Welcome to the Church of the Good Shepherd
A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
A Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
3700 Rutherford Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
717-564-0385
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Live Streaming
Good Shepherd's Services:
Click HERE
to access the
Good Shepherd Paxtang
YouTube Channel.
Refer to the
Weekly Calendar
to see which services
will be live streamed.
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Worship Schedule
Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
in our Chapel
(main entrance on Wilhelm Road or enter via an accessible entrance from our parking lot)​
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​Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
in our Chapel
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Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
in our Nave
and 10:00 a.m.
in our Chapel ​
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Communion is offered
at every service
DEAF INTERPRETATION
is available with at least
one week advance notice
to the church office.
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Daily Readings​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​August 6
Ecclesiastes 12: 1-8, 13-14
Luke 12: 22-31
Psalm 127
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August 7
Job 21: 1-16
Romans 9: 1-9
Psalm 33: 12-22
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August 8
Ecclesiastes 6: 1-6
Acts 7: 1-8
Psalm 33: 12-22
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August 9
Genesis 11: 27-32
Matthew 6: 19-24
Psalm 33: 12-22
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​August 10
Genesis 15: 1-6
Psalm 33: 12-22
Hebrews 11: 1-3, 8-16
Luke 12: 32-40
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August 11
2 Chronicles 33: 1-17
Hebrews 11: 1-7
Psalm 89: 1-18
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August 12
2 Chronicles 34: 22-33
Hebrews 11: 17-28 Psalm 89: 1-18
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August 13
Jeremiah 33: 14-26
Luke 12: 41-48
Psalm 89: 1-18
August 14
Joshua 7: 1, 10-26
Hebrews 10: 26-31
Psalm 82
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August 15
1 Samuel 5: 1-12
Hebrews 10: 32-39
Psalm 82
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August 16
1 Samuel 6: 1-16
Matthew 24: 15-27
Psalm 82
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​August 17
Jeremiah 23: 23-29
Psalm 82
Hebrews 11: 29—12:2
Luke 12: 49-56
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​August 18
Jeremiah 23: 30-40
1 John 4: 1-6
Psalm 32
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August 19
Jeremiah 25: 15-29
Acts 7: 44-53
Psalm 32
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August 20
Jeremiah 25: 30-38
Luke 19: 45-48
Psalm 32
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August 21
Numbers 15: 32-41
Hebrews 12: 3-17
Psalm 103: 1-8
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August 22
2 Chronicles 8: 12-15
Acts 17: 1-9
Psalm 103: 1-8
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August 23
Nehemiah 13: 15-2
Luke 6: 1-5
Psalm 103: 1-8
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August 24
Isaiah 58: 9b-14
Psalm 103: 1-8
Hebrews 12: 18-29,
Luke 13: 10-17
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August 25
Ezekiel 20: 1-17
Hebrews 3: 7—4:11
Psalm 109: 21-31
We Welcome You!
Our ushers want you to feel comfortable and will welcome you with a bulletin for ease of following our liturgies. Please feel free to sign our guestbook in the Narthex of the Nave or the Chapel.
​Our bulletins are intended to assist those who are unfamiliar with our liturgy. You will find "step-by-step" directions for congregational actions and responses.
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Our gestures are few. We stand to sing together and usually to pray. Occasionally, we kneel to pray. We sit to listen and for contemplation.
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You are welcome to make the sign of the cross if that is meaningful to you and touch the waters in the font as you pass to remember your baptism.
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We welcome to the Lord's Table all those who have been baptized to share faithfully in the Holy Eucharist. In this sacrament, by the power of God's Word and Holy Spirit, we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, along with the bread and wine for our forgiveness and salvation, as we celebrate our unity with Christ and all the saints. Communion is received by coming forward by the center aisle, as the ushers direct you.
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When you find you are comfortable and would like to consider becoming a member of Christ's Body at Good Shepherd, you may make that inquiry of Pastor Baker or a lay person. Once you've decided to become a member, one of the following steps will be followed, depending upon your individual situation:
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1. A request for a letter of transfer will be made to your parish, where you are an active member.
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2. You may join for Reaffirmation of Faith.
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3. You may be baptized.
An adult baptism implies a time of inquiry with catechism as appropriate for your situation.
​​​​Wednesday
August 6​
9:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
St. Mary's Chapel​
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7:00 p.m. Keystone Concert Band​​​​
All Saints Hall
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Saturday
August 9​
​5:00 p.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
Sunday
August 10
Lectionary 18
8:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave and
YouTube Channel​​
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9:30 a.m. Summer Fellowship
Chapel Entrance (Wilhelm Road)
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10:00 a.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
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1:30 p.m. Community Interfaith Picnic
40 and 8 Club Pavilion
5831 Chambers Hill Road, Harrisburg
Monday
August 11
6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Pack 42
All Saints Hall
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6:30 p.m. Congregation Council
Gathering Room
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​Tuesday
August 12
9:30 a.m. Workshop
St. Lydia/All Saints Hall
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7:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
Martin Luther
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​​​​Wednesday
August 13​
9:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
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7:00 p.m. Keystone Concert Band​​​​
All Saints Hall
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​​​​​​​​Saturday
August 16
5:00 p.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
Sunday
August 17
Lectionary 20
September Call Deadline
8:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave and
YouTube Channel​​
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9:30 a.m. Summer Fellowship
Chapel Entrance (Wilhelm Road)
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10:00 a.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
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Weekly Calendar
QUICK LINKS:
Interior of our St. Mary's Chapel (above),
exterior of Chapel (below).
Sunday morning worship services are held at
8:30 a.m. in the Nave.
and 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel.
Weekly services with Communion are held Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m.
in the Chapel.
(entrance off Rutherford Street or Wilhelm Road)
Saturday evening services
are held at 5:00 p.m.
in the Chapel.
We welcome you to join us!
We welcome you to worship with us
as we walk together in faith.​
August 2025
Newsletter
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Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 1p.m
Office phone: 717-564-0385
Good Shepherd Paxtang
Facebook page
Photos by Zach Gleiter
TO OUR MEMBERS: please do not respond to any texts or emails from church staff unless you verify the sender's phone number or the email address. Please note: church staff will NEVER ask you to buy gift cards, click on links, or ask you to send emergency money.
BULLETIN--August 10
Lectionary 19
Photo by Zach Gleiter