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SUNDAY SCHOOL IS COMING! Homecoming Sunday! Sunday, September 11- Registration & BBQ Sunday, September 18 - First Day of Sunday School with Youth Fellowship for all our children- 10 AM Blessing of our refreshed classrooms after Church! SATURDAY AT THE MOVIES SATURDAY AT THE MOVIES will meet on September 10 with another presentaon of Rob Bell. This me we will view Everything Is Beauful. Gather at 9:30 for breakfast with movie starng soon aſter. Discus- sion will follow the presentaon. INQUIRERS CLASS INQUIRERS CLASS will meet today, following the 10 AM service. The topic will be "Out into the World: Challenges That Face Progressive Chris- tians." THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY will continue with Uppity Women of the Bible with a study on the Book of Judith. Why is Judith so appealing to artists and composers? What was her role in the history of the Israelites? We meet at 9:30 following Morning Prayer begin- ning Thursday, September 8 and will meet for five Thursdays Sunday School Teacher Training Sunday, September 18th after church Monday, September 19th at 7pm Welcome! Welcome to Church of the Good Shepherd. We’re glad you’re here! Episcopal worship is participatory. We stand, we kneel, we respond vocally during parts of the service, sometimes with singing! Please join in at your level of comfort. If you’d like to learn more about what we as Episcopalians believe and do, or if you have any questions, please fill out one of the yellow cards in the pew and give it to Mother Susan or one of our ushers. We hope you feel welcome here and that you will come back often to feed your faith. Contemplative Prayer Time Before Our Worship Services Come for quiet prayer time on Saturdays and Sundays. Saturdays at 4:30 PM for the 5:30 PM service. Sundays at 9 AM for a quiet time from 9 to 9:45. We ask that all who come early to church hon- or these times for quiet prayer and contemplation. Prayer Request Box If you have a prayer request please fill out one of the cards from the pew rack in front of you and then, before you leave, please drop off your prayer in our new Prayer Request Box on your way out – or anytime! All Prayer Requests re- main confidential. The Food Pantry We are trying a new approach for collect- ing donations for the Pitman Food Pantry. Each week we will be collecting a different item. Next week, September 10th & 11th will be canned Raviolis/Spaghettios. So, please bring in your donations of canned Raviolis/Spaghettios on the 10th & 11th. All donations are greatly appreciated and ac- cepted. Closer to Cooler! Hallelujah! An anonymous parish member has offered a generous donation towards air con- ditioning our Parish Hall! Please consider a special donation to the Parish Hall AC Fund. We will not begin the project until we have the needed funds in hand, but we’re getting there. To donate, please put “Parish Hall AC Fund” on the memo line of your check. We thank you in advance for your donation. The Building & Grounds Committee and the Vestry. A Word About Receiving Communion in the Episcopal Church All are invited to the Altar to receive. You may stand or kneel. If you do not wish to receive, but would like a bless- ing, cross your arms over your chest. If you decide to receive in one kind extend your hand for the wafer and cross your arms over your chest to decline the wine. If you desire to receive the wine you may guide the chalice to your lips by placing your hand gen- tly on the chalice’s base and guiding it. Or you can dip your host (wafer) into the wine. Or you can give the host to the Lay Eucharisc Minister, who will dip the host into the wine and place it in your mouth. Gluten-free Communion Hosts Gluten-free Communion hosts are available for those with allergies. Please let Mother Susan know. Free Computer We are getting rid of our old Sunday School Of- fice computer. If you are interested in it please let the office know or tell Mother Susan.
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T h i s W e e k a t G o o d S h e p h e r d
O c t o b e r 3 1 s t t o N o v e m b e r 6 t h SUNDAY SCHOOL
IS COMING!
Homecoming Sunday!
Sunday, September 11- Registration & BBQ
Sunday, September 18 - First Day of Sunday School with Youth
Fellowship for all our children- 10 AM
Blessing of our refreshed classrooms after Church!
SATURDAY AT THE MOVIES
SATURDAY AT THE MOVIES will meet on September
10 with another presentation of Rob Bell. This time
we will view Everything Is Beautiful. Gather at 9:30
for breakfast with movie starting soon after. Discus-
sion will follow the presentation.
INQUIRERS CLASS
INQUIRERS CLASS will meet today, following the 10 AM service. The topic will be "Out into the World: Challenges That Face Progressive Chris-tians."
THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY
THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY will continue with Uppity Women of the Bible with a study on the Book of Judith. Why is Judith so appealing to artists and composers? What was her role in the history of the Israelites?
We meet at 9:30 following Morning Prayer begin-ning Thursday, September 8 and will meet for five Thursdays
Sunday School Teacher Training
Sunday, September 18th after church
Monday, September 19th at 7pm
Welcome!
Welcome to Church of the Good Shepherd. We’re glad you’re here! Episcopal worship is participatory. We stand, we kneel, we respond vocally during parts of the service, sometimes with singing! Please join in at your level of comfort. If you’d like to learn more about what we as Episcopalians believe and do, or if you have any questions, please fill out one of the yellow cards in the pew and give it to Mother Susan or one of our ushers. We hope you feel welcome here and that you will come back often to feed your faith.
Contemplative Prayer Time Before Our Worship Services
Come for quiet prayer time on Saturdays and Sundays. Saturdays at 4:30 PM for the 5:30 PM service. Sundays at 9 AM for a quiet time from 9 to 9:45. We ask that all who come early to church hon-or these times for quiet prayer and contemplation.
