Good Shepherd Catholic Church

The people of God at Good Shepherd are dedicated to strengthening the Kingdom
 of God on earth through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by preaching the Word, serving the community, and sanctifying the one family of faith. 

Weekly Bulletin

 

 

See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God.  (1 John 3:1)

 

News Around the Parish                                          

The Parish Social Life Committee would like to say THANK YOU to all volunteers who helped make the Fall Festival a HUGE success!   Thank you to the Middle School Youth for providing the games and the High School Youth for the Haunted Hospital.  Thank you to our youth who helped with the costume contest and to those children who participated.  Thank you to all the cooks, servers, kitchen helpers, set-up and clean-up crew and especially to all of the parishioners who brought food.  Once again, THANK YOU to all who helped make it a success.

Mass Intentions and weekly Flower sign-ups for 2010 will be available this Monday, November 2, 2009.  If you would like to dedicate a Mass in “Memory” or in “Honor” of a loved one, please call Janice Scott in the Church Office at 425-1590 beginning November 2.  Mass stipends will be $10.00 per Mass.  The Weekly Flower Sheet will also be available on the Flower Sign-up Board located in the Kitchen airlock.  Cost for flowers is $48.95.   Thank you.

 

Family Christmas Mass Play

We are looking for children and youth of all ages  to sing and act.  If you would like to be part of “The BIG STORY” for our Family Christmas Eve Mass on December 24th at 6:00pm, join us for tryouts on Sunday, November 15th at 1:00pm in the Church.

 

Library News

We are very happy that you are interested in our Library  Please do us a favor and not reshelve the books when you take one off the shelf.  Please place the book in the bin.

Thank you for your understanding.  Library Staff

 

News from the Knights of Columbus

ALL Knights of Columbus, join us for our Business Meeting on the 5th of November at 7:30pm in the RCIA Rm. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

 

Respect Life News          

On Friday’s at 10:00am, join us at the Hallmark Abortion Clinic at 1919 Gillespie Street in Fayetteville to pray for an end to abortion.

 

Month Seven—Developing Baby

You are in the home stretch with your spiritually adopted baby.  Beginning this month the baby uses all four senses.  He can see, hear, taste, touch, cough, yawn and hiccup.  He now recognizes his mother’s voice.  During this time he will also receive antibodies from his mother protecting him from a variety of diseases.

 

Be on the Look Out!!  The Women of Charity will be having their "Fun Fall Raffle".  Coming the weekend of November 21st and 22nd.

 

The Fr Bumann Assembly would like to congratulate the following members who received the honor of the 4th degree at the initiation ceremony on Oct 24, 2009 at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Raleigh/Durham in honor of our Vice Supreme Master, Robert Singer:

Seferino Hernandez       Good Shepherd Council #8857

Ronald Macaluso           Good Shepherd Council #8857

Antonio Cabral               St Frances De Sales Council #7225

Boris Calderon               St Ann Council #11683

George Quigley              St Ann Council #11683

Andrew Nicol                  St Elizabeth of Hungary, Raeford

Milton Vila                       St Elizabeth of Hungary, Raeford