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eVOICE for August 6, 2026
GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 9, 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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Wear Your Name Tag! As we prepare to welcome our new rector, Sarah, in August, we invite everyone to wear their name tags each Sunday through the end of August. Wearing your name tag will help Sarah learn names and get to know our parish family more quickly. If you don't have a name tag or need a replacement, please let an usher know. Thank you for helping us extend a warm welcome!
Rector Transition Team - The Vestry has created a Transition Team to plan Rev. Sarah's welcoming activities and support her in transitioning to her new ministry at Good Shepherd. The Team currently consists of Ray Battistelli, Liz Cocke, Melissa Garcia, Shaun Hardy, and Lynn Wood.
Update on Mid-County United Ministries- Mid-County United Ministries (MUM) is one of the social service organizations Good Shepherd supports financially through our weekly Globe collection, as well as through our ongoing Food Drive. Following is an important update from MUM's executive director, Dayna Brown: "MUM is seeing an increasing number of neighbors seeking emergency financial assistance to stay in their apartments and homes and to keep their utilities on. In the last few months, we have also had a number of families coming to us after their utilities were already disconnected. Since the beginning of 2026, we have spent over $20,700 more than last year at the same time and worked with a growing number of partners to address the large rental and utility bills of our neighbors. The impact of our support is significant:
- Over $32,000 helped to prevent 44 households from being evicted.
- Nearly $38,000 prevented 55 households from having their utilities disconnected.
- Utilities were restored to 5 households with $4,250 in assistance."
To learn more about MUM and how you can help, contact Shaun Hardy or Allen Wyrick from Good Shepherd's Social Ministries Team. We're especially looking for more volunteers to deliver and sort food donations!
Fall Parish Retreat to Shrine Mont: Our annual parish retreat to Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs, VA will take place the weekend of October 23-25, 2026. "To provide a place apart for rest, devotion, fellowship, learning and education, where all may grow in the grace of God." Come and connect with your Parish family. Celebrate the 58th year we have crossed the river, gone over the mountain to Orkney Springs. Experience the beauty of fall in the Shenandoah Mountains, education and reflection with our Parish. Also, we can hike, read, relax and play! There will be a bonfire SATURDAY night with smores, arts and crafts, and some competitive card games! Please fill out this form to indicate if you are able to join us this year.
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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WARDENS' MESSAGE
Welcome to Our New Rector!!!
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AND Welcome Back George and Anna!!
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Only two more weeks until Rev Sarah starts and we are thrilled!! We have been waiting and praying for this moment, and we are overjoyed that it is right around the corner!!
We will also be welcoming back our wonderful organist, George, who will be back in the country August 18 and in person for the service on August 23 as well!!
We will be pulling out ALL THE STOPS (literally!!) with a fantastic potluck that Deacon Linda is organizing! Help us celebrate by bringing a potluck dish to share. We need entrees, side dishes, drinks, and deserts. Please email Deacon Linda (deacon@gsecmd.org) to let her know what you will be bringing to the feast. Come help us celebrate as we thank God for our new Rector and the safe return of George and Anna!!
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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.
The Episcopal Prayerbook and Pope Leo speak about human dignity - 1. Rite of Baptism: Will you strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being? - I will, with God's help. 2. Pope Leo XIV: "Receiving immigrants with compassion and generosity is a recognition of the dignity that belongs to every human person.
Click here for a link to Biblical quotes about welcoming immigrants.
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 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
The First Lesson: Isaiah 55:1-5
Psalm: 85:8-13
Second Lesson: Romans 10:5-15
Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33
The Week of August 9, 2026
Sun 8/9 via Zoom 9:00 am, in-person at Good Shepherd 10:30, Panda computer class, 1 pm, Iglesia de Dios 3 pm
Mon 8/10 Iglesia de Dios 7 pm
Tues 8/11SDA service 6 pm
Wed 8/12 Bible study, 11:30 am
Thurs 8/13 Iglesia de Dios, 7pm
Fri 8/14 SDA 6 pm
Sat 8/15 SDA service 9 am & 6 pm
Sun 8/16 Zoom 9:00 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):
Aug 9 Florence Walters
Aug 16 Lillian Luksenburg
Aug 23 Elspeth Nunn
Aug 30 Greg Wood
LEM & Lector
Aug 9 Linda Campo, Arlene Mahon
Aug 16 Donna Clemons-Sacks, Greg Wood
Aug 23 Liz Cocke, Elisa Elliot
Aug 30 Linda Campo, Elspeth Nunn
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Ushers
Aug 9 Kirk Franklin, Sal Campo
Aug 16 Shaun Hardy, Diane Janesko
Aug 23 Kirk Franklin, Florence Walters
Aug 30 Sal Campo, Eric Reiffenstein
Vestry on Duty
Aug 9 Debbie Beebe
Aug 16 Eric Reiffenstein
Aug 23 Lillian Luksenburg
Aug 30 Shaun Hardy
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Altar Guild
Aug 9 Debbie Beebe
Aug 16 Melissa Garcia
Aug 23 Millie Mautz
Aug 30 Arlene Mahon
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A-V Lead
Aug 9 Allen Wyrick
Aug 16 Ray Groshong
Aug 23 Eric Reiffenstein
Aug 30 Ray Groshong
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OFFER PRAYERS INTENTIONALLY TO GOD FOR ALL HIS PEOPLE:
Florence Walters (GS member), Ray Battistelli (GS member), Greg Wood (GS member), Maggie Silberstein (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), Mary Ann Eitler (friend of Shaun Hardy) M. A. O'Donnell (friend of Shaun Hardy), 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) and John Scarrow (brother-in-law of Linda Campo).
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Clergy & Staff
Senior Warden
Deborah Beebe
sr-warden@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 Janckson-Curtis
Delegates
Lynn Wood
Alternate: Ana Janckson-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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