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eVOICE for October 22, 2026
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
October 25, 2026
We will be celebrating with Transfiguration Church via Zoom at 9:00 am and in-person at Good Shepherd Church at 10:30 am.
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Good Shepherd Mission Statement
We are a people who hear the Good Shepherd's voice.
We know by faith that we belong to God.
We are called to seek and love our neighbors as God loves us!
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Dear Good Shepherd,
This Sunday we hear Jesus answer the question of which commandment is greatest. His answer is simple enough to fit on an index card: love God with everything you have, and love your neighbor as yourself. Simple, but never finished. As the leaves turn and our calendars fill, I invite you to notice where that love is already at work in your life, perhaps in a kindness you received this week, a conversation that mattered, or a quiet moment of prayer. And then to ask where it might be stretching you next.
A number of us will be away this weekend at our parish retreat at Shrine Mont. Retreats are one of the ways a community practices that double love: setting aside time to rest in God and to get to know one another more deeply. Please hold all of us in your prayers as we travel, gather, and return, and know that you will be in ours.
Worship here in Silver Spring continues as usual on Sunday morning, with our 9:00 Zoom service and our 10:30 in-person service. We're glad to welcome Rev. Christopher back as supply clergy, leading worship alongside Deacon Linda. Whether you're at Shrine Mont, in the pews at Good Shepherd, or joining us online, we are one body, held together in God's love.
Faithfully,
Sarah +
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Hunger Globe Update - Our weekly contributions to our outreach Globe are more needed than ever. Our three semi-annual recipients are Shepherd's Table, MUM (Ministries United Montgomery), and Arrived. The latter is a longtime recipient with a new name. Their mission is more essential than ever. Contact Lynn or Shaun if you wish more specifics.
Good Shepherd will celebrate All Saints Day on Sunday November 1, 2026. This is a day in the church year when we traditionally honor loved ones who have died. This year in the narthex, we will have a table set up for you to add pictures and names of any loved ones you would like to remember. For those who have died within the past year (since November 2025), you may submit their names to be read aloud during worship. Please email names of family and friends who have died in the past year to Megan Kennedy at assistant@gsecmd.org. Names submitted by Wednesday, October 28 at 5 PM will be read aloud during the service.
Wednesday Bible Study - 11:30 am with Deacon Linda Mahler
Telephone prayer meeting every Thursday at 9:15 am. The number to call to join the prayer meeting is 518-318-5354. If you have any questions contact Lynette Clark at 301-357-1726.
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From EPPN Office of Government Relations: Join us each week as we share new prayers for the vulnerable among us facing challenges, fears, and threats. We will name many of the harms unfolding and acknowledge what is being erased, lost, and threatened. These prayers are not a replacement for action; they are meant to offer space for grounding and discernment as we seek to bear one another’s burdens in the love and way of Christ. Join by Zoom (click here) each Monday at 11:45 a.m. to hear the prayers aloud, in the context of a simple liturgy, prayed by members of the Community of Francis and Clare. Click here to read the prayers for this week.
Shepherd’s Table is asking Good Shepherd for volunteers. Please follow this link for opportunities to volunteer or reach out to Daniella Burgos dburgos@shepherdstable.org. Thank you!
