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Parish Information
New Parishioners Welcome to our Community! |
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We invite you to register at the Church Office during office hours, pick up a Welcome Packet on the
Welcome Table in the Gathering Area or Click Here to download a copy of the Registration Form.
Though a rather simple act, registration is a sign of one’s commitment and responsibility to the parish and allows the parish to know how many families are registered in the parish. It also provides an official record of your active membership and is essential for participation in parish programs and sacraments.
What is an Active Membership: three points determine active membership:
• Registration in the parish for a sufficient period of time and use of the envelope system in support of
the parish;
• Faithful attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days;
• Volunteer and participate in Parish activities with time, talent, and treasure as means permit.
Please note the Facilities and Services of Good Shepherd Church are available to active members.
Emergencies: In cases of emergency, please contact the Parish Office during regular business hours. After hours, please call Deacon Pat at (910) 818-0801.
SACRAMENTS
Anointing of the Sick: Call the Church Office (910) 425-1590
Marriage: Couples are asked not to set a date for their wedding until an initial meeting with the Pastor or Deacon. Diocesan requirements mandate a minimum six-month period of preparation.
Baptism: Parental participation in a program to prepare parents is required. Contact Trisha Martin-Kamionka in the Office of Faith Formation, 910-425-5617, at least 3 months in advance of your desired baptismal date to make the proper arrangements.
Sick and Homebound/Hospitalized: Please notify the Parish Office when someone is ill and unable to attend Mass for any significant length of time and would like to receive Holy Communion.
Bulletin Deadline: Requests are due to Amanda Allen by 12 noon on the Monday prior to the weekend the announcement is to be published. E-mail your request to: gsbulletinedit@gmail.com.
Special Needs: Handicapped accessible doors are located on the left side of the Gathering Area. Wheelchair seating is available in the front row of chairs in the Church. Cars must display a valid handicap sticker or placard to park in the reserved handicap spaces in the Church parking lot.
Welcome Table in the Gathering Area or Click Here to download a copy of the Registration Form.
Though a rather simple act, registration is a sign of one’s commitment and responsibility to the parish and allows the parish to know how many families are registered in the parish. It also provides an official record of your active membership and is essential for participation in parish programs and sacraments.
What is an Active Membership: three points determine active membership:
• Registration in the parish for a sufficient period of time and use of the envelope system in support of
the parish;
• Faithful attendance at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days;
• Volunteer and participate in Parish activities with time, talent, and treasure as means permit.
Please note the Facilities and Services of Good Shepherd Church are available to active members.
Emergencies: In cases of emergency, please contact the Parish Office during regular business hours. After hours, please call Deacon Pat at (910) 818-0801.
SACRAMENTS
Anointing of the Sick: Call the Church Office (910) 425-1590
Marriage: Couples are asked not to set a date for their wedding until an initial meeting with the Pastor or Deacon. Diocesan requirements mandate a minimum six-month period of preparation.
Baptism: Parental participation in a program to prepare parents is required. Contact Trisha Martin-Kamionka in the Office of Faith Formation, 910-425-5617, at least 3 months in advance of your desired baptismal date to make the proper arrangements.
Sick and Homebound/Hospitalized: Please notify the Parish Office when someone is ill and unable to attend Mass for any significant length of time and would like to receive Holy Communion.
Bulletin Deadline: Requests are due to Amanda Allen by 12 noon on the Monday prior to the weekend the announcement is to be published. E-mail your request to: gsbulletinedit@gmail.com.
Special Needs: Handicapped accessible doors are located on the left side of the Gathering Area. Wheelchair seating is available in the front row of chairs in the Church. Cars must display a valid handicap sticker or placard to park in the reserved handicap spaces in the Church parking lot.
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.
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.
Anonymous suggestions will not be answered.
Our Library has a selection of books and DVDs.
Some titles that may spike your interest:
“The Passion of Christ” - DVD
“The Passion of Christ” - Book
“The Blessed Eucharist”
“40 Days for Life”
There are two Scott Hahn titles:
“The Lamb’s Supper”; “Letter and Spirit”
Other DVD choices include:
“Jesus, He Lived Among Us”, “Peter, Keeper of the Keys”
Plus children’s animated DVDs:
“Worthy is the Lamb”, “The Kingdom of Heaven”
Please stop in and look around. Items may be borrowed up to three weeks. The Library is the first door on the left in the Office wing.
Some titles that may spike your interest:
“The Passion of Christ” - DVD
“The Passion of Christ” - Book
“The Blessed Eucharist”
“40 Days for Life”
There are two Scott Hahn titles:
“The Lamb’s Supper”; “Letter and Spirit”
Other DVD choices include:
“Jesus, He Lived Among Us”, “Peter, Keeper of the Keys”
Plus children’s animated DVDs:
“Worthy is the Lamb”, “The Kingdom of Heaven”
Please stop in and look around. Items may be borrowed up to three weeks. The Library is the first door on the left in the Office wing.
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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 Maria Rosario, 425-1590. |
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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
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
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.
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”.