For the Greater Glory of God      J.M.J.

CCD-Parish School of Religion
Our CCD program for the 2010-2011 school year will begin on Sunday, September 25 at 9:30 A.M. The class will last till 10:20 A.M. We will only charge a nominal fee this year of $20.00 to cover the cost of the books. We will take registrations for grades 1-4.  We will also be looking for anyone who is interested in teaching in our program so that we might begin to expand to more grade levels. Please contact Phillip Bellini for more details and to Register your child for next years classes. God bless you.

Confirmation Program
ATTENTION to all parents who have children in their junior year of Catholic high school. If you are a member of Good Shepherd Parish and have a child in their junior year of Catholic high, please contact Mr. Phillip Bellini for information about the Sacrament of Confirmation. Immediate Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation classes will begin in October. You child will have to attend ten classes, times (tba), plus do a service project and attend a retreat in order to be Confirmed besides attending Mass every Sunday. Our DRE will be conducting the classes personally, so please call during parish office hours and register your child so they can be Confirmed in the spring of 2011! For more information please give our Director of Religious Education a call.

Thanks and God bless you!

R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)

RCIA classes will begin on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:00 P.M. in the rectory. Classes will last till 8:30 P.M. Schedules for the year will be given out at the first class. RCIA is process by which non-baptized candidates are received into the Catholic Church. Baptized members of other Christian denominations who wish to join the Catholic Church are not baptized again, but are received into the Church through the Sacrament of Penance, Profession of Faith, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist.

There is no fee to attend R.C.I.A. All the materials are provided. A class schedule will be given out at the first meeting. To register, please take a registration form from the rear of the Church and bring it by or mail it to the parish office. For more information please contact Mr. Phillip Bellini. The Catholic Church invites you to come and see! Why not join us in this journey of faith through the Church year? There is still time to join this year’s class!

Fall R.C.I.A. Schedule 2011-2012

SEPTEMBER – 2011
Wednesday, September 7         7:00 - 8:30pm Intro to RCIA and Personal Witness
Wednesday, September 14       7:00 - 8:30pm Creation/Genesis/God the Father/Angels
Wednesday, September 21 7:00 - 8:30pm The Story of the People of God
Wednesday, September 28       7:00 - 8:30pm The Blessed Trinity

OCTOBER – 2011
Wednesday, October 5 7:00 - 8:30pm
Divine Revelation/History of the Bible
Wednesday, October 12 7:00 - 8:30pm Salvation and Redemption
Wednesday, October 19 7:00 - 8:30pm Christ/One Person/Two Natures
Wednesday, October 26 7:00 - 8:30pm The Holy Spirit

NOVEMBER – 2011 
Wednesday, November 2 7:00 - 8:30pm Our Lady and the Communion of Saints
Wednesday, November 9 7:00 - 8:30pm Temptation and Sin/Explain Welcome Rite
Wednesday, November 16 7:00 – 8:30pm Mercy and Justice
Wednesday, November 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
Wednesday, November 30     7:00 – 8:30pm            Intro to Prayer/Mental and Vocal

DECEMBER – 2011
Wednesday, December 7 7:00 – 8:30pm The Incarnation & Mystical Body of Christ
Wednesday, December 14 7:00 – 8:30pm The Four Marks of the Church/Christmas
Wednesday, December 21 7:00 – 8:30pm True Meaning of Christmas/Fulton Sheen

Adult Education
Course on "Biblical Walk Through the Mass"
Our "Biblical Walk Through the Mass" begins on Thursday, September 8 at 7:00 P.M. and lasts till 8:30pm. The class will be every Thursday until October 13.  At our last class the new Revised Roman Missal will be explained with all the new responses from the laity.  The fee for the course is $13.00

Course on the Gospel of St. Matthew
Our 24 week course on the Gospel of St. Matthew will begin on October 20 lasting until May. 7:00 to 8:30 pm every Thursday night. Fee is $32.00 per person to cover the cost of materials. It is a supplement to the Bible Timeline course we took last year but you don't need last year's course as a prerequisite. The course stands on its own.

Contact Information
To register or to find out more information about any of these programs, please contact our Director of Religious Education, Mr. Phillip Bellini during normal parish office hours at 899-1378 or e-mail him at


Youth Ministry Returns to Good Shepherd Parish
We are pleased to announce that we will once again have an active youth ministry here at Good Shepherd. We are excited about starting a group called “The Dead Theologians Society”.

What is the Dead Theologians Society?
It is a Catholic apostolate for high school age teens. Through the Saints of yesterday, the Dead Theologian’s Society inspires the youth of today to become the saints of tomorrow. A special charism of the Dead Theologians Society is to pray for the release of the Souls in Purgatory. Its motto is, “Dead to the World, alive in Christ!”This is inspired by Romans 6:11 where St. Paul tells us to be dead to sin but alive in Christ Jesus.

How is this accomplished?
Society members meet at their parishes to learn the lives of the Saints (who are dead by the world’s standards and are certainly alive with Jesus in Heaven!), through heroic virtue and listen to their inspirational writings. Using the interesting and engaging DTS format and through the examples of the Saints, young people are catechized and develop positive role models at a time when they are truly needed. In addition, members make use of time honored Catholic prayers, devotions and sacramentals such as Eucharistic Adoration, the Rosary, the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and more! The plans are to meet as a group twice a month. There will be no fee this first year to join DTS. Let’s have a vibrant, Catholic youth ministry again in parish. For more information on DTS visit their website at: www.deadtheologianssociety.com