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Keep up-to-date with news from Good Shepherd with the weekly eShepherd's Staff email, the Good Shepherd Blog, the website, Sunday bulletins and announcements, and the LCD screens at the church. Submit your information by using the Communications Request Form. Contact Communications Team Coordinator, Charlie Biele, with any questions.
eShepherd's Staff Click here to view this week's eShepherd's Staff. The eShepherd's Staff is our weekly email newsletter. To submit an announcement or brief article, please use the Communications Request Form. An archive of recent issues is available on the eShepherd's Staff site. Sign-up today to receive the eShepherd's Staff, emailed on Fridays.
The Good Shepherd Blog Click here to read the blog The Good Shepherd Blog demonstrates that "We Are Good Shepherd" with news and information from the ministries, the clergy and staff, and more. Click the icon above to read the current blog, or link from the home page. If you want to tell the story of your ministry, please submit your articles and photos to Michele Braithwaite using the Communications Request Form or emailing mlbraithwaite@gmail.com.
LCD Screens LCD Screens in the Narthex and Atrium display the Sunday schedule and locations and parish life activities and, advertise upcoming events open to the community. If your ministry would like to place content on the LCD screens such as announcements or slides, please use the Communications Request Form.
Episcopal News Service Philippine churches care for quake survivors Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:40 +0000 - [Ecumenical News International] Churches in central Philippines have responded after a recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake that left 34 people dead, 52 injured, 71 missing and hundreds of families homeless. “We invite all people of good will to pray for the survivors of this latest disaster in the Philippines as they deal with the trauma of loss [...] National Council of Churches recognizes Omaha interfaith effort Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:54:57 +0000 - [Tri-Faith Initiative] The National Council of Churches of Christ USA will present an award to the Episcopal Tri-Faith Ministries in Omaha, Nebraska on Feb. 9 as an “engaged interfaith community, one of only five awards given this year to U.S. churches. The Episcopal Tri-Faith Ministries is the new church which will be sited with its [...] EPPN urges protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:24 +0000 - [Episcopal Public Policy Network] Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will debate H.R. 7, the transportation reauthorization bill, which has attached to it H.R. 3407, the “Alaska Energy for America Jobs Act,” a bill that seeks to open the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. House leadership is pushing this proposal as an attempt to [...] In England, women bishops legislation remains intact Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:15 +0000 - [Episcopal News Service] The Church of England‘s General Synod has rejected a bid to provide greater concessions for those opposed to women bishops. A final vote on the legislation that will enable women to become bishops is expected to come before synod in July. The Manchester Diocesan Synod Motion, introduced in September 2011 and [...] Anglicans urge UK action for Nigeria’s threatened Christians Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:08:30 +0000 - [Ecumenical News International] British Anglicans have called upon the United Kingdom government to support those in Nigeria seeking to protect religious minorities of all faiths and enable them to practice their religion without fear. The resolution passed by 344 votes to 0 with one abstention on Feb. 8 at the biannual session of Synod, the [...] Cupid’s Harp: Concert from St. John’s, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:45 +0000 - [Office of Public Affairs] Enjoy Cupid’s Harp, a musical video posted by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication from the First Wednesdays At St. John’s Concerts series originating from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, D.C. (Diocese of Washington). Recorded on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Cupid’s Harp features Rebecca Smith, harp, with Michael Lodico, organ. [...] CAPA communiqué is a challenge to unlock its potential Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:25 +0000 - [Anglican Communion News Service] The Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA) has challenged itself to harness untapped resources and strengthen intra-continental relationships to benefit God’s mission. In a Communiqué issued at the end of the 11th CAPA Council meeting in Burundi, the regional body stated that: “We are convinced that working together in mutual [...] Rapidísimas Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:28 +0000 - [Episcopal News Service] Natalie Allen, hermana del obispo episcopal de Honduras, Lloyd Allen, fue asesinada el domingo 5 de febrero en la ciudad de Tela, al norte de Honduras, cuando regresaba de un cursillo de cristiandad. Tenía 50 años de edad. Los asesinos estaban robando en su casa cuando ella llegó, le dieron tres puñaladas [...] Facebook, the new town square Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:22 +0000 - [Religion News Service] Even though I use Facebook frequently, I doubt my usage pattern will justify a $100 billion valuation for the company or send a new crop of Silicon Valley paper millionaires to Ferrari dealerships. I never click on sidebar ads, I immediately block all games, and I have no intention of using Facebook’s [...] ‘Games pastors’ to help visitors at London Olympics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:29 +0000 - [Ecumenical News International] More than four million visitors are expected to arrive in London during this summer’s Olympic Games. More Than Gold, an ecumenical charity originally launched during the 1996 Atlanta Games, is recruiting and training 1,000 volunteer “Games Pastors,” who will be deployed at airports, bus and railway stations. “They will be there to [...]

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