Good Shepherd United Church of Christ

Join us for our Book Club meeting tomorrow at 7:00PM where we will be reviewing the book Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.

Join us in the sanctuary at 9:00am for a light breakfast followed by a community panel at 9:15am to hear from local leaders about the needs in our community. Childcare is provided.

Join us for our monthly All Together Now Fellowship (formerly known as Women's Fellowship) meeting tomorrow, Sept. 21 at 12:00pm. Pizza, fruit, beverages, and dessert will be provided. We will work in teams to do a sanctuary clean up! See you then!

Our farmers will be delivering vegetables on Saturday mornings from October 5 through November 22 as part of our Farm-to-church CSA. If you are interested in purchasing either produce or eggs this fall or would like to have more information, please let us know. The deadline for signing up for the fall crop is Sunday, September 22.

🗳️ Happy National Voter Registration Day 🗳️
Check that your voter registration is up to date! Here's an additional challenge for you: reach out to at least 5 friends or family members today, check in if they’re registered to vote and if their registration is up to date and help them with information on how to register, check their registration and update their registration.

Voter registration lookup NC: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/

Information on how to register or update your voter registration (online through the DMV or paper) from You Can Vote for NC:
https://www.youcanvote.org/getregistered

Voter registration FAQs including info for justice involved voters:
https://www.youcanvote.org/vrfaq

Spanish language resources: https://www.youcanvote.org/votar
Spanish language handouts/printouts: https://www.youcanvote.org/handouts
NC Voter Assistance Hotline at 1-888-OUR-VOTE

Remember, folks can register or update their voter registration during early voting but NOT on Election Day.

Join our Men's Fellowship group tomorrow, Sept. 17 at 10:00am at Brigs at Maynard Crossing for one of our two monthly breakfasts. Please consider bringing a donation for the Food Pantry. We'll see you there!

Join us as we resume Sunday School on September 15th!

This year, our overarching theme is One Whole World, where we will look at how we (and others) can experience wholeness on a series of different levels. Here are our units:
“Our Whole World” – partnering with the US Committee on Refugees and Immigrants
“Our Whole Relationships” – partnering with Reality Ministries of Durham
“Our Whole Homes” – partnering with Habitat for Humanity
“Our Whole Selves” – partnering with El Futuro
Student Choice – partner TBD by our youth

As we start a new school year in Wake County, our church also sponsors Yohanis, a student in Ethiopia, through ChildFund The money we send annually goes to help him and his family with his education, school supplies, clothing, and medical needs. To make a contribution, you may write a check to GSUCC with Yohanis on the memo line or donate Here:

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Our weekly Chair Yoga classes have resumed for the Fall! Please join us on September 11, 18, and/or 25 at 3:00pm in the sanctuary. If possible please give a $10 donation for the class. No one will be turned away if unable to make a donation.

We are also starting a Meditation Series on Tuesdays, beginning Tuesday September 17th at 12:00pm in the sanctuary. Each session will last approximately 30-40 minutes. We'll see you there!

Join us after the worship service on September 8th for "A Whole Lot of Fun" as we celebrate the return of another school year here at GSUCC! There will be summer treats, yard games, and fun for all!

If you have a yard game that you love (corn hole, spike ball, etc), bring it on this Sunday so we can all participate together!

Join us tomorrow, September 5th at 7:00 PM for the ONE WAKE Internal Assembly at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church, 813 Darby Rd. Raleigh; also available online.

Agenda:
1. Prepare for two non-partisan candidate forums.
2. Discuss the Town of Cary $30 million affordable housing bond referendum which will be on the ballot in November.

Internal Assembly ***Please register to receive virtual link for the meeting, as well as advance information to support your decisionmaking***Please save the date for ONE Wake's Internal Assembly on Thursday, September 5, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. This assembly will be an internal gathering of the Countywide Leaders Caucu...

Labor day started with two union leaders in New Jersey taking a day to recognize the hard-working people in their communities. You can read more about the history here. How will you continue to support and celebrate workers?

Why do We Celebrate Labor Day? What does it Mean? | PBS Watch documentaries about workers rights activists and labor topics dating back to the first Labor Day.

Our Sunday school year will begin with Kick Off Sunday on September 8, and on this Sunday, we will have a fun celebration for all the kids! We will introduce them to their new class, to each other, the curriculum, etc. There will also be a fun fellowship time afterward with the whole church!

The traditional choir will be back in session soon with a first rehearsal on Wednesday, September 4, at 7:30pm. We rehearse for an hour most Wednesday evenings and sing in worship on the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

Choir membership is open to anyone from teens through adults. No audition is necessary; music reading is a plus, but not required! Please join us!

All are welcome to join us for a time of prayer, study, and fellowship when we resume our weekly sessions of Wednesday Morning Spirituality on September 4 at High House.

This Sunday, August 25th, we will have our annual Blessing of the Backpacks, where all of our children, youth, and teachers are invited to bring their backpacks to church. During the children’s time, we will have a blessing over the upcoming school year, and they will receive tags for their backpacks to carry with them!

