Come Pray for Unity and Our Nation Monday, November 5 @ 7 PM we will gather together to participate in one of the great tradi- tions of the Episcopal Church – Corporate Pray- er. Prayer together is so much more powerful than prayer apart. Our Book of Common Prayer has wonderful pray- ers for our Nation and for all those in Authority. We don’t hear them that often and we should. This is a non-partisan event – open to all. Let us gather together to ask God’s blessing upon our country and upon us as citizens, praying for the peace and unity that only God can give us. I invite you and your friends to join together here at your church for a simple Prayer Service this Monday at 7 PM in our main sanctuary. Blessings on us all. Veteran's Day Breakfast Our Parish Breakfast next Sunday, November 11th will be a Veteran’s Day Breakfast. Local vet- erans groups have been invited to the breakfast and the service. We are inviting veterans to come in uniform or bring uniforms and memorabilia for display. Please plan on joining us at 9 AM and bring your favorite dish to share. Fall Clean-up Day We need your help with our Annual Fall Clean -up Day on November 1 0 th at 9AM (rain date 11/17) Please bring gloves, leaf blowers & rakes if you have them. Worshipping With Us Episcopal worship is parcipatory. We stand, we kneel, we speak, somemes we sing! Please join in at your level of comfort. If you’d like to learn more about what we as Episcopalians believe or if you have any quesons, please fill out one of the yellow cards in the pew and give it to Mother Susan or one of our ushers. We hope you feel welcome here and that you will come back oſten to feed your faith. A Word About Receiving Communion in the Episcopal Church All are invited to the Altar to receive. If you would like a blessing, just cross your arms over your chest. If you decide to receive only the bread, ex- tend your hand for the wafer and cross your arms over your chest to decline the wine. For the wine or grape juice you may guide the chalice to your lips by placing your hand gently on the chalice’s base and guiding it. Or you can dip your host (wafer) into the wine. Or you can give the host to the Lay Eucharisc Minister, who will dip the host into the wine and place it in your mouth. Food Pantry Next week, November 3 & 4 we are collecting Tuna for the Pitman Food Pantry. All donations are greatly ap- preciated and accepted. Please Be Considerate of Our Neighbors! We are so glad you're here! But when you park near the church, please be considerate of our neighbors and make sure you have fully cleared their driveways. Thank you! Forward Day by Day The new issue of Forward Day by Day for November, December, January is on the table at the back of the church. Please take one, they are filled with wonderful meditations for every day. Holly Fair Information - Dec. 1! We are collecting items for the “Dollar Store”, "More Than a Dollar Store" and the "Christmas Store", if you have any gently used items that fall into these categories... please consider donating them! (Please no stuffed animals, bedding or misc. dishes.) You can drop them off in the All Purpose Room downstairs starting October 22nd. We are also looking for donations for our Holly Fair Table. We hope you will consider making some items for us to sell. If you have any questions, please call Jenniffer and Rich Harrington at 856-383-0823. Holly Fair Crafters Needed If you or someone you know is a crafter and would be interested in renting a table please let us know. Applications are available on the Holly Fair Table in the Parish Hall or on our website. Sharing With Students We have kicked off our first “Sharing With Students” pro- ject, which is a huge blessing to many Rowan stu- dents. You will find a box in the back of the church where we are collecting needed toiletries. After paying for clas- ses and other expenses, students often have nothing left for a basic food plan or products we take for grant- ed. THE SHOP at Rowan was created to help with such needs. Good Shepherd is helping with the toilet- ries! Barbara Elliott will take your donations to THE SHOP at Rowan where they will be made available to students. Questions? Speak to Barbara Elliott, Ellie Dunn or Dea- con Carl. Thank YOU!! Good Shepherd Library We have lots of great books in our library. Ficon is in the Parish Hall and around the corner in the hallway, where you will also find non-ficon and spiritual reading materials. All books are sorted alphabecally by authors’ last names. Feel free to help yourself to any books. There is no sign- out required. Keep the book, pass it on, donate it or return it by placing it in the bin provided on the top of the bookshelf. Enjoy!