This year we welcomed 47 children who received their First Communion and 44 children who received the Sacrament of Confirmation.

The Parish Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 09 June 2019 in the Social Space, following the 11:15 am Mass. A light lunch will be served.

The High Commission of Sri Lanka will be holding a memorial service at Good Shepherd Parish on Sunday, April 28 at 6:30 pm to honour the victims of the April 21 attack. Archbishop Terrence Prendercast will be the presider. After the memorial mass, there will be an inter-faith service. All parishioners are invited to show our solidarity with the universal Church.

Wishing you all our families at Good Shepherd parish a glorious Easter days. May these Easter days be a time of peace and joy for you and your family.

Rekindle the Gift of Life. Fulfill God's Plan. Thrive. Saturday April 27 at the Resurrection of the Lord Parish

Father Virgil and the Good Shepherd Parish extend thanks to all those who made it possible to beautify the Church with Easter Flowers. Please keep the prayer intentions of those who generously provided flowers in your prayers this Easter Season.

Responsible to lead an active youth ministry program in the parish for youth aged 11-18. Approx. 20 hour/week; responsibilities to include participation in the Sacramental Preparation team. For complete job description please go to the parish website under Youth Ministry. Applications will be accepted until 22 May 2019 via email to pastor@thegoodshepherdparish.com.

Pilgrimage with Father Virgil to the Most Venerated Marian Shrines, October 2019: Lisbon, Fatima, Madrid, Lourdes, Turin, Siena, and Rome.

Men, refresh your faith by joining the 141th Men's Cursillo weekend on April 25-28th!

Easter Vigil Reception - All those who are planning on attending the Easter Vigil are invited to bring along a plate of cold finger foods to share at the reception that follows the Vigil. The reception is a time where we gather to personally welcome all those who are newly received into the Church, as well as gathering to rejoice following the Easter Vigil Mass – a wonderful conclusion to the rich liturgy that is a highlight of our Liturgical Year. Members of your Pastoral Council will be accepting your contribution anytime after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening 20 April 2019.

April 28 is Divine Mercy Sunday. We will observe Divine Mercy Sunday here at Good Shepherd parish from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. There will be Eucharistic Adoration, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Readings from The Diary of St. Faustina, Veneration of the Image and Confessions (Fr. Virgil). Come, bring a friend and experience the power of God’s Divine Mercy. Saint John Paul II stated that Divine Mercy is “God’s gift to our time”.

Holy Thursday Mass: 7:00 p.m. - Good Friday Mass: 3:00 p.m. and Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m. - Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00 p.m. (NOTE: No 5:00 p.m. Mass or Saturday afternoon confessions!) - Easter Sunday 9:00 a.m and 11:15 a.m.

The Saint Vincent de Paul Conference of the Good Shepherd Parish is promoting the "North of 60 Project Rankin Inlet"

Cursillo - Keep calm, spring is coming, give the gift of Cursillo!!

The Christian Meditation Weekend Retreat will take place May 3-5 at the Galilee Centre in Arnprior.

The Good Shepherd Lenten Penitential Service will take place on Wednesday, April 10, at 7:00 p.m. Several priests will be available to hear Confessions.

The Diocesan Day of Confessions will take place on Friday, April 5. Father Virgil will hear confessions at Good Shepherd from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Good Shepherd Parish Bible Study Spring 2019: The Book of Job

Please start bringing in your palm branches from past Palm Sundays. Place them on the credenza at the back of the church or give them to the Sacristan on duty. They will be burned to make ashes for Ash Wednesday.

There will be a Lenten Day of Reflection at Good Shepherd Parish Saturday, April 13, 2019 from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm. All women and men of the parish are invited to attend this rich day of reflection. Fr. Allan MacDonald, General Superior of the Companions of the Cross, will lead the day.