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Linwood/Uxbridge, Massachusetts
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Victor A. Sierra, Administrator
Michael J. Hafferty, Deacon
Maureen E. Briand, Administrative Assistant
Ministry to Children and Youth
Donna Wilson,
Administrator of Religious Education
Musicians
Derek Doura, Bailee Baillargeon, Marilyn Robitaille
Parish Office
508-234-7726 • Fax: 508-234-0964
Monday & Wednesday: 9:00AM-3:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Parish e-mail: [email protected]
www.goodshepherdlinwood.org
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Weekends
Saturday: 6:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM
Daily
Mass (Tuesday & Friday): 8:45 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday 10:00-11:00 AM
(At St. Augustine 3:00-3:45 PM)
Holy Day Masses:
As announced
SACRAMENTS
Baptisms: Please contact the parish office to schedule date of preparation and date of baptism.
Marriage: Please contact the pastor at least one year before planned date of marriage.
Visitation or Anointing of the Sick: Anytime. Please contact the pastor.
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
1st Sunday of Lent
Life can easily spin us out of control. While there are so
many wonderful opportunities before us, we can also get easily
distracted and exhausted. There is always something to do, respond
to, or check. The clutter of our lives can take us off course, and the
best remedy for getting back on track is the experience of the de-
sert. Here we can face our demons square on, resist them, and get
back on course. We desperately need the season of Lent. This sim-
ple time of year forces us into greater awareness and grounds us in
what is good and true.
What weighs you down and keeps you trapped? Maybe
you are trying to do too much and please too many people. It could
be that your fragile self-image is always pushing you to prove
yourself and find success. Anxiety and worry, ultimately due to a
lack of faith, can quickly tempt you with despair. It could be that
you are listening to too many voices and allowing all of the nega-
tivity that is present erode the genuine goodness in your heart and
in all of God’s creation. Or maybe you struggle too much with fear.
Perhaps so much so that you are far too preoccupied with your own
agenda and goals and left with little psychological or spiritual room
to consider and respond to the plight of your neighbor. Do anger,
bitterness, stubbornness, and hatred have homes in your heart?
How about greed, gluttony, pride, apathy, or lust?
For many, their passions and what can be found on the
internet are their downfall, and they are robbed of their inner life
and freedom. What is it, specifically, that tempts you away from a
childlike trust in God? Define this and use the next few weeks to
allow God to chart you a course away from them. Silence, being
alone, grace, honesty, struggle, tears, and dryness are all found in
the desert. You will also find God and your true self in this holy
place. Ready to go?
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH LINWOOD
Sunday, March 1 9:00 AM Little Lambs
(Parish hall)
10:00 AM Gr. K-8 & Family mtg.
(Parish hall)
5:00 PM Conf. I & II & Family
mtg. (Parish hall)
Tuesday, March 3 6:00 PM TOPS
(Parish hall)
Wednesday, March 4 6:30 PM Scouts
(Parish hall)
Thursday, March 5 7:00 PM Bible Study
(Rectory)
Friday, March 6 9:15 AM Stations of the Cross
(Church)
10:15 AM First Friday Adoration
(Chapel)
Saturday, March 7 7:30 AM Men’s Breakfast
(Parish hall)
10:00 AM First Reconciliation
(both parishes @ GS)
Confessions
4:00 PM Bible Study
(Rectory)
Sunday, March 8 9:00 AM Little Lambs
(Parish hall)
10:00 AM Gr. K-8
(Parish hall)
Saturday, February 29
6:00 PM The People of Good Shepherd
Sunday, March 1
9:00 AM Eleanor Gonsorcik by her family
Monday, March 2
11:00 AM Crown & Eagle –Open for Intention
Tuesday, March 3
8:45 AM Peggy Gendron by Joyce Paquette
Friday, March 6
8:45 AM Deacesed members of Good Shepherd Parish
Saturday, March 7
6:00 PM The People of Good Shepherd
Sunday, March 8
9:00 AM Lena Gouin by her family and
Adrienne Landry by her family
Liturgical Roles March 7 & 8
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
6:00 PM J. Hauge, J. Paquette
9:00 AM T. Kramer, A. Thomson
Lectors
6:00 PM D. Callen
9:00 AM S. Michalewski, A. Thompson
Altar Servers
6:00 PM V. Jordan
9:00 AM T. Etzold, C. Wilson
Ushers
6:00 PM K. & P. Jordan
9:00 AM J. D’Alfonso, J. Kaske
Readings for the week of March 1, 2020
Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17
[cf. 3a]/Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12, 17-19/Mt 4:1-11
Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [Jn 6:63b]/
Mt 25:31-46
Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 [18b]/
Mt 6:7-15
Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/
Lk 11:29-32
Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3,
7c-8 [3a]/Mt 7:7-12
Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 [3]/
Mt 5:20-26
Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/
Mt 5:43-48
Next Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a/Ps 33;4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 [22]/
2 Tm 1:8b-10/Mt 17:1-9
STAR OF BETHLEHEM HANDICRAFTS
Maysoon Khair will be at our church this weekend, February
29 and March 1, representing the School of Joy for slower learning
children and over 100 Christian families who make their livelihood
through the selling of their hand carved olive wood religious articles.
