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The Church of the
Good Shepherd 300 Smithfield Boulevard, Smithfield, Virginia 23430
Website: www.cgsparish.org E-mail: [email protected]
Father Tony’s Email: [email protected]
Office: 365-0579 Fax: 365-4749 Rectory: 357-7040
Office hours: Monday - Thursday 9:30 - 4:30
Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00 PM and Sunday: 9:00 AM
Weekday Masses: Tuesday and Thursday at 12:00 PM, Wednesday at 6:30 PM, Friday at 9:00 AM
Mission Statement
In thankfulness to God, we, the Church of the Good Shepherd, gather at the Lord's Table, welcoming all, renewing our traditional Catholic faith, and worship-ing together through meaningful liturgies to build our community, the Body of Christ. We embrace life-long catechesis to grow spiritually and serve as an example to our children. We commit ourselves to sharing the teachings of Jesus Christ. As good stewards and followers of the Lord, we open our hearts to all, sharing our God given talents and treasure.
Vision Statement
We are the Body of Christ: We seek to show His ways by our thoughts, hopes and actions, through our demonstrated love for each other.
Pastor Fr. Tony Yllana, [email protected]
Christian Education Mary Langhill , [email protected]
Music Minister Katarina Hackney, [email protected]
Youth Minister Doyle Agnew, [email protected]
Administration Lori Yankoski, [email protected]
Pastoral Council Dave Jerabek, 238-7061
Finance Council Dennis Ryan, 365-4944
Money Counters Margaret Hickman, 357-7105
Building Gary Berland, 279-0805
Grounds
Nursery
Liturgy Committee Dan Falbe, 335-2543
Eucharistic Ministers Joan Nagy, 357-3500
Lectors Joe & Laura Arango, 279-0784
Altar Servers Amy Bowman, 641-0281
Ushers Robert Bebermeyer, 357-4369
Ladies’ Guild Margaret Hickman, 357-7105
Men’s Club Joe Campo, 357-2287
Justice & Peace Mary Ellen Bebermeyer, 357-4369
Haiti Committee Mike Grimm, 238-3250
Parish Life
Children’s Liturgy Kate Cunningham, 357-6699
E-Bulletin Board Dave Maltby, 365-4707
Divine Mercy Cenacle Leslie Lunger, 279-0062
Special Needs Ministry Sue Ellebracht, 580-6140
Parish Registration and Changes – Registration Forms are available in the vestibule of the Church. You may notify the office if you wish to register with, or be re-moved from the parish records, or if you have a change of address or telephone number.
Baptisms – Meeting with pastor required. Baptismal preparation class required for all first-time parents. Contact Mary Langhill at 365-0579 for additional infor-mation.
Marriage – Please contact the parish at least 6 months prior to the intended date.
Reconciliation – Before each Mass, or during the office hours by appointment.
Visitation of the Sick – Please call the office to arrange for communion, anointing of the sick, or when some-one is ill or hospitalized.
Scheduling Events – Please contact the office to schedule all meetings and activities at our facilities.
The Pope Tweets
Let us ask for a faith that allows us to have trust in God no matter what the circumstances of life.
September 18, 2016
The Twenty Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time
Vocations
“Fight the good fight of the faith.” Is your faith in Christ leading you to grow in holiness as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life? Call Father Michael G. Boehling, Vicar for Vocations, (804) 359-5661, or write: [email protected].
