Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Sunday, September 4

• 8:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite I
• 9:30 am: Choir Rehearsal
• 9:45 am: Christian Education (Sunday School)
  • Age 2-1/2 - 3rd Grade
  • 4th - 6th Grade
  • 7th - 9th Grade
  • 10th - 12th Grade
  • Good Shepherd & The World (adults): My Life in the Ministry of Music. Jim Rogers, Music Director
• 11 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite II (with choir and ASL interpretation)

Here's a rundown of what's happening at Good Shepherd this week:

Sunday, August 29

• 8:30am Holy Eucharist Rite I

• 9:45am Rally Sundae
• 11:00am Holy Eucharist Rite II

Tuesday, August 31

• 11:15am Prayer and Bible Study

Wednesday, September 1

• 10:00am Bridge Club

• 6:00pm Evening Prayer

Thursday, September 2

• 11:15am Prayer and Bible Study

Sunday, September 5

• 8:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite I

• 9:45 am: Choir Rehearsal
• 9:45 am: Christian Education (Sunday School)
  • Good Shepherd and The World: Growing up Gay: Two Courageous People Describe What it Was Like

  • Godly Play (Ages 2 ½ -3rd grade): Jacob
  • Club 456 (4th – 6th grade): God Calls a People into Covenant
  • Rite 13 (7th – 9th grade): Made in God’s Image
  • Youth Mission Team (10th – 12th grade): Diversity - Race
• 11 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite II (with choir and ASL interpretation)

• Tuesday, September 7
  • 10:00 a.m. Martha’s Kitchen

  • 11:15 a.m. Prayer Service followed by Sacred Reading, Bible Study, Lunch
  • 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist
• Wednesday, September 8
  • 10:00 a.m. Bridge Club (until 2 pm)
• Thursday, September 9
  • 11:15 a.m. Prayer Service followed by Text Critical Bible Study and Lunch

  • 6:00 p.m. Weight Watchers Group
• Saturday, September 10
  • 10:00 a.m. Craft Group (until 2 pm)
• Sunday, September 11
  • 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite One

  • 9:45 a.m. Good Shepherd and The World: Growing up Gay: Two Courageous People Describe What it Was Like
    • Godly Play (Ages 2 ½ -3rd grade): Jacob

    • Club 456 (4th – 6th grade): God Calls a People into Covenant
    • Rite 13 (7th – 9th grade): Made in God’s Image
    • Youth Mission Team (10th – 12th grade): Diversity - Race
    • Choir Rehearsal
  • 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite Two with Choir

THE LITTLE CHURCH THAT CAN STRIKES AGAIN
Peggy Fleming's mother was known to be one of those mothers who managed every detail of her daughter's career including making her costumes. Luckily for the whole family, this arrangement was positive and Peggy went on to win the Olympic Ladies' Figure Skating gold medal in 1968 wearing a costume her mother had sewn for her. In addition, the entire family sacrificed as they moved from place to place to facilitate Peggy's career. You can't argue that the Fleming family did what they thought was best, even if you disagree with the parenting style some of us today refer to as *Pageant Mothers*.

Good Shepherd & the World is our adult education class. We meet at 9:45am each Sunday in the Parish Hall and welcome you to join us as we explore how we are impacted by the world around us and how we in turn make an impact.

• September 5: My Life in the Ministry of Music. Jim Rogers, Music Director

• September 12: Growing up Gay: two Couragous People Describe What It Was Like
• September 19: Will the Episcopal Church Bless Same Sex Unions and, if so, Why? Charles Fels, Dr. Karl Weddle, Dr. Rick Carter
• September 26: Three Young Women from UT Describe their Lives as Muslims. Layla Husain and friends.
• October 3: Fundamentalism: Why Are Some Christians So Sure They are Right? Dr. Karl Weddle
• October 10: Fundamentalism: Why Are Some Christians So Sure They are Right? Part 2.
• October 17: What Jesus said about Money [He Said a Lot]. Charles, Rick and Karl
• October 24: Fundamentalists and the Need for Human Certainty. Dr. Rick Carter
• October 31: Baptists and Episcopalians, My Journey from Pastor to Priest. Dr. David Lovett
• November 7: Islam-My Journey to Allah. Imam Rafiq Mahdi [invited]
• November 14: Judaism—How I became a Rabbi. Rabbi Alon Ferency, Heska Amuna Synagogue
• November 21: Commitment Sunday, Annual Meeting, Thanksgiving Lunch, No Class
• November 28: The Nicene Creed—a Bridge or a Barrier to Faith ? Charles, Karl, Rick
• December 5: The Nicene Creed, part 2
  

On the night before he died for us, Jesus gave us the gift of the bread and the wine and told us to remember him every time we took it together.

Holy Communion or Holy Eucharist is his gift to us. We take the bread and the wine at the altar as a sacrament and reminder of his living presence among us.

Jesus also gave us the gift of prayer for healing. That precious gift is separate and apart from the sacrament of communion.

It is customary to administer the Holy Eucharist at the altar and prayers for healing to one side, sometimes in a separate chapel.

The purpose of separating Holy Eucharist from prayers for healing is to honor both.

When we come to the altar, we remember Jesus and give thanks to God for his life and witness.

When we seek prayers for healing, we think of ourselves and our need for the healing presence of God.

Thanks to Bishop vonRosenberg who has given us the presence of the Reverend Lani Hubbard and the Reverend David Lovett, we now have three fully active clergy at Good Shepherd. That permits us to separate the Eucharist from the prayers so that you can give each your own undivided attention. When we do so, let us give thanks for the presence of God in everything we do.

Charles

by Jennifer Bohlken
I heard plenty of warnings before I went to Harlan County, Kentucky. Things like: “It’s hard to believe that a completely different culture from ours exists within just a few hours.” I was told: “Be careful; stay in a group at all times.” “Don’t look them in the eye; they don’t like outsiders.” It was as if I preparing for an encounter with savage beasts. However, when I got there, I found that the warnings hadn’t prepared me appropriately for what I would actually see.

Yes, the culture is different. Yes, the people have less than I do. Yes, they are not as book-educated as most of my friends. The list goes on and on with characteristics that allowed me to think I was better than they were because our differences were so many. But these are just the things I notice when I drive through a place or watch a thirty-second news story. What I learned by staying and helping for five days is far more than I taught or accomplished. And, when I find out someone has put more tape on the lockers or trash has again accumulated on the playground, I will still appreciate the things I learned at Black Mountain Elementary School.