Family Life Committee

Our parish community is a family composed of many families. This committee promotes activities that will strengthen both the parish and the domestic Church, the home. Parenting workshops, Bereavement ministry, seminars on family relationships or challenges, Ministry Fair and Appreciation activities are just a few of the activities overseen by this committee.

Good Shepherd and Immaculate Conception Ministry Contacts

For more information on any of these ministries, please contact the church office.

Bereavement Ministry

The purpose of this ministry is to provide comfort and hope to the bereaved family in times of grief. The initial contact is made through the office. This ministry assists the Pastor in helping the family in the planning of the funeral such as the Vigil Service the night before the burial, readings to be read at the services, the luncheon after the Mass, etc.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas

Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. Our local court was instituted at Church of the Good Shepherd in 2009 and took the name "Protector of Families, Court 2621". We donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive "to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness."

The CDA motto is "Unity and Charity." As Catholic Daughters, we enjoy each other's company at meetings and work hard for our parish and community. Deeply spiritual, together we share faith, love of God and spread the Good News wherever we are led. For more information on this organization, please contact the parish office.

Knights of Columbus (Council #6358)

Founded in New Haven, Connecticut 125 years ago by Blessed Father Michael McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is under way at the Vatican, the Knights of Columbus is dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. It is the world's largest lay Catholic organization with more than 1.7 million members in 14,000 councils in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Caribbean, and Poland.

Our local council gives financial support to Good Shepherd as well as to local and state charities. We have also actively participated in parish ministries and supported all parish organizations and activities. We have volunteered help and financial aid to Habitat for Humanity as well as to local Catholic schools.

We are always looking for good Catholic men, 18 years and older, to join our organization. The founding principles of this fraternal organization are charity, unity, and fraternity. Membership is open to all Catholic men who are at least 18 years old. Knights meet at the KC Hall on Schertz Parkway. Business meetings are every second Wednesday at 7:45 PM.

Knights of Columbus Ladies' Auxiliary Council #6358: The Ladies Auxiliary Council 6358 is open to the wives, daughters, sisters, or mothers of a Knight. The ladies strive to aid the Knights of Columbus Council's spiritual and charitable growth. The Auxiliary endeavors to enhance the social life of the entire family, promote good fellowship and love, perform selected works of charity, and assist the Council in their activities whenever possible to the best of their abilities. Members meet on the first Tuesday of the months of January through May at 6:30 PM at Mikulski Hall, 509 Schertz, Parkway

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