The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Powerful Tools for Caregivers Class
2025-01-29 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-02-05 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-02-12 13:00 - 14:30, 2025-02-19 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Windsor Campus, Vestry Room, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, 78703, United States
AGE of Central Texas is again offering this series of six classes is designed to empower family caregivers of older adults to take better care of themselves. The tools learned from Powerful Tools for Caregivers benefit caregivers by developing a wealth of self-care strategies to better handle the unique challenges faced by family caregivers.
To register, please email Marcia Edwards or call 512.923.6115.
With questions, please contact the Rev. Paige Alvarez-Hanks or visit the AGE of Central TX website here.

Healing Service
2025-01-29 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-02-05 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-02-12 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-02-19 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-02-26 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-03-05 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-03-12 17:30 - 18:00, 2025-03-19 17:30 - 18:00 | Windsor Campus, Chapel, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, 78703, United States
This quiet, reflective service takes time to pray specifically for those whose names appear on our prayer lists – those who suffer in any way, our expectant mothers and newborn babies and their families, those who have died, and those serving in the armed forces. Anointing of the sick is offered to those who so desire, and the liturgy concludes with Holy Communion.
Wednesdays at 5:30p in the chapel on the Windsor campus.

Strategic Planning at the Hill
2025-02-02 12:00 - 13:30 | The Hill, 1700 Woodland Avenue, Austin, 78741, United States
Good Shepherd is currently engaged in a strategic planning and discernment process that will help us identify the goals and priorities that are most important to our church across both campuses and beyond. We invite you to participate in a small group discussion on Sunday, February 2 at the Hill. The conversation will focus on the themes and goals that are emerging from the ongoing work at Good Shepherd and will invite your feedback and input. You can sign up for these sessions here.

Strategic Planning at Windsor
2025-02-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Windsor Campus, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, 78748, United States
Good Shepherd is currently engaged in a strategic planning and discernment process that will help us identify the goals and priorities that are most important to our church across both campuses and beyond. We invite you to participate in a small group discussion on Sunday, February 5 at the Windsor Campus. The conversation will focus on the themes and goals that are emerging from the ongoing work at Good Shepherd and will invite your feedback and input. You can sign up for these sessions here.

Women’s Book Club
2025-02-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Windsor Campus, Parent Lounge, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, 78703, United States
We will meet once a month in-person or online on Tuesdays at 5:00p, in the Parent Lounge on the Windsor campus.
Upcoming meetings and books:

April 14: Unsheltered, Barbara Kingsolver (2018)
May 12: The Library Book, Susan Orlean

June 9: The Correspondent, Virginia Evans

July 14: The Search Committee, José Skinner (local author & bookstore owner)

Please share with your friends, as they are welcome to join us even if they have not read the book. With questions or for a link to join online please email Linda Gorzycki.

Community First! Village: Move-Ins
2025-02-15 09:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Community First! Village, 9301 Hog Eye Road, Suite 950, Austin, TX, 78724, United States
Join us to help Community First! Village set up new houses for our unhoused neighbors.
Volunteers assemble furniture, stock pantries, hang pictures, and clean and stock linens.
We also have an opportunity to tour the Village after our shift.
Good Shepherd parishioners volunteer the 3rd Saturday of each month.
We need 12 volunteers total, 6 for each house. Kids are encouraged to join in.

Click HERE to sign up!

We meet at Community First! Village (9301 Hog Eye Rd Suite 950, Austin, TX 78724) at the Front Porch building across from the large parking lot on the first right turn after you come into the community and we will be guided to one of the new homes to clean and furnish for unhoused neighbors.
CF!V is a 51-acre community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for people coming out of chronic homelessness.

Questions? Please contact Jack Wolfe.

Pal-entines Day Dance Party
2025-02-15 17:00 - 19:00 | The Hill, 1700 Woodland Avenue, Austin, 78741, United States
Grab your pals or your sweetheart and head over to the Hill for a retro, Valentine’s Day-themed dance featuring a live band, punch, treats, a balloon arch, and selfie station. Bonus points if you style yourself in vintage and retro dance outfits from any era.

To RSVP, please click here.

