Serving this Sunday

8 a.m.

Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Eucharistic Minister Marion Stoga;

Flower Guild Ashley Moss and Kathy Tobias; 

Reader  Catie Roche

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Andrew Hedgepeth and Lynden Meiring; 

Altar Guild Sallie Colston;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Will Pully;

Flower Guild  Ashley Moss and Kathy Tobias; 

Greeters  Al and Barbara Hicks;

Intercessor  Kim Bayless; 

Musicians  The Good Shepherd Choir; Barbara Mullen, soprano; 

Lawrence Goering, organist; 

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Readers  Belinda Allen and Paula Stiles;

Vestry Counters  Corey Folta and John Tobias

This Week at Good Shepherd

This Sunday, April 13, at 9 a.m. Intro to Palm Sunday is the theme for this week's Adult Formation class. We will meet in the Parish Hall. All are welcome.

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.

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. 

Youth Announcements!

Musicians needed for Youth Sunday on May 4th.

Youth are invited to share musical offerings (vocal and instrumental) at the 10:30 a.m. service on Youth Sunday, May 4th. If you are interested in making music at this service, please contact Lawrence Goering at 252-813-0190 or lgoering@goodshepherdrmt.org.

First Communion

Last Sunday, children and adults learned about First Communion during the 9 a.m. class. This class was quite interesting to all, especially to our younger attendees who went on a behind the scenes exploration with Becky+.

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Cindy Coker, Sarah Yount Taylor,

Brent Wilson, Roger Harris, Shannon Sutton, Florine McClain, Scott Sumrall, Joyce Cuthrell, Whitney Herbert, Dinah Fowlkes, Amy McCotter, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, 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: Kathryn (Hicks) and Jackson Bowen, Emily and Chris Dwight, Sidney and Westray Hicks.



For those who have died: Janet Gardner, Bruce Biggs,

Cindy Peck, Janet Gardner, and Polly Warner.

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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