4/16  Easter Vigil               7:30 PM

The Paschal Candle will be lit and the first celebration of Easter will be celebrated in the church.

4/17  Easter Day    8:00  & 10:15 AM

The choir will sing at both services, and the EYC will host an Easter egg hunt for the children after the 10:15 service. The Daughters of the King will host a reception in the courtyard of the memorial garden.

The Lake Wales Ministerial Association will host “Stations of the Cross” along the shores of Lake Wailes at noon. Our parish Good Friday service will be offered at 5:30 PM in the church.

A simple agape meal of bread, wine and homemade lentil soup will be served in the parish hall after the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in the church. The evening will conclude with the stripping of the altar.

Palm Sunday services will be at 8 AM and 10:15 AM. The Passion Narrative will be read at both services.

Following tradition, the 10:15 service will begin outside with the blessing of the palms and scripture reading. Our handbell choir will help to usher us in for the remainder of the service. Hope to see you there! 💚

We will be celebrating our youth’s gifts with our first ever Good Shepherd, You’ve Got Talent Show, which will be held on our last Wednesday of Youth Programs, Wednesday, April 6th. We would love for all parishioners to participate and show off their many talents.

The Daughters of the King will host a Quiet Day on Saturday, March 5th from 9 AM - 2 PM. Registration begins at 8:30 AM with a light continental breakfast. Instruction time, led by the Rev. Joanie Brawley, will be followed by quiet reflection time and journaling. Before the event, slowly and deliberately pray the “General Thanksgiving” on page 101 of your Book of Common Prayer (or, look up Morning Prayer II on bcponline.org) morning and evening daily.

Your $8 donation covers breakfast and lunch.

Please RSVP to Nancy Gossard at 863-521-8344 by Wednesday, March 2nd. Everyone is welcome.

We will offer three Ash Wednesday Services at 9 AM, 12:00 PM, and 5:30 PM. The services are identical to each other. The 5:30 service will be live-streamed to our Facebook page.

At 7 PM, please join our own Father Tim Nunez, who is participating in this event, for Warner University’s “Resurrection Celebration.” Details of this event: Warner University and the greater Polk County business community are excited to announce the inaugural “Resurrection Celebration” to be held at Warner University’s campus on Sunday, April 4th, 2021 beginning at 7:00pm. Sheriff Grady Judd is the keynote speaker to be followed by a large fireworks presentation synchronized to resurrection music.

The first 50 attendees will receive a fun Easter bag of goodies! We are inviting the public to this event free of charge and ask that they remain in their vehicles to watch the presentation. Attendees will tune to 98.1 FM to listen to speakers and music during the presentation. The event will be covered live on Warner’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. We will have a text system with staff standing by to connect with those who might have a desire to commit their lives to Jesus Christ.

Our traditional Easter services will be held at 8 AM and 10:15 AM. We will have a limited choir to lead our music at this joyous service. Current social distancing rules will remain in effect, however, large family groups who require more than one pew are welcome to remove the ropes on pews so that families can sit together. Ushers will help smaller groups to find seats as needed. We will not be taking reservations. Following tradition, you are welcome to bring flowers from your garden to “flower the cross.” A bucket of flowers will be available for participation by non-gardeners!

The 10:15 service will be live-streamed to our Facebook page.

At 11:30 AM, we will have our Easter egg hunt for children ages 5th grade and younger. They will be divided into three age groups. Children who attended the Easter Vigil are welcome to come and participate. We have a bag of Easter treats for each child.

Also at 11:30 AM, the Daughters of the King will host a simple reception with individually wrapped treats in the memorial garden.

The first service of Easter, the Easter Vigil, will begin at 7:30 PM in the church. Several of our young children will receive their First Communion at this service. Everyone is welcome to join in this very special evening. This year especially, attendance at this service is encouraged to open up more space at the Easter services Sunday morning. It will be live-streamed to our Facebook page.

Good Shepherd’s Good Friday service will be held at 5:30 PM.

Good Friday – Stations of the Cross at Lake Wailes at noon.

Maundy Thursday service at 5:30 PM. The service will begin in the church, and, at the appropriate time, will move into the parish hall for our traditional agape meal of lentil soup, bread, cheese, and fruit. We will then return to the church for the remainder of the service, which includes stripping of the altar.

Palm Sunday – services at 8 AM and 10:15 AM

The Passion Narrative will be read at both services. Following tradition, the 10:15 service will begin outside with the blessing of the palms and scripture reading. Our handbell choir will help to usher us in for the remainder of the service.