About Us - Personal Reflections

P e r s o n a l
R e f l e c t i o n s

The members of Good Shepherd are young and old, black and white, students and heads of industry alike. They live just around the corner in the Garden District as well as several miles away in the surrounding communities and cities.

Sometimes, you'll find three or four generations in a single pew; in others, singles or young couples who have only recently made this their home.

What is it that draws them all to the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd? Once this page is completed, please return and read for yourself in the words of some of our members.

Annie Vestal
Chancel Choir member, volunteer receptionist,
St. Cecelia's Guild member

Why do I love Good Shepherd? I don't know. I just do. Yes, I do know why. Through my youth, adulthood, maturity (middle age), etc., in terribly sad wars or in peace-time, it is the place I find solace and feel closer to God and Jesus, whether I'm sad or happy. It is the place I especially like to be to say, 'Thank you God, thank you Lord for allowing me (and others) to know you. Throughout the many centuries, with their ups and downs, you have kept yourself alive for us — to know you as our creator, the Father who sent His Son to assure and teach us of your wishes. The blessings allowed Good Shepherd to have the many holy, conscientious wise bishops, priest and lay people to guide this church to the Glory of Your Name (and my peace of mind).' The choir, along with the many other means for the people of Good Shepherd to be part of the church's existence, are all here. There's such a warm feeling of belonging when entering Good Shepherd — sitting in a pew, kneeling on the bench, standing and gazing at the wonders of the altar. Sharing with God and his people the Holy Eucharist is a grateful blessing of my life. So many things I love about Good Shepherd. Thanks be to God!

Fred & Eunice Dent
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Earl Richard
Plant manager, Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School's "Paw Paw Earl"

God blessed my wife Shirley and I with three grandchildren of our own. The Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School, by the grace of God, has blessed me with a hundred more – mostly two-, three-, four- and five-year-olds. Most of them adopted me as their “Paw Paw Earl” and some of them as “Mr. Earl.” With this privilege comes lots of love, hugs and high-fives. What a truly wonderful world. Thanks be to God.

Billy & Della Rose,
Blake and Annabelle
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Justin Guglielmo,
Charles McAdon & Kelly Frost
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Laura Carleton, Michaela Holland, Megan Mendelson & Austin O'Brien
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Warren & Kerri Hovis
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Interested in finding out more about Good Shepherd?
For more information, contact the church office.

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