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VIGILSEPTEMBER 26, 2021

CHRISTGOODSHEPHERD.ORG

IN THIS ISSUE

Fr. Bechill's Oration 2

Blessing of Pets 3

How Do I Become

Catholic? - Come and See! 4

Teen Forum 5

CHRIST THE GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH REJOICES IN BEING A DIVERSE COMMUNITY UNITED IN FAITH IN

CHRIST JESUS. ROOTED IN THE EUCHARIST, WE CONTINUE TO BE MOLDED INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST

AS WE WITNESS TO THE GOSPEL THROUGH OUR SHARING OF RESOURCES AND SERVICE TOWARDS

OTHERS, OUR COMMITMENT TO CATHOLIC EDUCATION AND OUR FRIENDSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

baptisms & Marriages

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please contact the parish office for initial appointment/interview. Marriages require six months notice (1 year if not registered). Baptisms require one month notice (3 months if not registered).

Prayer intentions can be emailed to prayer_intentions@christgoodshepherd.org. All requests are kept confidential.

D I R E C T O R YChrist the Good Shepherd Catholic Church 1540 Riverbank St. Lincoln Park, Michigan 48146 www.christgoodshepherd.orgPARISH OFFICE 313-928-1324 FAITH FORMATION 313-382-1818 reoffice@christgoodshepherd.orgPastor | Fr. David Bechill pastor@christgoodshepherd.org

Parish Secretary | Patti Wienclaw parish@christgoodshepherd.orgCoordinator of Faith Formation Allison Accardo, ext. 122 dre@christgoodshepherd.org

Director of Parish Support Services Bill Brydges, ext. 114 bbrydges@christgoodshepherd.org

Music Director Omar Berrocal, ext 109

Youth Ministry Director Holly Tockstein, ext. 115

St. John Paul II Classical Catholic School

313-386-0634 | school@jp2catholic.com

Principal Monica Burke

Administrative Assistant Terri Diehl

Parish Pastoral CouncilChairperson: Anna Hankins

Bulletin Copy Deadline: 9:00 am Tuesday Bulletin submissions are subject to approval.

PET BLESSING NEXT SUNDAY Next Sunday, October 3 at 1:00PM outside of the main entrance of the church we will have our annual pet blessing. Please feel free to bring your furry, feathered, or scaled companions. If you bring 4-legged animals, please do ensure that they are leashed and appropriately secured.

FAMILIES OF PARISHES In order to keep informed about this pastoral initiative that our Archdiocese has begun last year, please visit www.familiesofparishes.org. There are 3 videos that explain very briefly what this means. Please have a look!

In the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fr. Dave Bechill

Office HoursMONDAY 9am - 5pmTUESDAY 9am - 5pm WEDNESDAY 9am - 5pm FRIDAY 9am - 12pmSUNDAY 10am - 1pm

Face masks are required in the office. Feeling sick? Please stay home. If you need to speak to someone outside business hours, send us an email or leave a voicemail and we will get back to you.

reconciliationTUESDAY 6-6:40 pmSATURDAY 2:30 pm

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THIS WEEKSEPTEMBER 19 - 26

9:00 am Mass 11:00 am Mass

8:15 am Mass 5:30 pm Faith Formation Classes

10:00 am Women's Bible Sharing (Annex) 12:00 pm Heritage Club Meeting (Parish Center) 6:00 pm Confessions 7:00 pm Mass and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions 7:45 pm Choir Practice

8:15 am Mass 10:00 am Seniors Card Group (Annex)

8:15 am Mass

2:00 pm Children's Choir Practice (Church Basement) 2:30 pm Confessions 4:00 pm Mass

9:00 am Mass 11:00 am Mass 1:00 pm Blessing of Pets

MUSIC CORNERI am looking to add more Cantors

for our Masses. For the Cantors

program there are no scheduled

rehearsals. Cantors practice at

home with online resources that I

provide and we practice 30 minutes

before the mass you are scheduled

to sing. If you are interested and/

or want more information please

contact me or sign up in the cantor

schedule (by the organ). Please

make sure to leave with me a

number or email that I can reach

you so I can share the resources (if

you are new).

For Christmas, the Children will

be doing a small play the Sunday

before Christmas after the 11am

Mass. As of now, the play will be

live in church but it will be subject

to change in case new covid

restrictions are put in place. If your

child/children would be interested,

please send me an email and/or

talk to me after Mass. Practices will

begin on October but I will like to

have a good count on the number

of participants to prepare the play

appropriately.

