Good Shepherd

American National Catholic Church

1890 Whitesville Road
Toms River, NJ 08755
732-349-6797

www.goodshepherdancc.org
Mass Schedule
Saturday 5pm
Sunday 8 & 10 AM
Joyously Shepherded By:
Fr. Anthony R. Lipari, FCM - Pastor
Franciscan Community of Mercy FranthonyFCM@aol.com

Fr. Miguel Fernandez ANCC Associate

Donna Lombardi - Pastoral Assoc. / Family Faith Formation
Janice Santanello Pastoral Assoc. / Adult Formation
Wendy & Mike Melly Parish Council Leaders
Baptisms Penance Marriage Anointing of the Sick
(Please call to arrange)

Sunday, January 24, 2016

Third Sunday of the Year
Good Shepherd Music Ministry is Growing
Were so grateful that Jack Hudak will be taking
responsibility for our Music Ministry.
Sign up to be a Cantor.
Guitar & Keyboard players are needed.
Please
speak with Jack to see how YOU can help.
Were also
searching for instruments.

Sacraments Needed?
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA):
Are you thinking about becoming a member of our Catholic Faith
family? Are you un-baptized; baptized into another faith or
denomination; or a baptized Catholic but have not received
Confirmation or missing some other Sacrament?
Please see Donna or Jan after Mass for information.

Lectors- & Eucharistic Ministers Needed

Please contact Jan or Donna
Donations to Church can be made Online.
Go to our Website and Find Support

A View from the Shepherd

Presidents have inaugural speeches and todays Gospel account
truly is the inaugural speech of Jesus. He reveals to his own
townsfolk that Scripture is being fulfilled in their midst. This is
blasphemy to both their faith lives and their ears! Imagine, that
Scripture is REALLY being fulfilled?? Those hopes, promises and
mysteries cant possibly be happening??? In his reading of the
scriptures Jesus outlines his agendato bring about Gods
Kingdoma kingdom where the poor, the lonely, the oppressed
and the imprisoned will find freedom from want and fear and need.
Shouldnt that be OUR agenda as well? Now that we have
established our local church of the wider American National
Catholic Church, we should begin to lay down our journey in
fulfilling Jesus call with outreach to the poor, the lonely, the
imprisoned and the oppressed. We cannot just make church be an
hour of faith-building but turn it into a place and experience that
pumps us up to DO THE WORK OF THE LORD! Liturgy is
prayer and prayer is needed for accomplishing Gods plan. So lets
start thinking about how we, the parish of Good Shepherd ANCC,
will make a difference in our local area and in the world.

Live Jesus in Our Hearts, Forever!

BLESSING OF THE THROATS

At All Masses Next Weekend

In commemoration of Feast of St Blaise (Feb.3)

ASH WEDNESDAY - LENT

Wednesday February 10
Services: 8 AM - 12 PM - 4 PM - 7 PM
Fasting (one big meal a day) Ash Wednesday & Good Friday
Abstaining (no meat) Every Friday during Lent
Almsgiving (tithing for the poor)

Adult Formation Resumes 2/11

Will Meet in Church Hall

Desert Meal Fridays During Lent

Soup or Pizza in Church Hall 6:30pm Fridays

Memorialize with A Mass or Hymnal

$20 Hymnal Donation $10 Mass
See Karen Suter
This Weeks Saints
1/25 - Feast of the Conversion of St Paul
1/26 Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, Bishops (1st Century)
1/27 Memorial of St. Angela Merici Founder of Ursuline Sisters
1/28 Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas - Doctor of the Church

Franciscan Corner
The peace which you proclaim with words must dwell even
more abundantly in your hearts.

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