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A Message From the Pastor

Happy Fathers Day!
We give thanks for the father figures in our lives, our own fathers, grandfathers, godfathers and the good priests who have served us whom we address as Father.

Please keep Our Holy Father Pope Francis in your prayers. He is leading the Church in one of the most demanding times in history.

As Summer soon begins, may these months ahead be a time of rest and rejuvenation with family and friends.

Next year the parish will begin celebrating 50 years! More to come as we will mark this parish jubilee year of grace for Good Shepherd Church.
God bless you!
Bishop Coyle

Offerings

Sunday - June 16
7:00 a.m. People of the Parish 8:30 a.m. Frank Zaniewski & William Reynolds Sr. 10:00 a.m. Mass Guild Members 12 Noon Father's Day Novena 5:00 p.m. Marie Fronzoni

Monday - June 17
9:00 a.m. Father's Day Novena

Tuesday - June 18
9:00 a.m. Father's Day Novena

Wednesday - June 19
9:00 a.m. Father's Day Novena

Thursday - June 20
9:00 a.m. Father's Day Novena

Friday - June 21
9:00 a.m. Father's Day Novena

Saturday - June 22
9:00 a.m. Father's Day Novena 5:00 p.m Filimon, Ella, Belen

Mass Guild Members
June 16, 2019

Michael Frustaci
Morty McKenna Luz
Maria Betancourt
Maurice Lionel
Pierre Fafard
Oliver Martin Sunderland, Jr.
Michael Rasmussen
Matthew Bove
Pat Hayes
Alice Sloat
Joseph Crifo
Charles Caputo
Lucita M. Berras
Carmine Gaudio
Thomas G. Serpe
John Boccone
Edward A. Murphy
Intentions of Annie O'Rourke

June 9, 2019: $11,870.60
Envelopes: 463

June 10, 2018: $13,745.00
Envelopes: 468

In Honor of the 95th Birthday of:
Helen Detko

Donated by:
Good Shepherd's Seniors

If you would like to make a Gift of Bread and Wine, please contact the parish office at (631)588-7689

Monday

Blessed Joachima

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Tuesday

St. Barnabas

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Reading 1
Acts 11:21B-26, 12:1-3
In those days a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
The news about them reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem,
and they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch.
When he arrived and saw the grace of God,
he rejoiced and encouraged them all
to remain faithful to the Lord in firmness of heart,
for he was a good man, filled with the Holy Spirit and faith.
And a large number of people was added to the Lord.
Then he went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
and when he had found him he brought him to Antioch.
For a whole year they met with the Church
and taught a large number of people,
and it was in Antioch that the disciples
were first called Christians.

Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger,
Lucius of Cyrene,
Manaen who was a close friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said,
"Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul
for the work to which I have called them."
Then, completing their fasting and prayer,
they laid hands on them and sent them off.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 98:1, 2-3AB, 3CD-4, 5-6
R.(see 2b) The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
Sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won victory for him,
his holy arm.
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
The LORD has made his salvation known:
in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
toward the house of Israel.
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation by our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands;
break into song; sing praise.
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
with the harp and melodious song.
With trumpets and the sound of the horn
sing joyfully before the King, the LORD.
R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power.

Alleluia
Matthew 5:16
R.Alleluia, alleluia
Let your light shine before others
that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
R.Alleluia, alleluia

Gospel
Matthew 5:13-16
Jesus said to his disciples:
"You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;
it is set on a lampstand,
where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your heavenly Father."

Wednesday

St. Jolenta of Poland

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Reading 1
2 Corinthians 3:4-11
Brothers and sisters:
Such confidence we have through Christ toward God.
Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit
for anything as coming from us;
rather, our qualification comes from God,
who has indeed qualified us as ministers of a new covenant,
not of letter but of spirit;
for the letter brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, was so glorious
that the children of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses
because of its glory that was going to fade,
how much more will the ministry of the Spirit be glorious?
For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious,
the ministry of righteousness will abound much more in glory.
Indeed, what was endowed with glory
has come to have no glory in this respect
because of the glory that surpasses it.
For if what was going to fade was glorious,
how much more will what endures be glorious.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 99:5, 6, 7, 8, 9
R.(see 9c) Holy is the Lord our God.
Extol the LORD, our God,
and worship at his footstool;
holy is he!
R. Holy is the Lord our God.
Moses and Aaron were among his priests,
and Samuel, among those who called upon his name;
they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
R. Holy is the Lord our God.
From the pillar of cloud he spoke to them;
they heard his decrees and the law he gave them.
R. Holy is the Lord our God.
O LORD, our God, you answered them;
a forgiving God you were to them,
though requiting their misdeeds.
R. Holy is the Lord our God.
Extol the LORD, our God,
and worship at his holy mountain;
for holy is the LORD, our God.
R. Holy is the Lord our God.

