April 13, 2008
October 29, 2008
Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 13, 2008
April 13, 2008
When we have gone astray, our Good Shepherd brings us home.
Let us rejoice and be glad in him.
Let us rejoice and be glad in him.
World Day of Prayer for Vocations: On the fourth Sunday of Easter, Christians are invited to reflect on the meaning of God’s call and to pray for vocations. A collection for vocations will take place this weekend.
DIOCESAN WEEK FOR LIFE 2008
The Diocesan Week for Life beginning with Pro-Life Sunday, May 4th and ending on May 10th, answers this call of the Holy Father to promote the protection of all human life from the moment of conception until natural death. This celebration includes the annual National March for Life on May 8th. (see the bulletin board for schedule). Please join us on Parliament Hill to impress on our Federal Government and the people of Canada that all human life must be protected under the law-from the womb to the tomb!! Please contact the Campaign Life Coalition at 613-729-0379 for more details.
Members of the Knights of Columbus will be at the gathering space after Mass with prayer cards for Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Journey to the United States April 15 - 20, 2008. Please stop by and pick up your prayer card.
CALLING ALL PARISHIONERS – Have you given any thought in being involved with one of the ministries here at Good Shepherd Parish? Well, here is your chance! Parish Pastoral Council is in need of three new members to serve on this consultative body. Please consider becoming a member of Good Shepherd Parish Pastoral Council. For further information, please contact the parish office.
“Celebrate Spring - Come to Tea” Ladies Social Tea, Sunday, April 20th from 2-4 p.m. Hosted by the Good Shepherd CWL members in the social space of the church. We are looking forward to greeting all ladies of the parish. Please R.S.V.P. to Claire Reede . If transportation is required, please call Dyann MacDonald or Hilda Chow
Altar Servers: Girls and boys from Grade two and up are needed for all the Masses on the weekend. For more information, call Mary
ANNUAL DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS:
For couples celebrating the 15, 20, 25, 40, 50, 60th or more anniversary this year. Notre Dame Cathedral, Sun, May 4, 2:30 p.m. Please return the completed registration form (available from your parish) before April 25. Info: (613-738-5025, ext 217)
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. Thank you for your generous weekly support of Good Shepherd Parish. 2008 Envelopes are available in the gathering space. Making a Will – A Lasting Legacy: Please consider a gift to your Parish in your will as a lasting and beneficial testimony of faith.
Offering for April 6, 2008
Sunday Envelopes: $2,656.00
PAC (Approx.): 2,250.00
Loose: 644.00
Total Collection: $5,550.00
The Good Shepherd Widows and Widowers Friendship Group is holding its regular monthly meeting this Thursday, April 17, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. in the social space. The Group is not a bereavement group but a social club that offers friendship and informal support. New members are always welcome. For more information about the group, please contact Pauline Canning or John Reny.
DIOCESAN WEEK FOR LIFE 2008
The Diocesan Week for Life beginning with Pro-Life Sunday, May 4th and ending on May 10th, answers this call of the Holy Father to promote the protection of all human life from the moment of conception until natural death. This celebration includes the annual National March for Life on May 8th. (see the bulletin board for schedule). Please join us on Parliament Hill to impress on our Federal Government and the people of Canada that all human life must be protected under the law-from the womb to the tomb!! Please contact the Campaign Life Coalition at 613-729-0379 for more details.
Members of the Knights of Columbus will be at the gathering space after Mass with prayer cards for Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Journey to the United States April 15 - 20, 2008. Please stop by and pick up your prayer card.
CALLING ALL PARISHIONERS – Have you given any thought in being involved with one of the ministries here at Good Shepherd Parish? Well, here is your chance! Parish Pastoral Council is in need of three new members to serve on this consultative body. Please consider becoming a member of Good Shepherd Parish Pastoral Council. For further information, please contact the parish office.
