Corpus Christi Parish September 3 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 2017
Corpus Christi Parish 70 Pleasant St., Waterville ME 04901 Business Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00AM - 4:00PM Fri 8:00AM - Noon Phone: 872-2281 Fax: 877-0675 Email: ccmoffice@gwi.net Website: www.corpuschristimaine.org St. Francis Cemetery 78 Grove St., Waterville, ME 04901 Phone: 872-2770 Fax: 872-2770 Email: stfrancem@myfairpoint.net Website: www.portlanddiocese.org/stfranciscemetery Parish Staff Rev. Daniel J. Baillargeon, Pastor Rev. Matthew Gregory, Parochial Vicar Deb Hebert, Parish Business Coordinator & Director of St. Francis Cemetery Kim Suttie, Pastoral Life Coordinator Elaine Gordon, Parish Catechetical Leader Theresa Poulin, Business Administrative Assistant Marge Veilleux, Pastoral Administrative Assistant Joan Hallee, Pastoral Receptionist Valerie Wheeler, Principal St. John Catholic School The Week Ahead Sun., Sept 3 8:00AM SJS KC #7300 Breakfast 10:00AM ND Coffee Hour 5:00PM SJ AA Meeting Mon., Sept 4 Parish Office Closed - Labor Day 1:30PM ND Prayer Group 7:00PM SH KC #13486 Meeting Tues., Sept. 5 7:00PM FFC Al-Anon Thurs., Sept. 7 6:00PM FFC Lord, Teach Me To Pray Fri., Sept. 8 7:00AM SJ Adoration & Confessions Sun., Sept 10 8:00AM ND KC #13486 Breakfast 1:00PM ND Secular Franciscans 5:00PM SJ AA Meeting Parish Information Mass Times & Intentions MONDAY Sept. 4, 2017 8:00 AM SJ Emile and Stella Poirier by their daughters TUESDAY Sept. 5, 2017 12:15 PM ND Sadie Gagne by Joan and Lennie Madore WEDNESDAY Sept. 6 2017 8:00 AM SJ Jeannette June Caron by the Giroux-Pare family THURSDAY Sept. 7, 2017 12:15 PM ND Larry Mathieu by Denis Mathieu FRIDAY Sept. 8, 2017 8:00 AM SJ Carmen Welch by Marc and Sarah Sirois 1:45 PM Lakewood Raymond Bourque by Louis and Linda Huard SATURDAY Sept. 9, 2017 4:00 PM ND Bernice Bunny Nutting by Betty DeBlois and family 4:00 PM SJ Parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish 6:00 PM ND Sylvia Gilbert by John and Joan Dore SUNDAY Sept. 10, 2017 7:30 AM SJ Lorraine King by Children Kay Ann, Don and Pat 9:00 AM ND Richard Besson by his wife 10:00 AM SJ Linwood Pelotte by Louise Proulx 10:30 AM ND Mary Reny Buck by son, Mike Sept. 3-Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept. 23 Please remember in your prayers All the dearly departed family members of Corpus Christi Parish Rosary Campaign Christian Jandreau Jeannine DeRosby and Jules and Gaile Letourneau Mike and Mary Hammond Labor Day - Parish Office Closed The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 4 for the Labor Day holiday. Stewardship of Time & Talent WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION Thank you to the order of Secular Franciscans for your prayerful witness to our Parish. You enrich our faith! Sanctuary Candle In thanksgiving by a parishioner ( SJ) Prayers and healing for all our families and for everyone (ND) Keep in Your Prayers Kevin, Daniel Bolduc, Ann Michaud May God s healing touch come down upon our brothers and sisters in faith. Please call the Parish Office to be included in our Prayer Line.
