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Shepherd is a praying and prayerful community. O u r L i t u r g y
Good
Shepherd is a praying and prayerful community.
Here's an overview of the various liturgies currently celebrated in the parish:
Holy Eucharist — Traditional or contemporary language, with or without music, hymns or folk songs ... there are as many ways to worship our Creator at Good Shepherd as there are people in the pews.
The 8:30 a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist is a service of music celebration that utilizes the traditional language of the Rite I liturgy.
The 10:30 a.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist is a traditional service that celebrates using the Rite II liturgy with music by the Adult Chancel Choir and the Children's and Youth Choirs. The Eucharistic prayer is sung.
The 6:00 p.m. Sunday Holy Eucharist is a contemplative service utilizing the liturgy of Rite II. It also gives weekend travelers the opportunity to attend a Sunday liturgy.
Daily Morning Prayer — This liturgy at 9:00 Monday through Friday is a constant reminder that the church is strengthened through the daily prayers of its members and these members pray for the church on a daily basis. Usually a small group gathers in the Chapel of the Resurrection for this brief said liturgy of prayers and scripture readings. (call the church office to participate in this ministry.)
Evensong
— A seasonal service with quiet and contemplative liturgy celebrated on Wednesday
evenings blending chanted prayers, sung psalms and reflective scripture
readings. The liturgy — with its periods of soothing silence — offers a
welcome respite from our hectic, noisy lives. That — combined with the dimmed lights and
swirls of smoke from the incense bowl on the altar — creates the perfect
setting for an encounter with God. (Times and dates to be announced.)
Healing Service — A mid-week said celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the Chapel of the Resurrection at 12:05 p.m. Wednesdays. Its unique character is marked by its emphasis on healing, whether it be body, mind, spirit or relation. The service includes a litany for healing and an opportunity to take part in unction — the sacramental anointing. Prayer team members are available for prayer and the laying on of hands.
Episcopal
Day School — The school begins and ends each
week with worship so that what happens within the week is expressed as a part of
that continued prayer. Monday morning begins with a service of Morning Prayer at
8:10 led by students and includes the joyful singing of nearly 400 voices. Those
who attend look forward in particular to birthday blessings and children's
homilies based upon the lives of the saints. Ending the week on Friday afternoon
at 2:00 is a lively celebration of the Holy Eucharist with guitar music and a
children's choir. Each class offers its own version of the Prayers of the
People, and clergy again preach a children's homily. The students then process
out to their homes following their class banners. (September - May)
Chapel of the Holy Spirit in Big Lake — From Easter to Labor Day, you can tie up your boat, step into an open-air pavilion and join in an informal Rite II celebration of the Holy Eucharist. This liturgy proves particularly popular among fisherman and vacationers on Big Lake, since it's extraordinarily brief — and includes no sermon!
Interested in finding out more
about worship at Good Shepherd?
For more information, contact the church
office.