Shepherd’s Voice July 2013

PS – If you have newsletter submissions for the August newsletter, please submit them by August 1.

Dear friends,

I am pleased to invite your children to Good Shepherd’s first annual Church School Camp!  For the first time, we are going to offer our Sunday School students a three-day “summer camp” from August 20-22 (Tuesday-Thursday) at the church.

Each day will run from 9am-12pm and offer spiritual lessons, crafts/hobbies and “nature” activities such as outdoor tree studies and scavenger hunts. The daily activities will be planned and fully supervised by Sunday School teachers and church parishioners. A snack will be provided. There is no cost for the program but space is limited to the first twelve (12) children who register. If you wish to register for this camp, please do so by emailing either Glenn Hintze at ghintze@us.ibm.com  or Bruce Barber at barberbruce@yahoo.com.

When registering, please include the following information: • Child’s Name • Child’s Age • Child’s Incoming Grade • Parent/Back Up Contact Names • Emergency Phone #’s of Parent/Back Up Contacts • Any Allergies (e.g. bee stings, food allergies, etc.)

Any questions please call Glenn at 914-582-7698 or Bruce at 914-299-5293.

Sign up soon since space is limited!

Matt

Just a reminder that the WOCOGs are currently readying The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Our next meeting to review this book will be Friday, July 12th at 7:30 PM in the Guild Room.

Please submit all July Newsletter articles by Wednesday at 9am. Thanks!

Also, the Vestry is meeting Thursday at 7:30 pm.

We need a few heavy lifters tomorrow, Friday, June 21, in the afternoon. The guild room and rectory are getting some new furniture, and Lorne and Father Matt need some help moving things. Beer / Soda is available afterwards to anyone who helps.

Please email mead@goodshepherdny.org if you can help and indicate the hours you are available.

Thanks!!!

Sunday is our Fathers Day BBQ Picnic:

We need sides, lots and lots of sides. Baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, pasta salad, collared greens, mac&cheese, green salads, corn salads, watermelons, cornbread, etc.. Bring what you want! Email me (Father Matt) if you can so I know what is going to be on the table and can let people know what we still need. We have endless beer, soda & water.

The BBQ cooking schedule for Saturday is:

7:31am Father Matt, Eric Parsons, Phil Pinkney

10:00am Phil Pinkney, Father Matt

12noon Kathy Martin

2pm Bernie Sotter

4pm Rick Slattery

6pm Scott Jones

8pm Rick Vesperman, Bob Velzy

The Vestry will have a retreat Saturday from 12-5. After the 5pm Eucharist we will have a fun reception (beer and soda!) on the front lawn!

God bless and keep my friend, mentor and Godfather Thomas Schulze who died today. He was a great guy and an amazing husband and priest. Please keep my Godmother Kay, his wife, in your prayers. May Jesus Christ bless him and keep him, and may the angels lead him to paradise. Rest in peace and rise in glory.

Friday, June 14, 10:00am
Funeral & Burial of Joshua Leonardo Trinidad
Your prayers and presence are requested.

Friday, June 14, 7:30 pm
WOCOGS Book Group
The book for review is The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach.

Saturday, June 15, 7:30am to 10:00pm
All Day Smoker Cooking for Father’s Day BBQ and picnic
Father Matt will email out the schedule to those involved.

Saturday, June 15, 12:00pm to 4:15pm
Vestry Retreat at St. Mark’s Mt. Kisco

Saturday, June 15, 5:00pm
Said Eucharist with Hymn
“Sunday on Saturday”

Sunday, June 16,
7:40 am Morning Prayer
8:00 am Said Eucharist
10:00 am Sung Eucharist

Sunday, June 16, 11:00am
Father’s Day BBQ and Picnic
Please bring potluck sides (cole slaw, salads, etc.).
We still need four sponsors for beer.
We have plenty of soda and water.
The BBQ will be made the day before (see above).

Just a reminder the WOCOG Book Club is meeting tomorrow, Friday June 14th in the Guild Room at 7:30. The book for review is The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach. Hope to see you there.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be offered on Friday, June 14, at 10:00 AM at the Church of the Good Shepherd.  The service will be followed by burial at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Putnam Valley.  Your prayers and presence are requested.  The family has requested, if possible, that people to wear white for the service.

Lord, you consoled Martha and Mary in their distress; draw near to us who mourn for Joshua, and dry the tears of those who weep. You wept at the grave of Lazarus, your friend; comfort us in our sorrow. You raised the dead to life; give him eternal life. He was washed in Baptism and anointed with the Holy Spirit; give him fellowship with all your saints. Look with pity on the suffering of this family in their loss; sustain them in their anguish; into the darkness of their grief bring the light of your love; comfort us in our sorrows; let our faith be our consolation, and eternal life our hope. Father of all, hear our prayers and be merciful to your child, Joshua, whom you have called from this life.  Welcome him into the company of your saints, in the kingdom of light and peace.  We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.