Updated April 14, 2025

liturgical schedule for the coming week

Monday, April 14 – Monday in Holy Week
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15 – Tuesday in Holy Week
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 – Wednesday in Holy Week
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Low Mass at 12:05 p.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.

April 17 – Maundy Thursday
Sung Mass with the Washing of Feet, Procession to the Altar of Repose, and Stripping of the Altar at 7 p.m. (A watch before the Blessed Sacrament follows the liturgy.)

April 18 – Good Friday
Solemn Liturgy of the Day, with Communion from the Reserved Sacrament, at 12 noon

April 19 – Holy Saturday & Easter Eve
Liturgy of the Day at 9 a.m.
Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter with Holy Baptism at 8 p.m. (a potluck supper will follow in the retreat house)

April 20 – The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day
Low Mass at 8 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt for Children at 9:45 a.m.
Procession and Sung Mass at 10:30 a.m.

Rosemont Community Retreat House

Help Needed with Food for Upcoming Retreats
Our retreat house ministry has flourished in its first full year of operation. It has proved to be a vital means of connecting this parish with the wider Church, and it has been a place of prayer and respite for people from across the country. But we need your help in continuing to sustain this valuable ministry! Would you consider making food (or making a financial donation for a meal) for one of our program retreats? If so, please contact Father Kyle. We will provide the recipes and reimburse you for food costs.

You can visit the link to our new online booking engine to view our rooms and availability.
To sustain this new ministry at Good Shepherd, we will need help with a variety of tasks, including keeping our pantries and refrigerators well-stocked, providing meals for Hosts for Hospital guests (which can be prepared and frozen ahead of time), and welcoming guests. This is one way in which we can serve as Christ’s hands and feet to the local community and offer a true ministry of hospitality. Are you interested in helping? If so, please contact Renee Barrick.

Our retreat house ministry is one of hospitality, in which we welcome all guests as Christ himself, in the Benedictine spirit. We’re currently working towards a sustainability plan for this vital outreach ministry. Part of that plan involves recruiting volunteers to help with various tasks. We’re asking for your help! We need volunteers to serve meals for group retreats, welcome guests, take laundry to the cleaners, ensure that rooms are set up properly, and publicize retreat house offerings. We will provide the instructions and training. If you’re interested in helping, please contact parish administrator Renee Barrick.

PARISH LIFE

Next Adult Formation – Sunday, May 4, after Sung Mass:  “Good Shepherd, Rosemont, and Anglo-Catholic Outreach” with Barry Levis.

Children’s Formation
Children’s formation meets on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on the first floor of the Parish House. We have two classes: children ages 3 through 9 use the Godly Play curriculum, and children ages 10 and older use the Episcopal Weaving God’s Promises curriculum. We love welcoming new children to our classes! Registration is available online.

2025 Children’s Arts & Music Summer Camp
Registration is now open for our 2025 Children’s Arts and Music Summer Camp, which begins on Monday, August 11 and lasts through Friday, August 15. All children ages 4 and above are welcome to join us for this fun week full of Bible stories, art and crafts, games, music, and snacks. Children ages 7 and above will receive professional instruction in singing along with an introduction to the highly-respected Anglican choral tradition from Robert McCormick, a renowned expert in training children’s voices. This year, we’re offering an extended care option in the afternoons. Register here.

MUSIC

The Good Shepherd Choristers
Although our chorister program for children ages 7 and older is going strong, it’s never too late to register to participate! If you know of a child who might be interested in joining, please contact Robert McCormick, and please help us share information on this program with others in the local community.

OUTREACH

Serving Those in Need through the Ardmore Food Pantry
The Ardmore Food Pantry is a ministry based at St. Mary’s Church (Episcopal) in Ardmore and is entirely funded by individuals, congregations, and a few grants. The Pantry receives no government funding, which enables the Pantry to serve guests without having to collect sensitive information like address or income. There is a basket at the back of the church where you can drop off non-perishable, unexpired food items only for delivery to the Pantry. Especially welcome at this time are cereal, pasta and sauce, canned chicken, and condiments.

PRAYER LIST

In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer for The Church of England (Sunday), The Diocese of Matlosane – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (Monday), The Diocese of Mauritius – The Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean (Tuesday), The Diocese of Mbaise – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Wednesday), The Diocese of Mbale – The Church of the Province of Uganda (Thursday), The Diocese of North Mbale – The Church of the Province of Uganda (Friday), and The Diocese of Mbamili – The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) (Saturday). 

For Sean, our Presiding Bishop, and Daniel, our bishop.

For peace across the world; for this nation and its elected leaders; for all who live and serve in this local community; for the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the lonely, the oppressed, immigrants, refugees, those in vulnerable communities, those in prison, especially Dwayne and Michael, and all those who are suffering; for an end to injustice of all kinds, especially racial and economic injustice; for an end to gun violence, especially in our local community; for the good creation that God has entrusted to our care, that we may be faithful stewards of it; for this parish church, for all who worship and serve here: for our staff and vestry, for our Advancement, Finance, and Social Concerns Committees; for our capital projects fundraising campaign; for our campus ministry; for our chorister program; for our retreat house; for those who share space with us on this campus; for all yet unknown to us whom God will draw to this place to come to know and love our Lord Jesus; and for the growth of ministry here for the sake of the Gospel.

For those who will be baptized at the Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter: Hassan Baloochiyan, Abolfazl Baloochiyan, Melika Balouchiyan, and Emma Simpson. 

In our parish cycle of prayer: Mary Campbell (Sunday), Rufus and Anne Hallmark (Monday), Bob Boyer and Linda Thiel (Tuesday), Jim Davis and Joe Micucci (Wednesday), Bonnie Hoffman-Adams and Jonathan Adams (Thursday), David Adah-Ogoh (Friday), and Peter Riley (Saturday).

In our Friends of Good Shepherd cycle of prayer: Jonathan Adler (Sunday), Isabelle Benton and Aileen White (Monday), Davis d'Ambly and Nick Johnson (Tuesday), Glenn Deibert (Wednesday), Linda Leighbody (Thursday), Holly Lloyd (Friday), and Jimmy and Avan Moore (Saturday).

For those in need, especially for August, Cheryl, Paul, Bubba, Suzanne, Caroline, Kim, Sarah, Elisabeth, Angela, Doug, Barry, Gilbert, Charles, Marcille, Carol, Norman, Rebekah, Alex, Frank, Grace, Harold, Lizzie, John, James, Tanya, Colleen, Dennis, Frederick, Doug, Sue, John, Geoffrey, Rebecca, Renee, Nicola, Haviland, Molly, Holly, Stacee, Peter, Leslie, Steve, Gottfried, Carolyn, Brandon, Gary, John, Sue, André, Liliane, Clarice, Nanette, Justice, Jim, Deidre, and Sandra.

✠ For the repose of the soul of Dudley Hughes

To add names and requests to the prayer list, please complete this form.