You’re invited to a night of mystery and intrigue hosted by George Snider, owner of Murder and Merriment. Join us for an unforgettable evening where secrets unfold and mysteries are solved- an interactive murder mystery dinner party! Indulge in the culinary buffet dinner prepared by Winn Stephens. We hope you can join us as a “detective” so we can investigate and solve this case together! Scan the QR Code to register! Can’t make it? Sponsor a table for friends who can!

You are invited to a Meditation Retreat on Saturday, March 8th at Good Shepherd with Fr. Hendree and the Reverend Gary Jones.

This is a great retreat opportunity for people who have never experienced a silent retreat to do so without leaving town. It is also a wonderful chance for people who have a meditation practice to get a retreat experience right here at home in the midst of the busyness of life. The day will consist of four two-hour sessions and a catered lunch. You may join us for one, two, three, or all four sessions. Sign up to participate in the way that best suits your schedule. Come join us!

“There is nothing in all the universe so like God as silence.”
-Meister Eckhart

For more information and the link to register, CLICK HERE.

We will offer three Ash Wednesday services: 7am, 12pm, 7pm.

The first of the forty days of Lent, named for the custom of placing blessed ashes on the foreheads of worshipers at Ash Wednesday services. The ashes are a sign of penitence and a reminder of mortality, and may be imposed with the sign of the cross. Ash Wednesday is observed as a fast in the church year of the Episcopal Church.

All are Welcome for our Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper! Join us on Tuesday, March 4 from 5:30-7:00pm for a fun celebration! EYC will partner with the Men’s Breakfast Group to help cook and serve again this year and Patty will have themed activities for children. Youth, please go to https://gslex.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2727922 to sign up to volunteer.

Celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday (also called “Pancake Tuesday” or “Pancake Day”) is the final day before the 40-day period of Lent begins. Shrove Tuesday also became a day for pre-fasting indulgence. In particular, the need to use up rich ingredients such as butter, milk, sugar and eggs before Lent gave rise to the tradition of eating pancakes on this day.

Come kick it with Zac on February 23rd from 3:30-6:00pm!

From 3:30-4:30pm we will play games in the Youth Suite! At 4:30pm we will have a special EYC designed to welcome all 5th graders for Middle School EYC, then we will have dinner together at 5:30pm. Drop off and pick up will be in the parking lot, by the playground. Enter through the playground door.

Parents, I invite you to a 30-minute Vision and Mission Meeting of EYC, after the 10am service on February 23rd in the Library. Students are welcome to join!

CLICK HERE to let us know you’re coming!!

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Come celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus! Our service times are below:

4pm│Children’s Chapel and Nursery Available

7pm│Children’s Chapel and Nursery Available

11pm

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Christmas Day│10am

Combined EYC December 22nd from 2 - 5pm

Meet in the Youth Suite at 2pm. We will rehearse the songs with Mattilda before traveling together to Liberty Ridge and Mayfair Manor. While with the residents we will sing three Christmas Carols before getting to know the residents and learning more about some of their favorite Christmas memories. We will end our time with one more closing Christmas Carol. 

This is an intergenerational event that you're not going to want to miss.  Please let us know if you're going to be able to make it so that we can be sure we have transportation provided! 

Children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited to join our annual Children’s Christmas Party, December 15, from 4:45 - 6:15pm! Parents may drop off their children to the undercroft and then pick them up at the end of Lessons and Carols. We’ll enjoy Christmas activities, crafts, and dinner together. Please RSVP here to register your children for this gathering. Our nursery is available for infants and toddlers during Lessons and Carols.

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Join us for a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols right here at Good Shepherd! This service includes readings from the Bible accompanied by carols sung by the choir. The Prelude will begin at 4:30pm and the Service will begin at 5:00pm.

Nursery is Available.

There will be Children and Youth Christmas Parties going on simultaneously. Keep scrolling to learn more about when and where the parties are taking place.

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It is based on the famous service at King's College, Cambridge, in England with Scripture readings that tell the story of the birth of Jesus, plus your favorite Christmas carols. Featuring  the Good Shepherd Choir and special guests Ellie Crawford and Catalina Bravo, both students at The School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass (SCAPA) and members of Good Shepherd.

Featured Carols for 2024

Once in Royal David’s City
Personent Hodie by John Rutter
Adam Lay YBounden by Peter Warlock
Ding! dong! merrily on high by Mack Wilberg
God rest you merry, gentlemen
A maiden most gentle by Andrew Carter
Bogoroditse Devo by Sergei Rachmaninoff
In the bleak midwinter by Harold Darke
While shepherds watched
Behold the Star by William Dawson
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Middle School│4:00pm│Youth Suite

High School│5:00pm│Bishop’s House

Join us for our Christmas party on December 15! We will have our annual Gift Exchange Game, so please bring a wrapped gift (under $10).

Calling all helpers! All are Welcome to join us as we Green the Church in preparation for Christmas! Just come to the Undercroft at 9am and let’s get to work!

