Good Shepherd Parish 2021 Decherd Blvd Phone (931) 967-0961 Website: goodshepherdtn.com Decherd, TN 37324 [email protected] Emergency Contact Number—931-636-2742 Fr. Jean-Baptiste Kyabuta, Pastor Sat 5:00 pm Deacon Philip Johnson, DRE Sun 8:00 am St. Margaret Mary Caroline Woods, Dir. Admin. Services 10:30 am Patty Davidson, Religious Ed Coordinator/ 2:00 pm Spanish Mass Youth Minister Tue 9:00 am David Gallagher, Bookkeeper Wed 9:00 am Communion Service Karen Herget, Safe Environment Coordinator Thu 9:00 am Marie Habbick, Volunteer Secretary 7:00 pm Spanish Mass Fri 9:00 am Parish Council Finance Board Holy Day Masses at Good Shepherd Ron Fernandez Deacon Philip Johnson 10:00 am & 7:00 pm Anne-Marie Pender John Nauseef Subject to change. Please check Upcoming Events/Page 1 Mercy Hall Bob Knies Linda Holcomb Linda Holcomb Deacon Philip Johnson Bruce Rawson Sacraments Baptism: Please contact the Church Office to Caroline Woods determine how to begin the process of planning a John Casey Ex-Officio baptism. Marie Robey David Gallagher Burt Barrett First Communion: Please contact our DRE, Deacon Philip Johnson at the Church Office, for Diane Holcomb more information. Pam Wiedemer Mike Wiedemer Reconciliation: Confessions are heard at 4:00 p.m. RCIA on Saturday or by appointment. Bruce Rawson Please contact Angel Amador Deacon Philip Johnson Confirmation: Please contact our DRE, Deacon Philip Johnson, at the Church Office for more Patty Davidson 931-924-4511 information. RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Contact: Deacon Philip Johnson (931) 924-4511. Good Shepherd Mission Statement Matrimony: Please contact the Parish Office at We, the members of Good Shepherd Parish, are joined least six months before the proposed date. together by our faith in Jesus Christ. We are Visit from Priest: Please contact the Parish incorporated into the Body of Christ by our Baptism. Office if you would like a visit by Fr. John. We are committed to live out our faith by worshipping Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Church God and serving each other and all our neighbors. Office immediately upon admission so that the priest Under the leadership of our Holy Father, our bishops may be notified. and pastors, we strive to grow in holiness and to provide for the spiritual, emotional and physical well-being of our members of all ages and states of Bulletin Deadline life by maintaining programs and services to meet News for this bulletin must their needs. We will work for the Kingdom of God on be submitted in writing at earth and will try to lead all people by word and least ten days in advance example to the joy of salvation and eternal life in of the date you heaven. wish it to appear. Welcome: Our warmest welcome to all who worship with our parish family, whether long-time resident or newly arrived in the parish. If you are interested in registering in our parish, please fill out this form and a Registration Form will be sent to you. Please place it in the collection basket or mail it to the church office. Name ____________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________City _________________ Zip __________ Phone ________________________ Moving □ Send Envelopes □ New Phone # □ Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2015 C No second Upcoming collection today. Events Next Sunday’s September 20—Religious second collection will be for Education Classes begin Those In Need. September 23—Youth Group Thank You 7:00 pm– 704 Highland Dr St. Margaret Mary News Mass is celebrated at St. Margaret Mary each September 24—Coffee & Sunday at 8:00 am. Scripture 7:30 am at Sunrise Vigil Masses for Holy Days of Obligation the Breakfast Place (except the Easter Vigil & Jan 1) Sunday are held at 5:00 pm. October 18th October 2—First Friday A community Rosary begins each 9:00 am Communion Service Sunday at 7:30 am. 2015 followed by Adoration All are welcome. Oktoberfest until 10:00 pm Parish Picnic Immediately following the 10:30 Mass Religious Education Class under the Pavilion Dates for 2015/2016 Bring a favorite covered dish to share [the cafeteria We are still in need of catechists for the program. Please call Patty will be open to Davidson or the Church Office if you can help. refrigerate and store any covered dishes during Classes for 2015: Classes for 2016: Mass] September 20, 27 January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Enjoy Bratwurst, Kraut October 11, 18, 25 February 7;, 14, 21, 28 & Your Favorite November 1, 8, 15, 22 March 6, 13 Beverage December 6, 13 April 3, 10, 17, 24 Anyone who would like to help, May 1, 8 please call Watch the bulletin and the website for more information. Burt Barrett at 759-7885 Su Fernandez at 962-9965 or www.goodshepherdtn.com Marie Robey at 968-9105 Save the Date for Mardi Gras 2016 Hispanic Community News Saturday, February 6, 2016 Comunidad Hispaña Misa Español Monterey Station, Cowan jueves, 24 de septiembre, 7:00 pm 2015 Platinum Sponsors domingo, 27 de septiembre, 2:00 pm Anonymous Church Member Anonymous Church Member Danley Heating and Air Dr. David Eckard & Dr. Alexis Eckard Dr. & Mrs. Damian Szewczyk RL Construction (Bob Lafferty) Regions Bank American City Bank** Steering Team: Barbara Lamb-Gass, Chairperson 931-607-5644 Phyllis Lafferty 931-308-7352 We need YOU to make Mardi Gras a success again this year. Please give generously of your time and talent and become a Mardi Gras Volunteer!!! Limosna: $ 343.00 Keep checking the bulletin and website for more details!!!! Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 20, 2015 Directed Retreat at Mercy Thank You! Youth Convent, Nashville, TN Friday—Sunday, October 23-25 Pat Castle wishes to thank News! everyone for their prayers. For questions and further The Youth Group will hold information contact Sister She received the wonderful it’s first meeting of Suzanne at [email protected] news that she does NOT the season on or 615-885-4041 have cancer after all. Wednesday, September 23 from 7 to 8 p.m. 11 A F H F at 704 Highland Drive. The Potter’s Clay of St. Mark’s Church is having their 11th Annual Health This group is open to any Fair (a community service) at the Ada Wright Center, located at teen that is between the ages Deadman’s Park in Manchester, on Saturday, September 26th, 2015. of 13 and 18. Hours are 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. This event started with 11 vendors in If you have any questions, the church kitchen dining area and the narthex. Though we started out very please call Diane Holcomb small, the Health Fair grew fast. God Blessed us! We now have 43 exceptional at 649-2377 exhibitors providing many services. Services are offered by Doctors, Nurses, Therapists, Dentists, Chiropractors as well as fingerprinting children for I.D. purposes. This I.D. service can also be helpful to the elderly. Much more is offered, all at no cost to you … with one exception! Flu shots will be offered by Dr. Al Brandon at $10.00 per person to those 18 years of age and older who unable to carry insurance. A huge savings. Come join us at the Health Fair. We promise you a gratifying experience. St. Andrew Kim Taegon Saint Kim Taegon Andrea (1821–1846), generally referred to as Saint Andrew Kim Taegon in English, was the first Korean-born Catholic priest and is the patron saint of Korea. In the late 18th century, Roman Catholicism began to take root slowly in English Class Calendar Korea and was introduced by laypeople. In 1836 Inglés Clase Calendario Korea saw its first consecrated missionaries Iglesia de Buen Pastor Decherd, TN (members of the Paris Foreign Missions Society) Church Office - Oficina de Iglesia arrive, only to find out that the people there were 931- 967-0961 (Habla Inglés) already practicing Korean Catholics. e-mail [email protected] or [email protected] Born of yangban, Kim's parents were converts and Cheryl Lankhaar – coordinator his father was subsequently martyred for practicing 615-337-4717 (Habla Inglés) or Christianity, a prohibited activity in heavily Jose Alvarez 931-691-0783 Confucian Korea. After being baptized at age 15, Kim studied at a seminary in (Habla Español) the Portuguese colony of Macau. He also spent time in study at Lolomboy, Intermediate Level - Sundays Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines, where a statue of him stands in a village. He 11:45 AM -12:45 PM was ordained a priest in Shanghai after nine years (1844) by the French bishop Nivel Intermedio Domingos Jean-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Ferréol. He then returned to Korea to preach and 11:45 de la manana – 12:45 por la tarde evangelize. During the Joseon Dynasty, Christianity was suppressed and many Beginning level - Sundays Christians were persecuted and executed. Catholics had to covertly practice 12:45 AM -1:45 PM their faith. Kim was one of several thousand Christians who were executed Nivel de comenzar Domingos during this time. In 1846, at the age of 25, he was tortured and beheaded near 12:45 de la manana – 1:45 por la tarde Seoul on the Han River. Before 2 PM Spanish Mass – antes de la Before Ferréol, the first bishop of Korea, died from exhaustion on 3 February misa Español Dos por la tarde 1853, he wanted to be buried beside Kim, stating, “You will never know how Good Shepherd School Cafeteria – sad I was to lose this young native priest. I have loved him as a father loved Escuela de Buen Pastor Cafeteria his son; it is a consolation for me to think of his eternal happiness.” Class Dates – fechas de las clases: On May 6, 1984, Pope John Paul II canonized Kim along with 102 other September – Septiembre 20, 27 Korean Martyrs, including Paul Chong Hasang, during his trip to Korea.