Did you know that, in Delaware, 43% of families who are food-insecure (they don't know where the next meal will come from) have at least one adult who is working? Of those Delawareans that are food-insecure, 32% had to make a choice between food or paying for medicine/medical bills. There is no doubt that there is a hunger crisis in the state of Delaware. That is why this year, for the fourth year in a row, Good Shepherd's Youth Group will be collecting non-perishable goods and donations for the Sunday Breakfast Mission as part of the Souper Bowl of Caring. We will collect everything on February 5, 2012. Checks may be made out to Sunday Breakfast Mission. Please join the Youth Group as we help end hunger in Delaware.

Please join us for a series of discussions about the book:

unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity...and Why It
Matters by David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons

This book is about perceptions of Christianity that younger people have and what we can do to shift these perceptions to a more positive light and in a Christ-like manner. Discussion materials are available in PDF form.

The first session will begin on February 12th after the 9:30 service and go until 11:30 am. Child care will be provided. Please sign up on the sheet on the Welcome Table at Beeson or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Please indicate if you prefer to purchase the book on our own or to use a book from Good Shepherd. Title is available at Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble among other book sellers. Please note that in order to have enough materials, signing up ahead of the start date is needed unless purchasing the book on your own.

The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday, a day on which members of the church receive Palms commemorating the entrance of Jesus into  Jerusalem.
One of the traditions of the Episcopal Church is to return these palms which are symbols of Jesus' kingship so they can  be made into ashes which symbolize
His death and our repentance.  The ashes are then used on Ash Wednesday.  We will have a basket to receive these palms beginning with this coming Sunday until February 19.  We will hold an imposition of Ashes service
immediately following the 9:30 service on March 1st. Please note times
and locations for Ash Wednesday services around the area.