Good Shepherd Parish is a charge in the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC) made of up three churches: Agency, Eldon, and Batavia. Kelly W. Peavey serves as the pastor for all three.
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Agency, Eldon, and Batavia United Methodist Churches of the Good Shepherd Parish have canceled services for January 19, 2020. Be safe out there. See you next Sunday!
For children 4 and up, join us for a time of crafts, science, and learning about God through Bible stories. We’ll even have a puppet and a light supper! July 9-11 from 6-8pm. Register below.
Ash Wednesday service to be held at 6:30pm at the Batavia United Methodist Church. The service will include the imposition of ashes.
It looks as if the weather is going to cooperate this week, so we will continue in Ephesians with the passages above, Tuesday in Batavia at 6:30pm. Remember to bring your assignment from last session: Based upon what we’ve read and talked about, continue your letter to the church. You can include ideas such as mercy, faith, and unity.
For the week of Feb 10-16
Our salting efforts in Agency, Eldon, and Batavia have not conquered the ice around the churches, making walking too treacherous for Feb 10 church and Feb 11 UMM. See you next Sunday!
The Good Shepherd Parish along with the churches in the Eldon Ministerial Alliance – Living Hope Bible Church, Assembly of God, and Eldon Christian Church have partnered for a 24-hour fast and prayer vigil beginning at 7:00am Friday, January 11th through 7:00am Saturday the 12th. We will be praying for our leaders, political leaders as many begin their new terms, as well as leaders in all walks of our lives. We will be praying for our churches and our schools. We will be praying for God’s kingdom come and God’s will be done.
There is a prayer room set aside at Living Hope, and many people have signed up in shifts to ensure that there is no break in our prayers during this set aside time. You are encouraged to stop in and pray, or pray where you are, joined together in spirit with our Christian community.
To break our fast, Living Hope has graciously offered to host a Break Fast starting, of course, at 7:00am on Saturday. Please join us and share what taking part in this experience has meant to you.
For those new to fasting, here is a link to an article that explains it nicely.
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you!
Pastor Kelly
