GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH
18407—60 AVE. NW
EDMONTON, AB., T6M 1X7
780-487-7765
780-484-7645
EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.goodshep.ca
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Mass times
Weekend Schedule
Saturday
4:00 pm
Sunday
8:30 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
Reconciliation
Saturday
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Weekday Schedule
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
See inside for times
Holy Hour
Next First Friday
February 6
ROSARY
Following the
Weekday Masses
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:15 pm
Pastor
Rev. Marc Cramer
In emergency only 780-487-8200
Associate Pastor
Rev. Carlos Nunez
Deacons of the Parish Deacon Paul Croteau
Deacon Tony Klein
Pastoral Associate
Business Manager
Secretary
Maintenance/Security
Patricia Morris
Sandra Brown
Veronica Chrystian
Don Bell
Terry Mance
This Week
At the Church...
Are you registered at Good
Shepherd?
Monday
Legion 6 pm
New Life Rehearsal 7 pm
Tuesday
Mass at 9 am
Voice of Love Rehearsal 7:30 pm
Christmas Eve
Masses at 5:00, 5:15 (Parish
Hall), 7:00, 9:30 & Midnight
Christmas Day
Masses at 10 am & 12 pm
Friday
Church & Office Closed
Saturday
Mass at 4:00 pm
Sunday
Masses at 8:30, 10:00 & 12:00
Monday
Church & Office Closed
Tuesday
Church & Office Closed
Wednesday Mary, Mother of God
Mass at 5 pm
Thursday Mary, Mother of God
Masses at 10 am & 12 pm
Friday
Church & Office closed
Saturday
Mass at 4 pm
Sunday
Masses at 8:30, 10 & 12 pm
Monday
Church & Office Closed
Tuesday
Church & Office Closed
Wednesday
Mass at 5 pm
Thursday
Masses at 10 am & 12 pm
Collection
Regular
SSVP
$10,080
$ 2024
Being a registered member of the
parish makes it much easier for
us to help you, we are better
equipped to serve you & respond
to your needs.
Please do not assume that you
are automatically registered if
your child has completed
Sacramental Preparation here, as
families from outside the Parish
celebrate Sacraments at Good
Shepherd.
To register please fill out a
registration form located on the
table to the right of the Baptismal
Font & drop it in the collection or
visit our website at
www.goodshep.ca.
Baptism Preparation
Are you expecting a child in the
near future? Consider taking
Baptism Preparation now while you
are waiting for the birth of your son
or daughter. The classes are for
parents and sponsors
(godparents).
Attending now eliminates the need
to find baby-sitters, rearrange
feeding schedules etc. plus it adds
to the joyful anticipation of your
new arrival.
Parents wishing to register for the
next course, which will be held on
January 13 and 20 (6:45 - 9 pm)
please call the parish office.
Did you know that Baptism
paperwork & collection of
documents required for Baptism
must be completed at the
Church closest to where you
reside?
Marriage At least 6 months notice is required for anyone contemplating
marriage in the Catholic Church. A prerequisite is the Marriage
Preparation Course or Engaged Encounter.
Good Shepherd’s Marriage Prep Course runs once a year from
January 12 to March 7 - every Monday evening for 8 consecutive
weeks plus one Saturday. The cost of the course is $120 per couple.
Even if you are planning to marry late next year, you should register for
the course by calling the Parish Office 780-487-7765.
The next Parish Bulletin will be
published for the weekend of
January 10 & 11.
Items for the bulletin are welcome
via email
([email protected]), Fax
(780-484-7645) or drop the
material off at the Parish Office.
Deadline for submissions is
Monday by 4 pm.
You are invited to adorn the Sanctuary of our Church by
bringing Poinsettias in memory of your deceased loved ones.
The Church will be readied for Christmas on Dec 23, so please bring
your plants no later than 4 pm December 22nd.
Interested in helping Art & Environment get our Church ready for
Christmas? Call the Office with your name & number!
