The Church of the Good Shepherd

231 North Church St.

Rocky Mount, NC

eShepherd July 25, 2025

This Sunday at Good Shepherd

The Seventh Sunday After Penecost


July 27, 2025


8:00 AM

Rite 1 Holy Communion


10:30 AM

Contemporary Language Service of Holy Communion

with choir and congregational hymns.

Live streamed at goodshepherdlive.org


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 Sally Harris and Ashley Moss; 

Reader  John Mebane


10:30 a.m.

 

Acolytes Ann Price Harris and Will Daughtridge; 

Altar Guild Sallie Colston;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Ashley Moss;

Flower Guild Sally Harris and Ashley Moss  

Greeters  Al and Barbara Hicks;

 Intercessor  Lance Daughtridge;

Musicians  The Good Shepherd Choir; Lawrence Goering, organist;

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter;

Readers  Howard Weeks and Paula Stiles;

Vestry Counters  Brenning Daughtridge and Barbara Hicks


This Week at Good Shepherd

 

Class Sunday! Join us in the Parlor at 9 a.m. for "The Seven Last Words" by Father James Martin. Led by Albert Ervin, we will experience the meditations together. (No homework!) Do join us!


Children's Chapel this week. Children 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. And you know who is welcome? You are!!


Mid-week Eucharist will resume in September

July 25

Wilson Reynolds


July 26

Mariah McKellar

John Barker

Wyatt Wagley


July 28

Anne Poole


July 30

Emily Arroyo


July 31

Lee Pearce



Did we miss your birthday? Please email us at eshepherd@goodshepherdrmt.org



Parish Prayer List

For those in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity: especially Mary Kemp Mebane, Jim Poole, George Townsend, John and Irene Groobey, Megan Bull, Dawn McGlohon, Jim Facile, Christine Godwin, Brenna M. Bennett, 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: the birth of Darby Lane Hicks, daughter of Sidney and Westray Hicks.



For those expecting the birth of a child: Kathryn (Hicks) and Jackson Bowen.



For those who have died: Dr. Paul Greenlaw, Marilyn Whitfield Kimbro, Trip Owens, Rick Bennett and Marjorie Honeycutt.




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!

BZC+

252-442-1134 churchofthegoodshepherdrm@gmail.com

www.goodshepherdrmt.org


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