All 2022 Graduates: If you, or your child, are graduating from Middle School, Sr. High School, College or Graduate School, please inform the Church Office by phone, 626-447-2181, or email: ldoran@cgsum.org, to be included in the annual list of graduates. Please include the…
All 2022 Graduates:
If you, or your child, are graduating from Middle School, Sr. High School, College or Graduate School, please inform the Church Office by phone, 626-447-2181, or email: ldoran@cgsum.org, to be included in the annual list of graduates.
Please include the name of the graduate, who they are related to (parents, grandparents, spouse – not the whole extended family, please) and the school they are graduating from.
If graduating from college or graduate school, include the type of degree earned and the field of study. The deadline to submit names is Friday, June 17.
Attention all high school seniors: We would like to celebrate your accomplishments! Please let me know the high school you are graduating from, your future plans, any accomplishments and honors you would like to share, and your favorite memory of being a part of CGS. Please email…
Attention all high school seniors: We would like to celebrate your accomplishments! Please let me know the high school you are graduating from, your future plans, any accomplishments and honors you would like to share, and your favorite memory of being a part of CGS.
Please email the information and a picture of yourself to fnjshen@sbcglobal.net by Sunday, May 29th to be included in our announcement. Congratulations!
- Franklyn Shen
A new Grief Group will be forming beginning on Monday, May 9, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Adult Education Center (AEC). The class will meet for 10 weeks. Linda Brown will once again lead the class.
A new Grief Group will be forming beginning on Monday, May 9, 6:30-7:30 pm in the Adult Education Center (AEC). The class will meet for 10 weeks. Linda Brown will once again lead the class.
Be sure to stop by the Refreshment Table in Jordan Hall each Sunday after worship. Coffee, Tea, Lemonade and prepackaged refreshments will be available for you to enjoy in the courtyard or hall as we fellowship together after worship.
Be sure to stop by the Refreshment Table in Jordan Hall each Sunday after worship.
Coffee, Tea, Lemonade and prepackaged refreshments will be available for you to enjoy in the courtyard or hall as we fellowship together after worship.
Now that we are able to worship once again in person, we ask our members and visitors to follow these Worship Guidelines: Masks are no longer required but are still recommended for those who are not vaccinated or those who have health issues that can be affected by the virus. 2. Worship ch…
Now that we are able to worship once again in person, we ask our members and visitors to follow these Worship Guidelines:
- Masks are no longer required but are still recommended for those who are not vaccinated or those
who have health issues that can be affected by the virus.
2. Worship check-in still continues near the courtyard sanctuary entrance.
3. Seating is still 3 feet apart (families and close individuals may sit together).
4. Offering Box will remain in the narthex for safe collection.
5. Prepackaged refreshments will be served after worship for fellowship time beginning on
Easter Sunday
The Church of the Good Shepherd has a dedicated group of people who pray for members and their friends when a request comes into the church office. If you have a need for prayer for yourself, family or friends, please call the church office (626) 447-2181 or email Linda in the chu…
The Church of the Good Shepherd has a dedicated group of people who pray for members and their friends when a request comes into the church office.
If you have a need for prayer for yourself, family or friends, please call the church office (626) 447-2181 or email Linda in the church office at ldoran@cgsum.org . The request will go out to the prayer chain and will also go into the church newsletter the next week, if requested.
The youth will be selling SSP Stock (Sierra Service Project) after church in the Courtyard to raise money for their service projects this summer in San Diego and at CGS. Due to COVID, our participating youth will have two opportunities for this summer. One is the chance to go to…
The youth will be selling SSP Stock (Sierra Service Project) after church in the Courtyard to raise money for their service projects this summer in San Diego and at CGS.
Due to COVID, our participating youth will have two opportunities for this summer. One is the chance to go to San Diego (Sunday, July 24 – Friday, July 30th), and the other is the opportunity to participate at an SSP program at Church of the Good Shepherd in the evenings that same week.
Those going to San Diego will have the fantastic opportunity to tent camp for the week. The plan is to stay in the campgrounds as a church group and will be work during the week as a church group as well. The group will get the opportunity to meet other church youth during meals, free time, and evening programs.