Grocery Shopping for our Food Collection
All nutritious non-perishable food is welcome, but please consider:
- Small- to medium-size packages and cans, not mega-size
- No glass containers of any kind
- Unopened containers only
- No candy or cookies
Our recipient organizations have made a special request for:
- Cooking oil
- Lentils and beans
- Pasta sauce
- Shelf-stable milk in individual milk boxes
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LESSONS AND CALENDAR
The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
First Lesson: Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18
Psalm: Psalm 1
Second Lesson:1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46
The Week of October 25, 2026
Sun 10/25 via Zoom 9 am, in-person at Good Shepherd 10:30 am, 10:30-1:00, Panda computer class 1 pm, Iglesia de Dios 3pm
Mon 10/26 Iglesia de Dios 7 pm
Tues 10/27 SDA service 6 pm
Wed 10/28 Bible study, 11:30 am
Thurs 10/29 Iglesia de Dios 7 pm
Fri 10/30 SDA 6 pm
Sat 10/31 SDA service 9 am, SDA service 6pm
Sun 11/01 Zoom 9 am, in-person at Good Shepherd 10:30 am, Panda computer class 1 pm, Iglesia de Dios 3pm
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Zoom Readers (9 am):
Oct 25 Ray Groshong
Nov 1 Laura Meissner-Denmark
Nov 8 Ray Groshong
Nov 15 Lillian Luksenburg
LEM & Lector
Oct 25 Diane Russel, Elisa Elliot
Nov 1 Debbie Beebe, Araba Pobee
Nov 8 Linda Campo, Arlene Mahon
Nov 15 Donna Clemons-Sacks, Greg Wood
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Ushers
Oct 25 Kirk Franklin
Nov 1 Diane Janesko, Sal Campo
Nov 8 Kirk Franklin, Florence Walters
Nov 15 Joe Burckle, Diane Janesko
Vestry on Duty
Oct 25 Laura Meissner-Denmark
Nov 1 Diane Janesko
Nov 8 Debbie Beebe
Nov 15 Eric Reiffenstein
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Altar Guild
Oct 25 Millie Mautz
Nov 1 Debbie Beebe
Nov 8 Arlene Mahon
Nov 15 Elisa Elliot
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A-V Lead
Oct 25 Ray Groshong
Nov 1 Ray Groshong
Nov 8 Allen Wyrick
Nov 15 Ray Groshong
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OFFER PRAYERS INTENTIONALLY TO GOD FOR ALL HIS PEOPLE:
Harvey Luksenburg (husband of Lillian), Lee Levine (GS member), Morgan Hoover (GS member), Nella Fisher (former GS member), Pat and Christina Ogg (GS members), Don and Joan Lewis (GS members), John Elliott (GS member), Joan DeMoss (GS member), Gary Anderson (GS member), Patrick Townsend (friend of Florence Walters), Kathryn McMahon (Deacon), Jeanette Ottley (friend of Florence Walters), Ken Douglas (friend of Florence Walters), Liz DeVivo (friend of Eric Reiffenstein), Avi Ramsundar and Carole Boodoosingh, (friends of Arlene Mahon), Angie Karlene Lowe (friend of Florence Walters), Robert Rather, Jolene Grimmer (cousin of Eric Reiffenstein), Robert Rhodes (friend of Florence Walters), Judith Bowen (friend of Arlene Mahon), Mary Ann Marsh (friend of Arlene Mahon), Kosi Kumi (friend of Laura Meissner), Gladys Brooks (sister of Ana Curtis), Raul Calderon (relative of Maria Fernandez), Tony Stamp (friend of Florence Walters), Harrington Brown (friend of Florence Walters), Rita Brown (friend of Florence Walters), Hugh Walters (brother of Florence Walters), Narumon Sivali (mother of Vanvisa Sivali), Bill and Jim Applegate (friends of Eric Reiffenstein), Andrea Duffy (friend of the Campos), Mary Beebe Konieczny (sister of Debbie Beebe), Doris Meyer (Aunt of Linda Campo), Sylvia Miller (friend of Linda Campo), Shanita Jones and family (friend and family of Florence and JasCiel).
REPOSE OF THE SOUL:
Brandon Jones (friend of Florence Walters)
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Clergy & Staff
Rector
The Rev Sarah Akes-Cardwell
rector@gsecmd.org
Deacon
The Rev. Linda Mahler
deacon@gsecmd.org
Organist & Choirmaster
George Drumwright
music@gsecmd.org
Parish Administrator
Megan Kennedy
assistant@gsecmd.org
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Vestry & Delegates
Senior Warden
Deborah Beebe
Junior Warden
Eric Reiffenstein
Shaun Hardy
Ray Battistelli
Becky Parks
Lillian Luksenburg
Diane Janesko
Laura Meissner Denmark
Ana Curtis
Delegates
Lynn Wood
Alternate: Ana Curtis
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Counters & Recorders (All serve on a rotating schedule.)
Ray Battistelli
Elisa Elliot
Kirk Franklin
Arlene Mahon
Florence Walters
Greg Wood
Jim Woodhams
Allen Wyrick
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GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
818 UNIVERSITY BLVD. WEST, SILVER SPRING, MD 20901
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