Ministries
Altar Guild
The Altar Guild assists with all services—weekly Sunday services, funerals, and special celebrations throughout the year.
Altar Guild responsibilities:
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altar setup
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linen maintenance
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maintaining service supply stock items—wine, hosts, candles, oil, etc.
If you want to provide flowers for the altar, please let one of the members know.
Good Shepherd Vestry
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Our Vestry is a very hard-working group of people who face a big challenge: keeping our church running and helping in our community.
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The Vestry meets the second (2nd) Sunday of every month.
Vestry Members:
Rev. Elizabeth Nelson, Priest
Phil Redmond, Senior Warden
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Episcopal Church Women
Every baptized woman in the Episcopal Church is an Episcopal Church Woman (ECW). Any organization of women exists simply so that together, we may accomplish more than we might singly attempt and may have the joy of fellowship as we work together.
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ECW, as a unified group, offers each individual woman many ways to take part in five fields of service: the parish, community, diocese, nation, and world.
Children & Youth
Our youth ministry is growing! Starting Sunday November 2nd, we will be meeting in the Library of the Administration building, adjacent to the Church for lesson planning and preparation of our Christmas Eve Paper Bag Pageant. Children will return to the Church at the Peace to join their families.
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All Children are welcome!
Dates: Nov. 2, 9, & 16
Dec. 7, 14, & 21
Order of Saint Luke
The International Order of St. Luke the Physician (OSL) is an ecumenical organization dedicated to the Christian healing ministry. Members meet together in local chapters to study Scripture, especially the biblical stories of the healing miracles and other books on Christian healing.
Cursillo
Cursillo is a three-day weekend held at DaySpring Conference Center in Ellenton. Each weekend begins on a Thursday evening and ends on Sunday. A Cursillo Weekend is not a retreat, with fasting or extended periods of silence. Rather, it is an experience in Christian education where participants can meet and learn from clergy and laity seeking to strengthen their faith. Shared prayer, worship, study, music, fellowship, laughter, and tears all work together to create a loving atmosphere where you can feel the reality of God’s free and unconditional love. We celebrate Holy Eucharist daily.