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OUR LADY OF HOPE and ST. BRIGID SCHOOL A Jesuit Ministry December 29 / 30, 2018 Pastoral Office, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103-2540 207-797-7026 email: Linda.McCormack@portlanddiocese.org Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM The office is closed on Fridays except by appointment (including phone calls). Phone messages left at any time are returned as soon as possible on the next regular work day. Upcoming Events New Years Eve St. Joseph Church St. Pius X Church 4:00 PM 5:30 PM New Years Day St. Pius X Church 9:00 AM January 5-12th Night Celebration January 21 - Martin Luther King Day Readings for the Week of December 30, 2018 Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28/Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10 [cf. 5a]/1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24/Lk 2:41-52 Monday: 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96: 1-2, 11-12, 13 [11a]/Jn 1:1-18 Tuesday: Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21 Wednesday: 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28 Thursday: 1 Jn 2:29-3:6/Ps 98:1, 3cd-4, 5-6 [3cd]/Jn 1:29-34 Friday: 1 Jn 3:7-10/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9 [3cd]/Jn 1:35-42 Saturday: 1 Jn 3:11-21/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2a]/Jn 1:43-51 Next Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:23a, 5-6/ Mt 2:1-12 Observances for the Week of December 30, 2018 Sunday: The Holy Family Monday: St. Sylvester I, Pope; New Year's Eve Tuesday: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (holy day of obligation); New Year's Day; World Day of Peace Wednesday: Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops & Doctors of the Church Thursday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Friday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious Saturday: St. John Neumann, Bishop Next Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord Additional Weekly Masses with our Jesuit Community: St. Pius X Church - 8:00 AM Saturday St. Brigid School - 8:00 AM - Monday (School Days) Cheverus -7:15 AM Monday thru Friday (School Days) Pastoral Staff Rev. Paul Sullivan, S.J.- Pastor Rev. John d Anjou, S.J.- Parochial Vicar Rev. Vincent Curtin, S.J. Senior Priest Rev. Mr. John McAuliffe, Deacon Lori Arsenault Tom Luna Parish Musicians Nancy Curran Joan Dube Finance Council Bill Green, Charlie Noyes, Barbara Willey, Ann Campbell Pastoral Council Kristen Connelly, Bill Slavick, Mary Ellen White, David Reese, Sue & John Mullen, Elizabeth Tarasevich Michael Luna, Andy Litcher pastoral.council@ladyofhopemaine.org Sacrament of Baptism Office Staff Mary Cafazzo Parish Business Administrator Linda McCormack Parish Administrative Assistant Melodye Deberadinis School Bookkeeper Jean Ingalls Office Assistant Andrew Litcher IT and Maintenance Christopher Landry Maintenance Faith Formation ourlady.religioused@gmail.com Sandra Litcher-Director of Religious Education -Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Coordinator Please call the Pastoral Office at 207-797-7026 to register for pre-baptism class. Sacrament of Marriage Couples should contact the Pastoral Office at least six months in advance. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday - St. Joseph Church 2:30 to 3:00 PM Saturday - St. Pius X Church 3:30 to 4:00 PM Saturday - St. Peter Church 2:30 to 3:30 PM Or By Appointment

II The Sanctuary Candle burns this week at: St. Joseph Church SATURDAY: December 29, 2018 8:00 AM - St. Pius X Catherine Goddard by Pat Capozza The Holy Family 4:00 PM - St. Joseph Ashley Nicole Chandler by Grandparents Joseph & Linda Mulkern (Fr. Paul) 4:30 PM - St. Pius X Leo Lambert, Jr. by His Wife & Children (Fr. Ed) SUNDAY: December 30, 2018 - The Holy Family 7:00 AM - St. Pius X Edward Stanhope, Jr. by Judy Stanhope (Fr. Jack) 8:00 AM - St. Joseph For the People of the Parish (Fr. Ed) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X John (Jack) Hayden by Family (Fr. Vince) 10:00 AM - St. Joseph Tina Santella (Fr. Jack) 5:00 PM - St. Joseph John Hogan & Mary Lou Bivens by Judy Bivens (Fr. Paul) MONDAY: December 31, 2018 New Years Eve Mary, the Holy Mother of God 4:00 PM - St. Joseph For the People of the Parish (Fr. Paul) 5:30 PM - St. Pius X For the People of the Parish (Fr. Vince) No 7:00 PM Mass at St. Joseph TUESDAY: January 1, 2019 - New Years Day Mary, the Holy Mother of God 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Anna Naimey by Mary & Jim (Fr. Ed) WEDNESDAY: January 2, 2019 8:00 AM - St. Joseph (School Mass) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Michael Hayes