Church of the Good Shepherd - News & Announcements – November 8th, 2009

Search Committee Report –109 people have participated in our Appreciative Inquiry sessions. The Search Committee will meet on November 13 and 14 to create our parish profile with Rev. Cynthia Hubbard. Thank you so much for your energy and honesty. Chairs are: Ben Sands bfsjr@verizon.net and Linda Hank lhank@comcast.net

November 15th – Intergenerational Service with our David and Goliath Pageant. We need you to help David slay Goliath!!! Rehearsals for the David and Goliath play will be on November 1 and November 8 after the 10 a.m. Eucharist. The performance will be November 15 during the 10 a.m. Eucharist. Adults and children needed and welcome!!!

November 22nd – Along with our usual celebrations of the Eucharist there will be a Godly Play Open House downstairs for all interested parents and parishioners – a chance to see this curriculum in ACTION.

November 25th is the First Sunday of Advent – Our Seminarian, Meghan Sweeney will preach.

Another New Face on Sundays – Nursery Care Provider - Kirsten Boyd

We welcome Kirsten Boyd who will be in our nursery from 9:30 to 11:30 on Sundays to help in caring for our youngest members. Kirsten had a BIG first Sunday with us on All Saints Sunday. As we celebrated the baptism of Molly Noonan and hosted visiting “small fry” guests.

Kirsten also works as a Child Care Provider at Latitude Sports Club in Bradford, MA

Our Current Flower List
November 8th, In memory of Bernice Rice, Alice Duross, and Julie Shea from Meredith and Paul Duross. Also, Harold Zitzow from his wife Virginia. November 15th In memory of Anna C. Donahue from her daughter, Margie Batchelder, also Kate and Warren Shoemaker from Ellen Shoemaker-Slack. November 22nd. In memory of our mothers from Bob and Marilyn Stasonis, also in loving memory of Ina Wooldridge from her family. November 29th, In memory of Freddie Landry from the Landry family, also, in memory of our parents, from Ruby and Morgan Cox.

Thank you very much to all of you who donate flowers for our altar. The flowers enhance our worship space and cheer our parish members who are unable to come to church. When you donate flowers, you are purchasing the flowers from Eric’s Greenhouse in Reading. Eric’s delivers them and bills you. This relieves Good Shepherd of this billing process. Eric’s bill includes state tax because you are buying from them to donate to the church, just as Staples would charge you tax if you were purchasing copy paper to donate. Only items purchased directly by the Parish are tax-exempt.

If you are interested in donating flowers in memory of or in thanksgiving for a loved one, please call Leslie McGovern at 781-438-6389 or email me at mcgovern.r@comcast.net.

Acolytes
November 8th. Alden Ward and Jessica Strack. November 15th. Andrew Marlin and John Fitzgerald.

Committee Meetings

Christian Education Committee. – Wednesday, Nov. 11th, 7 PM at church

Bible Study Wednesday, December 2nd at 6:30 for a meal. 7 for study.

Search Committee. November 13 and 14..

Vestry meets November 9th at 7 PM.

 

Reading Food Pantry Alas, funds and food donations are down as need increases. Here are suggestions from the people who oversee distribution. “We especially need canned fruit, raisins, canned meats (turkey, chicken, ham, hash, beef stew) canned fish (salmon, sardines, crab meat, clams, clam sauce), juice and juice boxes, paper products, cookies and crackers, rice and potato products, canned vegetables, spinach, potatoes, yams, creamed corn, whole tomatoes, spaghetti sauce (meat and no meat), tomato sauce and granola bars.”

"FEEDING THE FLOCK" Cookbooks are here!
The long wait is over! Be one of the first to get your copy of the NEW Church of the Good Shepherd cookbook. Copies are now available for $10.00 each. Please contact Mary Ines with any questions. ineshouse@verizon.net

Christian Education Programming
Our children have completed their Creation stories in Godly Play this fall. In November the children with study the Good Shepherd in their Faith in Action unit.

The Bargain Box Celebrates Assitance
Thank you. Caroline Chapell has volunteerf to fill the First Friday of the month opening. Contact Martha Wishart jacksnana1@verizon.net or 781-944-6964 if you can help.

The Bargain Box
Please always deliver your donations to the downstairs Bargain Box reception area under the stairs ON TOP of the pallets so that they stay dry. If you need help with the stairs, deliver you donations Monday through Friday, 9 – 12 or make an appointment.

In the Spirit of Shared Ministries and Fundraisers
Spa Night in Stoneham
Spend an evening being pampered while shopping and sipping wine! Nov. 14th from 4:30 to 8:30 at All Saints, 79 Central St., Stoneham. Jewelry, Chair Massage, Mini-Facials, Meal Ideas, Health and Wellness Products. Admission of $5 covers a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres. Sponsored by All Saints Stoneham www.allsaintsstoneham

THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
781-944-1572
www.GoodShepherd-Reading.org
Ministers: All Baptized Members
Priest–in-Charge: The Rev. Deborah M. Woodward
Home: 617-696-6175
Cell: 617-417-4799
priestincharge@goodshepherd-reading.org
Bishop: The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE
Director of Music: Kathleen McDougald-Lee
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
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