EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 WEEKDAY 5:00 p.m. Fred & Elsie Wolff SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish 9:30 a.m. Florence Gaudioso 11:30 a.m. Bette Aversa MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27 WEEKDAY 8:30 a.m. Charles Miceli TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28 WEEKDAY 6:30 a.m. Special Intention of Dr. Charles Fields 8:30 a.m. Vincenzo Alvaro WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 ASH WEDNESDAY 6:30 a.m. Special Intention of Reverend Augustine Joseph 8:30 a.m. Jennie DiRoberto 7:00 p.m. Dr. Katherine Gallagher-Swift THURSDAY, MARCH 2 WEEKDAY 6:30 a.m. Josephine Acosta 8:30 a.m. Pat Carl FIRST FRIDAY, MARCH 3 WEEKDAY 6:30 a.m. Herbert Cosgrove 8:30 a.m. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Chromik and Sandra McClay FIRST SATURDAY, MARCH 4 WEEKDAY 5:00 p.m. Gilda & Angelo Aluise SUNDAY, MARCH 5 FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 7:30 a.m. Annabelle Donovan 9:30 a.m. People of the Parish 11:30 a.m. Stephen Bischof FLOWERS IN THE SANCTUARY THIS WEEK ARE In Thanksgiving. DATES AVAILABLE FOR SANCTUARY FLOWERS: March 19 (Forty Hours $100;) April 13 (Holy Thursday $100); April 22 (Confirmation $100); May 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 (Offering $50) FLOWERS AT THE BLESSED MOTHER S SHRINE THIS WEEK ARE for A Special Intention. DATES AVAILABLE FOR FLOWERS AT THE BLESSED MOTHER SHRINE: May 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 (Offering $30) FLOWERS IN THE CHAPEL THIS WEEK ARE for A Special Intention. DATES AVAILABLE FOR CHAPEL FLOWERS: May 14, 21, 28; June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017. (Offering $30) CANDLES AT THE BLESSED MOTHER SHRINE ARE LIGHTED THIS WEEK In loving memory of Jennie DiRoberto s 85th Birthday, donated by Bernie Palmer (3); for the Special Intention and Recovery of Meg Phillips, donated by Kevin Donovan (1); for A Special Intention for Healing (3). DATES AVAILABLE FOR CANDLES AT THE BLESSED MOTHER S SHRINE: March 5, 19; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2017. (Offering $5 per candle) CANDLES AT THE SAINT JOSEPH SHRINE ARE LIGHTED THIS WEEK for A Special Intention for Healing (2). DATES AVAILABLE FOR CANDLES AT THE SAINT JOSEPH SHRINE: March 5, 12, 19; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2017. (Offering $5 per candle) THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH SATURDAY 3:00-4:15 p.m. Confessions Chapel 3:30-4:30 p.m. Blessing Cups Parish Hall B & C 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Church 7:00 p.m. PTO SOCIAL Parish Hall 9:30 p.m. Drawing for Winner of Lexus NX2000t at Social SUNDAY, February 26, 2017 Girl Scouts Selling Cookies after All Masses Parish Hall 9:30 a.m. Pre-K/K Religious Ed Classes Parish Hall C 10:45 a.m. Baptism Class Parlor 5:00 p.m. Living Stations Meeting All Purpose Room MONDAY 2:00 p.m. Mass at Golden Living Center Camp Hill 6:30 p.m. Religious Education Classes NO CLASSES 7:00 p.m. RCIA All Purpose Room TUESDAY 10:00 a.m.-noon Acts of Apostles Bible Study Group P. Hall A 7:00 p.m. Compassionate Friends All Purpose Room 7:30-9:00 p.m. Charismatic Prayer Group Parish Hall Lobby ASH WEDNESDAY 6:30, 8:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m. Masses in Church 9:00 a.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet Chapel 9:00 a.m. Marian Prayer Group All Purpose Room 6:00-7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts Parish Hall C 7:00-8:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Parish Hall C 7:00 p.m. Mass in Church 8:00 p.m. (Choir Practice after Church) THURSDAY NO CHOIR REHEARSALS 2:00 p.m. Flame of Love Rosary Chapel 3:00 p.m. Legion of Mary All Purpose Room (NEW TIME) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Acts of the Apostles Bible Study P. Hall A FRIDAY 6:30 a.m. First Friday Mass in Chapel 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration Chapel 8:30 a.m. Mass in Church 5:00 p.m. Vespers & Benediction Chapel 6:00 p.m. Soup in Parish Hall 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Church 6:00-7:30 p.m. Girl Scouts Jrs & Cadets All Purpose Room SATURDAY 6:30-8:00 a.m. TMIY Parish Hall A 3:00-4:15 p.m. Confessions Chapel 6:00 p.m. Blood Pressure Screenings after Mass P. Hall 6:00 p.m. Girl Scouts Selling Cookies after Mass P. Hall SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2017 Girl Scouts Selling Cookies after All Masses Parish Hall 8:30 a.m. Blood Pressure Screenings Parish Hall 9:30 a.m. Pre-K/K Religious Ed Classes Parish Hall C 9:30 a.m. Mass for Girl Scout Sunday 10:30-11:30 a.m. Blood Pressure