April 13, 2014 - Palm Sunday Pastor - Rev. Kevin J. Martin Parish Central Office Cell - (207) 949-0382 145 Pritham Ave. P.O. Box 457 kevin.martin@portlanddiocese.org Greenville, ME 04441-0457 (207) 695-2262 Admin. Assistant - Bette DiAngelo Bookkeeper - Lorraine Auclair bette.diangelo@portlanddiocese.org lorraine.auclair@portlanddiocese.org St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish 370 Main St. - Jackman Sunday Mass at 11:00am Confession Sun. from 1-2pm 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. Kevin. Reconciliation - Saturday from 3:00-3:45pm at Holy Family ; Sunday from 1:00-2:00pm at St. Faustina; anytime by appointment call Fr. Kevin at 949-0382. Anointing of the Sick - If you or a loved one would like a visit, call Fr. Kevin at 949-0382. Sacraments of Vocation Marriage - Contact Fr. Kevin at least one year prior to intended date of wedding. Holy Orders - April 13th, 2014 - Blessed are they who come in the Name of the Lord! Are you being called to proclaim Jesus as a priest, deacon, religious brother or sister? If you think this may be so, call Father Nathan March at (207) 773-6471 or write: vocations@portlanddiocese.org For inquiries about the consecrated life contact: Sr. Rita Mae Bissonnette at (207) 773-6471 RitaMae.Bissonnette@portlanddiocese.org Weekend Mass Schedule Holy Family Church - Greenville St. Faustina Church - Jackman 4pm Saturday and 8am Sunday 11am Sunday 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
From Father Kevin s Desk As we celebrate this coming Holy Week and commemorate the final days of our Savior s journey, please know that I will hold you and your loved ones in my prayers. I extend an invitation to you and your families to consider joining us for the upcoming holy days. This year, the Triduum will be celebrated at St. Faustina Church and I also will celebrate a Good Friday Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion Service at 3:00pm in Holy Family Church. Good Friday - April 18th is a day of fasting and abstinence (from meat) in the Universal Church. The Law of Abstinence - Binds Catholics aged 14 and older. The Law of Fasting - Binds Catholics aged 18 and over, until the beginning of their 60 th year (through age 59). Easter Duty - In the dioceses of the United States, the obligation to receive Holy Communion at least once a year may be satisfied during the Easter Season to Most Holy Trinity Sunday (June 15). For a just cause, the Easter duty may be fulfilled at some other time of the year (canon 920). Please return your CRS Rice Bowls to our parish by Easter Sunday. Thank you for all of your prayers and sacrifices during this season of grace. If you would like to schedule an appointment with me for yourself or any of your loved ones, please let me know. Thank you very much for your generous support for our April Calendar raffles! To date, Holy Family has raised $1,150.00 and St. Anthony has raised $1,365.25. For those who would like to return your cash winnings back to the parish, please contact the office. Congratulations to our April Calendar Raffle Winners St. Anthony Parish Raffle April 6 - Parker Desjardins April 7 - Leandre Achey April 8 - Ramona Varney April 9 - Francis Lacasse April 10 - Ramona Varney April 11- Kate Morrissette April 12- Gail Stevenson Have a blessed Holy Week! ~ Fr. Kevin Holy Family Parish Raffle April 6 Lorraine Servant April 7 Gail Turmel April 8 Doris Belmont April 9 Ron Rancourt April 10 Gemma Tanguay April 11-Fonda Smith April 12-Louis Boucher St. Anthony Raffle will help benefit our Building Fund and Holy Family Raffle will help our Fuel Fund. 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: 9 oz. box of crackers Parish Events and Meetings Palm Weaving - A multi-generational parish family experience. Join us either April 12th after the 4:00pm Mass or April 13th at 2:00pm in St. Faustina Church Hall. Palm fronds will be provided and many different forms of palm weaving will be presented. Hope to see you there! April 14th at 6:30pm - Join us for a movie at St. Faustina Church Hall - Babette s Feast, which is a beautiful French film depicting themes of the Eucharist mercy, grace, selfsacrifice, abundance, and fellowship. (with English Subtitles) 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 2pm - Holy Family Ladies Guild Meeting Holy Family Rectory. The next meeting will be on April 15th. We will be discussing Session 4, "Learning to Pray on the Spot" from the book: Heart to Heart with God. We will also have a Lenten Penance Prayer Service using our book: The Magnificat Lenten Companion. All ladies are