Lunch Bunch!
Mark your Calendars for another great year of
once a month gatherings. Just RSVP
on the Tuesday before we are to meet on the First Thursday of every month.
Reminders will be printed monthly the Good News & two weeks prior to
each luncheon in the Sunday bulletin. Bring
a friend, and let’s enjoy being together!
Bernice Gani & Emily Harper
August 7—Pappy’s September 4—Casa Manana October
2—Olive Garden
November 6—Luna’s December 4—Pioneer Club
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Books and Volunteers Needed
Shepherd’s
Staff is collecting BOOKS: hardbacks and paperbacks, fiction and non-fiction;
CDs, books on tapes, DVDs & video tapes. We also will need volunteers to
help collect & sort books from now until the sale April 5th –6th. Books
may be dropped off on the porch of the Wayne Remy Outreach House in boxes and
placed in the plastic containers that are provided.
Pick up can be arranged. Please contact: Sheila Rainer, 439-5169 (2ran@bellsouth.net)
or Courtney Dampf, 480-1614 (dampf313@hotmail.com) if you are able to help.
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CANTERBURY
HOUSE
Canterbury House (located at 4107 Bayou Road) is now open and ready for
action! Jamie Simon stopped by and reported that Canterbury House will begin
serving meals to McNeese students on Friday, February 8 from 11 a.m. –1 p.m.
They will continue with the meals every Friday until the semester ends.
They are also offering a WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY beginning Wednesday, February 13
from 6:30—8:00 p.m. with a light supper provided. The Topic will be “Making
Love Last a Lifetime” by Adam Hamilton. Call Jamie Simon with any questions
you may have, 802-4424 or stop by the house for more information.
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News from the Foundation
Corner
This month’s article features the first of
our nine endowments– THE OPERATING ENDOWMENT FUND. This fund provides the
church with a flexible gift, one that the Vestry can apply to fill special
needs, for example, helping us through the after effects of Hurricane Rita.
The Foundation Board happily announces and
gives thanks for the most recently named endowments: Glenda and Dave McCarty
Endowment, The Altar Guild Endowment and The Earl Richard Family Endowment.
If you have any questions about the
Foundation and/or giving to any one of the endowments, please call Father Jack
or Ann Lindsay at the church, 433-5244 or Denise Rau at 480-1975
U The
Foundation exists to secure Good Shepherd’s long-term future-to keep our
church a place of faithful worship and faithful outreach to the surrounding
community.
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The Imperial Calcasieu Order
of St. Luke the Physician
presents a
HEALING CONFERENCE
at the Episcopal Church of
the Good Shepherd
715 Kirkman St., Lake
Charles, Louisiana
Friday, April 18, 2008
6 p.m.—9 p.m.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
9 a.m.—4 p.m.
Deadline for pre-registration is April 10th.
$20.00 ($25.00 at the door) registration fee includes drinks, snacks and lunch on Saturday
The Rev. Dr. Jack and Anna Marie Sheffield, Co-founders of Christ Healing
Center in San Antonio, TX will be the
speakers at this Annual Healing Conference . Together they
have served in ministry for over 30 years. Jack has been a Chaplain in
the International Order of St. Luke the Physician since 1993 and is now the
Director of Region V, which encompasses
six states. He is also the author of two books: God’s Healing River and
Under Healing Wings.
Interested in finding out more
about what's new at Good Shepherd?
For more information, contact the church
office.
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