, Michael, Peggy, Gloria G, Abbei
LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS
Ival, Marion, Chet, Stan, Jack, Mike, Suzee, Elizabeth, Roy, Terri, Sallie, Linda Sue, Donna, Lillian, Keisha, Jamie, Jeanie, Frances, Meg, Joan, Sandy, Becky
LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Jennean, Robert, Tasos, Jason, Kyle, Fr Dick Grant, Lew, Kailee, Paul, Duncan, Alan, Debra
NON-PARISHIONER FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS
Bill, Creed, Matthew, Leslie, George, Sherry, Russell, Mark, Natalie
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.
THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAY
Susan Struebing, Sydney Wall, Bobbi Vogel
THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARIES Jon and Brym Anderson, Dwayne and Darlene Kreidler, Ralph and Joann Darville SAFE TRAVEL Jim and Jane Louttit, Charlotte Everbach, Whaley and Trena Lorenz
PRAYER REQUEST LINK: click here for link
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