Good Shepherd Sunday - In the gospel, John use the image of the Good Shepherd to explain what it means to be a faith community.  It is all about a flock that can be open and welcoming to others wihtout fear for its safety, because the one who laid down his life for them has taken it up again the the Father commanded.  We too are called to shepherd those in our care; as teachers, parent, grandparents, and got parents we care for those in our care as Jesus would care for them.  And so, as Christians, we are called to extend the hospitality of the Good Shepherd to members of the flock who have wandered or become disconnected from the church.