Readings for the Week
Monday, September 19
Proverbs 3:27-34; Luke 8:16-18 Tuesday, September 20
Proverbs 21:1-6, 10-13; Luke 8:19-21 Wednesday, September 21 Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13; Matthew 9:9-13 Thursday, September 22 Ecclesiastes 1:2-11; Luke 9:7-9 Friday, September 23 Ecclesiastes 3:1-11; Luke 9:18-22 Saturday, September 24 Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:8; Luke 9:43b-45 Sunday, September 25 (Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time)
Amos 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31
Celebrating the Eucharist
Saturday September 24
Sunday September 25
Altar Servers
Clayton Ives Claire Ives
Madelyn Berry Reagan Berry
Counters Team C Team H
LEM Team 2 Team A
Lectors Joan Nagy Jack Harris
Joe Arango Michelle Romanello
Ushers Team IV Team C
CLOW N/A Jack Harris
Greeters Mike Donnelly Denise Baylous
Mass Intention Schedule
Tues., Sept. 20, Noon Available Wed., Sept. 21, 6:30 pm Available Thurs., Sept. 22, Noon Available Fri., Sept. 23, 9:00 am Available Sat., Sept.,24, 5:00 pm Available Sun., Sept.25, 9:00 am Good Shepherd Family
Parishioners are invited to remember their loved ones in a special way through prayers. If you would like to have a Mass celebrated in memory of a loved one or a special intention, please contact the parish office at 365-0579. Stipends may be turned in or mailed to the office. Checks should be made out to Church of the Good Shepherd.
Please go to our website www.cgsparish.org, click on the Online Giving logo and sign up for
this great and efficient church offertory avenue.
Weekly Offering for September 10 & 11, 2016 Regular Offering needed weekly: $5,432.70
OFFERTORY: Regular Offertory $5,948.00
ADDITIONAL FUNDS COLLECTED: Mortgage $150.00 Haiti $25.00 Religious Education $15.00 Catholic Virginian $380.00
DIOCESAN COLLECTION: Louisiana Disaster Relief $35.00
MASS ATTENDANCE:
Saturday, - 80 Sunday - 250
Offertory YTD Budgeted Need $59,759.70 Offertory YTD Budget Collected $58,936.76 Actual YTD Overage/<Shortage> <$822.94>
Parish Life This Week Monday, September 19 7:00 pm Adult Bible Study, “Isaiah” Tuesday, September 20 Noon Mass 7:00 pm RCIA Wednesday, September 21 6:30 pm Mass 10:00 am Adoration 6:00 pm Confirmation Session 1 7:00 pm Ladies’ Guild 7:00 pm Men’s Club Thursday, September 22 Noon Mass 12:30 pm Good Bye Potluck Luncheon for Lori 7:00 pm Choir practice Friday, September 23 9:00 am Mass 6:00 pm Adoration Saturday, September 24 5:00 pm Mass Hog Jog/Souper Saturday Ticket Sales 3:30 pm Choir Practice Sunday, September 25 9:00 am Mass Hog Jog/Souper Saturday Ticket Sales Sacramental Prep Class 10:00 am Summit (Youth Ministry) 7:00 pm Praise & Worship
Our parish is blessed to have several people who diligently work 'behind the scenes' to support our liturgical ministries. Among them are those that wash and iron our altar linens and those that set the credence table
before each weekend Mass. A heartfelt thank you to all who are involved in these ministries and all our liturgical minis-tries at Good Shepherd.
"Encounter the Joy of the Gospel and Set the World Ablaze"
EVANGELIZED PEOPLE…
embrace continuing education.
FATHER’S CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK Can cheating or deception ever be justified?
For the Food Pantry
Next week for the food pantry, please bring Cereal.
Dear Good Shepherd Parishioners,
Words cannot express my gratitude for the outpouring of your love through your welcoming presence, words of condolence, songs, pictures, food--table preparation and clean-up. I am sure Linda was as deeply moved as I was, by every aspect of the Mass of Celebration of Life for her. She loved you and your warm friendly ways of making her feel whole. Thank you again for making Saturday, August 20, 2016 so memorable. Peace, Tom Ashe.
STEP RIGHT UP LADIES OF GOOD SHEPHERD!!!!!
