Country Fare - Our major fund-raising event, held each year the first Saturday after Labor Day, offering an auction, flea market, book corner, crafts, clothing boutique, food, horse rides for the children, and fun for all.

Clay County Food Pantry - Our church contributes to the operation and financial support of this organization, which feeds about 100 Clay County families weekly. Good shepherd volunteers operate the pantry on Fridays during March and assist at other times as needed.

Meals for Friends - Volunteers from Good Shepherd participate weekly in a program for delivering hot meals to the homebound and infirm of Clay County. We deliver the Tuesday meals to three assigned routes.

DeSoto Square is a HUD supported, low-income housing complex, which was sponsored by Good Shepherd, along with one other Episcopal church and two Catholic churches. DeSoto Square is governed by representatives from all four churches and serves a great need for affordable housing for the elderly.

HouseRaising Volunteers - Many volunteers from Good Shepherd help with the carpentry and other aspects o building houses in Clay and Cherokee Counties for low-income families. Fiver parishioners currently serve on the Board of Directors.

School Supplies for Kids is an outreach project whereby our members fill large shopping bags with varied school supplies that are distributed by Clay and Towns County family service agencies to children who need them.

Relay for Life - Good Shepherd members walk and sponsor walkers in this annual American Cancer Society fund raiser.

CROP Walk - Good Shepherd supports this Church World Service "Walk for Hunger" with walkers and sponsors.

Trinity Soup Kitchen - Sponsored by Hinton Rural Life Center, members from our church join others from the community in serving a meal one Sunday in July to the homeless in Atlanta, while others participate by providing soup and helping make sandwiches for the meal.

Al Anon - Good Shepherd opens its doors to an Al Anon group that meets downstairs each Thursday at noon.

Blood Drive - Our Church participates in the local Ministerial Association effort to aid the American Red Cross by sponsoring an annual blood drive and supporting the community-wide effort.

Thanksgiving baskets - Ample provisions for a complete Thanksgiving meal for three Georgia families and three North Carolina families are provided by our parish family.

Christmas Angel Tree - Parishioners fulfill christmas wishes from our Outreach Angel Tree to bring Christmas joy to several families in Georgia and in North Carolina.

Operation Christmas Child - is sponsored by Samaritan's Purse of Boone, NC, and provides another opportunity for Christmas sharing as stacks of shoeboxes are filled with treats, toys and useful items to be delivered to needy children all over the world.

Alternative Christmas Gift Market - Local and international charitable organizations are represented at our Alternative Christmas market, offering gifts that keep giving.