Crownical Church of the Good Shepherd – March, 2026 At the Church of the Good Shepherd, we are grateful to everyone who has made it possible for us to continue our Sunday services and holy day celebrations in this time of transition! With your help, we have been able to maintain and continue to strengthen…
Parishioners gathered after Sunday’s service on March 8 to celebrate Rev Ginny Urbanek’s 80th birthday. We showered Ginny with good food, cards, cake, and lots of loving fellowship! We showered her with good food, an ice cream cake, cards, and lots of love. Rev Ginny served as our priest-in-charge for seven years until her retirement…
On Friday, March 6, the church of the Good Shepherd hosted the second Houlton community candlelight vigil for peace. The theme of the vigil was the concern for the victims of recent bombing of Iran and other countries in the mideast region. Community members of various faiths and other community members joined in song, reflection,…
Crownical Church of the Good Shepherd – September, 2025 Celebrating the Season of Creation gives us extra reason to give thanks for the beauty of the land and waters that surround us! In these changing times, we also contemplate the ways that our way of life has put this wonderful creation at risk and what…
Celebrating the Season of Creation gives us extra reason to give thanks for the beauty of the land and waters that surround us! In these changing times, we also contemplate the ways that our way of life has put this wonderful creation at risk and what can be done to change course. An ecumenical service…
Isaac St John, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, spoke in the sanctuary on September 25. Isaac discussed the difference between indigenous and western worldviews of the environment and the self. From how we see ourselves appearing in nature to how we interact with that same natural world, how do…
More than 40 people attended an ecumenical service celebrating the beginning of the “Season of Creation” at the amphitheater in Monument Park in Houlton on Friday, August 30. At the service, hosted by the Church of the Good Shepherd, people from several local congregations representing four denominations shared in reading scripture, song, and prayer to…
As a way of getting to know our neighbors and fulfill our baptismal call to “strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being” as well as living out our Climate Covenant, Good Shepherd invited Houlton Band of Malissets Ambassador, Osihkiyol (Zeke) Crofton-Macdonald to speak to the Houlton…