Joe Dunham from Net Ministries will be appealing for Parish support for Net Ministries next weekend, November 23/24. Please make cheques payable to the Good Shepherd Parish.
Pope Francis has invited each one us to reflect on this day, the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Throughout the year, the poor need our help by way of prayer, donations of clothing and furniture. A monetary offering will help our St. Vincent de Paul Council provide them with food. Envelopes are provided at the back of the church for your donation. Please make cheques payable to Good Shepherd Parish.
Do you like yummy treats? Are you pro-life and want to help the cause? Delicious traditional Christmas cakes and other tasty gifts made by the Cistercian Monks of Val Notre-Dame Abbaye in St-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec will be for sale in our church the first and second weekends of December after all Masses. All proceeds go to help the preterm babies.
* DATE/TIME CHANGE* Christmas Parish Potluck Luncheon - Sunday 08 December 2019 following the 11:15 am Mass Due to a conflict with other planned community and parish activities the date for this event has changed and it is now a potluck luncheon. Please mark your calendar for Sunday 08 December, following the 11:15 am Mass. At this event we will also be marking a special farewell and gratitude to Deacon Dan as he retires from active Diaconate Ministry; best wishes will also be extended to Dee, his wife, who has journeyed with him in his years of ministry. Please plan to attend, bring along your favourite dish to share and enjoy wonderful fellowship with your faith family. We will have a Christmas sing-along and some activities for children as we endeavour to make this a memorable spiritfilled gathering. We are grateful for all help with the set-up in the morning and tear down at the end. Please contact Marilyn Olsen, Pastoral Council Chair at [email protected]; enter “2019 Christmas Parish Potluck” in the subject line.
The new Living with Christ Sunday Missals will be available for purchase on the weekends of 23/24 November and 30 November/01 December. A table will be set up in the Gathering Space both weekends; cost is $5.00 each. Copies can be purchased any time during office hours.
YOUTH GROUP – Come out to youth group Friday nights for food, fun and fellowship! Junior youth group (grades 6-8) runs from 6:30-8pm and Senior (grades 9-12) from 8:15-9:45pm. All are welcome! Any questions or interested in volunteering? Please contact Kate at: [email protected]
SECOND COLLECTION – there will be a second collection for the Catholic Missions in Canada the weekend of November 16/17. There are no envelopes in the envelope box for this collection. Additional envelope will be provided.
St-Vincent de Paul and the Knights of Columbus would like to announce: “Pick an angel tag and buy a Christmas present for a child!” By the main entrance, you will find angel tags hung on the Christmas tree. The blue tag indicates the age of a boy, and the pink tag indicate the age of a girl. This is in order to provide a gift appropriate for this child ….