Events Happening at Good Shepherd Catholic Church
LIGHTING OF ADVENT CANDLES
During the season of Advent, (December 1-22) at the beginning of each Saturday evening and
Sunday morning Masses, families within the parish will be called forward to light the Advent candles.
If you would like to volunteer for a time to light the candles, be sure to sign the sheet located on the
Welcome Table
During the season of Advent, (December 1-22) at the beginning of each Saturday evening and
Sunday morning Masses, families within the parish will be called forward to light the Advent candles.
If you would like to volunteer for a time to light the candles, be sure to sign the sheet located on the
Welcome Table
AWAKE
AWAKE! to your Catholic Faith! Join us on Sunday mornings between the Masses as we break open the Gospel together, in the Gathering Area. We ask and answer questions about our faith and scripture to help us become the Catholics we always wanted to be.
Come join us in the Gathering Area
Come join us in the Gathering Area
Calendar for AWAKE in December
December 1 - No Session (Thanksgiving Break)
December 8 - Join us in Room A - Deacon Pat will talk about the Blessed Mother
December 15 - Join us in the Gathering Area
December 22 - No Session (Christmas Break)
December 29 - No Session (Christmas Break)
December 1 - No Session (Thanksgiving Break)
December 8 - Join us in Room A - Deacon Pat will talk about the Blessed Mother
December 15 - Join us in the Gathering Area
December 22 - No Session (Christmas Break)
December 29 - No Session (Christmas Break)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
First Friday in December is
December 6, 2019, we will offer Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 6:00pm and end with Benediction on Saturday,
October 5, 2019, 8:00am.
This is a peaceful and prayerful time and is open to everyone.
First Friday in December is
December 6, 2019, we will offer Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 6:00pm and end with Benediction on Saturday,
October 5, 2019, 8:00am.
This is a peaceful and prayerful time and is open to everyone.
Our High School and Middle School Youth Ministries will be taking part in the
Hope Mills Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2019.
This is the 4th consecutive year that our teens will be walking on a Good Shepherd Christmas Float.
Join us to support our teens as they represent our parish to the community!
Parade starts at 3:00pm.
Hope Mills Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2019.
This is the 4th consecutive year that our teens will be walking on a Good Shepherd Christmas Float.
Join us to support our teens as they represent our parish to the community!
Parade starts at 3:00pm.
Women of Charity FundRaiser
The "yearly" Women of Charity fundraiser “raffle”
will be after all Mases, December 7th and 8th.
If you have been asked to make or donate an item for the Women of Charity raffle OR you would like to donate some new or gently used items, please drop them off in the Church Gathering Area, by Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 7:30pm.
Get ready to buy your tickets and choose the prize(s) you hope to win. Money raised puts a happy smile on the faces of those less fortunate.
As always, thank you for your support
The "yearly" Women of Charity fundraiser “raffle”
will be after all Mases, December 7th and 8th.
If you have been asked to make or donate an item for the Women of Charity raffle OR you would like to donate some new or gently used items, please drop them off in the Church Gathering Area, by Wednesday, Dec. 4th, 7:30pm.
Get ready to buy your tickets and choose the prize(s) you hope to win. Money raised puts a happy smile on the faces of those less fortunate.
As always, thank you for your support
Widows Support Group “Widows Watch” ministry meets on the first Friday of the month in Room A of the church, followed by celebrating noon Mass and enjoying lunch afterwards. Our time together involves getting to know women of the Bible as well as ourselves. Being united as widows, this bond of fellowship and similar circumstances fosters support for one another. Any widow is welcome.
Call or e-mail Camille at 424-6802 or alcam116@embarqmail.com for details.
Call or e-mail Camille at 424-6802 or alcam116@embarqmail.com for details.
LoveEd Sessions
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ATTENTION PARENTS!!
Do you have children who will be attending Catholic Kids Club for Grades 3-5? Are you a parent who has children ages 8-12, and would like to join us to discuss “Raising Kids that are Strong, Smart And Pure”? Mark your calendars! Parents only will be meeting 6 sessions on Fridays from 6-8pm during the CKC meetings. Dec.20, Jan.17, Feb.21, and May 15. Please contact Cindi Laire 573-337-0549 to RSVP, if you need childcare, or for more info. |
Christmas Pageant Preparations!
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This year we will offer a full pageant production!
We still need children of all ages to sign up for the reading and acting parts (i.e. Wisemen, Simeon, Joseph, and other parts). Pageant rehearsal dates and times: Saturday, December 7th, 2:00pm Saturday, December 14th, 2:00pm Saturday, December 21st, 2:00pm Tuesday, December 24th,3:00pm followed by the Children’s Mass. For more information contact Rayanne Herrera, 910-354-5131 or ubduhone@yahoo.com with “ATTN: Christmas Pageant” on the Subject line. |
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Men’s Spirituality Group
Men, would you take the chance to get
away from the hectic pace that your life
has taken?
