Good Shepherd Catholic Parish

Good Shepherd Catholic Church was established July 21st, 1977 by the Most Reverend Coleman F. Carroll (5 days before his death), with Father Charles Clements as its first Pastor. “Let the people of the Parish choose its name,” said the Archbishop, and so they selected Good Shepherd. Initially, there were 340 families inscribed and the Masses were celebrated at Boystown, and then moved to McMillan Middle School. By 1981, with the number of the faithful doubling, the County’s zoning board gave permission for a multi-purpose facility for worship and other pastoral services to be constructed on the 9 1/4 acres of the parish, purchased by the Archdiocese before the foundation. Ground was broken on July 11, 1982.