Join us on Sunday, December 8 directly following the 10am service in the worship space for an update presentation from Lord Aeck Sargent Architecture Firm on our Strategic Plan for Good Shepherd Buildings and Grounds. For more information, CLICK HERE.

Good Shepherd children are invited to join our annual Christmas Pageant, Sunday, December 8, at 10am!  Pageant participants will need to arrive at the undercroft between 9:00-9:15 am on Sunday, December 8. Use the link below to sign up your child(ren) to be an angel, shepherd, wise person, star, sheep, cow, camel, horse, donkey, or their favorite animal!

SIGN UP HERE

Join us on Saturday, December 7th as we celebrate our very own, Rev. Emily, to the Sacred Order of Priests. This service will be held at 3:00pm at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church!

The first bi-annual lecture-recital presented by Good Shepherd Music School is led by Artist-in-Residence Alicia Helm McCorvey. Learn about Christmas spirituals and hear them performed live.

Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Eucharist at 12pm in the church. This service will be in place of the weekly Wednesday Noon Eucharist.

It’s almost time to start preparation for the Mystery of Christmas! How will your family get ready?

Children & Families are invited to join us for an Advent lunch on Sunday, Nov 24 at 11:30 in the undercroft.

• Enjoy lunch with family and friends

• Hear an Advent story told by Cynthia Insko 

• Learn the purpose and meaning of Advent

• Receive an Advent wreath kit and family prayer guide to use at home

Join us as we get ready together to approach the Mystery of Christmas!

Come join us for a Silent Meditation Retreat right here at home.  On Saturday, November 9th we are going to have an all day Silent Retreat at Good Shepherd.  The day will begin with a welcome and an opening teaching by the Reverend Tom Ward who will co-lead the retreat with Fr. Hendree. 

The retreat day will consist of meditation sessions, teaching, and a catered lunch.  This silent retreat is designed to be a deep dive into contemplative practice.  The teachings will be short, meaningful lessons on contemplation and the search for God in the silence.

The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a brief welcome, introductions, and notes on the structure of the retreat.  We will then enter into silence which will be maintained all day long.  The teachers will speak when offering their teaching at appointed conference times, beyond that all will remain in silence throughout the day.  Lunch will be provided in the undercroft.  The retreatants will maintain silence during lunch while a contemplative text is read and a brief lesson on the text is offered.  This is in keeping with the monastic tradition of the reading of sacred texts during meals.

The retreat is in four movements.  Morning, lunch time, afternoon and late afternoon.  You may come to one, two, or all four of the movements.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

We hope to nurture the faith formation of the children in our lives, but how do they encourage our spiritual growth? Join us as we read Lacy Finn Borgo's book, "Faith Like a Child," on October 9, 16, 23, and November 6 from 7:30-8:30pm on Zoom!

A well-known challenge of Jesus to his followers is to become like little children. The children in our midst are gifts. But it's often difficult to remember the natural patterns of our childhood selves that enabled us to live freely in God's wonder-filled presence. 

All are Welcome to join us as we discuss and explore: Is childlike faith simply an unquestioning faith, or is it being present with ourselves in a way that invites healing, wholeness and freedom in Christ? 

Let us know if you’re planning on attending by clicking HERE.

Please purchase your own book:  https://a.co/d/dng56H1

Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 820 8228 5458

Passcode: 614218

We celebrate All Saints' Sunday to honor the big family of God, called the communion of saints,

who are bound together in the mystical body of Christ. Saints, by the examples of their lives, show us how to embody the love ethic of Jesus. We invite children to process together, each with their favorite saint icon,at the beginning of the 10:00 am service on Sunday,

November 3. If your child would like to be part of the saints’ procession, please come to the loggia(hallway by the playground) at 9:50 am to select a special saint icon to carry! If your child would like to pre-select their favorite saint, please CLICK HERE to sign up.

All are welcome to join us for a brief service of contemplative prayer and choral music in memory of our beloved dead. Incense will be used.

On All Saints Sunday (November 3) we remember with great joy the lives of all the members of fellowship who have died in the last year. At this service we will include a list of all deceased, and we will read aloud names of those who have died in the past year.

Mark your calendars for an evening of Halloween-themed activities, games and, of course, treats! We are hosting a Trunk-or-Treat for Children and Families led by our Youth on October 30 from 5:30-7:00pm in the Parking Lot! You’re invited to dress up if you would like!

Come join us on Consecration Sunday as we celebrate all of the Financial Gifts our beloved Good Shepherd Community has committed to giving for the 2024-2025 year.

The Luncheon will take place after the 10am service at Ashland Elementary School.

Registration Link coming soon!

The Men’s Breakfast is open to all adult males. We welcome this wonderful opportunity for all generations to meet and share a meal together! This group meets every Third Saturday at 8:30am in the Undercroft.

Members of the Lexington chapter of the American Guild of Organists present an organ recital of music based on the annual church calendar. All are welcome and admission is free.