Austin Area Civil Rights Pilgrimages: Information Session
2025-02-16 11:30 - 13:00 | Windsor Campus, Media Room, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, United States
Leaders from local Episcopal churches are planning two civil rights pilgrimages during the Spring of 2025 for Episcopalians and friends from the Austin area. We are most grateful to the Racial Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas for their generous support through the Talbot Fund, which allows us to reduce the cost of each trip by $800 per person. Please consider joining us on one of these inspirational opportunities. Registration closes on February 20.
If you have questions, please attend an information session on Sunday, February 16 at 11:30a in the Windsor, media room.
For more information click here.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes: Food Truck Prep + Run
2025-02-20 16:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-20 16:00 - 19:00 | St. John Neumann’s Catholic Church, 5455 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX, 78746, United States
Mobile Loaves and Fishes: Food Truck Prep + Run
Join Good Shepherd’s Team 102 for the Mobile Loaves and Fishes Food Truck prep and run.
Sign up to prepare sandwiches and load the truck from 4:00p-5:00p at the Mobile Loaves and Fishes Commissary (at St. John Neumann’s Catholic Church).
You may also sign up for the truck run from 5:00p-7:00p, where you’ll take food to several locations around Austin.
All volunteers are welcome!
This is a wonderful opportunity for families with teens to serve together.
To sign up please CLICK HERE
For more information email Scott Ferguson.

Prayer Shawl Meeting
2025-02-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Windsor Campus, Art Room, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, 78703, United States
If you like to knit and or crochet, or are interested in learning, then you are welcome and invited to join the Prayer Shawl Ministry at Good Shepherd.
We meet the third Friday of the month at 10:30a in the art room upstairs in the Education building.
Yarn and friendship are provided!
For more information please contact Judy Vance.

The Hill Community Shrimp Boil
2025-03-04 17:00 - 19:30 | The Hill, 1700 Woodland Avenue, Austin, 78741, United States
Come one, come all to the Hill’s Community Shrimp Boil in celebration of Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras! A long tradition of the church, on the day before Lent begins, people use up their rich foods in preparation for a season of fasting. This year, the Hill will celebrate this tradition with a delicious shrimp boil, desserts, and festive music. Food alternatives available for those with shellfish allergies. FREE – everyone is invited!

A $5 suggested donation will support the Hill Community Ministry, which provides resources to families at Allison, Linder, and Widen Elementary Schools. To donate, click here.

Mardi Gras Gumbo Cookoff + Burning of the Palms
2025-03-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Windsor Campus, Parish Life Center (PLC), 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, 78703, United States
Laissez les bon temps rouler at our Mardi Gras supper before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday.
Pancakes for the kids and a Gumbo Cook-off for the adults! Live music from The Clacks .
We will move outdoors by the firepit for a brief Burning of the Palms liturgy at 7:30p.
Please sign up here to enter the great Good Shepherd Gumbo Cook-off!
With questions, contact Jessica Riels.

To donate to the Hill Community Ministry, which provides resources to families at Allison, Linder, and Widen Elementary Schools, click here.

Early Church Holy Eucharist for Ash Wednesday
2025-03-05 18:15 - 19:00 | Windsor Campus, Parish Life Center (PLC), 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, 78703, United States
Following the format and spirit of our Sunday Early Church worship and designed for families with children 8 and younger, this short service—at 6:15p in the Windsor, PLC—will include singing, prayers, and Holy Communion, as well as the imposition of ashes for the beginning of Lent.

Lenten Spirituality Series
2025-03-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-03-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Windsor Campus, Media Room, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, TX, United States
On Ash Wednesday, the Church throughout the world is invited to the observance of a holy Lent, but what does this mean and how can we grow in our relationship with God through this season? During this four-week series we will explore some of the most important themes of Lent—sin and forgiveness, humility, obedience, love and mercy—as we are led through the season by different members of our clergy.
With questions, please contact the Rev. Brin Bon.

Lenten Organ Recitals
2025-03-13 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-03-20 12:15 - 12:45 | Windsor Campus, Nave, 3201 Windsor Road, Austin, 78703
30-minute organ recitals are offered on Thursdays in Lent, featuring fine organists from the Austin area. The concerts are freeand open to the public, with donations gratefully accepted The recitals will also be live-streamed on the GS websiteand Facebook page.

March 13 – Jiae Kwak, St. Louis King of France
March 20 – Chris Oelkers, Good Shepherd
March 27 – Andrea Pobanz, St. Mary’s Cathedral
April 3 – Gregory Eaton, All Saint’s parish
April 10 – Dr. Jill Nennmann
