We will have a Giving Tree set up at the front entrance to the church on Saturday November 14. Parishioners are asked to take a tag from the tree and purchase a gift for a local family in need.
Please return all gifts wrapped including the gift tag from the tree by Sunday, November 29.
May giving these gifts help remind us all of the joy and love celebrated on that first Christmas, and help to show the love of Good Shepherd to these families.
A Mass of Enrollment will be Sunday, November 22 for children preparing to receive a sacrament in 2027 and 2028.
We welcome these First Holy Communion Candidates: Madelyn Betz, Natalie DeHate, and Arlee Kneuss. They will participate in a retreat and receive their First Reconciliation on Saturday, April 17, and receive Jesus for the first time in the Sacrament of Holy Communion on Sunday, April 18.
We welcome two seventh graders who will be enrolled as First Year Confirmation Candidates: Brynlee Stroup and Nash Dunn. They will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2028.
We welcome our Second Year Confirmation Candidates – Noelle Dunn, Ethan Huckleberry, Alex Moore, Emma Priest, Gigi Sharpe, and Hank Stroup who have been studying on Sunday nights and will be attending a Confirmation Retreat Friday-Sunday, January 29-31, at St. Francis Retreat Center, in Dewitt. The cost of the retreat is $135 per student. If any parishioner would like to help sponsor a student, or contribute toward their fees, please contact the parish office. These young people are eagerly preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday, May 20, 2027, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, in Burton.
We are thankful to God for the parents, sponsors, and families of these young people who are helping to pass on their Catholic faith and traditions. We ask you, our parish family, to keep all of these candidates, their parents and sponsors in your prayers as they continue preparing for these important milestones in their spiritual lives.
Religious Ed Registration Form (print and fill out)
Religious Ed Calendar 2026-2027
Men of the parish are invited to come and enjoy growing in their spiritual walk with others. We will meet in the Knights of Columbus Hall from 6:30—7:30 on Wednesday, November 11 for our next Cor Meeting. We always have snacks and refreshments! Invite a friend or family member. We look forward to seeing you!
See what men are saying about it in the film below:
The mission of the Cor is to refocus Catholic men on Jesus Christ and to form and strengthen them in faith and virtue through a brotherhood committed to prayer, formation and fraternity. The goal of each Cor gathering is to provide the opportunity for men to encounter Christ, to pray together, to be formed in their faith, and to strengthen their bonds of brotherhood, preparing them for courageous leadership and the mission of Evangelization for their families and communities.
Please Urge the Senate to Approve the Conscience Protection Act!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACTION! With voices all over Michigan and all over the country encouraging its passage, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Conscience Protection Act this week by a 245-182 bipartisan vote. The measure allows for health care providers and payers to protect their rights in court should they be forced to participate in abortion. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York and Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, the respective chairs of the pro-life and religious liberty committees at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), applauded the vote and urged continued action as the bill moves forward to the U.S. Senate. Please send a message to the senate now: http://www.micatholic.org/advocacy/catholic-advocacy-network/vv/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns
Please Urge Congress to Approve the First Amendment Defense Act!
The First Amendment Defense Act (H.R. 2802, S. 1598) would bar the federal government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based upon their religious beliefs or moral convictions that marriage is the union of one man and one woman or that sexual relations are properly reserved to such a marriage. Please send a message now: https://www.votervoice.net/USCCB/Campaigns/43794/Respond
At Good Shepherd we are pursuing new opportunities to foster a stronger parish life and better engage the New Evangelization. As a part of these efforts we are happy to announce that Good Shepherd now has it’s own app for Apple and Android phones.
Our new app will allow us to send you useful and important messages throughout the week regarding our parish life and events, and allow you to reply to messages or RSVP for events.
There will be no need for parishioners with smart phones to remember to silence their phones before Mass. The app will send you a reminder to silence your phone 20 minutes before the Mass you select. Many more great features will be a help to all of us, such as, daily Mass readings, Catholic news, prayers and prayer reminders, quick access to online tithing, Confession reminders, and our weekly bulletin.
So, be sure to download the app by visiting myparishapp.com or searching for myparish on your phone’s app store, or text APP to 55321 and stay connected with us all week long.
Once downloaded open the app and search for Good Shepherd Church 400 N. Saginaw St. click on that. That’s it!
Check out some of the features