Good Shepherd is looking for a Director of Religious Education for the 2023-2024 school year. The position is part-time (19 hours or less per week). Candidate must be knowledgeable in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program and be Virtus trained. If you are interested in applying, please let Fr. Jon know or call the parish office at 810-639-7600.
Blood Drive
You can help save lives when you give blood. A blood drive will be held 12:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 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.
Be cool. Give Blood. Come give April 1-23 for an exclusive American RED Cross and PEANUTS T-Shirt featuring Snoopy as the coolest beagle in town, Joe Cool! Get yours, while supplies last – then show off your cool, kind spirit.
Give Something that Means Something
Corn Hole
Tired of being cooped up in the house? The Knights of Columbus invite you to come and play in their Corn Hole Tournament at the Knights Hall on the third Monday of the Month at 7 p.m. Cost to play is $8 per person. All are invited to come out and have some fun! BYOB. Play will take place inside or outside depending on the weather.
Game Dates: March 20, April 17 and May 15
‘H’OUR HOOP
Women of the parish are invited to join a weighted Hula Hoop Workout to Christian Music. Work your Core. Gain Strength. Fitness for all levels and ages. The workout will be held from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday evenings beginning on Thursday, March 9. Bring a weighted Hula Hoop and a water bottle. There will be a few weighted Hula Hoops there if you don’t have one. Workout will be held in the Knights of Columbus Hall and is limited to 10 participants due to space. There is a $2.00 Drop-In Fee that will be donated to Good Shepherd’s Religious Ed Program. Hope to see you there!!
See the below flyer for details and where to purchase a weighted hula hoop
You can purchase a weighted hula hoop on Amazon here
Lenten Resources
We have gathered some Resources that we hope will help you as you go through your Lenten journey.
FEARLESS ~ with Chris Stefanick
Set to release on Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023, this free, 7-week video series will accompany you on your Lenten journey. Time and again, the people of God are called to ‘be courageous’ and ‘be not afraid.’ Yet, we live in a time where fear seems to guide our very existence. Don’t miss this exciting series with a special guest each week as we seek to follow Jesus into the wilderness this Lent.
Reorient your mind and heart this Lent so you can more fully experience the joy of Easter—Christ’s victory over sin and death.
In this beautiful guided video series on Return, Fr. John Burns—author of the bestselling and award-winning book Adore—invites you to strip away your confusion, attachments, and sin so you can return to the Lord and undergo real and lasting conversion.
Formed – The Catholic Faith On demand. click here to join
You need to look up St. Robert Bellarmine in Flushing, on Cherry Street, click NEXT, then enter your name and email.
“Best Lent Ever” from Dynamic Catholic: Each week, participants in this free email program will receive short videos from Matthew Kelly that unpack “the genius of Catholicism” and inspire them to becoming the best version of themselves.
Set a Daily Reminder in myParish app to pray. Example: set reminder at Noon to pray the Angelus.
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Ignatian Spirituality Lenten Resources
Religious Ed News
Religious Ed News
February 2023
Keep Christ in Christmas
At our Christmas party, the kids were able to work on their posters for this year’s Knights of Columbus Keep Christ in Christmas Poster contest. Most of the kids provided an entry. This year, a winner was chosen from each class who had entries, and that child was awarded a cash prize of $20.
Congratulations to our winners!
Anna G. in Level 1
Maggie S. in Level 2
Gabby H. in Level 3
The Knights were here this past Tuesday to present the children with certificates. We also took a group picture that they would like to submit to a Knights of Columbus publication.
Class Updates
The children in Level I have been learning about the Kingdom of God Parables such as The Mustard Seed, The Precious Pearl and The Yeast. Their inquisitive nature and, often silent reflection on the mysteries of these stories told by Jesus, are a testament to the power of how they are absorbing God. Through comments like, “The pearl is like heaven,” or “Jesus helps us slowly grow into Him,” one can trust that the presence of Jesus is among us in the atrium.
Our Level 2 students have also been pondering deeper on the Kingdom parables, and have been introduced to some new ones: The True Vine and the Sower. Art is always a favorite work. We also have a wooden Bible chart that the children enjoy working with. It comes together like a puzzle and they are putting the books of the Bible in order.
In Level 3, the children been reading about Creation and Sin in Genesis, then doing corresponding materials with that. They also love doing “Bible races” to help them learn how to find Bible passages.
Our 7th graders are making their way through Decision Point. They should be thinking ahead about confirmation and choosing their sponsor. They can also begin doing their faith and service credits and be praying on the Saint they will choose.
Our 8th graders are making their way through the Chosen Program. They have celebrated their Rite of Choice Mass and are a month and a half away from making Confirmation.
Religious Ed Registration Form (print and fill out)
Ways You Can Take Action
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!
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!
Click Below to Get App
Check out some of the features