Did you know we have two podcasts?

by Derek Michael Larson, posted in Uncategorized

Did you know that at Good Shepherd we have two podcasts that you can subscribe and listen to wherever you find podcasts?

The first is a lectionary podcast in which Fr. Groff and I discuss the passages of Scripture assigned for the upcoming Sunday. The second has the homily from each of our services.

Find them below and subscribe to never miss an episode!

Hear These Words: Episode 138 – 17th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 20A (9/20/2026) – Hear These Words

Readings for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 20A (Track 1):Exodus 16:2-15Psalm 105:1-6, 37-45Philippians 1:21-30Matthew 20:1-16Hear These Words is a weekly podcast from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tequesta, FL hosted by The Rev. Dr. Sanford Groff. Each week Fr. Groff is joined by the Rev. Jim Cook, Assisting Priest, to discuss the passages of Scripture assigned for the upcoming Sunday according to the Revised Common Lectionary. Listen to (or watch) episodes each Tuesday at http://www.GoodShepOnline.org or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.Music: Facticity by Nihilore available at http://www.nihilore.com/hopeful
  1. Hear These Words: Episode 138 – 17th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 20A (9/20/2026)
  2. Hear These Words: Episode 137 – 16th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 19A (9/13/2026)
  3. Hear These Words: Episode 136 – 15th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 18A (9/6/2026)
  4. Hear These Words: Episode 135 – 14th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 17A (8/30/2026)
  5. Hear These Words: Episode 134 – 13th Sunday after Pentecost – Proper 16A (8/23/2026)

When the Ground Gives Way – Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18A (9/6/2026) – Homilies from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church- Tequesta

A homily preached on Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18A on September 6, 2026 by the Rev. Jim Cook at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tequesta, FL.
  1. When the Ground Gives Way – Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18A (9/6/2026)
  2. The Debt Is Canceled – Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 19A (9/13/2026)
  3. The Thornbush – Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 17A (8/30/2026)
  4. Hope in Pharoah’s World – Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 16A (8/23/2026)
  5. When Jesus Changed His Mind – Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 15A (8/16/2026)

New Homily: In the Darkness of Night

by Derek Michael Larson, posted in Uncategorized

When the Ground Gives Way – Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18A (9/6/2026) – Homilies from Good Shepherd Episcopal Church- Tequesta

A homily preached on Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18A on September 6, 2026 by the Rev. Jim Cook at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tequesta, FL.
  1. When the Ground Gives Way – Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 18A (9/6/2026)
  2. The Debt Is Canceled – Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 19A (9/13/2026)
  3. The Thornbush – Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 17A (8/30/2026)
  4. Hope in Pharoah’s World – Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 16A (8/23/2026)
  5. When Jesus Changed His Mind – Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 15A (8/16/2026)

Find the full text here.

A Beautiful Easter Vigil

by Derek Michael Larson, posted in Uncategorized

Tonight was the Great Vigil of Easter at Good Shepherd, and it was absolutely beautiful. While it’s not the most attended service of the year, it IS the climax of the church year. Beginning in the prayer labyrinth with a fire to light the paschal candle which leads us in procession into the darkness of the church where we hear passages of Scripture and songs that tell the history of salvation, before then renewing our baptismal vows and proclaiming the arrival of Easter, it’s a packed and rich service!

Check out this beautiful photo, Merike, our parish administrator caught while I was chanting the Exsultet.

Church on the Green Tonight!

by Derek Michael Larson, posted in Uncategorized

Its the second Sunday of the month and that means Church on the Green at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church! This week we are celebrating St. Patrick early and the celtic voices of Christianity who often teach us about the God who meets us outside (outside buildings, outside boundaries, outside of ourselves!).

Church on the Green is our twice, monthly outdoor service that lives at the intersection of the seasons of nature and the seasons of the church. Every week has it’s own theme that brings together our liturgical traditions with the natural world.