Prayer Request Box
If you have a prayer request please fill out one of the cards from the pew rack in front of you and then, before you leave, please drop off your prayer in our new Prayer Request Box on your way out – or anytime! All Prayer Requests re-main confidential.
The Food Pantry
We are trying a new approach for collect-ing donations for the Pitman Food Pantry. Each week we will be collecting a different item. Next week, September 10th & 11th will be canned Raviolis/Spaghettios. So, please bring in your donations of canned Raviolis/Spaghettios on the 10th & 11th. All donations are greatly appreciated and ac-cepted.
A Word About Receiving Communion in the Episcopal Church
All are invited to the Altar to receive. You may stand or kneel. If you do not wish to receive, but would like a blessing, cross your arms over your chest. If you decide to receive in one kind extend your hand for the wafer and cross your arms over your chest to decline the wine. If you desire to receive the wine you may guide the chalice to your lips by placing your hand gently on the chalice’s base and guiding it. Or you can dip your host (wafer) into the wine. Or you can give the host to the Lay Eucharistic Minister, who will dip the host into the wine and place it in your mouth.
Gluten-free Communion Hosts
Gluten-free Communion hosts are available for those with allergies. Please let the priest know.
Bible Study
We are now looking at the Book of Acts. How did a rag-tag group of disciples become the Church? How did all of this get going? 7PM on Tuesday nights.
Inquirers’ Class
INQUIRER'S CLASS will meet on Sunday, June 5, following the morning service in the Conference Room. Our topic this month will be "Evil, Suffering & A Loving God." Mark your calendar for the next study of Up-pity Women of the Bible! We'll begin on Thursday, September 8 at 9:30 a.m. (following Morning Prayer). Our focus for this study will be the book of Judith. Watch for more details toward the end of summer.
Closer to Cooler!
Hallelujah! An anonymous parish member has offered a generous donation towards air con-ditioning our Parish Hall! Please consider a special donation to the Parish Hall AC Fund. We will not begin the project until we have the needed funds in hand, but we’re getting there.
To donate, please put “Parish Hall AC Fund” on the memo line of your check. We thank you in advance for your donation.
The Building & Grounds Committee and the Vestry.
A Word About Receiving Communion in the Episcopal Church
All are invited to the Altar to receive.
You may stand or kneel. If you do not
wish to receive, but would like a bless-
ing, cross your arms over your chest. If
you decide to receive in one kind extend your
hand for the wafer and cross your arms over
your chest to decline the wine.
If you desire to receive the wine you may guide
the chalice to your lips by placing your hand gen-
tly on the chalice’s base and guiding it. Or you
can dip your host (wafer) into the wine. Or you
can give the host to the Lay Eucharistic Minister,
who will dip the host into the wine and place it
in your mouth.
Gluten-free Communion Hosts
Gluten-free Communion hosts are available for those
with allergies. Please let Mother Susan know.
Free Computer
We are getting rid of our old Sunday School Of-fice computer. If you are interested in it please let the office know or tell Mother Susan.
T h i s We e k a t Good Sh ep h e rd S e p t e m b e r 3 t o S e p t e m b e r 9
Pentecost 16 September 3 & 4 Saturday 9/3 - 5:30 PM Holy Eucharist Sunday 9/4 - 10 AM Holy Eucharist Sunday School Registration 11:30 AM Inquirers’ Class Monday 9/5 - Labor Day - Parish Office closed Tuesday 9/6 - 9 AM Morning Prayer Wednesday 9/7 - 7 PM Brotherhood of St. Andrew Thursday 9/8 - 9 AM Morning Prayer 9:30 AM Uppity Women of the Bible 7PM Choir Practice!
Pentecost 17 September 10 & 11 Saturday 9/10 - 9:30 AM Saturday at the Movies 5:30 PM Holy Eucharist Sunday 9/11 - Homecoming Sunday 10 AM Holy Eucharist Sunday School Registration & BBQ Monday 9/12 - 7 PM Women at the Well - ECW Tuesday 9/13 - 9 AM Morning Prayer 9:30 AM Caring Hands 7 PM Bible Study Wednesday 9/14 - 7 PM Property Committee Thursday 9/15 - 9 AM Morning Prayer 9:30 AM Uppity Women of the Bible 7PM Choir Practice
Choir Practice begins Thursday, 9/8 at 7PM.
Our Choir is back next Sunday 9/11!
Photos and Photographers Needed!
We need photos for our newsletter and oc-casionally for this publication (the tri-fold). Do you have some recent photos of church events? They can be from your phone or whatever. Just send them via email to Mar-yanne, our Parish Administrator [email protected]. And take pictures! Thank you!
T h e E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h o f t h e
G o o d S h e p h e r d
Phone: 856-589-8209 Email: [email protected] Fax: 856-582-2306 Http://www.goodshepherdpitman.org/
The Rev. Susan E. Osborne-Mott, Rector [email protected]
315 Highland Terrace Pitman, New Jersey 08071
Parish Office Hours The Regular Business Hours of the
Parish Office are: Monday through Thursday
8:30AM to 2:30PM. Friday - 8:30AM to 1:30PM
Pentecost 16
September 3 & 4, 2016
Pastoral Emergencies
If a Pastoral Emergency should come up for you, hospitalization, death in the family, please call the Church Office 856-589-8209 or after Office hours please call Mother Susan at 732-759-4358.
