The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC


eShepherd August 14, 2024

This Sunday at Good Shepherd

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost


August 18, 2024



8:00 AM

Rite 1 Holy Communion


10:30 AM

Contemporary Language Service of Holy Communion

with choir and congregational hymns.

Live streamed at gslive.org




This Week At Good Shepherd


Serving this Sunday


8:00 a.m.


 Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Eric Tuttle; 

Eucharistic Minister John Mebane;

Flower Guild Betty Norman and Ashley Moss; 

Reader  John Mebane

 

10:30 a.m.

 Acolytes Jack McKellar and Will Daughtridge; 

Altar Guild Jeanne Shannon;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Howard Weeks;

Flower Guild  Betty Norman and Ashley Moss; 

Greeters  Al and Barbara Hicks;

Intercessor  Paula Stiles; Pianist  Matt Joyner; 

Presider  The Rev. Eric Tuttle;

Readers  Howard Weeks and Emily Bondy;


Children's Church this Sunday! Children are invited to follow the cross after the Collect and return during the peace. A lesson and activity will help our children grow in faith and grace. Please contact Brenning Daughtridge if you are interested in volunteering to help teach this important ministry for our children.

Nursery is available during the service for the very little ones. Please see an usher for information.



After the 10:30 service, join us for Coffee Hour in the Parish Hall lobby and enjoy a donut and some good fellowship.


We welcome the following priests to Good Shepherd through the end of September:


August 25

Rev. Bill Bennett


September 1

Morning Prayer led by Larry Duffee


September 8

Rev. Bill Bennett


September 15

Rev. Eric Tuttle


September 22

Rev. Bill Bennett


September 29

Rt. Rev. Samuel Rodman, Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina




Good things ahead!



Outreach News-- Lemonade Stand Project this Thursday, August 15

The Tobias family’s annual Lemonade Stand project will be Thursday, Aug 15th from 10am-noon at 105 Stonybrook Road with proceeds benefiting CGS Pantry Box! Capson, Walter, Lake and Harry Tobias, with the help of their grandparents, Kathy and John Tobias, have been hosting a lemonade stand for 5 summers and donating the proceeds to various charities. This year they have chosen to donate their proceeds to our Pantry Box ministry. Please plan to stop by for snacks and support these young men in their charitable efforts.  



Adult Confirmation Class The class will meet from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Parlor each Sunday until the Bishop's visit on Sept. 29. If you are interested and want more information, click here


Choir Rehearsals Begin on September 4th -- Come sing with us!

Wednesday choir rehearsals will resume on September 4th.

The Cherub and Alleluia Choirs will rehearse together on Wednesdays for thirty minutes beginning at 5:15 p.m. 

The Alleluia Choir will rehearse for another thirty minutes after the rehearsal with the Cherub Choir, finishing at 6:15 p.m.

The Cherub Choir (for children ages three through first grade) learns fundamentals of music and liturgy and sings at the 10:30 a.m. service several times throughout the year, including at the St. Francis Day service, and on Christmas Eve.

The Alleluia Choir (for children in second through eighth grades and first graders with excellent reading ability) learns about music and liturgy and sings at the 10:30 a.m. service several times from September through May, at the St.Francis Day service, at Lessons & Carols, and on Christmas Eve.

The Good Shepherd Choir rehearses on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and is open to all adults and high school students. The choir sings at the 10:30 a.m. service each Sunday (with a pre-service rehearsal at 9:45 a.m.), at a few evening services throughout the year, and on Christmas Eve.

Please contact Lawrence Goering at 252-442-1134, ext 5 or

lgoering@goodshepherdrmt.org for more information about any of our choirs.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Hallelujah! 

Psalm 150:6


Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer is on hiatus until Wednesday, Sept. 11. Please plan to join us then.

August 15

Brent Wilson

Frederick Frohbose Jr.

Taylor Twine


August 16

Sallie Colston

Langston Pearce


August 17

Eric Seale


August 19

John Lea

Judith Kornegay

Mary Palmer

Backpack Sunday


Bring your backpacks to church this Sunday so they can be blessed for the start of a new school year.



Summer Youth Fellowship and Fun

for Grades Pre-K to 5


Please join Youth from The Church of the Good Shepherd, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and First Presbyterian Church for a pool party at Benvenue Country Club!


Sunday, August 25th 2 - 4 p.m.


Grades PK - 5th grade

Drinks and snacks will be provided for children


RSVP to brenningj@gmail.com by August 19th


Around the Diocese and Beyond!

Want to learn more about

events and opportunities

the Diocese of North Carolina is presenting?


Click here for information


You'll find information about


Sacred Ground

Introduction to Dismantling Racism

Bearing Witness

Be You: A Special Event



The Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina 34th Conference on Church Music will be held August 15 to 18. Check the brochure for more information.


Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Jeanette Belfield, Richard Hunter, Atticus Cooper, Hal Peck, Linda Mattocks, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, Bruce Biggs, Mary Palmer, Don Fish, Reid McAuley, Willie Skinner, Debbie Freas, Bobbi Weeks, and Bill Hudgins.


For continued health and healing: Mary W. Dawson, Becky Bryan, Elizabeth "Sister" Cherry, Albert Ervin, Frances Gaither, Dwight Johnson, Corinne Landis, Boo White, and Brent Wilson.


For the blessings of this life:

For those expecting the birth of a child:



For those who have died: Logan Barnes.


To add or remove people on the Prayer List please contact Cheryl Coppedge at coppedgecheryl@gmail.com. Please ask their permission before submitting.


In case of illness, a death in the family, for other pastoral emergencies, or to request a pastoral visit please contact church leadership via email at churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

252-442-1134 churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

www.goodshepherdrmt.org

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