Shepherd's Staff -- January 26, 2009

Welcome to the Shepherd's Staff Online for the week of January 26, 2009.

IN THIS ISSUE

This Week at Good Shepherd
Lectionary for the Week of Jan. 26, 2009
Forward Day By Day
Upcoming Events
Lift Every Voice and Sing!
Annual Parish Meeting
Help Us Update Our Records

This Week at Good Shepherd

MONDAY, January 26th

6:00 p.m. Vestry Meeting

TUESDAY, January 27th

3:00 p.m. - CEW

WEDNESDAY, January 28th

5:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
5:30 p.m. - St. Nicholas & St. Cecilia choirs rehearsal
6:00 p.m. - Hors d'oeuvres & Rector's Program.
We are currently studying the Gospel according to Mark. Join us and bring a friend.
7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY, January 29th

3:00 p.m. - CEW
4:00 p.m. - Teen MOPS (Worsham Hall)

SUNDAY, February 1st

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:00 a.m. - Adult Discussion Group
10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)

Lectionary for the Week of January 26th

Monday:
AM Psalm 41, 52; PM Psalm 44
Isa. 48:1-11; Gal. 1:1-17; Mark 5:21-43

Tuesday:
AM Psalm 45; PM Psalm 47, 48
Isa. 48:12-21; Gal. 1:18-2:10; Mark 6:1-13

Wednesday:
AM Psalm 119:49-72; PM Psalm 49, [53]
Isa. 49:1-12; Gal. 2:11-21; Mark 6:13-29

Thursday:
AM Psalm 50; PM Psalm [59, 60] or 118
Isa. 49:13-23; Gal. 3:1-14; Mark 6:30-46

Friday:
AM Psalm 40, 54; PM Psalm 51
Isa. 50:1-11; Gal. 3:15-22; Mark 6:47-56

Saturday:
AM Psalm 55; PM Psalm 138, 139:1-17(18-23)
Isa. 51:1-8; Gal. 3:23-29; Mark 7:1-23

FORWARD DAY BY DAY

Copies of Forward Day By Day books for November, December, and January are in the narthex and in the parish office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, January 30th & 31st

Annual Convention of Diocese of Florida

SUNDAY, February 8th

9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II) Note there will only be one service
10:30 a.m. - Annual Meeting of Congregation
11:30 a.m. - Monthly Covered Dish Luncheon
3:00 p.m. - Lift Every Voice and Sing

ANNUAL PARISH MEETING

The Annual Meeting of the congregation of Good Shepherd will be held on Sunday, February 8th following the service at 9:00. (Reminder: there is only one service that Sunday).

The purpose of the meeting is to report on the Annual Convention of the Diocese, on the work of the church since the last annual parish meeting, to elect members of the vestry and delegates and alternates to the Diocesan Convention/Convocational Council and to conduct such other business as may be brought before it.

The nominees for the four (4) vestry positions up for election are:

Susan Callender
Bronson Lamb
Ken Pitts
Randy Stephens
Matt Wolfe
John Zell

Qualified voters are all baptized persons sixteen (16) years of age or over who regularly attend services at Good Shepherd, are members of the congregation, and who contribute for the funds or expenses of the church and have done so for six months previous to the meeting.

Absentee ballots will be available to qualified voters in the parish office.Absentee ballots must be completed and delivered to the rector no later than February 1st.

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING !

This will be an African-American History Month Celebration featuring the Jacksonville Mass Choir & Paxon School for Advanced Studies Choir, Deborah J. McDuffie, artistic director, and Dr. Herbert Jones, guest director. Come and hear 150+ voices in Good Shepherd's thrilling acoustics. Being performed will be works of celebrated African-American composers: Roland Carter, Duke Ellington, Moses Hogan, Arnold Servier, Richard Smallwood, Royal Stanton, Raymond Wise. This concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be gratefully accepted. For additional information call 904-693-7583 ext.125 or 904-504-2763.

HELP US UPDATE OUR PARISH RECORDS

There are 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.

Shepherd's Staff -- January 19, 2009

Welcome to the Shepherd's Staff Online for the week of January 19, 2009.

