YOUTH MINISTRY - SERVICE 
Service Projects:
Barbara Micale,
Coordinator
(703) 780-5826 ~ blmicale@aol.com
Click here to see our list of community service opportunities!
Service and social justice are an integral part of living out our Catholic faith. We're always seeking new opportunities--one-time or recurring--to serve those in need both locally and globally. If you'd like information about service projects, or if you have one that you think we sho
uld pursue, please contact Barbara.
Christ House: Mike O'Neil, Coordinator
(703) 799-7594 ~ michaeloneil825@aol.com
The first Thursday of every month we serve the evening meal at Christ House, a place of assistance for the needy run by Catholic Charities in Old Town, Alexandria. We leave Good Shepherd by 3:45 pm and return by 6:30 pm, and dinner is included. For more information or to sign up, contact Mike.
(703) 780-3398 ~ katherinerausch@aol.com
Next Cleanup: Saturday, September TBA, 9:30 am
Good Shepherd Youth Ministry adopted the stretch of Mount Vernon Highway from in front of the church down to the George Washington Parkway. Several times a year we clean the roadside in an effort to be good stewards of our community and of the planet that God entrusted us with. Contact Kat for more information.
Altar Servers: Jean Rausch, Coordinator
(703) 780-3398 ~ jeanrausch@cox.net
Girls and boys age 9 and older, in the fourth grade, who assist the priest at Mass by holding the Sacramentary, setting the altar at the presentation of the gifts, and carrying the cross or candles when needed. Training is provided. Servers are scheduled approximately once a month. More information available by reading the Altar Server Q&As. For more information or to sign up, contact Jean.
Lectors (Readers at Masses): Jay Hyland, Coordinator
(703) 704-5285 ~ jjhyland@cox.net
At Mass Jesus is present in the Word (Scripture) and the Eucharist.
Lectors proclaim the first and second Scripture readings at all weekend and Holy Day Masses. To prepare a parishioner to be a lector, the parish requires that lector candidates attend six hours of training to teach the necessary public speaking skills and to make them comfortable proclaiming the Word. Lectors benefit from a deepening of their faith, from serving the parish community, and from improving their public speaking skills. If you have any questions about becoming a lector or would like to sign up, please contact Jay.