MARCH 15, 2013 VOLUME 31 + NO. 29

Speech Center; cleaned and

organized at The Nest (and

delivered diapers donated by

our parish); helped out at

East 7th Street Community

Center; cleaned and sorted

for Reading Camp; visited

and did a Godly Play Story

with Alzheimer patients at

Breckenridge Nursing

Home.

All groups participated in

the God’s Pantry food col-

lection. Each group of 4

youth were given $5 and

sent to the grocery store to

purchase food for a family

of four on $1 a day. Most of

the youth learned how much

we Americans spend on

food and how we take it for

granted.

Saturday evening we had a

Eucharist led by the Rev.

Dominic Moore to celebrate

the more than $5000 we col-

lected so far, when matched

to a federal grant becomes

over $20,000!

cont. on pg. 2

Youth from Good Shep-

herd, Christ Church, St.

John's, and Trinity gathered

March 1-2 for Good Shep-

herd’s 7th annual 30 Hour

Famine.

On Friday, all participants

started fasting after

lunch. We fast so we expe-

rience just a little bit of

what 2/3 of our world faces

-hunger. Each of the 55

youth and 9 leaders re-

ceived an identity of a child

from Mali, Ethopia, Kenya,

Nigeria or Ghana and faced

the challenges as that

child. We were given

names of children from

around the world facing

hunger, disease and hope-

lessness. Every time we

were hungry, we prayed for

that child.

On Saturday, we awoke to

Morning Prayer and then

headed out to our first com-

munity service projects.

Throughout the day, we had

four groups going to 12

services projects. The

youth worked with Room in

the Inn/Church under the

Bridge, serving homeless

people in Lexington; visited

with residents at Mayfair

Manor Nursing Home;

helped in a community gar-

den at Seedleaf; made cards

and crowns for the children

at Hope for Tomorrow,

Guatemala City Children's

Home; made lunches and

visited the homebound of

our parish; cleaned at St.

Agnes House; cleaned at

Lexington Hearing and

Good Shepherd’s Seventh Annual 30 Hour Famine

Church Office (859)252-1744 office@goodshepherdlex.org

Your Journey Through Holy Week

Upcoming Events

Happening at the Domain

March 15-17

Men’s Group Breakfast

March 16

Lenten Soup March 20

Senior Lunch Bunch

March 22

Good Works for Good Shepherd

March 23

Palm Cross Workshop

March 23

Palm Sunday March 24

Room in the Inn March 26

The Great Vigil March 30

Easter Sunday March 31

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We then broke our 30 hour fast

with a feast brought by the parents,

parishioners and area restaurants.

The next morning, we gathered at

our respective parishes and gave

the sermons we prepared and

shared the prayers we wrote. All

the congregations responded with

love, admiration and support for

this wonderful weekend. We all

vowed to be the light of God and

do all in our power—one child at a

time—to stop the darkness of hun-

ger and death.

This could not have happened

without the volunteers who made it

possible! Many thanks to those

who spent the night and fasted with

us: Dianne Griffith, Alan Goren,

and Alice Rogers; those who drove

us to our community service pro-

jects: Renee Branham, Steve Bran-

ham, Barbara Priest, Julia Hollon,

Hans Flueck, Kathy Bihl, and Cyn-

thia Matthews; those who helped

clean up: Allissa Ferguson and

Henk Drenth. Special thanks to

Leroy Nealy!

We are still taking donations to

save children's lives. We can make

the difference that changes a family

and a community.

--The Rev. Lauren Villemuer-

Drenth, Deacon, Minister of Chris-

tian Formation”

30 Hour Famine Continued from page 1

“The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feelin’ bad.”

During our Lenten series on blues music, Fr. Donavan Cain shared this popular definition of the blues. During

Holy Week, we follow Jesus again as the ultimate Good takes on pain and rejection and the cross. In following

from Palm Sunday to the Easter Vigil, we all help to sing the "blues" and celebrate the Resurrected Life we find

on the other side of the cross.