More details will follow, but for planning purposes, we need to know who would like to go to San Diego, and who would like to participate at Church of the Good Shepherd by this Sunday, March 27, 2022. If you need more time to decide, please let me know.
– Franklyn Shen, Director of Youth Ministries
Who Uses the Church Kitchen? Because of pandemic restrictions the church kitchen and Jordan Hall have had limited use since 2020, but as we come out of the pandemic, the need to return to using both the kitchen and Jordan Hall will grow. Within our congregation the church kit…
Who Uses the Church Kitchen?
Because of pandemic restrictions the church kitchen and Jordan Hall have had limited use since 2020, but as we come out of the pandemic, the need to return to using both the kitchen and Jordan Hall will grow.
Within our congregation the church kitchen and Jordan Hall have been used for Sunday morning coffee fellowship, by United Women in Faith (formerly UMW) for events and fundraisers, by Sarah Circle for meetings, by our fellowship groups, by Vacation Bible School, by UMYF for meetings and Cabaret, for Nursery School programs, by Family Promise, for choir receptions, for funeral, memorial, and bridal receptions, and also by the church staff and nursery school staff.
The church kitchen and Jordan Hall have also been used by civic organizations such as PEO, Boy and Girl Scout Troops, the Arcadia Coordinating Council, the Mid-Valley Arts Association, Newcomers Club, and the Model A Club.
How will the renovation benefit our congregation as well as outside groups?
Renovating the kitchen will encourage these groups and clubs to return and perhaps increase their use of the facilities. The kitchen design will provide greater functionality and enhance prepping and serving capabilities for both small groups and larger receptions and events.
Our Fundraising Goal
This is not like renovating a home kitchen as we need to meet state, county, and local standards. The estimated cost of this project is $300,000. The Board of Trustees has agreed to fund a good part of the cost, but more funds will be needed. Keep in mind the extent of this renovation and increased costs due to supply line difficulties and ever- present inflation.
HOW CAN YOU HELP? Please consider making a donation to the Kitchen Project. You can contribute on-line through by selecting 'Online Giving' on the website home page or by check made payable to Church of the Good Shepherd with “Kitchen Project” in the memo line and mailed to the church office.
For more information, please attend the Kitchen walk through on April 3rd after the 10 a.m. service.
Watch for more information on this project
in future issues of The Word and on the
Church Website
Sandra Jelinek, Joann Steinmeier, and Kathleen Ellison
Kitchen Project Committee
It has become a tradition at our church to have special Chancel Flowers on Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day in honor of all those who have served or are currently serving in our country’s armed forces. We would like to honor your service, or the service of a loved one, by adding your…
It has become a tradition at our church to have special Chancel Flowers on Memorial Day and Veterans’ Day in honor of all those who have served or are currently serving in our country’s armed forces.
We would like to honor your service, or the service of a loved one, by adding your name, rank and the branch in which you served to our list.
We invite you to give a donation to the flower fund to keep this tradition going. Checks should be made payable to “Church of the Good Shepherd” and turned into the office with “Veterans’ Flowers” on the memo line of the check.
Suggested annual donation of $20 covers both holidays. Those making a donation will be shown with an asterisk, but all who have served or are currently serving will be listed.
Foothill Unity Center is still collecting egg cartons and plastic bags. During this PANDEMIC era we have a different location for dropping them off. Whenever you are in the vicinity of the church, they can be placed in the box located near the entrance to the Church office. …
Foothill Unity Center is still collecting egg cartons and plastic bags.
During this PANDEMIC era we have a different location for dropping them off. Whenever you are in the vicinity of the church, they can be placed in the box located near the entrance to the Church office.
Arrangements have been made to transfer the contents
of the box to Fellowship Hall for future delivery to the Center.
On the second Tuesday of each month, we will be walking at the Arboretum for a fun change. We will be meeting at 8:00 a.m. inside by the stairs at the bottom. Everyone is invited to join us! The Arboretum is located at 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, 91007. Cost is $15 for Ad…
On the second Tuesday of each month, we will be walking at the Arboretum for a fun change. We will be meeting at 8:00 a.m. inside by the stairs at the bottom. Everyone is invited to join us!
