Serving this Sunday

8 a.m.

Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Donald Fishburne; 

Eucharistic Minister Al Hicks;

Flower Guild Ashley Moss and Kathy Tobias; 

Reader  Barbara Hicks

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Julianne Wilson and Will Daughtridge; 

Altar Guild Sallie Colston;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Ashley Moss;

Flower Guild  Ashley Moss and Kathy Tobias; 

Greeters  Gary Williams and Lucy Turner;

Intercessor  Corey Folta; 

Musicians  The Good Shepherd Choir;

Lawrence Goering, organist; 

Presider  The Rev. Donald Fishburne;

Readers  Marzena Laszewski and Paula Stiles;

Vestry Counters  Emily Dwight and Brenning Daughtridge

This week at Good Shepherd

Adult Formation Class at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Don't miss this interesting discussion on Advent Hymns.

Coffee Hour Please join us for coffee and goodies in the Parish Hall after the 10:30 Service

Children's Chapel this week. Children are invited to follow the cross after the Collect. Nursery is available for the little ones. See an usher for directions.

Choir Rehearsal Schedules

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 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.

Mid-week Eucharist

Refresh your soul on Wednesdays at noon in the Sanctuary. (No Wednesday Eucharist on Christmas Day.)

Please make a note:

Christmas Eve Eucharist at 5:00 p.m. with a musical prelude at 4:30 p.m. The Good Shepherd Choir, the Alleluia Choir, and soloists will sing favorite Christmas Anthems and Carols accompanied by violin, trumpet and organ. There will not be a Christmas Day service

Christmas Pageant Sunday January 5

We plan to have our annual Christmas Pageant on Sunday, January 5th, at the 10:30 a.m. service. We will have a brief rehearsal in the church at 9:50 that morning and then will put on costumes in the choir area of the parish hall.

Volunteers have already signed up to portray Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. We still need volunteers for the roles of Angels, Shepherds, Wise Men, Isaiah, animals, and a star. We also need older youth to volunteer to read lessons at the pageant.

Please contact Lawrence Goering at lgoering@goodshepherdrmt.org or call 252-813-0190 if your child would like to be in the pageant and let us know what role your child prefers. We would like to include as many children's names as possible in the bulletin.

We look forward to hearing from you and hope that lots of children will participate in this year's pageant!

Outreach Committee Update

Christmas Stars

Thank you, Parish Family! You are amazing! Your support has ensured that 36 area children in need will have Christmas gifts. We can't thank you enough.

Please bring your unwrapped gifts to church with you this Sunday. Make sure you write your chosen child's name on each gift, and please corral them all in a bag or box. Leave them in the Parlor.

Ripe for Revival

We're not done yet, though - and we need your help! As part of our partnership with Ripe for Revival, we've been given the opportunity to assemble and deliver Christmas meals to families in need.

Join us on the morning of Friday, December 20th for a fun and fulfilling packing session at Rocky Mount Mills starting at 9 a.m., followed by an afternoon of delivering these bundles of joy, beginning at 1 p.m.

Your participation will bring smiles and make a real difference. Let's share the spirit of Christmas together! And we had a wonderful time working together.



If you would like to participate, please email Isabella Walker or reply to this email.

Below is a photo from last year's event.

Welcome, Samuel Barden Rosenbower



Former parishioner Allie Laughery Winstead Rosenbower and Alex Rosenbower, of Raliegh NC happily announce the birth of Samuel Barden Rosenbower on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024. Sam is the grandson of Kelly Laughery Frohbose (Fred) and Barden Winstead, Jr. (Molly)

Parishioners Celebrating Birthdays this week

December 17

Mary Lea

December 18

Jennifer Marian Williams

Happenings in our Diocese and beyond

Information on events in the diocese is available by clicking here.

Not everyone feels the joy of Christmas. The National Cathedral is offering a virtual Blue Christmas service on Wednesday, December 18th at 7.00 p.m. For more information or to view the Livestream, please click here.

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Scott Sumrall, Fred Folta, Anita Fortier, Joyce Cuthrell, Whitney Herbert, Randy Reid, Dinah Fowlkes, Bill Harris, Aileen Harris, Amy McCotter, Jeanette Belfield, Linda Mattocks, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, Bruce Biggs, Willie Skinner, and Bobbi Weeks.

For continued health and healing: Bill Hudgins, 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: Samuel Barden Rosenbower, son of Allie Laughery Winstead Rosenbower and Alex Rosenbower



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



For those who have died: Bess Little

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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