Alleluia
Psalms 25:4B, 5A
R.Alleluia, alleluia
Teach me your paths, my God,
and guide me in your truth.
R.Alleluia, alleluia

Gospel
Matthew 5:17-19
Jesus said to his disciples:
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments
and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.
But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven."

Thursday

St. Anthony of Padua

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  Reading 1
    2 Corinthians 3:15 - 4:1, 3-6  
    Brothers and sisters:
To this day, whenever Moses is read,
a veil lies over the hearts of the children of Israel,
but whenever a person turns to the Lord the veil is removed.
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is freedom.
All of us, gazing with unveiled face on the glory of the Lord,
are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory,
as from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown us,
we are not discouraged.
And even though our Gospel is veiled,
it is veiled for those who are perishing,
in whose case the god of this age
has blinded the minds of the unbelievers,
so that they may not see the light of the Gospel
of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
For we do not preach ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord,
and ourselves as your slaves for the sake of Jesus.
For God who said, Let light shine out of darkness,
has shone in our hearts to bring to light
the knowledge of the glory of God
on the face of Jesus Christ.
     
  Responsorial Psalm
      Psalms 85:9AB AND 10, 11-12, 13-14
  R.(see 10b) The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
I will hear what God proclaims;
the LORD–for he proclaims peace to his people.
Near indeed is his salvation to those who fear him,
glory dwelling in our land.
R. The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
Kindness and truth shall meet;
justice and peace shall kiss.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
and justice shall look down from heaven.
R. The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
The LORD himself will give his benefits;
our land shall yield its increase.
Justice shall walk before him,
and salvation, along the way of his steps.
R. The glory of the Lord will dwell in our land.
 
    Alleluia
      John 13:34    
  R.Alleluia, alleluia
  I give you a new commandment:
love one another as I have loved you.
  R.Alleluia, alleluia  
 
  Gospel
    Matthew 5:20-26  
  Jesus said to his disciples:
"I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that
of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.

"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.
But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother
will be liable to judgment,
and whoever says to his brother,
'Raqa,' will be answerable to the Sanhedrin,
and whoever says, 'You fool,' will be liable to fiery Gehenna.
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar,
and there recall that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there at the altar,
go first and be reconciled with your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him.
Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge,
and the judge will hand you over to the guard,
and you will be thrown into prison.
Amen, I say to you,
you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.

Friday

St. Albert Chmielowski

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Reading 1
2 Corinthians 4:7-15
Brothers and sisters:
We hold this treasure in earthen vessels,
that the surpassing power may be of God and not from us.
We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained;
perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed;
always carrying about in the Body the dying of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body.
For we who live are constantly being given up to death
for the sake of Jesus,
so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh.

So death is at work in us, but life in you.
Since, then, we have the same spirit of faith,
according to what is written, AI believed, therefore I spoke,"
we too believe and therefore speak,
knowing that the one who raised the Lord Jesus
will raise us also with Jesus
and place us with you in his presence.
Everything indeed is for you,
so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people
may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 116:10-11, 15-16, 17-18
R.(17a) To you, Lord, I will offer a sacrifice of praise.
or:
R. Alleluia.
I believed, even when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted";
I said in my alarm,
"No man is dependable."
R. To you, Lord, I will offer a sacrifice of praise.
or:
R. Alleluia.
Precious in the eyes of the LORD
is the death of his faithful ones.
O LORD, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your handmaid;
you have loosed my bonds.
R. To you, Lord, I will offer a sacrifice of praise.
or:
R. Alleluia.
To you will I offer sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and I will call upon the name of the LORD.
My vows to the LORD I will pay
in the presence of all his people.
R. To you, Lord, I will offer a sacrifice of praise.
or:
R. Alleluia.

