November 6, 2016 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish Central Office: 145 Pritham Ave., P.O. Box 457, Greenville, ME 04441-0457 (207) 695-2262 Pastor - Rev. Aaron Damboise - Cell - (207) 485-1921 Aaron.Damboise@portlanddiocese.org Deacon Deacon John Guerin - Cell-(207) 294-2294 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 www.facebook.com/holyfamilycatholicchurchgreenvilleme St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish www.facebook.com/stfaustinacatholicchurchjackmanme 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 Sacraments of Vocation 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 485-1921 Anointing of the Sick - If you or a loved one would like a visit, call Fr. Aaron at 485-1921. Marriage - Contact Fr. Aaron at least one year prior to intended date of wedding. Holy Orders - November 6, 2016 You are alive for God. Trust that God will welcome you into the kingdom. (Luke 20:27-38) If you think God is calling you, call Father Seamus Griesbach at (207) 773-6471,email: vocations@portlanddiocese.org or like us on facebook: VocationsME. FMI about consecrated life contact: Sr. Rita Mae Bissonnette at (207) 773-6471 RitaMae.Bissonnette@portlanddiocese.org Holy Family Parish 145 Pritham Ave. - Greenville Saturday Mass at 4pm - Sunday Mass at 8:00am Confession Sat. at 3:00pm or by appointment St. Joseph Mission 4140 Rockwood Rd. - Rockwood
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 * Office will be closed on November 11th * 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 207-485-1921 or email at aron.damboise@portlanddiocese.org. Please feel free to stop by and visit Father anytime. You can reach Deacon John by telephone at 695-3895 or 294-2294 You can reach Bette at 695-2262 or via email: bette.diangelo@portlanddiocese.org You can reach Lorraine at 695-2262 or via email: lorraine.auclair@portlanddiocese.org Bulletin deadline: Please have information to the Parish office by Friday at 10am to be included in the following week. Each Parish Has a Memorial Building Fund Consider remembering a loved one or friend, honor someone for a birthday or anniversary. Drop donation in the collection or mail to: Holy Family Building Fund or St. Faustina Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 457, Greenville, ME 04441. The Presence Radio Network is listener-supported Catholic radio 106.7FM Greater Portland, 105.7FM Springvale, 97.5FM Fort Kent 90.3FM in Greater Bangor, 89.7FM Mid-Coast 89.5FM Greater Augusta, 1390AM Northern Maine 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: Canned Meats Chicken, Turkey or Ham FMI, contact Cecile Shields at 280-0088. What 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. 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month at 1 pm in the Rectory - Holy Family Ladies Guild- At each meeting the rosary is said for the conversion of our country, for our church, and for those on our parish prayer list. Tuesdays at 1:00 PM - St. Faustina Ladies Prayer Groupmeets 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. She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands for the needy. --Proverbs 31:20 In Maine, 23% of seniors experience marginal, low or very low food security. To learn how you can help, please contact Catholic Charities Maine Parish Social Ministry, PSM@ccmaine.org or 523-2772 November 10th: 1pm-Veterans Day Tribute at Greenville High School Auditorium. November 11th: 11am-Veteran s Service in front of The Honor Roll in Greenville 10am-Motorcade starting at Jackman Monument and travelling to monuments and cemeteries for wreath-laying ceremonies.
Weekly Offertory Collection Holy Family St. Anthony October 29 and 30 $ 858.00 $ 674.00 Building Fund $ 13,388.00 This week we will support our parishioners and their families who serve or have served this nation with distinction as members of the U.S. military. The Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA will provide the Gospel, the sacraments and other forms of spiritual support to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces wherever they serve and to veterans who are in VA medical centers. Please prayerfully consider a generous contribution to this special triennial collection approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2012 and last taken in 2013. Sanctuary Candles for November 6th to November 12th Holy Family Church - Sean Melvidas by Suzanne and family St. Faustina Church - All Parishioners 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 695- Readings for the Week of November 6, 2016: Sunday: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14/Psalms 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15/ 2 Thessalonians 2:16--3:5/Luke 20:27-38, 34-38 Monday: Timothy 1:1-9/Psalms 24:1-6/Luke 17:1-6 Tuesday: Timothy 2:1-8, 11-14/Psalms 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29/ Luke 17:7-10 Wednesday: Ezekiel 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Psalms 46:3-6, 8, 11/ 1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17/John 2:13-22 Thursday: Philemon 7-20/Psalms 146:7-10/Luke 17:20-25 Friday: 2 John 4-9/Psalms 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18/ Luke 