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Sat 5:00 pm Sun 8:00 am St. Margaret Mary 10:30 am 2:00 pm Spanish Mass Tue 9:00 am

Thu 9:00 am 7:00 pm Spanish Mass Fri 9:00 am

Wed 9:00 am Communion Service

Holy Day Masses at Good Shepherd 10:00 am & 7:00 pm

Subject to change. Please check Upcoming Events/Page 1

Sacraments Baptism: Please contact the Church Office to determine how to begin the process of planning a baptism. First Communion: Please contact our DRE, Deacon Philip Johnson at the Church Office, for more information. Reconciliation: Confessions are heard at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday or by appointment. Confirmation: Please contact our DRE, Deacon Philip Johnson, at the Church Office for more information.

RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Contact: Deacon Philip Johnson (931) 924-4511. Matrimony: Please contact the Parish Office at least six months before the proposed date.

Visit from Priest: Please contact the Parish Office if you would like a visit by Fr. John. Anointing of the Sick: Please call the Church Office or 931-636-2742 immediately upon admission so that the priest may be notified.

Fr. Jean-Baptiste Kyabuta, Pastor Deacon Philip Johnson, DRE Caroline Woods, Dir. Admin. Services Patty Davidson, Religious Ed Coordinator/ Youth Minister David Gallagher, Bookkeeper Karen Herget, Safe Environment Coordinator Marie Habbick, Volunteer Secretary

Bulletin Deadline

News for this bulletin must be submitted in writing at least ten days in advance

of the date you wish it to appear.

Parish Council

Ron Fernandez Mercy Hall Linda Holcomb Deacon Philip Johnson Caroline Woods John Casey Marie Robey Burt Barrett Pam Wiedemer Mike Wiedemer Bruce Rawson Angel Amador Patty Davidson Su Fernandez Cecelia Schlagheck Bill Green

Finance Board Deacon Philip Johnson John Nauseef Bob Knies Linda Holcomb Bruce Rawson Ex-Officio David Gallagher

RCIA Please contact Deacon Philip Johnson 931-924-4511

Good Shepherd Parish 2021 Decherd Blvd Phone (931) 967-0961 Decherd, TN 37324 [email protected]

Emergency Contact Number—931-636-2742

Website: goodshepherdtn.com

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 # □

Good Shepherd Mission Statement

We, the members of Good Shepherd Parish, are joined together by our faith in Jesus Christ. We are incorporated into the Body of Christ by our Baptism. We are committed to live out our faith by worshipping God and serving each other and all our neighbors. Under the leadership of our Holy Father, our bishops 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 life by maintaining programs and services to meet their needs. We will work for the Kingdom of God on earth and will try to lead all people by word and example to the joy of salvation and eternal life in heaven.

Fourth Sunday of Advent December 18, 2016

Upcoming Events

December 20—Upper Room Prayer Group 11:00 am Call Erika or Yolande for info

December 21—Youth Group 7:00 pm 704 Highland Dr

December 24—5:00 pm Mass at Saint Margaret Mary

December 25—Midnight Mass at Good Shepherd

December 25—NO MASS at Saint Margaret Mary

December 25— 10:00 am Mass at Good Shepherd

December 31—5:00 pm Mass at Saint Margaret Mary

January 1, 2017—NO MASS at Saint Margaret Mary

January 1, 2017—10:00 am Mass at Good Shepherd

Hispanic Community News Comunidad Hispaña

Misa Español

Jueves, 22 de diciembre, 7:00 pm La Natividad del Señor

Domingo, 25 de diciembre, 2:00 pm

Limosna: 27 de noviembre $ 334.50

St. Margaret Mary News Mass is celebrated at St. Margaret Mary each

Sunday at 8:00 am. Vigil Masses for Holy Days of Obligation

(except the Easter Vigil & Jan 1) are held at 5:00 pm.

A community Rosary begins each Sunday at 7:30 am.

All are welcome.

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If you know of anyone who is sick or homebound and needs

communion, please contact Mike Wiedemer at 308-1923

or our parish emergency contact at 931-636-2742.

www.goodshepherdtn.com www.deaconphilip.org

Religious Education Class Dates for 2016/2017

Classes for 2016:

December 18

Classes for 2017: January 8, 15, 22, 29 February 5, 12, 26

March 5, 12 April 2, 9, 25, 30

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No second collection this Sunday Next Sunday’s second

collection will be for Those In Need.

Thank You

Mardi Gras 2017

Important Announcement

It is with deep regret that the Mardi Gras Committee and Father John must announce that Mardi Gras 2017 will be postponed until 2018. Several important factors related to the venue for Mardi Gras contributed to this decision.

