Church of the Good Shepherd
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD gsbh.org Rev. Edward Benioff, Pastor ebenioff@gsbh.org HELP FOR MARRIAGES Rev. Colm O’Ryan, Pastor Emeritus Are you suffering in your marriage? Do you have PARISH CENTER and HOURS trouble communicating, more frequent arguments, 504 N. Roxbury Drive distance between you and your spouse, or do you Beverly Hills, CA 90210 each go your own way? You're not alone. (310) 285-5425 Retrouvaille, a couples marriage ministry provides Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. help for troubled marriages. Retrouvaille is a Closed on Saturdays and Sundays non-profit Christian-Catholic peer ministry Sr. Virginia Stehly, C.S.J. (open to anyone of any faith) and program costs are Director of RCIA and affordable. Take back the joy of your marriage. Adult Confirmation Learn the tools to communicate more effectively as vstehly@gsbh.org a couple. Retrouvaille has helped couples learn the tools to restore intimacy and communication in their Mr. Terry Hicks relationship. Retrouvaille is a three-phase program Director of Music that begins with a weekend experience followed by gsmusicministry@aol.com several post-weekend presentations. Michelle Anglade Executive Secretary MAKE THE DECISION TO LOVE manglade@gsbh.org Upcoming 2022 Program Weekend Dates February 25-27 (San Fernando) Spanish *Virtual Penny Duffy (818) 367-4198 Receptionist March 18-20 (Los Angeles) English *In-Person pduffy@gsbh.org (909) 900-5465 Hazel Dee For registration and more information/dates, visit Data Processing helpourmarriage.com or https:// hdee@gsbh.org familylife.lacatholics.org/retrouvaille-ministry. MINISTRY VOLUNTEER Patty Formeca Director of Religious Education pattyant@aol.com GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL gsbh.net Lisa Widmann Principal 148 S. Linden Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310) 275-8601 INSTAGRAM: GSBH_school TWITTER: Parish@goodshepherdbh School@gsbhSchool YELP: Parish@church-of-the-good-shepherd-beverly-hills School@good-shepherd-catholic-school-beverly-hills FACEBOOK: Parish@GoodShepherdChurchBeverlyHillsCA School@gsbhSchool 2
SUPPORT YOUR PARISH Even as the pandemic continues to bring uncertainty, the new year is filled with hope and promise. We always seek to grow our vital ministries, explore new ways to share the good news of Christ’s love, and reflect His care and mercy to those in need throughout the community. To continue to make a difference in 2022, the Church of the Good Shepherd is reaching out to our parishioners and visiting friends. Begin the new year with eGiving to help sustain and build ministries throughout 2022 that reflect the steadfast promise of God’s love. The need is great in our community and your generous online gifts will help people all around us. We prayerfully request that you consider signing up for eGiving from your computer, smartphone or tablet. You can set up a recurring donation or make a one-time gift. Sign up today by visiting faith.direct/CA461. Thank you for your continued support of our parish family. 4
ADULT BIBLE STUDY Monday, February 14 Stewardship of the Earth John Murray - (D) Monday evenings from 7 - 8:30 p.m. And Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. in person or Zoom Tuesday, February 15 Books are available at the Parish Office for $12/ea. Maggie Arvizu Wednesday, February 16 World of Broken Bonds (Genesis 3:1-13) Wendy Kramer - (D) Week 10, February 14 Thursday, February 17 Lesson 17: Noah Called to Preserve the Species Dick Balduzzi - (D) (Genesis 6:11-22) Lesson 18: God’s Covenant with All Creation Friday, February 18 (Genesis 9:1-17) Lydia and Alberto Agoncillo - (D) Week 11, February 26 & 28 Lesson 19: A Sabbath for the Creatures of the May God bless and grant Peace to all Lord (Exodus 20:8-11; Leviticus 25:1-7) the families mourning the loss of Lesson 20: A Kingdom of Justice, harmony and their loved ones. Peace (Isaiah 11:1-9) Week 12, March 12 & 14 Lesson 21: The Mountains, Trees and Flowers HAVE YOU REMEMBERED YOUR PARISH OR Rejoice (Isaiah 35:1-7; 53: 10-13) Lesson 22: God’s Promise of and Earth Renewed SCHOOL IN YOUR WILL OR TRUST? (Isaiah 65:17-25) Our correct legal title is: The Roman Catholic Week 13, March 26 & 28 Archbishop of Los Angeles, a Corporation Sole for Lesson 23: The Animals, Fish and Birds are Dying the benefit of The Church of the Good Shepherd or (Jeremiah 4:19-28; Hosea 4:1-3) (M) Lesson 24: All Creatures Sing Praises to God Good Shepherd Catholic School. (Daniel 3:57-81) (Bo) For further information, please contact Easter 2022 Break - April 17 Karen Dunphy (213) 637-7510 or email kdunphy@la-archdiocese.org Week 14, April 23 & 25 Lesson 25: Consider the Birds of the Air and the Lilies of the Field (Matthew 6:24-33) DID YOU KNOW? Lesson 26: Creations New Birth to Freedom (Romans 8:18-30) How to help children cope with Week 15, May 14 & 16 school shootings in the news. Lesson 27: Christ’s Resurrections Offer Hope to the Cosmos (1 Corinthians 15:35-44) School shootings are in the Lesson 28: Christ, the Firstborn of All Creation news often, and children can (Colossians 15:35-44) understandably develop major fears about them. Keep up with Memorial Day Holiday (May 30) what your children are talking Teachers/Facilitators: about if they seem to be focused Janice Poss 213/308-9481 bozarts@earthlink.net on school shootings, it can be Bernadette Schurz, Margaret Kame and helpful to talk about these types of violence in a Bob Durr. balanced context. For more ideas about how to discuss this with your children, request a copy of the VIRTUS® article “Helping Young People Cope” at lacatholics.org/did-you-know. 5
