Christian Helping Hands Giving Tree - Last year was so successful we’re doing it again. Our Giving Tree will be in the church foyer ready to accept your Grocery Store Gift Cards. Gift Cards of $25 are the most useful for this outreach project. All donations will be given to Christian Helping Hands of which Good Shepherd is a supporting church. Christian Helping Hands assists the needy in Friendswood, Pearland, Brookside and Manvel.
January 4 - Christian Formation Restarts - After a two week Christmas break all the Sunday 10:35 a.m. classes from Godly Play (pre-school to 3rd grade) through Senior High will meet in their regular classrooms. The adult class, entitled Bible Basics, will continue to meet in Shepherd’s Hall and their class is just beginning to look at the Book of Judges.
Starting January 13 - Women’s Bible Study: Esther, It’s Tough Being a Woman
- Tuesday evenings 6:30-8:30pm &
- Wednesday afternoons, Noon-2pm, beginning Jan. 14, 2009
Please purchase your own study book at Lifeway Christian Store on Bay Area Blvd., across from Baybrook Mall
January 16 7:15 pm - Bridge Night - If you've wanted to learn how to play bridge, make a New ears' resolution to join us starting in January. We have had excellent turnout and always have room for you. We will have to play in the hall this time due to the Olan Mills folks working on our pictorial directory. If you have a card table, could you please bring it with you?
Feel free to bring something to share with the group.
January 15-17 - Olan Mills Pictorial Directory - To celebrate Good Shepherd's 50th Anniversary in 2009, we're publishing a new pictorial directory that will be ready for our celebration on Palm Sunday, April 5th. We want everyone to be part of this historic project so please sign up--Sundays at church or in the church office during the week.
January - Inquirer’s Classes Begin - Inquirer’s Classes are for those who have considered being Confirmed or Received into the Episcopal Church by the Bishop. They are also for anyone wishing to ask questions about Christianity in general and the Episcopal Church in particular.
- The Inquirer’s Class for teenagers is to run for six Saturdays, from Jan. 17 until Feb. 28, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- The Inquirer’s Class for adults is to be two Saturdays, March 7 and 14, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Fr. Bob will teach this class, so please let him know if you are interested in Inquirer’s Classes.
Bishop Wimberly is scheduled to be at Good Shepherd for Confirmation and Reception on Sunday, April 5, which is Palm Sunday, our 50th Anniversary Celebration!
January 26 7:00 Semi Annual Shepherd’s Nook Meeting in Shepherd’s Hall.
February 13-14 - Diocesan Council, Christ Church Cathedral in Houston.
February 15 - Blood Drive - Please donate blood and save lives. Contact Bob Simpson or see him before or after a service to sign up. If you do not sign up, you can still stop by Shepherd's Hall and donate on Sunday.
