Sunday August 1st...Join us at 3pm for a concert at St Ann Church.

Welcome to Good Shepherd Parish!

We are one parish with two worship sites.

"We, the Roman Catholic community of Good Shepherd Parish, strive to be a living sign of Christ's love in and for the world. In response to our Baptismal call, nourished by the Eucharist and guided by the values of the Second Vatican Council, we seek to continue the mission of Jesus Christ by welcoming, supporting and guiding all through prayer, sacramental celebration, service and education."

St Ann Church

134 Cochituate Rd, Wayland, MA 01778

St Zepherin Church

99 Main Street, Wayland, MA 01778

From Fr. Dave . . .

Events Celebrating Good Shepherd Parish’s Tenth Anniversary

We the parish family of Good Shepherd Parish have much to rejoice over at God’s Blessing to us. This is our tenth anniversary of coming together as one parish in unity, Saint Ann and Saint Zepherin, 2011 – 2021. We are the oldest of the newly formed standalone parishes. Ten years is indeed time to rejoice. On July 1st Cardinal O’Malley approved our new Pastoral Plan that our writing team developed over many months of hard work. We will be hearing from the writing team in September about their work and about the new Pastoral Plan. To celebrate our ten years of unity, there are plans coming together for August through December 2021. Here are a few events already confirmed:

Monthly Concerts First Sunday of the Month, Aug. 1st, Sept. 5th, Oct. 3rd, Nov.7th

Archdiocesan Boys Choir 3PM St. Ann Church on December 5th

Parish Cook-out after Saturday 4PM Mass on August 28th

Open house tours of the churches Saturday, September 4th and 11th

Writing Team explaining New Pastoral Plan September 18 & 19th

Catholicism 101/Adult Confirmation Prep. Wednesdays September 15- October 27

New Development Committee speaking October 2nd & 3rd

Knights of Columbus Dinner Show Fr. Misgivings October 2nd,

St. Ann Hall Cardinal O’Malley celebrating 10:30AM Mass at St. Ann Church October 10th

October 17th Commitment Weekend for future of GSP

October 23rd Wine Tasting Night for Prison Ministry, St. Z Hall

Special Advent Prayer & Spirituality program with Fr. Bill Murphy Wednesdays December 1,8,15, & 22nd Thursday Night December 2nd a virtual Fr. James Martin, S.J. speaking on his book Building a Bridge with the LGBT Community

Many folks are returning to Sunday Mass after being away. We will continue to live stream the Saturday 4PM from St. Ann Church. The tabernacle has been moved back to its original place in the center of St. Ann Church behind the altar. We are waiting for the Archdiocesan engineers to review the bids for the bathroom at St. Ann’s. The work will begin soon. And we will be installing the equipment over the coming weeks for live streaming from St. Zepherin Church. Please share and invite family members, friends, and neighbors to all our up-coming events celebrating Good Shepherd Parish’s 10th Anniversary!

Read the July 25th Bulletin Here

Join us to watch our weekend Mass on YouTube by searching for our channel, goodshepherdwayland. You can watch Live with us or watch it later. Be sure to Subscribe to our channel!

PRAYER LINE: NEED PRAYER for yourself, friends, others nearby or far away? CALL THE GSP PRAYER LINE 774-421-9774 or email your request to [email protected]. More than eighty fellow parishioners will be notified of your prayer request so they can pray.

Don't Forget to Sign Up for Online Giving!

Our parish has been using an Online Giving system that is strengthening stewardship as well as making it easier for members to support our parish. We currently have 164 families signed up through various Online Giving sources. They include WeShare, Charitable Giving Funds and EFT through your bank.

There are many benefits for the parish and for parishioners that choose to give online. Some of the benefits for the parishioner include: no need to write checks; you can give even if you are unable to attend services; and your contribution amount can easily be adjusted.

The benefits for the parish include: more consistent giving with recurring contributions; electronic donation summaries for record keeping; reaches a wider demographic of givers; and accommodates all special parish collections and missions.

Getting started is easy. Scan the QR code above or click on THIS LINK. If you need assistance, please call Liliana at 508-650-3545, ext. 18. We hope you enjoy our safe, secure way to manage your giving

Stephen Ministry

When We Need God’s Love Most

When do we need God’s love most? Of course we need that love every second of our

lives. But at times God’s love is especially precious to us, times when we lose a loved

one or when life becomes so confusing that we do not know where to turn. At times like

these, it is very important to have someone who cares. Our parish has trained 10 Stephen

Ministers, lay people who offer a ministry of Christian caring within our parish and

beyond.

To find out more about Stephen Ministry or to receive a Stephen Minister’s care, call

Kathleen Fantoni 508.843.0490 or Marcia Anderson 774.270.1114 or Sister Roberta

508.650.3545 or at

[email protected]

Stephen Ministry

When We Need God’s Love Most

When do we need God’s love most? Of course we need that love every second of our

lives. But at times God’s love is especially precious to us, times when we lose a loved

one or when life becomes so confusing that we do not know where to turn. At times like

these, it is very important to have someone who cares. Our parish has trained 10 Stephen

Ministers, lay people who offer a ministry of Christian caring within our parish and

beyond.

To find out more about Stephen Ministry or to receive a Stephen Minister’s care, call

Kathleen Fantoni 508.843.0490 or Marcia Anderson 774.270.1114 or Sister Roberta

508.650.3545 or at

[email protected]

Stephen Ministry

When We Need God’s Love Most

When do we need God’s love most? Of course we need that love every second of our

lives. But at times God’s love is especially precious to us, times when we lose a loved

one or when life becomes so confusing that we do not know where to turn. At times like

these, it is very important to have someone who cares. Our parish has trained 10 Stephen

Ministers, lay people who offer a ministry of Christian caring within our parish and

beyond.

To find out more about Stephen Ministry or to receive a Stephen Minister’s care, call

Kathleen Fantoni 508.843.0490 or Marcia Anderson 774.270.1114 or Sister Roberta

508.650.3545 or at

[email protected]

MASS SCHEDULE

WEEKDAY MASS: 9:00am

Monday & Tuesday at St. Ann

Wednesday & Thursday at St. Zepherin

WEEKEND MASS:

Saturday 4pm at St. Ann

Sunday **8:30am at St. Zepherin

Sunday 10:30am at St. Ann

6:30pm at St. Zepherin

(resume in September)

** Please note that Communion will be distrubuted outside after all of the weekend Masses.

Listen in the parking lot on 88.7 FM Radio for our regular weekend Masses.

St Zepherin will have Communion at the North door of the church

St Ann Church will have Communion at the curb along the very front doors

Both opportunities will be offered at the conclusion of Mass.

CONFESSION:

Saturdays 3pm-3:45pm St Ann Church

On the first Saturday of each month, Confession will be offered outside of St. Ann church from 2:30pm-3:30pm. Fr Dave or Fr Joe will be sitting in their car. Please pull up beside them.

We are so happy to offer this sacrament in this unique way during this difficult time. There will be Drive Up Confession the first Saturday of the month at St Ann Church parking lot.

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