NOTRE DAME du MONT CARMEL ~ -Mt. Carmel ~ May 20, 2018 But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but He will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. John 16:13 Pastor: Fr. James Plourde E-mail: James.Plourde@portlanddiocese.org Parochial Vicar: Fr. Antony Alexander Maria Doss, HGN Parochial Vicar: Fr. Selvaraj Kasi, HGN Deacon: Rev. Mr. Donald R. Clavette Cluster 2 Business Coordinator: Greg Cyr Address: 309 St. Thomas Street, Suite 103, Madawaska, ME 04756 Business Office Hours: Mon-Thurs - 9am 3pm / Closed on Friday Phone: 728-7531 / Fax: 728-4217 In Case of Emergency call: St. Agatha Rectory @ 543-7447 or Rectory @ 728-3366 Email: NotreDameduMontCarmel@portlanddiocese.org Faith Formation Office: 309 St. Thomas St., Suite 103 Phone: 728-7135 Sacrament of Reconciliation: Thirty minutes before each weekend Mass until 10 minutes before Mass, or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism: Call business office for appointment Sacrament of Marriage: Please call at least six months before date Anointing of Sick: Call 728-7531 during office hours, otherwise call emergency numbers listed above St. Thomas Gift Shop: Monday-Thursday: 9am-3pm & Friday: 10am-2pm Thrift Shop: Monday:12pm-4pm; Tuesday: 10am-3pm; Wednesday: 10am-4pm: Thursday:11am-4pm Friday: 12-4pm Food Pantry Hours: 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month: 6:30am-11am Bulletin Announcements: Must be received by 12:00 noon on Monday. Please send all announcements to Notre Dame du Mont Carmel c/o Jan Dufour 309 St. Thomas St., Suite 103 Email: Janice.Dufour@portlanddiocese.org New Parishioners: If you are new to the parish or have an address or phone number change, please complete this form and drop in the collection basket or mail it to Judy Lavoie at the above address. Name Address Phone
ST. DAVID/ST. GERARD/ST. THOMAS AQUINAS, MADAWASKA/GRAND ISLE Sat. May 19 4:00 p.m. Mass Aline McDermott by Fred Michaud 6:00 p.m. Mass Carlene Albert (1st Anniv.) by Family Sun. May 20 8:30 a.m. Mass Memorial Mass 11:00 a.m. Mass Ernest & Aline Dufour by Lloyd & Gert Monday, May 21 No Mass / St. Christopher Magallanes Tues. May 22 No Mass / St. Rita of Cascia 9:00 a.m. - 5:45 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wed. May 23 Thurs. May 24 Fri. May 25 WORSHIP & SPIRITUALITY MASS INTENTIONS No Mass No Mass No Masses at Ridgewood & Country Village Sts. Bede the Vernerable, Gregory VII & Mary Magdalene de Pazzi Sat. May 26 St. Philip Neri 10:00 a.m. Funeral for Richard Lavertu 4:00 p.m. Mass Mike Charbonneau by Joe & Carmen Charbonneau 6:00 p.m. Mass Claudette Pelletier by La Famille St. Onge Sun. May 27 The Most Holy Trinity 8:30 a.m. Mass Veterans Mass by American Legion #147 11:00 a.m. Mass Real Lausier by Celine Lausier & Family PRAY FOR OUR SICK Roger Lavertu, Anne B.C. Deschaine, Rosanne Chasse, Roger Ayotte, Robert Dews, Lynne Dews, Lorette Chasse, Louise Gendreau, Vanessa Gagnon, Joe Ouellette, Brody Michaud, Isaac DeMontigny, Corey Voisine, Randy Dufour, Edmund Dube and Norman Dube. Call 728-7135 to add a name. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION EVERY TUESDAY at Church from 9am 6:00pm. This week s intention: For all mothers who have lost a child and all those who are longing for children, and for our area businesses and their workforces. Happy is the soul that knows how to find Jesus in the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in all things! -St. Peter Julian Eymard REST IN PEACE Please pray for those who have died and for their families: Hermance Cyr, 76, who passed away on May 8th. She was the mother of Allan, Harold, and Steven of our parish. Pauline Migneault, 60, who passed away on May 8th. She was the daughter of Aline and mother of Kevin Gibson, and sister of Carol Parker and Francine