New Features on Our Website: goodshepherdpcchi.org
I want to welcome all of you to the new and improved website of Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church. We have some new features on this website.
- We have a link to our live streaming worship service on our Facebook page, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church.
- We have an email link in which you can contact me with questions, comments, or prayer requests.
- We have an on-line giving/donation link. Please scroll down on this page to find the link.
Reopening Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church
The question has been asked, "When will we reopen Good Shepherd for worship and ministry?" First, let me tell you that Presbyterians operate in a different way. The session is a council elected by the members of the congregation. The session makes the final decision if and when we will reopen the church building. Before we reopen, we will develop a written policy on “Reopening a Safe Space” for worship & ministry. We will also be following the suggestions of CDC, the Mayor of Chicago, the Governor of Illinois, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
We will begin by having a planning meeting with session, members, and friends of the congregation in the month of June and finalize the written policy by the end of June 2020.
At this point, we will continue to have Live Stream Worship, Bible Study, and other meetings will be through Zoom. Meetings that involve less than 10 individuals will be face to face.
Sincerely,
Pastor Julio C. Peña
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Online giving is now available. Thank you in advance for your generous donations.
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“Please let me stand.” George Floyd, May 25, 2020
As George Floyd spoke some of the last words of his life, his breath choked by a peace officer’s knee
pressed into his throat, he made a demand on all who have ears to hear. Like a stream finding its way to
the river, Mr. Floyd’s voice joins a cacophony of 400 years of reverberating Black voices that cry to our
nation and our world for a true justice that makes standing room and room to live and thrive for people
of color.
As Christ’s Church together in the Presbytery of Chicago, as a people who believe in the goodness and
love with which God created all human beings, we condemn the unnecessary and unjust killing of
George Floyd. Further, we seek to uncover and to confess the systemic sin that continues to marginalize,
oppress and kill people of color. We acknowledge that we are all complicit and deformed by the sin and
sentiment of white supremacy, though particularly whites resist this definition. White supremacy is an
ideology based on the belief that white people are superior to other races. It also grants unearned and
unequal privileges, protection, and power. It is not just an attitude or way of thinking by people on the
fringe; it is the air we breathe. It is a dominant paradigm that forms the foundation on which the norms,
laws and rules of our divided society have been created; but indeed, it is not a reflection of the world
that calls forward the Beloved Community.
What we cannot do as the Presbytery of Chicago, a representative democracy of churches and people
who belong to Jesus Christ, is to simply stand by. We call upon the churches and people of the
Presbytery of Chicago to take action that helps to interrupt and dismantle white supremacy. We charge
Sessions and congregations to commit to tangible effort that pushes against racism in all its forms and
locations.
On account of God’s call to let the waters of justice roll down, let us enter now into prayerful self and
collective examination, choose a tangible action that changes the fabric of racism and white supremacy
as we come to discover it in our own system. Let us commit to reporting these actions and outcomes to
each other in an assembly of accountability and encouragement. Let us move forward to a world where
standing together we also bow to the God who now helps George Floyd stand.
A resource to promote reflection and action regarding white supremacy is found at this link:
6 Ways White People Can Dismantle White Supremacy
You can contact the Chicago Presbytery CARE Commission by emailing: CARE@chicagopresbytery.org
In Christ’s Service together,
The Presbytery of Chicago, as represented by:
The Rev. Sue Krummel, Executive Presbyter
Elder Ariel Gloor and The Rev. Debbie Paton, Co-Moderators, Commission on Anti-Racism and Equity
The Rev. Suzan Hawkinson, Moderator, Presbytery Coordinating Commission
The Rev. Barbara Wilson, Director, Collaboration & Community Partnerships
The Rev. Kenneth Hockenberry, Stated Clerk
Adopted by the Presbytery Coordinating Commission on June 2, 2020
Elder Lawrence Brown
Rev. Lauren Cochran
Elder Jodi Craiglow
Elder Lisa Dagher
Rev. Nancy Dolan
Elder Ariel Gloor
Rev. Barbara Gorsky
Rev. Suzan Hawkinson
Rev. Deborah Kapp
Rev. Erik Khoobyarian
Rev. José Muñiz-Agrón
Rev. Paige Stephan
Elder Mike Welf
Elder Jayne Wellman
Elder Roger Wilson
Elder Sandy Zeles
P: (312) 488-3000 | 815 W Van Buren Street, Suite 415, Chicago IL, 60607 | www.chicagopresbytery.org
“Please let me stand.” George Floyd, May 25, 2020
As George Floyd spoke some of the last words of his life, his breath choked by a peace officer’s knee
pressed into his throat, he made a demand on all who have ears to hear. Like a stream finding its way to
the river, Mr. Floyd’s voice joins a cacophony of 400 years of reverberating Black voices that cry to our
nation and our world for a true justice that makes standing room and room to live and thrive for people
of color.
