Serving this Sunday

8 a.m.

Altar Guild  Lalor Smith and Jeanette Belfield;

Celebrant The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Eucharistic Minister Al Hicks;

Flower Guild Sally Harris and Britt Myers; 

Reader  Barbara Hicks

10:30 a.m.

Acolytes Andrew Hedgepeth and Lynden Meiring; 

Altar Guild Jeanne Shannon;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Howard Weeks;

Flower Guild  Sally Harris and Britt Myers; 

Greeters  Kenneth and Deborah Burnette;

Intercessor  Corey Folta; 

Musicians  The Alleluia Choir; The Good Shepherd Choir;

Lance Daughtridge, trumpeter; Lawrence Goering, organist;

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Readers  Bob Hyatt and Chris Dwight;

Vestry Counters Emily Dwight and John Tobias

This week at Good Shepherd

Adult Formation Class Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Final "How to Bible" session this Sunday.

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

This Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday!!

Pancake Supper at St. Andrews, Tuesday, March 4th at 6pm

We've been invited to join our siblings at St. Andrews for a family-friendly night full of all-you-can-eat pancakes, beads, and a king cake. Root for our children as they compete in the Ultimate Pancake Flip Obstacle Course for a chance to win the GOLDEN SPATULA. RSVP by clicking this link.



Choir Practice No choir practice this Wednesday. For specific information about the choirs and regular practice times, please click here.

Ash Wednesday Services

Wednesday March 5 at 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday March 5 at 6:30 p.m.

Episcopal Mahjong

Join other Mahjong players on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. at St. Andrews.

Lenten Schedule of Services



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 9 – How to Read a Church 

March 16 – TBD 

March 23 – The Good Shepherd Welcome 

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

April 6 – First Communion Class for Families and Adults  



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. Classes include: 

March 6 – Origins of Lent in Scripture, Liturgy & Sacred Music 

March 15 – Memento Mori: The Lenten Spirituality of John Donne in Music and Poetry 

March 22 – Lent Operas: Oratorios & Handel’s Messiah 

March 29 – Lent Bangers in Hymnal 1982 

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 

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

Choral Evensong

Saturday, March 15: Farewell Party for Bob Hyatt:

The entire congregation is invited to a farewell party for Bob Hyatt who is moving to Florida to live close to his son, daughter in law and grandchildren.

The party will be held in the Parish Hall on Saturday March 15 from 2 to 4 p.m. Light ordurves will be served. There will be music (guitar and vocals) by choir member Peter Sowerwine.

Please RSVP at shoalcreekhyatt@aol.com.

February 28

Leigh Ulrich

March 1

Barbara Willis

March 2

Neal Adkins

Stacey Raquel Abernathy

March 3

Michelle Barringer

Stephen Nobles

March 4

Grayson Reams

March 5

Jon Colston

Interesting programs and opportunities available throughthe Diocese of North Carolina.

Click here for information about programs the Diocese is offering.

Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Peggy Winstead, Roger Harris, Jude Elliot Vester, Shannon Sutton, Florine McClain, Scott Sumrall, Joyce Cuthrell, Whitney Herbert, Dinah Fowlkes, Amy McCotter, Jeanette Belfield, Chris Poole, Gregory Strickland, Bruce Biggs and Willie Skinner.

For continued health and healing:Notie Vay Meadows, Bobbi Weeks,Bill Harris, Aileen Harris, 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: 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: Roland Groder, Robert Baggett, Jr., Carol Daughtridge Patterson, Joyce Wooten, Anita Fortier and Dick Futrell.

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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