Thank you to everyone who made our Lenten and Easter celebrations so special … our ‘office angels’ who stuff bulletins and fold music sheets, ushers, lectors, musicians, hospitality team, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, participants in the Via Crucis, our Soup & Stations volunteers, parking lot helpers (Thanks, Knights of Columbus!), those who helped with ...
We are grateful for the team of people who are working hard on our renovation project! Thank you for your continued prayers for their productivity and safety.
Many thanks to all the volunteers, sponsors, and participants who made the 37th Annual International Festival a success! The weekend started with a first-ever Fun Run on Saturday, September 1. Sunday, September 2 we celebrated a special Mass, and then topped off the weekend with the main event on Monday, September 3. Check out the results from ...
On Sunday, June 10, 2012, Good Shepherd celebrated the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ with our annual Corpus Christi Procession. Parishioners traditionally meet at nearby Mount Vernon High School at noon, and participate in a procession back to the church in time for the 2:00pm Mass. Along the way, the procession includes readings and ...
Friday, May 25 we gathered to thank and celebrate the wonderful volunteers who make Good Shepherd such a vibrant, caring community! Congratulations to the recipients of the 2012 Volunteer of the Year Awards … Youth Volunteers: Mackenzie Cate and Bridget Thompson, Hispanic Ministry Volunteers: Angela and Carlos Turcios, and the Peggy and Rich Haley Volunteer of ...
On Sunday, May 13, we said “Farewell” to Father Ricardo Martin after three years at Good Shepherd. Father Ricardo touched many hearts during his time at Good Shepherd. Congratulations on your JCL degree from Catholic Univsity, Father Ricardo, and all the best as you return to your home Diocese in Milwaukee! (Thanks to parisioner Barb McAdams for ...
Founded by Bishop John J. Russell of the Diocese of Richmond in response to the growth of Fairfax County in the early 1960′s, Good Shepherd celebrated its first Mass on Sunday, May 30, 1965, with 900 families gathered in Walt Whitman High School (now Mount Vernon High School). (Read more)
Welcome to Our Family, Our Faith, Our Future! I invite you to join me in undertaking this capital campaign to complete the task of making our spiritual home an even more welcoming, functional, and safe space for all who come to worship, serve, and share faith and fellowship.
May the good work God has begun in us be brought to its completion!
Message from Father Luis
