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This Week at Good ShepherdThis Week at Good Shepherd
Lectionary for the Week of December 15, 2008
Forward Day By Day
Flowers at the Altar
Diaper Drive
Christmas Flowers & Music
Upcoming Events –Christmas Eve ServicesSpecial Requests
Christmas Day Service
Blood Mobile
TUESDAY, December 16thLuminaria3:00 p.m. – CEWWEDNESDAY, December 17th5:30 p.m. – Holy Eucharist (Rite II)SATURDAY, December 20th
5:30 p.m. – St. Nicholas & St. Cecilia choirs rehearsal
6:00 p.m. - Hors d'oeuvres & Rector's Program in Craig Lounge
Father Doug is leading a Bible Study on the Gospel according to Mark. Bring a friend.
7:00 p.m. – Chancel Choir Rehearsal2:00 p.m. - Peggy Ezzel’s Voice Studio presents Holiday Voice Recital in Craig Hall.SUNDAY, December 21st8:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist –Rite I
8:30 a.m. – Adult Discussion Group
10:00 a.m. – Holy Eucharist – Rite II
11:30 a.m. – Christmas Pageant Rehearsal
6:00 p.m. - Christmas Luminaria Concert
Sundown on the 21st of December marks the beginning of RAP’s 24th Annual Luminaria, or Festival of Lights. The oldest and grandest of Jacksonville’s luminaria celebrations, this regional event has become a holiday tradition that helps sustain our sense of community.CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Riverside & Avondale residents are proud to continue this tradition, and will be lining our streets with more than 40,000 bagged candles, and hosting numerous other events. Luminaria night events include Christmas musical concerts at the churches and parks, a live Nativity scene, a bike ride, and carriage rides for a truly traditional touring of the Historic District’s candle-lit streets on this special holiday night.
At 6:00 p.m. Good Shepherd will host a concert in the sanctuary, with the choir singing Christmas carols accompanied by our wonderful Skinner organ.
Schedule, information and volunteer sign-up lists are in the narthex.
Casting Call for All Children of Good Shepherd!Lectionary for the Week of December 15, 2008
The Good Shepherd Christmas Pageant Needs YOU!
Children in grades pre-K through 12 are invited to participate in the annual Christmas Pageant to be held during 5:00 Christmas Eve service.
The next rehearsal is Sundays December 21st, immediately following the 10:00 service, in the sanctuary.
If you have friends who would like to be in our pageant, they are welcome! We aim for a cast of thousands!
Attention junior and senior high kids: There are many reading parts, so we hope that you will join in.
Call Mary Lyon Verlin if questions, 388-0490 or 72032@bellsouth.net
See you on December 21st!
Monday:Forward Day By Day
AM Psalm 41, 52; PM Psalm 44
Isa. 8:16-9:1; 2 Pet. 1:1-11; Luke 22:39-53
Tuesday:
AM Psalm 45; PM Psalm 47, 48
Isa. 9:1-7; 2 Pet. 1:12-21; Luke 22:54-69
Wednesday:
AM Psalm 119:49-72; PM Psalm 49, [53]
Isa. 9:8-17; 2 Pet. 2:1-10a; Mark 1:1-8
Thursday:
AM Psalm 50; PM Psalm [59, 60] or 33
Isa. 9:18-10:4; 2 Pet. 2:10b-16; Matt. 3:1-12
Friday:
AM Psalm 40, 54; PM Psalm 51
Isa. 10:5-19; 2 Pet. 2:17-22; Matt. 11:2-15
Saturday:
AM Psalm 55; PM Psalm 138, 139:1-17(18-23)
Isa. 10:20-27; Jude 17-25; Luke 3:1-9
The Forward Day By Day books for November, December and January have arrived. You may pick up your copy in the narthex or in the parish office.The flowers at the altar this past Sunday were given to the glory of God and in loving memory for Amelia K. Ferber by Bill Gardner.
Diaper Drive for Needy Families
Emergency Pregnancy Services, a neighborhood non-profit, pro-life crisis center, provides free services to over 3,000 women and children each year. One of their greatest needs are diapers (especially newborn size) and baby bottles. Please consider adding either to your weekly shopping list and bringing them to the collection box in the narthex. Your generosity and help will be greatly appreciated!CHRISTMAS MUSIC & FLOWERS
Envelopes for those persons who would like to contribute toward the music and/or flowers for the Christmas services can be found in the narthex. Please complete them and return them along with your contribution to the church office or place them in the offering plate.UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, December 26th - Blood Drive to benefit Erin Kistner, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Orange Park Town Hall.CHRISTMAS SERVICES
For more information or to schedule an appointment call 434-9306. ID is required to donate.
Christmas Eve ~ Wednesday, December 24thThe Blood Alliance has asked that we have the mobile unit do a blood drive here at Good Shepherd. (We stopped doing our quarterly drives because we couldn’t get enough people to give). Please, if you can commit to give blood on January 6th, tell Dale Taylor so she can advise them if we have enough donors. They desperately need blood, so if you possibly can, please do! Dale’s phone number is 390-0459, cell 887-6587, if you miss her after church.Christmas Day ~ Thursday, December 25th
- Christmas Pageant & Holy Eucharist at 5:00 pm
- Festival Holy Eucharist at 11:00 pm (Music begins at 10:30 pm)(Incense will be burned at this service.)
- Holy Eucharist at 10:00 am
Special Requests
HELP US UPDATE OUR PARISH RECORDS.Let us know if you have any suggestions for changes, additions, announcements, articles, etc. or if you have someone that you think might enjoy being added to the list to receive the Shepherd’s Staff Online.
There are now forms in the back of the Church for you to update email addresses and/or phone numbers.
Or you can send corrections, additions, changes, birthdays, Email addresses, etc to parish@goodshepherd23.org or call the church office 387-5691
A calendar of all events at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd can be seen by selecting the Calendar button at our website at www.goodshepherd23.org.