Screenings Parish Hall 11:30 a.m. RCIA Mass Recognition & Election 4:00-5:00 p.m. Living Stations Music Practice All Purpose Rm. 5:00-7:00 p.m. Living Stations Practice Church Rosary is recited every weekday at 8:00 a.m. in the CHAPEL & at 8:00 a.m. TODAY S READINGS NEXT SUNDAY S READINGS (February 26, 2017) (March 5, 2017) 82:Is 49:14-15 22:Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Ps 62:2-3, 6-9 Ps 51:3-6, 12-13, 17 1 Cor 4:1-5 Rom 5:12-19 Mt 6:24-34 Mt 4:1-11 IN YOUR CHARITY, please pray for the repose of the souls of MARION BALLENSTEDT, mother of Mary Young; ROSALIE KOEHLER, a parishioner; DOROTHY FERENCZ, sister-in-law of Jean Noble; MICHAEL KELLY, brother-in-law of Rose Busofsky. May the Lord comfort all those who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Stewardship, A Way of Life Tithing God s Plan for Giving (An additional $2,810 Online Giving for the weekend of 2/12/17) Tithing Income for February 19, 2017 In pew Collection $ 14,154.00 Online Giving 2,862.00 $ 17,016.00 February 21, 2016 $ 21,091.25 From the Pastor: Many thanks to those who have responded to the tithing appeal. Your generosity is deeply appreciated. From a Parishioner: Tithing is a Thank You to God for all his favors to us. Good Deed for the Week from a 2nd Grader: I helped my Dad rake the leaves. REMEMBER GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH IN YOUR WILL 2017 BISHOP S ANNUAL LENTEN APPEAL This year s theme is I give you an example. Your gift to the Bishop s Annual Lenten Appeal extends your generosity beyond the parish to reach those in the larger diocesan family. Good Shepherd receives full credit for your gift. Once our goal has been reached, the parish receives all the over goal gifts for our own use. Next weekend, we will once again conduct the IN-PEW solicitation for the Lenten Appeal. Your generosity in helping us reach the goal and surpass it, is needed, and will be greatly appreciated. To those who have given before, we are grateful. To those who have not given before, please make this year your first gift to the Bishop s Annual Lenten Appeal. Everyone s help is needed. BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS sponsored by the Good Shepherd Health Care Ministry, will take place next weekend, March 4 & 5, after the Saturday, 5:00 p.m., & Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Masses & between the 9:30 & 11:30 a.m. Masses in the Parish Hall. Please stop over. On Eucharistic Adoration Recently, the Good Shepherd community of faith started observing the monthly day of Eucharistic Adoration on every First Friday. Eucharistic Adoration, for a community of believers, is like that wellspring from which people draw water for nourishment and never runs dry. In adoration, we encounter our loving and merciful God who gives of Himself, body, blood, soul and divinity. He continuously makes a gift of Himself to us in the Real Presence. We only need to make ourselves present to receive the grace He is offering us in Eucharist Adoration. Our minds can be easily distracted and preoccupied with many things, but in His presence when we are in adoration, He helps free us from those worries of life that tend to occupy our minds and we experience that inner peace as He assures us that we are not alone. Being freed of those distractions helps us to be truly united with Him, He who is our strength and comfort in difficult moments of life. In adoration, God is not asking anything of us other than our presence. We need to learn to let go of all distractions and set a little time aside to be with Him who loves us so much that He only wants to have an encounter with us away from all that clutters up our daily lives. You need not know what to say or how to speak. The spirit of God within you knows your needs. You simply need to have the desire to be with Him and you will truly feel Him talk to you in a gentle voice, and experience His peace within. You need not be afraid of that inner silence and what it might reveal to you about yourself. Remember that tiny whispering sound that spoke to Elijah on Mount Horeb? (1Kgs. 19: 11-16) Well, God may be assuring you too that all shall be well. Just be still and know that He is God. (Ps. 46:10) Father Ben THE WORD AMONG US magazine is one great way to prepare for LENT and Easter. Copies are available free of charge in the Church narthexes. Please feel free to pick one up for your family. SOUP AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS Please join us and nourish the body and spirit with Soup & Bread at 6:00 p.m. and Stations at 7:00 p.m. on Fridays during Lent. We thank the Good Shepherd Faculty for hosting this Friday.
COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN We cordially invite all women to attend our Friendship Tea on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in the Pariah Hall. Bring along a guest: mother, daughter, sister, neighbor or friend to share in fellowship. Bring your favorite China tea cup to show the ladies and enjoy your tea. Our special guests will be the Bell Choir from Trinity High School. Ms. Jean Thurston is the Bell Choir Director. Please show your support to the Trinity students and join us for a special afternoon. Refreshments and tea will be provided. Look forward to seeing everyone! Women s Bible Study Group Good Shepherd Women s Bible Study Group is open to all women who are interested in learning more about Scripture and deepening their relationship with the Lord. We use a variety of books which contain Scripture passages and discussion questions. Each session begins and ends with a Prayer Service and is held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Parish All Purpose Room. Fall sessions are held from September until November and the Spring sessions from March until May. Exact dates can be found in the Church bulletin. It's Girl Scout Cookie time! Juniors and Cadettes from Good Shepherd Girl Scout Troops will have Girl Scout cookies available for Sale after Masses on Sunday, February 26, and after all the Masses next weekend, March 4 and 5. All your regular flavors are here through March for $4/box, or enjoy gluten-free Toffee-Tastics and the new Smores cookie for $5/ box. Donations provide cookies to the Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors Program. Stop by our booth, or contact Roxanne Webster at 737-9435 for cookies or more information. FIRST FRIDAY EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT will be on March 3 after the 6:30 a.m. Mass in the Chapel until Vespers and Benediction at 5:00 p.m. All are invited throughout the day for Eucharistic Adoration and quiet prayer. Sign-up sheets with halfhour prayer times between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. are available in the Chapel Narthex. Plan to join our Good Shepherd Family in the Chapel throughout the day. Peace be with you! Good Shepherd Track & Field Sign Ups Registration is underway for the 2017 Good Shepherd Track and Field season. The team is open to students in 3 rd through 8 th grade, who either attend Good Shepherd School or Catholic CCD. Practices will be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Trinity H.S. Our first practice will be Monday, March 13, at Trinity High School. The season runs from March 13 through May 21. For more information about the team or registration, please contact head coach Mike Scanish at scanish@dickinson.edu. DO WE HAVE A WINNER?????? We would like to thank HOLY SPIRIT OB/GYN A GEISINGER AFFILIATE week for sponsoring an AD in our weekly bulletin. (SPONSORS DEFRAY THE COST OF PRINTING THE BULLETIN.)
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Religious Education News Please contact Mrs. Spahr at aspahr@gsschpa.org or 717-737-8216 to RSVP and for additional information. Living Stations of the Cross: We need youth in grades 6-12 to participate in this year s Living Stations on April 7. If you participate you will gain at least 10 service hours. Participating in Living Stations is a great way to enter into the Lenten Season. Please join us for a meeting today, February 26, at 5:00 p.m. in the All Purpose Room at Good Shepherd Church. Practices are Sundays from 4:00-5:00 p.m. for music and 5:00-7:00 p.m. for acting through Lent. No experience needed. We welcome anyone in grades 6-12! Please contact Amanda Spahr at the above numbers. Adult Volunteers for Living Stations of the Cross: This year s Living Stations of the Cross Program will not be able to go on without your help! Mrs. Spahr is looking for a few adults to assist her on Sundays during Lent from 4:00-5:00 p.m. for music and 5:00-7:00 p.m. for practices. In addition to Sundays the volunteers will need to be available during the dress rehearsal on Tuesday, April 4, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and the night of the performance on April 7. Adults would be responsible for helping to organize, discipline and teach the Living Stations of the Cross. Adult volunteers must be cleared through the Harrisburg Diocese Youth Protection Program. There is no charge to do this, but will take 3-4 hours to complete. Please contact Mrs. Spahr at the above numbers. Help house the NET Ministries Confirmation Retreat Team on March 8. We need people to volunteer to host 2-3 young men and women. The young men and women