Church of the Good Shepherd Announces September Events

From the Church of the Good Shepherd:

Please visit us in the Civic Tent at the Orange County Fair on Saturday, September 17th and Sunday, September 18th. Pick up a finger Labyrinth and learn more about The Good Shepherd Labyrinth. All are welcome.

"Hajj: Journey to the House of God" on Wednesday, September 21st at 7pm.

Imam Dr. Omer Bajwa, Director of Muslim Life for Yale University, will give a talk with discussion time on the topic of Muslim pilgrimage, or Hajj, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, on Wednesday evening, September 21st, 7pm.

The Muslim lunar calendar sets the 2016 dates for Hajj as September 9-14. Thousands of Muslims from across the globe will make the pilgrimage to Mecca, the largest annual gathering of people in the world. There, they will worship, pray, make the 7-circuit loops around the Kaaba, and practice centuries-old traditions.

All are welcome to come and listen to Imam Omer's interesting lecture regarding the history and practice of Hajj, one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith. There will be time for questions and discussion following the presentation. This will be Imam Omer's fifth visit with us and we are grateful for his generous sharing of time and knowledge with us.

The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is located at 680 Racebrook Road in Orange. The presentation will be made in the Parish Hall which is accessible from the Pryde Drive side of the church. Please join us!

The Church of the Good Shepherd is having a food drive for National Hunger Month. Please bring non-perishable food items to the church by Sunday, September 25th, where they will be blessed at the altar before being delivered to the Orange Food Pantry.

Please join us on Sunday, October 2nd for The Blessing of the Animals. Please bring your animals to church, leashed or in carriers, for The Blessing of the Animals at both the 8:30 am and 9:30 am services. Rev. Diana Rogers will also bless animals at 1 pm in front of the church on Racebrook Road.

For more information about the The Church of the Good Shepherd’s many other programs please call the Parish Office @ (203) 795-6577, email us @ thegoodspheherd@optonline.net, visit our website, and of course, check our Facebook page for frequent postings.

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