Alleluia
Philippians 2:15D, 16A
R.Alleluia, alleluia
Shine like lights in the world,
as you hold on to the word of life.
R.Alleluia, alleluia

Gospel
Matthew 5:27-32
Jesus said to his disciples:
"You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery.
But I say to you,
everyone who looks at a woman with lust
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin,
tear it out and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
And if your right hand causes you to sin,
cut it off and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.

"It was also said,
Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.
But I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife (unless the marriage is unlawful)
causes her to commit adultery,
and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery."

Saturday

St. Marguerite d'Youville

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Reading 1
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Brothers and sisters:
The love of Christ impels us,
once we have come to the conviction that one died for all;
therefore, all have died.
He indeed died for all,
so that those who live might no longer live for themselves
but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

Consequently, from now on we regard no one according to the flesh;
even if we once knew Christ according to the flesh,
yet now we know him so no longer.
So whoever is in Christ is a new creation:
the old things have passed away;
behold, new things have come.
And all this is from God,
who has reconciled us to himself through Christ
and given us the ministry of reconciliation,
namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ,
not counting their trespasses against them
and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
So we are ambassadors for Christ,
as if God were appealing through us.
We implore you on behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin,
so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12
R.(8a) The Lord is kind and merciful.
Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He pardons all your iniquities,
he heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
He will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.
R. The Lord is kind and merciful.

Alleluia
Psalms119:36A, 29B
R.Alleluia, alleluia
Incline my heart, O God, to your decrees;
and favor me with your law.
R.Alleluia, alleluia

Gospel
Matthew 5:33-37
Jesus said to his disciples:
"You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
Do not take a false oath,
but make good to the Lord all that you vow.
But I say to you, do not swear at all;
not by heaven, for it is God's throne;
nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Do not swear by your head,
for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Let your 'Yes' mean 'Yes,' and your 'No' mean 'No.'
Anything more is from the Evil One."

Sunday

St. John Francis Regis

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Reading 1
Proverbs 8:22-31
Thus says the wisdom of God:
"The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways,
the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
from of old I was poured forth,
at the first, before the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no fountains or springs of water;
before the mountains were settled into place,
before the hills, I was brought forth;
while as yet the earth and fields were not made,
nor the first clods of the world.

"When the Lord established the heavens I was there,
when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
when he made firm the skies above,
when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;
when he set for the sea its limit,
so that the waters should not transgress his command;
then was I beside him as his craftsman,
and I was his delight day by day,
playing before him all the while,
playing on the surface of his earth;
and I found delight in the human race."

Responsorial Psalm
Psalms 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. (2a) O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars which you set in place --
What is man that you should be mindful of him,
or the son of man that you should care for him?
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
You have made him little less than the angels,
and crowned him with glory and honor.
You have given him rule over the works of your hands,
putting all things under his feet:
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!
All sheep and oxen,
yes, and the beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fishes of the sea,
and whatever swims the paths of the seas.
R. O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth!

Reading 2
Romans 5:1-5
Brothers and sisters:
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have gained access by faith
to this grace in which we stand,
and we boast in hope of the glory of God.
Not only that, but we even boast of our afflictions,
knowing that affliction produces endurance,
and endurance, proven character,
and proven character, hope,
and hope does not disappoint,
because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Alleluia
CF Revelation 1:8
R.Alleluia, alleluia
Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
to God who is, who was, and who is to come.
R.Alleluia, alleluia

Gospel
John 16:12-15
Jesus said to his disciples:
"I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now.
But when he comes, the Spirit of truth,
he will guide you to all truth.
He will not speak on his own,
but he will speak what he hears,
and will declare to you the things that are coming.
He will glorify me,
because he will take from what is mine and declare it to you.
Everything that the Father has is mine;
for this reason I told you that he will take from what is mine
and declare it to you."

Vacation Bible Camp
Kids grades K-5 are invited to join us to travel to Mars and Beyond July 15-19. It'll be a blast!

