March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday ***** Parish Central Office:

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1 March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday ***** Parish Central Office: 145 Pritham Ave., P.O. Box 457 Greenville, ME * Holy Family Parish: 145 Pritham Avenue, Greenville Saturday Mass at 4:00pm Sunday Mass at 8:00am Confession: Saturday: 3:00-3:45 and Sunday 7:00 7:45 am St. Joseph Mission: 4140 Rockwood Road, Rockwood St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish: 370 Main Street, Jackman Sunday Mass at 11:00am Confession: Sunday at 10:00 10:45 am Pastor - Rev. Aaron Damboise You can reach Father Aaron at St. Anthony Sunday, Monday & Tuesday and Holy Family Thursday, Friday & Saturday or by telephone at or at aaron.damboise@portlanddiocese.org. Deacon Deacon John Guerin You can reach Deacon John by telephone at or Administrative Assistant - Bette DiAngelo You can reach Bette at or via bette.diangelo@portlanddiocese.org Bookkeeper - Lorraine Auclair You can reach Lorraine at or via lorraine.auclair@portlanddiocese.org Holy Family Parish Office Hours: Monday, Thursday & Friday: 9:00am-12:00noon. Monday and Tuesday: 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday: 10:00am-2:00pm St. Anthony Parish Office Hours: Monday: 9:00am-12:00noon and 1:30 4:00pm Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00noon Holy Family needs volunteers to clean our new church... Please call the Parish office to see how you can help! Many hands makes light work!

2 Holy Family Parish: Mass Schedule: Saturday, March 24th 4:00pm at Holy Family Church Lilian Miller by John and Nilsa Guerin Sunday, March 25th - 8:00am at Holy Family Church Thursday, March 30th - 4:00pm at Holy Family Church Rev. Claude Albert by Constantine Cote Friday, March 30th 7:00pm at Holy Family Church Saturday, March 31st No Mass Sunday, April 1st - 8:00am at Holy Family Church Julio Hernandez by John and Nilsa Guerin Holy Hour of Adoration with Evening Prayer and Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Fridays from 5-6pm at Holy Family. Holy Family Ladies Guild-1st & 3rd Mondays each month at 1 pm in the Rectory: At each meeting the rosary is said for the conversion of our country, for our church, and for those on our parish prayer list. Knights of Columbus Greenville Council 2368 Monthly meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm in the Holy Family Parish Hall. During the construction of our new Holy Family church, please park on the main entrance side of the church if possible. Please don t park by the Rectory during working hours. Thank you. Greenville Backpack Program - Help Feed Needy Families Food can be dropped off in the box located at the Rectory. This week s food item: Instant oatmeal containing multiple individual packets FMI, contact Cecile Shields at Mass Schedule: St. Anthony Parish: Sunday, March 25th - 11:00am at St. Faustina Church Kay and Frank Haggan by Cyndie Field Monday, March 26th 8:30am at St. Faustina Church Mary Ellen Steele by Francis Steele Tuesday, March 27th - No Mass Thursday, March 29th 7:00pm at St. Faustina Church John Begin, Sr. by Ligouri Brochu s family Friday, March 30th 3:00pm at St. Faustina Church Saturday,March 31st- 8:00pm at St. Faustina Church Easter Vigil Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haggan by Isabelle Haggan Sunday, April 1st - 11:00am at St. Faustina Church Eucharistic Adoration: Monday 4-5pm followed by St. Faustina Ladies Prayer Group We will meet to pray the Miraculous Medal Novena, petitions and Divine Mercy Chaplet immediately following Eucharistic Adoration. We offer the prayers for family, friends or anyone who is in need of prayer. Please let us know if there is a special person that you would like us to add to our prayer basket. All ladies of the parish are welcome to join us even if you can't come every week. Knights of Columbus Jackman Council 2392 Upcoming Events: March 31st: Easter Egg Hunt 11am to 12 pm April 2nd: Knights of Columbus meeting at 6:30pm April 8th: Soup Luncheon after Mass Like us on Facebook to keep up with parish events, and other information regarding our Catholic Faith! Check out our website at Spread the word to your family and friends! Holy Family Parish St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish

3 Weekly Offertory Collection Holy Family Sacraments of Initiation and Healing Baptism Call the office at least 6 months in advance of the birth of your first child. Confirmation Call the parish office for more information. Eucharist See Mass schedule. For a homebound or sick call, please contact the office or Fr. Aaron. Reconciliation - Saturday from 3:00-3:45pm at Holy Family ; Sunday from 10:15-10:45 at St. Faustina and anytime by appointment call Fr. Aaron at Anointing of the Sick - If you or a loved one would like a visit, call Fr. Aaron at Sacraments of Vocation St. Anthony March 17 and 18 $ 1, $ Cemetery Upkeep $ Building Fund $ 5, St. Anthony: Sunday morning classes from 9:30-10:30am, please call Connie to register at Holy Family K through 8th-Thursday afternoon classes Holy Family Middle/High School Group Sunday evenings from 6-7:30PM. Please call the office to register new students. Kindly remember in prayer : Barbara Kane, Danny Poulin, Colleen (Maynard) Cossette, Frances Morin, Lea Ann Munster, Sarah Gregoire, Janet Chasse, Mona Duval Bishop, Diane Gilboe, Louise Lacasse, Mark Mullins, O Dell Merchant, Terry Currin, Stella Goetz, Brenda Ward, Owen Lebel, Donald Shea, Bonnie D Arcangelo, Isabelle Haggan, Koel Talpey, Margie Falardeau, Dot Harmon, Kathy Begin, Carmen Jennison, Gerard Falardeau, Jennifer Matlack-Bolin, Tibbetts Family, Dottie Gagne, Doug Worster, Ramona Varney, Huguette Morin, Keith & Frances Davis, Sean Melvidas, Christine Havenaar, Jeannine Pinette, Linley Brown, Jr., Rosemarie Paradise, Rena Parent, Jim & Sue Johnston, Theresa Breau, Dorothy Ragan, Richard Falardeau, Christine Fox Frauenheim, France Larochelle McAllister, Jeannette Morrill, Linda Kronholm, Lauren Trigge & Arthur Giroux. Marriage - Contact Fr. Aaron at least one year prior to intended date of wedding. Holy Orders - March 25, Morning by morning He wakens - wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. Listen in prayer daily to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, seeking to know your vocation. If He is asking you to consider the priesthood or consecrated life, Contact Fr. Seamus Griesbach: ; seamus.griesbach@portlanddiocese.org; Website: ; Facebook: VocationsME. FMI about consecrated life contact: Sr. Rita Mae Bissonnette at (207) RitaMae.Bissonnette@portlanddiocese.org Thank you for your ongoing support to meet our weekly parish budget needs. St. Anthony Parish needs $1, weekly Holy Family Parish needs $1, weekly to meet our annual budget expenses. Bulletin Deadline: If you have something you would like to include in our bulletin, please get the information to the Parish office by Friday at 10am to be included in the following week. Holy Family Church Building Fund has raised over $ 2.3 million in cash and pledges. Please continue to support Beginning a New Century of Faith and to pray for Holy Family Church. If you and your family would like to learn more about this project and how you can help, please call the office at for more information. Thank you for your support! Mass Intentions are a wonderful way to remember a loved one. To schedule, use a Mass Intention envelope and please make $10.00 check payable to the parish, in the memo line indicate whom the Mass Intention is being offered for. Please include your name and phone number so if we need to contact you we can. Pending availability, Masses will be offered either on a weekday or a weekend celebration and you can request up to ten Masses at a time. Weekly Prayer For Priests March 25: Rev. Augustin Sebasthiyan HGN & Rev. Antonio Amato March 26: Rev. Robert Gaudreau & V.Rev. Thomas Murphy March 27: Rev. Andrew Bisson OFM & Rev. Patrick Agbodi SMA March 28: V.Rev. Jean-Paul Labrie & Msgr. Raymond Begin March 29: All Priests March 30 Rev. Paul Marquis March 31: Rev. John McHugh OFM Cap & Rev. Philip M. Tracy Sanctuary Candles for March 25 to March 31 Holy Family Church: In Memory of Kay Bacon St. Faustina Church: Candles are $7.00 per week and will burn near our church tabernacle for one week. Candles may be offered for one s personal intentions, or in memory of a loved one or friend. FMI, call Bette at

4 Readings for the Week of March 25, 2018 Sunday: Mark 11:1-10 /Isaiah 50:4-7/ Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, [2a]/ Philippians 2:6-11/Mark 14:1--15:47 Monday: Isaiah 42:1-7/Psalms 27:1, 2, 3, [1a]/ John 12:1-11 Tuesday: Isaiah 49:1-6/ Psalms 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17 [cf. 15ab]/ John 13:21-33, Wednesday: Isaiah 50:4-9a/ Psalms 69:8-10, 21-22, 31 and [14c]/ Matthew 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/ Psalms 89:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [2a]/ Revelation 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14/ Psalms 116:12-13, 15-16bc, [cf. 1 Corinthians 10:16]/ 1 Corinthians 11:23-26/John 13:1-15 Friday: Isaiah 52:13--53:12/ Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 [Luke 23:46]/ Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9/John 18:1--19:42 Saturday: Vigil: Genesis 1:1--2:2 / Psalms 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 [30] / Genesis 22:1-18 /Psalms 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 [1]/ Exodus 14:15--15:1/ Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, [1b]/ Isaiah 54:5-14/ Psalms 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 [2a]/Isaiah 55:1-11/ Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 [3]/Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4/ Psalms 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [John 6:68c]/ Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28/ Psalms 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] /Romans 6:3-11/ Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23/Mark 16:1-7 Our Cluster 20 Pastoral and Finance Council Members are listed below. Please feel free to contact them with any questions or suggestions. St. Faustina Pastoral Council: Yvette Costello Isabelle Haggan New Member Vacancy Holy Family Pastoral Council: Dave Taylor Fonda Smith Gloria Burns Student Member: Connor DiAngelo St. Faustina Finance Council: Bill Watkin Ann Veilleux Cyndie Field Holy Family Finance Council: Barbara Crossman Gail Turmel Noel Wohlforth

5 Father Aaron will have a Pre-Mass Catechesis at each weekend Mass during Lent. Each week, Father will speak on a part of the Mass. Come early to learn more about the way we Catholics worship! Please join us ten minutes before each Mass. March 25th - Palm Sunday Mass 8:00am at Holy Family 11:00am at St. Faustina March 28th -Tenebrae Service 7:00pm at Holy Family March 29th -Holy Thursday 4:00pm at Holy Family 7:00pm at St. Faustina March 30th - Good Friday 3:00pm at St. Faustina 7:00pm at Holy Family March 31st - Easter Vigil 8:00pm at St. Faustina April 1st - Easter Sunday 8am at Holy Family 11am at St. Faustina JOY IN ACTION Weekly suggestions for the faithful to consider: March 25: Reach out to someone who is lonely or has been away from the Church and invite them to accompany you to Holy Week Masses and services.