IN THIS ISSUE

This Week at Good Shepherd
Lectionary for the Week of Jan. 19, 2009
Forward Day By Day
Upcoming Events
Sophie Milman
Sunday Breakfast
Lift Every Voice and Sing!
Help Us Update Our Records

This Week at Good Shepherd

TUESDAY, January 20th

3:00 p.m. - CEW

WEDNESDAY, January 21st

5:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
5:30 p.m. - St. Nicholas & St. Cecilia choirs rehearsal
6:00 p.m. - Hors d'oeuvres & Rector's Program.
We are currently studying the Gospel according to Mark. Join us and bring a friend.
7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY, January 22nd

3:00 p.m. - CEW
4:00 p.m. - Teen MOPS (Worsham Hall)

FRIDAY, January 23rd

8:00 p.m. RFAA Concert - Sophie Milman

SUNDAY, January 25th

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist -Rite I
8:30 a.m. - Parish Breakfast
10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite II

Lectionary for the Week of January 19th

Monday:
AM Psalm 25; PM Psalm 9, 15
Isa. 44:6-8,21-23; Eph. 4:1-16; Mark 3:7-19a

Tuesday:
AM Psalm 26, 28; PM Psalm 36, 39
Isa. 44:9-20; Eph. 4:17-32; Mark 3:19b-35

Wednesday:
AM Psalm 38; PM Psalm 119:25-48
Isa. 44:24-45:7; Eph. 5:1-14; Mark 4:1-20

Thursday:
AM Psalm 37:1-18; PM Psalm 37:19-42
Isa. 45:5-17; Eph. 5:15-33; Mark 4:21-34

Friday:
AM Psalm 31; PM Psalm 35
Isa. 45:18-25; Eph. 6:1-9; Mark 4:35-41

Saturday:
AM Psalm 30, 32; PM Psalm 42, 43
Isa. 46:1-13; Eph. 6:10-24; Mark 5:1-20

FORWARD DAY BY DAY

Copies of Forward Day By Day books for November, December, and January are in the narthex and in the parish office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, January 30th & 31st

Annual Convention of Diocese of Florida

SUNDAY, February 8th

9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II) Note there will only be one service
10:30 a.m. - Annual Meeting of Congregation
11:30 a.m. - Monthly Covered Dish Luncheon
3:00 p.m. - Lift Every Voice and Sing

SOPHIE MILMAN

Friday, January 23,2009 // 8:00 PM // Church of the Good Shepherd
Barely 24 years old, Sophie Milman has already seen and done more than many people twice her age. Since her self-titled debut was released in 2004, it has sold almost 100,000 copies worldwide, hit the Billboard Top 5 in Canada and the Top 15 in the United States, and topped the iTunes jazz charts in five different territories. Meanwhile, Sophie has maintained a rigorous touring schedule-headlining sold-out shows in Canada, the US, Mexico, Japan, and throughout Europe - and continued to balance her burgeoning music career with her commerce studies at The University of Toronto. She recently won the Juno Award (Canada's Grammy Award) for best Jazz Vocalist of 2008.

Sunday Breakfast - Sunday January 25th

The last Sunday of the month starting at 8:30 a.m., Dr. Rupert Bliss and friends serve 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 387-4827

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING !

This will be an African-American History Month Celebration featuring the Jacksonville Mass Choir & Paxon School for Advanced Studies Choir, Deborah J. McDuffie, artistic director, and Dr. Herbert Jones, guest director. Come and hear 150+ voices in Good Shepherd's thrilling acoustics. Being performed will be works of celebrated African-American composers: Roland Carter, Duke Ellington, Moses Hogan, Arnold Servier, Richard Smallwood, Royal Stanton, Raymond Wise. This concert is free and open to the public, but donations will be gratefully accepted. For additional information call 904-693-7583 ext.125 or 904-504-2763.

HELP US UPDATE OUR PARISH RECORDS

There are 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.

Shepherd's Staff -- January 12, 2009

Welcome to the Shepherd's Staff Online for the week of January 12, 2009.

IN THIS ISSUE

This Week at Good Shepherd
Lectionary for the Week of Jan. 12, 2009
Forward Day By Day
Upcoming Events
Flowers At The Altar
Erin Kistner
Sophie Milman
Help Us Update Our Records

This Week at Good Shepherd

MONDAY, January 12th

6:00 pm - Outreach Committee (Fant Library)

WEDNESDAY, January 14th

5:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
5:30 p.m. - St. Nicholas & St. Cecilia choirs rehearsal
6:00 p.m. - Hors d'oeuvres & Rector's Program.
We are currently studying the Gospel according to Mark. Join us and bring a friend.
7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY, January 15th

4:00 p.m. - Teen MOPS (Worsham Hall)

SUNDAY, January 18th

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist -Rite I
8:30 a.m. - Adult Discussion Group
10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite II

Lectionary for the Week of January 12th

Monday:
AM Psalm 1, 2, 3; PM Psalm 4, 7
Isa. 40:12-23; Eph. 1:1-14; Mark 1:1-13

Tuesday: AM Psalm 5, 6; PM Psalm 10, 11
Isa. 40:25-31; Eph. 1:15-23; Mark 1:14-28

Wednesday:
AM Psalm 119:1-24; PM Psalm 12, 13, 14
Isa. 41:1-16; Eph. 2:1-10; Mark 1:29-45

Thursday:
AM Psalm 18:1-20; PM Psalm 18:21-50
Isa. 41:17-29; Eph. 2:11-22; Mark 2:1-12

