Evening Prayer and Exposition for Advent: As daylight begins to fade, the Christian community is invited to come together to praise and thank God for the gifts of the day.  Our parish will offer evening praise on Wednesdays of Advent, Dec. 5,12 & 19.  Beginning at 7:00 pm the services includes the celebration of light, spoken and sun scripture, prayer and reflection.   Following the service, there will exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 8:00 pm.
RCIA   Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults As the Catechumenate begins, our parish community offers specific encouragement and witness to the inquirers through the assistance of individual Catholics called “sponsors”.  What is a sponsor?  A sponsor becomes a companion to an individual inquirer on his/her journey in faith.  The sponsor personally encourages the inquirer in every way possible.  He or she prays for and with the inquirer, invites and accompanies the individual to parish celebrations and shares personal stories of what it means to be a Catholic. We ask the parish community to unite in prayer with the members of the RCIA group as this faith journey continues. For further information, please call the parish office at 824-4394 or Pat LaViolette.
CELEBRATION OF THE FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF MARY: Eucharistic Celebration on Sat., Dec. 8, 10:00 a.m. at Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral. All are invited to attend.
Canada Must Oppose Privatization of Water and recognize water as a Basic Human Right! One point four billion people lacked access to drinking water and a further 2.6 billion to basic sanitation facilities in 2007. A reality that has direct and harmful consequences on the levels of health, education, poverty, social development, and gender equity in the lives of the world’s poor.
Sign our petition today! Co-sponsored by the Council of Canadians, the Quebec World Water Contract Association and Development and Peace, it will be presented to the federal government in 2008. Read more: http://www.devp.org/devpme/eng/advocacy/petition-eau-eng.html This petition will be available to sign at the Parish after the masses on Dec. 1 & 2.

Sat., Dec. 8th, 2007 Theme: Moral decision-making What does it mean for me to make moral decisions as a catholic in the world today? Presenter: Prof. Noel Simard, Director Centre for Ethics, St. Paul Univ. and member of the Pontifical Council for Life, Vatican.  Please call Annmarie Brown at 738-5025 to register.
 
Sunday Missals:  Sunday missals for 2008 are available at the office. Please call to arrange your copy. Cost $7.00

 
 Making a Will – A Lasting Legacy:  Please consider a gift to your Parish in your will as a lasting and beneficial testimony of faith. 
New to the Parish?  Welcome!  Please fill in a registration form, or call the office, and take a box of envelopes or consider using a cheque, Visa/MC or pre-authorized contribution plan for Sunday contribution. Our financial requirements are approx. $7,000 per week to support our approx. $2,000 a week mortgage payment, any excess is used to pay the finishing construction costs or to pay down the mortgage.  Thank you for your generous weekly support of Good Shepherd Parish.
Christmas Cakes Gourmet fruitcakes made by the Cistercian Monks of Oka, Quebec will be sold after Masses on Dec. 8 & 9.  Small $14.00, Large $22.00.  Please make cheques payable to Campaign Life Coalition.
Want to go Carolling?  Join the Youth on December 23, 7pm to carol at Amica!  Rehearse with us on Dec 15, 3pm.  Play guitar, sing, or just smile while wearing a Santa hat!  All ages welcome! Contact Kat to sign up, 824-4394. 

Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for an outstanding job at the Charity Auction. They were successful in raising over $5000 that evening! There will be a lot of Christmas baskets delivered as a result.  Well done!!
 
LITURGY OF THE WORD WITH CHILDREN ADVENT CHARITY  During Advent, Liturgy of the Word for Children will be offered on December 2, December 9 and December 16.  The children are invited to bring a gift (five-ten dollars in value) on any of these Sundays to help needy children in our local  
area.  They may bring these gifts, unwrapped, to Liturgy of the Word for Children and place them in the basket at the front.  The
gifts will be distributed to children in need during Advent.  Thank you!  Have a blessed Advent season!
Lend a Helping Hand.  We depend on our volunteers to help us keep our church building and grounds in good condition in between our contractor’s visits.  If you arrive at mass and notice the paths to the doors need clearing, please feel free to help out. Shovels are located at the front door. Thank You.  
Coro Vivo Ottawa (formerly Blackburn Chorus) Fri. & Sat. Dec. 7 & 8 at 7:30 pm, Orleans United Church, presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ carols Charles Dickens would have listened to when he penned his famous story. Tickets $15, Children under 12 free.  For info call 841-3902.
 
Announced Masses
Saturday, December 1 First Sunday of Advent
5:00 pm Denis Cyr, req by Patricia Hirrel-Cyr
 Dmytro Jaz, req by Vince & Audrey Keating
 Dorothy MacIsaac, req by Al & Anne Hawkins
Sunday, December 2 First Sunday of Advent
9:00 am For our parishioners
11:15 am Mary Jennings, req by Knights of Columbus
 John MacPhee & Caroline MacPhee, req by
  John & Lorraine MacPhee
 Geraldine Olsen, req by the Yuen family
Tuesday, December 4
9:00 am Tony Duggan, req by Joe & Monique Byrnes
Wednesday, December 5  
9:00 am William McKiel, req by Gary & Christine McDermott
Thursday, December 6 
9:00 am  Robert Nolan, req by Bob & Sheila Morin
Friday, December 7 
9:00 am   Don Astwood, req by Sheila & family
Saturday, December 8 Second Sunday of Advent
5:00 pm For our parishioners
Sunday, December 9 Second Sunday of Advent
9:00 am Intentions of Diane Warren and Helen Hall,
 req by their sisters Jean & Gert Hall
 Charles & Mary Dobie, req by John & Liz Connor
 Mrs. Cleo Levi, req by Sophia, Rosemary & Ron Carrara
11:15 am John MacPhee & Caroline MacPhee, req by
  John & Lorraine MacPhee
 Victor Zapotoczny, req by his wife
  Harry Olsen, req by Steve & Maureen Hughes
Remember our Sick: Aime Groulx, Margaret Larocque & John Dunn
Meetings this Week: 
Mon. Dec. 3 - Bible Study
Tues., Dec. 4 -  RCIA Meet 7:30 pm
  Sacrament of Reconciliation Grade 2 7:00 pm
Wed., Dec. 5 - Pastoral Council  7:30 pm (after Vespers)
  Knights of Columbus Ex. Meet
Thurs., Dec. 6 –  Sacrament of Reconciliation Grade 2 7:00 pm
Friday, Dec. 7 - Small Christian Community 7:00 pm

On Saturday, December 15th, at 7h30 pm, at Saint-Joseph’s Parish Church in Orléans, the Parish choir, Le Choeur d’Orléans will present its 22nd annual Christmas concert entitled «Cors et cantiques/Carols and Brass». Again this year, the Governor General's Foot Guard Band will participate in the event. Admission is free: this is a benefit concert for the Miriam Centre, who helps women in situation of distress, and the Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Society, who provides for needy families especially at Christmas time. Voluntary contribution at the end of concert. Welcome to all! Doors open at 6h30.

Don’t forget our Food bank!  Please bring cereal & school snacks for next week.