Gagnon. PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED FORCES: Nathan Beaulieu, Justin Cyr, Josh Cyr, Allain Nadeau, Mathew Charette, Christopher Chiasson, Karey Dufour, Curtis Daigle, Alex Deschaine, Joshua Pelletier, David Clavette, Denis Clavette, Kenneth Cote, Eric Paul Brideau, David Bosse, Daniel Martin, Eric Skoczenski, Arthur Collins, Jesse Clavette, Shawn Michaud, Troy Cyr, Greg Roy, Gary Gendreau, Simon J. Morrow 4th, Timothy Daigle, Kyle Blanchette, Brandon Beaulieu, Travis Pelletier, Matthew Russell, Derek Querze, Travis Madore, Andrew Brown, Dylan Clavette, Nicholas Daigle, Alex Sirois, Cedric Gendreau, Gregory Cyr, Shannon Blanchette, Trevor Brown, Jacob Gagnon, Christopher Bouley, Billy Blanchette and Peter Wright. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA PRAYER LINE: If you are in need of prayers for you or a loved one, the Daughters of Isabella can help through the Prayer Line. Many persons who have been placed on the prayer line have found great comfort in the power of prayer and some have witnessed miracles. This is open to anyone not only for members. To add a name to the prayer line, contact Lorraine Talbot, 316-7035. LAMP FOR THE UNBORN BURNS FOR: - for David by a Parishioner - for Abigail by Celine Lausier. CLUSTER BULLETIN!! One bulletin shared by all three parishes starting June 10th. DON T FORGET TO CHECK US OUT ONLINE at.. www.sjvcatholics.org Like us on Facebook!
PARISH LIFE KC COUNCIL 8414 / GRAND ISLE: No meeting in May! GRAND ISLE K OF C COUNCIL #8414 RECOGNITION KNIGHT: Sunday, June 3rd, at the St Gerard Church Hall. Social at 4 PM. Steak Feed at 5 PM. All welcome. Please call George at 227-1177 for a reservation. ST. DAVID LADIES OF ST. ANNE MEETING: Wednesday, June 6th at 2pm in the rectory basement. We'll enjoy a special guest speaker. DEANERY LADIES OF ST. ANNE CELEBRATION: Saturday, July 21st at St. Agatha. See your sodality for more information. You have to register with your treasurer by July 2nd. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Financial Update Offertory July 1, 2017 to May 6, 2018 Budget $303,750 Actual $338,921 Over Anticipated $35,171 Week of May 6 Weekly Totals Amount given Weekly goal $1,687 $854 $4,680 $7,221 $1,731 $850 $4,279 $6,860 This Year Last year Average Collections $7,532 $6,656 Cemetery Collection: $2,573 MAY 19/20 - CATHOLIC APPEAL COMITTMENT WEEKEND Prayer for the Success of the Catholic Appeal Lord Jesus Christ, Your goodness is without measure. The gifts you bestow on me are countless. You continuously pour out your grace on me and those in my life. I am forever grateful. Strengthen your family of faith, Lord, so each person we encounter may feel your love through our actions. In all that we do, conform us always to your holy will. Through the intercession and example of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, help us always to be as loving to others as they were to you. I make this prayer in your Holy Name. Amen. MEMORIAL MASS - Sunday, May 20th - 8:30am Mass All Souls intentions by Parishioners John Beaupre by Jeannine Daigle Rosaire Belanger by Aldeo Belanger Blanche Blanchette by Rosaire & Children Fernand Bosse by Dora & Family Johanna Bouchard by Bouchard Family Ronald Bouchard by Lionel & Doris Martin Gedeon Corriveau by Lloyd & Judy Paradis Helen Cote by Husband & Family Adrian Cyr by Bob & Vi Chamberland Jean Paul & Mary Ann Cyr by George Cyr Andrew Daigle by Mike & Cecilia Guerrette John & Marguerite Dionne by Family Reynold & Gerald Gagnon by Sally Gagnon Joel Levesque by Wife, Pauline Yvette M. Martin by Husband Sister Margarat Ann Paul by Connie Cote Joseph Raymond by Carlene Pelletier, Geneva & Friends Roger Rouleau by Rouleau Family Irma Russell by Real & Family Armand Tardif by Val & Rejeanna Paradis Rev. Clement Thibodeau by Connie Deceased Classmates of Class of 1967 Parents Defunt by Elden & Jenny Bouchard Parents Defunt by Normand & Anita Nadeau
