Updated January 20, 2024
liturgical schedule for the coming week
The parish office will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of the Federal holiday.
Monday, January 20 – Fabian, Bishop and Martyr, 250
No Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
No Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 21 – Agnes and Cecilia of Rome
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, January 22 – Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon and Martyr, 304
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Low Mass at 12:05 p.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 23 – Phillips Brooks, Bishop, 1893
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 24 – Florence Li Tim-Oi, Priest, 1992
Low Mass at 8 a.m.
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 25 – Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle (Major Holy Day)
Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.
Low Mass at 9:30 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
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.
Adult Formation
Adult formation is offered monthly on the first Sunday of each month (September through May) after Sung Mass. This year’s sessions are centered around topics central to our life in community. On February 2, join Fr. Kyle for a discussion on “Celebrating the Seasons: Exploring the Liturgical Year.”
2025 Annual Parish Meeting
The 2025 annual parish meeting will take place after Sung Mass on Sunday, January 26. Lunch will be provided. In addition to presenting the approved 2025 budget, we will elect new members to the vestry, as well as lay delegates to diocesan convention and deanery meetings. According to our parish bylaws, “[a]ny baptized lay person 16 years of age and upwards who is a communicant in good standing, contributor to the support of the Parish, and who shall have made the Church of the Good Shepherd their usual place of worship for at least one year immediately preceding such election or meeting shall be eligible to vote at any Parish Meeting and for the election of Members of the Vestry and lay delegates to Diocesan Convention.” View the list of eligible voters for the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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!
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 coffee, cereal, pasta and sauce, and hearty soups.
PRAYER LIST
In the Anglican Communion cycle of prayer for The Church in the Province of the West Indies (Sunday), The Diocese of Lesotho – The Anglican Church of Southern Africa (Monday), The Diocese of Lexington – The Episcopal Church (Tuesday), The Diocese of Liberia – The Church of the Province of West Africa (Wednesday), The Diocese of Lichfield – The Church of England (Thursday), The Diocese of Lincoln – The Church of England (Friday), and The Diocese of Litoral Ecuador – The Episcopal Church (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, 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 and Finance Committees, 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.
In our parish cycle of prayer: Renee Barrick (Sunday), Will Hillegeist (Monday), Corene Lemaitre (Tuesday), Debbie Amen (Wednesday), Emma Simpson (Thursday), Kit Apostolacus (Friday), and Tim, Sarah, Iris, & Caedmon Austen (Saturday).
In our Friends of Good Shepherd cycle of prayer: Robert Mace (Sunday), Father Barrie Bates & James Mackenzie (Monday), Edwin Johnson (Tuesday), Candace Pate (Wednesday), John Riddle (Thursday), William Bradley Robert & David Hoover (Friday), and Cameron Walker (Saturday).
For those in need, especially for Carol, Norman, Rebekah, Shalimar, Maureen, Mr. and Mrs. Nyerick, Joannas, Gideon, George, Alev, Alex, Frank, Grace, Harold, Lucca, Lizzie, John, James, Tanya, Colleen, Dennis, Frederick, Doug, Veronica, 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.
To add names and requests to the prayer list, please complete this form.