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.

I want to personally thank everyone who helped make our Christmas celebration a successful one. Without your help it would not have been done. You made this Christmas season a joyful and blessed one by giving your time and talent. My appreciation to Deacons Michael Seath and Philip Tang and to our talented lively different musical groups, sacristans, ushers, welcoming teams, Eucharistic ministers, the Knights of Columbus and our Décor team and all those who contributed towards Christmas flowers and the new nativity scene. Most of the time you don't hear, but the priest hears all the comments. Many parishioners and visitors said that the church was beautiful, the liturgical celebration an music were great, and the people were so welcoming. Keep up the good spirit! I would also like to extend my gratitude to everyone for the Christmas cards and your gifts. Thank you for being so kind towards me during Christmas time.

Pastoral Care is looking for a few volunteers who could assist us when one of our team is ill or on holidays, as we are sometimes spread a little thin. You would always be accompanied by a member of the Pastoral Care team, and would never go alone to visit someone. For our protection and for those whom we visit, we always visit in twos. Pastoral Care would always take the lead, but you might be asked to do a prayer reading or, if a Eucharistic Minister, to give Communion. If you feel you could spare a half hour every couple of months, please contact Carol Faure at 613-824-0693 or the Parish Office at 613-824-4394.

This is an important year in the life of your child If your child is in Grade 2. They will celebrate the Sacrament of First Reconciliation followed by the Sacrament of First Communion in the spring. Preparation for these sacramental celebrations will begin with an information and registration meeting. This meeting will be offered twice, it is necessary to attend only one. The choices are: Tuesday September 25 at 7:00 p.m. OR Thursday September 27th at 7:00 p.m. Meetings will occur at the Good Shepherd Parish and will last approximately one hour. This meeting is for parents only.