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Mt. Auburn St. and Russell Avenue, Watertown, MA 02472 (617)924-9420
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Our Rector is the Rev. Ann H. Franklin, D. Min.
Office hours are by appointment; our phone is (617) 924 9420
We gather together in the name of Christ as Episcopalians in worship and in community. To pray, learn, love, and share. To reach out in hope to those within our parish and beyond. To empower one another to live the love of Christ in the world as good shepherds. We celebrate our diversity and we welcome all.
CGS at dusk
You are welcome here!
We extend a cordial welcome to you to worship with us, and offer this web site as a brief introduction to the Episcopal Church and its ways.
Please join us for The Hidden Brook's Fifth Annual Celebration of CANDLEMAS
Thursday, February 4, 2010, at 7 P.M.
Special refreshments will follow
With candlelight, song, prayer, and plenty of opportunity to contemplate
the various aspects of this turning-of-the-season feast day.
JANUARY
1 10:00 AM Holy Name Day - Holy Eucharist
6 6:15 PM Feast of the Epiphany - Holy Eucharist
7:30 PM Pot Luck Supper - Joint supper and service with Parish of the
Messiah, Auburndal See http://www.socializr.com/event/691657760
for more information!!
10 11:30 AM Vestry Roundtable?All-Parish discussion of our Plan
for Growth, Mission and Ministry
Everyone is encouraged to participate!
16 11:00 AM Memorial Service and Holy Eucharist
A celebration of the life of Evelyn Murray
Luncheon following at Spring House
18 8:30 AM Town-wide Unity Service and Breakfast
31 11:15 AM Brunch and Parish Annual Meeting and Elections
GREENING OF THE CHURCH
Will you join our Altar Guild in readying the church for Christmas? On Wednesday evening, December 23, at 6:30 PM, members of the Guild and their friends will prepare our church for the festival of Jesus' birth and the many visitors we will receive the following night. There are two ways you can lend a hand. Join the fun on the 23rd or take home linens for hand laundry and ironing, silver to polish, or candles to assemble. If you want a take-home task or can help on the 23rd, ask Amy Queander. This is a joyful task and many hands make light work.
CHRISTMAS EVE RECEPTION
On Christmas Eve we will gather for refreshments and fellowship following the 5:00 PM service. If you would like to contribute finger foods or beverages or help with set up or clean up, please contact Barbara Dailey or Jim Donna. This is a good opportunity to welcome visitors to our church.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS
We would be honored to have flowers at the altar at Christmas as a tribute to or in memory of your loved ones. Please contact the church office at 617-924-9420 by December 22 with their names. If you would like to contribute toward the costs of flowers mark your check accordingly.
CAROLING
Join the choir for (rescheduled) caroling to the homebound members of our parish at 4:00 PM January 27. Meet at the church. Contact Wallace Dailey if you have questions or need a ride.
EPIPHANY SUPPER AND CELEBRATION
On Wednesday, January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany, we will be joined by the people of Parish of the Messiah for a potluck supper (6:15 PM) and service of Holy Eucharist (7:30 PM). In the tradition of the Magi, bring a dish to share from your homeland or ethnicity of origin. Yum! If you would like to help with this supper or service please contact Ann, Jim, Jeff, or Steve.
Summer break is over, and
The Hidden Brook is Back!
Hidden Brook services resume this Thursday, September 10, 2009,
at 7 p.m.
News!!!
PEWS and PULPIT
Through the church pew exchange we have finally found a new home for our pews and pulpit. They have been sold to the Hillside School in Marlborough for their chapel. Hillside School is an independent day and boarding school for boys in grades 5-9. They are delighted: the pews are just the right size for their chapel. We are delighted that they will be used for religious purposes. Much thanks to Curtis Whitney for arranging storage of the pews and pulpit. We will shortly be sending an appeal to the parish to help fund the purchase of new chairs.