welcome. FMI, contact Joyce Lessard. Tuesdays at 1:30 PM - St. Faustina Ladies Prayer Group 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. A Quick Journey Through the Bible - May 3 from 9am to 1:00pm at Holy Family Rectory - Adult Faith Formation A Quick Journey Through the Bible with Jeff Cavins, facilitated by Father Kevin. Monday, May 5th at 6:30pm- Knights of Columbus Sebastian Rasle Council # 2392 Monthly Meetings are held the 1st Monday of the Month at St. Faustina Church Hall. All Knights are encouraged to attend. At the next meeting we will have an election of officers. Readings for the Week of April 13, 2014 April 13: Matthew 21:1-11 / Isaiah 50:4-7 / Philippians 2:6-11 / Matthew 26:13-27:66 April 14: Isaiah 42:1-7 / John 12:1-11 April 15: Isaiah 49:1-6 / John 13:21-33, 36-38 April 16: Isaiah 50:4-9a / Matthew 26:14-25 April 17: Exodus 12:1-8,11-14 / 1Cor. 11:23-26 / John 13:1-15 April 18: Is.52:13-53:12 / Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9 / John 18:1-19:42 April 19: Easter Vigil: 1 - Genesis 1:1-2.2, 26-31a 2 - Genesis 22:1-18, 9-13, 15-18 3 - Exodus 14:15-15:1 4 - Isaiah 54:5-14 5 - Isaiah 55:1-11 6 - Baruch 3:9-15,32-4:4 7 - Ezekiel 36:16-17a,18-28 Epistle: Romans 6:3-11 Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10
Weekly Offertory Collection Thank you for sharing your gifts! Each parish needs an average of $1,100.00 weekly to meet our 2013-2014 budget needs. If you are away a particular weekend, please remember to give your weekly offering to our parish. Thank you very much!! Holy Family St. Anthony March 29 and 30 $ 1,110.50 $ 940.00 St. Faustina Building Fund $ 8,255.00 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl Message of the Week: 25 % of contributions to CRS Rice Bowl remain in our diocese, helping to support local poverty and hunger alleviation programs. We pray for people in our own community who struggle with poverty and hunger. Give to your Rice Bowl to support programs that help the poor in our own community, as well as in communities around the world. From Bette s Desk Office Hours I am happy to assist you with different needs. My office hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00am-12:00noon. You can reach me at 695-2262 or via email: bette.diangelo@portlanddiocese.org. Parish office will be closed on Good Friday, April 18th. Please contact the office if you would like a Giving Summary for Holy Family or St. Anthony Parish for your 2013 Taxes. Kindly remember in prayer our sick and homebound friends and relatives: Leandre Achey, Joe DiAngelo Sr., Ellsworth Haggan, Linley Brown, Jr., John Symonds, Denise Tibbetts, Amanda Favreau, Rosemarie Paradise, Juliette Duquette, Rena Parent, Jim Johnston, Omer Servant, Lionel and Theresa Breau, Dorothy Ragan; Richard Falardeau; Joe Guglielmo; Christine Fox Frauenheim; Father Eddy Morin; France Larochelle McAllister; Jeannette Morrill; Linda Kronholm; Audrey Schmitz; Rita Lampinen; Lauren Trigge; Gemma Tanguay; Arthur Giroux; Louise Mason; Lucy Fay; & Alice DeWyze. Mass Intentions - To offer a Mass for a deceased relative or friend, use an envelope at the entrance of the church, make $10.00 check payable to the parish, in the memo line indicate whom the Mass Intention if being offered for. Pending availability, Masses will be offered either on a weekday or at one of our weekend celebrations. Mass Schedule - April 12 through April 20 Sanctuary Candles for Holy Family and St. Faustina 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, please call Bette at the parish office - 695-2262 Holy Family Sanctuary Candle - April 13-19 - For the Intentions of Ovila Maheux by Family St. Faustina Sanctuary Candle - April 13-19 - For Dennis Baribeau by Clayton & Debbie Achey DAY DATE TIME PLACE MASS INTENTION SAT. April 12 4:00pm Holy Family Francis (Pete) Lessard by Paul & Joyce Lessard SUN. April 13 8:00am Holy Family All Parishioners SUN. April 13 11:00am St. Faustina Church Prosper & Rosie Turmel by Ivon & Gail Turmel MON. April 14 4:30pm Holy Family Chapel Marie Anna Boucher by Family TUES. April 15 NO MASS NO MASS WED. April 16 NO MASS NO MASS THU. April 17 6:30pm St. Faustina Church Mass of the Lord s Supper - All Parishioners FRI. April 18 3:00pm Holy Family Veneration of Cross and Holy Communion FRI. April 18 6:30pm St. Faustina Church Veneration of Cross and Holy Communion SAT. April 19 8:00pm St. Faustina Church Louisette Bergeron by Butch & Nathalie Haggan SUN. April 20 8:00am St. Faustina Church The Hughey Family by Christine Hughey SUN. April 20 11:00am Holy Family Church All Parishioners
