Good Shepherd Church Rangeley Maine

09/29/2026

Join us for our annual Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, October 4th at 1pm!
We will have a short service and all animals in attendance will receive a blessing and a certificate. Church of the Good Shepherd will also be collecting donations to the Franklin County Animal Shelter! Bring your furry, feathered or scaled friend and celebrate the joys of God's creations with us!

04/03/2026

Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
Join us this Sunday, April 5th at 8:30 for our Easter service. After service we invite you to join us in fellowship at our pot-luck style brunch.
All are welcome at God's table!

03/26/2026

Join us and our friends at the Rangeley Congregational Church, UCC this Sunday for an ecumenical Palm Sunday Service! All are welcome!

Please join us at the Church of the Good Shepherd for Palm Sunday. March 29th at 9:30.

09/18/2025

As we celebrate the Season of Creation, be sure to join us on October 5th at 1pm for Blessing of the Animals!
Bring your furry friend to receive their own Blessing and certificate.

Church of the Good Shepherd will also be accepting cash and physical donations for the Franklin County Animal Shelter now until the day of the event.

There will also be some volunteers from the Shelter at the event if you would like to learn more about the work they are doing!

08/03/2025

“Love of neighbor is the true mutual fund in which we ought to be investing, not storing up treasure for ourselves in some earthly barn, but investing in the ultimate bank account of life lived together and for the glory of God.” You can listen to Fr. Thom’s Sunday sermon here:

A sermon on Luke 12:13-21, the parable of the rich fool.[image: Akash Randhawa on Unsplash, amended]

07/20/2025

“hospitality and sanctuary are both rooted in love but not meant to be anchored in place, a stationary gesture, but more of an outward action, visible, and on the move.” You can listen to Fr. Thom’s Sunday sermon here:

A sermon on Genesis 18:1-10 & Luke 10:38-42, with a nod to Mark 8:24 and our biblical call to care for the stranger, the foreigner in our land, as the native...

07/13/2025

“Who are the good Samaritans of our day? Is it possible they’re us? If so, how will people know that?” You can listen to Fr. Thom’s Sunday sermon here:

[Luke 10:25-37] The adjective "good" appears nowhere in the text of the parable of the Good Shepherd. However, the verb "do" appears twice. The two most impo...

07/06/2025

“The liberty realized by Christ is ongoing; it continues in us as his disciples until freedom rings true for all God’s children.” You can listen to Fr. Thom’s Sunday sermon here:

[2 Kings 5:1-14; Luke 10:1-20; Galatians 6:1-16] As the country celebrates Independence, God's commonwealth calls us to proclaim our interdependence. For dis...

06/29/2025

“Not a single one of God’s beloved children should ever be erased or silenced.” You can listen to Fr. Thom’s Sunday sermon here:

We bring many names to our Pride Mass. Not a single one of God’s beloved children should ever be erased or silenced. [image: Margaux Bellout on Unsplash, ame...

06/28/2025

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7). We bring many names to our annual Pride Mass, each and every one of them beautiful and good. We’d love to add your name, too; please join us for this service that celebrates God’s rainbow love and God’s rainbow people. All are welcome!