Newsletter of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin To Restore All People to Unity with God and Each Other in Christ

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1 The Shepherd s Call Newsletter of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin To Restore All People to Unity with God and Each Other in Christ January 2013 Mailing Address 3416 Swansee Ridge Sun Prairie, WI (608) Phone (608) Fax (call first) Worship Service Schedule Sunday mornings: 8am Traditional Rite I Service 10am Family Service & Sunday School (Nursery open) Wednesdays: Srvc. w/eucharist Saturday Evening Rite II Service Leadership The Rt. Rev. Steven Miller, Bishop Father Mike Tess, Vicar 2012 Bishop Committee Lisa Smallwood...Sr. Warden Bob Weirough, Jr.... Warden Arthur Hollender...Treasurer Shirley Forester...Clerk Mary Deininger... Member Rich Forester... Member Dan Ghoca... Member Reitha Johnson... Member David Rhea... Member Jerry Simino... Member Dr. Lisa Nesson... Member The Bishop s Committee meets monthly and is responsible for conducting and maintaining the business of the church. If you have questions or concerns they should be directed to the Bishop s Committee. Please make a note The next Foundations Class will begin on Sunday, January 6 from 1 3 pm. They will meet each Sunday for eight weeks to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to what it means to be a member of the Episcopal Church. New and potential members are encouraged to attend. The Bishop will also be visiting for our classes on February 17 and 24th. We will be celebrating our 2nd Annual Epiphany Pageant on Saturday, January 5th at our 5 pm service. Thank you to Sharon Henes for overseeing this fun tradition for Good Shepherd. Everyone can get involved and there will be refreshments immediately after the pageant. We encourage all members to take part in the Bible Challenge Episcopalians from all over the world will be participating in this challenging but fun year of daily bible verse readings. And in just one year, you will have read the entire bible cover to cover! Get started today the January bible verses are listed on page 4 of this newsletter. It only takes 10 to 15 minutes a day, but it could transform your life. Please join us and start reading today. Good Shepherd s Financial Stewardship cards are in the Narthex. Please pick one up and return it at your earliest convenience. We will be holding a Youth night for GSEC youth and their friends on December 30th and 31st. Events include Lazer Tag and a Lock-in at the church. All middle school youth and their friends are invited to attend. Sign up is in the Narthex. January 19th is Diocesan Family Day in Oconomowoc. It will be held at Zion Oconomowoc from 9 am to 3 pm. See Father Mike for more information. The Living Nativity scene that we held outside in front of our church was a big success. Everyone had a lot of fun and enjoyed seeing live Mary and Joseph and others as well as petting and feeding all of the live sheep and goats. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to make this event a success. Due to all of the Christmas services, there will not be a 6:30 pm service on Wednesday, December 26th. Our Wednesday liturgy will resume on January 2nd. We will be hosting the 2nd Annual Valentine s Day Dance and Dinner on February 2nd. Please see Father Mike to sign up or to volunteer. We had an amazing turnout in 2012 and want to grow this event in We wish everyone a Happy and Blessed Holidays! We hope everyone has an opportunity to spend some time with those they hold dear.

2 Happy New year Good Shepherd, New Year, new opportunities, new challenges, and for sure a year of abundant grace. May 2013 bring you many blessings, many opportunities to grow and tons of Joy. I am so grateful for all the effort that went into our successful year in As we end the year, I collected a list of things I am grateful for. Here is part of the list I am grateful to have an opportunity to serve God doing what I love to do. I am grateful for a wonderful wife and kids I am grateful for a wonderful and faithful congregation I am grateful to be in a church where laughter comes easy and pitching in is a way of life I am grateful for God s abundance and your generosity year in and year out. I am grateful for the support and confidence the diocese has given and for the support they continue to give. I am grateful to be in Sun Prairie and be part of a dynamic community. I am grateful for good schools. I am grateful for every day I get to grow closer to God and be helpful to God s Kingdom. I am very grateful to have another year with you Good Shepherd I believe 2013 will be a year to blow our socks off. Have a blessed New Year, Father Mike YOUTH EVENTS PLANNED We have a couple of events planned for the youth of our church in the coming months: Sunday, December 30, there will be at Lock-In at GSEC. The Lazer tag event (that was originally scheduled for November 26th) has been changed to December 30th to make one big fun night out of both. Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 26 when we will be hosting an event for all GSEC youth (and their friends) from 6 8 pm. We can t tell you what this event will be just yet, but watch for more information soon. I can tell you from my own kids experience that these events are a lot of fun, and give our kids a chance to get to know each other better outside of their usual classes and mentoring. I encourage all youth of the church to get involved and have some fun. COMMITTEE MEETINGS 5:00 pm Executive Committee: 1st Wednesday 6:00 pm Bishop s Committee: 2nd Monday Weekly Worship Service Times Wednesday - - w/ Saturday - 5:00pm -Traditional Rite II Service Sunday - 8:00am - Traditional Rite I Service 10:00am - Family Service and Sunday 2

