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
Our giving Tree Program begins this weekend. Please take a tag from the trees and adopt a child whose request is on the tag and make that child’s Christmas wish come true. Only gifts for the blue bells should be wrapped. All gifts should be returned to the church no later than the weekend of December 8 & 9; all gifts will be sorted immediately following the 10 AM Mass on December 9 and picked up that day and Monday. Please be sure to attach the tag to your gift, and if there is more than one item for your tag, please tie them together securely. Also on the Giving Trees there will be green tags for the seminarians in our diocese. If you take one of these tags, please purchase a gift card in any amount for one of the stores listed: CVS, Walmart, Best Buy, Staples. Then please mail the gift card in the attached envelope directly to The Office for Vocation. The gift cards will be presented to these men on Christmas Eve.
Coming to St. Augustine Church 15 Lincoln Street Millville, Massachusetts Ryan Tremblay in Concert Wednesday, December 5, 2018 7:30 PM “One part witness, one part invitation, a young man who sounds like a young James Taylor, singing straight from his soul.” Tickets: $10 Adults, $5 children under 12 For tickets, please call 508-883-8794 To learn more about Ryan Tremblay and his music please check out his website: www.ryantremblaymusic.com
The Social Justice and Charity Committee will be holding their Thanksgiving Gift Card campaign starting on October 27th. Please sign up to purchase gift cards from local grocery stores. The following is a list of dates: Oct. 27 & 28 - Sign up sheets and envelopes for NAC Thanksgiving Outreach Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11 - Gift card returns Nov. 11 - 12-1:30, Mary Chapel - NAC Gift card distribution
Good Shepherd Christmas Float—The Evangelization Team is seeking anyone from the parish who may own a flatbed truck or know of someone who does. Last year was the first year Good Shepherd has entered a float in the Uxbridge First Night Holiday Parade. This years parade will be held on Saturday, December 1 at 4:30 pm. We would need the use of the flatbed truck on that day from 8 am until 8 pm. If you can help please call the rectory. The team would like to thank Al Destrempes for the use of his camper trailer last year. He even spent the day with us and drove his truck in the parade. We would like to go bigger this year with more parishioners able to ride on the float. Last year we were the only church entered in the parade singing Christmas Carols along the parade route giving the message to remember to keep “Christ in Christmas.” We were well received. We will also, once again, have a tent on the common giving away free hot cider and cookies and religious items to all in attendance. We will be looking for volunteers in the near future from the parish to make this a great success!
Our Charity and Social Justice team will meet on Wednesday, October 10 at 6:30 pm in the St. John Paul II room of the Parish Center to begin planning the parish outreach for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are always happy to welcome new members and the time commitment is minimal. Please come and join us!
On Saturday, November 10th Good Shepherd Parish will once again host its annual Holiday Fair from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Parish Center (behind the church) and Parish Hall (beneath the church).
On the last full weekend of each month, we have an opportunity to respond to Jesus’ call for us to help those in need. Next weekend, September 29 & 30, is our Food Pantry and New Day Outreach weekend.
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Mario H. Forget Memorial Scholarship Award: Joseph DuBois and Chloe Gardner. Joey has served as a Jr. & Sr. Lector and Chloe has served as a Greeter/Usher, Cantor & Catechist. 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.