The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC

eShepherd September 5, 2024

This Sunday at Good Shepherd

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost

September 8, 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. Bill Bennett;

Eucharistic Minister Al Hicks;

Flower Guild Kathy Tobias and Jenny Williams;

Reader Barbara Hicks

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Matthew McKellar and Julianne Wilson;

Altar Guild Sallie Colston;

Audiovideo Engineer Ron Sowers;

Eucharistic Minister Ashley Moss;

Flower Guild Kathy Tobias and Jenny Williams;

Greeters Gary Williams and Lucy Turner;

Intercessor Howard Weeks;

Pianist Lawrence Goering;

Presider The Rev. Bill Bennett;

Readers Brandon Higson and Belinda Landis;

Vestry Counters Winston Lea and Kenneth Burnette

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:

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!

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 Started 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 resumes Wednesday, Sept. 11 at noon in the library. Please plan to join us for a time of quiet devotion.

Tuesdays on the Town

Do plan to join us at the next two Tuesdays on the Town, September 24 and October 8. We will meet in the usual location, between Hop Fly and Goat Island.

Sep 15

Good Shepherd Church Picnic

Please join us after the 10:30 service for a fun time of food, fellowship, and a special announcement! RSVP today!!

Free

September 6

Ron Williams

Barden Winstead

September 7

Angela Urquhart

Ashton Burnette

September 8

Shebe Harris

Oscar Seale

A Message From Oscar Seale

My name is Oscar Seale, and I am a Life Scout in Troop 5 here in Rocky Mount and am fundraising for my Eagle Scout project, which is to build storage for the Day School to hold supplies.

On Saturday, September 21, I will be having a car wash at Good Shepherd from 11 am to 2 pm. I will be accepting any cash donations for supplies to build the cabinet or things to stock the cabinet such as donations of wipes, toys, diapers, books, gently used children's clothing, etc.

Thank you for any support you can show.

Let's all get a clean car and support this excellent project.

Around the Diocese and Beyond!

Want to learn more about

events and opportunities

the Diocese of North Carolina is presenting?

Click here for more information about:

Grand Opening: The Pauli Murray Center

September 7, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., 906 Carroll St, Durham

The ECW Harris Evans Conference

September 6, 7-8:30 p.m. via Zoom

'Bearing Witness' Facilitator Training

Tuesday, September 17, 7-8:30 p.m., via Zoom

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Gwynn Spahn, Amy McCotter, Jeanette Belfield, Atticus Cooper, Hal Peck, Linda Mattocks, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, Bruce Biggs, 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, Boo White, and Brent Wilson.

For the blessings of this life:

For those expecting the birth of a child: Morgan and Benton Moss

For those who have died: Mandy Lamm Bailey, Corinne Landis and 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