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 Oscar Seale and Ann Price Harris; 

Altar Guild Pat Weeks;

Audiovideo Engineer  Ron Sowers; 

Eucharistic Minister  Bob Larimer;

Flower Guild  Sally Harris and Britt Myers;

Greeters  Bill and Millie Walker; 

Intercessor  Chris Dwight;

Musicians  The Alleluia Choir; The Good Shepherd Choir;

Julianne Wilson, soprano; Jack Dwight, pianist;

Henrietta Evans, pianist;

Lawrence Goering, organist;

Preacher  Noah Seale;

Presider  The Rev. Becky Zartman Carpenter; 

Reader  Chris Dwight

This Week at Good Shepherd

This Sunday, May 4, at 9 a.m. "Chef Becky's Choice" Adult Formation class. We will meet in the Parish Hall. All are welcome.

Children's Chapel There will be no Children's Chapel this Sunday so the Children can participate in Youth Sunday.

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. 

Coming Next Week!!

Join us next Sunday, May 11 for Mother's Day at 9:00 a.m.for a flower arranging class in the Parish Hall. Interested? Please RSVP via email eshepherd@goodshepherdrmt.org (Or simply just hit reply to this email)

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!

May 1

Frank Edmondson

Hal Peck Jr.

Juno Brantley III

May 2

Alice Frohbose

May 3

Avery Peck

Les Carpenter

May 4

Clarke Weeks

Ernest Wills

May 5

Alex Warren

May 7

James Barkley

News from the Diocese of North Carolina

Would you like to participate in programs and ministries? There are a number of opportunities for learning and helping in our Diocese. For example, the Diocese is looking for staff and buddies for Hugs Camp. Please click here for information about Hugs Camp and other events.

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: 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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