by James Hayes THURSDAY: January 3, 2019 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Deceased Members of Rosanne & Julie Dostie Family, Rosanne, Julie, Mack Dostie by Family FRIDAY: January 4, 2019 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Edward F. Dudar by Miller Dudar Family SATURDAY: January 5, 2019 8:00 AM - St. Pius X Catherine Goddard by Frank & Gerry Joyce The Epiphany of the Lord 4:00 PM - St. Joseph Rene Gauthier by Her Family (Fr. ) 4:30 PM - St. Pius X Melda Downs by Bill & Ruthie Green (Fr. ) SUNDAY: January 6, 2019 - The Epiphany of the Lord 7:00 AM - St. Pius X For the People of the Parish (Fr. ) 8:00 AM - St. Joseph Barbara Foley by David Vaughan & Family (Fr. ) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Elaine Ross by Carole Mikkelsen & John Brown (Fr. ) 10:00 AM - St. Joseph Michael M. Viet by James Pizzo & Mark Polito (Fr. ) 5:00 PM - St. Joseph Michael Tapley by Deborah Jendrasko (Fr. ) St. Pius X Church 12/30 to 01/05/19 St. Pius X Church Masses and Adoration are streamed live to our website Parish Office Christmas Hours Plan ahead to get any Christmas parish chores done this week. The office will be closed for the Christmas holidays December 24 January 1. Parish Office will resume regular hours on Wednesday Jan 2 Bulletin Publishing Service Beginning after the new year you will see a change in the look of our parish bulletin. Our bulletin publishing service will be Pilot Bulletins. With the switch to this new bulletin provider the parish will receive more color options for our bulletins, enhanced picture quality, up-grade of paper quality, laser print for clear, rich font, and several extra pages along with an up-front sign-on bonus of $1000.00 plus $1200.00 annual revenue sharing stipend to be paid to the parish in quarterly installments. The church bulletin generates revenue by the ads placed in it. In order for Pilot Bulletins to continue to provide this wonderful product, service and revenue for our parish ad space needs to be filled. You can help us fill these spots by placing an ad for your business or service or recommending a business or service that we could contact. You can either contact the parish office with that information or contact Pilot Bulletins directly (contact Ken Romano, 617-779-3771). Christmas Letter This year we mailed out a Christmas letter to all parishioners on our parish listing. If you didn t get one, can you please update your address in the Parish Office? If you have moved or joined the parish please let us know. In addition to sharing Christmas blessings, the letter summarized some of the goings on of our parish in the last few months. If you regularly read the bulletin, you probably already know most of what was covered, but we re trying to reach out to members of our community who are not always here and may not always see the bulletin. If you can help spread the word to your family or neighbors, that would be very helpful. Thanks Fr Paul SJ

Weekly Offertory Report Your Gifts of Stewardship for the Weekend of December 15 / 16, 2018 Our Lady of Hope Parish 1st Collection was $ 9,392.00 envelopes were used 295 Weshare: (1st Collection) $ 1,627.43 Weshare Transactions 74 TOTAL Parish Offertory was $ 11,019.43 (In order to meet our budget for this year, our First collection needs to average $13,500.00 per week. Thank you for your generosity God Bless November Parish Poor Box Collection $ 171.11 Project FEED Poor Box for December - Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Food Pantry Pray for those who had funerals in September, October and November: Julia Flores, Mary T. McGarvey, Jim Curran, Anne Ingraham, Susan Cote, Mary Giggey, Katherine Goddard, Gilbert Donatelli, Irene Dodge, Fred Lucci, Doris M. Murphy, Patricia Blackadar, Phyllis Cook, Richard Carter, Don Harkins, Jean P. McNally, Andrew Cloutier, Sr. Theresa Conlogue, Zita Paul, Claie Labrie, Ursula Marie Hildebrand, Michael M. Veit Pray for those who had baptized in September, October and November: William Carl Lakin, Mercedes Lynn Starzyk, Reid James Boucher, Madeline Marie Tanguay, Aras Graham Leary, Lily Marguerite Huston, Braedan Michael Derrig, Rowan Eric Derrig, Benjamin Siekman, Griffin Lord Shaw, Lucy Lorraine Mullen, Xander John Mullen Pray for those married in September...Marie Kathleen Neidig & Adam William Tarbell Bartow If you receive any emails from Father Paul Sullivan or other staff members that do not match their diocesan email address (first name. last name@ portlanddiocese.org), DO NOT OPEN! These emails are phishing emails and scams. DELETE THESE EMAILS IMMEDIATELY! Fundraiser Elsmere BBQ Feb. 27, 4:00-9:00 P.M. 476 Stevens Ave., Portland. Fundraiser