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Liturgical Schedule

Masses:

Saturday: 5pm

Sunday: 7am, 9am, 11am
1pm, and 5pm

Weekdays: M-F: 8:30am

Children’s Liturgy of the Word
is provided at the 9, 11am, &
5pm Sunday Masses.

Kinderchurch isprovided at
9 am Mass only

Sacraments:

Reconciliation

Saturday: 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Pastor

rev. LEON JUCHNIEWICZ

Father Leon Juchniewicz (pronounced “Fr. Leon”) was appointed Pastor of Good Shepherd Parish in July, 2011. He previously served as Pastor at St. Basil the Great Parish in Vallejo.

Prior to 1983, Fr. Leon was active in the Solidarity movement in Poland where he served as a parish priest for four years beginning in 1980.

A group of Catholic families arrived in Sacramento in 1983, leaders of the Solidarity movement in Poland, immigrants who had been given a one-way passport, trying to find their way in a new home. The Polish priest who opened his arms to them, helped them find a place to live, learn a new language and nurtured the faith traditions of their homeland was Fr. Leon.

In recognition of his religious and patriotic work in the Polish American community in California, Fr. Leon was presented with the Cavalier’s Cross of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Poland. The award was presented to Fr. Leon by Krystyna Tokarska-Biernacik, Consul General of the Polish Consulate of Los Angeles at the Polonian Cultural and Pastoral Center in Sacramento.

The Cavalier’s Cross of the Order of Merit, which is the highest non-military Polish Medal of Honor, is granted by Lech Walesa, former President of Poland. “It was very meaningful for me because I received it from Lech Walesa who made history for us,” said Fr. Leon.

Following Mass and the presentation of the Cavalier’s Cross, Fr. Leon spoke informally to more than 200 Polish Americans who had gathered for the event. His words to them were simple. “The award is not mine. It’s ours,” Fr. Leon said. “We made it together.”

Parochial Vicar

Portrait Rev. Father Francis

rev. Francis Stevenson

Fr. Francis Stevenson was born and raised in Auburn, CA. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church before entering the Marine Corps in 1973. Upon returning from the USMC Fr. Stevenson enrolled at Sierra College. It was there that he learned of the Oblates of St. Joseph in Loomis CA, and was introduced to the Catholic Faith by Fr. John Warburton, OSJ. Fr. Stevenson converted to the Catholic faith in 1986, the same year he taught 4^th grade at Holy Family Catholic School in Citrus Heights. Fr. Stevenson applied to and was accepted as a candidate for ordination at St. Patrick’s Seminary in 1987. Ordained a priest on June 6, 1992, his first assignment was at Holy Spirit Parish in Fairfield. He then served at St. Charles Borromeo and St. Ann’s, Sacramento, before becoming an Army Chaplain in 1997. After three years in the Army Fr. Stevenson began prison chaplaincy at Men’s Colony San Luis Obispo and later at CSP Solano. Fr. Stevenson enjoys cooking and working on his homily video apostolate - his YouTube videos can be seen at Stevensonrf. Fr. Stevenson is looking forward to returning to parish life and meeting the families at Good Shepherd.