The Orthodox Anglican Church was incorporated in 1964 as a Province of the Holy Catholic Church. Good Shepherd is a parish church of the Orthodox Anglican Church in America. We are a member of the worldwide Orthodox Anglican Communion which encompasses churches through the United States, Italy, Eastern Europe, India, and Africa.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

"Precious Lambs" on WPDE-TV June 11.  See the News Page for more info.

PRAYER REQUESTS:  To request prayers for a special intention, e-mail your request to - PrayerRequest1@hotmail.com. Requests will be posted on the "Prayers" page of this site.

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“I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE” - The John 6:35 initiative is underway. If you wish to commit to contributing $6.35 in food or cash monthly, please sign up in the vestibule, near the pink food basket. Cans, bags etc. will be labeled as…Given by the Christians at Good Shepherd Anglican Church. There is a serious shortage of help for the needy in the Myrtle Beach area. The items will be collected at the first of each month and delivered to Community Assistance. Cash donations will be given to the Low Country Food Bank.   Thanks for your continued generosity.

NEW THIS WEEK ON THE WEB:  A video of the Sunday sermon may be viewed on the Sermons page.  

THE NEWSLETTER has been added with its own page and there are new pictures of the Mother's Day Cookout and Rogation Sunday and other information on the Parish Info and Church News pages.

Other items of interest can be found throughout the following pages.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Sundays Holy Eucharist at 11 am

Wednesdays Holy Eucharist and Healing at 12 Noon

FAST AND FEAST DAYS

MAY 2013

• May 1: Saint Philip and Saint James, Apostles

• May 2: Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, 373

• May 5: The Sixth Sunday of Easter

• May 8: Eve of the Ascension

• May 9: Ascension Day

• May 12: The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after the Ascension

• May 18: Eve of Pentecost

• May 19: The Day of Pentecost

• May 25: Eve of Trinity Sunday

• May 26: Trinity Sunday

• May 30: Eve of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• May 31: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Our History

Good Shepherd Orthodox Anglican Church was formed in the fall of 2003. Our original founding membership has grown from 13 to nearly 80. We acquired our current facility in November 2003 and look forward to growing our membership and our facility and our outreach into the Myrtle Beach community. The Good Shepherd mission is to worship God through the Sacraments using orthodox Anglican practices as directed by Holy Scriptures, and to express Christ’s love through service to others.

As the only Orthodox Anglican Church in the greater Grand Strand area, we welcome all who truly seek God regardless of prior denominational affiliation. As Anglicans, we worship God using the traditional Book of Common Prayer and the Authorized Version of the Bible. We are led by Bishops who trace their Apostolic Succession through the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy the same Episcopal Succession as the See of Canterbury, among others.

We are located in the heart of the Grand Strand at 700 35^th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, SC, and our phone number is 843-839-3330. 

A Welcome from the Rector

If you are new to the beach area, just visiting or looking for something else in your religious life, let me welcome you to Good Shepherd Orthodox Anglican Church. We are a traditional Anglican church. We are traditional in the sense that we prefer to retain the true values of our faith and are not influenced by current social pressures to be “inclusive” to the point that we stray from strict biblical teachings. Sermons are based on the true Gospel message and our core belief “that the Holy Scriptures contain all things necessary for salvation.” Although we are small in number, we are great in spirit and we try to express Christ’s love through service to others and by loving each other accordingly. Please consider worshipping with us. I think you will find the worship experience meaningful. We need YOU!

Blessings,

Archbishop Jones+

The Most Rev. T. Creighton Jones, Rector

The Coming Year??? 

At this time of year, many people examine  their spiritual lives and make decisions  about the kind of weekly religious experience  they want.  If you are searching for a new  direction, please consider worshipping with us. 

We are traditional Anglicans who believe in established Bible based doctrine. 

Good Shepherd Anglican Church

700 35^th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach 

 (843) 839-3330  www.myrtlebeachanglican.com 

Consecrations of Bishops Gordon and Jones

All Bishops involved in the consecrations of Bishops Jones and Gordon.  L-R Rev. Oscar Joseph OCCO, Lord Abbot General, Cistercian Order of the Holy Cross, The Most. Rev. Dr. A. John Sathiya Kumar, Archbishop of India, The Rt. Rev, Thomas E. Gordon, Suffragan Bishop of the OAC, The Most Rev. T. Creighton Jones, Presiding Bishop Of the OAC in America and Metropolitan of the Orthodox Anglican Communion, The Rt. Rev. George D. Stenhouse and The Most Rev. Dr. Jacob A. Welbourne, Archbishop of Ghana.

Watch the Consecration Service of Archbishop T. C. Jones, Saturday, July 21, 2012, on the above-titled page heading and see the links to pictures and the Sun News article on the Church News page.

Consecration of our new Suffragan Bishop The Most Revd. Thomas E. Gordon on July 22, 2012, on the above page heading.

Our Sanctuary

The Meaning of Orthodoxy

By Archbishop T. Creighton Jones

Presiding Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church of America and Metropolitan of the Orthodox Anglican Communion

I am sometimes asked questions about the true meaning of orthodoxy and how it affects the doctrine of our church.  First of all, I think we must have a clear understanding of what doctrine means.  Doctrine is the belief structure held by the church and taught to those who aspire to be included in its membership.   Doctrine is often confused with discipline which is the way that we practice our doctrine or beliefs.

For example, I am often asked why the OAC does not ordain women to the priesthood.  It is our belief (doctrine) that priests are “in persona Christi” which means that priests represent Christ on earth.  Therefore to misrepresent Christ in the form of a woman would be completely wrong.  So, the discipline of the church requires that we do not ordain women to the priesthood.  The church has certainly elevated many women to sainthood and rightfully so.  The blessed Mother Mary, as the mother of our Lord, occupies a very special place in the church.  Women hold important positions in the governing bodies and organizations of the church. 

This rather peculiar word, orthodox comes from late Middle English and from the Greek word orthodoxos (probably via ecclesiastical Latin), from orthos 'straight or right' + doxa 'opinion'.  So, in simple language, it simply means straight or right opinion.

How then does the inclusion of the word orthodox in our church name describe who we are?

First of all, we believe that the Holy Scriptures are the inspired word of God and as such contain all things necessary for salvation.  We believe that God’s word is right, straight forward and it is our opinion that the directives included in the Bible are to be followed by mankind without hesitation.

We believe that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman.  Homosexuality is unnatural and an abomination to God.  It is described in that way in both the Old and New Testaments.

… Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. (Lev. 18:22)

… For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. (Rom. 1: 26-27)

We also believe that only Godly men are ordained to the priesthood (for the reason described in the opening sentences).

If you feel comfortable in worshipping in a serious worship service that follows a beautiful and traditional liturgy handed down from the Old English Church, please join us.

Blesssings,

++ Archbishop Jones

Sermons for this week and three previous weeks can be viewed on the "Weekly Sermon" page of this website. 

Important Link to the Orthodox Anglican Church

http://orthodoxanglican.net/html/metropolitan.html