To better accommodate morning church errands, the church office hours have changed to ensure that staff are present when you call or drop by. 

Tthe church office hours are now 10:00 am-5:30 pm Mondays through Thursdays, and 10:00 am-4:30 pm on Fridays. We hope this change better meets the parish’s needs.

2020 Offering Envelopes are available for those who requested them in Talbird Hall. Please take the box with your name on them, as each box is already assigned. If you do not see a box with your name and you requested offering envelopes (or wish to receive a box), please contact Nicole in the church office at nicole@gslookout.com or (423) 821-1583.

All are welcome and invited to the Blessing of the Ale, February 6, 5:30-7:00 pm! This fellowship gathering is in benefit of Metropolitan Ministries. Join Bishop Brian Cole and your Good Shepherd family for the blessing of a special microbrewed beer brewed by Fr. Robert Childers & Clay Gentry at Big River Grille & Brewing Works in Downtown Chattanooga, 222 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402.  The blessing will be followed by fellowship time and conviviality. We hope to see you there!

Shepherd’s Night Out continues Wednesday, February 5 with dinner at 6:00 pm and returning Wednesday evening programming afterwards: youth group, adult choir, Education for Ministry, and BYOBB - Bring your own Bible & beverage! 

The cost for dinner is $10 ages 13-up; $5 ages 3-12; $30 family maximum. No reservations are required! If you have any qyestions or would like to inquire about our season pass, call Nicole in the church office at 423-821-1583, or email her at nicole@gslookout.com.
 

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Trinity for Kids continues Wednesday, February 5 for all children 5 years old to 5th grade! All activities take place on the second floor of the Christian Formation Building.  Royal Society of Church Music in America (RSCMA) Training at 4:00 pm; if interested, contact John Wigal at jwigal@gslookout.com; art, Godly Play, choir, and movement at 4:30 pm.

Just in time to prepare ourselves for the holy season of Lent, we will be visited by The Reverend Canon Dr. Sarah Hills, Vicar of Holy Island, Lindisfarne, Northumberland (England). She will offer a spiritual retreat based on the Eucharist as Reconciliation. 
 
Friday, February 21: Evening Retreat/presentation (exact times TBD) “Eucharist as Reconciliation” followed by wine and hors d’oeuvres
Saturday, February 22, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm: continuation of “Eucharist as Reconciliation” concluding with a Eucharist in the church
Sunday, February 23: The Rev. Canon Dr. Hills will present during the formation hour and will preach at the 8:00 and 10:30 am services.
 
Presentations are free, but there will be a charge for lunch on Saturday, and reservations will be required.  The retreat will be limited to 75 people across the Diocese of East Tennessee. Registration will be open to Good Shepherd parishioners first before we open it to the rest of the diocese.
 
Canon Hills has lived in South Africa and Northern Ireland during times of deep division within those countries. She has been involved with Church of England reconciliation projects in South Africa, Northern Ireland, Iraq, East Africa, Germany, and elsewhere, and continues to be today — for example, in South Florida and Cuba two years ago. She is connected with reconciliation ministries across the world, and is close to both Archbishop Tutu and the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom both held her previous position as Canon for Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral.
 
Our theme this Lent at Good Shepherd is Well-Fed: Holy Food for a Reconciled Life. Canon Hills' weekend with us should be a great introduction to immersing ourselves in the topic.

Did you know we need 46 writers for the Lent Devotion book?!  6 full weeks of Lent plus the days between Ash Wednesday and Lent 1.  Whether you’ve contributed before or it’s brand new to you, we WANT you! This isn’t an academic exercise; it’s a sharing from the heart - another way to be the church and celebrate the possible with God.  You’ll receive one of 7 Gospel scriptures (Ash Wednesday and the 6 Sundays of Lent), an image interpreting that gospel (such as the ones sampled above), and a theme of the week.  LOTS of food for thought.

Interested? Please contact Kathleen Crevasse (kathleen@gslookout.com) if you’re willing to contribute. You’ll have two weeks to get your assignment in.

 

• Long Shorts* or Pants
• Sleeping Bag and Pillow
• Toiletries
• Snack to share
• Water Bottle 
• Complete the waiver included in the registration link below, digital or printed!

St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Hixson is holding a Safeguarding God's Children Training on Sunday February 16 at 1:30pm led by Diocesan Youth Coordinator Jody Davis in the parish hall. Local parish members needing to complete this training are invited to attend. To register, click here. Registration deadline is February 10.
 
 Email stalbans.hixson@gmail.com with any questions!

Beginning in January, Olivet Baptist Church, St. Paul AME Church and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church are offering to the public a Bible study that will span over the course of five months.

Topics include:

This Bible study will meet one Tuesday each month from 5:30 - 7:00 pm and is open to the public. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to partner with these Chattanooga area churches as we continue building relationships, learning, and worshipping together.

For more information, contact St. Paul's Episcopal Church at (423) 266-8195 or click here for the event post on Facebook.

The Sisters of St. Mary invite college students and recent college graduates who want to further their spiritual and personal growth by living alongside the Community in our Organic Prayer Program Internship.

The interns engage in a life structured by Benedictine values which includes time for prayer, work, study, rest and exercise; and is rooted in an intentional community that seeks to live in harmony with the natural world and the greater Sewanee community.

They live out S.O.I.L. (Sacramental, Organic, Intentional Living), sharing the rhythm and routine of daily prayer, working in the convent and the garden, and representing the Community in the surrounding community as well as the world at large.

Summer Internship runs May 25 - August 7, 2020
Long-term Internship runs August 17, 2020 - May 14, 2021

Interested? Get in touch at sisterhoodofstmary@gmail.com
For more information and to apply, click here.