About Good Shepherd · Sheridan, Oregon
Good Shepherd is a small Catholic mission parish in Sheridan, Oregon, situated in the heart of Polk County in the Willamette Valley. It is administered from St. James Catholic Church in nearby McMinnville and belongs to the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. The parish offers a single Sunday Mass at 8:30 AM at its church on NE Hill Street, and is currently served by Fr. Mike Walker, pastor of St. James, with Deacon David Briedwell listed as Pastoral Administrator. It serves the rural farming communities around Sheridan, Willamina, and Grand Ronde as a satellite worship site of the larger McMinnville parish family.
- Patron
- Good Shepherd (Jesus Christ as the Good Shepherd)
- Rector
- Fr. Mike Walker
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Why belong here
Good Shepherd offers rural western Oregon Catholics in and around Sheridan a warm, intimate Sunday worship community within easy driving distance of McMinnville and Grand Ronde. Because it is paired with the larger St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville, parishioners can plug into the full sacramental life, faith formation programs, and ministries of St. James while still gathering locally for the 8:30 AM Sunday Mass at the NE Hill Street church. It is a good fit for families and individuals seeking a small, quiet parish setting where everyone knows one another, with access to the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon's wider pastoral resources.
Mass times at Good Shepherd
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM (30 minutes before Mass), or by appointment
About Good Shepherd Parish
Good Shepherd is a small Catholic mission parish serving Sheridan, Oregon and the surrounding rural communities in Polk and Yamhill counties, including Willamina and Grand Ronde. It is one of two worship sites in the local parish family, with St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville functioning as the larger mother parish from which Good Shepherd is administered. Both churches belong to the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon and are listed together in the Archdiocese's official parish finder. The parish's primary mission is to keep weekly Sunday Mass and basic sacramental ministry accessible to Catholics living in the Sheridan area who would otherwise have to drive to McMinnville or further.
- Mission parish administered from St. James, McMinnville
- Part of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
- Serves Sheridan, Willamina, Grand Ronde, and surrounding rural communities
Parish Leadership and Staff
Pastoral leadership for Good Shepherd is provided by the clergy of St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville. Fr. Mike Walker is the pastor of the parish family and is the priest most often associated with the Sheridan church. Deacon David Briedwell serves as Pastoral Administrator for the Good Shepherd site, helping with day-to-day pastoral needs. Lay leaders from the Sheridan community have also been formally incorporated as officers of the parish nonprofit.
- Fr. Mike Walker — Pastor (also pastor of St. James, McMinnville)
- Deacon David Briedwell — Pastoral Administrator
- Parish corporation officers on file: Fr. José Manuel Campos (founding president), Leonard Leis (Secretary), Richard Huneger, Zani Pacanza, Michael Walker
Connection to St. James Catholic Church, McMinnville
Good Shepherd shares its pastoral team, faith formation programs, and sacramental preparation with St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville. The McMinnville campus is the hub of the parish family, offering Saturday Vigil Mass in English and Spanish, a Sunday morning English Mass, a Spanish Sunday Mass, and weekday Masses Monday through Friday at 8:30 AM. Sacramental preparation for Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, and Funeral liturgies is coordinated through the St. James parish office, and St. James also runs the parish school and a wide range of ministries including the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St. Vincent de Paul, Music Ministry, Liturgical Ministries, Bible Study, Morning Prayer, the Apostles of the Word, a Hispanic Prayer Group, Catholic War Veterans, Youth Ministry, and Young Adult / Linfield University campus ministry.
- St. James weekend Masses: Sat 5:00 PM English, Sat 7:00 PM Spanish; Sun 9:00 AM English, Sun 12:00 PM Spanish
- St. James weekday Masses: Mon–Fri 8:30 AM
- Faith Formation: Children's Sacramental Prep (1st Year Mondays 6:00 PM, 2nd Year Tuesdays 6:00 PM); Middle School youth Wed 7:00 PM; OCIA for adults; Young Adult / Linfield ministry
- Parish ministries available to Good Shepherd parishioners: St. Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Music Ministry, Liturgical Ministries, Bible Study, Morning Prayer, Apostles of the Word, Hispanic Prayer Group, Catholic War Veterans, Youth Ministry
Sacraments and Pastoral Care
Because Good Shepherd is administered from St. James, most sacramental preparation — including Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, and Funeral — is coordinated through the St. James Catholic Church parish office in McMinnville. Confirmation classes at the parish family meet on the second Sunday of the month, with registration packets distributed in late August and early September. Couples preparing for Marriage are asked to contact the parish office well in advance, and families seeking Baptism receive formation through the parish's Baptism Preparation process. Funeral liturgies are arranged in cooperation with the parish priest and deacon.
- Baptism — preparation required; contact the parish office
- Confirmation — classes on the second Sunday of the month; registration late August / early September (coordinated through Mike Douglass at St. James)
- Marriage — contact the parish office to begin preparation
- Funeral — coordinated with Fr. Mike Walker and the parish office
Visiting Good Shepherd
The church is located at 127 NE Hill Street in Sheridan, in Polk County, Oregon. Visitors and returning Catholics are warmly welcomed at the Sunday 8:30 AM Mass. Those new to the area who are seeking a parish registration, a baptism, marriage preparation, or anointing of the sick are encouraged to contact the parish office via the St. James Catholic Church number during regular business hours.
- Address: 127 NE Hill St., Sheridan, OR 97378
- Phone: (503) 843-2206
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: stjamesmac.com/goodshepherd/