Dear Serving People of Good Samaritan Episcopal Church, Greetings from Augusta, Georgia! Kim and I are very excited to be coming to Brownsburg for me to serve as your Vicar-in-Charge! We have been impressed with your tenacity, open-mindedness, and your vision statement of “ Love, serve, and include all people, no exceptions.” We are eager to get to know and […]
Dear Friends, It is with great joy and gratitude for the Lord’s blessings that we write to you on behalf of the Bishop’s Committee and Search Committee to announce that Good Samaritan Episcopal Church has called Father Jim Said as our new Vicar-in-Charge. His first Sunday with us will be September 18, 2022. Father Jim is a lifelong Episcopalian and […]
Are you new to Good Sam’s? Would you like to meet other newcomers along with the staff and ministry leaders? Please make plans to come to our Newcomers’ Brunch on July 10th at 11 a.m. Brunch and beverages will be provided. All ages are welcome. We hope you will make plans to join us. Please register for our brunch here. […]
“Almighty and ever living God, you invite us deeper into your world, your people, your Lent. May this time be one of outward focus; seeking you in those we often ignore”. The #ChurchThatServes will hold a 40-day Lenten Food Drive to benefit Our Shepherd Lutheran Church (Avon), Blessing Boxes (Brownsburg), Brownsburg County Schools Food Pantry (Brownsburg area), or a nonprofit […]
The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis will offer Implicit Bias & Microaggressions: Faithful Reflection and Discernment of Next Steps on January 29, via Zoom, at 9 a.m. Eastern/8 a.m. Central. The three-hour workshop will explore ways to name personal biases, recognize microaggressions, and teach tools to help create intentionally inclusive environments. Registration is required. The workshop will be led by Andrea […]
Our Outreach team is forming a welcome team through Exodus Refugee Immigration to welcome Afghan refugees. Even if you are not on that team, there are ways to help! Currently, Exodus is finding housing for these families and has a shortage of curtains. We will be collecting curtains via a porch drop starting today, January 21 and continuing through January […]
Our 5th and 6th grade Explorers class reached out this week to the Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis to offer their friendship and sorrow in the wake of last weekend’s tragic shooting at the FedEx facility. We are grateful for their leadership and hospitality on our church’s behalf! You can read the full letter here.
Join us this Sunday at 11 a.m. as we continue our food drive and learn about hunger in our community. Each household can decorate a box and collect 40 items during the 40 days of Lent. You can print out this flyer for more information and the flyer can be attached to your box. We are partnering with 3 food pantries, or you […]
We will be in the parking lot of Messiah Lutheran on Sunday, November 29 from 1-2 p.m. so people can have a no contact way to say goodbye to Father Gray. Make a sign for your car or decorate your car in whatever way you choose to let Gray know we will miss him and to thank him for starting […]
We are starting a Porch Drop opportunity for The Gathering Together, hospice home in Plainfield, run by a nurse whose mission is to care for those who are passing on. The founder is Rita Fiorentino. Rita has been doing this for 20+ years, and she and her volunteers work completely free of charge to care for their critically ill patients. […]