Consider Remembering NON-INVASIVE FACELIFTS No Down Time or Scary Side Effects COVERAGE FOR THE Dr. Kim SKY Chiropractic Your Parish in Special Holiday Pricing: $199 Your Will. THINGS YOU For further information, The Experts in Non-Surgical Face & Body Sculpting CARE FOR please call the Parish Office. Text Us: 310-437-1033 www.shapetress.com Call today for a no-obligation quote! T. 424-800-9000 C:669.800.7547 Ask for Terry Fernandes Parishioner 9025 Wilshire Blvd. #400 Medical Alert System CA Lic #4059262 • Home • Auto • Commercial Beverly Hills, CA 90211 $29.95/Mo. billed quarterly • Life • Renters • Umbrella DISC HERNIATION • SCOLIOSIS • One Free Month WORK/SPORTS INJURY • • No Long-Term Contract Price Guarantee Your POSTPARTUM WARPED PELVIS • Easy Self Installation ad AUTO ACCIDENT (WHIPLASH) PAIN Call Today! Toll Free 1.877.801.8608 could The Most Complete be in Online National this Directory of Check It Out Today! space! Catholic Parishes WHY IS IT A man wakes up after sleeping under an ADVERTISED blanket on an ADVERTISED mattress and pulls off ADVERTISED pajamas bathes in an ADVERTISED shower shaves with an ADVERTISED razor brushes his teeth with ADVERTISED toothpaste washes with ADVERTISED soap puts on ADVERTISED clothes drinks a cup of ADVERTISED coffee drives to work in an ADVERTISED car and then . . . . refuses to ADVERTISE believing it doesn’t pay. Later if business is poor he ADVERTISES it for sale. WHY IS IT? If You Live Alone You Need MDMedAlert! 24 Hour Protection at HOME and AWAY! Grow in your faith, ✔Ambulance Solutions as Low as ✔Police ✔Fire $19.95 a month find a Mass, and connect with your ✔Friends/Family FREE Shipping FREE Activation Catholic Community NO Long Term Contracts with OneParish! This Button SAVES Lives! As Shown GPS, CALL NOW! 800.809.3352 Lowest Price Guaranteed! GPS Tracking w/Fall Detection Nationwide, No Land Line Needed Download Our Free App or Visit MDMedAlert Safe-Guarding America’s Seniors Nationwide! EASY Set-up, NO Contract 24/7 365 Monitoring in the USA https://www.oneparish.com 513495 Good Shepherd Church www.jspaluch.com For Ads: J.S. Paluch Co., Inc. 1-800-231-0805
MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Masses: Monday - Friday at 12:05 p.m. Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5 p.m. Sunday Masses 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. Confessions will be available Saturdays from 3 - 4 p.m. (outside in Mary’s Garden) For more information please visit www.gsbh.org The annual Homeless Count is an essential component in getting vital information that helps us provide an accurate picture of the state of homelessness in Los Angeles and deliver services where they are most needed. It also increases general homelessness awareness with the public and increases engagement with leaders, residents, and stakeholders. Volunteering for the Homeless Count involves volunteers conducting a street count within the community they select. This could include walking in an assigned area and doing a visual count of people experiencing homelessness or driving and conducting a visual count, and then entering it into a data collection app. More in-depth information will be provided during the Homeless Count Volunteer Trainings. All volunteers are required to attend one of the training Zoom sessions (listed below) prior to the Count. For more information, please call Penny Duffy at (310) 285-5425. Volunteer Trainings (4 options - for general volunteers) Tuesday, February 15, 2022 from 6 - 7 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 2022 from 12 - 1 p.m. Our 100th Anniversary In preparation of the 100th year Celebration of FEELING BLESSED the Church of the Good Shepherd in 2023, we would sincerely appreciate if you can share with Congratulations! Welcome to the Kingdom! Rejoice us any photographs, documents, videos, and leap for joy! Sounds a little like Easter, doesn’t programs and artifacts of Good Shepherd Church it? Well, in a very real way, it is. This Sunday, over the last 100 years. the scriptures remind us that we are blessed and Thank you to those who have already submitted beloved, especially when we have difficulties and pictures or expressed interest in researching and don’t feel especially blessed. Jesus reminds us that contacting others. God blesses us in our trials, so we should trust in Please continue to share this information with the saving power of God. We are “raised from the any former members of our parish community. dead,” as it were, each time we arise from our hardships. The ultimate proof of all of this is our Your artifacts will be used in a historical display, new life in Christ, who died so that we could be as well as, compiled in a video history of our free of sin, and was raised from the dead so that parish community. we might all have new life. Wouldn’t that be For more details on how you can become something? A new life, in which poverty is riches involved and take part in the Planning Committee and sadness is transformed into lightness of spirit? for this special event, contact Michelle Anglade It’s a topsy-turvy world, isn’t it? Do you feel at the Parish Office at (310) 285-5425 ext. 1002 blessed today? or email manglade@gsbh.org Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. 8
You can also read