Good Shepherd Anglican Church
15495 Castledowns Road NW T5X 4A8 Edmonton, AB, Canada

A spring snow can’t keep us from gathering for worship - via Zoom! You will be very welcome, no matter what the weather is like where you are, to gather with us at 10:30am Mountain. Goodshepanglican.org

Alleluia! It is still Easter, Christ is still risen, and calls us to dwell together in unity. Come and see. Sunday at 10:30am via Zoom. goodshepanglican.org

We regret to share that Fresh Routes has temporarily suspended their Edmonton operations and there will be NO market today. We look forward to welcoming all our shoppers back once they resume!

We hope everyone had a blessed Easter! If you'd like to watch our Zoom Easter day service, you may do so here:

"Hope is much harder to come by. The women did not go to the tomb looking for hope. They were searching for a place to grieve. They wanted to be left alone in despair. The terrifying prospect of Easter is that God called these women to return to the same world that crucified Jesus with a very dangerous gift: hope in the power of God, the unending reservoir of forgiveness and an abundance of love. It would make them seem like fools. Who could believe such a thing? Christians, ...at their best, are the fools who dare believe in God’s power to call dead things to life. That is the testimony of the Black church. It is not that we have good music (we do) or excellent preaching (we do). The testimony of the Black church is that in times of deep crisis we somehow become more than our collective ability. We become a source of hope that did not originate in ourselves." Happy Easter! https://www.nytimes.com///opinion/easter-celebration.html

Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Worship with us today, on Zoom at *9:00 AM.*... goodshepanglican.org

What Lenten discipline did you choose this year?

Yesterday was the first Sunday in Lent - you can view our Morning Prayer service here, or on our website! https://youtu.be/EWnAX9VTlvA

This is a quick reminder that our Theological Student, Brad Lindseth, will be running a Lenten Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7:00pm during Lent. The season of Lent is an important time for the Church. Not only do we prepare ourselves to celebrate Christ's resurrection at Easter, but it is also a time when new Christians prepare themselves for Baptism, or experienced Christians can prepare to re-affirm their Baptismal Vows. To help us prepare for Easter, Brad will be running a... Lenten Bible Study. All you will need for the Study is a Bible of your choice, however, having a Book of Alternative Services https://www.anglican.ca/wp-content/uploads/BAS.pdf could also be handy. The first session will on Wednesday, 24 February at 7:00 PM. Please email Brad Lindseth at [email protected] to sign up, or if you have additional questions about the study.

We often treat the story of Noah as a story for children. But God's remembrance of Noah, and God's promise to remember us, is for everyone. Come and see. Sunday at 10:30am Mountain. goodshepanglican.org Image: Bruce David, discovered via Scott Sharman

Join us as we address the issue of bullying in the school place and the community. Youths can experience bullying in different forms, environments, and at any ...stage in their life. Participants will receive a voucher worth $25 to order dinner. This workshop will provide the platform for youth to freely share their thoughts around bullying, understand why bullying is bad and ways to seek help if they are being bullied. This virtual workshop will have two hours of interaction and discussion followed by one hour of Afrobeat dance session with Ivan Touko. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/lets-talk-about-bullying-with-g

For Lent 2021, Rev. Sue at Christ Church Cathedral is running a daily Bible reading challenge for tweens and teens of the Edmonton diocese. Sign up by emailing [email protected], then check your email daily for Bible verse challenges. There will be weekly Zoom check-ins, fun, games and prizes! Don't have a Bible? Contact Archdeaon Jordan and she will hook you up!

Our physically-distanced Advent Drive-Thru event is still planned for this Sunday, from 2-3pm! We hope to see you there as we begin our Advent with peaceful & safe connection.

Our Advent Drive-Thru is this upcoming Sunday, November 29th from 2-3pm Join us in celebrating the start of Advent with a drive-thru event! We will have a reverse Advent Calendar package - you will be given a bag and a list of food essentials to add each day as you remember the hungry in our community. Once all food is collected and dropped off, these donations will be taken to the Food Bank.... Raelynn has put together a fun Christmas-themed craft bag for the kids, which she will be handing out as well. Archdeacon Jordan will be handing out a printed prayer booklet with prayers for each evening as you light your Advent candles. We hope to see you there! **we kindly ask that you remain in your vehicles, and masks are still strongly encouraged

Some images of Mary and Jesus to help you get in the mood for Advent!

We are in the *final week* of the Church Year! A new year begins this Sunday with the first Sunday of Advent as we prepare to receive Christ - remembering his First Coming as a baby in Bethlehem, and looking forward to his Second Coming when he comes to claim the world as his own. What are your favorite Advent hymns? Share a recording with us! https://youtu.be/0cHmPHCljY8

Tomorrow, we celebrate the Reign of Christ - which doesn't look much like other kings and queens we might see here on earth. Jesus tells us to look among "the least of these" to find him. Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz first created this work, entitled Homeless Jesus, in 2013, when it was installed outside Regis College in Toronto. Since that time, many copies have been set up around the world. These copies have been blessed by the Pope, and had the police called on them. Join us tomorrow at 10:30am MST as we worship the King who comes to us as one of the "least of these." All are welcome. Zoom here: https://zoom.us/j/203090116

If your schedule hasn't allowed you to participate in Morning Prayer, Good Shepherd is now offering Evening Prayer on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 PM, via Zoom. We hope you will join us! Join us on Zoom: Meeting ID: 895 9439 1788