Are you new to Good Samaritan and looking for the on-ramp to learn a little more about us? Welcome! We’ve designed Good Sam’s 101 just for you. We meet to explore what it means to be an open-minded follower of Christ, what it means to be an Episcopalian, what it means to be a Good Samaritan, and what all this […]
Looking for Good Conversation, Good Food, and Good Company? We’ll meet for Pub Theology on Wednesday, January 10 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Books & Brews in Brownsburg. Norm Minnick, a local poet and adjunct professor of poetry at local universities, will join us for an interesting exploration of how secular poetry can lead us to new and different understandings of […]
The Annual Meeting of Good Samaritan was on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. You can get a detailed play-by-play by reviewing the Meeting’s Agenda and Powerpoint. Nanci Slagle and our Community Connections Team prepared a fantastic 2017 Church That Serves Year in Review Slideshow. (Click link to access download in Google Drive.) Our Bishop’s Committee presented another look at […]
Good Samaritan’s Bishop’s Committee announced today that our congregation is the recipient of a generous $90,000 challenge grant opportunity in 2018 from our brothers and sisters at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and Trinity Episcopal Church. The grant was announced as part of Good Samaritan’s Annual Meeting festivities after our 10 a.m. worship service. The Bishop’s Committee, which is […]
The Annual Meeting of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church is Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. This won’t be your average blah church business meeting! Come for door prizes and a few surprises up our sleeves, including some very exciting news about a huge opportunity for us in 2018!
The ChurchThatServes will be collecting and sorting gently used books and educational toys for grades K-8 for ALPHA students that use the Harris Academy media center. We will also be collecting clean used flower vases for Random Acts of Flowers to make arrangements for hospital patients and nursing home residents. Also, we’ll be collecting and sorting kitchen and small household […]
You’re invited to be a part of our first-ever Going Deeper 2, a small group gathering designed for folks who have already completed our Going Deeper 1 small groups. We’ll meet over three evenings in January for Bible study, spiritual conversations, and mixing and mingling with the many new faces we’ve welcomed to Good Sam’s in 2017. Gather with us […]
Christmas Eve Family-Friendly Candlelight Service: We’ll gather at Harris Academy for a festive Christmas Eve service on Sunday, December 24 from 10:00-11:00 a.m., followed by #ChurchThatServes. After worship, we’ll make treats for those who are working on Christmas Eve at Brownsburg Healthcare. Then, we’ll head up the street to sing carols to deliver them and to sing Christmas Carols for […]
Come one, come all to the Pageant of the Nativity this Sunday, December 17 at Harris Academy at 10 a.m., with a free Breakfast with St. Nicholas and Mrs. Claus to follow. This family-friendly service lasts one hour and includes the story of the coming of the Messiah, the Christ-child, told by the children of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church. Walk-on […]
The Rev. Erin Hougland’s ordination to the priesthood is this Thursday, December 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Harris Academy. In the Episcopal Church, the ordination of a priest is often a “once-in-a-lifetime” event for a congregation to see. Come and support Erin as Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows makes Erin a priest for the church. Can you help set up or clean up for […]