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CONTENTS
FR. NIGEL MUMFORD
PALM
SUNDAY THIS SUNDAY
THANK
YOU FROM THE ECW
ECW
NAME CHANGE
HOLY
WEEK SCHEDULE
LAST
SUPPER CELEBRATION
STATIONS
OF THE CROSS
IRON
SHEPHERD
BABY
BOTTLE COLLECTION
VOLUNTEERS
STILL NEEDED
LENT: READ THE NEW TESTAMENT IN 40 DAYS
WEDNESDAY
NOON EUCHARIST
PRACTICE
FOR EASTER VIGIL
ACOLYTE
PRACTICE
EASTER
FLOWERS
VESTRY
RETREAT NEWS
SERMON
& PODCASTING INFORMATION
SERMON
STUDY INFO
BIBLE STUDY
YOUTH INFORMATION FROM MICAH
HERESIES
AND CULTS (ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL SERIES)
NEWS
:
FR.
NIGEL MUMFORD: Will
be visiting Good Shepherd THIS WEEKEND, Friday the 14th
and Saturday the 15th of March, to lead a seminar on healing
prayer. Fr. Mumford is a former member of the British special
forces and now serves as an Anglican minister in the Diocese
of Albany. He is well known nationally and internationally
for his healing ministry. Dolly Shaller is sponsoring this
event.
The
seminar will begin on Friday evening (the 14th)
with a healing service at 7:00pm and it
will continue Saturday morning 10:00am
and after-noon with a workshop and another service. The
seminar will end at 3:00pm on Saturday
the 15th.
PALM
SUNDAY
THIS SUNDAY:
Palm
Sunday is the first worship Service of Holy Week and it
is one of the most important celebrations of the whole year.
Holy Week is the week believers remember and celebrate the
last week of Jesus' life. That week began with Jesus' triumphal
entry into the city of Jerusalem . By this time, Jesus was
a celebrity. Everyone knew him and most people believed
that he was the messiah, the coming savior of Israel . So
when they heard he was coming they all rushed out waving
palm branches and crying “Hosanna in Highest! Blessed is
he who comes in the name of the Lord!” Waving Palm branches
was the first century equivalent of those foam “#1” signs
you see at football games. It meant, “This is the king.”
Of course, after they really got to know Jesus and figured
out that he was not the savior they thought he would be
(i.e. that he wasn't going to get rid of the Romans) their
enthusiasm died. In fact, five days later the very same
people who greeted Jesus with shouts of “Hosanna” screamed
for his death with cries of “Crucify Him!”
Palm
Sunday Services at Good Shepherd will be held at 8:00am
and 10:30am as usual. They will begin with the blessing
of the Palms. Then the blessed palms will be passed out
to everyone in the congregation and we'll process into the
church like Jesus' processed into Jerusalem (except for
the donkey). During the service The Passion will be read
and narrated.
THANK
YOU FROM THE ECW: ECW extends our sincere
THANK YOU to all of you that help make the clam chowder,
sit up the parish hall, baked, worked on Saturday, and,
of course, all you that bought. We
sold all of the baked goods!! Though, we still
have a few quarts of delicious clam chowder to sell.
They will be able on Sunday after both services! Again
THANK YOU!!
ECW
NAME CHANGE: Name
change....The importance of an active women's group at the
Church of Good Shepherd has been apparent since 1870's.
At that time the group was called The Sewing Society. They
felt responsibility for doing special work that was needed
for Good Shepherd or to raise money to help with the church's
finances, which are both still true today! The women's group's
name as been changed a number of times in the last 135 years.
Now, it is time, once again, for a new name! ECW
(Episcopal Church Women) will now be called ACW (Anglican
Church Women). ACW meets the second Tuesday of
the month with a meeting at 10:00 followed by a pot luck
luncheon. Come and join us!!!
HOLY
WEEK SCHEDULE:
Holy Week begins THIS Sunday the 16th of March.
There are lots of things planned for that week so please
check the schedule. You can find it here.
