<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <title>Good Shepherd Episcopal, Berkeley, CA -- Home</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="author" content="Berkeley Design Technology, Inc." /> <meta name="copyright" content="(c)1999-2005 The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley, CA USA" /> <meta name="Keywords" content="Good Shepherd Episcopal, Good Shepherd Berkeley, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Berkeley, Episcopal, wedding hall, event space, Bill Countryman, Jay Johnson, Kathleen Van Sickle, James Tramel, Neil Fernyhough" /> <link rel="icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- p { font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2; } .body { font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.2; } .centered { font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; } .events_centered { font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; margin-top: .5em; } .menu {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;} .boxed { align: center; padding: .5em; border: 2px solid #993333; } .contact {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;} .pagehead {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; color: #FFCC99;} .heads {font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;} .gsmotto { font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 18px} .gsheadsmall {font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 18px;} .gsheadmid {font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 18px;} .gsheadbig {font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif; font-size: 36px;} --> </style> <script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- Hide script from old browsers function newWindow(information) { infoWindow = window.open(information, "infoWin", "scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=600") infoWindow.focus() } // End hiding script from old browsers --> </script> </head> <body bgcolor="#339999" text="#000000" link="#FFCC99"> <table width="60%" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td width="30%" align="center"> <img src="images/GSCartoon.jpg" height="200" align="middle" alt="Good Shepherd cartoon" /> </td> <td align="center"> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="gsheadmid">Welcome to the Web Home of</p> <span class="gsheadmid">The Episcopal Church of the</span> <br /><span class="gsheadbig"><em>Good Shepherd</em></span> <br /><span class="gsheadmid">Berkeley, California</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <p class="gsmotto" align="center"><b><em>Good God, Good News, Good Shepherd!</em></b></p> <p class="body">At the Church of the Good Shepherd we believe in the inclusive love and goodness of God, whose good news we hear in Jesus, the Good Shepherd, through the Holy Spirit at work in all of creation, and in the gifts each of us brings to our life together as a community.</p> <p class="body">The community of the Good Sheherd creates and nurtures a place where God's goodness can flourish and where each of us can grow in compassion, love, and understanding.</p> <hr align="center" width="200" noshade size="1" /> <div class="heads"><b>Liturgical Schedule</b></div> <p class="heads">Sunday Mornings, 10 AM</p> <p class="body">We welcome everyone to join us for our Sunday morning liturgy at ten o'clock. We're blessed to have a number of volunteer clergy among us who preside and preach at our liturgies. No two Sundays are quite the same at Good Shepherd, so do visit us more than once. We celebrate the Eucharist (the celebration of Holy Communion) together each Sunday and everyone is welcome to receive the Sacrament with us.</p> <p class="body">We also offer a variety of opportunities for prayer on other days of the week and on special occasions. Please check the <a href="index.html#announcements">Calendar of Events</a> section below for further information.</p> <p class="heads">Contemplative Prayer Group</p> <p class="body">A small group of Sheep gather from 6:30 to 8:00 pm (or so) one Tuesday each month to share Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina and a simple potluck meal. The group&rsquo;s commitment is to be in prayer for our congregation during this time of transition and discernment. Please join us and bring food to share. To learn about dates and times, <a href="javascript:newWindow('mail_gs.html')">send a message to Good Shepherd</a>.</p> <!-- <p class="heads">First Monday Evening: Reflection, Meditation, and Prayer</p> <p class="body">At 7 PM on the first Monday of each month. Using the book, <i>Praying with Benedict</i> by Katherine Howard, we will begin each session with a period of quiet, allowing the cares and concerns of our lives settle so that we can be fully present to each other and to the readings. A short opening prayer will follow; then the reader will read a passage from <i>Praying with Benedict</i>, followed by a quote from the Rule of St. Benedict and a reflection on the reading from the Rule.