Saint of the Week Stewardship of Treasure Offertory for Aug. 27 - $15,870.15 Average offertory to date - $16,092.94 The budget is based on a weekly average offertory of $15,942.00 per week. There will be a 2nd collection next weeknd for the Catholic University of America and Special Education Needs. Thank you for your continued support of our parish. Liturgical Bits & Bytes Receiving the Sacred Body and the Sacred Blood Although we believe that Christ is truly and totally present in both the consecrated bread and the consecrated wine, the fullness of the sign is receiving both. Christ said, Take and eat, and Take and drink. The General Instruction of the Roman Missal states: The sign of communion is more complete when given under both kinds, since in that form the sign of the Eucharistic meal appears more clearly. The intention of Christ that the new and eternal covenant be ratified in his blood is better expressed, as is the relation of the Eucharistic banquet to the heavenly banquet." Communion Procession Have you ever thought about it that way? That coming up to receive the Body and Blood of Christ is a procession? That is what it s called. It s not just getting in line to receive for oneself, but a processing up together in communion with one another. That is one reason there is a communion song. During communion a song is sung. This should be easy or repetitive or familiar enough to not require using the songbooks. The song is to emphasize the unity (communion) of the people with one another as well as with Christ. The text should be one which highlights that aspect of relationship. Copyright 2008 Resource Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Saint Gratis of Aosta On September 7, the Church celebrates St. Gratis of Aosta. Gratus was bishop of Aosta, in northern Italy from 450 to 470. What little is known about him indicates that he almost certainly took part in a provincial council convoked by the bishop of Milan. He was much loved by the faithful and by all the church of Aosta. He is usually depicted in episcopal vestments, sometimes in the act of venerating the head of St. John the Baptist, and is invoked against lightening, storms, animals that damage crops and to obtain rain. Now that I'm preparing to go back to the seminary this fall, I wanted to thank everyone for the warm reception I received here at Corpus Christi Parish. It was a real pleasure being able to meet all of you and I only wish I had more time to get to know you better. For those of you who would like to keep in touch, I would love to hear from you! email: joseph.moreshead@portlanddiocese.org mailing address: 401 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017. Please know of my prayers for you and please keep me in yours. God bless! Joe Moreshead Sunday Readings & Reflections Readings for Sunday, September 3, 2017 Come, follow me Reading I Jeremiah 20:7-9 (Jeremiah s interior crisis) Reading II Romans 12:1-2 (sacrifice of body and mind) Gospel Matthew 16:21-27 (first prophecy of passion and resurrection; doctrine of the cross) Key Passage: Then Jesus told his disciples, If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24) Adult: In what concrete ways do you take up your cross and follow Jesus? Youth: When has it been difficult to be a follower of Jesus? Prayer of the Week Prayer When Living with Cancer Lord God, even before I was born, you knit me together in my mother s womb. Every cell of my body you know, and every inch of my skin you yourself shaped onto my flesh and bones. Not a single hair on my head goes uncounted, and no tear of mine escapes your gaze. So I know you can make me whole again. From the depths of this disease, I cry out to you, O God, For I am convinced that neither cancer, not tumor, nor chemo, nor radiation, nor fear, nor doubt, nor isolation, nor pain will be able to separate me from your love and the wonder of the person you created me to be. From my first breath, you made me holy. Fashion me again with your Spirit, and fill this sacred and broken body with new life, that every breath to my last may proclaim your mighty and wondrous deeds. Amen.
In Our Parish Faith Formation ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION Classes are held at the Faith Formation Center attached to St. John Catholic School, September-May. Faith Formation for grades K - 5 will be starting Sunday, September 17. Registration forms have been sent in the mail. If you did not receive one, please call Elaine at the Faith Formation Office, 660-9027. Junior High Youth Ministry information will be available soon. HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY Sunday Evenings 6:00-8:00PM Youth Ministry Room on the 2nd Floor at St. John School (enter by the Grotto) We are looking for teens that are interested in helping to plan events for other teens, including prayer, games, service activities, fundraisers, advertising, and more! If you want to be part of this, we will have our first planning team meeting of the year on Sun., Sept. 10 from 6-8PM at St. John's School. See you there! Missionary Appeal at Notre Dame Bring your own lawn chair and stay for the afternoon! Lot s of Good Food is Planned for the BBQ Hotdogs and chicken kabobs on the grill Fresh popped popcorn and chips Large assortment of baked goods And much more! Calling all bakers!! Pie Baking Contest!! Fr. Dan and Fr. Matt will be judging a pie baking contest. Bring your special pie that day to see if it will be their favorite and win the top prize. After the judging the pies will be shared with all in attendance. Pies should have homemade crust and filling and be in a disposable pie plate. Yard Games, Face Painting, Nail Art, Crafts, Balloon Animals and More! Plenty of activities for children of all ages. We are excited to announce that the Patriot s Game will be shown at the event! Special thank you to Fortin s Home Furnishings! Donation Trees have been set up in both churches. If you are able to make some individually wrapped baked goods for the event please take a tag from the tree and bring the goodies when you come to the Parish Fun Day! This weekend we welcome Sr. Elena from the Sisterhood of St. Elizabeth Convent. Founded in 1999, the sisters of Saint Elisabeth Convent have been rendering spiritual, social and financial assistance to the sick and the suffering, who stay at the National Psychiatric Clinic in Minsk, Belarus. This clinic includes a boarding home for children with special needs, a boarding home for mentally challenged adults, a rehabilitation center for mentally challenged children, a municipal hospital, and a TB clinic. They also support shelters for homeless, drug or alcohol addicts, ex-prisoners and less able men and women. Please be as generous as possible. ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL South Garand St., Winslow 872-7115 www.stjohnschoolwinslow.org Our students and staff have returned to school with so much excitement and enthusiasm. We have many great things planned this year. Word of mouth is our best advertising so please stay tuned and follow our students accomplishments and share with friends. We have a opening for a part-time aftercare position. A person selected for this position will be responsible for supervising children in the aftercare program. Qualifications 1. Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and meet the requirements of the licensing agency. 2. Must have a friendly personality and enjoy working with children. 3. Must be willing to fulfill responsibilities in accordance with the School s program and mission.
