Collect
3 Advent
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Next Sunday  

  4th Advent

 

Micah 5:2-5a
Psalm 80:1-7
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

 

     

 

Upcoming Events

   
Wednesday, December 19 
Taize Service 6:30 pm in the Chapel

Saturday, December 22 - 
10:00 am
Pageant Dress Rehearsal - Church
Childrens Choir Rehearsal - Church

Sunday, December 23 
Greening of the Church and Chapel
after the 10:30 am service

Monday, December 24 
Christmas Eve Family Service with Pageant and Childrens Choir 5:00 pm in the Church

Feast of the Holy Nativity - with carols and incense in the Church
10:30 pm Musical Medley
11:00 pm Midnight Mass

Tuesday, December 25 
Christmas Day Feast of the Holy Nativity - Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 in the Chapel at 9:30 am

Healing Mission
January 17 - 19
with The Rev'd John Rice
Provincial Director of OSL

Annual Parish Meeting and Lunch
January  27
After the 10:30 am service 
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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

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

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

 

Holy Eucharist 

10:30 a.m.

(Church)

  

Order of St Luke
1st and 3rd Sundays at 12:00 noon in the Prayer Ministry Room

 

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Church of the Good Shepherd

Revealing Christ's Love

331 Lake Avenue, Maitland, Florida, 32751
407-644-5350
          www.goodshepherdmaitland.com
 
"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:6-7
Dearly Beloved in Christ,

If these words had been written by anyone else, in any other situation, we would perhaps have cause to dismiss them, or at least not give much weight to them.  But they are written by the Apostle Paul who has undergone beatings, shipwrecks, lashings, stonings, betrayals, constantly under threat for his life, and numerous imprisonments, indeed as he writes these words he is in prison awaiting word on his possible execution.

Evil has stalked God's people since the Fall, and it uses our human frailties to spread its darkness.  There is a battle pitched between darkness and light, but take heart it is not an even battle: "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it." (John 1:5)  This is what we cling to in this season of Advent - that the one who came still comes and still overcomes: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people." (John 1:1-4).  There will be a time when darkness will be completely extinguished by the light - when Christ returns.

In the interim we have been enlisted to be light-bearers, Christians (Christianos - little Christs), in this battle.  And our greatest weapon is prayer!  Prayer must be our first line of attack, not our last resort.  God alone has the power to bind up the broken-hearted and He has entrusted to us the task of being conduits of His power.  In His mysterious and divine ways His power is released through the prayers of the faithful.  And so we must follow the Apostle Paul's exhortation and in everything be in prayer, and never more so than when the darkness seems to be closing in.

In the Peace, Grace, and Love of our Lord,
Rev'd Sarah+ 

 
TaizeADVENT TAIZE SERVICES
  The last of our Advent Taize prayer services is this Wednesday, December 19 at 6:30 pm. Join us as we quiet our hearts in the peace-filled, candlelit Chapel in preparation for the celebration of the birth of the Prince of Peace.
 
CHILDREN'S PAGEANT
DRESS REHEARSAL - ALL PARTICIPANTS
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 at 10:00 am in the Church

Rennie Ashcraft and Dari van Hissenhoven are the Coordinators for this year's Pageant.
 
GREENING OF THE CHURCH Greening of the church
Join us on Sunday, December 23rd after the 10:30 am service as we decorate the Church and Chapel for our Christmas services.  This is always a fun and festive time.
 
Nativity 
Christmas Eve (Monday, December 24)
5:00 pm Candlelight Family Service with Children's Pageant and Choir (Church)

10:30 pm Christmas Musical Prelude
11:00 pm Feast of the Holy Nativity - Candlelight Midnight Mass with Incense (Church)

Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25)
9:30 am Feast of the Holy Nativity - Holy Eucharist, Rite 1
(Historic Chapel)
 
MAGNIFY THE LIVING LORD - VOLUME III

 

Would you please give some thought about something that may have happened in your life that resulted in your faith becoming greater than it had been.  Sharing our experiences with others often opens their eyes to how the Lord has helped them on their life journey. It's wonderful how He can use "little things" in "big ways" to reach us.

 

Please let me know in a short writing of no more than two, double-spaced pages. You may e-mail it to me HERE or hand it to me at church. If you don't care to write, I will be glad to write it for you. Call and tell me about it. (407-830-5258)

 

The deadline will be Feb. 1 (after the holidays) so you will have plenty of time to get it turned in to me.   I would, however, appreciate a call or an e-mail soon to let me know of your intent to participate. That will give me an idea of how many to expect.

 

Thank you.

Joy Sutton

 

prayer requestPARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS 

Kayla, Jim, Sharon, Leo, Nell, Joyce, Mary Jo, Deacon Mary Ellen, Deacon Judith, Katiana and Family, The Edmund Family, Danny 

LONG TERM PARISHIONER PRAYER NEEDS

Walter, Rufus, Marion, Stan, Suzee, George, Brenda, Mary Jo, Elizabeth, Roy, Millie, Pete, Sue, Marnay, Abbei, Gloria, Althea, Trena, Terri, Sallie, Donna, Lillian, Keisha, Eden, Jeanie, Frances, Meg, Joan, Sandy, Ramona, Becky, Ron, Brian, Jakob, Gabe, Kaitlyn, Jim, and Irene 

FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS

Karen, Johanna, Dot, Jennifer, Nicole, Debbie, Diane, Kristine, Irving, Skip, Steve, Phyllis, Michael, Lauretta, Kathy, George, Melina, Billy, John, TJ, Jane, Jeffrey   

LONG TERM FRIENDS AND FAMILY PRAYER NEEDS

Lowell, Charla, John, Wendy, Shari, Richie, Sonia, Brian, Adam, Deborah, Jennean, Barbara, Daniel, Robert, Tasos, Jason, Kyle, Lew, Paul, Duncan, Alan   

MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMLIES

Kevin Waters, Geoffrey Noplis, Zachary Adam Copes, Christopher and Brigitt Kincaid, Justin Moye, Danny Graham, Ronnie Robison, Chuck Gitschlag, Rory Patrick Coleman, Dennis Glasgow, Duncan Hanton, William Underhill, and Taylor Lee

COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SEMINARIAN

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

THOSE CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS   

Meg Folsom

THOSE CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES   

SAFE TRAVEL

Sue Burley, Betty and Betsy Campbell, Barbara Masters, Michael and Donna Passarella, Rev'd Lee and Janet Ecola. 

 

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