Hi everyone,
The 2nd annual Good Shepherd retreat to Holy Cross Monastery is in full swing! We’re having a great time, participating in the life of the monastery.
We’ve just finished a theological reflection and this is the collect we wrote together at the end. Amazing!
Please keep us in your prayers, as you are in ours.
Peace to you all.
Hi everyone,
The latest issue of the Shepherd’s Voice is now available. Click here to view.
Come to Good Shepherd tonight for our fun Twelfth Night celebration!
We are starting with a Rite 3 Eucharist at 5:30 PM to be followed by a potluck dinner, BINGO and a visit from the 3 Magi in the parish hall. We request that each family attending bring the following:
– A dish to share
– A gift for each of your children so the Kings have something to deliver
– A gift for the “baby Jesus” such as diapers, baby food or formula, or $5 gift cards for groceries or gas. These donations will go to the Putnam/Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center, and will make life easier for the women and mothers supported by the shelter. If you can’t attend 12th Night you can bring your donation to church anytime this month. Thank you.
It is going to be a fun night and we hope to see you there!
Sunday, January 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany
8:00 am Said Rite 1 Eucharist
10:00 am Said Rite 2 Eucharist with hymns
Attention Ministry Leaders!
Please submit your reports by Tuesday, January 8 for the Annual Report, which shall be distributed at the annual meeting on Sunday, January 20. Share your past year with the community, as well as your hopes and dreams for 2019. Please send your reports to newsletter@goodshepherdny.org. Thanks!
Oops! The last blast unfortunately showed the incorrect time for today’s service. It is at 10:00! So sorry for any inconvenience.
After our beautiful service – at TEN o’clock! – we will share bagels and lox. Don’t miss it!
Merry Christmas!
We have several wonderful services coming up this week as we conclude Advent and kick off our Christmas celebrations. Come with your family and invite your friends. All are welcome to join us. It’s going to be fabulous!
If you ordered T-shirts or sweatshirts, they are available for pickup in the church, in the last pew. Thanks to Megan for coordinating this effort for us.
Here are our service times:
Sunday, December 23 – Advent 4
8:00 am – Said Rite 1 Eucharist
10:00 am – Said Rite 2 Eucharist with hymns
Monday, December 24
4:30 pm – Christmas Eve Family Service
7:30 pm – Carols & Anthems
8:00 pm – Christmas Eve Service, followed by Christmas Eve toast
Tuesday, December 25
9:00 am – Christmas Day Service, followed by bagels, lox, and mimosas
Sunday, December 30
8:00 am Morning Prayer
10:00 am Nine Lessons & Carols
Saturday, January 5
5:30 pm – Epiphany Rite 3 Eucharist, followed by our awesome annual Twelfth Night Celebration!
Hi everyone,
Come on over to Good Shepherd this evening for a lovely Rite 3 Eucharist at 6:30 pm, as we continue to deepen our relationship with God and each other this Advent. The service will be followed by a simple soup and bread supper, and wonderful fellowship time. You don’t need to do anything but show up!
Coming up this week:
Sunday, December 16
8:00 am Said Eucharist (Rite 1)
9:45 am Sunday School **Middle School Youth isn’t meeting this week**
10:00 am Said Eucharist with hymns (Rite 2)
11:15 am Weather Ready presentation in the Guild Room
Are You “Weather Ready”?
Learn how to become ready for severe weather on Sunday, December 16 during coffee hour.
The High School Youth Group invites you to a presentation by one of our alumni, Katie McKeown, about how to be ready for severe weather. Katie is a meteorology student and a member of the Meteorology Society. She has given this presentation to community groups and wanted to offer it to the High School Youth Group. We thought it would be important information for everyone to hear! We will provide a yummy coffee hour and we can all learn about weather preparedness from Katie! We hope you will join us.
Outreach – Giving Tree
The tabletop Christmas Tree in the breezeway is our only specific outreach this Advent season. The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem operates 14 schools in Palestine, Israel and Jordan, two major hospitals, four outpatient clinics, mobile clinics and four institutions supporting children and adults with disabilities. No one is denied attention because they cannot pay. Government grants have been slashed. Please give what you can to support our church’s work in our Holy Land. Further information can be found at www.AFEDJ.org.
