From Norther California-
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church will have its last regular worship service Feb. 12.
The Rt. Rev. Barry Beisner, Bishop on the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California, will join the last congregants for a Service of Deconsecration. It will be held at 4 p.m. Feb. 26. Clergy, past members and the Orland community may attend.
The building, built more than 50 years ago with the help of Orland community members, was the congregational home of many who bettered life in Orland through work in a variety of service organizations.
Todd Wheeler was the first senior warden, and through the years, the congregation was led by a few outstanding priests and others. Most recently it has been served by two retired but dedicated priests, the Reverends Gregg Churchill and Diana Lueckert.
In order to help support the church and pay off the building, the congregation, led by Alf Richardson, was the first to sell fireworks in Orland. The church benefited from the community's response and fireworks sold were the "safe and sane" variety, fondly referred to as "Holy Smoke."
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