Esperanza Academy Head of School joins us
Jadi Taveras, Head of Esperanza Academy, joins us for worship.
Jadi Taveras, Head of Esperanza Academy, joined us for worship on February 6th. For 14 years Good Shepherd has supported this tuition-free school for middle school girls in Lawrence.
Hear Jadi address our community:
Creation Care - Electric Vehicles 101
Electric Vehicles 101
Wednesday January 26, 2022
7:00 pm-8:30 pm
It is that time to make new resolutions! Have you resolved to make your next car an electric vehicle? Start your research and planning with this wonderful overview presented by Drive Green. The Drive Green Team will cover updates on the increasing options in electric vehicles, the environmental benefits, consumer tips, basic information about batteries and charging, and the latest on state and federal incentives. This is a VIRTUAL EVENT. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking on the zoom address below. (It is not necessary to select the RSVP button to the side.)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudu6rrzIjHNcqKoH6OX22sERdwzM9lyps
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Thank you to our speakers from Drive Green, a program of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, committed to consumer information about green energy, including home heating and cooling, solar, efficiency, and transportation. This event is sponsored by EnergizeActon, a community website to take action on the climate emergency, created by the Acton Climate Coalition and the Town of Acton.
Printable information here.
The pupusa truck is coming January 29th!
Experience the favorite Salvadoran food!
Support the El Salvador Scholarship Fund and bring your family the experience of delicious Salvadoran pupusas!!
Place your order by Monday, January 24. Come to pick up your order at the entrance of the church Saturday, January 29 between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. Pupusas are coming from Fuente de Vida, an authentic Salvadoran restaurant in Worcester.
Pupusa varieties include cheese, cheese and beans, cheese and chicken, cheese and jalapeño, cheese and pork, cheese and loroco (similar to summer squash). A typical adult serving is two or three pupusas (though people have been known to happily eat more!). Dinner comes with red sauce, slaw, and fried plantains.
Send your order— how many of each variety you want — to Kevin Gross by Monday Jan. 24.. Any questions? Call Kathleen Zawicki. See the recent eblast for contact information.
No set cost but free will offerings for the El Salvador Scholarship Fund to support our 8 students are gratefully accepted! (Please write ‘El Salvador’ in the memo on your check.)
The work of an immigration resettlement agency
On December 12th Christine Hellman from the International Institute of New England described to us the important work of resettling the many families that have fled to the United States from Afghanistan in the last few months. If you missed her talk, you can find it here.
Learn about the ways Good Shepherd is Supporting Afghan Refugees.
Adult Christian Formation Book Group Begins on January 16
Coming in January!
Love is the Way Book Group
Are you a fan of Bishop Michael Curry (the Presiding Bishop of the Eiscopal Church)? Join our Rector in a conversation about his latest book, Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times. We will meet in person (in the Library) and via Zoom at 11:30am beginning Sunday January 16. We plan to discuss three chapters per week. For January 16, please read the introduction through Chapter 3.
Love is the Way is available online and by order from the Silver Unicorn and other bookshops. Add it to your Christmas list!
Please contact Rev. Ellie if you have any questions.
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Supporting Afghan evacuees
Three ways you can support the resettlement of Afghan evacuees
During the month of December there are several ways that you can provide support to Afghan evacuees settling in the Lowell area:
Contribute gift cards for stores easily accessed in the Lowell area (Target, Market Basket, Walgreens) or to online vendors. Send your gift card to the office with a note earmarking it for Afghan refugees or bring it to church and put it in the designated basket.
Join a cooking team. We are hoping to prepare a meal for a group of families temporarily housed in hotels on a Saturday or Sunday in December. You can join a team at the church or add to the meal from your own kitchen. If you like to grocery shop or cook or have experience in the church kitchen contact Barb Magee.
Contribute a winter coat or outer wear in excellent condition for an adult or child. These families are arriving with very little. There is a big box in the narthex. We will bring them to Lowell each week.
The November 2021 Issue of the Shepherd's Staff
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