eVOICE for October 30, 2025



GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH



The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

November 2, 2025

We will be celebrating with Transfiguration Church via Zoom at 9:00 am, and in-person at Good Shepherd Church 10:30 am.

Good Shepherd will celebrate All Saints Day on Sunday November 2, 2025. This is a day in the church year when we traditionally honor loved ones who have died. Names submitted will be read aloud during the service. You are also welcome to bring pictures of your loved ones to display in the narthex.

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.

Food Assistance for Federal Employees- To support federal employees and contractors affected by the government shutdown, the Capital Area Food Bank is holding additional food distributions at locations throughout its partner network. These new food distributions will offer boxes of shelf-stable pantry items and fresh produce for the duration of the shutdown. To receive food, visitors will need to show a government work ID. https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/dmv-help/

Food Drive - We are accepting non-perishable food donations and work with partner organizations like MUM (Midcounty United Ministries) and Luther Rice to ensure that all food donated to Good Shepherd reaches our neighbors in need. Here's how you can help:

· Bring your food donations to Sunday services and place them in the wooden chests at the rear of the sanctuary

· Drop off food on weekdays when the Office is open (currently Wednesdays and Thursdays, except the week of Oct. 26th)

· Drop off food in the plastic bin outside the narthex entrance any time, even when church is closed

With your help we can continue to respond to the words of Jesus that have become the motto of Good Shepherd: Feed my Sheep.

SENIOR WARDEN'S MESSAGE

NEWS on construction:

A meeting was held with the solar contractor, Flywheel Developers, who will be starting construction to install some solar equipment before the end of the year and we are looking at having the entire solar power panel system operational before the Spring of 2026 (next year) in time for summer!! They will be working along side the Evergreen construction crew and everyone is very excited!!

In other news the remediation work will be completed by Friday morning October 31 so the office will be open tomorrow and Megan will be there handing out treats....just kidding...she will be working hard as always!!

We are delighted to be having a Baptism on Sunday November 2 for Malcolm Wilson's grandson where we can all renew our baptismal vows!!

Blessings to everyone!!

GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH

818 UNIVERSITY BLVD. WEST, SILVER SPRING, MD 20901

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