June 24, 2018 Nativity of St. John the Baptist

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1 June 24, 2018 Nativity of St. John the Baptist Parish Central Office: 145 Pritham Ave., P.O. Box 457 Greenville, ME St. Anthony Rectory: 370 Main Street Jackman, ME Holy Family Parish: 145 Pritham Avenue, Greenville Saturday Mass at 4:00pm Sunday Mass at 7:15am Confession: Saturday: 3:00-3:45 St. Joseph Mission: 4140 Rockwood Road, Rockwood Sunday Mass at 9:00am 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 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 Saturday 4:00pm: Holy Family in Greenville Sunday: 7:15am - Holy Family in Greenville 9:00am - St. Joseph in Rockwood 11:00am - St. Faustina in Jackman Do we have a Cluster 20 Registration Form on file for you and your family? The forms are available at Holy Family or St. Anthony. You may return completed forms to the Parish Office or in the Offertory.

2 Mass Schedule: Holy Family Parish: Saturday, June 23rd - 4:00pm at Holy Family Church Phebe Potthoff by Debi and Charlie Baker Sunday, June 24th - 7:15am at Holy Family Church All Parishioners Sunday, June 24th - 9:00am at St. Joseph Church Ellsworth Haggan by John and Heidi * NO DAILY MASS * Saturday, June 30th - 4:00pm at Holy Family Church Murielle Larabee by Suzanne Maheux and family Sunday, July 1st - 7:15am at Holy Family Church Phebe Potthoff by Bob and Judi Frederick Sunday, July 1st - 9:00am at St. Joseph Church All Parishioners 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 Conference Room. 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. Due to the Fourth of July holiday, the July meeting will be held on Monday, July 9th at 6:00pm. Mass Schedule: St. Anthony Parish: Sunday, June 24th - 11:00am at St. Faustina Church Mr. & Mrs. Emery Gilbert by Frances Maheux * NO DAILY MASS * Sunday, July 1st - 11:00am at St. Faustina Church Edward Kid Morency by John and Edward 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 Monthly meetings are held the first Monday of the month at 6:30pm in the St Faustina Church Hall The Rene Morin Senior Luncheon will be held the 3rd Wednesday each month at 11:30am in St Faustina Church Hall and the doors will open at 11am. Please join us. Holy Family Parish St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish Holy Family Parish Offertory: June 16th and 17th: Catholic Communications Campaign- Building Fund- $ St. Joseph Offertory: June 17th- $ St. Anthony Parish Offertory: June 17th- $

3 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. Holy Family Ladies Guild will host a coffee on the 4th Sunday of each month after Mass. Please join them on June 24th after the 7:15am Mass for coffee and coffeecake! Kindly remember in prayer : Amanda Lessard, Carlene Brockmann, Simone Squiers, Fonda Smith, Gus Harris, Barbara Kane, 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, Rosemarie Paradise, Rena Parent, Theresa Breau, Dorothy Ragan, Richard Falardeau, Christine Fox Frauenheim, France Larochelle McAllister, Jeannette Morrill, Linda Kronholm, Lauren Trigge & Arthur Giroux. 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 Marriage - Contact Fr. Aaron at least one year prior to intended date of wedding. Birth of John the Baptist - What will this child turn out to be? You have been imbued with your vocation from the moment of your conception. Has Christ chosen you to be a priest, brother or sister? 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 kind donations and please continue to support Beginning a New Century of Faith and to pray for Holy Family Church. We still have to raise ~ $125,000 to complete the campaign. If you would like to learn more about this project and how you can help, please call the office at for more information. Each parish has options for electronic giving: For Holy Family: For St. Anthony: Thank you for your regular, faithful 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 June 24: Rev. James Brewer and Rev. Robert Lupo June 25: Rev. Philip Cyr & Rev. Hyacinth Fornkwa June 26: Rev. Augustin Sebasthiyan HGN & Rev. Antonio Amato June 27: Rev. Robert Gaudreau & V. Rev. Thomas Murphy June 28: Rev. Andrew Bisson OFM & Rev. Patrick Agbodi SMA June 29: Our Holy Father June 30: V.Rev. Jean-Paul Labrie & Msgr. Raymond Begin Sanctuary Candles for June 24 to June 30 Holy Family Church: Sean Melvidas by Suzanne and Family St. Faustina Church: Special Prayers for Gerard Falardeau by Dan and Lori Poulin 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. You can request up to ten weeks at a time. FMI, call Bette at

4 Celebrating the Joy of Being a Father JOY IN ACTION Weekly suggestions for the faithful to consider June 24: Ask your father to share some memories of his upbringing, such as his first house, his first Communion, his wedding day, etc. Readings for the Week of June 24, 2018 Sunday: Vigil: Jeremiah 1:4-10/ Psalms 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/ 1 Peter 1:8-12/Luke 1:5-17 Day: Isaiah 49:1-6/Psalms 139:1-3, 13-14, [14a]/ Acts 13:22-26/Luke 1:57-66, 80 Monday: 2 Kings 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/ Psalms 60:3, 4-5, [7b]/Matthew 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kings 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/ Psalms 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, [cf. 9d]/ Matthew 7:6, Wednesday: 2 Kings 22:8-13; 23:1-3/ Psalms 119:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40 [33a]/ Matthew 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kings 24:8-17/Psalms 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/ Matthew 7:21-29 Friday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5 [5a]/ Galatians 1:11-20/John 21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11/Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/ 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18/Matthew 16:13-19 Saturday: Lamentations 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/ Psalms 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, [19b]/ Matthew 8:5-17 Our Cluster 20 Pastoral and Finance Council Members are listed below. Please feel free to contact them with any questions or suggestions. Thank you! 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 Please join Holy Family Parish to celebrate the Grand Opening of the new Community Hall & Parish Offices Facilities on Saturday, June 30th at 5:30pm in Holy Family Church Hall. All are welcome to enjoy a summer dinner by donation and time of community fellowship. The church will be open for anyone who might like to take a tour of the facilities. Call the Parish Office with any questions at Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. Enjoy dinner, dancing to a live band, and wine tasting on a three-hour summer evening cruise around Moosehead Lake. 2nd Annual Mid-Summer Night s Gala Dinner Dance Friday, July 27, 2018 This fun-filled $60 evening cruise includes: Hors d oeuvres and appetizers upon embarkation Bartlett Estate Winery s wine and mojito tasting Dancing all evening to the music of the Half Way Home s Alexandra & Kermit Bennett and Dick Dutson band Full course dinner with beer and wine Dance lessons from noted dance instructor Mike Levinsky 50/50 raffle, Silent Auction, and more! Proceeds will benefit the Holy Family Church Building Fund. Tickets on-line: Look for 2nd Annual Mid-Summer Night s Gala Dinner Dance under events for July 27, 2018