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Pentacost Weekend

"The Advocate, the Holy Spirit that the Father will send in my name - He will teach you everything and remind you all that I told you."
John 14:26

The Third Pillar of Christian Stewardship: Formation
Imagine a mother being in the hospital as her child is born. She holds the baby for the first time, falls deeply in love and says "I am a mother." After she says those words, she gets up and disappears, never seeing her child again and never loving the child.

Now think of someone who has just come to the Faith. They have gone through RCIA, were baptized at the Easter Vigil Mass and then proceeded to go out and live an un-Christian life. There is a comparison between these two stories that teach us that to truly be something. you must live it. Being a Christian is in no way different. We need to be constantly forming our faith. We cannot become stagnant. Think of the Sacraments as workouts and our spirit as our body. The more we go to Mass, the more we go to confession, the more we adore Christ in Adoration... the more we grow as Christians.

Is the Holy Spirit guiding you to something today? Perhaps God is calling you to help others in their faith formation. God may be calling you to form the faith of others through CCD or RCIA. or maybe to guide parents and Godparents as they prepare to Baptize their child. Listen to God and speak to your pastor to see where God may want you.

Living Stewardship Always let your faith grow. You can never have enough God! Let Him guide you to do His will and make your faith flourish.

Intercession
Where do you want us God? Lead us so we can become One Family Mission. In Your Name we pray...

Formed Stewardship Content of the Week:
Say YES to Christ

Hugs From God

Spring is finally here! Share the happiness and come join Hugs From God. Our June meeting is this Wednesday, June 19th, at 7 p.m. We meet downstairs at the church in room 1.

We knit and crochet prayer shawls and baby blankets to give to others who
need a "hug from God." All you need is the desire to help and we'll show you how!

Healing and Anointing in Celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
As has become our tradition, the Hugs from God prayer shawl ministry has arranged for a healing & anointing service on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Please join us on Friday, June 28 at 7:30 pm.

Adopt-a-Garden
The plants have been safely tucked into the ground and we have a watering crew. But...if you, your family, or a group of friends would like to Adopt-a-Garden for the summer we would be grateful for your help. Spot weeding and cutting dead flowers in your adopted space would keep the grounds looking beautiful.
Contact garden ministry at jbuckshaw@verizon.net to offer your help in one of these spaces:

Atrium
Grundy avenue gardens
Rose beds along the circular drive
Stations of the Cross gardens
Angel Hill

300 Club Raffle
Tickets will be on sale at the Main Office during office hours. We will have tickets sold after Masses at a later date.

Only 300 Tickets will be sold at $100 each.

Prize winners will share 50% of the proceeds and the other 50% will go to parish programs and the upkeep of our parish’s increasing costs to maintain our church building.

Purchase a ticket soon. Family, friends, groups can pool together in purchasing a raffle. Tickets are limited to 300 Club.
Thank you for your support and Good Luck!!!!
Raffle winners will be drawn on 8/31/19.

Grand Prize - $10,000
Second Prize - $2,500
Third Prize - $1,000
Fourth Prize - $500
Five Fifth Prizes - $200

Save the Date
Good Shepherd Friends and Family Night with the Long Island Ducks will take place on Saturday, September 9. More details to follow.

Jesus
Live on Stage
BUS TRIP IS FULL - THANK YOU

Our Good Shepherd Senior Group will be taking a bus trip to SIGHT & SOUND “JESUS” in Lancaster, PA on Friday, September 20th, 2019.
There is limited seating available for this.
The cost is $165 per person and includes lunch, bus transportation and the show.

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Our office is reaching out to you or anyone you know in our area that is in need of assistance for food, temporary financial help, counseling, advice or referrals, or is sick, homebound, lonely, and hurting. If in need of our services, please call our office at 585-4544. All information taken is treated privately and confidentially except where disclosure is made at your request or with your permission.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Gang
During the month of June, the Peanut Butter & Jelly Gang will be meeting on
June 29th. We begin at 8:30. These will be the last 2 meetings of the Peanut Butter & Jelly Gang until we begin again in September.

Our mission is to serve those in need and provide an opportunity for others to serve. For our sandwiches, we need donations of- CREAMY Peanut Butter and Jars of Jelly.

