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A Message from the Pastor
July 2007
To you, the Good Shepherd family of faith,
Whether it is
summertime vacations, holiday celebrations, or birthdays and
anniversaries, we love to tell stories when we gather together! A
childhood story that I still remember and treasure was titled:
Mr. Murdle’s Large Heart! (by Margery Bianco). The most
remarkable thing about Mr. Murdle, a store owner, is his Large Heart.
Of course it’s wonderful for the customers, but that Large Heart kept
getting in the way. As the story continues, Mr. Murdle’s aunt comes to
help and winds up throwing out that Large Heart. Then things change for
the worse! Before the story ends, however, the children in town find
the crumpled, torn and discarded Heart and put it back. With the Large
Heart in place, Mr. Murdle becomes just the same – so generous and kind!
During this
coming year, the Gospel writer Matthew will tell us of Jesus and his
Heart of Love. Then in Matthew 13:15, Jesus invites us: Turn to
me with all your heart! The life-long challenge for each of us
is to learn of the large loving heart of Jesus and then to put this
heart of the Good Shepherd into our daily words and works.
This Directory
introduces, informs, and invites us into the large loving heart of our
Good Shepherd parish.
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Here we are
introduced by name to the young and the young-at-heart, to the
long time parishioner and to those newly welcomed. The Good
Shepherd calls each of us Beloved children of God.
May this resource enable us to call our sisters and brothers by
name.
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Here we are informed of the many programs and people who enable us to lead
and learn, to worship and celebrate, to serve others and to build
together our Good Shepherd parish. Information allows us to
turn to the Lord with all our heart.
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Here we are invited
to live as stewardship people, sharing generously our
talents, time, and treasure. The invitation enclosed in these pages
is to participate in these parish ministries with your large
loving hearts!
The Good Shepherd
guides and teaches us, forgives and feeds us, listens and loves us
always. Turn to me with all your heart! May the story of
our life identify us as disciples with large loving hearts!
Fr. Francis Hund
Pastor |