sundays

Summer Formation Series
This summer, from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. on Sundays, children and adults of all ages are invited to gather for a time of formation as we grow deeper in our love of Christ and of one another. Over the course of the summer months, while children’s and adult formation are on hiatus, we will explore central stories of our faith and important facets of our lives as Christians in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. In this summer formation series, children and adults will learn from each other, and get to know more about each other. Our first meeting will occur on Sunday, June 15 and the final meeting will be on Sunday, August 24. If you’re scheduled for a liturgical ministry on Sundays, you’re welcome to attend the first thirty minutes of these sessions. 

weekdays

Pilgrims in Christ: Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. (September through May), Parish House
Pilgrims in Christ is a process of robust spiritual formation that is based on the ancient catechumenate, which prepared candidates for baptism. At Good Shepherd, Pilgrims is more broadly conceived and is intended for those seeking baptism, confirmation, reception into the Episcopal Church, renewal of baptismal vows, or simply a deepening of one’s own relationship with Christ. Pilgrims is both an introduction to the Christian faith and a journey of discipleship in community. Even if you’re not sure that you can commit to the entire nine months, come anyway. Participants will have the opportunity to renew their commitment in stages, no judgment attached. For more information, please contact Father Kyle.

View the Pilgrims in Christ 2025-2026 schedule here.

2025-2026 Program Year Online Formation Series, Thursdays, 7 to 8:15 p.m.
The Zoom link for these sessions will be published in the weekly parish emails. If you need to access the link, please email the parish office.

September 4, 2025: “Between Text and Silence: The Role of Organ Improvisation in the Liturgy” with Robert McCormick, Organist & Director of Music, the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont

October 2, 2025: “The Church in Context” with Barry Levis, Ph.D., Professor of History Emeritus at Rollins College

November 6, 2025: “The Victorian Origins of Anglo-Catholicism” with John Shelton Reed, Ph.D., retired William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor and Director of the Howard Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

December 4, 2025: “The Council of Nicaea, Then and Now:  What Is at Stake for Us, Theologically and Spiritually?” with the Rev. Dr. Sarah Coakley, former Norris-Hulse Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge, UK

January 8, 2026: “Trust When Arrows Sink into You: Psalms 23 & 38" with Ellen Charry, Ph.D., Margaret W. Harmon Professor of Systematic Theology Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary

February 5, 2026: “Time and New Creation in Pauline Theology: Living ‘as if’ Between Worlds” with Alexandra Brown, Ph.D., Fletcher Otey Thomas Professor in Bible at Washington and Lee College

March 5, 2026: “The Saving Liturgies of the Paschal Triduum” with Father Kyle Babin, Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont

May 7, 2026: “Honoring Mary: Devotional Songs and Motets from the Middle Ages and Renaissance” with Anne Hallmark, Ph.D., former Professor of Music History at the New England Conservatory of Music

June 4, 2026: “The Lady and Her Handmaid: Prayer and Practical Discipline” (A full, homely, and boisterous look at the ascetical thinking of Walter Hilton and his friends in the 14th century) with Donald McCown, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Health and Director of the Center for Contemplative Studies at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.