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This Week at Good ShepherdThis Week at Good Shepherd
Lectionary for the Week of December 22, 2008
Forward Day By Day
Flowers at the Altar
Diaper Drive
Upcoming EventsChristmas Eve Services
Christmas Day Service
Blood Mobile
MONDAY, December 22ndNine Lessons and Carols6:00 p.m. Vestry MeetingWEDNESDAY, December 24th Christmas Eve5:00 pm Christmas Pageant & Holy EucharistTHURSDAY. December 25th Christmas Day
11:00 pm Festival Holy Eucharist (preludes begin at 10:35 pm)
IMPORTANT – Incense will be used10:00 a.m. Holy EucharistSUNDAY, December 28th8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist –Rite I
8:30 a.m. Parish Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Lessons & Carols
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a format for a service celebrating the birth of Jesus. The story of the fall of humanity, the promise of the Messiah, and the birth of Jesus is told in nine short Bible readings, interspersed with the singing of Christmas carols and hymns.Sunday Breakfast - Sunday December 28th
The format was based on an Order drawn up by Edward White Benson, later Archbishop of Canterbury, for Christmas Eve in 1880 in Truro, Cornwall. It has since been adapted and used by churches all over the world
The last Sunday of the month starting at 8:30 a.m., Dr. Rupert Bliss and friends will be serving breakfast. Stay after the 8:00 AM service or come early for the 10:00 AM service for fellowship and a warm start to your Sunday morning. For more information, contact Dr. Bliss at rbjaxfl@bellsouth.net or 387-4827Lectionary for the Week of December 22, 2008
Monday:Forward Day By Day
AM Psalm 61, 62; PM Psalm 112, 115
Isa. 11:1-9; Rev. 20:1-10; John 5:30-47
Tuesday, Dec. 23
AM Psalm 66, 67; PM Psalm 116, 117
Isa. 11:10-16; Rev. 20:11 - 21:8; Luke 1:5-25
Wednesday, Dec. 24
AM Psalm 45, 46;
Isa. 35:1-10; Rev. 22:12-17,21; Luke 1:67-80
Thursday, Christmas Day:
AM Psalm 2, 85; PM Psalm 110:1-5(6-7), 132
Zech. 2:10-13; 1 John 4:7-16; John 3:31-36
Friday, Dec. 26, St. Stephen:
AM Psalm 28, 30; 2 Chronicles 24:17-22; Acts 6:1-7
PM Psalm 118; Wisdom 4:7-15; Acts 7:59-8:8
Saturday, Dec. 27, St. John:
AM Psalm 97, 98; Proverbs 8:22-30; John 13:20-35
PM: Psalm 145; Isaiah 44:1-8; 1 John 5:1-12
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 by Jean and Ross Krueger in celebration of their family.
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!UPCOMING EVENTS
BLOOD DRIVE TO BENEFIT ERIN KISTNERSpecial Requests
Friday, December 26th - Blood Drive to benefit Erin Kistner. A kidney donor has been found for Erin Kistner. The surgeries will be performed on January 6. Blood donors are desperately needed. At least one hundred units of blood will be needed on reserve. Anyone can donate, regardless of blood type. Blood donations can be made at any Florida Georgia Blood Alliance location. Please specify that the blood be reserved for the Erin Kistner account, #6445. Also, you can donate Friday, December 26th, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Orange Park Town Hall. For more information or to schedule an appointment call 434-9306. ID is required to donate.
The 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.
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.
