The best gift you can give your kids is a strong, Christ-centered marriage. Refresh you faith and invest in your family by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend Sept. 27-29 in Farmington Hills, or Nov. 15-17 at Weber Center in Adrian. check out www.wwme.org or contact Chris & Darla Vinton at 269-953-8287 for more info or to apply.
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We are taking nominations for a Member-At-Large for Good Shepherd’s Parish Council. The term is for 3 years. The member -at-large represents the parish at council meetings. If you are nominated you will be contacted to see if you would be willing to serve. Look for the ballet boxes near the entrances of the church. Thank you!
Thank you for saying “Yes” to serve as a Catechist or Aide in the 2019-20 Religious Education Program. Please join us Sunday, October 6, for a light meal from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Please see the Flyer for details.
Children’s Formation Registration
Help your child fall in love with God and contemplate his presence in a deeper way beginning Wednesday, October 9 – children in grades K-8 are invited to participate in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd religious education program. Registration packets and 2019-20 schedules were mailed to families and are available on the website or in person, or call the parish office for details.
Giving the Gift of your Presence
If you are discerning an area to serve in the parish, consider being present 6-7:30 p.m. in the atrium on Wednesdays, October through May as an aide. Your presence with the children will bear fruit for them and, in the process, your own faith life. Contact the parish office to inquire about becoming an aide.
– Lisa Briggs
Ladies Young and Old: You are all cordially invited to attend the 7th Annual Lansing Diocese Catholic Women’s Conference entitled “Hope Restores” on Saturday, October 12 from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Lansing Center in Lansing. Join with over 1000 women from our Diocese on this special day. Our speakers include: Judy Landrieu Klein, Sheri Wolfert, Fr. Mark
Rutherford with Bishop Earl Boyea joining us to preside at Mass. We will also have lunch, shopping, music, prayer ministry,
Adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We hope that you will set aside this day and join together with your sisters, daughters and friends to experience the hope Christ brings to us as we journey through this life. For more information and to register for this conference, please visit our website at: www.LansingDioceseCWC.org.
This year we will be collecting donations for the teen led mission of Faith in Femininity. Please bring feminine hygiene products as a donation to be given to those women who cannot afford them. Products can be donated and dropped off at the parish office or can be brought to the conference by those attending.
Are you or someone you know seeking a closer relationship with Jesus? Are there questions about the Catholic faith that need to be answered? Then consider participating in this year’s Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)! Classes will be starting on Sunday, September 22 at 9:30 a.m. If you would like to join us, please call the parish office or Bill & Sherry Stroup at 810-348-6990 for more information.
The Life Chain of Montrose is part of a nationwide prayer chain including more than 1600 communities. Join Mt. Zion Catholic Community on Sunday, October 6 from 2-3 p.m. at the stop light in downtown Montrose. Bring your family and join with Christians of all ages and denominations as we pray for one hour for an end to abortion and respect for life from conception to natural death. Mt. Zion will provide the signs.
This inspiring display of church-approved Eucharistic miracles from various countries will be available for viewing in Fr. Jacob’s Library on:
Saturdays, September 21 and 28: 8 am to 7 pm
Sundays, September 22 and 29: 8 am to 8:30 pm
Classes, parish organizations, or groups can also come during weekdays from September 20-27. Call the parish office at (810) 659-2501 to schedule a time. There is no cost.
A Eucharistic miracle is an extraordinary event or phenomenon, which reveals the Real Presence of Jesus in the consecrated bread and wine. Eucharistic miracles have taken different forms, such as a host floating on air or a host becoming visible human flesh!
The Catholic Church carries out a rigorous investigation whenever a claim of a private revelation, such as a Eucharistic miracle, is made. The revelation is only approved after the church is satisfied that: (a) the people involved are credible, (b) there is no natural or scientific explanation for the phenomena, (c) the revelation contains nothing contrary to public revelation, and (d) the revelation is leading to good fruits. The miracles in this exhibition have gone through this process. The exhibition was assembled by the Vatican to mark the Year of the Eucharist in 2004 – 2005.
You can help save lives when you give blood. A blood drive will be held 11:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, at the Montrose United Methodist Church, 158 E. State St.
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 UMC) or call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). Give the perfect gift. Give Blood.
A few tips to make a donor’s experience successful: hydrate, wear comfortable clothing, bring ID and bring a friend. Donations are stored on ice until it is transported to a Red Cross center. Blood is available to be shipped to hospitals 24 hours a day, seven days per week. Donors must be at least 17 years old and in good health.
The Blue Mass is a Catholic Mass that honors the service of our active and retired first responders, thanks them for putting their lives on the line when they go to work, and asks God to protect them as they protect us.
The Mass will be at St. Pius X Catholic Church, G3139 Hogarth Ave., Flint, MI, 48532, Saturday, September 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Please R.S.V.P. by September 7th to: 810-235-8574 or StrouseA1@michigan.gov
Attendants do not need to be Catholic to attend. A light brunch will be provided following the Mass.
Attendees are invited to wear whatever uniform is appropriate for the day.