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May Search Committee Update
Your Rector Search Committee continues to meet weekly as we prayerfully seek a person to lead our parish. Since our last update last month, (read more)  Click here to view the informational brochure about Good Shepherd we are using in our search. Search committee response forms are here.
Thank you – the Search Committee

Here people of all ages can find many opportunities for growth in spirit, heart, mind, and body through worship, learning, and service, all in the context of a caring community.

Community: We are welcoming, loving, and accepting of all into our community of faith and fellowship. 
Tradition: We respect our Episcopal heritage of scripture, reason, worship, music, and prayer. 
Spirituality: We joyfully acknowledge and respond to God’s transformative presence, grace, and beauty in our lives.
Education: We seek to grow spiritually by studying, praying, and serving Christ in all persons.

Summer Fan Drive   Good Shepherd will be participating in Family Eldercare's annual summer fan drive again this year.  Please drop off new or gently-used fans at the church office.  We will get them to Family Eldercare where they will be distributed this summer to the elderly who do not have air conditioning.  Questions?  Call the church office at 476 3523.

Shepherd Camp: Power Lab-Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power! 
June 23-27, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, for potty trained threes - fifth grade.
Free nursery care provided for children of teachers or helpers.
The suggested fee is $30 and, if you’d like to sponsor a child who may not have the funding please consider adding a donation.  
Registration and Medical forms are available at the links shown. Simply print out both forms and return them to the church office with payment.  Forms are also available in the church office.  Teachers, Youth Counselors, and “now and again” helpers are needed in all areas.  We look forward to seeing your Shepherd Camper as we learn more about Jesus and His Miraculous Power! For further information, contact
Jeane Burks
Director of Children’s Ministries and Children’s Choirs 
Jburks@gsaustin.org   
476 3523, ext 757

 
New Senior Scholarship Offered
The men participating in the Good Shepherd Men’s Fishing Trip last month have generously pledged money towards establishing a scholarship fund for graduating high school seniors of the Good Shepherd parish. They have asked the Youth Committee of the parish to establish and award these scholarships. To that end, we plan to award two $1000 scholarships to graduating seniors who have been active in the parish and youth activities, and who exemplify a model of community service.
Information and applications are available here or in the church office. Note that the deadline for applications to be received is 4:30pm, Friday, May 23, 2008.

Music Department Special Request
Can you help? Due to an urgent need for a new portable electronic keyboard, the church has purchased one just in time for the May 3 Children’s Musical. The portability of the new keyboard will make it available for use throughout the Good Shepherd campus.Donations from the parish to cover the cost of the keyboard would be greatly appreciated! Make your check payable to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church with the notation: ‘Music-Keyboard’. Contact Eric Mellenbruch for details.