One Sun, One Earth, One People: Sacred Celebration
Join members of Good Shepherd in Boston this Earth Day
Members of Good Shepherd will be joining Boston Interfaith Climate Allies on April 19 at 1:30 at the Embrace Memorial on Boston Common. The group will process to the Cathedral Church of St. Paul for this celebration with honored guest speaker, climate activist, author, and Sunday School teacher Bill McKibben. Please join us! Learn more and register online.
Flyer for the One Sun, One Earth, One People event.
Announcing Creation Justice
Creation Care Ministry is transitioning to Creation Justice Ministry. What exactly does that mean?
Earth Day is April 22, and many are calling April Earth Month. One of the ways we are celebrating Earth Month is the announcement that Creation Care Ministry is transitioning to Creation Justice Ministry. What exactly does this mean?
Our Creation Care Ministry has focused mainly on stewardship of God’s earth both in our church building and our homes grounded in four areas we are already familiar with: pray, learn, act, and advocate …Our Creation Justice Ministry will continue this work with a broader emphasis on advocacy for fairness and equity for vulnerable populations, both human and other species: animals, plants, insects all bearing the heaviest burden of environmental pollution or degradation. There’s a lot of NOT FAIR around climate change.
We will be offering a menu of advocacy opportunities for climate justice such as post-carding for the environment, writing or calling our legislators, and joining with other groups standing out for the environment wearing our t-shirts “This is what faith looks like.”
We will be working hand in hand with Mission Outreach around environmental injustice. Two examples are Rise for Hunger and Esperanza Academy.
The food we pack in a few weeks for Rise for Hunger frequently goes to locations where environmental hazards like drought, floods and fires cause food shortages, starvation and migration.
The second example, currently under discussion, is participating with the Esperanza Academy community in a tree planting project for the new Esperanza school and campus that will open next year in the heart of downtown Lawrence. The tuition-free school will serve girls from K through 8th grade. Why trees? Trees are partners in the work of creation justice. Among many things, they cool cities, support psychological wellbeing, create diverse habitats for species, all while pulling carbon dioxide from the atmosphere mitigating some of the effects of climate change. Interestingly, trees appear more often in Scripture than any member of creation except humans.
Join us at coffee hour to see our resources and learn more about what we can do to promote creation justice.
To end with a quote from Bishop Julia,
“Let us continue to engage this moment with deep mutual care as we courageously carry God’s love into a world that hungers for God’s justice.”
The Rev. Ken Schmidt
Gospel and Sermon for Second Sunday of Easter, April 12, 2026
2026-04-12 Gospel & Sermon, Rev. Ken Schmidt, Deacon
Church administrator needed
Looking for someone to help out in the office
The Church of the Good Shepherd in Acton is looking for a new church administrator. We need someone who is personable, has good computer and graphics skills, and is flexible and organized. This is a part-time position of 20 hours/week, suitable for parents' hours or for a recent retiree looking for part-time work. Pay will be low to mid $20's. If you are interested, please send your resume to admin@goodshepherdacton.org.
Do Good: Feed the World!
Join us on May 3rd to make 10,000 meals!
Are you yearning to do something constructive to help the world? Are you seeking a way to include your family in a worthwhile community endeavor? JOIN US at our Rise Against Hunger event. On Sunday, May 3rd at 11:45 we will package 10,000 meals together in a rowdy two hours. They will be sent to a food insecure region of the world. In the past years our meals have gone to the Philippines, Malawi and the Republic of Congo.
To be successful we need 65 volunteers and $4100. The donations raised will pay largely for transport. Sign up HERE to volunteer for set up 8:30-10:00, packaging 11:45-2:00, and/or clean-up 2:00-3:00. We will provide a quick lunch after the 10:00 service. Bring your friends and family. Make donations on the church “GIVE NOW” page. (Follow directions to “Give to Rise Against Hunger”) or write a check to the church with RAH in the memo line.
Wondering what to expect? Watch this video of our 2024 event.
The Rev. Eleanor Applewhite Terry
Easter Sunday
2026-04-05 Gospel & Sermon, Rev Ellie Terry, Rector
Voices from El Ocotillo
The scholarship students speak.
About 70 people gathered on Saturday for a fun evening of fellowship, music, and Salvadoran food to celebrate our 25th anniversary of relationship with El Ocotillo and to raise funds for the scholarship program. We heard from Jessie Panek about the history of our relationship and how we came to support education in the village; and from Barb Magee about the current state of the government. The highlights of the evening were videos from each of the students and a heartfelt message from Lilian del Carmen, one of our first scholarship students.