God Bless,

Omar

Blessing of Pets

SUNDAY,OCTOBER 3

1:00 PM

Outside the church

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL MEMBERSHIPOur CGS Conference has 5 members at the present time. We need to increase that number so we can begin the training and transfer of duties to new members.

Answering phone calls to determine needs is the primary duty. So far this fiscal year (Oct 1, 2020 - Sept 30, 2021) we have received 95 calls for assistance. 35 of those households received financial aide, 12 received furniture, appliance, or household items Others received food or were referred to a Food Pantry. 32 callers were referred to other SVdP Conferences, other

Agencies, grant funds, or other resources. Some handle their own bills after consultation. Due to the pandemic, most calls are handled with a phone call - so home visits are not required in all cases.

St. Vincent de Paul has served Lincoln Park residents for over 80 years. It is a rewarding ministry and promotes friendship and spiritual growth.

We meet the 3rd Thursday of the month in the Lobby Annex at 6:00 PM.

Please consider becoming a member. Support and training are available.

God bless you.

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HOW DO I BECOME

Catholic?COME AND SEE!

Sessions Beginning This

Month . . . Join Us Anytime!

Are you interested in becoming

Catholic? Do you still need to

make your First Communion

and/or Confirmation? Do you

know anyone who might like to

see what joining the Catholic

Church is all about? The RCIA

(Rite of Christian Initiation of

Adults) at Good Shepherd is

a process for adults seeking

to become fully received into

the Catholic Church through

the Sacraments of Initiation

(Baptism, Eucharist, and/

or Confirmation). We have a

wonderful team, alongside

members of our parish

community, who are excited to

share our faith!

Our next gathering will be on

Wednesday, September 29th.

If you are interested in learning

more, please contact Holly

Tockstein (313-928-1324, ext.

115 /htockstein@gmail.com) in

the Parish Office, or fill out the

form below and place it in the

collection basket/parish office

– or just come and see what

it’s all about. You don’t need to

be “pre-registered.” We look

forward to meeting you!

Scripture ReadingsWEEK OF

SEPTEMBER 26

SUNDAY

Nm 11:25-29/Ps

19:8, 10, 12-13, 14

[9a]/Jas 5:1-6/Mk

9:38-43, 45, 47-48

MONDAY

Zec 8:1-8/Ps

102:16-18, 19-21, 29

and 22-23 [17]/Lk

9:46-50

TUESDAY

Zec 8:20-23/Ps

87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7

[Zec 8:23]/Lk

9:51-56

WEDNESDAY

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14

or Rv 12:7-12a/Ps

138:1-2ab, 2cde-3,

4-5 [1]/Jn 1:47-51

THURSDAY

Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6,

7b-12/Ps 19:8, 9, 10,

11[9ab]/Lk 10:1-12

FRIDAY

Bar 1:15-22/Ps

79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9

[9]/Lk 10:13-16

SATURDAY

Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/

Ps 69:33-35, 36-37

[34]/Mt 18:1-5, 10

NEXT SUNDAY

Gn 2:18-24/Ps

128:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [cf.

5]/Heb 2:9-11/Mk

10:2-16 or 10:2-12

CAN YOU HELP US TEACH THE FAITH? Hello, everyone! We’re getting ready for a new year of faith formation here at Christ the Good Shepherd! With that being said, we’re looking for some generous hearts willing to give of their time on Mondays. Sessions are from 5:30pm to 7:00pm and they take place in classrooms in the school.

Who are we looking for?

• Catechist Aides: assist the catechist in teaching and supervising the class.

• Substitutes: be “on call” in the event that one of the above would be absent for a session(s).

• Hall monitors: keep an eye on the hallways as classes take place and help when assistance is needed.

If you are interested in any of the above positions or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Allison Accardo at: dre@christgoodshepherd.org or (313)928-1324 ext. 122.

Name: Phone:

I desire to prepare for my Baptism into Christianity.

I’ve been baptized as a Christian and now desire to join the Catholic Church.

I’m non-Catholic, but married to a Catholic, and now wish to join the Catholic Church.

I’m Catholic and I would like to complete my initiation into the Catholic Church by celebrating Confirmation and/or Communion.

I want to invite someone for Catholic Church membership.

RETROUVAILLEIn marriage, communication is more than just talking. At some point, did you stop sharing about the things that were important to you? Did your spouse?

Improving a marriage takes time and a conscious effort. Sometimes the distance between a husband and wife can seem so wide that it cannot be repaired. Retrouvaille is designed to help married couples understand each other and reconnect. Safe. Private. Effective. Rediscover Your Love.