“Celebrate Spring - Come to Tea” Ladies Social Tea, Sunday, April 20th from 2-4 p.m. Hosted by the Good Shepherd CWL members in the social space of the church. We are looking forward to greeting all ladies of the parish. Please R.S.V.P. to Claire Reede . If transportation is required, please call Dyann MacDonald or Hilda Chow
Altar Servers: Girls and boys from Grade two and up are needed for all the Masses on the weekend. For more information, call Mary
ANNUAL DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS:
For couples celebrating the 15, 20, 25, 40, 50, 60th or more anniversary this year. Notre Dame Cathedral, Sun, May 4, 2:30 p.m. Please return the completed registration form (available from your parish) before April 25. Info: (613-738-5025, ext 217)
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. Thank you for your generous weekly support of Good Shepherd Parish. 2008 Envelopes are available in the gathering space. Making a Will – A Lasting Legacy: Please consider a gift to your Parish in your will as a lasting and beneficial testimony of faith.
Offering for April 6, 2008
Sunday Envelopes: $2,656.00
PAC (Approx.): 2,250.00
Loose: 644.00
Total Collection: $5,550.00
The Good Shepherd Widows and Widowers Friendship Group is holding its regular monthly meeting this Thursday, April 17, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. in the social space. The Group is not a bereavement group but a social club that offers friendship and informal support. New members are always welcome. For more information about the group, please contact Pauline Canning or John Reny.
Catholic Education Week: Sunday, April 27- Friday, May 2, 2008
Each year during Catholic Education Week, we celebrate the unique identity and distinctive contributions of Catholic education in Ontario. Our Catholic faith emphasizes the belief that all persons are made in the image of God and that Christ shows us the fullest expression of God’s image alive in each of us. Catholic schools foster the excellence of all students through the dedicated efforts of our teaching and support staff. Please join the community of the Ottawa Catholic School Board in celebrating our theme Who is my Neighbour? during Catholic Education Week from April 27 to May 2.
‘COME & SEE’ FOR MEN: Have you ever thought of becoming a priest? Our "Come & See" group meets each month for fellowship, prayer & discussion. Next meeting: Fri., April 18, 6:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Basilica on Kent St. Info: Fr. Joseph Muldoon (613-738-5025).
ADULT FAITH DEVELOPMENT: What does it mean for me to be a Catholic in the world today as People of the Word? The Sunday Lectionary. Presenter: Prof. Norman Bonneau. Sat., April 19. Cost: $15. 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Diocesan Centre, 1247 Kilborn. Info: Carol (738-5025 X 251); (ckuzmochka@ecclesia-ottawa.org). Registrations: Please include the name of your parish; (abrown@ecclesia-ottawa.org); (738-5025 X 217).
THE IMAM AND THE PASTOR: View the acclaimed documentary film from Nigeria "The Imam and the Pastor" - a story of reconciliation, peacemaking and the dynamics of personal forgiveness at St. Basil’s Church, Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. followed by discussion, fellowship and refreshments. Info:
CATECHESIS ON THE EUCHARIST: To prepare spiritually for the International Eucharist Congress (to be held in Quebec City, June 2008) a series of catechetical evenings are being offered for all who are interested. They take place 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. as follows:
Catechesis 7 – Witnesses to the Eucharist in the World, Wed., April 16 at St Anthony’s
Catechesis 8 – Invitation to the wedding at Cana, Tues., May 6 at St Isidore’s
Announced Masses
Saturday, April 12
5:00 pm For our parishioners
Sunday, April 13
9:00 am †Allen Stewart, †Patrick Pentland, †Marc Leger
†Ainsworth Dyer, †Richard Green, †Nathan Smith,
req by Les Mader & Family
† Raoul Tremblay req by Richard McLeish and Family
† Ambrose Way req by Al & Anne Hawkins
11:15 am †Paul & Mary Henderson req by Mary & Bruce O’Neill and Family
† John Kingston req by Pat and George Savage
† Peter Janega req by his wife Darlene
Tuesday, April 15
9:00 am †Rudolpho Carrara req by Carrara Family
Wednesday, April 16
9:00 am †Josephine Antonin Fleming req by Darlene, Heather & Charlotte
Thursday, April 17
9:00 am †Stella Kasprzak req by Hugh and Doreen O’Connor
Friday, April 18
9:00 am Private Intentions
Saturday, April 19
5:00 pm For our parishioners
Sunday, April 20
9:00 am †William Turner, †Mathew Dunning, †Randy Payne, †Myles Mansell req by Les Mader and Family
†Ron Albert req by Frank and Cara Faure
11:15 am †John MacPhee and Caroline MacPhee req by John & Lorraine MacPhee
†Gerald Keeler req by Katy & Francis Kenny
†Harold Byrne req by the Morin-Holland family
Please pray for our sick: Monique Byrnes, Dominic Chow, John McDonald, Claire Harris, Helen Ramsay, Judy Glover, Lauren D’Acunto, Sr. Muriel O’Connor and John Dunn.
