Welcome to the Church of the Good Shepherd
Celebrating 75 Years of Ministry
1947-2022
A Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
3700 Rutherford Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
717-564-0385
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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Weekly Worship Schedule
Saturday
5:00 p.m.
in our Chapel
Sunday
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
in our Nave
(main entrance on
Rutherford Street
or via a ramp
handicap-accessible
from Wilhelm Road)
Wednesday
9:30 a.m.
in our Chapel
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
November 30
Isaiah 54: 1-10,
Matthew 24: 23-35,
Psalm 124
December 1
Isaiah 4: 2-6; Acts 1: 12-17, 21-26;
Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19
December 2
Isaiah 30: 19-26; Acts 13: 16-25;
Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19
December 3
Isaiah 40: 1-11; John 1: 19-28; Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19
December 4
Isaiah 11: 1-10;
Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19;
Romans 15: 4-13;
Matthew 3: 1-12
December 5
Isaiah 24: 1-16a,
1Thessalonians 4: 1-12, Psalm 21
December 6
Isaiah 41: 14-20,
Romans 15: 14-21, Psalm 21
December 7
Genesis 15: 1-18,
Matthew 12: 33-35, Psalm 21
December 8
Ruth 1: 6-18, 2 Peter 3: 1-10, Psalm 146: 5-10
December 9
Ruth 4: 13-17, 2 Peter 3: 11-18, Psalm 146: 5-10
December 10
1 Samuel 2: 1-8, Luke 3: 1-18, Psalm 146: 5-10
December 11
Isaiah 35: 1-10, Psalm 146: 5-10, James 5: 7-10, Matthew 11: 2-11
December 12
Isaiah 29: 17-24,
Acts 5: 12-16, Psalm 42
December 13
Ezekiel 47: 1-12, Jude 17-25, Psalm 42
December 14
Zechariah 8: 1-17;
Matthew 8: 14-17, 28-34;
Psalm 42
December 15
2 Samuel 7: 1-17;
Galatians 3: 23-29;
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
December 16
2 Samuel 7: 18-22; Galatians 4: 1-7;
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
December 17
2 Samuel 7: 23-29;
John 3: 31-36;
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
December 18
Isaiah 7: 10-16;
Psalm 80 1-7, 7-19;
Romans 1: 1-7;
Matthew 1: 18-25
December 19
Genesis 17: 15-22,
Galatians 4: 8-20,
Samuel 2: 1-10
December 20
Genesis 21: 1-21,
Galatians 4: 21—5: 1,
1 Samuel 2: 1-10
December 21
Genesis 37: 2-11,
Matthew 1: 1-17,
1 Samuel 2: 1-10
December 22
Isaiah 33: 17-22;
Revelation 22: 6-7, 18-20;
Luke 1: 46b-55
December 23
2 Samuel 7: 18, 23-29;
Galatians 3: 6-14;
Luke 1: 46b-55
December 24
Isaiah 9: 2-7, Psalm 96,
Titus 2: 11-14, Luke 2: 1-14
December 25
Isaiah 62: 6-12, Psalm 97,
Titus 3: 4-7, Luke 2: (1-7) 8-20
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. Your decision to become a member will take one of the following forums: 1. A request for a letter of transfer will be made to your parish, where you are an active member. 2. You may join for Reaffirmation of Faith. 3. You may be baptized. An adult baptism implies a time of inquiry with catechism as appropriate for your situation.
Friday
December 2
11:00 a.m. Ready for School, Ready to Succeed
Saints Peter and Paul
Saturday
December 3
5:00 p.m. Word and Sacrament
Chapel
Sunday
December 4
2 Advent
Food Pantry Sunday
8:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave and
9:45 a.m. Adult Faith Formation
Library
11:00 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave
Monday
December 5
6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Pack 42
All Saints Hall
Tuesday
December 6
9:30 a.m. Workshop
All Saints Hall
Wednesday
December 7
9:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Chapel
6:00 p.m. Souper Supper
All Saints Hall
7:00 p.m. Advent Vespers Service
Nave and
7:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Music Room
Friday
December 9
11:00 a.m. Ready for School, Ready to Succeed
Saints Peter and Paul
Saturday
December 10
5:00 p.m. Word and Sacrament
Chapel
Sunday
December 11
3 Advent
8:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave and
9:45 a.m. Adult Faith Formation
Library
11:00 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave
Weekly Calendar
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 1p.m
Office phone: 717-564-0385
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Interior of our St. Mary's Chapel (above),
exterior of Chapel (below).
Saturday evening services
are held at 5:00 p.m.
in the Chapel.
Sunday morning worship
is held at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
in the Nave
(entrance off Rutherford Street or Wilhelm Road)
Weekly services with communion are
held Wednesday mornings at 9:30 a.m
in the Chapel.
We welcome you to join us!
Photos by Zach Gleiter
We welcome you to
worship with us
as we walk together in faith.
December 2022
Newsletter
2 Advent
December 4, 2022
Photo above by Zach Gleiter
1 Advent Vespers
November 30, 2022
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