17:26-37 Saturday: 3 John 5-8/Psalms 112:1-6/Luke 18:1-8 Holy Family Church Building Fund has raised $1,158,937.00 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 695-2262 for more information. Weekly Prayer For Priests Nov. 6: Bishop Robert P. Deeley, JCD Nov. 7: Rev. Richard Bertrand SJ & Rev. Robert Lupo Nov. 8: Rev. Paul Marquis & Rev. John McHugh OFM Cap Nov. 9: Rev. Thomas Lequin & Rev. John Skehan Nov. 10: Rev. Augustine Nellery & Rev. Anony Pichai Muthu HGN Nov. 11: Rev. Raymond Picard & Rev. James Roy MM Nov. 12: Rev. John Davis & Rev. Joseph Koury Kindly remember in prayer : Bonnie D Arcangelo, Isabelle Haggan, Tommy DeLambo, Koel Talpey, Margie Falardeau, Dot Harmon, Kathy Begin, Alberie Caron, 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, Crystal Levesque, Linley Brown, Jr., Rosemarie Paradise, Rena Parent, Jim & Sue Johnston, Omer Servant, Lionel and Theresa Breau, Dorothy Ragan; Richard Falardeau; Christine Fox Frauenheim; France Larochelle McAllister; Jeannette Morrill; Kermit and Linda Kronholm; Rita Lampinen; Lauren Trigge; Arthur Giroux; Lucy Fay and Alice DeWyze. Mass Schedule for the week of November 5th to November 13th DAY DATE TIME PLACE MASS INTENTION SAT. Nov. 5 4:00pm Holy Family Church Ovila Maheux by Suzanne and family SUN. Nov. 6 8:00am Holy Family Church All Parishioners SUN. Nov. 6 11:00am St. Faustina Church Stevens Plante by Gail and Dody Turmel MON. Nov. 7 1:30pm Jackman Health Center Sarah Jane Goodwin by Frank Steele TUES. Nov. 8 7:00am St. Faustina Church Mujtaba Hussain by Connie Guay WED. Nov. 9 NO MASS NO MASS THURS. Nov. 10 7:30am Holy Family Church Deceased Members of the Bradford-Foote Family by Family FRI. Nov. 11 8:30am St. Faustina Church Clayton Haggan Sr. by Cyndie and Howard Field SAT. Nov. 12 4:00pm Holy Family Church Edith and Nelson Peterson by Anne & Edythe SUN. Nov. 13 8:00am Holy Family Church All Parishioners SUN. Nov. 13 11:00am St. Faustina Church Mr. & Mrs. Genesse by Marie Bertha Paquet
Holy Family Faith Formation Middle School / High School Sunday, November 6th 6-7:30pm Building Prayer & Building Pizzas Hope you can join us ******************************************* Holy Family Grades K-12: If you would like to have your child or grandchild included, please call the parish office at 695-2262. St. Anthony Grades 1-3: Classes will be held Sunday Mornings from 9:30 to 10:30. Please join us on November 6th, 13th and 29th Call Connie at 668-2018 FMI. We will have a reception with light refreshments following our First Responders Prayer Service at Holy Family on November 17th. If you are able to send something to share or help with the reception that night, that would be very much appreciated. Please call the Parish Office for more information. Thank you! 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!
The Pastor's Corner The month of November is traditionally known as the Month of Dead. On November 2nd, the Church celebrated the Feast of All Souls, when we pray for those who have died. During the month of November, Catholics continue to pray for the dead, entrusting them to God's mercy. For many Catholics, the idea of praying for the deceased is second nature. We have prayers for the blessing of the body of someone who has just died, we have wake services, funeral masses, committals, and memorial masses on the anniversary of someone's death. To some, this might not appear to make much sense. After all, once they're dead, their in God's hands, so why pray for them? They're facing God's judgement. so what can our prayers accomplish? As Catholics, we believe that they can accomplish a lot. This is because Catholics believe in purgatory. In short, this means that some of us, while some of us aren't evil enough to face eternal damnation (hell) when we die, some of us aren't quite ready for heaven. Some period of purification is needed before we are ready to face God's glory. Our prayers for the deceased ask God to show mercy for those souls. Our prayers for the dead aren't just prayers of supplication. They are also prayers of thanksgiving for that person's life and presence among us. Next time you attend a funeral, listen closely to the prayers. If you do, you will hear prayers the express praise to god and our hope in Eternal Life. As Christ rose from the dead, so we will rise with him at the end of time. Peace and all good! Fr. Aaron WORKS OF MERCY Weekly suggestions for the faithful to consider November 6: Study and reflect on the life of a saint. November 11 (Veterans Day): Pray for veterans and those who died in service to their country. If you know any veterans, thank them for their service and invite them to share their stories. November 13: Pray for healing for those who have lost a child to abortion and for the souls of their unborn children. Pray also that more will come to understand that all life, from conception to natural death, is precious and a gift from God November 20: As you gather for your Thanksgiving meal, offer prayers for loved ones living and deceased. Share some beloved memories and dedicate yourself to making new ones. November 27: Reflect on the Year of Mercy and how you will continue to seek and share God s mercy going forward.