Jesus said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's.” When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away. Matthew 22:21-22

Dear Friends of Christ,

Jesus asks us to identify and give to God from what is God’s. Since the founding of this parish in 1955, the saints of Good Shepherd have responded generously to the call to give in support the ministries and mission of God’s church and the diocese with their gifts of time, talent and treasure. In recent years, we have faithfully responded to our needs by installing an elevator, replacing a roof, windows, AC units, freezer and refrigerator, and by upgrading lighting and audio and video systems. We have responded to community needs by paying off the mortgage and moving mortgage payments to outreach.
We will accomplish these outreach goals this year:
$16,000 given to our outreach partners

$15,000 given to support ministries addressing shelter insecurities
$36,000 given to the diocese to support other mission and outreach efforts
$24,000 given to support our college scholarship program
as well as help Clay and Towns County students receive basic dental care from a generous gift.

We also cannot forget our giving to God through our Holy Smokers ministry, our Thursday morning and Tuesday evening ministry to young people, our prayer shawl ministry, Meals for Friends, Healing Prayer Ministry, Choir and all those ministries that bless our Sunday worship.

Generous giving from the things of God is what we do at Good Shepherd. Thank you for your generous gift of time, talent and treasure in 2024.

Grace and peace,
Fr. Bill+