</p> <p class="body">Each Monday evening will draw on a particular theme from the book; each session&rsquo;s theme will be sent out to an e-mail mailing list. To be placed on the e-mail mailing list, <a href="javascript:newWindow('mail_lauren.html')">send a message to Lauren Cox-Pursley</a>. For the next session, check the <a href="index.html#announcements">Calendar of Events</a> below.</p> <p class="heads">Third Sunday Morning: Lectio Divina</p> <p class="body">Bible study in the Benedictine tradition, offered with a light meal at 8 AM on the third Sunday of each month. We begin with prayer, share a meal in silence, discuss a reading and practice lectio. After meeting on Sundays, attend Eucharist together. For Lectio dates this month, check the <a href="index.html#announcements">Calendar of Events</a> below. Or, call 510.549.1433.</p> --> <hr align="center" width="200" noshade size="1" /> <div class="heads"><b>Location</b></div> <div class="centered">Good Shepherd is located at 1823 9th Street, <br />at the corner of Hearst, one block north of University Avenue. <br />Telephone: 510.549.1433</div> <p class="centered"><b>A Bit About Good Shepherd</b> <p class="body">The Church of the Good Shepherd, built in 1878, is the oldest continuously used church in the Bay Area. Designed by Charles L. Bugbee, a renowned San Francisco architect, it is modeled in the Gothic Revival style. It is a City of Berkeley Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p> <div class="centered"><a href="javascript:newWindow('photos.html')">Click here to see photos.</a></div> <hr align="center" width="200" noshade size="1" /> <a name="announcements"></a> <!-- <div class="heads"><b>Calendar of Events</b></div> <div class="centered">The Spirit has been alive at Good Shepherd since 1878. <br />Click on one of the links below for information about upcoming events.</div> <div class="centered"><a class="heads" href="javascript:newWindow('upcoming.html#Jan2007')">January 2007</a></div> <div class="centered"><a class="heads" href="javascript:newWindow('upcoming.html#Feb2007')">February 2007</a></div> <div class="centered"><a class="heads" href="javascript:newWindow('upcoming.html#Mar2007')">March 2007</a></div> --> <a name="lectio"></a> <!-- <div class="centered"><a class="heads" href="javascript:newWindow('lectio.html')">Lectio Divina 2004</a></div> --> <!-- <hr align="center" width="200" noshade size="1" /> --> <a name="community_events"></a> <div class="heads"><b>Community Events</b></div> <div class="centered"><a class="heads" href="javascript:newWindow('community_events.html')">Click here for community events</a></div> <div class="events_centered">Day Laborers Meal</div> <div class="events_centered">Cooking and Company at the Berkeley Men's Shelter</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="60%" border="0" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="4"> <hr align="center" width="500" noshade size="1" /> <p class="centered"><b>Click on the sheep below to go to other parts of the Web site.</b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table align="center" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="3" bgcolor="#339999"> <td width="25%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="about_us.html"><img src="images/Smallsheep.jpg" width="80" border="0" align="top" alt="Sheep icon" /></a> <div class="menu">Who We Are</div> <div class="centered">About &rdquo;Progressive Christianity,&rdquo; the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church, our liturgy, education and socializing (in other words, &ldquo;fun&rdquo;), and our leadership.</div </td> <td width="25%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="life_together.html"><img src="images/Smallsheep.jpg" width="80" border="0" align="top" alt="Sheep icon" /></a> <div class="menu">Our Life<br />Together</div> <div class="centered">Some of our unique liturgy and an archive of sermons by Good Shepherd preachers.</div> </td> <td width="25%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="life_for_all.html"><img src="images/Smallsheep.jpg" width="80" border="0" align="top" alt="Sheep icon" /></a> <div class="menu">Our Life<br />for the World</div> <div class="centered">A bit about what we do for our community&mdash;our church family and the world around us.</div> </td> <td width="25%" align="center" valign="top"><a href="sheep_shop.html"><img src="images/Smallsheep.jpg" width="80" border="0" align="top" alt="Sheep icon" /></a> <div class="menu">Sheep Shop</div> <div class="centered">Here's where we plan to list all the goodies we have for sale.</div> </td> </tr> </table> <table class="boxed" width="94%" align="center"> <tr> <td> <div class="contact" align="center">To contact Good Shepherd, <br/><a href="javascript:newWindow('mail_gs.html')">send us a message</a> <br />or call us at 510.549.1433</font></div> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>