Welcome in the Name of Christ!

 

Good Shepherd is proud to be a continuing congregation in the Epsicopal Church, a member of the world-wide Anglican Communion.

We believe that it is our shared prayer and worship that bind us together in Christ’s Body, the church, rather than complete agreement on issues or political viewpoints. The radical hospitality of Jesus Christ informs everything we do at Good Shepherd.

As Episcopalians, we believe that God has given us scripture, tradition, reason, and experience to help us discern together God’s purpose for us. We believe in open Communion, so all baptized Christians may receive Communion at the Lord’s table.

 

We are glad you are visiting us online, if you have questions or would like more information, please contact our office. 

325-659-3800      goodshepherdepiscopal1@gmail.com

 

 

 

Upcoming Events:

Confirmation Class will be held in the fall, contact the church office for information.

 
 

Service Information:


Sunday School will resume in the fall.


Sunday Service starts at 10:45 


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Diocesan News

2026 Summer Ordinations

May 13, 2026

Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas

The Diocese of Northwest Texas invites you to join in celebrating two upcoming ordinations to the Sacred Order of Deacons this summer. 
On Saturday, May 30, at 11:00 a.m., Austin Hackel and Bikole Mulanda will be ordained to the diaconate at Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene. Austin, a member of Church of the Heavenly Rest, completed a year of Anglican Studies at Seminary of the Southwest. Bikole, also a member of Church of the Heavenly Rest and pastor to the Swahili-speaking congregation, completed his formation through the diocesan School of Ordained Ministry.
 A second ordination service will take place at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Amarillo on Thursday, June 18, at 7:00 p.m., when Monica Smith Hart and Jack Dupy will be ordained to the diaconate. Monica, from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, and Jack, from St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Pampa, both completed their formation through the School of Ordained Ministry.
 The diaconate is a ministry of service, compassion, and proclamation, and these ordinations mark an important step in the life and ministry of each ordinand. God willing, each will eventually continue on the path toward ordination to the priesthood.
 Please keep Austin, Bikole, Monica, and Jack in your prayers as they prepare for ordination, and we invite the people of the diocese to attend these joyful celebrations as we gather to support and encourage them in their ministries.

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2026 Presbyters' Conference

May 13, 2026

Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas

From April 13–16, clergy from across the Diocese of Northwest Texas gathered at the Bishop DeFalco Retreat Center in Amarillo for the annual Presbyters’ Conference. The conference offered a meaningful time for rest, prayer, learning, and connection as clergy spent several days together in conversation and fellowship with one another and with Bishop Mayer.
Throughout the week, there was much laughter, storytelling, and collegiality as clergy strengthened relationships and shared in the joys and challenges of ministry. One highlight of the gathering was an evening at an Amarillo Sod Poodles baseball game, where attendees even had the opportunity to meet Ruckus, the team mascot.
The Presbyters’ Conference continues to be an important part of the shared life of the diocese — a time to step away from the demands of ministry for renewal, encouragement, and deeper connection with one another. Please pray for our priests as they continue the work God has called them to do throughout Northwest Texas.

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Deacon Connie Fowler Retires from Ordained Ministry

May 13, 2026

Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas

On Friday, March 27, clergy and friends gathered to celebrate the retirement of Deacon Connie Fowler and to give thanks for her many years of faithful ministry. The evening was filled with stories, laughter, gratitude, and remembrance as those who have served alongside Deacon Connie came together to honor her vocation and service to the Church.
Among those present were Edson Way, who served as priest-in-charge from April 2016 to April 2017; Bob Barndt, a retired ELCA pastor who regularly provided supply ministry; Christopher Simpson, current rector; Jim Liggett, former rector who was present when Connie was ordained; and Mike Ehmer, who also served the congregation faithfully through supply ministry over many years.
Deacon Connie’s ministry has touched countless lives through her faithfulness and dedication to the people of God. As she enters retirement, the Diocese of Northwest Texas gives thanks for her years of service and prays God’s continued blessings upon her in this new season of life and ministry.

