Collect
14 Pentecost

Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.

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15 Pentecost

Proper 18

Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23
Psalm 125
James 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Mark 7:24-37
     

 

Upcoming Events

 
Rummage Sale
Drop Off
Monday thru Thursday 
9:00 am - 1:30 pm 
Beginning September 4 

WORKDAY
Saturday, September 8
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
 
Adult Christian Formation
Starting September 9 at 9:30 am in Roberta's Hall
Tabernacle, Temple, Jesus and the Church: The Dwelling Place of God
Teacher: Dr. Jim Louttit

Youth Christian Formation
Jr. & Sr. High
Starting September 9 at 9:30 am in the old Pre-School Building
Core Values for Young Christians*
Teacher: Darryl Bloodworth

Children's Christian Formation 
Elementary School Age
Starting September 9
Children will leave the 10:30 am service after the Collect of the Day
Teaching Teams  
Blessing of the Backpacks
Sunday, September 9 during the 10:30 am service
Hot Dogs and Ice Cream following the service 
 
Tabitha's Treasures
& Study
Resume Wednesday, September 12th at 10:30 am
in Roberta's Hall

Lay Eucharistic Minister and Lector Training
Saturday, September 22
9:30 am - Noon
Chapel and Church

   First MOPS Meeting
Tuesday, September 11
9:30 - 11:45 am
in the Parish Hall
(Moppets in Bride's Room and Children's Workroom and Nursery) 

Vestry Meeting  
Sunday, September 23
in Roberta's Hall after the 10:30 am service

Rummage Sale 
during the Maitland Arts Festival
Friday and Saturday
October 5-6 in the Parish Hall

Blessing of the Animals 
Saturday, October 6 in the Centennial Courtyard at 3:00 pm

Parish Retreat
Anointed by the Spirit
By Bishop John Howe
Saturday, October 13
times TBD 
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Monday thru Friday

Food Bank
open
10:00 am - noon

Wednesdays 
Tabitha's Treasures
10:30 am
in Roberta's Hall
Prayer Shawl Ministry

Morning Prayer  
at noon in Roberta's Hall on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesdays
Holy Eucharist
at noon in Roberta's Hall on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Wednesdays
      
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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)

  

Order of St Luke
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"Bring forth in us the fruit of good works."
From the collect for the 14 Sunday after Pentecost BCP
Dearly Beloved in Christ,

In Sunday's epistle Saint James exhorts us to "be doers of the word, and not hearers only."  Our "good works" cannot save us, this only the Savior can do, but we will be blessed in our doing says Saint James. 

It is never enough just to hear the word, to have the word feed us, for our feeding is never for ourselves alone, we are fed so that we can share the food, so that we can feed others.

The collect petitions God to bring forth "the fruit of good works" in us.  Fruit grows because of the correct nutrients that are taken in through the roots, and because of the right amount of sunshine and rain.  But often times the fruit is sweeter when the plant has had to survive a cold winter. 

This is true for us also - a hard spiritual winter season gives way to a fruitful summer season.  And the fruit of good works that are brought forth after such a season are sweet indeed.  May you know the blessing of such fruitfulness.

In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our Lord,

Rev'd Sarah+    

 

 
!WORKDAY!
 Saturday, September 8 from 8:30 am to Noon
Come and join the fun on our beautiful campus as we work at weeding, trimming, digging, cleaning windows, cobwebs, playground, etc....  Bring your own gloves and tools and a yard refuse garbage bag or two.
Lunch at Noon
 
Funeral Service for Chester "Chet" Burley
Saturday, September 8 at 2:00 pm
in the Chapel with Taps following in the Centennial Courtyard 
 
Tabernacle
Tabernacle, Temple, Jesus, and Church: 
The Dwelling Place of God
Adult Christian Formation in Roberta's Hall at 9:30am 
Begins Sunday, September 9 
Teacher: Dr. Jim Louttit   
 
Core Values for the Young Christian
Youth Christian Formation in  
The Meeting Room Wing  
(old Pre-School Building) at 9:30am 
Begins Sunday, September 9 
Teacher: Darryl Bloodworth  

 
Children's Christian Formation
Begins Sunday, September 9 
The children will leave from the 10:30 am service after the reading of the collect for their Chapel Service in the Alleluia Chapel.  They will return at the announcement time prior to the passing of the Peace.
 
Educator in Christ
Teacher Commissioning 
During the Announcements at the 10:30 am service

 
Blessing of the Backpacks 
During the announcement time at the 10:30 am service
(bring your schoolfriends, we'll bless their backpacks as well!) 
Backpacks
 
Hot dogHot Dogs and Ice Cream Lunch 
in the Parish Hall after the 10:30 am service.   
 
 

COME AND JOIN THE CHOIR 

Weekly Choir rehearsals will resume on Thursday, September 6 from 7-9 pm in the Choir Room. All men and women who feel called to help lead the singing at the 10:30 am service are warmly invited to join our faithful core of choir volunteers. Qualifications are: a pleasant singing voice, a willingness to listen and learn, and a heart for service. Previous music training welcome, but not required. Call Patty Neff for more info at 321-281-7918.  

 
Our Good Shepherd MOPS group begins meeting on Tuesday, September 11 from 9:30 am to 11:45 am in the Parish Hall.  They will continue to meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays.
We are looking forward to welcoming these moms and their preschoolers into our community.  We are still looking for some childcare workers to take care of the babies, toddlers and older preschoolers while the moms meet.  If you could help with this ministry, or know someone who would like to earn $10/hr for 3 hours (9:00 - noon) twice a month please contact Rev'd Sarah or Cindy Cottrell in the Parish Office: 407 644 5350.
Also, if you know any moms with preschoolers please let them know about this great group.  They can find out more about MOPS International by clicking on the logo in this article, and they can register through the MOPS page on the Good Shepherd website here
 
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Judith, Jan-Marie, Sue, Rodney, Marie, The Edmund Family,  

LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS

Ron, Ival, Marion, Stan, Suzee, George, Brenda, Mary Jo, Elizabeth, Roy, Millie, Pete, Sue, Marnay, Abbei, Gloria, Althea, Trena, Terri, Sallie, Donna, Lillian, Keisha, Jamie, Jeanie, Frances, Meg, Joan, Sandy, Ramona, Becky, Jim and Irene 

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LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS

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MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMLIES

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COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEMINARIAN

Isaac John Copes, Michael and Ryan Guerdan, Lindsey Nicolle, Robert Borr, Matthew and Sarah Pierce, Robin Campbell, David Bumsted

THOSE CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS   

Ival Bieloh, Jim Bivins, George Bronos, Dari van Hissenhoven, Anna-Maria Grimaldi-Santiago, Gabriel Moye, Caleb Anderson, and Betsy Fulmer

 

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I am the Good Shepherd.  The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep ... I am the Good Shepherd.  I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 10:11, 14-15