In Our Parish and Diocese E-Waste Collection Day BRING US YOUR OLD TV S, COMPUTERS, COMPUTER PARTS, STEREOS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT!!! Sat., Sept. 16 8:00AM - 12:00NOON Notre Dame Church 116 Silver St., Waterville Drop off is free, but donations are gladly accepted! Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities Maine new environmental program for parishes, ECO-JOY. Questions? 956-1457. Lord, Teach Me To Pray Lord, Teach Me To Pray is a prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, Praying Christian Virtues, helps deepen prayer life, and discover what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also introduces the different methods of Ignatian prayer, meditation, contemplation and Consciousness Examen. Small groups will meet with trained facilitators for 2 hours once a week for 12 weeks to pray and faith share. Part 1 begins on Thurs., Sept. 7 at 6:00PM in the Faith Formation Center in Winslow. For more information: Rose Blanchette - 649-2457 or Dan Desrosiers - 449-6705 Catholic Funeral F.A.Q. Catholic cemeteries are important in the life of the Church It is natural to desire burial near those with whom we have formed bonds of friendship and love. As Christians, however, we also have spiritual bonds with one another that exist in virtue of our shared faith. Throughout history, Christians have been buried near other Christians in places that have been blessed and dedicated for prayer and remembrance. Although Catholics may be buried or interred in non-catholic cemeteries, burial in a Catholic cemetery reaffirms that we remain brothers and sisters in Christ, united even in death. Indeed, when the Church gathers at a Catholic cemetery to commend the deceased to God, we find ourselves surrounded by the graves and tombs of those who died in the hope that they, too, may share in new and everlasting life. In Catholic cemeteries, the faith of the deceased resonates with the living, and we realize that they did not die in vain. In those circumstances when the deceased is buried or interred in a non-catholic cemetery, the priest or deacon blesses the site of burial or interment. Taken from the Diocese of Portland Catholic Funeral Planning Guide. To view the document in its entirety go to: http:// portlanddiocese.org/cemeteries-and-funerals/funeral-planning Parish Photo Directory Additional Photo Date There will be a make up date for those who were unable to have their pictures taken for our directory. The date is Thursday October 5. Please call Theresa at the Parish office to schedule an appointment, 872-2281. Advent by Candlelight Planning Committee Meeting It is time to start planning our next Advent by Candlelight evening for women. We will have our 1st committee meeting on Tues., Sept. 12 at 6PM in the conference room at the Parish Office. Anyone interested in helping is invited to attend. For more information contact Kim Suttie, 872-2281 or kim.suttie@portlanddiocese.org KC Council #7300 Monthly Breakfasts We are quickly approaching September and the resumption of KC Council #7300 s monthly breakfasts! Join us: Sunday, September 3 (Labor Day Weekend) 8:00-10:00AM St. John School Cafeteria Adults-$6.00 Children-$4.00 Family Maximum-$20.00 Enjoy a wonderful breakfast and support our KC charities! Vocations Who has known the mind of the Lord? Through prayer our minds become better aligned with the mind of Christ and His will for us. If the Spirit is prompting you to know Christ as a priest, deacon or in the consecrated life, call Fr. Seamus Griesbach at 773-6471 or write: seamus.griesbach@portlanddiocese.org. Upcoming events from the Diocesan Vocations Office: High School Fishing Weekend September 15-17 Sky Lodge, Jackman Men's Fishing Weekend September 22-24 Foster Residence, Christmas Cove FMI contact Fr. Seamus Griesback 773-6471 MOUNT MERICI ACADEMY An Ursuline Catholic School 873-3773 www.mountmerici.org Like us on facebook @ www.facebook.com/mountmerici We are so excited for our students to come back to school and to welcome our new families! It promises to be a great year with the expansion of our arts program for grades K-8 and STREAM (science, technology, religion, engineering, art, math) in our middle school. Interested in an Ursuline Catholic education for your child, please call the school to set up a tour and meeting with Mrs. Duguay/principal. It's never too late to start!