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Easter Flower Order Form
Use the online order form below to make your donation of Easter Altar Flowers for memorial and thanksgiving. Forms are due Tuesday, March 26 for printing in the bulletin.
Programs and Services in Lent
Outreach Giving
Holy Week Schedule
Holy Week Schedule
St. Raphael's Giving Tree
This year we are continuing to help St. Raphael's in Ft. Myers rebuild after the devastating storm two years ago. Any donation is welcome and together we will watch the giving tree sprout leaves in time for Easter!
Lenten Bible Study
Holy Week Schedule
Wednesday Soup Suppers
Wednesdays at 11 am in the Parish Hall
Join us for this five-week series walking with St. Peter through the death and resurrection of Jesus. This will be in conjunction with our Wednesday evening program theme. The content is different for both.
Wednesday Soup Suppers
Evening Formation Program
Wednesday Soup Suppers
Wednesdays in Lent beginning Feb. 21
Let's gather in the Parish Hall for a simple soup supper at 6:00 pm followed by our Lent formation program The Paschal Mystery through the Eyes of St. Peter. (Evening sessions are different from morning Bible Study sessions.)
Evening Formation Program
Evening Formation Program
Evening Formation Program
Wednesdays at 7 pm in the Parish Hall
Following the soup supper we will follow Peter on his faith journey while making connections and reflecting on our own.
(Different sessions from morning Bible Study)
Lent Education Series
Wednesdays beginning February 21
6:00 SOUP SUPPER
7:00 FORMATION PROGRAM
Embark on a transformative Lenten journey. This season, we delve into the Wandering Heart: Figuring Out Faith with Peter series, exploring the life and faith of Jesus’ renowned disciple. In Peter, we find reflections of our own steadfast yet unsteady nature, a dear friend intertwined with betrayal, a follower navigating the path of a wanderer.
Together, we will explore Peter’s story, finding connections to our own faith journeys and those who have influenced us. Join us in this introspective Lenten season. As we wander, may our hearts be attuned to God’s grace, resting in the continuous streams of mercy.
Services and Programs at Lent
Shrove Tuesday, February 13
6:00 PM Pancake Supper It's our final celebration before Lent and we encourage everyone to attend! Donations benefit the Youth Group on their mission trip this summer. Homemade pancakes from scratch!
7:00 PM Burning of the Palms. Liturgy and burning of blessed palms from Palm Sunday. Ashes are used at services on Ash Wednesday.
Ash Wednesday, February 14
Disposition of Ashes at four services throughout the day.
6:30 AM
10:00 AM
7:00 PM
Morning Prayer Online, Weekdays
9:00 AM Monday - Friday on Zoom.
Link is available on the Prayer page. Bulletin is also available.
Lenten Bible Study (morning)
The Paschal Mystery through the Eyes of St. Peter
Wednesdays during Lent, at 11:00 AM in the Parish Hall
Beginning February 21
Join us for this five-week series walking with St. Peter through the death and resurrection of Jesus. This will be in conjunction with our Wednesday evening program theme.
Family Soup Suppers
Wednesdays in March from 6:00 - 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall
Lenten Soup Suppers are back! Join us for delicious, simple meals and community reflections on gratitude. Something for everyone:
Please let us know you're coming so we can prepare!
FREE
Lenten Formation Program (evening)
The Paschal Mystery through the Eyes of St. Peter
Wednesdays during Lent, at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall (following Soup Supper at 6:00)
Beginning February 21
Embark on a transformative Lenten journey. This season, we delve into the Wandering Heart: Figuring Out Faith with Peter series, exploring the life and faith of Jesus’ renowned disciple. In Peter, we find reflections of our own steadfast yet unsteady nature, a dear friend intertwined with betrayal, a follower navigating the path of a wanderer.
Together, we will explore Peter’s story, finding connections to our own faith journeys and those who have influenced us. Join us in this introspective Lenten season. As we wander, may our hearts be attuned to God’s grace, resting in the continuous streams of mercy.