Could you benefit from an opportunity to relax and explore the impact of God on your
everyday life and work?
If the answer is yes – or perhaps you are just curious - there is an opportunity to meet with men in our parish who have profited in many ways by integrating our Faith into their everyday lifestyle.
Our Men’s Spirituality Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 7:00pm, Room 4.
Join us for our Men’s Spirituality Group, Thursday, December 12th, 7:00pm, Room 4.
Questions or need more information? Speak with Deacon Pat, 910-818-0801.
Men, would you take the chance to get
away from the hectic pace that your life
has taken?
Could you benefit from an opportunity to relax and explore the impact of God on your
everyday life and work?
If the answer is yes – or perhaps you are just curious - there is an opportunity to meet with men in our parish who have profited in many ways by integrating our Faith into their everyday lifestyle.
Our Men’s Spirituality Group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 7:00pm, Room 4.
Join us for our Men’s Spirituality Group, Thursday, December 12th, 7:00pm, Room 4.
Questions or need more information? Speak with Deacon Pat, 910-818-0801.
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Pray the Pro-Life Rosary |
The Pro-Life Ministry will pray the Rosary before 5:30pm and 8:30am Masses each 3rd weekend of
the month. Join us December 14/15 in the Church.
Rosaries and booklets will be provided. Please arrive 45 minutes before the beginning of Mass.
the month. Join us December 14/15 in the Church.
Rosaries and booklets will be provided. Please arrive 45 minutes before the beginning of Mass.
Legion of Mary
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The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of
Catholics who, under the sanction of the Church and the powerful protection of Mary Immaculate, serve the Church and their neighbor on a voluntary basis in about 170 countries. The object of the Legion is the Glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active cooperation in Mary’s and the Church’s work. The local unit of the Legion of Mary is the praesidium, where prayer is intermingled with a weekly meeting, reports, and discussion. The praesidium here at Good Shepherd is “Mother of the Eucharist” and meets on Sunday afternoon, 4:30-6:00pm. Come to a meeting and see if the Legion of Mary is for you! |
Vocations Chalice
This weekend, the Chase Family will take the Vocations Chalice home. They will place the Chalice on their table and pray the Vocations Prayer with the Chalice every day and return it next weekend. Please help pray the Vocations Prayer that is prayed with the Chalice below.
Please help pray the Vocations Prayer that is prayed with the Chalice.
The Prayer for Vocations
Heavenly Father, Bless your church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. Give those you have called to the married state and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the world, the special graces that their lives require. Help those who have embraced the consecrated life to live up to their promises. Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that in Him, with Him and through Him we may love you more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Would your family like a chance to take the Vocations Chalice home for a week? A sign-up
sheet is available on the Welcome Table.
This weekend, the Chase Family will take the Vocations Chalice home. They will place the Chalice on their table and pray the Vocations Prayer with the Chalice every day and return it next weekend. Please help pray the Vocations Prayer that is prayed with the Chalice below.
Please help pray the Vocations Prayer that is prayed with the Chalice.
The Prayer for Vocations
Heavenly Father, Bless your church with an abundance of holy and zealous priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. Give those you have called to the married state and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the world, the special graces that their lives require. Help those who have embraced the consecrated life to live up to their promises. Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that in Him, with Him and through Him we may love you more deeply and serve you more faithfully, always and everywhere. With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Would your family like a chance to take the Vocations Chalice home for a week? A sign-up
sheet is available on the Welcome Table.
Help Good Shepherd receive funds by Shopping online at Amazon.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible
AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
Sign In or create an Amazon account. If you would like to participate, once logged in, on the line “OR Pick your own Charitable Organization” type “Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Hope Mills” choose “Select” click “Yes” and Start Shopping.
If you already have a non-profit for Amazon Smile and you like to change to Good Shepherd Catholic Church, due to several names “Good Shepherd,” please type “Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Hope Mills”.
Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible
AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com
Sign In or create an Amazon account. If you would like to participate, once logged in, on the line “OR Pick your own Charitable Organization” type “Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Hope Mills” choose “Select” click “Yes” and Start Shopping.
If you already have a non-profit for Amazon Smile and you like to change to Good Shepherd Catholic Church, due to several names “Good Shepherd,” please type “Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Hope Mills”.
CD Stand
Stop by our CD Stand in the Gathering Area and check out our New titles.
Lighthouse Catholic Media also has a CD of the month program. For more information, visit the website and use the Promo code listed on the back of the CD.
We sell bundles of two CD’s for $5.00 and single CD’s for $3.00 each. Come and check them out today.