for Christ the King School (K-6) in Morne Rouge, Haiti. Merci! New Year s Blessing The parish priests and staff of Our Lady of Hope Parish and St. Brigid School pray that each of us will know, perhaps in a new way, the love of God this Christmas Season. May our year ahead be blessed with opportunities to love and serve God and one another. Finance and Administration Date: beginning bal. payment principal 11/8/2018 $81,532.55 $1,093.45 $821.67 11/15/2018 $80,710.88 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 interest ending bal. Paving Project $271.78 $80,710.88 $000.00 $75,710.88 Thanks to Knights of Columbus Council 101 we were able to make an extra payment towards the loan principal this month. With our extra payments to date we have cut our monthly payments from the original 120 payments to 81 payments. To date we have raised $63,899.69 towards our total paving loan of $108,000.00. If you plan to support the parish with a one-time donation or a regular continuing donation towards the paving fund please be sure to mark your envelope or check memo area with parking lot. Thank you for your generosity!!! Upcoming 2nd Collections 12-29/30-2018 Catholic School Support (St. Brigid) 01-05/06-2019 Fuel and Energy Fund 01-12/13=2019 Maintenance Fund 01-19/20-2019 Snow Removal and Grounds Care If you have any questions regarding your envelopes, please contact Linda at 207-797-7026 Thank you for your continued support and generous donations. The Maine Red Claws invite you to Our Lady of Hope Parish Faith and Family Night on Saturday, February 2 nd at The Expo. Arrive early for a pregame concert with Carrollton and stay to watch the Red Claws take on the Wisconsin Herd! Purchase deadline is JANUARY 19 Carrollton concert from 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM. Red Claws game starts at 7:00 PM. *Your ticket price includes the pregame concert.* For tickets go to: https://groupmatics.events/ourladyofhope You can also find the link on the parish website: https:// / III

Faith Formation Religious Education 207-358-7678 Classes Pre-K - 5 RCIA - Right of Christian Initiation of Adults Our Lady of Hope Sebastian Rasle, SJ Prayer Circle January 2018 Prayer Intentions We now start the third year of urging parishioners and friends to pray for our parish and other world needs and for one another through these prayer intentions and the idea of a Parish Prayer Circle. I hope that these intentions and the commitment to pray have been a source of grace and blessing to you and to our parish, school, and world. 1. For the spiritual health, vitality, and financial support of Our Lady of Hope Parish and St. Brigid School. 2. The Pope Intention: Evangelization Young People That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world. 3. That our young people and all of us may find in Jesus, not harsh rules, but a call to a way of living life that is freeing and leads to a sense of purpose, direction, and an experience of being known and loved by God and invited to share love with others. December 29/30 Feast of the Holy Family The first Sunday of the Christmas season is the Feast of the Holy Family (or Dec 30 if Christmas falls on a Sunday). The celebration is another way saying that God in Jesus has come to be among us, one of us, living life as a human being like us in all things but sin. As we look at the families today, we know that they can take Liturgy of the Word Sundays 10:00 AM Mass St. Joseph Church January 6 th January 20 th February 3 rd March 3 rd March 17 th April 7 th May 5 th May 19 th Winter Weather Cancellations Weekday Mass Cancellations - when the Portland schools are cancelled or have a delayed opening beyond 9:00 AM, weekday Mass will be cancelled. This is to ensure everyone's safety on the roads and also to allow our grounds people time to plow parking lots and clear walks and steps around the churches. The Parish Offices will follow this same policy. St. Brigid's School will make its own school cancellation/delay notices. Weekend Masses are almost never cancelled, but each person should use good judgement about whether it is safe to travel. Hear ye! Don t miss out on all the great events happening at Our Lady of Hope Parish! It s a busy time of year and it s going to get busier. Be sure the parish office has your email address so you can receive the most current information on what s happening at your parish. Feel free to call the parish office (797-7026), email the parish office Linda.McCormack@Portlanddiocese.org, drop a note in the offertory basket with your name and email address on it or on the home page of the parish website Subscribe to our Email list for Bulletins and Events (Click