|
Week of March 6
Mass Intention
Saturday, March
6
4:00
PM
David Poliquin by the family (10th ann.)
Sunday, March
7
8:00
AM
Arthur & Delina Merchant by the family
10:00 AM Linda
Menchin by the family
Monday, March
8
8:45
AM
Rev. Raymond Lange by Gerry Lange
Tuesday, March
9
8:45
AM
Nicholas Frabotta Jr. by his sister
6:30
PM
Ovila "Frenchy" Massey by Cecile & Marie
Wednesday, March
10
8:45
AM
Sister Estelle Maynard, S.U.S.C. by Shirley Maynard
Thursday, March
11
8:45
AM
Raymond Dumais
Saturday, March
13
4:00
PM
Ed Gorman by Rose Szerlag
Sunday, March
14
8:00
AM
Lillian Fredette by the family
10:00 AM
Dorothy Boutiette by the Boutiette family
Liturgical Roles March 13 &
14
Extraordinary
Ministers of Holy Communion
4:00
PM
J. Petty, M. Joanis, J. Hauge
8:00
AM
J. Paquette, L. Lafreniere
10:00 AM M.
Destrempes, M. Fitzpatrick
Lectors
4:00
PM
B. Newman, A. DuBois
8:00
AM
S. Desjourdy, A. Reardon
10:00 AM A. Walsh,S.
Pickering
Altar Servers
4:00
PM
B.
Blackburn, C.
Fredrickson
8:00
AM
K. Zuidema, K. Lafreniere
10:00 AM C.
Palmieri, Z. Jordan
Ushers
4:00
PM
K. & B. Archambault
8:00
AM
J. D'Alfonso
10:00 AM M.
& M. Walsh
Complete
ministers' schedules for March & April have been emailed and are
on the back table for those who need them.
Readings
for the Week of March 7,
2010
Sunday:
Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9
Monday:
2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Lk 4:24-30
Tuesday:
Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35
Wednesday: Dt
4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19
Thursday:
Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23
Friday:
Hos 14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34
Saturday:
Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14
Next Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12/2
Cor 5:17-21/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32
The Rosary Group will meet on Thursday, March
11 at 6:30 PM in the hall.
In case of inclement weather the meeting will
not be held.
THIS WEEK'S
CALENDAR
Sun. March 7 10:00
AM Little
Lambs Ages 3-4-5
11:00 AM
R.E. Grades 1 & 2
11:30 AM
Baptismal Preparation
12:00 PM
Hand bells
5:00 PM R.E. Grades 9
& 10
6:00 PM Youth Group
Meeting: Prep. for Egg
Hunt
Mon. March
8 4:00 PM R.E. Grades 3
& 4 Living Stations Rehearsal
6:30 PM R.E. Grades
6-9 Living Stations Rehearsal
Tues. March 9 6:30 PM Mass (In the Mary
Chapel)
7:15 PM
Confessions
Wed. March 10 7:00 PM Candlelight
Prayer Service
Thurs. March
11 6:30 PM Rosary Group
Fri. March 12 7:00 PM Stations of the
Cross
Sat. March 13 8:30 AM Confessions
9:00 AM Confirmation
Retreat Begins
Sun. March 14 10:00
AM Little
Lambs Ages 3-4-5
11:00 AM R.E. Grades 1
& 2
11:30 AM Baptism
11:45 AM
Catechist Mtg. Little Lambs
through Grade 2
12:00 PM Confirmation
Retreat Ends
Spring forward!!
Remember to set your clocks one hour ahead when you
go to bed on Saturday, March 13.
Listen, Relax, Reflect
The Power of Prayer
(Note change of theme)
Wednesday, March 10 at 7:00 PM
Sit in a tranquil environment surrounded by candlelight
and reflect on heartfelt stories and inspiring music
take a break from the daily grind and embrace the
spirit.
Help Needed~~All Welcome!
With the sanding
of the floors and the installation of the new carpet, a cleaning
crew is needed to help spruce up the church for Easter. If you can
help for an hour or two or even more, please join us. The cleaning
party will take place on Saturday, March 27 beginning at 9:30 AM.
Please bring a bucket, rags, and some elbow grease and we will
provide the cleaning solution. Remember God's house is your house so
let's work together to make it pleasing to the Lord! There will be a
signup sheet on the back table.
Easter Flower
Envelopes
Our March packet
of envelopes contains an envelope for Easter flowers. Your donations
will help decorate the church and sanctuary for the Easter season,
and it is a special way to remember your deceased friends and
relatives. Extra envelopes are at the gift table for those who are
not on the envelope system.
