The Social Justice and Charity Committee will be holding their Thanksgiving Gift Card campaign starting on October 27th. Please sign up to purchase gift cards from local grocery stores. The following is a list of dates: Oct. 27 & 28 - Sign up sheets and envelopes for NAC Thanksgiving Outreach Nov. 3, 4, 10, 11 - Gift card returns Nov. 11 - 12-1:30, Mary Chapel - NAC Gift card distribution

Good Shepherd Christmas Float—The Evangelization Team is seeking anyone from the parish who may own a flatbed truck or know of someone who does. Last year was the first year Good Shepherd has entered a float in the Uxbridge First Night Holiday Parade. This years parade will be held on Saturday, December 1 at 4:30 pm. We would need the use of the flatbed truck on that day from 8 am until 8 pm. If you can help please call the rectory. The team would like to thank Al Destrempes for the use of his camper trailer last year. He even spent the day with us and drove his truck in the parade. We would like to go bigger this year with more parishioners able to ride on the float. Last year we were the only church entered in the parade singing Christmas Carols along the parade route giving the message to remember to keep “Christ in Christmas.” We were well received. We will also, once again, have a tent on the common giving away free hot cider and cookies and religious items to all in attendance. We will be looking for volunteers in the near future from the parish to make this a great success!

Our Charity and Social Justice team will meet on Wednesday, October 10 at 6:30 pm in the St. John Paul II room of the Parish Center to begin planning the parish outreach for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are always happy to welcome new members and the time commitment is minimal. Please come and join us!