Due to the bad situation in the Holy Land and the interruption
of the tourist trade that is happening with our Christian families in Beth-
lehem, they must seek alternative ways to earn a living.
After all masses there will be a display of these beautiful hand
carved items such as nativity scenes, crucifix, rosaries, last supper and
many other beautiful religious statues.
Please stop by and look over the carvings that are available
and help support this self-help project to keep the Children and Chris-
tians living in the Holy Land.
Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowls
Rice Bowls are available at all church entrances. Please take
one home and throughout Lent, drop in your spare change or
currency. All contributions are forwarded to Catholic Relief
Services, which provides life-saving assistance in nearly 100 countries.
CRS works on our behalf to care for the poorest of the poor in our world
and to end global poverty. CRS also funds agricultural and water pro-
jects and mother and child health projects. The CRS Rice Bowl Project
asks us to: Pray to deepen our relationship with God and to reflect on
what type of person He calls us to be. Fast to remove the things that get
between us and God and to live in solidarity with those in need. Give
Alms to our brothers and sisters in need, honoring Jesus’ call to serve
our neighbor.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
at St. Augustine
St. Augustine’s Prayer Shawl Ministry is looking for people
that knit, crochet, embroider, etc. to join their Prayer Shawl
ministry. The next meeting will be held on Saturday, March
21, 2020 from 10am to noon at St. Augustine in St. Monica’s
hall. Any parishioner of St. Augustine and Good Shepherd
can request a prayer shawl for someone whom you feel
needs comfort by calling Ann Denoncour at 508-883-6714 or
by calling the parish office at 508-883-8794. These shawls
bring a tangible sign of God’s love in comfort to each recipi-
ent.
SHARING OUR BLESSINGS
Weekend of February 22 & 23
Sunday Regular $2239; Electronic $358;
St. A Reimbursement $3076;
Candles $20;
Other Income $120
Parish Savings $30; New Day $90
Number of Envelopes: 68 Thank you
(The participation of all is very important
and is appreciated by the whole community)
FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 1, 2020
Sunday, March 1
9:00 am Little Lambs
10:00 am K-8 & family meeting
5:00 pm Conf. I & II & family
meeting
IT’S BACK!
CANDLELIGHT PRAYER RETURNS FOR LENT
Join us Wednesday, March 4 at 6:30 PM for a night of quiet
reflection unlike any other. Surround yourself with the tran-
quil glow of flickering candles as you listen to heartfelt sto-
ries and soothing music centered around Lenten themes of
prayer, hope, sacrifice and new beginnings. Begin your
Lenten journey and open your heart to Christ’s loving spirit
through this special night. All are welcome. Spread the
word and bring a friend.
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During the weeks of March 9 and 16, daily mass will be
on Tuesday ONLY. Weekend Masses will be the regular
schedule. Our normal schedule of daily mass will resume
March 23. St. Augustine will have daily mass on
Thursday ONLY during this time.
In the charity of your prayers, please remember the soul
of Pauline Picnia, who has gone home to God. May
she rest in Christ’s eternal light and peace.
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