MASS: Sunday 10 a.m.

Saturday 7 p.m. (Spanish)la misa en español los

sábados a las 7 pm

MASS: Saturday Evening Mass 4 p.m.fulfi lls Sunday obligationSunday: 12 NoonDaily–Monday-Friday 9 a.m.1st Satuday of the month 9 a.m.Holy Days As Announced

ANNUAL MASS2nd Saturday in SeptemberMASS: Sunday - 8:00 a.m.

Parish Offi ce ......................................................... 410-642-6534810 Aiken Avenue, Perryville, MD 21903Pastor: Rev. Jay R. McKeeFax number........................................................... 410-642-2234Offi ce Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00am - 2:00pmSummer Offi ce Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 12pm (Father's Day weekend through Labor Day)Parish Administrator: Deacon Luke YackleyChristian Formation: Terri YackleyLiturgy Coordinator: Deacon Luke YackleyMusic Director: Renee Le BrunSr. High Youth Ministry: Deacon Luke Yackley/Paula HoppelSpanish Ministry: Fr. Emerson Rodriguez........... 302-576-4105

ministeriohispanow@gmail.comReligious Education Coordinator: .................Jeanmarie SepkaBulletin Editor: Libby Sypolt (all articles due by 9a.m. on Monday) bulletin@goodshephrd.orgExecutive Offi cersPastoral Council-Beth Tapera ................................ 240-505-3516Finance Council-Sharon Rapposelli ...................... 410-642-6048Trustees for Good Shepherd: Judy Hyde and Barbara Sneed Trustee for St. Agnes: Jack ScarbathTrustee for St. Teresa: Emily JackSt. Vincent de Paul Outreach .............................. 410-642-3588Website .....................................www.goodshepherdcecilmd.orgE-mail address ................................gsparish@goodshephrd.orgDaily Mass Schedule:Monday-Friday and 1st Saturday of the month, 9 a.m. Good Shepherd ChurchHoly Days of Obligation: see bulletin

Good Shepherd School-800 Aiken Ave.Perryville, Md. 21903Principal: Jen Pileggi ............. jpileggi@goodshepherdschool.net Educational Consultant: Sharon Hodges .....................shodges@goodshepherdschool.netSchool Offi ce ......................................................... 410-642-6265School Kitchen (Cifaldo Hall) ............................... 410-642-6925School website ..............................www.goodshepherdschool.netSchool E-mail ...............................info@goodshepherdschool.netSACRAMENT OF BAPTISM2nd and 3rd Sundays; Parents are required to attend a pre-bap-tismal Program. Parish Census form and pre-registration are re-quired four weeks in advance.SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGECouples are asked to be involved in three stages of Marriage preparation. They should contact a parish priest or Deacon at least 12 months prior to the date on which they wish to marry.SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATIONGood Shepherd Church, Saturdays from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment.HOLY ORDERS AND RELIGIOUS LIFEIf you believe that you or someone you know has a Vocation to the priesthood or religious life, please Contact Fr. Norm Carroll, Director of Vocations, at 302-573-3113 or visit www.CalledByTheLord.com or www.ForYourVocation.org.To explore becoming Catholic: R.C.I.A. for adults, Specialized Catechism for children. Please contact the parish offi ce.Hospitalized or in need of a visit? Call the parish offi ce.Parish Registration: Call the Parish Offi ce; see the Registration Cards in all churches or go to the parish website if you have any questions, please email me at bulletin@goodshephrd.org or my cell is 410-937-8037.

