On Saturday, November 9th Good Shepherd Parish (Linwood, MA) will host its annual Holiday Fair from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Parish Center and Parish Hall. Learn what's in store.
The Light of the World retreat has brought much joy to Catholics in the Blackstone Valley over the last several years, including 42 people from our 2 parishes. Light of the World retreat is scheduled for the weekend of October 18-21, 2019 at the Good Shepherd parish. If you have always wanted to attend a retreat, but could never afford it; or take the time to go away for several days.
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Mario H. Forget Memorial Scholarship Award: Lexi Millette, Sean Morrissey, Abby Stratton and Nathaniel Thompson. Lexi has served as an Altar Server & Catechist and will be attending UMass Lowell, Sean has been a Jr. & Sr. Lector and will be attending Assumption College, Abby has served our Vacation Bible School and will be attending Quinsigamond Community College and Nathaniel has served as an Altar Server and Cantor and will be attending Husson College. We are grateful to these young people for their commitment to serving God and our parish family. Thank you to those whose donations to this fund have made these awards possible.
The Holiday Fair Committee is looking for volunteers to explore their talents to join their committee. The next Holiday Fair meeting will be Wednesday, August 21 @ 6:30 pm in the Senior Room. Please prayerfully consider joining this committee. All are welcome.
The Northbridge Association of Churches will be collecting new backpacks and school supplies for children in need in Northbridge. The items needed include backpacks, pens, pencils, colored pencils, crayons, 3-ring binders and filler paper, notebooks, calculators, rulers, scissors and glue sticks. Please leave your donations on the stairs leading into the sanctuary by August 11. Thank you.
You’re invited to our VBS Summer Fun Day! Summer Splash Celebration. Join us for a journey in the Old Testament to meet some Heroes of our Faith! Where: Good Shepherd Church. When: Sunday, August 18, 2019. Time: 11-3—Lunch & snacks included. Sign up by emailing Donna Wilson at dwilson@gsyouth.org. Volunteers needed
Religious Education registration is ongoing this summer. Please send an email to confirm your child’s continued registration to Donna Wilson at dwilson@gsyouth.org. See details.
As we begin our partnership with the diocese of Mitu and Bishop Medardo, we are looking for members of both parishes to help oversee and discuss ways we can support them, including the possibility of mission trips. If you are interested in being a part of the committee, please call the Good Shepherd rectory and leave your contact information. You can also see either of the PPC Chairpersons Colleen Curis or Jason Cote.
Congratulations and blessings to the children who received Jesus in the Sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time on May 5. May you always know how much Jesus loves you and may you come often to receive His precious gift: Michael Caffrey, Colin Phipps, and Maxwell Zyra.
The Mario Henry Forget Memorial Scholarship is given to those graduates of our parish who have remained in active ministry here at Good Shepherd through their senior year of high school. Mario was an altar server and an active youth leader in our Vacation Bible School. Mario died in 2003 as the result of a tragic accident. This scholarship was established in 2013 to honor his memory and to assist in some small way those graduates who have been faithful to serving our parish community.
Congratulations to the 42 people that have been at our two retreats! Everyone has come away with a deepened faith and a new relationship with Jesus Christ. The retreat Team was very happy to witness the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon these. The beauty of Light of the World is that it doesn’t just end; but continues after the weekend. Our third retreat is scheduled for October 18-23, 2019. We hope you will be touched by the Holy Spirit to consider this for yourself, so that you too may come away refreshed and joyous. Information regarding our third retreat will appear in the late summer bulletins. and on posters to be displayed at St. Augustine and Good Shepherd. Thanks and God Bless.
The basket making group for the Holiday Fair will be meeting in the church hall on the following dates: April 29 (Monday) and June 7 (Friday) from 9 am-noon, May 6 (Monday) and May 28 (Tuesday) from 6 pm to 9 pm. Please join us! You only have to bring yourself...or a friend if you’d like. We have all the supplies needed. No talent required. We take the items we have and put together a basket, while enjoying each others’ company!
Easter is just around the corner and our Lenten Journey coming to a close. But before we reach Easter, be sure to take advantage of all of the spiritual enrichment that Holy Week has to offer. Here is our schedule:
Congratulations to our young people from Good Shepherd who were confirmed at St. Gabriel the Archangel Church in Upton on March 22. May the gifts of the Holy Spirit guide and strengthen you as you continue on your journey as Catholic Christians: Thomas Andolina, Cole Miller, Colin Caso, Rory Paul, Nicholas Fernandes, Daniel Redgate, Connor Gniadek, Anna Seeley, John Lowrey, and Colin Wilson.
Men of all ages, including teens and college students, are invited to this important annual Conference, scheduled for Assumption College on Saturday, April 6. Visit the conference website at www.firstmensconf.org for information and to purchase tickets online and elsewhere. Come and hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders: Kevin Dunn, Francesco Cesareo, Trent Horn, Father Warren Savage, Mike Aquilina and Eric Mahl. Bishops and priests will hear confessions. Bishop McManus will offer the Conference Mass. For a conference brochure, further information or registration, call Sara Smillie at 508-929-4345. Adult tickets are $45 until March 25, afterwards $60. Student tickets always $30.
Join Us for Christmas at Good Shepherd Christmas Eve Monday, December 24 4:00 PM Christmas Eve Mass and Pageant 10:00 PM Christmas Eve Choir Mass Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25 10:00 AM Christmas Day Mass Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God New Year’s Day Tuesday, January 1 10:00 AM ` New Year’s Day Mass