As followers of Jesus who worship in the liturgical tradition, we have opportunity to enter deeply into the blues

of Jesus' last days as he enters Jerusalem in triumph, only to be betrayed, arrested and executed. In so doing, we

remember that the joy of Easter can never be divorced from the life that had known all the darkness present in

our broken world.

When Christians avoid the blues, we cut ourselves off from much of the story of Jesus, and construct a faith that

is sentimental and sweet. The Good News is not given to us in order for us to protect it from harm and only bring

it out for worship on Sundays. The Good News is given to us, to all, and roams free in the world, where love and

grace still bump up against hate and fear. In such encounters, the Good News sings again a song of resurrection

and mercy. Easter joy does not erase the memory of Good Friday pain. But Easter joy has a life-giving weight to

it because it knows where the journey began.

Peace,

Good Shepherd Stewardship Report 2-28-13

Monthly Year to Date Budgeted Income 74,878.01 191,726.02

Actual Income 85,629.19 207,387.85

Budgeted Expense 76,045.14 179,894.93

Actual Expense 95,046.26 193,022.08

Gain/Loss -9,417.07 14,365.77

Bishop’s Bowl ~ Sunday, April 7

Join us as we bowl with Bishop Hahn

4:00 pm Bowling at 205 Southland Drive

6:00 pm Dinner & Evening Prayer at CCC

$5 per person RSVP amusterman@ccclex.org

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Join us for one of the best events of the year! The Palm Cross

Workshop will take place Saturday, March 23 from 9:00 to

noon in the Undercroft. No previous skill required! Experts on

hand to show you how! Refreshments will be provided. Sign up

in the Loggia or contact the church office.

Good Works for Good Shepherd

On Wednesday, March 20 at 6:15 p.m., Deacon Lauren will

take the children through the story of Holy Week starting

with Palm Sunday and ending with Easter. Children will

learn about Jesus' last week and what it means to us and the

world. Children of any age can attend and youth are invited

to help and learn the story also. We will start in the Youth

Suite in the basement, but the story requires movement so

we will travel throughout the building. Families are encour-

aged to attend our Lenten Soup Dinner at 5:30 p.m.

Exploring Holy Week

Monday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m., you are invited to a fund-

raiser for the Elliott Heart Fund at Painting with a Twist

2573 Richmond Rd., Suite 385. Participants must register

ahead of time either online or by calling the store at (859)

309-2701. Their website www.paintingwithatwitst.com has

a calendar link. Click on Elliott Heart Fundraiser Night! on

the calendar for March 25. Painting with a Twist will do-

nate $10 of your $35 fee to the Elliott Heart Fund. Dona-

tions can also be made directly to the Elliott Heart Fund at

any Central Bank location.

Painting with a Twist

Palm Cross Workshop

Easter is almost here and so is our annual Spring cleaning event.

We need your help with weeding, raking, trimming, light paint-

ing, dusting, vacuuming, mopping and generally making our beautiful Church shine for Holy Week. Join us on Saturday,

March 23 for coffee &doughnuts at 8:30 am. Work starts at 9:00.

Senior Lunch Bunch

All seniors are invited to lunch on Friday, March 22 at 12:30

in the undercroft. Commonwealth Attorney Ray Larson will be

speaking on crime and making seniors aware of what we can

do to protect ourselves. Please plan to bring a few sandwiches

to share. Soup will be provided.

2K / 8K Cross Country Race

We encourage all members of Good Shepherd

to come out: walk, run, or help at our event on

April 6, 2013. Join us at 8:00

a.m. at Sayre Athletic Com-

plex located at 300 Cranbrake

Road in Lexington for the

2K Fun Run. The 8K race

begins at 8:30 a.m. with the

Awards Ceremony at 10:00

a.m. Register online at: Ac-

tive.com (Good Shepherd

Episcopal XC). Registration is $25 per run-

ner and $15 for participants under the age

of 13. All Participants will receive a pint

glass. All proceeds to benefit Good Shep-

herd’s Outreach Ministries.