Thursday, December 18, 2014
Christmas Eve service
On Wednesday evening, December 24th, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church will once again enjoy an evening of Lessons, Carols and Holy Eucharist. The Church will be most festive with candlelight and the fact that the church has been 'greened'. Plan to join us at 5:30 pm for this most meaningful worship time.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
December newsletter
Church of the
Good Shepherd
602 East Main ** PO Box 246 Sundance, WY 82729
December 2014 ** Volume 11 Issue 10
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SERVICE LEADERS IN
DECEMBER
7 – HE – 9:30 am – the Rev J Moore,
S Brewer, A Delgado
14 – HE – 9:30 am – the Rev J Moore
A Delgado, the Rev S Christy, K Daves
21 – HE – 9:30 am – the Rev J
Moore
G Ryan, D Sellers, P Watson
28 – MP – 9:30 am – the Rev J Moore
the Rev. S Christy, P Watson
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DATES IN DECEMBER
Most Wednesdays – 8:30 – Holy Eucharist
Most Wednesdays – 9:00 – Bible study
4 – 5:30 – Advent Soup Supper
7 – 9:00 – Bell Choir
7 – 9:30 – Holy Eucharist
11 – 5:30 – Advent Soup Supper
14 – 9:30 – Holy Eucharist
18 – 5:30 – Advent Soup Supper
21 – 9:30 – Holy Eucharist
24 – 5:30 – Lessons, Carols & Holy Eucharist
28 – 9:30 – Morning Prayer
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
1 – Marcie Cliver
12 – Cleo Roberts
14 – Jane Edwards
15 – Craig Matthews
16 – Tyler Fox
19 – Marissa Matthews
21 – Doug Watson
22 – Deneen & Carson Redd
24 – Marcie & Stan Cliver
28 – Raenel Matthews
This listing in the newsletter is your opportunity to
greet these celebrants on their special day.
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Put it on your calendar. Wednesday, December 24 at 5:30 is our
annual Christmas Eve service that consists of Lessons & Carols, and Holy
Eucharist. There will be special music,
in addition to the familiar carols of the season.
→Another
“put it on your calendar” – at
9:00 on Sunday, December 7th, the Bell Choir will again
minister to us in their music. This is
always an enjoyable and meaningful way to begin our morning of worship. Won’t you join us at 9:00?
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"No one
cares how much you know until they know how much you care."
Thank
you, Gayle.
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Advent is soon upon us – a
time for watching and preparing and planning.
During this season, we meet together on Thursday evenings at 5:30 for soup suppers, sharing and
worship. On Thursday, the 4th,
we will sing Christmas Carols. On the 11th
and 18th, other events are being arranged. Plan to join us for these meaningful evenings
that we share with each other.
Plans
are being made for the Good Shepherd singers to sing at the Long
Term Care facility at one time in December.
More details to follow.
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We give you thanks, O God, we
give you thanks, calling upon your name…
Psalm 75 1:a
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> > > > > > > > December 29
– Thomas Becket was born in 1118, and as a young man, after he was ordained a
deacon, he was appointed Archdeacon of Canterbury. King Henry II appointed him Chancellor of
England. The king then secured his
election as Archbishop of Canterbury, which made Becket a ‘shepherd of
souls’. Later he defended the interests
of the church against those of his former patron, the King. Due to the breakdown of a fragile
reconciliation between the king and Becket, four barons struck Becket down with
their swords. His final words to the
four barons were: ‘Willingly I die for the name of Jesus and in the defense of
the Church.’ Holy Women, Holy Men
Collect for Thomas Becket – O God, our
strength and our salvation, you called your
servant Thomas Becket to be a shepherd of
your people and a defender of your Church:
Keep your household from all evil and raise up among
us faithful pastors and leaders who are wise in the ways of the Gospel; through
Jesus Christ the shepherd of our souls, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Addendums to Murphy’s Law:
-Norman Einstein’s Law: If
it’s stupid but it works, it isn’t stupid
-Beach’s Law: Interchangeable
parts aren’t.
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Prayer for Guidance: O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment, and light rises up in
the darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all our
doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what you
would have us to do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save us from all false
choices, and that
in your light we may see light, and in your
straight path may not stumble; through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen BCP, pg. 832
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‘The only people who
you should get even with are those who have helped you.’ – copied from Guideposts
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Who Knew – Uses for WD-40
- Stops crutches from
squeaking.
- Softens soft leather
- Spray down the blade of
snowplows or snow shovels – it helps make the snow ‘roll’ right off
- Removes duct tape
[Editor’s note – I have not tried these, but –
WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical
Company. The project was to find a
‘water displacement’ compound. They were
successful with the 40th formulation. – Thus WD-40. There is nothing in WD-40 that will hurt
one.]
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“God is God – therefore I am not.”
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LEADERS OF GOOD SHEPHERD:
BISHOP: The Rt. Rev. John Smylie
MINISTRY DEVELOPER: The Rev.
Sally Boyd
VESTRY: Members of the Church
SENIOR WARDEN: Steve Christy
JUNIOR WARDEN: Julia Christy
TREASURER: Susan Brewer
ADMINISTRATOR: Committee
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION:
Julia Christy and Annemarie Delgado
DEACON: The Rev. Steve Christy
PRIEST: The Rev. JoAnne Moore
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Web Sites Important to Us:
Good Shepherd Facebook Page:
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The newsletter is usually mailed on the Monday after
the last Sunday of the month.
To contact us:
US mail: JoAnne Moore, P O Box 1086, Sundance, 82729
Phone: 283-1259 / 281-0036 Cell
US mail: Steve Christy, P O Box 1142
Sundance, 82729
Phone: 283-1815
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