CLUSTER/DIOCESAN CORNER May 2018 Joy of Being a Mother...Excerpt from Amoris Laetitia A mother who watches over her child with tenderness and compassion helps him or her to grow in confidence and to experience that the world is a good and welcoming place. (N. 175) Mothers are the strongest antidote to the spread of self-centered individualism...it is they who testify to the beauty of life. Certainly, a society without mothers would be dehumanized, for mothers are always, even in the worst of time, witnesses to tenderness, dedication and moral strength. Mothers often communicate the deepest meaning of religious practice in the first prayers and acts of devotion that their children learn...without mothers, not only would there be no new faithful, but the faith itself would lose a good part of its simple and profound warmth...dear mothers: Thank you! Thank you for what you are in the family and for what you give to the Church and the world. (N. 174) Weekly suggestion for the faithful to consider: Week of May 20: Donate to help mothers and families, whether through you parish, St. André Home in Biddeford, the McAuley Residence in Portland, a teen pregnancy center, or similar organizations. SILVER & GOLD MASS: We cordially invite couples celebrating milestone anniversaries, like 5, 10, 15, 25, 35, 40, 50, 60 75 yrs. of marriage to the diocesan Silver & Gold Mass celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley. It will be on Saturday, June 23rd at the 4:00 pm Mass at St. Mary s Church, Main St., Presque Isle. Come celebrate your marriage and renew your Marriage Covenant together. Please RSVP on-line by June 15 at Silver & Gold Mass; e-mail Judy Michaud at Judy.Michaud@portlanddiocese.org or call 321-7884 NATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED CATHOLIC YOUTH PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED IN SIX MAINE LOCATIONS: Totus Tuus is a dynamic summer program for first to twelfth graders that is led by a team of four college students and a diocesan seminarian. On fire with the faith and trained to pass it on to young people, the team travels from parish to parish leading a weeklong program of learning and praying that demonstrates the joyful living of the Catholic faith. Through age-appropriate, dynamic, and faithful content, young people are motivated and equipped to live the call of the Gospel in today s world. The program will be offered in the Parish of the Precious Blood in Caribou on July 8-13. FMI on the program visit the diocesan website www.portlanddiocese.org/vocations/totustuus or you may contact the diocese at (207) 773-6471. NEW ENGLAND RETROUVAILLE MARRIAGE RENEWAL: Struggling in your marriage? You are not alone! Rediscover a loving marriage with a Retrouvaille weekend. The upcoming weekend will be held on October 19-21 in Tewksbury, MA. To register or FMI call 1-800-470-2230 or visit www.helpourmariage.com. May 20, 2018 ST. THOMAS GIFT SHOP Church Basement Hours: Mon. to Thurs. - 9 to 3p.m., Fri. 10 to 2 p.m. HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MOTHERS GOD BLESS YOU! SOLAR LIGHT: Good to put with your flowers in the Cemetery - Praying Hands solar light. $19.95 BAPTISM GIFTS: Wide variety of gifts for the new baby. Come see what we have! Also, Congratulations & Baptism cards for the new parents. ROSARIES: Available in Birthstones - with Swarovski Crystal Beads - all one color or with alternating birthstone colors and clear - $36. Also have matching Birthstone Bracelets - $20. MOTHER'S KISS: Stand or Pendant - with Pewter - Wonderful Gift for the New Mom!! BOOKS: " GO TO HEAVEN" by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Why is it, asks Bishop Sheen, that one hears to often the expression "Go to Hell" and almost never the expression "Go to Heaven!"