First, due to circumstances beyond our control, our normal venue could not be secured with confidence that it would be available on the day of the event. A secondary location was identified; however, due to the size of the facility, attendance would have been reduced by half.

Second, the committee found that the fixed costs of the event, such as food and music, could not be reduced in accordance with the reduced ticket sales. This situation would have a major impact on Mardi Gras’ ability to support effectively the wonderful community work that we have in previous years.

Finally, the committee had safety concerns related to the limited parking available at the proposed facility. The combined effect of each of these factors weighed heavily in our decision that we could not use the proposed second location.

We appreciate your support of Mardi Gras in the past and your understanding of this difficult decision. We look forward to your joining us next year. Our plans to host the event in 2018, however, will require the commitment of more volunteers from the Good Shepherd community. Please consider lending your time and talent to this important event. We will need to have our volunteers on board by no later than July 1, 2017. If you are interested, contact the church office. Thank you!


TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

By now, the first Christmas carols are heard in the home, but usually not yet in church. What is a “carol” anyway? Originally, a carol was any kind of communal song sung at a festival such as a harvest. By the thirteenth century or so, carols were associated with household celebrations. “Carol” comes from the Old French carula, meaning a circular dance. Carols weren’t for church, since the language of liturgy was Latin and the carols were in the common language. Their characteristic sound comes from medieval chord patterns, and they often have strong refrains for everyone to sing. Even in the churches of the Reformation, carols didn’t make it into church services until the 1870s or so, since there was a preference for psalms. Anglicans resisted popular carols; most of our beloved carols came via the Methodists, an offshoot of the Church of England. The Catholic Church generally didn’t admit carols to liturgy either, but we didn’t make laws against them.

We are told that the beloved carol “Silent Night” comes from Catholic Austria and a harried parish music director. Joseph Mohr, the priest of St. Nicholas in Oberndorf, had written the words in 1816, but offered them to his music director, Franz Gruber, when the church’s organ broke. Mohr asked him to write a melody that could be played on guitar as a prelude to Mass. Gruber finished the tune just hours before midnight Mass in 1818. The people were shocked to hear a guitar in church, but were charmed by the sweet lullaby. The church was swept away by a flood in the 1990s and the village later relocated, but the townspeople have set up the “Silent Night Memorial Chapel” at the site. Today the carol is in print in some three hundred languages. How wonderful that the pipe organ broke on that night! —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

AN ADVENT PRAYER

May the God of peace make us completely holy. May God keep us blameless in spirit, soul and body for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Forever faithful is the One who calls us—God our Father! Expectant, let us live in joyful hope for the revelation of the glory of our God and Savior, Christ Jesus! To him be glory forever! Come, Lord Jesus! Your grace be with us all. —From Come, Lord Jesus by Lucien Deiss, CSSp, copyright 1976, 1981, Lucien Deiss. Published by World Library Publications. p. 127

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Saint’s Feasts This Week Dec 18 St. Rufus Dec 19 St. Nemesius Dec 20 St. Dominic of Silos Dec 21 St. Peter Canisius Dec 22 St. Chaeromon Dec 23 St. John of Kanty Dec 24 St. Adele

Saturday, December 17

5:00 pm ... Lu Camp By Denny Basmajian

Sunday, December 18

8:00 am ... Tim Stubblefield By Betty Zontek Lyons

10:30 am ... People of the Parish

Tuesday, December 20 9:00 am … John Bruner By Lois Bruner

Wednesday, December 21

9:00 am ... Communion Service

Thursday, December 22 9:00 am… Chuck Rivard By Margaret & Dean Moser, Donna & Chuck Norris, Cammie & John Krisko, Frank & Deb Rivard & Sandy Morse

7:00 pm …People of the Parish

Friday, December 23 9:00 am … Wendy Taylor By Denny Basmajian

Saturday, December 24 Christmas Vigil Mass at St Margaret Mary

5:00 pm ... James Herget By Karen Herget

Sunday, December 25 Christmas

12:00 am … People of the Parish

10:00 am … People of the Parish

2:00 pm … People of the Parish

Please pray for the sick and those with special needs Parishioners

Family and Friends

Active Military

SFC John Blanchard — Lt. Matthew Moore — WO2 Nathaniel Gallagher

SGT Roger Fox — Sgt. Katrina Woods Farley Richard Brooks Jr. — Richard Brooks III

To Add or Remove names from the list, please call or e-mail the church office. 931-967-0961 [email protected]

