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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Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Advent Vespers in the Nave
December 10 and 17
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​Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
in our Chapel
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Sunday at
8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
in our Nave
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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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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December 4
Isaiah 4: 2-6
Acts 1: 12-17; 21-26
Psalm 72: 1-7; 18-19
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December 5
Isaiah 30: 19-26
Acts 13: 26-25
Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19
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December 6
Isaiah 40: 1-11
John 1: 19-28
Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19
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December 7
Isaiah 11: 1-10
Psalm 72: 1-7, 18-19
Romans 15: 4-13
Matthew 3: 1-12
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​December 8
Isaiah 24: 1-16a
1 Thessalonians 4: 1-12
Psalm 21
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December 9
Isaiah 41: 14-20
Romans 15: 14-21
Psalm 21
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December 10
Genesis 15: 1-18
Matthew 12: 33-37
Psalm 21
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December 11
Ruth 1: 6-18
2 Peter 3: 1-10
Psalm 146: 5-10
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December 12
Ruth 4: 13-17
2 Peter 3: 11-18
Psalm 146: 5-10
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December 13
1 Samuel 2: 1-8
Luke 3: 1-18
Psalm 146: 5-10
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December 14
Isaiah 35: 1-10
Psalm146: 5-10
James 5: 7-10 Matthew 11: 2-22
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​December 15
Isaiah 29: 17-24
Acts 5: 12-16
Psalm 42
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December 16
Ezekiel 47: 1-12
Jude 17-25
Psalm 42
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December 17
Zechariah 8: 1-17
Matthew 8: 14-17, 28: 34
Psalm 4
December 18
2 Samuel 7: 1-17
Galatians 3: 23-29 Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19​
December 19
2 Samuel 7: 18-22
Galatians 4: 1-7
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
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December 20
2 Samuel 7: 23-29
John 3: 31-36
Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19
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December 21
Isaiah 7: 10-16
Psalm 80: 17-7, 17-19
Romans 1: 1-7
Matthew 1: 18-25
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December 22
Isaiah 33: 17-22
Revelation 22: 6-7
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
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December 26
2 Chronicles 24: 17-22
Psalm 17: 1-9, 15
Acts 6: 8—7: 2a, 51-60
Matthew 23: 34-39
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December 27
Proverbs 8: 22-31
1 John 5: 1-12
Psalm 148
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December 28
Isaiah 63: 7-9
Psalm 148
Hebrews 2: 10-18 Matthew 2: 13-23
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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.
​​​​​​​​Tuesday
December 9
9:30 a.m. Workshop/Prayer Shawl Ministry
St. Lydia/All Saints Hall
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9:30 a.m. W/ELCA Cookie and Candy Packing
All Saints Hall
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10:00 a.m. Ready for School, Ready to Succeed
Sts. Peter and Paul
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Wednesday
December 10
9:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel​
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5:30 p.m. Souper Supper
All Saints Hall
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7:00 p.m. Advent Vespers
Nave and
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8:00 p.m. Keystone Concert Band​​​​
All Saints Hall
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Friday
December 12
10:00 a.m. Ready for School, Ready to Succeed
Sts. Peter and Paul
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Saturday
December 13
​5:00 p.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
Sunday
December 14
3 Advent
8:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave and
YouTube Channel​​
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9:45 a.m. Advent Social Hour
All Saints Hall
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11:00 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave
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Monday
December 15​
​6:30 p.m. Cub Scout Pack 42
All Saints Hall​
​​​​​​​​Tuesday
December 16
9:30 a.m. Workshop
St. Lydia/All Saints Hall
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10:00 a.m. Ready for School, Ready to Succeed
Sts. Peter and Paul
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December 17
9:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel​​
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5:30 p.m. Souper Supper
All Saints Hall
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7:00 p.m. Advent Vespers
Nave and
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8:00 p.m. Keystone Concert Band​​​​
All Saints Hall​
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Friday
December 19
10:00 a.m. Ready for School, Ready to Succeed
Sts. Peter and Paul
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Saturday
December 20
​5:00 p.m. Word and Sacrament
St. Mary's Chapel
Sunday
December 21
4 Advent
8:30 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave and
YouTube Channel​​
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9:45 a.m. Adult Faith Formation
Gathering Room
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11:00 a.m. Word and Sacrament
Nave
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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. and 11:00 a.m. in the Nave.
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.​
December 2025
Newsletter
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 1p.m
Office phone: 717-564-0385
Good Shepherd Paxtang
Facebook page
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--December 7
2 Advent
BULLETIN--December 10
2 Advent Vespers