Emotional Intelligence: A Workshop with Professor Michael Rock from the University of Toronto. April 26, 2008, at Good Shepherd Parish, 9am-4pm. Price to be announced, proceeds to the World Youth Day Pilgrims of Good Shepherd Parish and St Paul's University. Register by April 23, through Kat Cross, kat_youthco@yahoo.ca, 613-234-1223.
RACHEL’S VINEYARD - RETREAT FOR HEALING AFTER ABORTION: Interdenominational. April 25-27. Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreats are a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. Contact Terry or Lynda Munroe (rvr_ottawa@yahoo.ca).
5:00 pm For our parishioners
Sunday, April 13
9:00 am †Allen Stewart, †Patrick Pentland, †Marc Leger
†Ainsworth Dyer, †Richard Green, †Nathan Smith,
req by Les Mader & Family
† Raoul Tremblay req by Richard McLeish and Family
† Ambrose Way req by Al & Anne Hawkins
11:15 am †Paul & Mary Henderson req by Mary & Bruce O’Neill and Family
† John Kingston req by Pat and George Savage
† Peter Janega req by his wife Darlene
Tuesday, April 15
9:00 am †Rudolpho Carrara req by Carrara Family
Wednesday, April 16
9:00 am †Josephine Antonin Fleming req by Darlene, Heather & Charlotte
Thursday, April 17
9:00 am †Stella Kasprzak req by Hugh and Doreen O’Connor
Friday, April 18
9:00 am Private Intentions
Saturday, April 19
5:00 pm For our parishioners
Sunday, April 20
9:00 am †William Turner, †Mathew Dunning, †Randy Payne, †Myles Mansell req by Les Mader and Family
†Ron Albert req by Frank and Cara Faure
11:15 am †John MacPhee and Caroline MacPhee req by John & Lorraine MacPhee
†Gerald Keeler req by Katy & Francis Kenny
†Harold Byrne req by the Morin-Holland family
Please pray for our sick: Monique Byrnes, Dominic Chow, John McDonald, Claire Harris, Helen Ramsay, Judy Glover, Lauren D’Acunto, Sr. Muriel O’Connor and John Dunn.
Emotional Intelligence: A Workshop with Professor Michael Rock from the University of Toronto. April 26, 2008, at Good Shepherd Parish, 9am-4pm. Price to be announced, proceeds to the World Youth Day Pilgrims of Good Shepherd Parish and St Paul's University. Register by April 23, through Kat Cross, kat_youthco@yahoo.ca, 613-234-1223.
RACHEL’S VINEYARD - RETREAT FOR HEALING AFTER ABORTION: Interdenominational. April 25-27. Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreats are a beautiful opportunity for any person who has struggled with the emotional or spiritual pain of an abortion. Contact Terry or Lynda Munroe (rvr_ottawa@yahoo.ca).
Prayer to Serve
O Jesus, friend of all disciples. Touch the ears of young people
to listen to your gracious invitation. Inspire them with hopefilled courage. Endkindle in them the fire of your love. May your ways of faith touch many hearts for service. Amen.
to listen to your gracious invitation. Inspire them with hopefilled courage. Endkindle in them the fire of your love. May your ways of faith touch many hearts for service. Amen.