TIDINGS - Church of the Good Shepherd

TIDINGS
1895 - 2013
Church of the Good Shepherd
Cashiers, North Carolina
January, February 2015
MISSION ESTABLISHED 1878 - CHURCH DEDICATED 1895
From Virginia...
If gratitude were an emotion that, when expressed in writing, each word glowed with
love, this front page would be a blazing glory. For laughter-laced silliness, sombersaturated seriousness, and sanctified-sharing of everyday life, thank you. For gracefilled generosity to me, through gifts, cards, hugs and kind words, thank you. For a
marble bench, a symbol of your strength, for a musical arrangement, and a portrait,
symbols of your artistry, thank you. For a wooden pew and a needle point cushion,
symbols of your creativeness, thank you. For the “little purse,” a symbol of your
kindness and big-heartedness, thank you. For the countless ways you have been shining
examples of Christ’s incarnate Love, thank you, thank you, thank you. I give thanks to
God for each of you. You will be in my prayers each day and in my heart forever. As
we step upon separate paths, may the prayer below illuminate your way.
Peace,
Virginia+
WHAT’S INSIDE:
From Virginia.....................1
Birthdays............................2
What’s going on.................2
Transitions..........................2
Virginia Farewell................3
Sr. Warden News................4
Planned Giving...................5
Auction News.....................5
Bazaar News.......................5
Coffee Hour........................5
Fishes & Loaves.................5
Angel Tree..........................6
Tree Trimming...................6/7
Youth..................................7
Meetings/Services .............8
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HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
for January
1 Fox, Ned
3 Jackson, Kay
3 Lassiter, Kyle
4 Ryan, Skip
6 Thorpe, Nancy
6 Bryant, Jessica
7 Adams, Jim
7 Born, Donna
8 Reinhart, Rob
9 Arnall, Hamilton
10 Lugo, Diana
10 Manley, Cassandra
11 Henry, Sarah
13 Harrelson, Melissa
14 Flaherty, Robert
14 Reeves, Fran
15 Born, Michael
15 Davis, Roy
15 Rivers, Martha
16 Bissell, John
21 Harrison, April
21 McClendon, Genie
21 Shankland, Daryl
22 Pridgen, Linda
23 Wright, Jeanne
26 Moore, Lillian
29 Hunt, Bill
31 Whiteside, Patricia
for February
1 Buck, Ben
2 Kingree, Kip
3 Riley, Janet
3 Eby, Frank
5 Sinclair, Suzie
5 Theus, Wyatt
6 Bryan, Jacob
6 Beach, Bill
9 Croft, Ann
10 Sink, Don
11 Reeves, Mike
12 Crews, Mickey
14 Woodward, Butch
15 Huntsberry, Henry
16 Shankland, Dick
17 Parmelee, Fran
18 Feagin, Marjorie
19 McClendon, Bill
19 Sherrill, Rody
19 Riley, Ellen
21 Ramey, Madge
22 Cole, Peyton
24 Talmadge, Lily
25 Varn, Marjorie
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Church of the Good Shepherd
WHAT’S GOING ON AROUND HERE?
Sunday services: 8:00 a.m. Eucharist Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist Rite II
Nursery provided for 10:30 a.m. service
Tuesday:
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Centering Prayer in old Library
Thursday:
11:00 - 11:45 a.m., Cursillo Group
Thursday service: 12 Noon, Eucharist and Healing prayers,
lunch following, everyone welcome
February 17:
February 18:
Sunday Adult Education
9:15-10:00 a.m. in Hines Hall,
January 11, 18, 22
Transitioning, led by Sharon Stricker
February 1
The Hidden Message of Matthew’s Gospel,
led by Steve Hines
February 8, 15, 22
TBD, will be led by Ralph and Becky Greene
Lent and Easter
Shrove Tuesday-Mardi Gras Dinner-6:00 p.m. in Hines Hall
Ash Wednesday, Imposition of Ashes, Noon and 5:30 services
Feb. 25- Mar. 25
Palm Sunday:
Holy Week:
Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m., Wed. night programs
with soup/salad supper
Easter:
Easter Sunday, April 5
HE Rite I at 8:00 a.m.
HE Rite II at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.
(music at all services and nursery provided
for 9:15 and 11:00 services)
Office Closed:
April 3, Good Friday
April 6, Monday, Day after Easter
25 McKee, Becky
26 Posey, Susan
27 Deyo, Ruth Anne
28 Swartzfager, John
28 Hunt, Elaine
March 29, 8:00 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. service, Procession of Palms
Monday, March 30, Noon, Cashiers Comm. Service, lunch
Wednesday, April 1, 5:30 p.m. Seder Supper, Hines Hall
Thursday, April 2, 5:30 p.m. Stripping of the Altar
Good Friday, April 3, Noon, Good Friday Liturgy
Transitions:
Died: Sam Magruder - January 5, 2015
Tidings – January, February 2015
Virginia’s Farewell
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In an occasion to celebrate shared ministry over twelve and a half years with Good Shepherd, Virginia says goodbye to her beloved parish! We will all miss her and wish her well in her future endeavors.
