Formation
Formation
Tuesday Night Lenten Group
During Lent we will meet on Tuesday nights at 7:00PM via Zoom at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84804828624
We will be using Kate Bowler's devotional "Bless the Lent we Actually Have" which can be found at this link: katebowler.com/blessthislent/
We will meet on the following Tuesdays: 2/28, 3/7/, 3/28, 4/4, and 4/11. We will not meet on 3/14 or 3/21.
Wednesday Evening Book Group
At this time, the Book Group is meeting in a hybrid with thee onl-line portion via zoom at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87328732734?pwd=dWlUdHFNU2t2L1V2WFpoQmlqcGVDZz09
During the fall and spring semesters, we usually meet on the second Wednesday of the month (except during breaks in the Purdue schedule) at 7:00 PM. This is a very informal group.
Our books for fall semester 2022:
September 14: Cole Arthur Riley, This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us
October 12: Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
November 9: John Philip Newell, Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom for Reawakening to What our Souls Know and Healing the World
December 14: End-of-semester movie night! Title, time, and location TBA
We usually have a small number of copies of the current book here at the church for lending out. Buy a copy of any of the books we’ve read from Amazon.com through our Website, and we make a few pennies. Simply go to AmazonSmile, and place your order.
Questions about the book group? Suggestions for future reading? Contact Mark Thomas at the church office, 765.743.1347, sheep@goodshep.org
For a list of books that our group has read (a list going back to 2006), click here (Word format) or here (PDF).
Last updated 1/9/22
Pandemic Formation: Faith at Home
During this time of pandemic, we would like to support you in faith formation while you stay safely at home. Looking for a way to observe familiar holidays and learn about new ones? Check out these offerings from the Rev. Jennifer McNally and the Rev. Anna V. Ostenso Moore in the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota:
Other links of interest for Lent:
Make your own finger labyrinth
Making pretzels as a Lenten activity
Children and Youth
Children of all ages are welcome to join us in worship. Youth Group for youth in grades 6 through 12 meets twice a month during the school year. The Youth Group includes youth from both Chapel of the Good Shepherd in West Lafayette and St. John’s in Lafayette. Check the church calendar or contact the church office for more information.
Weekly Meditation Group
The Meditation Group meets weekly. We follow the practice set by the World Community of Christian Meditation (WCCM). We begin by listening to a brief teaching from WCCM, then we have 20 minutes of silence, and we end by saying noonday prayers from the Iona community. During this time of COVID we are meeting on-line and the link can be found at the Online Worship page.