Judi Polak Mary Rich Leon Hawkersmith Eugene Judge Cris Lowry Scott Bennett Debrah Schmitt Tom Wicklander Heidi Beavers Anonymous Martin Bennett Jo Ann Dotson Kevin Frye Tom Hall Susie Pfister Beverly Thornton Roy Smith, Jr Mary Frances Blair John Magyar Jim Hamner Judy Magouirk Nicola Hannaway Benita Depenhart Lynn Stumpf Catherine Hamner Virginia Gipson Jack Stumpf Marie Luna Kelly Wilson Mary Frances Gallagher Alice Roehm Wendy LeBas Tressie Kennedy Laura Smith Mary Clementine Smith Mike Boyea Kathleen Mager Norma Cole

Margaret Tanner Mike Brown Larry Smith Patricia M. Cannon Barbara Price Melanie Morris

Lyn Deramus Pat Bleecker Ken Goodwin Lindsey Denson Meghan Payne Stephanie Sassoon

Faye Walls Ken Gibbons Carleigh Allen Dorothy Schlagheck Julie McAllum Donald Brown

George Sells Rich Family Dena Trail Ray Underwood Linda Payne Janet Holden

Phillip Scharber Robert Bourdin Tanis Beck Landon Barclay Dan Magouirk Gabrielle Tyler

Ruth Bartek Lindsey Knoer Amber Mathis Wendell Trussel Jeannette Garner Tim Ricohermoso Candy Humphries Susan Gray Jim Erwin Bernadette Gibbons Barry Stewart Henry Whitaker

Kayley Brewer Bill Howell Janell Mitten Dennis Burns, Jr. Mattie Lee Bishop Raymond Wallace

Jerry Nelson Lorrie Freund Ben Humphries Marlee Jay Roberts Rachel Collins Rita Caldwell

Peggy Bauer Angela Denson David Keller Tim Lavvoran Alberta Magouirk Windee Hayslette

Jack Gilbert Marjorie Bruner Debbie Ashby Jeff Taylor

Baby Benjamin Smith Baby Parker Hayes

R F T S Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

Stewardship of Treasure Good Shepherd and St. Margaret Mary Collections

November 26— 27, 2016

St. Margaret Mary Regular $ 340.00

Loose $ 125.00

St. Margaret Mary Total $ 465.00

For Those In Need $ 254.00

Good Shepherd Regular $ 2,546.00

Loose $ 676.36

Good Shepherd Total $ 3,222.36

Spanish Collection $ 334.50

For Those In Need $ 911.25

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a; Ps 71:3-4a, 5-6ab, 16-17; Lk 1:5-25

Tuesday Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 1:26-38

Wednesday Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a; Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21; Lk 1:39-45

Thursday

1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56

Friday

Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66

Saturday Vigil

2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79

Sunday Christmas

Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18


Parish

Devotions

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on first Fridays -10:00 am to 10:00 pm

Praise and Worship - 7:00 pm 2nd & 3rd Wednesdays of the month

Rosary - Sunday mornings 7:30 am St. Margaret Mary and 10:00 am Good Shepherd

Good Shepherd/ St. Margaret Mary

Council of Catholic Women

A L P

N M J F

The Upper Room Prayer Group meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month

11:00 am at The Upper Room Please call

Yolande Gottfried at 931-598-5327 or Erika Nowak 931-636-2463

For directions or more information All are welcome! See you there!

The Prayer Shawl Ministry

meets at 704 Highland Drive. No meeting until 2017. Watch the

bulletin & website for the date! Prayer Shawls are still available.

You do not have to be a member of the Prayer Shawl Ministry to present

a Shawl to someone in need of comfort and prayer.

To present a shawl, contact Rose Berninger at 931-455-4555

or 931-434-0173 For more information, Call Rose or

Mercy Hall at 962-0502

Coffee & Scripture—meets at

7:30 am on the last Thursday of each month

Call Pam at 968-0876 or Violy at 962-9063 for location/info

For more information on the above

events please contact Mercy Hall 962-0502

or Marie Bowman 649-2216

THE YOUNG AT HEART SOCIAL CLUB

IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PARISH.

TRIPS, MOVIES, SHOWS, CRUISES, DINNERS AND MUCH MORE!

2nd THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH GS School Cafeteria

12:00 NOON ALL ARE WELCOME

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J S 931-967-3481

Pope Francis’ December Intentions

Universal: End to Child-Soldiers That the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over.

Evangelization: Europe That the peoples of Europe may rediscover the beauty, goodness, and truth of the Gospel which gives joy and hope to life.

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Please Help Feed Those in Need

This month’s collection will be through December 11, 2016.

Packages of potato, rice and/or pasta 'side dishes' for the Christmas boxes would be

greatly appreciated. The donation box will be in the

entryway of the church through December 13

New volunteers are needed Please contact

Linda Holcomb—967-0299 Thank you!!