Religious Education
News
Schedule for this
week:
Sun. March 7 10:00
AM Little
Lambs Ages 3-4-5
11:00 AM
R.E. Grades 1 & 2
4:00 PM Confirmation Candidates
Mass
5:00 PM
R.E. Grades 9 &
10
6:00 PM Youth Group Meeting
Mon. March 8 4:00 PM
R.E. Grades 3 & 4 Living Stations
Rehearsal
6:30 PM R.E. Grades
6-9 Living
Stations Rehearsal
Festival Choir
Rehearsals
It is time again
for festival choir. The festival choir will sing on Holy Thursday,
Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil (April 1, 2, 3). The first
rehearsal is March 6, then March 20 and 27. All the dates are
Saturday evenings from 5-6:30 PM. Please consider singing for the
Lord this Easter season. Just come to the piano on March 6 after the
4 PM Mass.
Hand bell
Choir
In the past, the Holy Days have seen a wonderful hand bell
choir at
Good
Shepherd
Church
. People's lives change,
though, and most of the people who used to ring bells can no longer
do so. I have found beautiful arrangements of Let us Break Bread
and Taste and See for the set of hand bells which we own. They
would require at least 6 ringers although 7 or 8 would be wonderful.
These songs would be a beautiful addition to our Holy Thursday
Mass.
If you would be interested in re-forming our hand bell choir
this Holy Week, and are between 5th grade and adult, please consider
joining me at 12:00 noon this Sunday, March 7 downstairs on the
stage. We will only be ringing for Holy Thursday, April 1.
Thank you,
Carol
Give Your First Hour to
God
Amount Needed to Meet
Expenses $4655
Weekend of Feb. 27 &
28
Operational/Spendable
$3735
Regular $3700; Candles
$35
Other
$486.00
Savings $165; Children's
$3; Catholic Free Press $23
New Day
$295
Total $4221 Thank
You
Second Annual Good
Shepherd Golf Outing
Sunday, June
13 1
PM Shotgun Start
Blissful Meadows Country
Club
Wanted: Golfers, Sponsors,
Volunteers
Please contact Diana
Bruneau at 508-341-4501
if you can help in any
way.
Partners in Charity
2010
Let Us Open Our
Hearts
Our Good God Will Open
His
In this
weekend's bulletin, there is a sample of the Partners in Charity
donor card and the instructions on how to fill it out. Please take
it home with you and prayerfully consider how you will do your part
this year to help those organizations and individuals who need our
support and financial assistance. This annual appeal provides for
the charitable, educational, and ministerial mission of the Church
in the Diocese of Worcester.
Our In
Pew collection will be next weekend, March 13 & 14. The goal
for Good Shepherd this year has been set at $33,700.
Diocese of
Worcester
Office of the
Bishop
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
My dear brothers
and sisters in Christ,
I call upon the people of the Diocese of Worcester to
continue their tradition of aiding the needy and of giving the
remarkable gift of hope to others through the 2010 Catholic Relief
Services Collection. This collection will be taken at the Lord's Day
Masses in all the parishes throughout our Diocese next weekend, on
March 13 and 14.
When we act with compassion, generosity, and commitment to
justice for the least among us, we act as the Lord's true
disciples. This appeal enables the bishops of the
United States
to assist people in need
throughout the world. I assure you that your personal generosity to
the collection is vital to our labors to extend the Church's
ministry of charity to the poor and dispossessed.
The most recent example of the extraordinary efforts made by
Catholic Relief Services is the response currently being made to
support the people of
Haiti
. I take this
opportunity to thank you for the $508,581 that has been raised by
Catholics in the Diocese of Worcester. Our participation in offering
relief to the Haitian people is part of the nearly $61 million
dollars that has been raised by Catholics throughout the
United
States
and directed to CRS. We have
been receiving frequent updates on the efforts of CRS and I
encourage you to learn more about their efforts on their website,
www.crs.org.
Beyond
Haiti
, the efforts of CRS
continue to support development projects in more than 80 other
nations. Your generosity supports a number of other important
CRS-inspired agencies, including Migration and Refugee Services, the
Holy Father's Relief Fund and the Department of Social Development
and World Peace.
When you give to the Catholic Relief Services Collection you
are assisting millions of the poor throughout the world. I am
grateful for your generosity.
With every prayerful best wish, I remain
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Robert J. McManus
Most Reverend Robert J. McManus
Bishop of Worcester
|