Challenges for body, mind, and spirit as we look at friends in the life of Jesus, and in our lives each day. All children ages 4-5th grade welcome. Nursery and Three year old group for Parents who are helping out. Older elementary (rising third-5th) will have a class of their own, with leadership in drama, music, recreation and art.

July 20-24, 9am to Noon—Register Now!
$35 per child. Cost limit per family: $65.

Contact Tricia McKee for Questions/registration: patricia@goodshepherdnorfolk.org. Youth and adult leadership is the strong basis of our great VBS tradition. Sign up for ministry now! Training provided.

Registration Form

Please consider your ministry in the church by dedicating a day to the children if you are an adult (you can help in story, recreation, art, or snacks, greetings-or just being here in an intentional way) or if you are a youth willing to serve in this way please contact Tricia McKee right away in the church office. Children’s registrations are still welcome through July 15th.

Come  to an Introduction to Acolyting meeting on Sunday, May 31st, immediately following the 10AM service in the Chapel.  All rising 6th graders and older (Adults too!) are invited.  Training for new and returning Acolytes will be held in September. See Gerry Smelt or Beth Brock for questions.

…has begun their new DVD, First Light—Jesus and the Kingdom of God, upstairs at the elevator, 9:15 on Sundays.

Adult Forum will be led this week by Tricia McKee—some music and art to go along with the lectionary. Next Sunday, May 10, Adult Forum has a special visitor, Sandy Bond, who has been working hard all year with the Youth Task Force in Norfolk, strategizing plans for youth at risk and all youth throughout the city to enrich their lives together.

Any youth or family folks who wish to join Tricia McKee in the kitchen and Well will be preparing the eggs to hide on Easter Sunday (9am). We will also be doing some art work with eggs, and reflecting on this time of loss and hope between Good Friday and Easter.

We will celebrate confirmation on April the 26^th at 10:00 AM with the Rt. Rev Charles Vache welcoming more deeply into this communion and fellowship those presented to him for the laying on of hands.

For youth grades 9 and older confirmation classes have been held at the Parish retreat, and more sessions can be scheduled for early Sunday evenings. For adults who wish to be confirmed (or reaffirmed) and for those who are just curious, classes will be held on Wednesday evenings April 8, 15, 22 from 7 to 8:15 PM.

All those being confirmed will have a joint session on Saturday afternoon, April 25^th at a time that suits everyone.

Please call the Church office if you are interested in participating.

Living Holistically—Holy Living In Anxious Times

March 11th Good Shepherd

March 18th Christ and St. Luke’s

March 25th St. Andrews

April 1st Advent

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The topic for March 11th is Finance
John Meek is a retired Chemical Engineer and Business Owner. He has been a member of Good Shepherd for 40 years where he has been a vestry member and a junior and senior warden. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Diocese. He is also a father and grandfather of six. This program will deal with stewardship in a very broad sense. How do we rationalize our church, self, family, environment, community, and diocese? These are all of particular importance in today’s economic climate.

Every gathering will follow the same format. We will gather at the host church at 6pm for time to socialize. Dinner will begin at 6:30pm, which will be followed by the program at 7:15 pm. The program will end at approximately 8:15 pm and we will conclude with compline.

If you plan on attending, please sign up on the board across from the kitchen.
Brochures are available in the Narthex and the Church Office.

We will be looking into our lectionary Epistles in the month of February. They come from 1 Corinthians 7-9 and 2 Corinthians. What a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the early church and notice the commonalities with our own lives that are so cross cultural in our every day world! At 9:15 in the Memorial Hall, February 1, 8, and the 15th. The 22nd will have a special speaker from the National Association of Episcopal Schools. Leaders of Synthesis will work hand in hand with Tricia McKee. As we move into Lent, Adult Forum will follow on the Baptismal Covenant and what that means authentically to our adult faith and call of life in the body of Christ. Synthesis will go back to the library each week in Lent. Children’s Special Processional Contribution in worship—Out of Children’s Chapel service—10:00 service on February 22nd. The children will lead us in a regular Mardi Gras celebration during the Offertory for that day. Come early, and be prepared to take part. Everyone will have a place in this time of worship and celebration!