25th Sunday in ordinary time September 23 & 24, 2017

Good Shepherd parish

Stewardship & offertory Mass intentions

9/23 4:00 pm Scott Wernek Rita Wernek & Family

7:00 pm-St. A Spanish Mass

9/24 8:00 am-St. T For the People

10:00 am—St. A For the People

12:00 pm—GSC Jean Haugh Robert Volz

Daily mass– GSC

9/25 9:00 am Katherine Kaplan George & Carol Kaplan

9/26 9:00 am Betty Weamer John Weamer & Family

9/27 9:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory Jane Stolzenbach

9/28 9:00 am Frank Sellare Agnes Sellare

9/29 9:00 am Michael J. Bollinger Jr. Bill & Anne Fazio

Sunday Masses

9/30 4:00 pm Scott Wernek Rita Wernek & Family

7:00 pm-St. A Spanish Mass

10/1 8:00 am-St. T Lee Breslin Charles Breslin

10:00 am—St. A For the People

12:00 pm—GSC Olivia Rodriguez Jude & Family

DEACON’S BENCH

My Friends and Fellow Parishioners,

Think about this. What would you think about God, if when you got to heaven, you saw Osama bin Laden, Adolf Hitler, Judas

Iscariot, and the person you hated the most in this life, all there already?

Really, this is what Jesus is talking about in today’s Gospel. Jesus tells us, “Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am gen-

erous? Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last." People at the time of Jesus were not a whole lot different than most of us are today. We want God to agree with us who should go to hell. But this is not what this Gospel tells us. God gets

to decide for God. I do not know who is going to go to hell, even though I have probably said, or least thought, someone

should go to hell. But it is not up to me to decide for God. God is love! God has an infinite capacity to forgive, which is what last Sunday’s Gospel told us. How God demonstrates His love and forgiveness is not for us to judge. I know for me this is

comforting; I know I am a sinner. I want God to judge me, not others who do not know what is in my heart.

Saint Mother Teresa once said, “We should not serve the poor like they were Jesus. We should serve the poor because

they are Jesus.” As you know, the St. Vincent de Paul Society is always looking for canned goods, cereal, and pasta to help

feed those in need. You can bring canned goods, etc. with you to Mass and leave them in the back of Church. If it is incon-

venient for you to bring groceries to church, we have Poor Boxes in the back of all of our Churches. All money collected in

these boxes goes directly to our Society. Our St. Vincent de Paul Society opens its doors to give help three times a week to

those who are in need. Please check in your pockets and see if you do not have some money to share.

Thank you!

Deacon Luke

St. agnes

Extra seating is available downstairs as

needed, where the Mass is televised.

St. tereSa’S cleaning

October 15: Dick & Bobby LaFashia

Money Counters, Monday 9/25

Betty & Jerry Callaway

2017 annual catholic appeal

Your continued generosity to

meeting/exceeding our goal is appreciated!

Target Pledged Collected

$44,000.00 $49,562.00 $38,453.00

Programs and services

Calendar

Sunday, 9/24

10:00 am Confirmation Class GSMR

11:00 am Respect Life POMR

Monday, 9/25

7:00 am GSCS Closed

6:30 pm Building & Maintenance GSMR

Tuesday, 9/26

No Scheduled Events

Wednesday, 9/27

9:00 am GSC Opening School Mass GSC

6:30 pm RCIA POMR

6:30 pm Religious Ed GSCS

7:00 pm Bible Study St. AH

Thursday, 9/28

6:00 pm Cantors for 10/7-8 GSC

6:30 pm Cantor Rehearsal for 9/30-10/1 GSC

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal GSC

Friday, 9/29

No Scheduled Events

Saturday, 9/30

No Scheduled Events

Sunday, 10/1

8:00 am All You Can Eat Breakfast AUD

10:00 am Confirmation Class GSMR

12:00 am My School @ Mass GSC

Location Key

St. A = St. Agnes GSC/GSMR = Good Shepherd Mtg Rm

St. AH = St. Agnes Hall AUD = Auditorium

UR = Upper Room POMR = Parish Office Meeting Room

St T = St. Teresa GSCS = Good Shepherd Catholic Sch

Bereavement Ministry Bereavement Ministry—Am I going crazy?”

Am I going crazy? This is a question often asked during the journey

through grief. Come join us and find others who are traveling along this

often painful and confusing path. Share stories of hope and find peace with

those who understand and empathize with what you are experiencing.

