Hello, Village People! This November, Good Sam’s is celebrating all that we, by the grace of God, accomplished in 2019, and we are preparing for even more ministry in 2020. Our celebration theme this year is: It Takes a Village! Building on the wisdom of the African proverb, we believe that It Takes A Village to raise a child, to […]
Ready to take the next step in our Growing Courageous Neighbors work? We invite you to our Implicit Bias Training on Saturday, November 9 at Harris Academy from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Implicit bias is something we all have. This workshop examines what it is, how it differs from overt bias, how to recognize our own, and how we […]
Share your bounty by bringing a fresh or frozen ham or a frozen turkey to church for our partners at the Brownsburg Community School Corporation Food Pantry to distribute for Thanksgiving. We will be collecting the turkeys and hams from Sunday, November 3 to Sunday, November 17. We have a goal of 50 to reach! If you have questions, please […]
A place where there is a lot of freedom to ask difficult questions about faith without judgement, our Doubters and Skeptics group is a time for conversation and exploration. Stump the Professor: “Everything you ever wanted to ask a scholar about the New Testament but never had the chance!” Our next Doubters & Skeptics gathering will be from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on […]
Good Sam’s is hosting a Multicultural Music Workshop featuring Ana Hernandez on Saturday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Harris Academy in Brownsburg. In this workshop, we will practice deep listening to facilitate relationships across lines of difference, find/build our collective voice, and enable us to step into the flow of the larger community. Learn to play together and […]
We’re preparing a book of Advent and Christmas meditations written by and for Good Samaritans, and we want to include your favorite holiday short story! Join us for a writer’s workshop with lunch at 11 a.m. on Sunday, October 13, where you will be able to brainstorm and write your short story all in just over an hour. So we […]
Pub Theology meets on Tuesday, October 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Green Street Pub in Brownsburg (911 N. Green Street). The Rev. Winterbourne LaPucelle Harrison-Jones will be our guest this month. Harrison-Jones is a scholar, author, ecclesial leader, and distinguished churchman out of the lineage of Dr. William Augustus Jones, Dr. James Forbes, Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson and Dr. Howard […]
This Is Our Church will be held November 22-24, 2019 at Waycross Camp and Conference Center. The retreat is for youth in grades 6-12, and costs $80 per youth and $65 per adult. Diocesan scholarships are available for youth. This peer-led retreat will invite participants to explore the practices and traditions of the Episcopal Church through discussion and hands-on learning. Explore […]
Join us Friday, September 27, 7-10 p.m. at the home of Deb and Kevin Samples at their house (please email admin@churchthatserves.wpstagecoach.com for address). R&R is an evening of delicious food, great conversations, and fun activities for the competitive among us. The theme is Banned Books Week, which is observed in libraries across the nation annually. Bring your favorite Banned Book […]
The Bow Wow Bash on Sunday, Sept 29 from 1-5 p.m. at Williams Park is a PAWfectly wonderful family event with vendors, contests, food, entertainment, rescue groups with over 100 animals up for adoption, a silent auction and the highly anticipated Misty Eyes Ball Drop! As the #ChurchThatServes, Good Samaritan will be hosting a Giant Dog Blessing at 1:00 p.m.. […]