are used to traveling and staying in different houses every night. They simply need air mattress, bed, couch or even floor to sleep on. They provide their own sleeping bags and pillows. Parishioners who have housed this team in the past eight years have all stated it was an enjoyable experience. On March 8 we need you to pick them up from the Parish Hall at 7:00 p.m. and then drop them off the next morning around 7:30 a.m. with a simple breakfast in their bellies. To volunteer to house or for more information, please contact Amanda Spahr at the above numbers. COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS Perohi + Kielbasa St. Ann Byzantine Catholic Church will be selling delicious Perohi, (pierogie) and Kielbasa during Lent. The sales will be in the parish hall: 5408 Locust Lane, Harrisburg beginning on March 1. The perohi will be sold frozen for $6 per dozen. Fillings available will be: Potato & Cheese, Cabbage, Sauerkraut, Farmer Cheese, Prune and Apple. The smoked Kielbasa will be sold in rings and in sticks for $6.00. Saturday sales will be from 9:00 a.m. till Noon. Wednesday s sales will be from 11:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. Visit www.stannbyz.org or call (717) 652-0545 for more information. Marriage Annulments The Tribunal of the Diocese of Harrisburg will be giving 2 presentations within the diocese concerning Marriage, divorce and annulment according to Church teaching. These presentations will be helpful for divorced Catholics, those divorced who wish to marry Catholics, those parish leaders involved in the RICA process and any others who may have a vested interest because of family or friends. March 13 - Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg, 7:00 p.m. March 14 - St. Joseph Parish, York, 7:00 p.m. No prior registration is required. For further information, please call 717-657-4804, extension 304, or email: tribunal@hbgdiocese.org. CRS Rice Bowl is Catholic Relief Services Lenten faith-in-action program for families and faith communities, a vehicle through which the stories of communities around the world can be shared, an invitation through which our prayers and Lenten sacrifices can change lives. Through CRS Rice Bowl, we hear stories from our brothers and sisters in need worldwide, and devote our Lenten prayers, fasting and gifts to change the lives of the poor. Each day of Lent, individuals are invited to use the Lenten Calendar included with every CRS Rice Bowl to guide their Lenten almsgiving. Twenty-five percent of the Rice Bowl collection remains in our diocese and is used to fund programs that provide for the basic needs of food, shelter and clothing. Pick up your family s rice bowl from any of the narthexes. Remember what you give up for Lent changes lives. JOB OPENING: Our bulletin publisher, Diocesan Publications, is adding a part-time position in their Graphics/Production Department. The hours would be 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday with a half hour for lunch. Knowledge of Publisher, Word, Indesign and Photoshop are required. Please send resume to: Diocesan Publications at salespa@diocesan.com
COURTESY ANNOUNCEMENTS Our Lady's Missionaries of the Eucharist Invite You To: Father Pio Mandato, F.M.H.J. on Tuesday, March 7, 2017: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon Includes: Conference, Exposition of the Eucharist, Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Mass. Fr. Pio Mandato is a Capuchin priest from the village of Pietrelcina in southern Italy, the same town where St. Padre Pio was born. Fr. Mandato received his first Holy Communion from Saint Padre Pio before he and his family migrated to America in 1964. He grew up in New Jersey and entered the Capuchin Seminary at the age of 17, where he received his Franciscan formation and later his priestly formation. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. Father belongs to the Diocese of Scranton. His priesthood is dedicated to prayer, solitude, and preaching. Sister Joan Noreen, O.L.M.E. on Tuesday, March 14, 2017: Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon & Evening Session: 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Morning Session includes: Conference, Exposition of the Eucharist, Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Mass. Evening Session includes: Liturgy of the Hours, Conference, and Q & A. Elizabeth of the Trinity is in heaven. She is a saint! On Sunday, October 16, 2016,Pope Francis made this proclamation to the Church and the world. I invite you to join me on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, as we reflect on the great charism and gift