FAMILY MASS
Sunday, Jan 11 - 10 am
Next CHILDREN’S LITURGY
AGES 4 to 7
Sunday, Jan 18 10 am
Interested in helping with
Children’s Liturgy?
Call Sahye at 780-236-3022.
Youth Group News
Join us January 6 @ 7pm.
YOUNG ADULT GROUP
Are you interested in building
fellowship with other young
adults?
Join us Jan 13 at 7 pm in the
Youth room.
Please pray for the sick: Margaret Arnold, Teofilo Barrozo, Yvonne Chevalier, Adrien Cyr, Lucy De
Almeida, Juanito Gonzales Sr., Barb Leahey, Elano Lobo, Greg, Paul & Robert Mavko, Jack Rivest, Rita
Robichaud & Edith Wong. Please call the Office to have names added or removed.
Knights Chatter
Good Shepherd Council
#8034
Dear Brother Knights,
Reminder: Charity Appeal tickets
are available for pickup. Please
contact Bro Roger at (780) 4812477 or attend our next meeting
to pick up your tickets.
Reminder: Valentine’s Dinner &
Dance tickets are available for
pickup. Please contact Br Ed at
(780) 481-2816 or attend our next
meeting to pick up your tickets.
Please see the below upcoming
events. Hope to see you there!
Upcoming Events:
Jan 3 & 4, after the Masses: Gift
Card Sale
Jan 4 Sunday after 8:30 & 10 am
Masses: Pancake Breakfast
Jan 6 Tues 7:30 pm General
Mting
Jan 15 Thurs 7:30 pm: Exec
Mting
Jan 31, Sat 8:30 am: Blood
Donor Clinic, La Perle Community
Center, 18611 – 97A Avenue
Reminder: Please wear a KofC
sash when helping at Mass time.
Pray for our seminarians
Dec 21 Kevin T 22 Kham N & Mark
D 23 Michael N & Michael U 24
Michael Y & Parker L, 25 Peter N 26
Philip H, Pilmaiken L & Quinn G, 27
Reed M & Robert L 28 Tin T &
Travis C 29 Trinh D & Vincent L 30
William G
Jan 1 Aaron D & Adam R 2 Andrew
P & Anthony P 3 Arpee U & Bonnie
F 4 Brian T & Chinh V 5 Christopher
d & Christopher J 6 Christopher W &
Cody R 7 Curtis B & Derek R 8
Devan J & Emmanuel 9 Huy N & JD
C 10 Jessie B & John O.
OPENING OUR EYES TO THE
GLORY CHRIST
Journey through Advent
DAILY Meditations for Advent
from the Word Among Us
All day Adoration Tuesdays
Tues—Fri Daily Mass at 9 am
CWL
NOTABLES
Good Shepherd Council
LET US BE AS CHRIST TO
ONE ANOTHER
Imagine how Mary felt at the birth
of JESUS: excited, awed,
frightened. Deep faith was her
light in the darkness, for JESUS
was born during the night of the
year when darkness is the
longest. In faith is found the real,
lasting, and deep joy of
Christmas.
Please remember to support the
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
in the coming year so that
together we can continue to bring
comfort and peace to our
brothers and sisters who are
suffering.
Our time for renewal of body and
spirit for all members is
December 19/2014 to January
5/2015. Thank- for all that you
have done.
We extend an invitation to
anyone who would like to ride
along with our truck team who
deliver items on Wednesdays to
those who are in need Please,
be open to giving this a chance.
You may find that this is where
you fit. If interested call Jeff
@780 481 2044. Questions...call
Dolores @ 780 481 2044
Hope to see you at the next
meeting January 29, 2015 at 7
pm in Room #4 just off the
Church hall.
THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN
INITIATION OF ADULTS
ADAPTED FOR CHILDREN
(CIC) begins on Wed, Jan 21 at
6:30 pm in the Parish Hall. This
process is for young people age
7 to 17 who are interested in
joining the Roman Catholic
Church through Baptism,
Confirmation & Eucharist. Please
call the Parish Office (780-4877765) and speak to Veronica.