On behalf of her Senior Wardens, past and present, a special thanks to you for your contributions to Virginia’s
purse and for making this past Sunday so special. The love of this congregation for Virginia was so apparent. God
bless all of you!
--Sandra Swartzfager
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From the Senior Warden...
Church of the Good Shepherd
As your new Senior Warden, I join with you in welcoming the New Year. It will be a very different year for us.
I’m humbled by your confidence in me as Senior Warden and I know that together, we can make this year of
transition a smooth one, ripe with exciting possibilities.
While saying goodbye to Virginia was most difficult, our celebration was a wonderful send-off filled with years
of happy memories. Our love, gratitude and prayers go with her to the next phase of her life.
And now we look to our future at Good Shepherd. On Sunday, February 8, we will welcome Father Doug Remer,
our Interim Rector. Thinking back, I remember my feelings of what a welcoming community Good Shepherd is
to newcomers. I’m sure we will make Father Remer feel that welcome as we enjoy getting to know each other.
After we settle in for a while and become comfortable together, we will begin the lengthy process of selecting a
new Rector. Canon Jim Pritchett will lead us in this process. We will hire a consultant to work with our Discernment Committee during the various phases of the process. Once the process begins, it will likely be about
a year before it is complete. So we can all relax, taking needed time to consider our future and pray for wisdom
and guidance from the Holy Spirit.
Transition is a time of change. As uncomfortable as we may be with the idea of change, it’s always a time of
growth and new opportunities. As strong and vibrant as Good Shepherd is, I’m sure that with God in charge, we
can smoothly and wisely navigate our time of transition and growth.
--Janie Crews, Senior Warden
New Sr. Warden
Janie Crews
New Jr. Warden
Butch Woodward
New Vestry Members (left to right)
Ralph Greene, Madge Ramey, Tom
Treichel, Doreen Hastings and John
Bissell. They were commissioned in
December.
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Retiring Vestry Members (left to right)
Barbara Pleasants, Sandra Swartzfager,
Gordon Gray, Malinda Allen and Bob
Starkey
Planned Giving Corner
Tidings – January, February 2015
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One of the resources available to the Endowment Board at Good Shepherd is headquartered
in New York City. It is the Episcopal Church Foundation, (EFC). The Foundation is an
independent, lay-led organization. An important part of its mission is to respond to the
needs of Episcopal faith communities by providing workshops, materials, a website, and
personal assistance as churches seek to establish and build healthy, vital planned giving
programs.
EFC has provided these services to the Episcopal Church since 1995. The Foundation’s support empowers endowment
boards such as ours to provide a means for members of the church family to become visionaries who invest in the future of
the church.
Church of the Good Shepherd has been represented at two recent workshops led by Jim Murphy, Senior Program Director
of Financial Resources at EFC. His workshops are lively, encouraging, and packed with great information. We do not need
to “reinvent the wheel” with such an outstanding organization standing ready to serve us. EFC’s web address is: www.
EpiscopalFoundation.org. You might want to check it out.
--Malinda Allen, Endowment Fund Board Chair
Auction News
Date:
Friday, July 10th, 2015
News Flash!! Prayers have been answered...Malinda Allen has agreed to chair the 2015 Auction! Please give
her all the support you can. Go Malinda!!!
Bazaar 2015 Update
Date:
Saturday, July 11th, 2015
Many thanks for those winter workers moving sale items into church storage and packing up and moving to
permanent storage! We are looking forward to “thawing out” in the spring and “selling out” in the summer!
We will kick off selling bazaar raffle tickets at the Annual Church picnic on May 17th. Our raffle offerings are
updated and promise to be full of multiple chances to win and many desirable winnings! .....Stay tuned!
Our first committee meeting is scheduled for June 10th 2015 at 11:00 at the Good Shepherd Church. Please
mark your calendars. Happy New Year!
--Rick and Donna Barrs , Bazaar Chairs
Fishes and Loaves Update
Sunday Coffee Hour
Come join us after the 10:30 a.m. service each Sunday for
fellowship. I’d like to thank everyone for participating
last year and am grateful to the congregation for helping
again this year.
-- Linda Pridgen
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Thanks to all that continue to support Fishes & Loaves by filling
grocery bags or making donations. In the month of Dec. we gathered
274 pounds of food at Good Shepherd. During the month of November
we served 267 households a total of 400 boxes of food. Each year F
& L offers a choice of ham or turkey dinner box for Thanksgiving and
again for Christmas. The boxes this year will consist of the following:
12 to 15 Lb. turkey or a 5 Lb. Ham, 5 Lbs. of potatoes, 2 cans of
green beans, yams, cranberry sauce, fresh apple pie, and fresh rolls.