her Canonization brings to us. Elizabeth delighted in the fact that God is not alone in His majesty but is a Community of Love: Three in a union which is all love, a love which surpasses all human understanding a God who created the human family to live within this Community of Love to draw near to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit so that we can be enkindled with the fire of the Spirit. That is something we so greatly need in our culture, our nation, our families today to be made capable of love. She would add, Live today to love. That was her whole agenda, her to-do-list for every day. She wanted to love God and others without interruption. What a great grace! What an awesome gift, to be the bearer of so much love in the world we touch each day! For this transformation to happen in us, she counseled: Let yourself be loved. All God wants of us is that we let Him love us and let His love rouse us to love Him in return. I hope you will join us on March 14. I am confident we will find ourselves so greatly enriched by her counsel and spiritual direction. With Elizabeth as guide we will look at Jesus attentively, lean on Him, bring our souls to Him, and let ourselves be carried by Him Father Jeremiah Shryock, C.F.R. on Tuesday, March 28, 2017: Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon & Evening Session: 7:00 9:00 p.m. Morning Session includes: Conference, Exposition of the Eucharist, Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Mass. Evening Session includes: Liturgy of the Hours, Conference, and Q & A. Fr. Jeremiah Shryock was faced with the reality of God during a post-high school road trip across the US. His religious convictions continued to strengthen while he studied philosophy at Kutztown University. Despite personal struggles and opposition, he forsook his former unfulfilling lifestyle in 2002 to join the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. He is passionate about being a guide to those who are searching for God, the source of peace and happiness. To register for an event contact: Our Lady s Missionaries of the Eucharist, 640 E. Main St., Birdsboro, PA 19508 olme@olme.org è 610-582-3333 è www.olme.org ALL ARE WELCOME! BRING A FRIEND! YOUR GENEROUS DONATION WILL BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED. Pennsylvania Catholic Conference Job Opening - Experienced communications professional needed to help advance PCC s mission to foster a public understanding of the Catholic perspective on public affairs at the State Capitol in Harrisburg and beyond. Should have strong knowledge of public relations, social media, grassroots advocacy, writing and research. Send cover letter and resume by March 3, 2017, to: PA Catholic Conference, PO Box 2835, Harrisburg, PA 17105 or info@pacatholic.org. Visit www.pacatholic.org Catholic Charities "Soup,Salad, and Sermon" - April 5th The Catholic Charities Soup, Salad, and Sermon Lenten Lunch will take place on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at 12:00 noon, at the Cardinal Keeler Center (4800 Union Deposit Road in Harrisburg). This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the ministry provided by Catholic Charities. The event includes remarks from Bishop Ronald Gainer as well as from clients who will share their story about the help they received from the agency. Lunch is complimentary although a freewill offering will be taken to benefit the Adoption Program. All are welcome! Please RSVP by March 29, to Christopher Meehan, at cmeehan@cchbg.org or 717-657-4804 (ext. 284). How are you planning to nourish your soul this Lent? Consider participating in one or more of the upcoming adult faith formation offerings: Introduction to the Sacraments; The Beauty of Sacred Art; Recent Church Documents on Evangelization and Catechesis; Christology; Introduction to Morality: and Introduction to Prayer. These courses and others are available at a variety of locations and some are available via Webinar. For a complete listing of offerings available through the Diocesan Institute for Catechetical and Pastoral Formation, or to register, visit "Save the Dates" The Harrisburg Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is hosting the 92nd Annual Convention, Monday, May 1, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. at the Cardinal Keeler Center, Harrisburg, PA, and the 7th Annual Weekend Retreat, on June 9 11, 2017 (Friday evening until Sunday Noon), at Mount St. Mary s University Emmitsburg, MD. The Retreat Master is Reverend Alfred Sceski, Pastor St. Joan of Arc Parish, Hershey, PA. More details will be coming soon! http:// www.hbgdiocese.org/institute