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This Week at Good Shepherd, June 29-July 6

It's crunch time for Good Shepherd and our older kids: Are we ready to give them the same loving gift of an excellent, time-tested Christian Education curriculum? Or are we going to pull together whatever we can find on short notice?

When you put it that way, it sounds pretty clear. Many of us at Good Shepherd feel very strongly — perhaps with a bit of a nudge from the Spirit — that the Rite 13 curriculum is the way to go for our pre-teens. Our "tweens" (in between childhood and young adulthood) are finding their way when it comes to who they are, who they want to be, and where Christ fits into their lives. Our duty as as parents, as a church family and as loving Christians is to give them the tools they need to make the right decisions.

Please add your thoughts and insight to this important effort. The next meeting on Rite 13 — and on the evolving program for our high school students — will be 7 p.m. Monday, June 30. Nobody's going to draft you into teaching, wrangling large groups of kids or building a life-sized ark out of papier-mache. What we will do is share the work so far and listen to whatever you have to add to the process.

Deadlines are coming up soon if we are to train Rite 13 leaders in time to start the program this fall. Come help us determine whether we have a critical mass of faith and desire to make it happen.

Here's a complete rundown of the week's events:

Sunday, June 29
Check the server schedule.

  • 8:30 a.m.: Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 See the program.
  • 9:30 a.m.: Light Breakfast, served by Children's Church Team
  • 10:30 a.m.: Holy Eucharist, Rite 2 See the program.

Monday, June 30

  • 7 p.m.: Planning, information and discernment meeting on Christian Education for middle- and high-school students. Help us determine how Good Shepherd will guide our older kids. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.

Tuesday, July 1

  • 11:15 a.m.: Prayer service followed by text-critical Bible study and lunch. Join us as we listen to the Gospel for the coming Sunday.
    Gospel reading: Matthew 10:40-42

Wednesday, July 2

  • 6:30 p.m.: Evening Prayer

Thursday, July 3

  • 11:15 a.m.: Prayer service followed by text-critical Bible study and lunch. Join us as we listen to the Gospel for the coming Sunday.
    Gospel reading: Matthew 10:40-42

Sunday, July 6
Check the server schedule.
Guest Preacher: Caroline Vogel
Celebrant: Fr. Charles

  • 8:30 a.m.: Holy Eucharist, Rite 1 See the program.
  • 9:30 a.m.: Light Breakfast, served by Martha's Kitchen
  • 10:30 a.m.: Holy Eucharist, Rite 2