Granbury, TX
Worship for the Pentecost Sunday is available on YouTube: Pentecost SundayNOTE: Please wear your Red for Pentecost…at home or as you come to the Church tomorrow. As you know, wearing Red is our sign of openness to receiving the Fire of the Gospel as we enter into the Holy Spirit’s influence on the Day of …
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Dear Good Shepherd Family & Friends, Bp. Ryan Reed’s office sent out the following happy announcement earlier today: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A statement from the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth. View this email in your browser Today we rejoice that the Supreme Court of Texas has issued a unanimous decision in our favor concerning the suit first …
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Dear Good Shepherd Parish Family,Greetings in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ!As May unfolds, life at your parish church is percolating a bit more each week. For the latest details…here we go!++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ (A) SUNDAY, MAY 17TH SCHEDULEThis will be our 3rd Sunday Mass back from the Covid-19 hiatus. Last Sunday, 5/10, we had 28 in …
Sunday’s plans Our slow return to usual A Re-scheduled “Listening Groups” date… Jesus’ “I AM the Way”… Dear Good Shepherd Parish Family (and friends)The State of Texas is returning to pre-Covid-19 “normal” at a brisk pace! Suits me fine…but, I know there are those who hope we aren’t being presumptuously eager…given the on-going deadliness of …
Greetings, dear Good Shepherd Parish Family! I greet you with the great Good News of God: “Alleluia, Christ is Risen”! Furthermore, the State of Texas, Hood County, Granbury/Acton and GSAC are “re-opening” as of today’s date (May 1st). That’s also good news! Those of us who have been like “cave-dwellers”- staying within the 4 walls of …
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Dear Good Shepherd Parish Family,Greetings to you, dear brothers and sistersWell, we’ve got yet another week of “social distancing” and waiting for our Governor to open up the State of Texas. No doubt about it, the virtue of Patience is being developed in us during these “Covid Days”!!So: we will, once again, be sharing the Sunday Mass via a …
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Dear Good Shepherd Parish Family,Greetings!Hope all is well in your household, and that you are not – yet – stir-crazy! One of the consolations of restricted freedom of movement during the pandemic is the available time to spend in prayer and meditation with the Lord. To recommend some good books? Well: first and foremost, The HOLY …
Dear Good Shepherd Parish Family,Today, we have begun our annual “Tridiium” (“Great Three Days”) of Holy Week with Maundy Thursday. This morning at 11 a.m., we had our 4th of 5 Zoom Bible Studies on the Gospel reading appointed for the Holy Week Daily Mass. Tomorrow at 11, we’ll look at John Chapter 19 together.This …
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Dear Good Shepherd Parish Family,Greetings in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd!I hope you are safe and healthy wherever you are: working your “essential” job or ‘sheltered at home’.This extraordinary time we are living in gives rise to opportunities for frustration, or for creativity in our daily habits. If you are …