**Parish T-Shirts: Parish T-Shirts will be on sale from Sunday September 1st - Sunday - September 22nd. The T-Shirts will be forest green with the Good Shepherd logo on the front and John 10:14-15. The cost of the shirts will be $15 For sizes Adult S - Adult XL, $17 for 2XL, $18 for 3XL, and $19 for 4XL.
**KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Are selling tickets for our Great Smoky Mountain Getaway (3 Nights) Fundraiser next Sunday. Tickets ($50 each) will be available next week. Proceeds to benefit supported Council Charitable Organizations. The drawing will be Oct 19 at the Italian Night dinner, 6 PM at Holy Trinity Church in Jefferson City.
**Good Shepherd has been blessed! Good Shepherd has been awarded a Catholic Education Trust Fund Grant by the Diocese of Knoxville, Office of Faith Formation. The grant will be used to outfit the new classrooms with SMART TVs and whiteboards and provide a Smart TV for Bible Hall. We were awarded this grant because we have shown our commitment to providing Faith Formation to our Parish through the building of new classroom space. This grant was made possible through the Bishops Appeal that many people in the parish and diocese contribute to.
**Community Outreach! Good Shepherd will be participating in this year's Trick or Treat at the Park put on by Newport Parks and Recreation. This event will allow us to reinforce that we have a vibrant Catholic community here in Cocke County. It will also allow us to share our Mass times and ministries with our community.
We are collecting bags of INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED CANDY, SMALL TOYS, STICKERS, etc. that can be used to make treat bags to hand out at the event. Donations will be accepted from now until October 13th. If you wish to donate money, you may do so by placing it in an envelope and marking it with Halloween or Trick or Treat. Thank you for your support.
See Sonja Pliscott or Scott Mulligan for more information.
**GS CCW: The 2025 Knoxville Diocese CCW Convention in April 2025, will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Johnson City, TN. Each parish has been assigned part of the items needed for a successful convention. We were given the Hospitality Room treats & beverages and Welcome baskets for special guests