Here
is a thumbnail schedule (service descriptions may be found
by following the link above:
Sunday
March 16th: Palm Sunday (Regular service schedule...see
above)
Wednesday
March 19th 7:00pm: Tenebrae
Thursday
March 20th 5:30pm for supper 7:00pm worship: Maundy
Thursday (St. Andrew's Vestal will be joining us for supper
and worship)
Friday
March 21st Noon (the Hours) 4:00pm (the Passion) 7:00 Worship;
7:30 pm Stations of the Cross: Good Friday
Saturday
March 22nd 8:00pm: The Great Vigil of Easter
THREE
NOTES FROM ANNE+
1.
LAST SUPPER CELEBRATION: Every
Palm Sunday in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd we celebrate
the Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples with the children.
All children are invited and encouraged to bring friends.
We'll eat Matzo and drink grape juice and enjoy each others
company while remembering Jesus and his great work of dying
on the cross for us. Please be on time ( 9:15 ) so that
we can enjoy the whole hour together. See you there!
2.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: The children in Catechesis
of the Good Shepherd and the Jr. High group, as well as
several adults, have spent the last three weeks preparing
for the Stations of the Cross. Each stations has been rewritten
in our own words and illustrated. This should make the service
this year fresh, vibrant and beautiful. I hope you all will
come this year to meditate on our Lord's Passion and see
the work of the children.
3.
IRON SHEPHERD: Saturday, April 5
th starting (I hope) at 4:30 Matt and I (Anne) will be competing
against each other in the cooking of (probably) 3 dishes
in one hour. At 4:30 John and Pauline King will unveil to
us a secret ingredient from which we will each have to cook
three dishes. The cooking will start at 5, lasting till
6 at which point our food will be judged by a panel. I'm
working out some kinks still, but hopefully by the 5 th
it will all fall into place. When you come bring
three things. 1. A friend. 2. 5 dollars so that it looks
like a fund raiser. 3. A Dish to Pass because
Matt and I aren't that good. Everyone will be able to taste
our food but if there isn't More food we'll all go hungry.
See you There!
BABY
BOTTLE COLLECTION REMINDER: If you have been saving
your change for the Life Choices Center (used to be the
All Women's Help Center) to help mothers who have decided
not to have abortions but who need assistance, please bring
your bottles back THIS SUNDAY, Palm Sunday, March
16th.
VOLUNTEERS
STILL NEEDED:
One of our Shepherd's Bowl teams has recently lost two volunteers,
a man and a woman.. The team is now left with only one female
server in the evening. We desperately need at least two
volunteers to step in and at least one of them must be male.
It is dangerous for a woman or women to serve the meals
by themselves. The commitment would be for one Thursday
evening a month. If you are interested please call the office
or the rectory.
We
are also now short of two cleaning teams. There used to
be 4 teams of volunteers to help clean the church, one team
on duty each week. We are now down to 2 teams. This is not
good.
Please
do step up to help if you are able.
UPDATE:
We've now had one family and one volunteer for the Cleaning
teams and another volunteer for the Shepherd's Bowl. Thank
you for stepping up. I pray there will be more.
LENT:
READ THE NEW TESTAMENT IN 40 DAYS: This
Lent, I've challenged Good Shepherd to commit to read the
entire New Testament in 40 Days. You may find the reading
schedule and daily devotions here:
http://www.binghamtongoodshepherd.com/40days.shtml
WEDNESDAY
NOON EUCHARIST: THE FINAL NOON COMMUNION OF LENT
WILL BE THIS COMING WEEK, HOLY WEEK.
PRACTICE
FOR THE EASTER VIGIL will be held during Easter
Week. Stay Tuned
ACOLYTE
PRACTICE:
After the 10:30am service. One of our acolytes who
is old enough has asked to be trained as a LEM. Part
of his training will occur in conjunction with the
Acolyte practice this Sunday.
EASTER
FLOWERS:
Flyers are in
the pews for Easter Flowers. Please use full names.