The Arboretum is located at 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, 91007.
Cost is $15 for Adults, Seniors (62+) $11, annual pass is $65.
Other Tuesdays we continue to meet at the church.
The Women’s Book Group, which meets at noon on Wednesdays, will finish our current book on 4/6 — discussing the last two chapters with Pastor Eva. The following week, April 13, will meet in person inside Jordan Hall for a “brown bag lunch.” Some of you have asked about our n…
The Women’s Book Group, which meets at noon on Wednesdays, will finish our current book on 4/6 — discussing the last two chapters with Pastor Eva.
The following week, April 13, will meet in person inside Jordan Hall for a “brown bag lunch.”
Some of you have asked about our next book: It will be West With Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge. It sounds like a crowd pleaser!
For further information contact Leslie Kenan at leskenan@gmail.com .
Sign up for altar flowers by calling the church office, 626-447-2181, to give flowers “in honor of” or “in memory of” loved ones (or in celebration of an anniversary, birthday, special event or accomplishment). The cost of the flowers is $50 (payable to “Church of the Good Shepherd”…
Sign up for altar flowers by calling the church office, 626-447-2181, to give flowers “in honor of” or “in memory of” loved ones (or in celebration of an anniversary, birthday, special event or accomplishment).
The cost of the flowers is $50 (payable to “Church of the Good Shepherd”). Please mail the check to the church and write “Altar Flowers” on the memo line. Or you may pay for flowers online through the church website.
The church office will place your order with ZuZu’s Petals of Arcadia and have your personalized message announced in church by Pastor Eva on the appropriate Sunday as well as in the Sunday bulletin and the following week’s newsletter.
Following the 10:00 a.m. Worship Service that Sunday, you may take your flowers home with you or let us know and we will have them in the church office on Monday morning after 9:00 a.m.
The cost of the flowers is $50 (payable to “Church of the Good Shepherd”). Please mail a check to the church and write “Altar Flowers” on the memo line. Or you may pay for flowers online through the church website.
Thank you for helping to beautify our worship services.
Sunday School for preschoolers and elementary grade kids will meet in Jordan Hall following the Children’s Time in the Sanctuary. Also, Nursery care has returned on Sundays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. All are welcome – please join us!
Sunday School for preschoolers and elementary grade kids will meet in Jordan Hall following the Children's Time in the Sanctuary. Also, Nursery care has returned on Sundays from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
All are welcome - please join us!
For the past 30 years, CGS youth have been participating in the Sierra Service Project (SSP). In summer of 2022, we are planning to provide in-person service in the San Diego, California area. We will be focusing on Imperial Beach and the border region between Tijuana and San Diego…
For the past 30 years, CGS youth have been participating in the Sierra Service Project (SSP).
In summer of 2022, we are planning to provide in-person service in the San Diego, California area. We will be focusing on Imperial Beach and the border region between Tijuana and San Diego. Our plan will be to do outside home restoration and general home repairs.
The Youth will be selling SSP Stock after church in the courtyard, where you can purchase a share and "invest" in our youth.
Come to the table on the following Sundays after church for more information:
Jan. 30, 2022
Feb. 27, 2022
March 27, 2022
April 24, 2022
May 15, 2022
Our United Methodist Women’s Crafts Group meet Wednesdays at 1:15-3:00 p.m., in the Church Library. All women are invited and all types of crafts are welcome with the proceeds from items made then sold at UMW Boutiques going toward mission projects. Bring your own projects to…
Our United Methodist Women’s Crafts Group meet Wednesdays at 1:15-3:00 p.m., in the Church Library.
All women are invited and all types of crafts are welcome with the proceeds from items made then sold at UMW Boutiques going toward mission projects.
Bring your own projects to work on or come on Wednesday night and see if there is something you’d like to help create. Sometimes there are group projects to work on, but most of the time everyone works on their own favorite craft.
We also encourage crafters to participate in the boutique sales with crafts they have made at home during the year.