Church of the Good Shepherd
3700 Rutherford Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17111-1940
The Reverend Kathleen J. Baker, Pastor
The
Season of Lent
at Good
Shepherd is a
pilgrimage
towards the
cross. The
journey we
travel during
these six
weeks is one
of repentance,
reconciliation,
and
thanksgiving
for the One
who saves us.
It is marked
by a
strengthened
prayer life,
by intensified
study both
alone and
together, by
our hopes to
serve those
who suffer,
and above all
through our
devotion to
Word &
Sacrament. Our
Lenten
practice does
not focus upon
morbid fears
or dreary
days; it
invites those
who walk this
journey
together to
remember God's
saving acts to
each of us,
and to
strengthen our
loving
relationship
with the One
who overwhelms
us with his
grace.
We journey together in the following ways:
We journey together in the following ways:
- We gather on Wednesday mornings and evenings around Word & Sacrament.
- Our liturgies fast from flowers, bells, and all alleluias.
- We pray particularly for those who grow in the faith; for those who will be baptized at Easter, and those who will renew their Baptismal vows in confirmation at Pentecost.
- We pray for and support those in need.
- We invite all to share in our Lenten pilgrimage.
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