Flowers can also be given in thanks for blessings received
and for living as well as deceased loved ones.
If anyone has any questions about where
the money is going, please see me.
THE
VESTRY RETREAT NEWS: I will be sharing the
results of the Vestry Retreat after Holy Week. The vestry
decided on a great and ambitious ministry and mission
plan for 2008 that I will present both in writing and
during Christian education in the coming weeks.
SERMON & PODCASTING
INFORMATION: All recent sermons may be
downloaded at the Good
Shepherd
podcast
site
SERMON
INFORMATION: If you would like to study ahead for
this Sunday's sermon, be sure to read the Gospel
of Matthew 26:36 through the entire 27th chapter.
BIBLE STUDY: THE
THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY will
not meet during Holy Week. The others have yet to be decided.
YOUTH INFORMATION FROM MICAH
: This is the weekend of the senior high
youth group ski trip . If you did not receive a release/permission
form, please email Micah or ask your sr. higher what they
did with theirs! We will be meeting at the church at 7 AM!
Early, I know, but it's worth it. Please don't forget your
money, and to wear something warm. It is not a bad idea
to check the internet to see what the conditions will be
like. It is not supposed to be extremely cold, but hopefully
it won't be warm, either. Pray the weather works to our
advantage. Call me with any questions: 607-621-2876 .
Jr. high will meet on regular schedule on Sunday. Parents,
please remember to help your kids bring friends. It's very
hard for middle schoolers to plan on things like youth group,
especially if their parents aren't involved. Please remember
this. Call the parents of your child's friends and ask them
if their kids need rides. It's not too hard, and could actually
go a long way towards helping the Jr. high youth group grow.
ADULT EDUCATION
SERIES: DOCTRINE
AND DIVISIONS IN THE CHURCH We'll
be starting a brand new Christian Education series this
Sunday that will focus on what has and continues to divide
Christians from one another. In John 17 Jesus prayed that
his Church would be One. Has Jesus' prayer gone unanswered?
Why are Roman Catholics, Orthodox, and Evangelical believers
not all gathered together in one visible body? What are
the reasons for our divisions and distinctions? We'll begin
in the early centuries of the Church and progress through
the Great Schism between east and west, to the Reformation,
the Radical Reformation, and finally to our own day. We'll
discuss the distinctives of the different denominations
and focus on some Anglican distinctives as well. It promises
to be an exciting series. I hope you will join us.
HAVE YOU…. shared your faith with a friend? The vestry has
challenged all of us to share our faith in Jesus Christ
with at least one non-believer each month.
Good News for the Week
And he said to all,
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and
take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would
save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for
my sake will save it. For what does it profit a man if he
gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself? For
whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the
Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the
glory of the Father and of the holy angels. But I tell you
truly, there are some standing here who will not taste death
until they see the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:23-27)
Don't forget to....BRING A FRIEND TO CHURCH
Daily Schedule for the week of Sunday March 14th, 2008
Monday:
pastor's day off
Tuesday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
9:00 a.m. Tuesday Morning Bible Study
10:00a.m.-1:00
p.m. Pastor's Open Door Hours
6:00 p.m. First Light Bible Study
Wednesday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
10:00a.m.-1:00
p.m. Pastor's Open Door Hours
Noon:
Communion
7:00
p.m. TENEBRAE
Thursday
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
10:00a.m.-1:00
p.m. Pastor's Open Door Hours
5:30 p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY SUPPER WITH ST. ANDREWS AT THE
SHEPHERD'S BOWL
7:00
p.m. MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP (Guest Preacher)
Friday
6:30 a.m. Men's Breakfast/Bible Study
8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
NOON "THE HOURS" (Remembering
Jesus' Death)
7:00
p.m. Worship and Sermon
7:30
p.m. Stations of the Cross
Saturday :
8:00 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
EASTER
SUNDAY
8:00am Worship, Holy Communion and Sermon
9:15-10:15 a.m. Christian
Education for all Ages
10:30am Worship, Holy Communion, Music, Sermon
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