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400 N. Saginaw Street, Montrose, MI 48457-0974 - Phone: 810-639-7600
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Praying for Holy Souls

October 25, 2025 / CL / KofC, News, Youth

ALL SOULS: There are several easy ways to pray for the Souls of the Faithful Departed in the first week of November.  The Manual of Indulgences offers several options ( http://www.catholic.org/prayers/indulgw.php ), and these are summarized below.  Note that one may gain a plenary indulgence by visiting a cemetery between Nov. 1st – 8th.  We have a whole week to pray for our loved ones departed!

 

  1. Visit to a Cemetery. Only applicable to the souls in Purgatory when one devoutly visits and prays for the departed.  A PLENARY INDULGENCE is bestowed for this work each day between November 1 and November 8.

 

  1. “Eternal Rest.” A partial indulgence only to the souls in purgatory. “Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon them.  May they rest in peace.”

 

  1. Visit to a Church or Oratory on All Souls Day. PLENARY INDULGENCE. A plenary indulgence, applicable ONLY to the souls in purgatory, may be obtained by those who, on All Souls Day, piously visit a church, public oratory, or -for those entitled to use it, a semi public oratory.  It may be acquired either on the day designated as All Souls Day or, with the consent of the bishop, on the preceding or following Sundayor the feast of All Saints. On visiting the church or oratory it is required that one Our Father and the Creed be recited.

Religious Ed News

October 21, 2025 / CL / News, Religious Ed
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Children preparing to receive a sacrament (First Holy Communion or Confirmation) are invited to take part in the 11:15 a.m. Mass of Enrollment on Sunday, November 9. Any 7th grade student is beginning their first year of studies and preparation for Confirmation. We also will recognize our candidate for Confirmation which will be at Good Shepherd Church on Monday, May 4 at 6:30 p.m. After the Mass of Enrollment, a brief family gathering and breakfast will be served to all students and their families in the Family Life Center.

Religious Ed Registration Form (print and fill out)

2025-2026 Religious Education Calendar

2025-2026 Confirmation Preparation Calendar

Online Registration Form

All Saints Day Celebration

October 14, 2025 / CL / News, Youth

Good Shepherd invites children PreK-7 to choose a SAINT to honor and dress up as one on ALL SAINTS DAY, Saturday, November 1!

“In Catholicism, saints hold a special place as holy individuals who led exemplary lives of virtue and faith. They are venerated and invoked as intercessors who can pray on behalf of the faithful to God. Saints are often associated with specific patronages—areas of life, professions, or causes they protect or advocate for.” — excerpt from online article

Consider dressing as your favorite saint, patron saint, “middle name” saint, or any other Catholic saint you would like to honor.

Learn more about your saint through books, research, online Catholic sites, etc. 

Dressing up as a saint is easy — there are lots of sites that help give ideas on how to create a SAINT COSTUME using t-shirts, towels, material, etc.

Over 150 All-Saints Day Costumes for Kids

Children will line up at 3:45 p.m. to process in the entrance procession!

Near the end of the Mass, children will be invited to come forward and share with the assembly “WHO THEY ARE, and WHAT THEIR SAINT IS KNOWN FOR!”

A group photo of all the saints will follow the Mass, along with a cookies and punch reception for everyone to get to know the saints a little more! 

We hope you will share in this special event and take some time to learn more about your favorite saint!

Bingo Workers Needed

October 3, 2025 / CL / KofC, News

We are in serious need of volunteers to work Bingo.  You would only need to work once per month or you can volunteer to be a substitute to fill in as needed.

Bingo is an important fund raiser for our parish.  Please consider helping out.

Please call the parish office at 810.639.7600 for more information or to volunteer.

Thank you!

Blood Drive

October 3, 2025 / CL / KofC, News

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You can help save lives when you give blood. A blood drive will be held 12:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, October 29 at Good Shepherd Church in the Knights of Columbus Hall.

The event is co-sponsored by the Good Shepherd Knights of Columbus Council 8669. For more information or appointment, visit redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: Montrose) or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).  Give the perfect gift.  Give Blood.

Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.

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40 Days for Life

September 9, 2025 / CL / KofC, News, Youth

Christians throughout Genesee County are invited to take part in the international 40 Days for Life effort from September 23 through November 3.

