St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish

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1 January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Central Office: 145 Pritham Ave., P.O. Box 457, Greenville, ME (207) Pastor - Rev. Aaron Damboise - Cell - (207) Aaron.Damboise@portlanddiocese.org Deacon Deacon John Guerin - Cell-(207) Admin. Assistant - Bette DiAngelo - bette.diangelo@portlanddiocese.org Bookkeeper - Lorraine Auclair - lorraine.auclair@portlanddiocese.org Weekend Mass Schedule: Holy Family Church - Greenville - 4:00pm Saturday and 8:00am Sunday St. Faustina Church - Jackman - 11:00am on Sunday Each of our parishes have Facebook Pages - Like us on Facebook to keep up with parish events, and other information regarding our Catholic Faith! Spread the word to your family and friends! Holy Family Parish St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish 370 Main St. - Jackman Sunday Mass at 11:00am Confession Sunday at 10:15-10:45am or by appointment 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 Holy Family Parish 145 Pritham Ave. - Greenville Sacraments of Vocation Marriage - Contact Fr. Aaron at least one year prior to intended date of wedding. Holy Orders - January 29, 2017 God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong. God doesn t call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Could He be calling you? Contact Father Seamus Griesbach at (207) or seamus.griesbach@portlanddiocese.org. FMI about consecrated life contact: Sr. Rita Mae Bissonnette at (207) RitaMae.Bissonnette@portlanddiocese.org Saturday Mass at 4pm - Sunday Mass at 8:00am Confession Sat. at 3:00pm or by appointment St. Joseph Mission 4140 Rockwood Rd. - Rockwood

2 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 1:30 4:00pm Tuesday: 9:00am-12:00noon Fr. Aaron is at St. Anthony Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and Holy Family Thursday, Friday and Saturday. He is also available evenings by appointment. Father may be reached by telephone at or at Please feel free to stop by and visit Father anytime. You can reach Deacon John by telephone at or You can reach Bette at or via You can reach Lorraine at or via Bulletin deadline: Please have information to the Parish office by Friday at 10am to be included in the following week. 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. Readings for the Week of January 29, 2017 Sunday: Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13/Psalms 146/ 1 Corinthians 1:26-31/Matthew 5:1-12a Monday: Hebrews 11:32-40/Psalms 31/Mark 5:1-20 Tuesday: Hebrews 12:1-4/Psalms 22/Mark 5:21-43 Wednesday: Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15/Psalms 103/Mark 6:1-6 Thursday: Malachi 3:1-4/Psalms 24/Hebrews 2:14-18/ Luke 2:22-40 Friday: Hebrews 13:1-8/Psalms 27/Mark 6:14-29 Saturday: Hebrews 13:15-17, 20-21/Psalms 23/Mark 6:30-34 Holy Family Parish Building Fund Consider remembering a loved one or friend or honoring someone for a birthday or anniversary in a special way. Donations can be put in the collection or mailed to the Parish Office. As many of you know, Lucy Fay passed away. Memorial Donations in her memory can be made to the Holy Family Building Fund Fay Family Classroom P.O. Box 457, Greenville, ME 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. *************************************** Knights of Columbus Greenville Council Monthly meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00pm in the Holy Family Church Hall. The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 1st Holy Family Valentine Candy Place your order after Mass at Holy Family on February 4th & 5th. Candy will be ready for pick up on February 11th & 12th. There will be a variety of homemade candy and fudge in each $10 bag. All proceeds will go to the Holy Family Building Fund.