Stop by our CD Stand in the Gathering Area and check out our New titles.
Lighthouse Catholic Media also has a CD of the month program. For more information, visit the website and use the Promo code listed on the back of the CD.
We sell bundles of two CD’s for $5.00 and single CD’s for $3.00 each. Come and check them out today.
Have you been blessed by God?
The rest of the parish would like to hear about how you’ve been blessed by God in 2017 or 2018.
Please send an email telling your experience to Pete Reilly at PeteTroy5338@yahoo.com.
You can give as much (or little) information as you like.
Or stop by the Coffee Bar after the 8:30 am Mass and tell him in person.
The rest of the parish would like to hear about how you’ve been blessed by God in 2017 or 2018.
Please send an email telling your experience to Pete Reilly at PeteTroy5338@yahoo.com.
You can give as much (or little) information as you like.
Or stop by the Coffee Bar after the 8:30 am Mass and tell him in person.
Lost and Found
We have incurred several items in our Lost and Found—reading glasses, sunglasses, books, toys, umbrellas, etc. If you think you may have misplaced an item, please check the Lost and Found area in the kitchen airlock under the wooden mail slots. If you have lost any of the items below — a house key, key fob, rosary, etc. - please contact Janice Scott, 425-1590.
We have incurred several items in our Lost and Found—reading glasses, sunglasses, books, toys, umbrellas, etc. If you think you may have misplaced an item, please check the Lost and Found area in the kitchen airlock under the wooden mail slots. If you have lost any of the items below — a house key, key fob, rosary, etc. - please contact Janice Scott, 425-1590.
Parish Council Suggestion Box-
Have a Suggestion for the Parish? If so, use the Parish Pastoral Council Suggestion Box located on the Welcome Table. If you have a Suggestion, fill out the form located on the side of the box and place in the slot. The Suggestion Form can also be found on our Pastoral Council page.
Anonymous suggestions will not be answered.
Have a Suggestion for the Parish? If so, use the Parish Pastoral Council Suggestion Box located on the Welcome Table. If you have a Suggestion, fill out the form located on the side of the box and place in the slot. The Suggestion Form can also be found on our Pastoral Council page.
Anonymous suggestions will not be answered.
Parish Fasting
For the Life and Healing of the Parish, Father Gaul has asked us to
Fast each Wednesday of the week. Please remember that you can do a full fast, a partial fast or other type of self-denial.
Parish Growth
Have you participated in the Parish Fast? Are you planning to participate in the Parish Fast? Help the parish grow by inviting someone you know who has fallen away from the church to come to Mass with you one weekend. Or invite someone new who is not Catholic. God is always calling new people to him and asking us to live out our baptismal call. What better time since we hear so much negative publicity about God and church? We might not be able to bring God and prayer back into school and our government, but we can bring people into the church.
For the Life and Healing of the Parish, Father Gaul has asked us to
Fast each Wednesday of the week. Please remember that you can do a full fast, a partial fast or other type of self-denial.
Parish Growth
Have you participated in the Parish Fast? Are you planning to participate in the Parish Fast? Help the parish grow by inviting someone you know who has fallen away from the church to come to Mass with you one weekend. Or invite someone new who is not Catholic. God is always calling new people to him and asking us to live out our baptismal call. What better time since we hear so much negative publicity about God and church? We might not be able to bring God and prayer back into school and our government, but we can bring people into the church.
Prayer for Our Parish
Heavenly Father,
You have chosen the parish as a place where you encounter us in our daily lives.
The parish is the assembly in which your Word is proclaimed, your Eucharist is celebrated, your people are united in a local community, and gathered into various ministries, so that they may become the agent of change for the renewal of the whole Church.
Make our Parishioners aware of the many opportunities and responsibilities that are theirs to grow as disciples of Jesus and as witnesses of you to our friends and neighbors.
Keep us open to our need of your love and fellowship. Let both clergy and laity work together in harmony to serve you in others. We fervently ask this in Jesus' name.
Amen
Heavenly Father,
You have chosen the parish as a place where you encounter us in our daily lives.
The parish is the assembly in which your Word is proclaimed, your Eucharist is celebrated, your people are united in a local community, and gathered into various ministries, so that they may become the agent of change for the renewal of the whole Church.
Make our Parishioners aware of the many opportunities and responsibilities that are theirs to grow as disciples of Jesus and as witnesses of you to our friends and neighbors.
Keep us open to our need of your love and fellowship. Let both clergy and laity work together in harmony to serve you in others. We fervently ask this in Jesus' name.
Amen
Divine Mercy
This photo was taken at Good Shepherd after Mass on Monday, May 16, 2016
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This photo was taken at Good Shepherd after Mass on Monday, May 16, 2016
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