This year Jim and Nancy Hall are heading up the Flint campaign involving multiple churches.  They are asking for volunteers to hold vigil at Planned Parenthood.  Please contact them if you are able to help:  (810) 639-2551, (810) 287-1642 or (810) 287-3122 or sign-up here

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Join now to sign up for our prayer vigil and keep in touch with us. https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/flint and email us at Flint40Daysforlife@gmail.com

Are you or someone you know interested in the Catholic Faith?

June 29, 2025 / CL / KofC, News, Youth

Are you or someone you know seeking a closer relationship with Jesus?  Are there questions about the Catholic faith that need to be answered?  Or would you like to help others in their journey toward discerning the Catholic faith?  Then consider participating in this year’s Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA)!  Classes will be starting soon.  If you would like to join us, or have any questions, please call the parish office or Bill or Sherry Stroup at 810-348-6990.

See more information here

The Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope

February 1, 2025 / CL / KofC, News, Youth

Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year of Hope for the universal Church on Christmas Eve 2024 in Rome. Pope Francis released a papal bull proclaiming the Holy Year 2025. The Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee Year is entitled Spes non confundit (“Hope does not disappoint” and can be found here). In addition, the Apostolic Penitentiary has published this decree.

The Jubilee of Hope Opened in the Diocese of Lansing on December 29, 2024,
The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.

To Strengthen & Share Hope

A central aspect of the Jubilee Year is the Jubilee Year Indulgence.

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE APOSTOLIC PENITENTIARY
INDULGENCES FOR JUBILEE YEAR 2025

A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ to remove the temporal punishment due to sin.

The indulgence applies to sins already forgiven. A plenary indulgence cleanses the soul as if the person had just been baptized. Plenary indulgences obtained during the Jubilee Year can also be applied to souls in purgatory with the possibility of obtaining two plenary indulgences for the deceased in one day.

To obtain an indulgence, the usual conditions of detachment from all sin, sacramental confession, holy Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the pope must be met. (Usually, an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be).

  1. Make a Pilgrimage to Rome and pray for the Pope’s intentions in any one of the Four Major Papal Basilicas (St. Peter’s Basilica, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, or St. Paul Outside the Walls) or any of the special Jubilee churches listed by the Apostolic penitentiary in Rome.
     
  2. Make a pilgrimage to one of the following churches in Italy: Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels in Assisi, Basilica of Our Lady of Loreto Basilica of Our Lady of Pompeii, Basilica in St. Anthony in Padua, OR in the Holy Land: Basilica of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
     
  3. Perform an extraordinary work of mercy such as a generous gift to the poor, or visiting nursing homes or prisons
  4. Participate in diocesan or parish sponsored spiritual exercises, missions, or formation activities based on the documents of the Second Vatican Council or the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
     
  5. Visit any local Cathedral, Marian Shrine, or other special church designated by the local bishop for obtaining the Jubilee Indulgence.
     
  6. Fasting at least one day a week from “futile distractions” such as social media, television, video games, certain phone Holy Doors: Holy Doors are to be opened at the Papal Basilicas of St. Peter, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul Outside the Walls (no. 6) and at the Rebibbia Prison in Rome. The Dicastery for Evangelization notes that the distinguishing mark of the Jubilee Year is not the Holy Door, but rather the Jubilee Indulgence, received through the Sacrament of Penance and acts of charity and hope. The various ways and many places where this indulgence may be obtained are summarized above and are outlined in the Apostolic Penitentiary’s Decree on the Granting of the Jubilee Indulgence, issued May 13, 2024. 

Holy Doors:

Holy Doors are to be opened at the Papal Basilicas of St. Peter, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul Outside the Walls (no. 6) and at the Rebibbia Prison in Rome. The Dicastery for Evangelization notes that the distinguishing mark of the Jubilee Year is not the Holy Door, but rather the Jubilee Indulgence, received through the Sacrament of Penance and acts of charity and hope. The various ways and many places where this indulgence may be obtained are summarized above and are outlined in the Apostolic Penitentiary’s Decree on the Granting of the Jubilee Indulgence issued May 13, 2024.

Click here to learn more:

+Find out conditions for how to obtain the Jubilee Year Indulgences

+Diocesan Events for the Jubilee Year

+Places of Pilgrimage in the Diocese of Lansing

+Questions Regarding Indulgences

Ways You Can Take Action

July 17, 2016 / CL / No Category

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

Download our Parish App!

January 22, 2015 / CL / No Category

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.

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Once downloaded open the app and search for Good Shepherd Church 400 N. Saginaw St. click on that.  That’s it!

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