All ladies of Good Shepherd, age 18 and over, are invited to join the Ladies' Guild for dessert and coffee this Wednesday, September 21st at 7:00 pm here at the church. We will enjoy some delicious desserts with the members of the Men's Club and then begin the first meetings of our new year. Bring along your significant other and he can join our men for their meeting. We've got an exciting and busy year ahead and look forward to you joining us.
Sundays at Four
Sundays at Four presents baritone and Smithfield native, Adam Richardson in recital on Sunday afternoon, October 16, at Christ Episcopal Church in Smithfield's Historic District, beginning at 4:00 pm. His program will include art songs in German, French, Italian, and English as well as spirituals and smaller gems from the American music songbook, many of which are noteworthy but not often performed. Richardson graduated from Smithfield High School and the Governor's School for the Arts before continuing his education at Carne-gie Mellon University and the Juilliard School of Music. He spends much of his professional time in Europe and NYC.
Alison Chapman, another Smithfield native and active local musician, will accompany Adam whom she knew as a young-ster. Alison is the accompanist at Smithfield Baptist Church and a teacher at Hardy Elementary.
Tickets for this program are $20 (adults) and $5 (students). A reception to meet and greet the artists follows the recital. For more information, call 757 675-5777.
Youth Ministry
Please see the bulletin insert for upcoming Youth Ministry notices and activities.
Boo!!
Our second annual Trunk or Treat is scheduled for Sunday, October 30 at 11:30 am . We are in need of a few good trunks. If you would like to participate by providing a trunk full of candy, please sign up in the commons. For more information, contact Mary or Bob Langhill.
Time for Tots
Got a tot? Need a playgroup? Church of the Good Shepherd is considering starting a mom and me play group (dads allowed, too). Please join us for a kick off meeting on October 2 following the 9:00 am Mass to
discuss times and days that work best for everyone.
Partings
It is with great sadness that we say "good-bye" to Lori Yankoski as she moves on to serve in her home parish of St Kateri Tekakwitha. Please join us for a farewell potluck luncheon on Thursday, September 22 at 12:30 pm in the church com-mons. A sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin
board. For more information, contact Mary Langhill in the church office.
Meeting of All Lectors
Father Tony has requested a meeting for all Lectors following the 9:00 am Mass on October 2. Please make every effort to be here for this very important meeting.
A Very Special Mass
Archbishop Adolfo Tito C. Yllana, D. D., Papal Nuncio to Australia, will be celebrating the 9:00 am Mass on September 25 here at Good Shepherd. This is a rare opportunity, and we encourage your attendance at this Mass. A small reception will follow in the commons.
Carolyn Woo – Fri, Sept 30 at 7:30 pm The Bishop Keane Institute presents, “Common Good, Uncommon Excellence,” a lecture by Dr. Carolyn Y, Woo. Tickets will be available online for $15 on Mon, Sept 12 at keaneinstitute.org/tickets. Woo is President & CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Her presentation will highlight sustainable and innovative solutions for building up lives and livelihoods in the context of her work with CRS.
The Bishop Keane Institute is a ministry of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton, VA. This event will be held at Immaculate Conception: 2150 Cunningham Dr., Hampton, VA 23666. Call the parish offices with questions, (757) 826-0393, or visit keaneinstitute.org
For Healing After Abortion
A Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat, sponsored by Church of the Epiphany, will be held Sept 30th - Oct 2, 2016, at Shalom House Retreat Cen-ter in Montpelier, Virginia. This retreat is for women and men who have known regret, sorrow, guilt, or shame from abortion. The weekend is a confidential retreat that combines living scripture meditations, spiritual exercises, and discussions in a guided pro-cess that leads to the heart of God’s love and compassion. If you would like to learn more about this retreat you can contact Marty Montgomery-Jennings at 804-704-0429, or Maggie Carlson at 804-432-2589 or email: [email protected]. Visit our website: www.rachelsvineyard.org. Inquiries, registration and participation are strictly confidential.
Comment from a retreat participant: “The Rachel’s Vineyard week-end has done for me what all the self-help books could not. I need-ed the Divine Healer Himself!”