3 Weekly Offertory Holy Family St. Anthony January 21 and 22 $ $ Latin American Missions $ $ Building Fund $ Holy Family Church Building Fund has raised $1,316, 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! Kindly remember in prayer : Ralph Gabarro, Therese Arsenault, Charlie Baker, Ann Douglas, Owen Lebel, Donald Shea, Bonnie D Arcangelo, Isabelle Haggan, Tommy DeLambo, Koel Talpey, Margie Falardeau, Dot Harmon, Kathy Begin, Carmen Jennison, Gerard Falardeau, Jennifer Matlack-Bolin, Tibbetts Family, Dottie Gagne, Bernice Mullins, Doug Worster, Ramona Varney, Cathy Mullins, Huguette Morin, Keith & Frances Davis, Sean Melvidas, Christine Havenaar, Jeannine Pinette, Linley Brown, Jr., Rosemarie Paradise, Rena Parent, Jim & Sue Johnston, Omer Servant, Theresa Breau, Dorothy Ragan, Richard Falardeau, Christine Fox Frauenheim, France Larochelle McAllister, Jeannette Morrill; Linda Kronholm, Rita Lampinen, Lauren Trigge and Arthur Giroux Please contact the parish office if you would like a Giving Summary for Holy Family or St. Anthony Parish for your 2016 Taxes. Thank you for the support to the Latin American Missions. Your gifts to that collection will fund catechesis, pastoral programs, marriage and family life projects, seminarian education, and many other necessary programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Fund Raising Dinner Dance on the Katahdin: Friday night July 28, 2017 Tickets will be on sale soon so watch for more information! Greenville Backpack Program - Help Feed Needy Families Food can be dropped off in the box located in the entrance of Holy Family Church. Thank you! This week s food item is: 14 oz. box of graham crackers FMI, contact Cecile Shields at Weekly Prayer For Priests Jan. 29: Rev. John O Hara & Rev. Paul Coughlin Jan. 30: Rev. Joseph Manship & Rev. William Modlin Jan. 31: Msgr. Richard Sniezyk & Bishop Paul Baltakis OFM Feb. 1: All Priests Feb. 2: Rev. Harold Moreshead & Msgr. Michael Henchal Feb. 3: Rev. Alfred Irving & Rev. Bernard Welch Feb. 4: V.Rev. Claude Gendreau & Rev. Timothy Nadeau Sanctuary Candles for January 29th to February 4th Holy Family Church Owen Lebel by Suzanne and family St. Faustina Church - Leandre Achey by Arline Achey 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 Mass Schedule for the week of January 28 to February 5 DAY DATE TIME PLACE MASS INTENTION SAT. Jan. 28 4:00pm Holy Family Church Ovila Maheux by Suzanne and family SUN. Jan. 29 8:00am Holy Family Church All Parishioners SUN. Jan :00am St. Faustina Church Howard and Marion Sherwood by Yvette Costello MON. Jan. 30 7:00am St. Faustina Church Mary Ann Nichols by Francis Steele TUES. Jan. 31 7:00am St. Faustina Church Annie Chapman by Francis Steele WED. Feb. 1 NO MASS NO MASS THURS. Feb. 2 7:30 am Holy Family Church Maxim Squiers by Simone FRI. Feb. 3 1:30pm C.A. Dean East Wing Alberie Caron by Charlie & Debi Baker SAT. Feb. 4 4:00pm Holy Family Church Connie Lelazny by The Mullins Family SUN. Feb. 5 8:00am Holy Family Church All Parishioners SUN. Feb :00am St. Faustina Church Gemma Tanguay by Arline Achey

4 Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Anyone interested in learning about our Catholic faith, please call the rectory or call Paul and Joyce Lessard at Next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend Set for Lewiston on March What s your marriage worth? A romantic dinner for two? A dream vacation? Or a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend? Register now for the encounter weekend scheduled for March in Lewiston and look forward to a weekend of discovery and a lifetime of deepening love! The registration fee is $50, and a freewill donation will be accepted at the end of the weekend. FMI or to register, contact Bill and Coco Watkin at (207) or go to ww.wwmemaine.org. The Presence Radio Network Week of Sunday, January 29, 2017 New Inspiring Programming beginning January 30th! Start your day by praying the Rosary w/ Bishop Deeley at 6am followed by Bishop Robert Barron and Sr. Ann Shields with the daily Mass readings and reflections Enjoy new Relevant Radio programs: Morning Air begins airing at 7am The Drew Mariani Show at 3pm with a live Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 4pm The Daily Mass will air at 9:30pm, a peaceful time of day when you can listen to the Mass from start to finish without the busyness of the morning commute. You can still listen to the 8am Mass on EWTN TV, the EWTN App, or Listen Live at ewtn.com Tune in to hear your favorite shows and some new inspiring programming! 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 Download the free Presence Radio smartphone app or dial and listen on any cell phone or landline with unlimited minutes. Sixth Annual Catholic Women s Conference Saturday, April 29th from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the Holiday Inn by the Bay in Portland Keynote Speaker, Leah Darrow, author and former model on America s Next Top Model Cost is $60 and includes continental breakfast and lunch Early bird price of $50 and Student price is $30

5 Holy Family Faith Formation Middle School / High School Sunday nights 6-7:30pm Hope you can join us! Holy Family Grades 1-5 Sunday Mornings following Mass from 9 to 10 am. If you would like to have your child or grandchild included, please call the parish office at ******************************************* St. Anthony Faith Formation Grades 1-3 Classes will be held Sunday Mornings from 9:30 to 10:30. Please join us! Call Connie at FMI. Holy Family Ladies Guild-1st & 3rd Mondays of 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. St. Faustina Ladies Prayer Group-Tuesdays at 1:00 PM: meets to pray the Miraculous Medal Novena, the Liturgy of the Hours and the Rosary, Stations of the Cross or a Chaplet. 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. All Catholic High School teens are invited to WINTER REGIONALS Teens from around the diocese are invited to gather, once again, to celebrate, build community, grow in faith, to nominate youth leaders to the CYLT and to pray together. The event is free, though registration is required through your YM Coordinator or designated parish leader, no later than March 10th. All youth must be accompanied by an adult (one adult per 7 youth). Come join us! Where & When: Saturday, March 25th Time: 12:30 pm - Mass at 4 p.m. o Cathedral Gym, Portland o St. John School, Winslow o St. David Church, Madawaska To register, please contact the Parish Office at Holy Family Finance Council Meeting Thursday, February 2nd at 5pm in the Rectory Please be sure we have a current Cluster 20 Registration Form on file for you and your family. The forms are available at Holy Family or St. Anthony and you may return completed forms to the Parish Office or in the Offertory.