SUNDAY, December 18 Rosary 7:30 am .....…………….…..…. SMM Mass 8:00 am …………………………..SMM PRE 9:15 AM………………………….…. SGS Rosary 10:00 am……….…..….….............GS Mass 10:30 am ………………………..…..GS Spanish Mass 2:00 pm …………………..GS MONDAY, December 19 Bridge 6:45 pm ...……………………...CAFT TUESDAY, December 20 Upper Room Prayer Group 11:00 am please call Erika or Yolande for information

WEDNESDAY, December 21 Youth Group 7:00 pm ……………… 704HD Praise & Worship 7:00 pm …………..… GS THURSDAY, December 22 FRIDAY, December 23 SATURDAY, December 24 Christmas Eve—Vigil Mass 5:00 pm at St. Margaret Mary LEGEND GS…………………………...Good Shepherd Church SMM………………………………..St. Margaret Mary SGS………………………….………..School Building CAFT………………………………………….Cafeteria LIB ………………………………………………Library 704HD ……………………….…..704 Highland Drive KOCH……………………...Knights of Columbus Hall PAV…………………………Good Shepherd Pavilion

Pray Daily for our Priests, Seminarians, and Religious

Dec 18 Rev. Vic Subb

Dec 19 Rev. Tien Tran

Dec 20 Rev. Alan White

Dec 21 Rev. Alfred Wilder

Dec 22 Rev. Stephen J. Wolf

Dec 23 Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo

Dec 24 Rev. Nicholas Allen


Good Shepherd

12-17-16 5:00 pm Janie Casey #1 John Casey #2 M. Hall #3 S. Fernandez #4 12-18-16 10:30 am M. Robey #1 J. Alvarez #2 V. Rawson #3 T. Hartvigsen #4 12-25-16 12:00 am L. Ashby #1 S. German #2

V. Polce #3 Barbara Stewart #4

12-25-16 10:00 am Brigid Stewart #1 E. Dawe #2

B. Rawson #3 V. Rawson #4

Eucharistic Ministers

12-17-16 5:00 pm Barbara Stewart

12-18-16 10:30 am Chris Colane

12-25-16 12:00 am Mercy Hall

12-25-16 10:00 am Bill Anderson

Lectors

Altar Servers 12-17-16 5:00 pm T. Holcomb 12-18-16 10:30 am 12-25-16 12:00 am T. Holcomb T. McDonald 12-25-16 10:00 am Z. Bonee K. Davis

Knights of Columbus

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12-17-16 5:00 pm Mike & Rosemary Sturm 12-18-16 10:30 am Barbara Brackett 12-25-16 12:00 am Marie Robey 12-25-16 10:00 am Sally Samoya & Monica Slaughter

Hospitality Ministers

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Emmanuel

On this last Sunday before Christmas, we see that Jesus’ birth is the fulfillment of the promise of Emmanuel, “God is with

us” (Matthew 1:23). The Gospel refers to the first reading from Isaiah. There we see the king of Judah, Ahaz, under attack by the kings of Aram and Israel. He wants to ask the Assyrians for help instead of relying on God. He is afraid to admit his lack of faith. So the weakness of Ahaz gives us the wonderful prophecy of the birth of Jesus. In the Gospel, Joseph also does not understand how Mary came to be pregnant. But unlike Ahaz, Joseph did have faith in God and the message of the angel. He took Mary as his wife and helped her through her pregnancy and in raising Jesus afterwards. So now we have to choose whom to rely on. Do I act like Ahaz, relying on worldly powers, or like Joseph, who trusted the Lord? If I look at my actions and priorities, I might be more like Ahaz than I want to admit. How much time do I spend watching television (especially now that it’s in HD) compared to time in prayer? How much time do I spend reading the scriptures compared to the newspaper or magazines? If I really believe that “God is with us,” which is what Christmas is all about, how much of God can people see in my actions? Maybe if we kept in mind that promise that God is with us—in the baptism we received and the sacraments of the Church, and in the love of our spouse or parents—we could see how close God really is, and let others see in our actions that Jesus is Emmanuel. Tom Schmidt, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

12/18/16 8:00 am A. Tanner C. Snead

12/24/16 5:00 pm A. Tanner H. Tanner

12/31/16 5:00 pm H. Tanner C. Snead

Altar Servers

12/18/16 8:00 am C. Lewis C. Cavagnaro

12/24/16 5:00 pm J. Finney M. Finney

12/31/16 5:00 pm Y. Gottfried C. Woods

Eucharistic Ministers

12/18/16 8:00 am Robin Gottfried

12/24/16 5:00 pm Catherine Cavagnaro

12/31/16 5:00 pm Chuck Lewis

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