January 28, Parish Central Office: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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1 January 28, 2018 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Central Office: 145 Pritham Ave., P.O. Box 457, Greenville, ME (207) Holy Family Parish: Saturday Mass at 4:00pm Sunday Mass at 8:00am Weekend Masses celebrated at the Union Church, 2 Moosehead Lake Road, Greenville Confession: Sat. at 3:00pm, Sunday 7:30-7:45am or by appointment St. Joseph Mission: 4140 Rockwood Road, Rockwood St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish: Sunday Mass at 11:00am 370 Main Street, Jackman Confession: Sunday at 10:30-10:45am or by appointment 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

2 Holy Family Parish: Mass Schedule: Saturday, January 27th 4:00pm at the Union Church Marielle Dodge by Nancy Elsemore Sunday, January 28th- 8:00am at the Union Church Thursday, February 1st - 7:30am in the Rectory Chapel Madeline and Edward Zimmermann by Claire & Pat O Connor Friday, February 2nd 1:30pm at C.A. Dean East Wing Robert Winston-Wellness, Health & Peace by his daughter Saturday, February 3rd 4:00pm at the Union Church Ovila Maheux by Suzanne and family Sunday, February 4th - 8:00am at the Union Church Holy Hour of Adoration with Evening Prayer and Devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Fridays from 5-6pm in the Rectory Chapel 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 Rectory. 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. Mass Schedule: St. Anthony Parish: Sunday, January 28th 11:00am at St. Faustina Church Dana Mulhall by Ed & John Morency Monday, January 29th 8:30am at St. Faustina Churc Joseph Ashner by Francis Steele Tuesday, January 30th - 8:30am at St. Faustina Church Jean Anctil by Francis Steele Sunday, February 4th 11:00am at St. Faustina Church Joseph Levesque by Raymond and Lorraine Levesque 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. Please remember to pray for Holy Family Church: Heavenly Father, author and inspirer of all things holy, hear our prayers for our new Church. Send forth Your Spirit that we may humbly be guided by your Divine Will. Touch our hearts with true generosity to raise up a house of God for the inspiration and renewal of all your faithful. We ask this in Jesus Name. Amen. 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 Greenville Backpack Program - Help Feed Needy Families Food can be dropped off in the box located in the entrance of the Union Church. This week s food item: pizza sauce in a squeezable bottle 15 oz. FMI, contact Cecile Shields at Thank you!

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. February 2, 2018 is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is traditionally a Mass where candles are blessed that are to be used in parishioners homes. There will be a Special Mass at C.A. Dean East Wing and parishioners are encouraged to bring candles to this Mass to be blessed and the Nursing home members will receive candles that are blessed. The St. Blaise candles to be used at the weekend Masses will also be blessed. All present will also have the opportunity to have their throats blessed at the end of Mass and the Sacrament of the Sick will be administered on that day in honor of World Day of the Sick which is February 11th. Please join us for this special Mass. February 3, 2018 is the Feast Mass of St. Blaise and there will be blessing of the throats at both weekend Masses that weekend. 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. Holy Orders - January 28, Let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God has called you. If you are considering a vocation to the consecrated life or priesthood, 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 Weekly Offertory Collection Holy Family St. Anthony January 20 and 21 $ $ Building Fund $ 26, Holy Family Church Building Fund has raised over $1,985,557 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! NEW gifts directed to the St Joseph restoration project will also receive 100% matching but only for funds received before January 31, 2018 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 January 28: Rev. Alfred Irving & Rev. Reginald Brissette January 29: Rev. Innocent Okozi SMA January 30: Rev. Stephen Mulkern & Rev. C. Lee Gilbertson January 31: Rev. Roland Nadeau & Rev. Maurice Lebel February 1: Rev. John Feeney & Rev. Robert Pecoraro, SJ February 2: Rev. Kevin Martin & Rev. Peter Shaba SMA February 3: Rev. John Bacevius OFM & Rev. David Affleck Sanctuary Candles for January 28 to February 3 Holy Family Church: Sean Melvidas by Suzanne and family 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 The Presence Radio Network Week of Sunday, January 28, 2018 CATHOLIC ANSWERS LIVE Tune in for inspiring programs Why God Still Matters with Karlo Broussard Monday, 1/29, 6pm Open Forum with Bishop Salvatore Cordileone Monday, 1/29, 7pm Which Catholic Moral Teaching do You Reject? With Trent Horn Wednesday, 1/31, 6pm 8pm Tune in and be inspired! The Presence Radio is your listener-supported Catholic radio FM in Greater Portland, 90.3 FM in Greater Bangor, 89.7 FM Mid-Coast, 89.5 FM Augusta, 97.5 Fort Kent, 1390AM Northern Maine, FM in Springvale & Sanford Listen online 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 Readings for the Week of January 28, 2018 Sunday: Deuteronomy 18:15-20/ Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9, [8]/ 1 Corinthians 7:32-35/Mark 1:21-28 Monday: 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13/ Psalms 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [8a]/Mark 5:1-20 Tuesday: 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, :3/ Psalms 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 [1a]/Mark 5:21-43 Wednesday: 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17/ Psalms 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7 [cf. 5c]/Mark 6:1-6 Thursday: 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12/ 1 Chronicles 29:10, 11ab, 11d-12a, 12bcd [12b]/ Mark 6:7-13 Friday: Malachi 3:1-4/Psalms 24:7, 8, 9, 10 [10b]/ Hebrews 2:14-18/Luke 2:22-40 Saturday: 1 Kings 3:4-13/ Psalms 119:9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 [12b]/ Mark 6:30-34

5 Kindly remember in prayer : 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. Weekly suggestions for the faithful to consider January 28: Amid the need to shovel and snow blow, take the time to enjoy the winter beauty. Make snow angels or snowmen with your children or even as a couple. Please be sure to fill out your Catholic Leadership Institute Survey. Bring it to Mass Send it in the mail to the Parish office Drop it off at the Parish office. Thank you for your support! 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. Because of the volume of Contributions to the Beginning a New Century of Faith Capitol Campaign, Holy Family Parish will send out 2017 Giving Summaries to everyone during the week of January 29th. Please contact the parish office if you would like a 2017 Giving Summary for St. Anthony Parish.