3 January Birthdays Alex Scott 1/2 Mary Kay Zimmerman 1/7 Stacy Martin 1/8 Katie Iwanski 1/10 Rebecca Fenske-Raduechel 1/18 Lenore Shanahan 1/20 Scott Purves 1/21 Brain Nelson 1/23 Patrick Manning 1/28 Samantha Scott 1/28 Joshua Ghoca 1/31 January Anniversaries Chris and Don Esposito 1/4 June and Dale Paul 1/7 Diane and Robert Kidd 1/8 Enjoy your special days!!! Holiday Services Schedule In order to accommodate member s Holiday travel schedules, Good Shepherd has scheduled a variety of Holiday services for your convenience. Please join us to celebrate the Christmas and New Years holidays. Christmas Services Sunday, December 23 at 8 and 10 am (Christmas Pageant at 10 am) Eve of Christmas Eve Service 7 pm Monday, December 24 Christmas Eve Services at 5 pm, 8:30 pm and Midnight Tuesday, December 25 Christmas Day Service at 10 am Father Mike, Heidi and the entire Tess Family would like to say thank you for all the cards, gifts, prayers and Christmas goodies we received this Christmas. We are humbled by your generosity and say thanks from the bottom of our hearts. God bless you. Fr. Mike, Heidi and family Wednesday, December 26 No Service New Years Day Service Tuesday, January 1 New years Day Service at 9 am Please join us to celebrate the Holiday season with us! 3

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6 january 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 30 Youth Lock In and Lazer Tag 31 1 Happy New Years 9 am Service and Epiphany Pageant 6 Youth Bible Study 10 am Foundations Class Kicks off BC Exec Comm 5:00 pm 10 Book Club 7 pm Youth Bible Study 10 am Foundations Class 14 Bishops Committee 6:00 pm Middle School Mentor Meal Diocesan Family Day 9 am 3 pm Oconomowoc 20 Foundations Class Youth Event 6-8 pm 27 Foundations Class

7 february 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Valentine s Day Dance and Dinner 3 Foundations Class BC Exec Comm. 5:00 pm Foundations Class 11 Bishops Committee 6:00 pm Ash Wednesday Liturgies at Noon and 14 Valentine s Day Stations of the Cross 7pm 17 Bishop visit for Lent Foundations Class Middle School Mentor Meal Stations of the Cross 7pm Bishop visit for Lent Foundations Class Youth/Teen Bowling Event 7

8 GSEC Ministry Schedule for January and February :00am Service Jan 6,2013 Jan 13,2013 Jan 20,2013 Jan 27,2013 Feb 3,2013 Feb 10,2013 Usher: Suzanne Perkins Mimi Lawlor Thelma Sutton Kathy Wells Suzanne Perkins Mimi Lawlor Acolyte: Cliff Perkins Cliff Perkins Cliff Perkins Cliff Perkins Cliff Perkins Cliff Perkins Reader: Bill Weirough Thelma Sutton Sue Weirough Elizabeth Fletcher Dan Keohane Joan Steele Chalice: Sue Weirough Elizabeth Fletcher Cliff Perkins Bill Weirough Dan Keohane Sue Weirough Fellowship: Lawlor Perkins Weirough Sutton Sutton Wells Ushers will serve as greeter and do candles. Readers will read both old and new testaments and chalice bearer will act as acolyte. 10:00am Service Usher: Lee Davison David Rhea Mark Schellpfeffer Joe Datka Lee Davison David Rhea Greeter: Reitha Johnson Cathy Rhea Jerry Simono Ann Haack Reitha Johnson Cathy Rhea Nursery: Sarah Daniels Sarah Daniels Sarah Daniels Sarah Daniels Sarah Daniels Sarah Daniels Prayers: Moira Dunn Ann Haack June Paul Reitha Johnson Jerry Simono Moira Dunn Acolyte: Lauren Jon / Michael Issac/Emily Madeline/Lily June Paul Adam/Ann Reader: Katie Martin Julia Schellpfeffer Jerry Simono Ann Haack Moira Dunn June Paul Chalice: Katie Martin Jerry Simono June Paul Katie Martin Jerry Simono June Paul Chalice: Heidi Tess Bob Weirough Reitha Johnson Heidi Tess Bob Weirough Reitha Johnson Altar Guild: Kelly Daniels Alex Mangani Kelly Daniels Alex Mangani Sharon Hennes Diana Hollander If you cannot serve on your assigned date, please arrange for your own substitute. If you know of any dates that you will not be available in the upcoming month, or If you are concerned that you are listed to serve when you already indicated you could not, please contact Katie kbskmartin@yahoo.com. The Shepherd s Call is published monthly by: Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 3416 Swansee Ridge Sun Prairie, WI Website: office@gsechurch.com TO: 8