Newcomers are welcome to join Pastor Carla in the sanctuary at 9:15am on August 25 for Pastor's Coffee. This is an informal time to ask questions, learn more about GSUCC, and get to know one another.

The Tenor/Bass Ensemble will have its second rehearsal on Wednesday evening, August 21, at 7:00pm, and will sing in worship on Sunday, August 25. Please join us!

Tuesday, August 20, at 10:00am, our Men's Fellowship will meet at Brigs at Maynard Crossing, 1225 NW Maynard Road, Cary, for breakfast.

Please consider bringing a donation for the Dorcas Ministries Food Pantry. See you there!

Election Day is more than three months away, but it isn’t too early to be sure you are prepared to vote. You can take care of two essential items now: correct voter registration and valid photo ID.

Are you already registered? Check below to see if your registration is active and accurate.

Voter Search Search for voter details, including jurisdictions, polling place, sample ballot when available, absentee ballot information, and voter history.

The Tenor/Bass Ensemble rehearse on Wednesday, August 21, at 7:00pm, and will sing in worship on Sunday, August 25. This group is open to any low voice singer, regardless of whether you sing in the choir or read music. Please join us!

Our summer garden has flourished with the rains in mid-late July. Growing now are peppers, tomatoes, okra, bush beans, butternut squash, and parsley. We even had one volunteer cantaloupe!

Pollinator plants in front of the fence are attracting bees and butterflies that help in pollinating our garden. We are harvesting frequently and donating our veggies to the Food Pantry.

Good Shepherd is known for valuing music, and our worship on August 11th will focus on the hymns of our faith. Join us as we incorporate your favorite hymns and songs into the service!

Reminder: Today, August 5th at 7:00 PM, the ONE WAKE Mental Health Team will meet with two goals in mind:
1) To take stock of the current state of the HEART Pilot (a program to reduce violent interactions between law enforcement and persons experiencing a mental health crisis) and any additional action needed;
2) To review the results of conversations regarding mental health first aid trainers, and to make a concrete plan to engage an ambitious number of our members in first aid training this fall.

The meeting will be hybrid; the in-person location is still TBD. To receive updates and to get access to the Zoom link for virtual participation, register here.

Mental Health Team Meeting Hybrid Meeting:In-person location TBDPlease register in advance to receive Zoom linkJoin the Mental Health Team to continue our work together this year. Our Team ended an action-packed spring with (partial) success in supporting the Raleigh HEART Pilot, as well as a plan to identify members of our c...

The music ministry is organizing a Tenor/Bass ensemble-- sometimes called Men's Chorale-- to sing in worship on Sunday August 25th.

There will be just two rehearsals-- Wednesdays August 7 and August 21 at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary. This is open to any tenor and bass singers, teens through adults, regardless of whether you regularly participate in Choir or Praise Team.

Would you like to sing but can't make it to both rehearsals? Music and rehearsal tracks are available for at-home practice. Contact Pastor Linda to get access to materials online.

Join the ONE WAKE Mental Health Team to continue our work together this year. Our Team ended an action-packed spring with (partial) success in supporting the Raleigh HEART Pilot, as well as a plan to identify members of our congregations who are interested in becoming mental health first aid trainers.

Now that the spring budget season is behind us, we have the opportunity to meet to:
1) Take stock of the current state of the HEART Pilot and any additional action needed;
2) Review the results of our conversations re: mental health first aid trainers, and make a concrete plan to engage an ambitious number of our members in first aid training this fall.

Visit the link to register! The in-person location is TBD and the meeting will also be on Zoom.

Mental Health Team Meeting Hybrid Meeting:In-person location TBDPlease register in advance to receive Zoom linkJoin the Mental Health Team to continue our work together this year. Our Team ended an action-packed spring with (partial) success in supporting the Raleigh HEART Pilot, as well as a plan to identify members of our c...

Just a reminder that Chair Yoga is on hiatus for the Summer! We will post updates when we plan to resume (usually in September).

We look forward to seeing you then!

The ’s mission calls us to “welcome all, love all, and seek justice for all.” As a denomination committed to such values and justice for all, we must speak boldly in the public square through public policy. Learn more about being Prophetic, not Partisan on Thursday, July 25th at 3:30PM EST.

Register here to join the conversation! https://ucc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_omBq2fj0RIygRoOEuNAi3w #/registration

This is the last week for the Food Pantry Christmas in July!

Each week, they will ask for a different selection of items to be donated. There is a bin for your donations in the breezeway. This week they are collecting shampoo, deodorant, toilet paper, baby wipes, and feminine products.

Building a firewood shed, repairing a home, and building decks and stairs to help keep folks safe and warm in their homes. Plus games, good food, and silliness have made for an awesome week of service!

We're having a great time at the Hinton Rural Life Center on our Mission Trip 2024!