Friday:
AM Psalm 16, 17; PM Psalm 22
Isa. 42:(1-9)10-17; Eph. 3:1-13; Mark 2:13-22

Saturday:
AM Psalm 20, 21:1-7(8-14); PM Psalm 110:1-5(6-7), 116, 117
Isa. 43:1-13; Eph. 3:14-21; Mark 2:23-3:6

FORWARD DAY BY DAY

Copies of Forward Day By Day books for November, December, and January are in the narthex and in the parish office.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SUNDAY, January 18th

Deadline to nominate persons for Vestry

3:00 p.m. - Riverside Fine Arts hosts at Jacoby Symphony Hall an organ recital featuring four local organists.

FRIDAY, January 23rd

8:00 p.m. - The award winning jazz vocalist Sophie Milman will perform at Good Shepherd

SUNDAY, January 25th

Parish Breakfast

FRIDAY & SATURDAY, January 30th & 31st

Annual Convention of Diocese of Florida

SUNDAY, February 8th

9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II) Note there will only be one service
10:30 a.m. - Annual Meeting of Congregation
11:30 a.m. - Monthly Covered Dish Luncheon

FLOWERS AT THE ALTAR

The flowers on the altar are given by Deacon Linda and Gar Rosengren to the glory of God and in thanksgiving for the baptism of their grand-daughter, Ann Bentley Rosengren.

ERIN KISTNER

We give thanks for the successful kidney transplant surgeries of Brenda Arikaki (donor) and Erin Kistner (recipient) on January 6th, and we continue to pray for their rapid recovery

SOPHIE MILMAN

Friday, January 23,2009 // 8:00 PM // Church of the Good Shepherd
Barely 24 years old, Sophie Milman has already seen and done more than many people twice her age. Since her self-titled debut was released in 2004, it has sold almost 100,000 copies worldwide, hit the Billboard Top 5 in Canada and the Top 15 in the United States, and topped the iTunes jazz charts in five different territories. Meanwhile, Sophie has maintained a rigorous touring schedule-headlining sold-out shows in Canada, the US, Mexico, Japan, and throughout Europe - and continued to balance her burgeoning music career with her commerce studies at The University of Toronto. She recently won the Juno Award (Canada's Grammy Award) for best Jazz Vocalist of 2008.

HELP US UPDATE OUR PARISH RECORDS

There are 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.

Shepherd's Staff -- January 5, 2009

Welcome to the Shepherd's Staff Online for the week of January 5, 2009.

IN THIS ISSUE

This Week at Good Shepherd
January Covered Dish Luncheon
Lectionary for the Week of Jan. 5, 2009
Forward Day By Day
Blood Drive
Erin Kistner
Help Us Update Our Records

This Week at Good Shepherd

MONDAY, January 5th

6:00 pm - Buildings and Grounds Committee

WEDNESDAY, January 7th

5:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist (Rite II)
5:30 p.m. - St. Nicholas & St. Cecilia choirs rehearsal
6:00 p.m. - Hors d'oeuvres & Rector's Program.
We are currently studying the Gospel according to Mark. Join us and bring a friend
7:00 p.m. - Chancel Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY, January 8th

4:00 p.m. - Teen MOPS

SUNDAY, January 11th

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist -Rite I
8:30 a.m. - Adult Discussion Group
10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist - Rite II
11:00 a.m. -Parish Luncheon (Worsham Hall)

JANUARY COVERED DISH LUNCHEON

JANUARY 11TH

Lectionary for the Week of January 5th

Monday, Jan. 5
AM Psalm 2, 110:1-5(6-7)
Joshua 1:1-9; Heb. 11:32-12:2; John 15:1-16

Tuesday, Jan. 6, Epiphany
AM Psalm 46, 97; PM Psalm 96, 100
Isa. 52:7-10; Rev. 21:22-27; Matt. 12:14-21

Wednesday, Jan. 7
AM Psalm 103; PM Psalm 114, 115
Isa. 52:3-6; Rev. 2:1-7; John 2:1-11

Thursday, Jan. 8
AM Psalm 117, 118; PM Psalm 112, 113
Isa. 59:15-21; Rev. 2:8-17; John 4:46-54

Friday, Jan. 9
AM Psalm 121, 122, 123; PM Psalm 131, 132
Isa. 63:1-5; Rev. 2:18-29; John 5:1-15

Saturday, Jan. 10
AM Psalm 138, 139:1-17(18-23)
Isa. 65:1-9; Rev. 3:1-6; John 6:1-14

FORWARD DAY BY DAY

Copies of Forward Day By Day books for November, December, and January are in the narthex and in the parish office.

BLOOD DRIVE

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 11th, 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.

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.

HELP US UPDATE OUR PARISH RECORDS

There are 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.