Joining Good Shepherd
If you are interested in Membership, Baptism, Confirmation, Reception, or Marriage at Good Shepherd, please call or email the Church Office at 281-482-7630 or office@gshepherd.net.
We are always more than happy to answer questions and be a resource to you in your life and journey of faith!
Holy Baptism
Holy Baptism is full initiation by water and the Holy Spirit into Christ’s Body the Church. It is a public statement of one’s intentional decision to follow the way of Jesus. In the case of infant baptism, it is the parents’ declaration of their intent to raise a child in the way of Jesus. The bond which God establishes in Baptism is indissoluble, so baptism is only administered once.
When you choose to be baptized yourself or to have your child baptized in the Episcopal Church, it means you are choosing to live out the Baptismal Covenant in the context of an Episcopal church community, taking your part in the worship, mission and ministries of the local parish. Baptism is open to all people, regardless of age or background.
If you are interested in the Sacrament of Baptism at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, please contact Fr. Justin. Baptisms are celebrated several times a year, on Baptismal Feasts, and a short period of preparation is expected.
Confirmation
Confirmation is when a baptized person, who has been instructed in the Christian faith, makes a mature commitment to his or her life of faith. The Bishop visits our congregation each year to celebrate Confirmations as well as to Receive new members into the Episcopal Church. Sometimes, when the Bishop is here individuals who have been Episcopalians for many years choose to Reaffirm that commitment at the hands of the Bishop of the Diocese.