The Good Shepherd Catholic Community

What is WeShare?

WeShare provides parishioners a simple, secure and convenient way to support Good Shepherd Catholic Community (GSCC) by enabling you to transfer your donations directly from your checking, savings or credit card accounts through automated giving.

What is Automated Giving?

An alternate means of support for GSCC instead of envelopes.  In lieu of weekly collections, WeShare program will collect bimonthly or monthly contributions from you checking, saving or credit card account.  There is NO cost to participate in the program.

What are the benefits to me?

• Allows you to plan your giving, in the same way you budget other financial commitments
• You no long have to be concerned about catching up missed offertory donations which you miss Mass because you are out of town, on vacation, ill etc.
• You can easily adjust the amount of your automated contribution (increase or decrease) via secure website access
• You no long need to write  check every week

How does this benefit GSCC?

• Reduces volunteer counter and staff time in counting and depositing donations
• Information about donations is automatically entered into parish system which keeps track of donations reducing staff computer time
• Gives the parish a consistent income stream which permits the parish better budgeting ability

How does it relate to the use of weekly envelopes?

If you choose to participate in WeShare this can replace your weekly envelopes.

What about Special Collections?

You can specify your giving preference for Second Collections and special celebration dates (e.g., Christmas, Easter) when you join WeShare or anytime thereafter.

Can I give a one-time donation?

Yes, a special on-time gift can be made.

To sign up or for more information

It’s easy to sign up.  Just visit www.thegoodshepherd.cc to enroll online.  If you need assistance contact the parish office at 315-364-7197.

The time between Christmas and Lent can be difficult, especially this year. When we delivered your faith formation material in November, we included some supplies to help during these weeks. If you haven’t done so already, dig out the dirt and seeds we provided along with the glass containers from your Advent Wreath. Plant the seeds and get excited to watch them grow. Use the little reflection book we gave you to help guide these weeks. The growing plants and the Scripture passages and reflection questions found in the booklet are meant to help us reflect on the topic of Revelation—how God is revealed to us through Creation, Scripture, and the person of Jesus. This week look up Isaiah 42:1-3 (or read the passage in the booklet). In this passage Isaiah speaks beautifully of Jesus’ kindness. This week focus on how God has been and is sharing kindness with you. How are others kind and how you might be kind to others?

We are in the midst of preparing a new set of faith formation materials for Lent. One of the practices of Lent is prayer, this year we would like to encourage all our families during Lent to pray for others, especially those most affected by the pandemic. In order to do this we are looking to gather names, information and maybe pictures of local healthcare workers and people that have died due to the pandemic. If you would like to submit a name and info for this prayer initiative please contact Dawn at dawn.burdick@dor.org or call 607-288-2476. New lessons and resources for families with children will be delivered in the next few weeks. You’ll receive an email before we come to alert you to the delivery.