Motto “For God and Canada”
CWL Book Club: Next book
discussion will be on February 24th at
7 pm to talk about "All My Puny
Sorrows" by award winning author
Miriam Toews. The book provides a
candid look at Euthanasia. Please plan
to join us.
CWL Membership Drive is
underway. Please renew your $30.00
annual membership dues by 1)
Placing an envelope with your name
and membership money in the
collections basket; or 2) Mail a
cheque along with your contact info to
Good Shepherd Parish or 3) Bring
payment & renew at a general
meeting. For info call Kerry 780-4813575.
Adopt A Seminarian Program: We
are pleased to share the good news
that we have adopted Huy Nguyen
who is studying at Newman College.
Come meet him at our After
Christmas Dinner. Please keep Huy in
your prayers.
Edmonton Diocesan Midwinter
Meeting will be held on Sat. January
31 at Holy Trinity in Spruce
Grove. To register call Mariette 780691-4194.
Important notice!
There is No Parking along
the south fence in the main
parking lot. This is an
emergency access lane
and it is vital that it be kept
clear for fire trucks &
ambulances. Anyone who
risks parking there could
be towed away!
Please refrain from parking
in ways that restrict our
neighbours from accessing
their property.
SYMBOLON
We are excited to announce that our parish has become a partner in a dynamic faith formation
program called SYMBOLON. This program is designed to help our parish form adults in the
Catholic faith, and can be used at home.
WHAT IS SYMBOLON?
Symbolon is an immersion in the faith for the whole parish. It aims at transforming adults on all
levels—how we think, how we pray, and how we live—by immersing us in instruction about the
Word of God and the Catholic Faith. This program contains guides for leaders and for participants,
as well as engaging video content aimed at teaching us more about our Catholic faith.
The 20 episodes in this program will take you through the entire story of the Catholic faith and
includes topics such as Sacred Scripture, Salvation History, Jesus, the Church, Mary & the Saints,
the Sacraments (including Reconciliation & the Eucharist), Catholic Morality, God’s Plan for
Human Sexuality, and Catholic Social Teaching.
HOW CAN I USE IT?
As a member of our parish, you can access Symbolon on the web, using your computer,
smartphone or tablet. We encourage every parishioner to take advantage of this excellent
resource and make it a priority to learn more about our faith so that we can not only live it out
more deeply, but also share it with others.
Register at http://symboloncatholic.org/register
Parishioners, enter code 9cf545
The Road to Discipleship Let it be with me
Only Matthew and Luke’s Gospels speak of Jesus’ birth. Luke’s Gospel centers on Mary’s response. Both
accounts agree that an angel delivers the message, that Mary is pregnant, and there is no human father.
Mary was puzzled about the angel’s news. As a virgin, how could she be expecting a baby? Betrothed to
Joseph but not married, in Mary’s society an unwed pregnancy meant disgrace. How great her trust in God
that she could say so easily, “Let it be with me according to your word.” Can we say ’yes’ to everything we
experience on our faith journeys—trusting God through all circumstances, both scary and inspiring?
Drop down dew from above, you heavens, and let the clouds
rain down the Just One; let the earth be opened and bring forth
a Saviour. Isaiah 45.8
A View to Christmas
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES
5:00 pm
5:15 pm in the Parish Hall
7:00 pm
9:30 pm
Midnight
December 25th Masses at
10:00 am
12:00 noon
Incense will be used on the 24th at the 9:30 pm & Midnight celebrations and at the 10:00 am and
12:00 celebration on the 25th.
December 24th
Masses at
MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD MASS TIMES
December 31st Mass at
5:00 pm
January 1st
Mass at
10:00 am and 12:00 pm
Please note: The Parish Office will close December 24 and will reopen at 8:30 am on January 5,
2015.
First Bulletin in 2015 will be January 10/11.