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WORSHIP! We are fast approaching the time when we will be able to join together to worship! HOW- EVER, there are things we all need to be aware of in order for worship to resume successfully. There will be rules that we will need to follow. And those rules may change as we go along. It will be for the good of our worship community if we can have patience and take care. Let our worship be an act of love for each other. Every parish is being asked by the Diocese to submit a plan for reopening. That plan must be approved by the Diocese in order for us to reo- pen. We are now developing our plan. The plan will be specific. There are a few things we know for sure. Sun- day School will not start up right away, at least it will not be Sunday School as we have known it. We will be observing social distancing in the Church, spreading ourselves out around the Church auditorium. We will be partaking of the Eucharist in one kind only - the bread. Both bread and a small representative amount of wine will be blessed. Sorry - Coffee Hour can’t start up again yet! All other meetings are to remain online via Zoom. Please consider this document “fluid.” Things are going to change. We may be required to re- turn to “Shut Down” mode OR hopefully to en- joy fewer and fewer restrictions! May God bless us as we venture forth into this great unknown! Mother Susan+ Worshipping With Us Welcome! Episcopal worship is participatory. We stand, we kneel, we speak, sometimes we sing! Please join in at your level of comfort. If you’d like to learn more about what we as Episcopalians believe or if you have any ques- tions, please fill out one of the yellow cards in the pew and give it to Mother Susan or one of our ushers. We hope you feel welcome here and that you will come back often to feed your faith. A Word About Receiving Communion in the Episcopal Church All are invited to the Altar to receive. If you would like a blessing, just cross your arms over your chest. If you decide to receive only the bread, extend your hand for the wafer and cross your arms over your chest to decline the wine. For the wine or grape juice you may guide the chalice to your lips by placing your hand gently on the chalice’s base and guiding it. Or you can dip your host (wafer) into the wine. Or you can give the host to the Lay Eucharis- tic Minister, who will dip the host into the wine and place it in your mouth. Do you need help? Cindy Taglienti is coordinating an effort for anyone who needs groceries, medicine or even food for pets. You can write on her Facebook post on the Church's Facebook page or call Beth Portocalis at 856-357-3938. During this time of uncertainty, please know that Church of the Good Shepherd will al- ways be here for you. Please email us or phone in your prayers so Mother Susan and Deacon Carl can pray for you specifically if you desire. Both of them are calling parish- ioners to check up on you and see how you are doing. We want to thank you all for con- tinuing to support Good Shepherd by mailing in your pledges. Blessings, Mother Susan and Deacon Carl Pitman Food Pantry In the midst of this Coronavirus crisis, the Pitman Food Pantry is in critical need of food donations. With so many church- es closed, the usual supply path of dona- tions is drying up while the demand is in- creasing. If you can donate, please bring any items to the pantry during normal opening hour, which are Tuesdays from 5:30 – 7:00 PM, Wednesdays from 3:30 – 5:00 PM, and Thursdays from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. The Pantry is located at the First Baptist Church, locat- ed at 30 North Broadway in Pitman. Bags may be left outside the door, just knock so the volunteers inside are aware that donations have been left. Jenn Harring- ton also offered to deliver to the pantry, so you can drop off at her house in Washington Township. Her address is in the directory but if you need it or direc- tions, you may call her at 856-383-0823. Critical! Donate to the Food Pantry Now!
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WORSHIP!
We are fast approaching the time when we
will be able to join together to worship! HOW-
EVER, there are things we all need to be aware
of in order for worship to resume successfully.
There will be rules that we will need to follow.
And those rules may change as we go along. It
will be for the good of our worship community
if we can have patience and take care. Let our
worship be an act of love for each other.
Every parish is being asked by the Diocese to
submit a plan for reopening. That plan must be
approved by the Diocese in order for us to reo-
pen. We are now developing our plan. The plan
will be specific.
There are a few things we know for sure. Sun-
day School will not start up right away, at least
it will not be Sunday School as we have known
it. We will be observing social distancing in the
Church, spreading ourselves out around the
Church auditorium. We will be partaking of the
Eucharist in one kind only - the bread. Both
bread and a small representative amount of
wine will be blessed.
Sorry - Coffee Hour can’t start up again yet!
All other meetings are to remain online via
Zoom.
Please consider this document “fluid.” Things
are going to change. We may be required to re-
turn to “Shut Down” mode OR hopefully to en-
joy fewer and fewer restrictions!
May God bless us as we venture forth into this
great unknown!
Mother Susan+
Worshipping With Us
Welcome! Episcopal worship is participatory.
We stand, we kneel, we speak, sometimes we
sing! Please join in at your level of comfort. If
you’d like to learn more about what we as
Episcopalians believe or if you have any ques-
tions, please fill out one of the yellow cards in
the pew and give it to Mother Susan or one of
our ushers. We hope you feel welcome here
and that you will come back often to feed your
faith.
