Serving this Sunday

8 a.m.

Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Eucharistic Minister John Mebane;

Flower Guild Pam Larimer and Jenny Williams; 

Reader  John Mebane

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Andrew Hedgepeth and Lynden Meiring;

Altar Guild Sallie Colston and Susan Folta;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Ashley Moss;

Flower Guild  Pam Larimer and Jenny Williams;

Greeters  Chris and Emily Dwight; 

Intercessor  Corey Folta;

Musicians  The Good Shepherd Choir; Lawrence Goering, organist;

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Readers  Marzena Laszewski and Mary Palmer;

Vestry Counters  John Tobias and Jack Miller

This Week at Good Shepherd

This Sunday, May 11, at 9 a.m., all are invited to participate in a flower arranging class in the Parish Hall.

Children are invited to follow the cross for Children's Chapel

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. And you know who is welcome? You are!!

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. 

The Church Of The Good Shepherd

Rocky Mount, NC

PRESENTS

The Rocky Mount Flute Choir

So Many Themes, So Little Time

Sunday, May 18, 5:00 p.m.

Under the direction of Margie Jesse, the Rocky Mount Flute Choir will perform a concert including music from Broadway and film

to the Beatles and Simon & Garfunkel. The concert will culminate with a piece for which they titled the program by Gareth McLearnon that incorporates many musical selections.

All are invited to this concert and the reception that will follow in the Parish Hall. For more information, please contact Lawrence Goering at 252-442-1134, ext. 5, lgoering@goodshepherdrmt.org.

Music At Good Shepherd 2024-2025

Youth Announcements!

A few adult helpers are requested to help with VBS. Interested? Please email Brenning Daughtridge brenningj@gmail.com 

May 11

Amanda Brandt

May 12

Malone Bondy

Mackenzie Hedgepeth

May 13

Faye Sprye

May 14

Stella Harris

Emma Tedford

Andrew Hedgepeth

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Jim Facile, Christine Godwin, Brenna M. Bennett, Cindy Coker, Sarah Yount Taylor, 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: Brent Wilson, 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:



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: Don Dwight, Gloria Wiggins Hicks, Robbie Leigh Cobb, Pope Francis, Gwendolyn Watkins, Stephen W. Anderson and Barry Farnsworth.

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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