VESTRY NEWS
At the July 7 vestry meeting, a presentation of the report of the discernment committee for Joe Anderson was made by Jeff Migliozzi, the chair of the committee. The vestry vote unanimously to recommend that the diocesan Committee on Ministries consider Joe for ordained ministry. We thank all the members of the committee for their hard work in this thorough process.
SUMMER LAWN CARE
There are two ways you can help with summer lawn care. Want to enjoy our beautiful grounds and, at the same time, lend a hand with weeding and watering? Contact our head gardener, Deb. Want to contribute toward the cost of mowing, hedge and tree maintenance (about $75 weekly)? Note your check according and give it to Jim.
FALL PILGRIMAGE AND WITNESS TRIP TO ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
Join members of Living Stones and others from the Alewife Deanery for a pilgrimage to Israel-Palestine this fall. Visit holy sites throughout Israel and Palestine. Meet with Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders working for peace. Witness the lives of Christians who keep the faith in the land of Jesus. Scholarships are available. Call the church office, 617-924-9420 for information.
ON MAY 17 WE REDEDICATED OUR NEWLY RENOVATED SACRED SPACE, LOWER PARISH HALL AND NEW MEMORIAL GARDEN. It was a glorious occasion presided over by Bishop Tom Shaw. Many friends from throughout the diocese and Watertown community joined us. We have much to be thankful, then and now. For those who were unable to be with us, our Litany of Thanksgiving from the service follows. Join us as we continue to be grateful to God, to those who have gone before us, and to our friends in mission and ministry. (If you would like a full service booklet from the evening, let us know.)
Church of the Good Shepherd
The Hidden Brook's Fifth Annual Celebration of
MARY MAGDALENE
Thursday, July 23, 2009, at 7 p.m.
featuring:
THE STATIONS OF MARY MAGDALENE
Spend time with Mary in the way that speaks most deeply to you
- Scripture
- Music & Poetry
- Images & Icons
- Legends & Lore
- Symbols & Objects
- or through Openness that makes space for your own path.
Click here for the flyer: 2009 MARY MAGDALENE flyer
HIDDEN BROOK ACTIVITIES IN FEBRUARY
On Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7:45 pm, following the Hidden Brook candlelight service, we will have a book discussion "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor, who is a neuroscientist that had a massive stroke but has been able to achieve a remarkable recovery requiring many years. Her book is both inspirational and illuminating on how the brain works, particularly the different roles of the right and left sides of the brain. She is also an Episcopalian and reveals important insights on religious connections with the mind. Please see Steve Steadman for a copy of excerpted material from the book to read, if you do not wish to read the whole book, and want to prepare for the discussion. However, please join us for the discussion even if you have not read any material ahead of time.
LIVING STONES DINNER WITH NAIM ATEEK TO BENEFIT SABEEL
On Monday, February 23 at 5:30 pm, Living Stones will host a dinner with Naim Ateek to benefit Sabeel. Sabeel is an Arabic word meaning The Way or living springs. In Israel and Palestine Sabeel Ecumenical Theology Center works to strengthen and support Christians in their faith and to teach non-violence. Around the world Sabeel provides information and education programs to raise awareness of the lives of those who live, work, and worship in the Holy Land. Dinner reservations are required.
Tickets: Friends $50-$100 (sliding scale), Benefactors $125 (receive a signed copy of Naim's new book. Living Stones is making dinner tickets available to members of Good Shepherd for $25 and some complimentary tickets are available. The program below will follow the dinner. (The program is open to the public. Bring a friend! Admission is free.)
LIVING STONES INVITES YOU TO A PRESENTATION AND BOOK SIGNING?BRING A FRIEND!
On Monday, February 23 at 7:15 pm the Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek will present his new book, A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation, followed by a book signing. (Books will be available for purchase.) The presentation is co-sponsored by Friends of Sabeel-NE and Peace with Justice Task Force of WCES.