Please come join us at the St. Agnes Meeting Room. Meetings are held on

the first and third Mondays of each month from 7 pm to 8 pm. For more

information, please call Bill and Anne Fazio 410-378-2092.

Adult bible study

Bible Study at St. Agnes meets Wednesday evenings @ 7:00 pm. The study

is Follow Me—Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John, by Edward Gri. Ques-

tions please call Marie at 410-642-6534.

The Prayer Shawl Guild meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 1

PM to 3 PM at the St. Agnes Meeting Room. We hope to offer warmth and

the message of God’s blessings to those in need of comfort. The Prayer

Shawl Ministry uses yarn to create prayer shawls to comfort and warm

those in need. For instance: those working through cancer treatment, sig-

nificant illness, the loss of a loved one--people who would benefit

from being wrapped in prayers and love. Members of this ministry will knit

and crochet special shawls and blankets that will receive a pastoral bless-

ing. Each shawl or blanket begins and ends with prayers and blessings for

the recipient. For further information regarding the Prayer Shawl Guild,

please call Anne Fazio at 410-378-2092.

Please contact Marie Sypolt at the Parish Office to request a prayer shawl

for someone in need.

25th Sunday in ordinary time September 23 & 24, 2017

Good Shepherd parish

Post Cana

The Diocesan Office for Marriage and Family Life is looking for Catechists for

Pre-Cana and Remarriage classes. If you are interested in more information,

please call Rita McDowell at 302-295-0667

Pre-Cana and Remarriage Classes

Prayer shawl guild

thiS week’S activitieS

Post Cana is an organization for widows and widowers to help alleviate their

loneliness and isolation. Post Cana holds monthly dances at Talleyville Me-

morial Hall in North Wilmington. Monthly lunches are held at Michael’s Res-

taurant in Christiana. Please consider joining this friendly and inviting group

of people. Please call Nancy at 302-479-5109 with questions.

sAM

The Senior Adult Ministry (SAM) meets the second Tuesday of each

month at 11:30 am in the St. Agnes Hall in Rising Sun. We will

have lunch, a short business meeting then socialize and play cards

or any other game you would like to bring.

Please join us, we would love to have you. For information: call

Marie at the Parish Office (410-642-6534). St. Vincent de paul report for August 2017

Second collection

September 23/24: Share in the Spirit

October 14/15: World Mission Sunday

Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners, the St. Vincent de-

Paul Society was able to assist 26 Cecil County families with rent

and utilities during the month of August. In addition, 43 families

representing 96 individuals received food from our food pantry in

August. Your donations have made this possible.

Good Shepherd offers a faith filled education in a nurturing environment for Pre K to 8th grade. Art, Music, Health, Computer, Band, and

Physical Education are also a part of the curriculum. Scholarship and tuition assistance are available.

Please call or visit the school for more information.

To Jesus through Mary

Virtue of the month—Faith

Teacher of the Week My name is Elizabeth Masciantonio. I graduated from Neumann University in May 2013 with a degree in elementary education

and special education. Before coming to Good Shepherd, I was the Kindergarten/First grade teacher at Tender Loving Kare. Some of my favorite things are spending time with my family, reading, volunteering, giraffes, and music. I am very excited to

be here at Good Shepherd and to be the 2nd grade teacher this year. I look forward to getting to know all of the students

and families here!

Whats Been Happening at GSCS? Welcome to Mrs. Dot Henrich, our new instrumental music director.

The GSCS band began lessons and rehearsal this week.

Mrs. Leanne Borusiewicz will be leading our school chorus this year.

The chorus also began rehearsal this week.

Save the Dates

Fall Festival—October 14th from 1-6 pm GSCS Crab Feast—October 22nd Ravens vs. Vikings

Catholic School News

Religious ed news

Are you exploring Catholicism?

Are you exploring Catholicism? Do you want to learn more, re-establish your faith, or join the Catholic Church?