A Word About Receiving
Communion in the Episcopal Church
All are invited to the Altar to receive. If
you would like a blessing, just cross your
arms over your chest. If you decide to receive
only the bread, extend your hand for the wafer
and cross your arms over your chest to decline
the wine.
For the wine or grape juice you may guide
the chalice to your lips by placing your hand
gently on the chalice’s base and guiding it. Or
you can dip your host (wafer) into the wine.
Or you can give the host to the Lay Eucharis-
tic Minister, who will dip the host into
the wine and place it in your mouth.
Do you need help?
Cindy Taglienti is coordinating an effort for
anyone who needs groceries, medicine or even
food for pets. You can write on her Facebook
post on the Church's Facebook page or call
Beth Portocalis at 856-357-3938.
During this time of uncertainty, please know
that Church of the Good Shepherd will al-
ways be here for you. Please email us or
phone in your prayers so Mother Susan and
Deacon Carl can pray for you specifically if
you desire. Both of them are calling parish-
ioners to check up on you and see how you
are doing. We want to thank you all for con-
tinuing to support Good Shepherd by mailing
in your pledges.
Blessings,
Mother Susan and Deacon Carl
Pitman Food Pantry
In the midst of this Coronavirus crisis,
the Pitman Food Pantry is in critical need
of food donations. With so many church-
es closed, the usual supply path of dona-
tions is drying up while the demand is in-
creasing. If you can donate, please bring
any items to the pantry during normal
opening hour, which are Tuesdays
from 5:30 – 7:00 PM, Wednesdays from
3:30 – 5:00 PM, and Thursdays
from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. The Pantry is
located at the First Baptist Church, locat-
ed at 30 North Broadway in Pitman. Bags
may be left outside the door, just knock
so the volunteers inside are aware that
donations have been left. Jenn Harring-
ton also offered to deliver to the pantry,
so you can drop off at her house in
Washington Township. Her address is in
the directory but if you need it or direc-
tions, you may call her at 856-383-0823.
Critical! Donate to the Food Pantry Now!
T h i s W e e k a t G o o d S h e p h e r d June 20th to June 27th
Pentecost 3 June 20 & 21 Sunday 6/21 - 10 AM Holy Eucharist via Zoom Tuesday 6/23 - 9 AM Morning Prayer via Zoom 9:30 AM Caring Hands Wednesday 6/24 - 10 AM Contemplative Prayer via Zoom Thursday 6/25 - 9 AM Morning Prayer via Zoom 9:30 AM Thursday Study Group via Zoom
Pentecost 4 June 27 & 28 Sunday 6/28 - 10 AM Holy Eucharist via Zoom Tuesday 6/30 - 9 AM Morning Prayer via Zoom 9:30 AM Caring Hands Wednesday 7/1 - 10 AM Contemplative Prayer via Zoom Thursday 7/2 - 9 AM Morning Prayer via Zoom 9:30 AM Thursday Study Group via Zoom
CARING HANDS Caring Hands is now meeting every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom (ID 867 3220 8700). All knit-ters, crocheters or other needlework people are wel-
come to join us!
FOOD PANTRY
Next week, June 27th & 28th we are collecting Jelly for the
Pitman Food Pantry. All donations are greatly appreciated
and accepted. Since we are not at the church on the week-
ends you could bring your donations directly to the pantry or
Sue Burkhard's house. Pantry hours - Tuesdays 6 to 7,
Wednesdays 4 to 5, Thursdays 12 to 1.
EVENING STUDY!
EVENING STUDY with Fr. Don and Mel continues
this week Wednesday, (June 10) on Zoom. The top-
ic will be "Thinking Theologically". We meet at 7
p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Zoom ID is 870 6705 8188.
T h e E p i s c o p a l C h u r c h o f t h e
G o o d S h e p h e r d
The Rev. Susan Osborne-Mott, Rector 732-759-4358
The Rev. Carl Dunn, Deacon 609-868-7102
Parish Office 315 Highland Terrace
Pitman, New Jersey 08071
Phone: 856-589-8209 / Fax: 856-582-2306
Email: [email protected]
Http://www.goodshepherdpitman.org
Sunday School led by Brad & Jaclyn Davies
VESTRY
Len Clark - Sr. Warden
Beth Portocalis - Jr. Warden
Chuck Lezenby - Clerk of the Vestry
Mel Caron – Assistant Clerk of the Vestry
Steve Mackay, Lauren Kaltwasser
(Class of 2020)
Diane Wall, Len Fedullo, Aimee Burgin
(Class of 2021)
Jeff Bathurst, Brad Davies, Dana Szilier
(Class of 2022)
Lee Braidwood - Treasurer
George Funk - Asst. Treasurer
Pentecost 3
June 20 & 21, 2020
Pastoral Emergencies
If a Pastoral Emergency should come up for you, hospitali-
zation, death in the family, please call the Church Office
856-589-8209 or after Office hours please call Mother
Susan at 732-759-4358.
Parish Office Hours
Monday through Thursday 8:30AM to 2:30PM. Friday - 8:30AM to 1:30PM