Confession and Reconciliation
Wednesdays during Lent, at 5:30 pm in the Church (before the Soup Supper at 6:00)
Beginning February 21
Lent is the perfect time for the sacrament of confession, an ancient practice meant to assure the penitent of God’s love and forgiveness. Whether you have practiced confession before or it’s a new experience, this prayer book liturgy (pg. 447) invites us to reflect on the sin in our lives. Whether it be a habit, recent actions, or an old grudge you can’t seem to move past, the action of saying it aloud to a priest, and hearing the proclamation of God’s forgiveness aloud is a powerful experience. We invite you to participate. When you arrive, please wait in the narthex to honor privacy for others who may be participating until the priest comes and gets you
Theological Book Study
Theological Book Study: Meets Thursdays in the library at 4:00 pm. Join us for Lent! From February 22 – March 21, the book group will be discussing Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller. The question of why God would allow pain and suffering in the world has vexed believers and nonbelievers for millennia. Timothy Keller takes on this enduring issue and shows that there is meaning and reason behind our pain and suffering, making a forceful and ground-breaking case that this essential part of the human experience can be overcome only by understanding our relationship with God. All are welcome! Contact Mary Lou Crifasi for more information. 561-746-4674
Food Packing For Haiti
Saturday, March 2
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palm Beach Gardens
Area churches from our diocese along with community groups and individuals will gather to pack 75,000 meals for our brothers and sisters in Bondeau, Haiti. We encourage you to not only join us, but share the invitation and bring your friends and family for this inspirational event.
Lenten Outreach to St. Raphael's
We are raising $10,000 by Easter to support the rebuilding of the parish hall at St. Raphael’s.
That particular building is very important for their parish and the greater community. Not only is the parish able to hold services in it, they will also make it available for other churches that are trying to rebuild at the same time. Additionally, the parish hall houses their food pantry and is a meeting place for 12-step groups and a mental health counseling program.
So, for every $100 donated, a leaf will be added to a bare tree in our own Narthex, and we’re hoping that by Easter it will have at least 100 leaves.
Find out more on the Outreach page
Gleaning
Saturday, March 9, 8:30 - 11:30
Meet in the church parking lot at 7:30 am
Palm City, Martin County
Gleaning as a practice to combat hunger is thousands of years old. The people most likely to be hunger victims during the times of the Hebrew Scriptures were widows, orphans and people traveling through the land called Sojourners. “When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the alien. I am the Lord your God.” (Leviticus 19:9-10) other references include Deuteronomy 24:19-22 & Ruth 2:2ff.
YOU MUST HAVE A SIGNED LIABILITY WAIVER TO PARTICIPATE. PRINT ONE HERE.
Holy Week Schedule
You Are Welcome
Whether you are a member of Good Shepherd or not, whether you are an Episcopalian or not, whether you are a Christian or not, all are welcome to these beautiful and sacred offerings as we commemorate the last week of Jesus’ life before his death and glorious resurrection. You can find more information here. We hope to see you!
Palm Sunday, March 24
8:00 AM Rite I Liturgy of the Palms & Holy Eucharist
10:00 AM Rite II Liturgy of the Palms & Holy Eucharist
This service begins outside in the courtyard. Families with children are asked to come 15 minutes early to prepare for the procession under the palms into church.
At the 10:00 service, we are blessed to have the beautiful music of cellist Barbara Curcillo. Barbara is an accomplished musician who is returning to Good Shepherd again this year. You can read her bio HERE.
Prayer Cards are available on this day. You are invited to fill one out and leave it in the box in the Narthex. Each prayer will be read at the altar in the St. Martin's Chapel all night long beginning Maundy Thursday at 9:00 pm. You may also fill out a prayer card online.
Attention families with elementary age children: Please be here by 9:45 am for the children to prepare with palms for the for the procession into church.
What is the Triduum?
The EASTER TRIDUUM includes the three holy days prior to Easter Sunday. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are at the heart of the Holy Week observance. The proper liturgies appointed in The Book of Common Prayer for these three days may be viewed as one continuous service lasting three days which begins with the Opening Acclamation on Maundy Thursday and continues without dismissal until the conclusion of the Triduum with the Easter Vigil.