If you come to volunteer, bring one loaf of white or wheat bread with you.
For our wash-up kits, we need donations of- Sample-Size Soap and Sandwich-Size ZipLoc Bags. You may drop your donations off at church or bring them with you. Please label them for the PB&J Gang.
Please note that ALL volunteers must wear some type of head covering; a baseball cap is fine.

On June 1st we made 460 sandwiches and 100 wash-up kits!
A special thank you to the Good Shepherd Knights of Columbus # 8607 for their support and generous donation. The PB&J Gang was able to purchase 4,000 bars of soap for our wash-up kits.

Friendship Garden
Friendship Garden is a place where women come to share love and laughter. We meet each Thursday morning at 10am in Fellowship Hall. Everyone is made to feel welcome. We share our stories of life, faith and our crocheting and knitting skills. We are always ready to support any needy cause within our Church community. So if you need a place to just be, come join us! We would love to have the chance to meet you!

Senior Group
June birthdays will be celebrated by Joanne S. 6/1, Millie B. 6/4, Vallerie M. 6/4, Rose B. 6/5, Phyllis M. 6/13, Lee T. 6/15, Justine K. 6/15, Helen D. 6/19, Jim S. 6/23, Fran T. 6/23 and Johanna C. 6/28. We wish them all a peaceful, blessed day.
Please join us on Tuesday mornings after the 9:00 mass.

Food Pantry
Our pantry is in need of, Jar sauce, canned tuna, and chicken, paper towels, laundry detergent. Thank you for your generosity.

Sign Language
If anyone is in need of sign language interpretation for Mass, please leave a message for Deacon Tom at the main office - 631-588-7689.

Camp Quo Vadis
July 7-12
Seminary of the Immaculate Conception

All high schoolers are invited to spend a week of faith, fun, and friendship on the beautiful grounds of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception.

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Midnight Run Ministry Announcements:    

Our Midnight Run is set for Friday, July 26th, but we need your help to gather the items that we need to bring with us. We will be collecting items from May- July 21st.

Please drop your donations of items in the collection bin in the Narthex. Donations of Money/Gift Cards can be placed in an envelope marked Midnight Run and dropped off in the Youth Ministry mailbox in the office. Please look for Bulletin updates regarding our collections, donation sorts and how to sign up to participate in our Midnight Run.  Please help us help others by donating any of the following items: 
 
Money/Gift cards: Let us go out and get some of the materials we need by giving us donations or gift cards to – WALMART. To give Gift cards directly to the people
we are serving, please donate: $5 gift cards to McDonald’s & Dunkin Donuts. 

Toiletries: Full bars of soap, Travel size toothpaste, MEN’S Deodorant, Travel size shampoo/conditioner, Razors, Travel size Hand sanitizer  

Clothing:  
Men’s  
New: Plain dark socks, boxer underwear XL, L, M  
Gently used: Hoodies, Jeans, Collared shirts, Sweats  
Women’s  
Gently used: Pants  

Food: Individually wrapped or snack packs of: Cookies, Candy, Chips Pepsi, Water 
Other: New or Gently used - Backpacks***** (highly desired item)  Sneakers  

If you should have any questions, please contact Christine Fitzgerald  Email: GSYG1370@gmail.com 
 
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Welcome Ministry
Good Shepherd’s vision statement, ‘Welcoming All, Awakening Faith and Serving Others’, provides a reference point to help guide our clerics, staff and ministries serve our parish as it continues to grow and nurture. Each month we will highlight a ministry in this column. To help celebrate and share with you all the great things done by those who work and volunteer for Good Shepherd, by bringing the word of the scriptures to life, we will highlight ministries who exemplify part, or all, of the vision statement showing Good Shepherd in action.

This month we share information on our Welcoming Ministry which was started and facilitated by Jan DeRobertis, a long time parishioner. This ministry helps welcome those new to our parish or welcome those who have been away from the church. If you would like to share moments where you have been touched by someone or something bringing our statement to life, please let us know.

Faith is different for every individual and a very important part of what we do to bring out and/ or strengthen that faith in its parishioners. In what ways do you see this occurring in the parish?
How has or does Good Shepherd Church display this part in receiving and greeting both new- comers and established parishioners to our parish?
Serving others can be done in many ways such as providing food and meals, helping with emo- tional problems and being spiritually supportive. Where or how do you see this manifested in Good Shepherd Parish?