The next Retrouvaille program will begin on Friday, October 15, 2021 Visit HelpOurMarriage.org or call 800-470-2230

ARE YOU A TEACHER?St. John Paul II Classical Catholic School is looking for a Science and/or English/Language Arts teacher for middle school. If you are interested in this position, please contact Mrs. Monica Burke at mburke@jp2catholic.com.

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TEEN FORUM KICKOFF AND WELCOME BACK BONFIRE THIS SUNDAY!

COME JOIN US!

We plan to kick off

the Teen Forum 2021-

2022 year this Sunday,

September 26th, 6:30-

8:30pm in the Parish

Center (entrance off

of Howard Street). Any

high school teens (9th-

12th grade) looking for

a place where you can

socialize with students

from several area high

schools in a supportive,

friendly environment are

encouraged to attend!

Join us for our first

gathering of the school

year and bring a friend!

Weather permitting, our

evening will end with a

bonfire and s’mores in the

Parish Center courtyard.

Feel free to bring a camp

chair for sitting around

the fire. We also ask that

you please wear a mask

to our gathering and

dress for the weather.

Part of our session will

hopefully take place

outside! We look forward

to seeing you soon!

TEENS TO SPONSOR “K OF C” STEAK COOKOUT IN OCTOBER! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

The Teen Forum will be

hosting the October

fall steak cookout on

Wednesday, October

6th, at the K of C -Robert

Jones Council in Lincoln

Park, 4-7pm. Tickets are

now available for $15 in

the Parish Office (or call

Holly at 313-928-1324, ext.

115). The price includes

a NY strip steak, baked

potato, salad, vegetables,

and bread and butter.

Note: Tickets should be

purchased by Monday,

October 4th, but any

tickets left over will be

sold at the door – no

guarantees though.

Another way to help is

by donating baked good

for the bake sale. If you

feel so inclined, you may

bring them to the Parish

Office either Tuesday

(Oct. 5th) by 5pm, or on

Wednesday (Oct. 6th) by

1pm. Thank you!

Proceeds will go to

our youth who are

raising funds for the

National Catholic Youth

Conference in November

and other Teen Forum

activities. Many “teen and

family” helping hands will

be needed this evening

for serving food, bussing

tables, selling baked

goods, and washing

dishes. Service hours will

be given! Thanks so much

for all of your support!

All of God’s people are

ordinary people who have

been made extraordinary

by the purpose he has

given them.

~ Oswald Chambers

Peace, -The Youth Ministry Team

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A PRAYER FOR

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION

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mass intentionsSEPT 26 - OCT 3

Please pray for the sick in our parish:Josephine AcromiteTimothy AllenCarol BartalottaJoanne Bartal Charlie BatesCharles Bates Jr.Mary BatesDavid BellmooreHelen BillyDaniel BirchJack BorysBob BowlesSue BruleyMike Burgess Mark BuskellIsabel CampbellHector CastellanosMargaret ComerJackie CookDelia CruzMackenzie CysterKatheryn DeansDeborah DedonaJohn Doherty

Gary DolleanJay EastridgeRobert Elbe Nancy FiskBarb FortinRich FortinCindy GarciaAlex GirardLucas GirardJohn GlabStephen GormanJoseph GriggsJulie HedkeKim Hency John HenkGreg HermanMark HingeonLori HumenikJames IbershoffHelen KawulaRobert KawulaTom KerrMary Jo KimblerJennie Kubicek  

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Mary Jo SchaveWayne Seward Mary Chris SheedyDakota SmithDon SmithRenee SpencerMia Lannette SpiteriRose Marie SpitzaThomas SugabanGeorge SusewitzDavid SweeneyBrad SwihartRon Tarnowski James Taylor Randy TorresJoan TothRon ValentineTheresa WargosJohn & Nancy WashkoLinda WenzelAnna ZajasLouis Zomparelli

The People of Christ the Good Shepherd

Tom Busby (by Jennie)

Dorothy Smyrski (by family)

Helen Polanskas (by Joe & Maryanne Vitie)Int. of John Zempel (by family)Margaret Duhadway (by family)

William & Anna Elbe (by the Elbe Family) (71st Wedding Anniversary)

Dolores Lozon (by her brother, Donald Redd)

Jenny Cemate Buccini (by Neice & Husband, Bob & Ruthann Klingensmith)

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The People of Christ the Good Shepherd

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, Come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there And unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.

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