Here) and we ll get you all set up to be in the know. various shapes and forms, and for some of us, our family may not be our birth family, but those people who are most closely part of our lives. Jesus family itself was not the ideal traditional family. His human ancestry includes foreigners, people of bad reputation, sinners, a king complicate in a murder. His mother was pregnant before she married, an offense that could have cost her life. As an adult Jesus did not follow the traditional pattern of being married. He spent most of his last three years on the road surrounded by a varied collection of people, some of whom were considered undesirable. God in Jesus has truly come among us, to live and know human life. May our families, whatever shape they take, be blessed by our loving God. Putting Herod back into Christmas We talk about putting Christ back into Christmas. We also need to put Herod back into Christmas. Far from spoiling the image, the Christmas story actually makes much more sense if we include the unpleasant aspects. Perhaps it s because we don t want to upset the children, because we want to shield them. But lots of bad things happen and children know about them. To include in the Christmas story the slaughter of the innocents only serves to show that Jesus was born into the real world. Horrible though it was, it s no worse than many things that happen today. When we question God s whereabouts and intentions in the catastrophes of life there are no simple answers. The Christmas story is fantastic but it s not fantasy. It s fantastic because of the good news that God became human. We turn it into fantasy if we make it all cozy and nice and avoid the uncomfortable bits. Cozy and nice is fine for a short while; it refreshes and relaxes us. But the good news is God in the midst of the light and the darkness, giving us strength and hope for the long haul of life. Liz Gibson with inspiration by the Sojourners Community Budget Envelopes We have been experiencing a large volume of parishioners not receiving their budget envelopes since making the switchover to our new vendor. We are not certain of why this is happening. There have been a few occasions that the address was correct on the former budget envelopes but not correct in the parish software we used when sending the information to the new vendor. Another problem is the new vendor's envelopes look different though still clearly marked with Our Lady of Hope Parish so people may have mistakenly thought it to be 'junk' mail and tossed them out accidentally. We are working to correct the situation. If you participate in the budget envelope program and haven't received your envelopes please call the parish office, 797-7026, so we can make arrangements to get you envelopes. We are very sorry for any confusion and inconvenience this has cause. IV

V Adorations Tuesday Evenings 7:00 to 8:00 PM St. Joseph Church Fridays 9:30 AM to 12 Noon St. Pius X Church Rosary Devotion Monday through Thursday following 9:00 AM Mass St. Pius X Church Candles The Sanctuary candle at St. Pius X and St. Joseph which burn for a whole week, may be sponsored in memory of loved ones or in honor of those living. The requested donation is $20. To arrange for this, either contact the Parish Office or place your gift and a note in an envelope and put it in the collection basket. We also have vigil candles at St. Joseph Church which can be lit. Food Pantry Needs for the Winter Months Our local food pantries have suggested the following items for those of you wondering what is best to donate to them this time of year: Healthy cereals and oatmeal, Kids snack items (juice boxes, individual applesauce, etc.),toilet paper, diapers and wipes, jars and pouches of baby food, personal hygiene products including items like sanitary pads, toiletries like toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, lip balm, dry pasta, Jars of pasta sauce, canned fish and meat (salmon, tuna, ham, turkey pop-top cans are best), canned vegetables and fruit, canned or powdered milk, peanut butter, canned beans, canned and dry soups, baking mixes that require only water and spices. Bulletin Items for the bulletin are due 10 days prior to publication. Please submit information to andrew.litcher@gmail.com.thank You Portland Sea Dogs tickets The Knights of Columbus will be selling vouchers for Portland Sea Dogs tickets for the 2019 season. A book of 4 vouchers for general admission seats costs $20, half the regular game day price. The vouchers can be used for any regular season home game except the July 3rd fireworks game. If you would like to purchase tickets please contact Steve Capriola at 233-3565 or any