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to download the February issue of the Shepherd's Staff newsletter.
This Week at Good Shepherd
OFFICE OPEN 9:30am - 12:30pm
Friday January 27
OFFICE OPEN 9:30am - 12:30pm
Saturday January 28
8:00am: Men’s Group
5:00pm: Contemporary Eucharist
6:30pm: J2A Dinner Party and Ceremony
Sunday January 29
8:00am: Holy Eucharist (HE)
10:00am: HE with Church School and Nursery
Acolyte Vestment Fitting
Order Super Bowl Chili
Rite 13 Breakfast Outing
4:00pm: Snow Tubing at Nashoba
Wednesday February 1
Labyrinth Available
7:30am: Holy Eucharist with Healing Prayers
8:00am: Potluck Breakfast
10:00am: Staff Meeting
1:00-4:00pm: Priest’s Drop-in Office Hours
Thursday February 2
Labyrinth Available
Friday February 3
Labyrinth Available
7:00pm: J2A Chili Cookoff
Saturday February 4
8:00am: Men’s Group
Sunday February 5
ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING directly following 9.00am service.
9:00am: HE with Healing Prayers, Church School and Nursery, followed by
Annual Meeting and Children’s Program
Super Bowl Chili Pickup
Bring Your Palms to Church
Please bring in your palms from last year and place them in the specially marked basket in the Narthex. They will be burned on Shrove Tuesday and used in the Ash Wednesday services.
WINE TASTING
The Parish Social Committee is hosting a Wine Tasting with our own wine connoisseurs extraordinaire- Elgin Summerfelt and Andy Platt. The event is for adults only. Elgin and Andy plan to educate the palette and the taster with four varietal reds, as well as, a surprise wine to test your knowledge at evenings end. The event will be held at the Parish Hall on February 11 from 7:30pm to 9:30 pm. Cheese and crackers will be served during the tasting and pastries will be available for nibbling concluding the tasting activities. The price for the evening is $15 per person with checks made out to Andy Platt or Elgin Summerfelt. A sign- up sheet for the event will be in the Parish Hall along with an envelope for check collection. The deadline for being included in this entertaining evening is Sunday, February 5th. For more information contact, Stephanie Ingraham
The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE will visit Good Shepherd from 2:00 to 6:00pm on Sunday February 12. From 2:00 to 4:00pm, he will meet with the Vestry and other ministry leaders. There will be a Traditional High Tea at 4:00pm: for all parishioners followed by Evening Prayer at 5:00pm. There will be Nursery Available during the Evening Prayer Service.
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Lenten Meditation Book Returns
For many years Sonia Stevenson and her helpers produced a Lenten Meditation Book. Many found this a helpful and uplifting aid in their spiritual journey, and it will return this year. We hope you will consider participating in the preparation of the Lenten Meditation Book by contributing a meditation. They are based on the daily readings for Lent, usually the Gospel. They are no longer than 300 words and are your response to the reading. It is amazing how powerful these simply written meditations are to all who read them, making us see the Bible passage in a new way. Sharing your thoughts and feelings about any given passage is moving, and it forges a deeper connection between all of us while bringing us closer to Christ. There is a sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall. There will be more details about this in the Shepherd's Staff and in the announcements on Sundays. If you have any questions or can’t get to the church to sign up, please do not hesitate to contact Margaret Geanisis. This is a wonderful gift not only to the parish but also to yourself. Step out in faith and say yes to God's call—we'll all be the better for it.
Just a reminder to please have all notices for the email blast and bluesheet in the office by 9:00am Tuesday morning. Notices received later than this may not be included in the weekly email blast or the Sunday bluesheet.
Sat., 1/28: J2A Dinner Party and Ceremony for youth and parents at 6:30pm. Gareth will be participating in this important Rite of Passage
Order Chili, biscuits and brownies for the Super Bowl Game and help support the J2A Pilgrimage fundraiser! Pick-up and payment on 2/5.
Feb 5: Program for children and youth during the annual meeting, 10am-12pm. Maartje, guest dance teacher from Holland, will join us for sacred circle dancing (simple folk dancing with a joyful and meditative theme). We will also show the award winning animated film, The Secret of Kells, and valentine making will be offered. Come join the fun! Nursery also available.
Special Communion Classes. Special Communion Class for children ages 7 and above will take place Wednesday afternoon from 4:00 - 5:15pm beginning February 29. Please contact Barbara with questions or to sign up your child.
Do you like to make music? We have musical programs for people of all ages and all experience levels. Click on "Worship" and then "Music," above right.
Questions? Contact Casey Hannan at the church.
Japan Earthquake Response Fund
Send donations to: Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)
The Episcopal Church Center
815 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10017
earmarked "Japan Earthquake Response Fund, ” place earmarked checks made out to the ERD in the collection plates or contribute online at https://www.er-d.org/donate-select.php .
Spiritual Oasis, the Church of the Good Shepherd blog
http://www.goodshepherdacton.wordpress.com
What is a blog? It is a web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer. Unlike the church web site, however, a blog is more dynamic and made for readers to participate by adding their responses to the posted content. Users can start a dialog or conversation that others may see and extend. Having a blog would help the parish with its spiritual outreach, enhance educational programs like Connect, and foster greater communication and understanding within the parish. We hope to have discussions threads dedicated to parish seminars, hot topics, and the Youth Group. Pretty soon other topics of interest to Good Shepherd folks will be popping up so bookmark this link. If you lose it, you can always find it again under the Resources-Links page on this website.
Good Shepherd Parish Prayer
Universal and unchanging God,
We are one, unalterably one,
With all the human race.
Grant that we
who share Christ's blood, may,
through your unifying Spirit,
Break down the walls
that divide us.
Amen.
NZPB page 637
Request for Furniture Donations
The Household Goods Recycling of
goods to agencies, such as Community Teamwork, Inc. (CTI) in Lowell, who are transitioning
homeless families out of shelters and hotels. We are in dire need of box springs, mattresses,
bureaus, dining tables and chairs. Of course we take all kinds of furniture. Please consult our
website: www.hgrm.org. Our drop-off times at