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Episcopal News Service

Anglican Palestinian woman Layan Nasir released from Israeli prison

May 19, 2026

Episcopal News Service

[Episcopal News Service] Layan Nasir, an Anglican Palestinian woman, has been released from Damon Prison at Daliyat al-Karmel, Israel, eight months after an Israeli court convicted her on unclear charges. “Joyful news today for the release of Layan Nasir,” Archbishop Hosam Naoum, bishop of the Diocese of Jerusalem and primate of the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East, said in a May 15 Facebook post. Nasir is a member of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank. “Typical of Layan’s personality, her primary concern was not for herself but for the prisoners remaining, with whom she had shared a cramped cell, and others held in Damon Prison near Haifa,” the Very Rev. Richard Sewell, dean of St. George’s College in Jerusalem, said in an interview with the U.K.-based Church Times.  Sewell said said he was at Nasir’s home when she arrived. She described Damon Prison’s conditions to him as “a cemetery for the living” and expressed concern for other incarcerated Palestinians. Nasir’s latest conviction was for “routine activities that took place four years ago” when she was a student at Birzeit University. She completed her studies after being released from detention the first time in 2021, also reportedly for nonviolent organizing activities as a student. In 2024, she was held for eight months in administrative detention by the Israel government without charge. Soldiers had arrived at her home in Birzeit and threatened her family as they searched the house before taking her away. In September 2025, Nasir was found guilty again on unclear grounds in a court case that Anglican leaders said “lacks any legal or moral justification.” Anglican church leaders worldwide, including former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, expressed support for Nasir and had called on Israel to release her both times she was incarcerated. “We rejoice with the Nasir family and Layan herself, giving thanks that this chapter of their years-long nightmare is over, while praying that they and other families like them can now be finally left to lead their lives in peace,” the Rev. Donald Binder said in a May 15 Facebook post. He is an Episcopal priest who is serving as canon pastor to the English-speaking congregation at Jerusalem’s St. George’s Anglican Cathedral. As of May 15, 9,400 Palestinians are reportedly in Israeli detention, according to Addameer, a Palestinian nongovernmental organization based in Ramallah in the West Bank. Sewell described Nasir’s homecoming as a “joyful atmosphere.” “There were blaring car horns along with singing and chanting, creating a joyful atmosphere,” Sewell said. “She looked so thin, having suffered greatly in prison, but Layan’s smile was infectious and everyone experienced an explosion of joy and relief.”

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San Diego diocese calls for prayers, peace after shooting at Islamic center

May 19, 2026

Episcopal News Service

[Episcopal News Service] San Diego Bishop Susan Brown Snook issued a statement calling for prayers and peace after a May 18 shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego in California left five people dead, including the two suspects. “I ask that we all keep the people affected in our prayers and that we pray and work for an end to gun violence in our country,” Snook said in her statement. “Far too often in our society, people use violence as a means of expressing anger and disagreement with their neighbors.” Shortly before noon on May 18, two male teenagers opened fire inside the Islamic Center, the largest mosque in San Diego, killing three men, including a security guard. Two hours before the attack, the mother of one of the suspects called police to report that her son drove off with her vehicle and three weapons. The attack is being investigated as a hate crime. The suspects were found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside a vehicle near the mosque, according to San Diego police. A suicide note with writings about racial pride was found. Snook announced in a separate message that an interfaith vigil will take place at 6:30 p.m. Pacific May 19 at Lindbergh Park near the Islamic Center. Clergy are asked to wear white stoles “as a sign of prayerful witness in the midst of grief.” “I invite all who are able to join us as a visible witness of compassion and solidarity with our interfaith partners and the wider Muslim community,” Snook said. “In moments like this, our presence matters. Simply standing beside our neighbors in prayer and mourning is a powerful testimony to the dignity of every human being and to our shared commitment to peace.” In her May 18 statement, Snook also invited Episcopalians to wear orange clothing on June 7 in observance of National Gun Violence Awareness Month. “May our prayers move us ever deeper into the work of healing, compassion, and peace,” she said.

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