member of the Knights of Columbus at Our Lady of Hope Parish. Knights of Columbus Council 101 meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Msgr.P.J. Flanagan Parish Center at St. Pius X. Grand Knight - William Green Knights of Columbus Council 11257 meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Business Office at St. Joseph s in the Basement Meeting Room. Grand Knight - Justin Russell Knights of Columbus 4 th Degree Assembly meets the 2 nd Monday of the month 7:00 PM in the Msgr. P.J. Flanagan Parish Center at St. Pius X. Faithful Navigator - John Land Welcome to the Knights of Columbus Fr. Levens S.J. Fr. Bob Levens recently had a fall while out walking. Fr Bob assists us here at Our Lady of Hope parish and also serves as Faculty Chaplain at Cheverus HS. He has had to have surgery on his leg and will be at Campion Center in Mass for some time of recovery. His address there: Fr. Robert Levens, S.J. Campion Center 319 Concord Rd Weston, MA 02493-1398 We pray for his speedy recovery. Thank you for donations to Threads of Hope. Please put donations into boxes or bags. Finding words to name our desires. (from Creighton University Ministry Office) +Lord, let me experience your coming into my heart today. Lord, I want to embrace the gift of peace you are offering me. +Please, Lord, slow me down. +Forgive me my impatience, my judgements, my jealousies, my greed and any way I make strained relationships even worse. +Help me be sensitive to the needs, struggles, pain of others today. +Give me the courage to offer gestures of peace and love and reconciliation, where they are needed today. +Help me chew the message of your coming today: into poverty, to enter my own experience, to be truly with me. +Prepare my heart today, O Lord, that I may be open to the graces you offer, particularly in the struggles, the dryness, the sadness and the conflict. +Only you know how serious this illness is, my Lord. With the grace of your coming this Christmas, prepare my soul to begin to surrender to you, that I might live in this world more and more with my heart set on the banquet you have prepared for me, when you come to bring me home to you for ever. +Lord, I so want to be a source of light and peace for my family and friends. Keep me centered on the mercy and peace you offer me, that I may love them with great joy and tenderness. +Lord, you know my heart, with all its mystery and complexity. Please let me know my desires, let me know what I need, let me humbly ask you for your graces these precious days ahead.

Dear Parishioners, On December 20 spent some time in the cafeteria with the students and asked them if they had any special wishes for 2019. This is a sampling what I heard. Spend more time with my family- Owen grade 7 That my cousin in the military makes it home for Christmas- Adeline grade 2 That people can live on Mars someday- Jacoby grade 2 I wish it was colder outside- Kristin grade 2 That it will rain tacos and cupcakes- Ella grade 2 I wish we had swings on the playground- Ruby grade 2 Peace on earth- Caroline grade 4 To be in my friends class next year- Vivaan grade 4 Make it to states in hockey- Nathan grade 5 That the sick find health- Lainey grade 5 That the homeless find shelter- Skye grade 5 As we begin 2019 think of your own special wish and actively seek to make it a come true. Happy New Year! Bill Burke Principal VIII Employment Opportunity An immediate opening exists for a Pre-Kgrade 8 Music teacher. The position involves teaching four days per week for a total of thirty hours. Pre K-grade six classes meet once per week and the grade 7/8 music class meets twice per week. In addition to teaching general Music classes the instructor is responsible for organizing the music ministry at weekly all school Masses that includes the third/ fourth grade chorus and student instrumentalists. The instructor also provides instruction to students in grades 4-8 interested in playing an instrument. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, organizing special events such as Grandparent's Day entertainment, the annual Christmas Concert, and Fine Arts Night. All faculty members have additional responsibilities including attending all faculty meetings and professional development activities sponsored by the school Must have Maine Teacher Certification or be certification eligible. Please send, by mail or email, a cover letter, resume, three references, and a copy of a State of Maine Teaching Certificate and Maine State Fingerprint (CHRC) authorization to William Burke, Principal, St. Brigid School, 695 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04013 or by email at william.burke@portlanddiocese.org