The Church of the Good Shepherd launched our first ever poetry contest to wrap up our creative summer series, Food for Body and Soul! We invited members of our community, as well as the poetry world at large, writers of any or no...
This year’s Creation windows were collaborative every step of the way. Using the Evangelism Grant monies Good Shepherd was awarded by the national Episcopal Church, the window project, themed “The Rhythm of Life,” drew in published poets, NSU drummers, church members...
The story of Pentecost reassures us that God is never far away. God sends the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us. God is with us, continually working in and through us to revitalize the world. The Holy Spirit calls us to learn and see new things about ourselves and...
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Christmas is over. The day is gone. We’ve opened up the packages. Cleared away the dirty dishes and the wrapping. We’re back at work, back to the old routines. But then, just as we put away Christmas, the church calendar calls for a celebration called Epiphany-- the...
That first Christmas almost went unnoticed. A few stargazing nomads and some scruffy shepherds happened to look up at the night sky; they saw signs that something remarkable was happening. But most folks were distracted and busy with their daily lives, their families,...
ANTICIPATION is the theme word for Good Shepherd’s newest window installation. We’re all in the frenzied season of “getting ready for Christmas.” We can feel the time pressure, the need to check things off our to-do lists. We’re fighting the stress of...
The All Saints service at Church of the Good Shepherd this year brought the community together to reflect on where we’ve been, who we are, and who we are becoming. As the reading from 1 John on Sunday reminds us: Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has...
Each year on the first Sunday of October the Church of the Good Shepherd gathers to give thanks for life—not just our own lives, but the life all around us! We hold our worship outside; we bless our pets; we have a grand parade. This year we danced into...
The Church of the Good Shepherd in Norfolk is fast becoming known as “the church with the windows.” Back-lit at night for dramatic effect, our plate-glass narthex window installations at the corner of NorthShore and Hampton Blvd change seasonally, offering neighbors...
When Ben Blanchard first saw pictures of Michael Pendry’s “Les Colombes” (the Doves), an art installation symbolizing hope and the Holy Spirit, at the National Cathedral, he thought, "We can totally do that at Good Shepherd". Thus the Good Shepherd community dove...
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