Collect
4 Advent
Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Galatians 3:23-25;4:4-7
John 1:1-18
Psalm 147 or 147:13-21

 

     

 

Upcoming Events

   

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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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

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Choir Practice 7:00 pm in the Choir Room 
      
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Holy Eucharist 

5:00 p.m.

(Chapel)

 

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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

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Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming may find in us a mansion prepared for himself. 
Collect for 4 Advent
Dearly Beloved in Christ,

In the sure knowledge that what we receive at Christmas is pure gift, that we have nothing of equal, or even partial value to give in return, let us clean out the cobwebs of our self sufficiency in order to receive anew this gift into our hearts. 

The gift that is freely given.  The gift that is beyond price.  The gift above all gifts.  The gift that is given out of pure love.  The gift of God's own self in the frail flesh of a newborn babe.

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

 
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)
 
Healing Mission 2013
Details of the Healing Mission workshops can be found here.  Please call the Parish Office to register.
 
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, 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

The Hitt Family, 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   

Brym Anderson, Brittany Goff, Gavin Lee, and Larri Thatcher

THOSE CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES    

Doug and Sallie Smith 

SAFE TRAVEL

Sue Burley, Betty and Betsy Campbell, George Bronos, Charlotte Everbach, Sam Wadill, The Franzel Family. 

 

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