Christmas Schedule
Monday, December 24 – Christmas Eve Day
4:30 pm Christmas Eve Family Service
7:30 pm Carols & Anthems
8 pm Christmas Eve Eucharist with choir and music
Tuesday, December 25 – Christmas Day
10:00 am Rite 2 Eucharist
Sunday, December 30
8:00 am Morning Prayer
10:00 am Nine Lessons and Carols
See you Sunday!
Please join us tonight at 7:00 pm for our Quieter Christmas prayer service. This is a candlelit service of prayer and traditional Advent hymns wherein we pray for those we love (and perhaps have lost) and where we experience the power of Advent but in a softer way. No demands for forced cheer at this service; this service lets us feel all our feelings and invites us to lay them in the loving arms of God. It’s perfect for those who find the hyper-commercialization of the secular Christmas season just too much to bear.
A simple supper will be offered at 6:30 pm. You don’t need to bring anything, just show up and be nourished in body and soul.
All in the community are warmly invited to attend. Invite a friend, and come experience this lovely and peaceful time.
Also this weekend:
Our awesome Christmas Bazaar is tomorrow!
Saturday, December 8 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Donations for the bake table are needed and will be gratefully accepted!
Sunday, December 9 – Advent 2
8:00 am Rite I Eucharist
10:00 am Rite II with hymns & Christmas Pageant
11:15 am Acolyte Training
The day is almost here! – Our Annual Christmas Bazaar is taking place on Saturday, December 8th from 10:00AM – 4:00PM. It’s always great fun for everyone.
We’re looking forward to tasting your delicious cookies, brownies, cupcakes, cakes, pies, breads, candies. All are greatly appreciated for our bake table, which is always a big hit. You can bring them on Friday Dec. 7th or Saturday morning.
Thank you for all your donations of new or gently used Christmas-themed items for the Boutique table. You can still drop things off Friday or even on Saturday morning. These can be gift items, Christmas decorations, knick-knacks, jewelry, etc.
Elves will be working on Friday during the day setting up, so if you are able to drop by to help display and price items, we would love the help. (Noon until 4 pm, then after 7pm)
Volunteers are needed to help with selling at the tables on Saturday during the bazaar. Any time you can give is appreciated and will give others a break and a chance to enjoy the day as well.
Please feel free to bring any of your craft or home made items to add to the craft/gift table. Or if you would like to put together a small themed gift basket to sell, that would be great as well.
Save the Date – Come shop — Have Fun – Be sure to tell all your family and friends.
Thank you all for your help and support – Hope to see you there!
Arleen Flury – Bazaar Chairperson
Hi everyone,
The latest issue of the Shepherd’s Voice is now available. Click here to view or download your copy and enjoy!
Hi everyone,
Welcome to Advent! Join us at Good Shepherd as we prepare the way…
Sunday, December 2
8:00 Said Eucharist (Rite 1)
9:45 Sunday School & Middle School Youth – Pageant Rehearsal
10:00 Said Eucharist (Rite 2) with hymns, Saint Nicholas visit, and a blessing of the children and their mite boxes
11:00 High School Youth trip to the Cloisters – we’ll leave right after the service
3:00 Town of Somers Dedication of the Nativity Scene (Elephant Hotel – corner of Route 100 & Route 202 in Somers). Fr Hal and other local clergy will be present, and all in the community are invited.
Friday, December 7 – Quieter Advent Service
Please join us Friday at 7:00 pm for our Quieter Advent prayer service. This is a candlelit service of prayer and traditional Advent hymns wherein we pray for those we love (and perhaps have lost) and where we experience the power of Advent but in a softer way. This service lets us feel all our feelings and invites us to lay them in the loving arms of God. It’s perfect for those who find the hyper-commercialization of the secular Christmas season just too much to bear.
A simple supper will be offered at 6:30 pm. You don’t need to bring anything, just show up and be nourished in body and soul.
All in the community are warmly invited to attend. Bring a friend, and come experience this lovely and peaceful time.
Calling all bakers!
Our wonderful Christmas Bazaar is coming up next Saturday, December 8 and we need YOU! Please consider baking and sharing your favorite treats for the bake table. Any kind of baked goods are fine — cakes, cookies, breads, brownies, cupcakes, etc. Items can be dropped at church either Friday evening or Saturday morning before 10:00 am. The bake table is always a highlight of the Bazaar, and it’s only possible with your generous help. Thank you!