Heroes of the Game
The Long Island Ducks, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Legislator Susan A. Berland are proud to honor veterans.
Veterans will be honored at every home game and will receive 10 complimentary tickets to the game for family and friends.
Contact Suffolk County Veterans Service Officer Karen Saffari for more information at (631) 853-8387

June 2018

Breakthrough
Based on the true story of a fourteen-year-old boy who falls through the ice and is brought back to life on the strength of his mother’s prayers after forty-five minutes without a pulse. Adapted from the book written by the mother, Joyce Smith, that Joyce is a flawed woman and her life is not perfect, somehow allows you to believe that miracles can happen to anyone, especially with the loving efforts and prayers of an entire community. Well directed by Roxann Dawson with a strong cast, led by Chrissy Metz (from “This Is Us”).

Avengers: Endgame
Finally, the highly anticipated sequel is here and it does not disappoint. Excellent screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, with top direction by the brothers Russo (Anthony and Joe), and probably with the greatest cast ensemble ever in one movie. How could it disappoint? It picks up right where the 2018 “Infinity War” left off. For those of you who have not seen it yet, there will be no spoiler alerts here. Go see it! It is that good! All of the Marvel Universe movies have been exceptional and this one is no different. It is funny, smart, exciting and yes, it will bring tears to your eyes. So many terrific performances. Standouts – Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and the incredible, Robert Downey Jr. If these performances do not receive awards this year, I will never understand the world of movie making.

Longshot
Charlotte Field is a beautiful, sophisticated and accomplished politician who is running for the President of the United States. She hires the boy she used to babysit for, Fred Flarsky, who is now a journalist, as her speechwriter. Against all odds, these two opposites actually do attract. Yes, it has its funny moments and there is good chemistry between its leads, Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan. However, what could have been a sweet romantic comedy loses its appeal because of its silly, crude and inappropriate humor.

Poms
A group of women who live in a retirement community decide to start a cheerleading squad. Sounds less than exciting but it turns out to be an uplifting movie about sisterhood and the bonds of friendship that lift us up through the good and bad times in life. Good cast including Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver and Pam Grier.

A Dog's Journey
In this heartwarming sequel to the 2017 “A Dog’s Purpose”, we find the beloved dog, Bailey, living on the farm with Ethan, Hannah and their granddaughter, CJ. This time, it is Bailey’s purpose to continue to come back and find CJ as she grows older and makes her way through life. It may be through the eyes of Bailey, Molly, Big Dog and Max that we join in the search to find the meaning of life only to realize that all we need to do is love one another . Based on the novel written by W. Bruce Cameron, well directed by Gail Mancuso, with a stellar cast including Dennis Quaid. Make sure to bring plenty of Kleenex.

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
This third installment and sequel to the 2017 hit, finds John Wick with a 14 million dollar bounty on his head and every ruthless assassin on his trial to try to collect.
This continues to be a brutal, violent action series about honor and dishonor, loyalty and friendship. Such well -choreographed fight scenes. This movie makes no excuses for what it is and how ridiculous it can be, that is part of its charm and why it is so popular. Although not recommended for everyone, it does have its fan base and I have to admit, I am a member. Well written by Derek Kolstad, Chris Collins, Marc Abrams and Shay Hatten. Top directing by Chad Stahelski , with expert cinematography by Dan Laustsen. Keanu Reeves is just terrific as Wick, with an ample supporting cast including Halle Berry, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston and Ian McShane. Chapter 4 anyone?

We Welcome

We welcome to our faith community those Children to be Baptized June 2019

Charlotte Elyse Victoria Angelo
Mia Yvette Duffner
Thomas Joseph Fiorentino
Kole Brien Hummler
Joseph Robert McGrath
Addison Michaela Ruggiero
Jocelyn Lea Soto
Grayson Andrew Pierre
Gavin Adrian Pierre

We Celebrate

We ask the family of Good Shepherd to pray for the following couple who will receive the Sacrament of Marriage In June

Kaitlin Lehat & Edward Cooley III

We Remember