The evening of MAUNDY THURSDAY begins the Triduum. It comes from the Latin mandatum novum, “new commandment,” from Jn 13:34. The ceremony of washing feet was also referred to as “the Maundy.” Maundy Thursday celebrations also commemorate the institution of the eucharist by Jesus “on the night he was betrayed.” The Prayer Book liturgy for Maundy Thursday provides for celebration of the eucharist and a ceremony of the washing of feet which follows the gospel and homily. There is also provision for the consecration of the bread and wine for administering Holy Communion from the reserved sacrament on Good Friday. Following this, the altar is stripped and all decorative furnishings are removed from the church.
GOOD FRIDAY is the Friday before Easter Day, on which the church commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. It is a day of fasting and special acts of discipline and self-denial. In the early church candidates for baptism, joined by others, fasted for a day or two before the Paschal feast.
THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER is the principle and most ancient Eucharistic service of the church year. It is an experiential drama that moves from the Passion and death of Jesus Christ to his Resurrection. The service begins in darkness, sometime between sunset on Holy Saturday and sunrise on Easter, and consists of four parts: The Service of Light (kindling of new fire, lighting the Paschal candle, the Exsultet); The Service of Lessons (readings from the Hebrew Scriptures interspersed with psalms, canticles, and prayers); Christian Initiation (Holy Baptism) or the Renewal of Baptismal Vows; and the Eucharist.
Maundy Thursday, March 28
7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Liturgy and Holy Eucharist
Maundy Thursday Liturgy and Holy Eucharist. This service commemorates Jesus' last supper with the disciples and concludes in a powerful foot-washing ritual. The service ends with the stripping of the altar and leaving the church in silent darkness. Easily removable shoes are recommended for those who wish to participate in the foot-washing portion of the service. **LIVESTREAM
9:00 PM All Night Vigil begins
Can you stay awake one hour with Christ? Each year on Maundy Thursday we recall Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemene, praying in the hours before he was betrayed, tried, and crucified.
Participants can sign up in the Narthex, call the office, or signup online for a one-hour slot beginning at 9 PM on March 28 and ending at 9 AM on March 29, Good Friday. A minimum of two people will be needed for each hour of the night. 561-746-4674
Prayer Cards for Holy Week
You may request prayer by filling in an online prayer card or pick one up in the Narthex and leave it in the wooden box. The prayer cards will be read at the altar in the St. Martin's chapel throughout the night beginning on Maundy Thursday.
Good Friday, March 29
9:00 AM Vigil concludes
12:00 PM Stations of the Cross At noon we will gather to pray the Stations of the Cross, an ancient tradition going back to the early Church in Jerusalem with Good Shepherd's beautiful encaustic wax art pieces by renowned artist Dorothy Masom. Stations of the Cross will end at 1:00 PM.
6:00 PM Youth-led Stations of Saint Peter
7:00 PM Good Friday Taizé Service On the evening of Good Friday, we gather again for a holy and intimate candlelight Good Friday service with simple Taizé songs and the veneration of the cross. Taizé is a form a Christian prayer originating from the ecumenical Christian community of Taizé in France. **LIVESTREAM
Saturday, March 30
8:00 PM The Great Easter Vigil This first service of Easter begins in the prayer labyrinth outside with a fire where the new flame is lit and then processed into the church where we will hear the whole salvation story in selected passages of Scripture from both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures. The first half of the service is in the dark until the great proclamation of Easter when the lights come on with shouts of joy and bells ring out! (Bring bells to ring at the end of the service!)
Easter Day
Services
6:30 AM Sunrise Service in the Outdoor Chapel
Join us in the outdoor chapel behind the Parish Hall for a service that moves from dark to light as the sun rises and nature awakens on Easter morning.
8:00 AM Easter Eucharist
Festive Holy Eucharist for Easter with music and full choir in the church.
10:00 AM Easter Eucharist
Festive Holy Eucharist for Easter with music and full choir in the church. Flowering of the cross (bring fresh flowers). ** LIVESTREAM
Children's Easter Egg Hunt
11:30 AM Children's Egg Hunt begins. Gather in the Parish Hall
Tots through fifth grade are invited to participate in an Easter egg hunt after church. Bring your basket and proceed to the Parish Hall after church. We will gather inside and all start together when everyone is there.
Flowering of the Cross
During the 10:00 AM service we will place fresh flowers on a barren wooden cross as a symbol of rebirth. Bring fresh flowers to the service and all children are invited forward to help bring the cross to life.