The retail cost of this at Ingles is $36.00 and if you would like to be
part of this effort to provide holiday dinners to needy families in our
community, please make checks payable to Fishes and Loaves Food
Pantry.
--Gordon Gray
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Church of the Good Shepherd
Angel Tree:
The angel tree went up in Hines Hall on Sunday,
November 23rd. More than 185 gifts were provided
by generous parishioners and we helped an additional
3 families. What a success! Thank you to all who
participated especially a special thanks to Mrs. Claus,
Sandra Swartzfeger and first time Santa, Peter Keck
who made the Hampton School and Learning Centers
Christmas party a big hit! The committee members
pictured from left, Betsy Shadden, Tricia Robles,
Madge Ramey, Olga Robles, Nancy Wilkinson, Freda
Rylee and Debbie Lassiter.
Christmas Tree Trimming:
The men prepare to put up the Christmas tree on
December 1. From left to right, Butch Woodward, Ed
Pearson and Len Pleasants. The trees were absolutely
beautiful this year! Thanks to our helpers and all who
came out to decorate at the tree trimming party on
December 3rd. Santa Claus was there and was eager
to assist!
The children presented Virginia with a HUGE box of
Whitman’s candy. Helping her enjoy it are: Syndey
Sinclair, Erin Turner and Simon Fowler.
The Good Shepherd choir gave a farewell party for
Virginia on November 23rd. An original musical
presentation by Jim Weir was one of the many
highlights of the evening.
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Youth
Tidings – January, February 2015
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The parish families and friends once again festively gathered in Hines Hall to decorate the church’s beautiful
Christmas tree. With ladders, tinsel, and decorations both new and old, the children of the church had a ball filling
the air with the spirit of Christmas. Even Santa Claus himself caught wind of the event, and made a surprise visit
to take orders for Christmas wishes.
Sunday school for both the younger and older youth will resume January 4th during the 10:30 service. Miss Beth
has many new winter “heroic” projects for our younger crew, while the older youth continue their study of Indiana
Jones and the true adventures of the Ark of the Covenant. We look forward to a great season of exciting journeys
and spiritual fun in the youth corner. Come join us!
-- Jack Talmadge
Wylie Hoffman makes exciting
Christmas wishes.
Erin and Sidney make the final
decorating touches.
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Joe and Simon deck the lower
boughs with homemade
decorations.
Ranier thoughtfully places his
Christmas order with Santa.
Virginia talks to Santa!
Lily makes some additions to
her list.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
January 4, The Epiphany
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
January 11, Epiphany 1
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
January 18, Epiphany 2
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
January 25 Epiphany 3
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
February 1, Epiphany 4
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
February 8, Epiphany 5
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
February 15, Last Epiphany
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
February 22, Lent 1
8:00 a.m. Eucharist, Rite I
10:30 a.m. Eucharist, Rite II
Nursery, 10:30 a.m.
MEETING TIMES TO REMEMBER:
Mondays:
Tuesdays:
Thursdays:
Fridays:
Saturdays:
Sundays:
AA, Noon
Centering Prayer, 9:00 a.m.
Yoga, 10:00-11:15 a.m.
AA, 8:00 p.m.
Yoga, 10:00-11:15 a.m.
Cursillo Meeting, 11:00-11:45 a.m
HE & Prayers for Healing, Noon
followed by lunch
DOK, 3rd Thursday, 1:00 p.m.
AA, 8:00 p.m.
AA, 8:00 a.m.
AA, 9:00 a.m.
HE Rite I, 8:00 a.m.
HE Rite II, 10:30 a.m.
Choir Practice, 9:30 a.m.
AA, 5:00 p.m.
Staff:
Dr. Jack Jones, Organist
Judy Gray, Choir Director
Wendy DeNoon, Parish Administrator
Cyndie Royce, Bookkeeper
Pam Allison, Housekeeper
Andrew Allison, Building and Grounds
Church Phone: 828-743-2359
Website: www.goodshepherdofcashiers.com
Vestry Officers:
Janie Crews, Senior Warden,
Butch Woodward, Junior Warden,
Alice Stanly, Treasurer,
Ginger Dempsey, Clerk,
Vestry:
Madge Ramey
John Bissell
Ellen Riley
Bill Canby
Jack Talmadge
Ralph Greene
Joe Thompson
Doreen Hastings
Tom Treichel
David Jones
Linda Pridgen
Rector, Interim
[email protected]/interim123
Adjunct Priest, The Rev. Steve Hines
[email protected]
Address service Requested
Church of the Good Shepherd
Post Office Box 32
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717

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