? Here, at his most penetrating, challenging, and illuminating best, is Bishop Sheen with his answer. In Go to Heaven, a great spiritual teacher and writer shows us the way to eternal happiness. He encourages the reader to choose heaven now and to avoid the mistake of not taking the reality of hell as seriously as it deserves. $16.95 GOD GAVE US SLEEP" Little Cub is having so much fun building an igloo with her friends that she doesn't want to stop for bedtime! Who needs sleep when there's fun to be had? Mama patiently answers her child's questions as she puts her to bed, explaining the importance of daily rhythms of work, play, and rest. As they talk through the fears that come with nighttime - and work through Little's Cub's endless stalling tactics - our favorite bear learns that God gave us sleep as a vital gift. $8.99 Also, Gift Certificates are always available!! VISIT OUR WEBSITE: sjvcatholics.org - click on Parish Life & Events, then St. Thomas Gift Shop - Available Items: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER TEENS ACTS Adoration, Community, Theology, and Service (ACTS) is presented for those who wish a closer relationship to the Lord, and to develop a stronger community of faith within their parish. Register early for this wonderful weekend which will take place on July 19-22 at the Christian Life Center. FMI 728-7531.
COMMUNITY EVENTS SPRING IS HERE: The Greater Grand Isle Historical Society again this year will feature its famous Sunday Breakfast on May 27 from 8am to 11:15am. Reservations required. Call NOW! George at 227-1177 or Angela/Gerald at 895-6949. CHICKEN BBQ PROJECT GRAD FUNDRAISER: Sunday, May 20th at Wisdom High School from 10:30am until they run out. To benefit the Class of 2018 s Project Graduation. Tickets are $8.00 and can be purchased from any Senior. There will be a limited quantity available for sale on that day, at the event. FORD DRIVE 4 YOUR SCHOOL EVENT: Sunday, May 20th, from 7am 6pm at Wisdom High School. Ford Drive 4 Your School, Fundraiser. It cost nothing to attend. The High School will be awarded $20 by Ford Motor Company, for reach person who takes a no obligation test drive. Must be 18 years of age and hold a valid driver s license. KITCHEN PARTY: Sunday, May 20th from 1-3pm at the Grand Isle Community Center. Welcome all musicians, singers, dancers, jiggers and storytellers. Young performers are especially welcome. Free admission. Free snacks and refreshments. Join us for family entertainment with local talent. See you there. FMI call Gerald at 895-6949. ALZHEIMER S SUPPORT GROUP: High View Rehabilitation & Nursing Center on May 21st at 6pm. RSVP: Tracey Khoury 728-3338 ext. 20 Email: socialworker@countyseniorcare.org FREE PRESENTATION ON POWERS OF ATTORNEY & LIVING WILLS: Tuesday, May 22 nd from 1-2pm given by Carol St. Amand, Paralegal from Presque Isle "ELDER LAW" at the Madawaska Senior Citizen Center. Handouts will be available. FREE BRIDGE LESSONS: Lessons will be offered for 5 weeks on Tuesdays from 5-8pm (American Time) in Edmundston, NB. If interested, please call Colette Corbin at (506) 735-3745. 4TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY WIDE YARD SALE: Registrations now open. If you have a home, business or organization in Grand Isle, Madawaska, Frenchville, St. Agatha or Sinclair, Maine, you can host a Yard/Garage Sale! Event taking place Memorial Day Weekend (May 26 & 27, 2018) hosted by the St. John Valley Chamber of Commerce & Tourism. To Register your Yard/Garage Sale, stop by the Chamber office on Main Street, Madawaska or download a form online at www.stjohnvalleychamber.org MIZPAH FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH MASS: June 1st, Mass at 1pm (American Time), 2pm (Canadian Time). Everyone welcome!