Good Shepherd is part sponsor for the Adult Free Clinic, established to provide medical care to working families unable to have medical insurance.  Doctors donate their time and skill.  Nursing, reception, and other jobs are also volunteer.  Supplies have been donated from several sources.  The building was renovated by willing volunteers.  This whole ministry demonstrates God's love and care for His people.

Talk to any of the clergy for more information about how you can help.

When it's Good Shepherd's turn, usually three Sundays from May to October, we provide a church service and a generous meal for needy people in downtown Lexington.  Meals are served at Mission House on 3rd and Martin Luther King, our Episcopal Diocese headquarters.  Those interested in helping with the food preparation are welcome to help on the Thursday or Friday or Saturday prior to our date.  Wear a hat and come to serve at 3:00.  There is always someone to answer your questions in the Loggia the weeks prior to "our" Sunday.  Monetary donations are always welcome.  Specific food donations are often requested, and many desserts are always needed.

Call the parish office or any of the clergy for more information.

To read more about Church under the Bridge, click here.

People living Faith Housing sometime need advice on running a household, making repairs, paying bills.  Those dedicated to helping share their "how-to" and encourage those residents.

Call the parish office for more information or talk to any of the clergy.

Faith in Action: Elder Outreach assists older adults to live with dignity and continue independent living at home as long as possible and provides help to family caregivers.  Although Good Shepherd does not directly sponsor this ministry, some members of the parish are involved.  Training sessions are offered for those interested in participating.

For more information talk to any of the clergy. 

To read more about Faith in Action:  Elder Outreach, click here.

Men and women from our parish work with other churches to build a house for needy people.  In the past, Good Shepherd has participated in building several homes; at the present, we are not building.  Watch for more information about when we might begin a new home.

Join in this ministry to Spanish speakers needing assistance.  Talk to any of the clergy for more information.

Meals on Wheels is part of Senior Services of Northern Kentucky providing hot and cold meals to seniors needing nutritional assistance.  Volunteers are needed for preparation of these meals and for delivering them.

Call the parish office or talk to any of the clergy to find out how you can help.

To read more about Meals on Wheels, click here.

Movable Feast delivers hot, freshly cooked meals, five days a week, to people living with AIDS or HIV-related illnesses as well as individuals who are patients with Hospice of the Bluegrass.  Clients can receive nutritional counseling, and menus are modified to address specific nutritional needs.

To read more about Movable Feast or to consider how you can help, click here.

Reading Camp is a project of the Diocese of Lexington.  This ministry hosts several week long camps during the summer to help below average readers improve.  Two of the camps are overnight camps; the rest are day camps.  Both offer interesting, dynamic reading lessons in the mornings and then all of the usual camp activities in the afternoons and evenings.  All camps use volunteers for the teaching and support staff.

If you would like to know more about reading camp and how you might help, click here.

This ministry maintains a Good Shepherd-owned home in Lexington and aids a needy refugee family who lives there for a time until they can settle more permanently.  Help is always needed at times of transition, when one family moves out and before another moves in.

Call the parish office or talk to any of the clergy to see how you can help.

During the cold months, October through March, Good Shepherd takes turns with other churches in the area to house and feed homeless men.  We host on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.  Our guests arrive for a dinner prepared at the church, are given sleeping accommodations, a hot breakfast and a bag lunch.  It takes many of us in the parish to prepare and present this program.  If you are interested in participating - setting up, preparing food, serving, sitting with our guests as hosts, staying overnight, doing laundry - you are welcome to come and be a part of this ministry.

Call the parish office or talk to the clergy about how you can help.

To read more about Room in the Inn, click here.

Parish members prepare care packages to be shipped to our military family and friend.  This happens at different times of the year, traditionally before special seasons such as Christmas and Easter.

Call the parish office or talk to any of the clergy for more information.