• We will be having some very special music during the season of Advent. Dale is working on several lovely offerings by the choir and others!
• The Rev. Dr. Vesta Kowalski, an Episcopal priest and Hebrew scholar, will be with us on Dec. 12. She will preach, and after the service offer a study of the prophetic writings of the Old Testament that point towards the coming of the Messiah. Vesta is NEVER boring! Plan to stay and enjoy her presence among us.
• The Children’s Pageant is Sunday, December 19th during the 10AM service.
• Christmas Eve service of Lessons & Carols will be at 7PM December. 24.
• We will not have a Wednesday service on December 29, 2010

Fall 2010 services start this Sunday, September 12.

• Sunday school will kick-off at 9:15 am – Bring a friend!
• Choir practice will start at 9:15 am
• Our church service will be held at 10:00 am!  See you there!

Our Christmas season is underway and this year you will be able to enjoy our services from the comfort of your home!  We will be broadcasting our Christmas services LIVE this year online, right here on our website.  Miss the service?  don’t worry, we’ll be recording them so you can see them at a time convenient for you.

Christmas at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Houlton is a magical experience, don’t miss a second of it this year!

Service Schedule

Sunday, December 20, 2009 – 10 AM
Our 4th Sunday in Advent will be followed by the annual “Hanging of the Greens”

Thursday, December 24, 2009 – 4 PM
Don’t miss our Children’s service.  The youth of our church have put together a special program for you this year!

Thursday, December 24, 2009 – 7 PM
Our annual Carols & Lessons service has moved from 10PM to 7PM this year.  Please join us for this special service with will include traditional carols and lessons along with some special musical numbers by the church choir.

Pictures of the Christmas Services are available. Thank you Mike and Debbie Clark for sharing them with us!

The service on July 8th will have a couple nice additions. Back from vacation, Leslie will be with us again and her sister is visiting from Australia! Hopefully we’ll have some nicer weather for her, otherwise she will want to return to the land down under to warm up. Also on tap this week is the Good Shepherd Singers – Ann and Larry Hutchinson and Fred and Renee Grant. They will be singing two numbers during the 10AM service