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Events Happening at Good Shepherd Catholic Church


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AWAKE! to a new perspective on the Gospel
Join us in the Gathering Area between the 8:30 and 11:30am Masses for discussion, coffee and fellowship.
Come every week or whenever your schedule will allow. Share your knowledge, learn about the Gospel, our Church and grow in your faith.



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Calendar for AWAKE in February
February 17, 2019 -  Join us in the Gathering Area
February 24, 2019 -  Join the RCIA group.  Father Gaul will talk about Sin and Reconciliation


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The Brown Scapular Rite and Blessing
A Brown Scapular Rite and Blessing will take
place Wednesday, February 27, 2019, following 6:45pm Mass, Church.
Need a Scapular? We sell them in the Religious Articles Closet for $8.50. Need to order one?
You may order from http://www.sistersofcarmel.com.
If ordering from somewhere else, please ensure you purchase a brown woolen Scapular.


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​Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
First Friday in March, March 1 we will offer Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament beginning at 6:00pm and end with the Benediction on Saturday, March 2, 8:00am.
This is a peaceful and prayerful time and is open to everyone.
Sign–ups are available on the board beside the Welcome Table in one hour increments. For safety, we ask one Male be present for each hour.


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Save the Date
Saturday, March 2, 2019, 7:00pm
Good Shepherd Social Hall.
Tickets are $20.00 each
For Tickets or more information, please contact Ed or Marilyn Felten at (910)424-7964 or
email: mlfelten@yahoo.com
Must be 21 years of age to attend.  


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"TIMELY TOPICS“
The Evangelization Team noted from a past survey that parishioners want to have a wide range of topics
addressed. It has arranged a monthly gathering for adults called "Timely Topics."

On the last Tuesday of each month, a different topic will be addressed by various speakers in the Gathering Area, 7:00-8:00pm.

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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”.


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                                      ​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.


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                   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.


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Please click here for more information on our Respect Life Program
For more information on the upcoming Respect Life Program, please go to our Respect Life Program under the Respect Life and Social Concerns tab under Ministries.  

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 Widows Support Group “Widows Watch” ministry meets on the first Friday of the month in Room 2 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. 



Questions: Contact Camille Grupy, 910-424-6802.


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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, February 28th, 7:00pm, Room 4.

Questions or need more information? Speak with Deacon Pat, 910-818-0801.


                                                                   ​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.   
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Divine Mercy

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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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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.


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Vocations Chalice
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This weekend, the Skinner 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.
​​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 in the Gathering Area.

Please help pray the Vocations Prayer that is prayed with the Chalice.
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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.


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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.

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 
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