Welcome to the Good Shepherd Catholic Community
GSCC VISION STATEMENT – TO LIVE BY FAITH, TO BE KNOWN BY LOVE, TO BE A VOICE OF HOPE
Good Shepherd Catholic Community is a catholic parish with four worship sites.
St Patricks Moravia, St Patricks Aurora, St Michaels Union Springs and Our Lady of the Lake King Ferry
Everyone is welcome here because we are all God’s family and this is his house
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This weeks Bulletin
Sunday Collections
Thank you for your generous support of your parish. You can give your financial support either by mailing your contribution envelope to the parish office or by giving electronically through WeShare
View list of second collections
If you receive envelopes, please use them even if you do a monthly donation! It makes less work for the counters if your donation is in an envelope! If you don’t currently receive envelopes but would like them, please contact the office at 315-364-7197 or Robin.Driskel@dor.org. Online donations are even better because they are directly deposited so no need to “count “ them. If you would like more information about WeShare or need assistance setting it up, call the office! Thanks so much! For weeks with special collections, click here
Faith Formation Schedule for November
Nov 14 Thursday-11:00 AM Bible Study-Nacca Hall
Nov 17 Sunday-9:30 AM Faith Formation-St. Patricks-Moravia
Nov 20-Wednesday-3:15 PM- First Penance St. Albert the Great Academy
Nov 21-Thursday 11:00 AM Bible Study-Nacca Hall
Christ the King Retreat: “The Way Christ Calls”
A full weekend Catholic retreat is happening in Auburn! All are welcome to participate in the whole or any parts of the retreat. The retreat is focused on preparing our minds and hearts for a New Advent and the Jubilee of Hope, both starting in December.
The retreat opens at St. Francis Church on Friday November 22nd at 6:30 PM with two talks, Eucharistic Adoration, and Liturgy of the Hours; ending at 9 PM.
The retreat commences again at St. Francis Church on Saturday at 7:30 AM with Lauds, Talk #3 and Mass at 9 AM. The retreat day ends at 9 PM with Compline. There will be four talks on Saturday plus homily as well as frequent opportunities for confession,
counseling and spiritual guidance along with many prayer opportunities and ongoing Adoration.
Sunday will bring the retreat to St. Mary’s Church starting with Lauds at 8 AM, the final two talks, and culminating with Mass at 10:45 AM for the Solemnity of Christ the King. Fr. Stephen Dominic Hayes, O.P. will be the homilist.
A farewell reception will follow in Schrader Hall. Again, all are welcome! A detailed flyer with times and titles of talks is posted and available. Please contact Dcn. Dennis if you have any questions by text or voicemail at 315 406 1538.
The Hands of Christ is a recognition program, sponsored by the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis, in which the Most Reverend Bishop Salvatore R. Matano affirms high school seniors of our parishes who have been the “Hands of Christ” in their churches, homes, schools and communities.
Seniors will be recognized at one of several diocesan recognition ceremonies in 2025. Ceremony details will be shared at a later date. For a nomination packet with complete details about the nomination process, helpful hints for conducting the nomination process, and a paper nomination form which can be used to assist in the parish nomination process, contact Deacon Gary DiLallo at gary.dilallo@dor.org The deadline to submit approved nominations is December 1, 2024.
Every First Sunday of the month we ask you to please take a slip from the Fish Bowl, purchase the item or items and bring them back to the church the next weekend. The items will then be brought to our local food pantries in Union Springs, Moravia, and the KFFP at SCCS.
Available Now! Print & Digital Ad Space. Brett Burt from LPi, our bulletin printer, will be securing new ads for our church in the coming weeks. As a valuable member of the business community, we invite you to expand your reach and grow your business with a print ad in our parish bulletin and/or a digital ad featured on ParishesOnline.com.
Prayer
O Lord, help me know your will for me
Let your light shine in the depths of my heart
that I may know what you want me to do with my life.
Help me believe that you have a special plan for me.
Lord, I know I pass through this life only once;
help me decide how you want me to make a difference.
Like our Blessed Mother, give me the wisdom to hear your voice and the courage to answer your call.
Above all give me peace of mind and heart.
I offer this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.