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) classes are starting in September and are for those who desire to learn about Catholicism, lead-

ing to full initiation into the Catholic community. Non-Catholics or non-practicing Catholics who have fallen away and wish to re-establish

their faith are also welcome. No previous experience necessary, just bring your questions and interest! Please call Bill or Judy Hyde at 410-

378-3868 to pre-register.

Our parish religious education program (PREP) will resume

classes on Wednesday, September 20. Classes are held in

Good Shepherd Catholic School from 6:30-7:45 pm, for grades

Kindergarten through 7. Registration forms are available at

the church entrances, on the parish website:

www.goodshepherdcecilmd.org, or at the parish office. For

information, contact Jeanmarie Sepka at 410-642-6534.

St. Patrick’S reSPect life committee

Stepping into Hope: A Christ Centered Approach to

Finding Your Path through Difficult Life Situations—

Family & Addiction

Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 9:30 am—3:00 pm at St.

Patrick Hall. A light lunch will be served. The day is free.

RSVP: respectlifestpatricks@gmail.com or call Jen at 410-939-

0616 or Judy at 732-998-5355

Adoption: The Loving and Caring Option

In the U.S., there are approximately two million couples waiting to adopt .

Clearly, this is absolutely tragic. Many good, loving families are waiting throughout our nation for a baby whom they

want to cherish, value, and raise for the rest of that baby’s life. Instead of babies going to these families, they go into

a trash heap or down a garbage disposal, victims of abortion.

Adoption – especially the adoption of a newborn baby – almost always involves a loving, excited couple who have

dreamed for years of holding and caring for their own special treasure.

Do mothers considering abortion realize that families actually go on waiting lists to adopt newborn babies? Do they

realize that some couples wait years to adopt the baby they’ve desperately waited to hold in their arms? Do mothers

realize how many experienced parents with wisdom, resources, and plenty of love are reaching out to adopt another

child –- no matter his or her race, gender, or disability?

We need to let mothers know that they can handpick their babies’ adoptive families. They can choose an open

adoption, where they see their babies at certain times throughout the year. They can choose a partially open

adoption, where they receive photos and updates about their children’s lives. Or they can choose a closed adoption

and give their babies completely over to their adoptive families. We must let expectant mothers know that adoption is

the loving, caring option.

ADOPCION: UNA OPCION DE AMOR Y CARINO

En los Estados Unidos hay aproximadamente 2 millones de parejas en espera de adopción.

Claramente, esto es absolutamente trágico. Muchas buenas y amorosas familias través de toda la nación están a la

espera de un bebe a quien querer, amar y crecer por todo el resto de la vida de ese ser. En vez de que esos bebes

vayan a esas familias, son llevados a montones de basura o puestos en trituradores, victimas de abortos.

Adopción—especialmente la adopción de un recién nacido—casi siempre envuelve a una cariñosa y muy

emocionada pareja que han sonado por anos en cargar y amar a su propio y anhelado bebe.

Sabrán las madres que están considerando abortar que hay lista de espera para las familias buscando adoptar

bebes recién nacidos? Sabrán que algunas de estas parejas han estado esperado por años tener su propio bebe

entre sus brazos? Sabrán estas madres cuantos padres con mucha experiencia, sabiduría, recursos, y muchísimo

amor están allí para adoptar otro niño—sin importar Su raza, género o dishabilidad?

Necesitamos dejarles saber a estas madres embarazadas que ellas pueden elegir a la familia que están dispuestas

a adoptar a sus bebes. Pueden también tener una adopción abierta, donde ellas pueden ver a sus bebes en cierto

tiempo durante el año. Como también pueden escoger tener una parcial adopción abierta, donde ellas reciben fotos

y mantenerse al día de sus hijos vivos. O como también escoger una adopción cerrada y dar sus criaturas por

completo a las familias adoptivas. Debemos hacerles ver a estas madres embarazadas, que la adopción es

realmente una opción de amor y cariño.

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