Serving this Sunday

8:00 a.m.

Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Eucharistic Minister Lalor Smith;

Flower Guild Sally Harris and Britt Myers; 

Reader  Sharan Eikelberger

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Ann Price Harris and Will Daughtridge; 

Altar Guild Sallie Colston and Pat Weeks;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Will Pully;

Flower Guild  Sally Harris and Britt Myers; 

Greeters  Al and Barbara Hicks;

Intercessor  Kim Bayless; 

Musicians  The Alleluia Choir; The Good Shepherd Choir;

Lawrence Goering, organist; 

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Readers  Paula Stiles and Susan Folta;

Vestry Counters  Barbara Hicks and Jack Miller

5:00 p.m.

Acolyte Andrew Hedgepeth

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers

Musicians  The Good Shepherd Choir; Lawrence Goering, organist;

Officiant  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter

Reader  Susan Folta

Lenten Services at Good Shepherd

Come Sundays at 9 a.m. in Lent on as we discover the why of our hands-on ministries at the church. We’ll be meeting in the church itself for some Good Shepherd show-and-tell. If you’ve ever wondered, “What is that thing for?” this series is for you. 

March 30 – The Stuff of Church a.k.a “What’s that thing called?” 

April 6 – First Communion Class for Families and Adults

Children's Chapel Children are invited to participate in a service just for them. Follow the cross after the Collect.

Nursery for the very young among us is available. See a greeter for more information.

Please join us for Coffee Hour after the 10:30 service. Coffee, donuts, and good fellowship in the Parish Hall Foyer.

Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 5 p.m. Choral Evensong

Please join us for this candlelight service in the English cathedral tradition.



Choir Practice Choirs will practice on Wednesday. For specific information about the choirs and regular practice times, please click here.

Wednesdays @ 12:00 – Weekday Healing & Eucharist 

Mid-week time for sacrament and space with a conversational sermon; prayer and anointing follow communion. 

Thursdays @ 12:00 – Spirituality & Music of Lent 

Join Becky+ online as she teaches a six-week spirituality and music course with the Stevenson School of Ministry. To sign up, please follow the link, or email Becky at rzartman@goodshepherdrmt.org. 

This six-session class is an interdisciplinary, high-energy romp through the history of Lenten liturgy, music and spirituality to reveal the humanity behind the hymns. Didn't make it for the first ones? No problem! Join us now!

April 3 – “Sing my tongue the glorious battle”: The Story of Venantius Fortunatus 

April 10 – Psalm Sunday: The Life and Times of Psalm 118 

Hymns and Music of Lent Tickets, Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite

This week, we give a grateful goodbye to Ernest Jones, our bookkeeper for the last several years. Ernest has been absolutely instrumental in operational continuity during our time of transition, and we literally couldn't have done it without him. It's very hard to see him go, as he has enjoyed working with us, and we with him. If you'd like to write him a note, please send it to the church office and we'll make sure it gets to him. 

We're also officially welcoming Penny Neville, our new bookkeeper. Over the last few weeks, she has been working with Ernest and Bill Walker to get into the swing of things, and she's picking things up fast. Penny will be at our 10:30 service and coffee hour THIS SUNDAY if you'd like to come greet her. Her email is pneville@goodshepherdrmt.org, so if you have a question about giving or anything else, she's your gal. Penny flunked retirement (in the best way, right?) so she's here to work with us. Just like Jesus sent us Ernest, Jesus sent us Penny, and we're in good hands.

Penny loves spending time with her family, especially visiting the beach together. She and her husband a blended family of four children together, with one grandson and another on the way in June. Penny also loves to read and to work out, and is hardworking and kind. We already love her, and know you will too. 

History Day! Hugs Camp Buddy and Staff Applications are in this information from the Diocese of North Carolina.

Click here for more information.

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Cindy Coker, Sarah Yount Taylor, Brent Wilson, Ashley Moss, Roger Harris, Shannon Sutton, Florine McClain, Scott Sumrall, Joyce Cuthrell, Whitney Herbert, Dinah Fowlkes, Amy McCotter, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, Bruce Biggs and Willie Skinner

For continued health and healing: Jeanette Benfield, Notie Vay Meadows, Bill Harris, Aileen Harris, Bill Hudgins, Mary W. Dawson, Becky Bryan, Elizabeth "Sister" Cherry, Albert Ervin, Frances Gaither, Dwight Johnson and Boo White

For the blessings of this life: McAuley Jean Moss, born February 17, 2025 to Benton and Morgan Moss.



For those expecting the birth of a child: Emily and Chris Dwight, Sidney and Westray Hicks.



For those who have died: Bruce Biggs, Cindy Peck, Janet Gardner, Polly Warner, Roland Groder and Robert Baggett, Jr.

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

A note about pastoral care emergencies: If you are experiencing a pastoral emergency (e.g. someone you love or you yourself are in the hospital, or you’re experiencing some distressing news) please call my cell phone (570-259-0671) and leave a message if I don’t pick up right away. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. If in doubt, please call – I can’t support you if I don’t know you need support!

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