As Christ’s Church together in the Presbytery of Chicago, as a people who believe in the goodness and
love with which God created all human beings, we condemn the unnecessary and unjust killing of
George Floyd. Further, we seek to uncover and to confess the systemic sin that continues to marginalize,
oppress and kill people of color. We acknowledge that we are all complicit and deformed by the sin and
sentiment of white supremacy, though particularly whites resist this definition. White supremacy is an
ideology based on the belief that white people are superior to other races. It also grants unearned and
unequal privileges, protection, and power. It is not just an attitude or way of thinking by people on the
fringe; it is the air we breathe. It is a dominant paradigm that forms the foundation on which the norms,
laws and rules of our divided society have been created; but indeed, it is not a reflection of the world
that calls forward the Beloved Community.
What we cannot do as the Presbytery of Chicago, a representative democracy of churches and people
who belong to Jesus Christ, is to simply stand by. We call upon the churches and people of the
Presbytery of Chicago to take action that helps to interrupt and dismantle white supremacy. We charge
Sessions and congregations to commit to tangible effort that pushes against racism in all its forms and
locations.
On account of God’s call to let the waters of justice roll down, let us enter now into prayerful self and
collective examination, choose a tangible action that changes the fabric of racism and white supremacy
as we come to discover it in our own system. Let us commit to reporting these actions and outcomes to
each other in an assembly of accountability and encouragement. Let us move forward to a world where
standing together we also bow to the God who now helps George Floyd stand.
A resource to promote reflection and action regarding white supremacy is found at this link:
6 Ways White People Can Dismantle White Supremacy
You can contact the Chicago Presbytery CARE Commission by emailing: CARE@chicagopresbytery.org
In Christ’s Service together,
The Presbytery of Chicago, as represented by:
The Rev. Sue Krummel, Executive Presbyter
Elder Ariel Gloor and The Rev. Debbie Paton, Co-Moderators, Commission on Anti-Racism and Equity
The Rev. Suzan Hawkinson, Moderator, Presbytery Coordinating Commission
The Rev. Barbara Wilson, Director, Collaboration & Community Partnerships
The Rev. Kenneth Hockenberry, Stated Clerk
Adopted by the Presbytery Coordinating Commission on June 2, 2020
Elder Lawrence Brown
Rev. Lauren Cochran
Elder Jodi Craiglow
Elder Lisa Dagher
Rev. Nancy Dolan
Elder Ariel Gloor
Rev. Barbara Gorsky
Rev. Suzan Hawkinson
Rev. Deborah Kapp
Rev. Erik Khoobyarian
Rev. José Muñiz-Agrón
Rev. Paige Stephan
Elder Mike Welf
Elder Jayne Wellman
Elder Roger Wilson
Elder Sandy Zeles
P: (312) 488-3000 | 815 W Van Buren Street, Suite 415, Chicago IL, 60607 | www.chicagopresbytery.org
Join Us Sundays 10:30 A.M.Read more about Worship here or get driving directions here. We’re just one mile due West of Midway Airport at 5550 S. Merimac. We'd love to answer any questions at 773-585-1094 or gspc5550@aol.com!
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