As I said, I was in town visiting a friend who was at a condo at the beach and decided to go to church. ![]() I want to thank you for your recent kindness and hospitality while visiting your church. Parishioners of Good Shepherd and Bishop Emeritus, Also, our weekly service can be found on our web page: (Go to Sermons/Celebrations.) Keep up with us on Facebook (Good Shepherd Anglican Church). It has been rescheduled to be held at Good Shepherd next year. Unfortunately, the Annual Meeting has been cancelled because of the Coronavirus. Lou Townsend, and from Good Shepherd, Alex and Judy Constant, Sharan Beverly, and Abp. Planning Meeting…A meeting was held at Good Shepherd on February 29 to discuss plans for the OAC Annual Meeting to be held at Good Shepherd in April. We are so proud of his accomplishments and pray that he has a successful career in the Marine Corps. Mikey comes home…On January 19, we were all thrilled to welcome Mike Webster, our handsome young Marine, home after he graduated from his basic training at Parris Island, SC. Bonnie, we will be looking forward to next year’s visit! Unfortunately, this year she had to cut her visit short and returned to Canada in mid-March because of the Coronavirus. Whenever she is here, she attends Good Shepherd faithfully and is an active member of our congregation. He is pictured above with former president John Kost, who has been active in this movement for almost 20 years.īonnie Knott, who lives in Belleville, Ontario, has been coming to Myrtle Beach for many years. Jones recently participated in a Grand Strand Citizens for Life prayer vigil. The words from The Imposition of Ashes service, “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return,” remind us of the frailty of life. The ashes are burnt palms from Palm Sunday of the previous year. Why ashes? Ashes are a symbol of penance and reconciliation. Jones and Alex Constant cooked, and George Lewis served. Getting Ready for Lent… Parish members and guests feasted on pancakes and sausages at the traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake supper. 2 I will cry unto God most high unto God that performeth all things for me.” While most of us have more time on our hands now than usual, why not spend more time in prayer to the ultimate source of mercy, the God that does all things for us! ![]() Lucky for me, God never forgets his children.” I believe that during these difficult and uncertain times, we can find much wisdom in the words found in the 57 th Psalm… ”Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. It reminds me that I don’t have all the answers, that I’m not perfect and that I’m just as much in need of forgiveness as anybody. Writing in Living Faith…Lenten Devotions for Catholics, Karla Manternach says…”Lent takes me down a peg. Combined with the locust invasion in Africa, continued terrorist attacks in the mid-east and lingering political unrest throughout the world, is it any wonder that many of us ask the question: Is God sending us a message? Should we not be humbling ourselves and praying for God’s intervention? If nothing else, and especially during this Holy season of Lent, we should be reminded of our humility. Who would have thought two months ago that our nation and the rest of the world would be faced with a severe health situation that has practically shut down the universe in which we live. A Word from Archbishop Jones…As we enter this new year, we find ourselves confronted with a situation that we have never experienced before.
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