invites you to join us!
to download the April issue of the Shepherd's Staff newsletter.
This Week at Good Shepherd
Saturday May 5
8:00am: Men’s Group
Sunday May 6
8:00am: Holy Eucharist (HE) with Healing Prayers
10:00am: HE with Healing Prayers
Church School and Nursery
Auction Kickoff
Rite 13 Rehearsal after Church
Fair Trade Sale
Tuesday May 8
7:00pm: Vestry Meeting
Wednesday May 9
Labyrinth Available
7:30am: Holy Eucharist (HE) with Healing Prayers
8:00am: Potluck Breakfast
10:00am: Staff Meeting
1:30pm – 4:00pm: Priest’s Drop-in Office Hours
7:30pm: Auction Committee Meeting
Thursday May 10
Labyrinth Available
6:30pm: Deanery Assembly at St. Elizabeth’s, Sudbury
Friday May 11
Labyrinth Available
Saturday May 12
8:00am: Men’s Group
Trunk and Kid’s Tag Sale Cancelled
6:30pm: Open Mic Music Program Fund raiser Coffee House
Sunday May 13
8:00am: Holy Eucharist (HE) with Food Ingathering
10:00am: Multi-Gen HE with Food Ingathering
Nursery Available
Fair Trade Sale
Think Mother’s Day Gifts …
Think Year-end Teacher, Tutor, and Coach Gifts …
Think Salvadoran and Guatemalan Fair Trade Crafts!
Hand-crafted fair trade items from El Salvador and Guatemala will be on sale in the Parish Hall following both services on Sunday, May 6 and 13. We will have new purses from the Women’s Weaving Group in our sister community of El Ocotillo, Church of the Good Shepherd crosses hand made in El Salvador, new scarves, baskets, and boxes, as well as many other beautiful crafts. Plus, this two-week sale will help provide funding for the Scholarship Program for the youth in El Ocotillo.
COFFEE HOUSE AND OPEN MIC NIGHT
MAY 12TH AT 6:30PM
SPRING INTO SUMMER AUCTION AND SOCIAL EVENT
Saturday June 9 at 6:30pm
Please join us at Coffee Hour this Sunday, May 6th to learn more about the Spring into Summer Auction and Social Event. We are planning a festive evening of delicious food and drink, fun and excitement. Tickets will be on sale on Sunday mornings, as well as at the door. In addition to your attendance we are looking for volunteers to help with decorating, food, the auction, refreshments, etc. We are also seeking donations of all kinds. Please contact Lynn Nixon to volunteer or if you have any questions regarding donations.
Book Selection for May: The Elegance of the HedgeHog, by Muriel Barbery
Discussion Date: Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 pm
A highly regarded novel set in a Paris apartment building where three complex individuals meet, and through their growing relationships, give the reader a warm and inspiring view into art, history and so many aspects of life.
Your Amazon purchases for hoidays or everyday benefit Good Shepherd!
Shop at Amazon.com by clicking on the logo-link above
Church of the Good Shepherd has signed up with Amazon.com's Associates program whereby we receive a small commission each time ANYTHING is purchased through Good Shepherd’s website. You pay exactly the same price that you would otherwise, and you can use any coupons or gift certificates that you may have.
The key is to enter Amazon.com through Good Shepherd’s website. Click on the Shop Here link above, which will take you to a screen with the Amazon.com search box. From there you can search for the items you wish to purchase. If you should exit Amazon.com and wish to resume shopping, you must re-enter through Good Shepherd’s website for your purchases to be credited to us. Thank you for supporting Good Shepherd!
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.
SUNDAY MAY 6: Special guest John Link will lead a discussion for J2A about The Hunger Games at 10am.
SUNDAY MAY 6: Rite 13 Rehearsal after church in the sanctuary for all Rite 13 class members and parents of the candidates.
May 20: Breakfast Outing at Bickford's after church for Rite 13 and J2A. Please RSVP to Mrs. Meglis' email when you receive it.
Vacation Bible School: Please sign up for this underwater-themed adventure! Registration sheets are on the round table or you can email sjbernard@verizon.net for one. Great music, great activities and great friends are all part of VBS! Learn about Jesus and grow in faith while having lots of fun. July 23-27, 9am -noon for ages 4 to grade 6, $35. Teen and adult volunteers are needed to make this a go! Please see/email Barbara with any questions or just sign up at the round table. Thanks! bkean22@gmail.com .
Calling all Babysitters! If you have experience babysitting, please volunteer to babysit in a parishioner's home on the night of the big Church Auction, June 9th, from about 6 to 10pm. Please let me know if you can serve the church in this way. It will be greatly appreciated. Barbara
Acolytes needed: Please consider this ministry if you are in 5th grade (or will be next year) or older. Our next all-acolyte training and refresher session will be on September 16 after church, but if you want to serve this summer we can set up an individual training for you. Be a worship leader-- sign up at the round table or see Marilyn Fedele, Lauren Donahue, Beth Browning, Tom Hoch or Barbara Kean.
Project Adventure Day: June 10, 9am -4pm for all youth in grades 6 to 9. Please let Barbara know as soon as possible if your child/ren can attend and if you can drive at least one way to Beverly, MA (45 minutes). This will be a day of cooperative games and low and high rope courses with a guideline of "challenge by choice." This challenge course is one of the best in the country and we have the opportunity to go at no cost thanks to Alessia Gagliano Doss and Ethan Doss, who are donating their time as leaders.
Planning for Summer Camp? Please consider these two excellent options--or both!
Day Camp: Vacation Bible School, "Go Deep with God," July 23-27, 9am -12pm. For ages 4 to grade 6. Check with Barbara Kean for more information.
Overnight Camp: Barbara C. Harris CAMP 2012, owned by the Episcopal Diocese of MA, on
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