CELEBRATING OUR ANNIVERSARY!
We are celebrating our 125th year as a parish in Watertown. In the fall of 1883 several families began to meet in homes on the east end of Watertown for services and fellowship. As the group grew, they moved services of the Union Hall in Watertown Square. In 1884 they purchased a lot abutting Mount Auburn Street from the Russell family, on their celery farm, and began construction on a church building. The first service in the church was held on Christmas 1884.
If you would like to help us plan a year of celebrations, including a celebration of our newly restored Sacred Space, please contact Steve Steadman or Ann Franklin.
An Outreach Opportunity...
The Coalition for the Homeless, which is housing people at the Cambridge Gateway Inn, is in need of paper products (paper plates, plastic utensils, paper napkins, etc.). Here is your chance to meet your New Year's decluttering resolution by donating your left over holiday / party paper goods to Good Shepherd to be delivered to the Coalition for the Homeless. A collection box will be placed in the narthex, with the donation to be made following the Annual Meeting (Jan. 25).
THE HIDDEN BROOK RETURNS!!!
Good Shepherd's Thursday first evening service will be September 11, 2008
As always on the first Thursday of the month, the service will be in the style of Taize, with candlelight, music, poetry, and time for reflection.
All the old regulars will be there: The labyrinth looks forward to your footsteps on a symbolic inward journey, the floor cushions hope to make any sprawlers among us comfortable, the candles wait to be lit for the concerns of your heart, and the Hidden Brook Team very much looks forward to welcoming you.
Come by any Thursday, at 7 pm to spend some lovely, quiet, candlelit time at CGS.
Regular Service Schedule
Wednesday through Friday Morning Prayer 7:15 am in the Chapel
Thursday Hidden Brook Candlelight Prayer Service 7:00 pm
Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite II 8:00 am spoken service.
Sunday Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:00 am service with music.
Our Senior Warden writes about CGS in the Watertown TAB:
Migliozzi: Return of the 'Prodigal Son'
The Hidden Brook is rediscovered!
Thursday nights resume with a new name. "The Hidden Brook" resonates on several levels, both historic and spiritual. Literally, it describes the underground stream that runs down Russell Avenue and irrigated the celery farms that were on this land before the church was built. It was also the name of Good Shepherd's first nursery school. And now, for CGS's Thursday night community in the 21st century, it evokes the spiritual hidden brooks in all our lives -- sources of peace and refreshment that we can touch more deeply by spending time on our inner journeys?individually, yet still together..
Mid-Week Services
Our service schedule reamins the same:
Wednesday - Friday 7:15 AM --- Morning Prayer
Thursday Evening 7:00 PM -- "The Hidden Brook" A candlelight Service for all
The last Wednesday of each 3:00 PM --- Holy Eucharist in the Community Rooom as the Arsenal Apartment
If you are traveling on the weekends this summer consider attending one of our mid-week services.
If you attend a church at your travel destination, please take them our greetings in the name of Jesus Christ.
May the glories of summer bring a song of praise to our lips.
You appointed the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows the time to its setting?.O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Psalm 104
In the familiar words of the 1928 Prayer BooK: Come, let us worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
This Place of Worship
As you enter, you will notice an atmosphere of worship and reverence. Episcopal churches are built in many architectural styles; but whether the church be small or large, elaborate or plain, your eye is carried to the altar, or holy table, and to the cross. So our thoughts are taken at once to Christ and to God whose house the church is.
This church was built in 1887, and rebuilt after a fire in 1959. On or near the altar there are candles to remind us that Christ is the ``Light of the world'' (John 8:12). Often there are flowers, to beautify God's house and to recall the resurrection of Jesus.
On one side at the front of the church, there may be a lectern-pulpit, or stand, for the proclamation of the Word; here the Scriptures are read and the sermon is preached. In many churches, however, the lectern is separate from the pulpit and stands on the opposite side of the church.
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