Catholic Marriage Retreat
Join us for a marriage retreat for couples from all seasons of marriage, to newly married or married for 25 years and counting, to those with or without children, to couples thriving or struggling in marriage. This retreat will be held Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Saint Matthew Catholic Church from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Registration is now open for couples at www.catholicmarriageretreat.com. The cost of the marriage retreat is $80 which includes light refreshments, lunch, dinner and childcare (if needed) and will be limited to 50 couples.
Saint Matthew Catholic Church is located at 3314 Sandra Lane, Virginia Beach, VA, 23464. Any inquiries should be directed to Christopher Miller at 757-717-4348.
ACT Group for Parents of Children with Disabilities
This fall, Catholic Charities will pilot the ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) Group for Parents of Children with Disabilities. This group program specifically works with parents of children with developmental disabilities, who encounter a large amount of stress on a daily basis. The group is both didactic and supportive in nature, and combines teaching and practicing mindfulness skills, behavioral parenting skills, experiential exercises, group discussion/process, and homework.
The group will meet for 1.5 hours per session for a total of 8 weeks on Saturdays this fall at Catholic Charities office at 4855 Princess Anne Rd., next to the Church of the Ascension. The group will first meet on Saturday, September 17th and will run every other Saturday through December.
Parents who have been feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, exhausted, lost, frustrated, or simply stuck may find this group helpful. Through this supportive and educational group, a trained facilitator hopes to provide families with an opportunity to share and connect while gaining important skills.
Please call (757) 467-7707 for more information, or to register for the group.
Job Opportunity: Business Manager; Church of the Good Shepherd
Closing date for receipt of application: Open until filled Salary: Commensurate with Experience.
Church of the Good Shepherd in Smithfield, VA, seeks a full-time Business Manager (30 hours per week) to be responsible for the oversight and maintenance of all financial activities and related systems for the parish. Included in the responsibilities of the posi-tion is the full life-cycle preparation of financial reports, AP & AR, payroll and assistance with the annual budget and stewardship. The Business Manager will be responsible for the weekly bulletin, ordering supplies and keeping the Sacramental Records. This posi-tion will also be responsible for new hire paperwork, background checks and maintaining employee records.
Qualifications: The successful candidate must be able to interact with all levels of staff, must be dependable, highly-organized and able to work independently. This position requires an attention to detail, the ability to maintain confidentiality and meet deadlines. A Bachelor’s degree or at least 3 years' experience in a similar field is required. Must be familiar with computers and Microsoft Office software.
If interested, please send cover letter, resume and diocesan appli-cation to Fr. Tony Yllana at [email protected].
Change in Timing of the Annual Diocesan Appeal
Since the Annual Diocesan Appeal was revamped in 2010, it has provided significant funding for the local priorities of parishes and the larger ministries of the Diocese. Over the past six years, the Appeal has returned over $7 million to our parishes in addition to providing over $12 million to strengthening our future church, as-sisting our parishes, supporting our priests and clergy and building diverse communities.
Normally during this time of year, we are asking for your support of the current Appeal. However, the purpose of this announcement is to make you aware that the timing of the Appeal has changed. The Appeal is moving from the fall of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017 and will coincide with Lent. This schedule will continue in subse-quent years. This decision was made in order to allow more time after the completion of the Living Our Mission capital and endow-ment campaign to strategize a strong return for the Appeal. In ad-dition, this allows more time to expand our efforts as it relates to campaign continuation, legacy giving and parish stewardship as well as the new Catholic Community Foundation. We appreciate your accommodation to this change.
More information will be forthcoming later in year and I am hope-ful you will join us in once again supporting the immediate needs addressed through the Annual Diocesan Appeal.
With gratitude and warmest wishes, I remain
Sincerely yours in Our Lord,
Most Reverend Francis X. DiLorenzo
Bishop of Richmond