Divine Mercy Novena - April 18 thru April 27 Pray the Divine Mercy Novena beginning Good Friday, April 18th through the Second Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday on April 27th. Booklets will be available at our parish churches. Divine Mercy Sunday April 27th On the Sunday after Easter the entire Church is called to gather throughout the world to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. From St. Maria Faustina s Diary it is clear that this Octave Day of Easter is a day chosen by Christ as a day of extraordinary graces - a complete outpouring of His mercy upon all who approach Him with great trust and expectant faith. To properly celebrate this day, it is good to prepare well. Preparation for Mercy Sunday 1. Consider your ability to focus on performing spiritual and corporal works of mercy. 2. Spend more time in prayer, as well as doing penance and giving alms. 3. It is important to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation sometime before of after the celebration of Divine Mercy. For those who feel called to confess, it would be well to consider the example of Saint Faustina herself, who made her confession on the Saturday before Mercy Sunday (Diary, 1072). 4. Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet especially during the 3 o clock hour 5. Praying the Divine Mercy Novena (April 18 thru April 27) can be helpful preparation as well. 6. Many people benefit from doing more spiritual reading or reflecting on Sacred Scripture. 7. The Diary entries recording the words of Our Lord in regard to confession do not explicitly say that confession is to be received on the day itself, but that Holy Communion must be received on that day (Diary, 300, 699, 1109). Sunday, April 27th from 12noon until 3:30pm join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and praying of the Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Faustina Church in Jackman. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited 20 minutes before each Mass on the weekend of April 26 and 27. ABC s of Mercy Ask for Mercy Be merciful to others Conpletely Trust in Jesus. Weekly Prayer For Priests April 13: Bishop Robert P. Deeley, DD April 14: V. Rev. Lionel Chouinard & Rev. Placid Barius OFM April 15: Rev. Aaron Damboise & Bishop Paul Baltakis OFM April 16: Msgr. Andrew Dubois & Rev. Jacques LaPointe April 17: All Priests April 18: Rev.Gerald Levesque & Rev. Dominic Eshikena OP April 19: Rev. Larry Jensen & Rev. Robert Paskey SJ
Liturgical Celebrations Come, Worship the Lord together with Us! Holy Week Schedule Monday, April 14 4:30pm in Holy Family Chapel Tuesday, April 15 ticket needed 5:45 Chrism Mass at Cathedral in Portland 6th Annual Tennebrae Service April 16th at 6:30pm in Holy Family Church Triduum Schedule Holy Thursday, April 17th 6:30pm at St. Faustina Church Good Friday, April 18th 3:00pm at Holy Family Church 6:30pm at St. Faustina Church Holy Saturday / Easter Vigil, - April 19th 8:00pm in St. Faustina Church Easter Sunday Masses - April 20th 8:00am Mass St. Faustina Church 11:00am Mass Holy Family Church The Triduum The Essence of our Faith Holy Thursday - The Triduum is the whole of our faith in three days the Paschal Mystery in its essence. It begins with the gift of Jesus Himself in the Eucharist and includes His command that we serve others as he served, that is, with His whole life, even in the grittiest dimensions of human life. Prayer intentions for the day: vocations, service to the poor, faith in the unseen presence of God in the Eucharist and all the sacraments. Good Friday - The Passion encompasses every kind of suffering - physical, psychological, shame, humiliation, mockery and more - including death. In the case of Jesus, it made no sense for a totally innocent man to be a scapegoat for us and endure the unmerited suffering as an archetype for all our suffering. Prayer intentions for the day: victims of violence, bullying, scapegoating, those suffering physical and mental illness. Holy Saturday and Easter Vigil - At the end of the normal course of human life, that is, death, all seemed to be lost. And from a strictly human, earthly perspective it was. The Resurrection came unexpectedly, beyond our imagining and made it possible for all of us to hope for eternal life. Prayer intentions for the day: hope in what appears to be a hopeless situation, gratitude for the gift of life, trust in God s mercy. The Mystery of the Cross and Resurrection assures us, however, that hatred, violence, blood and death do not have the last word in human affairs. The final victory is Christ s, and we must start afresh from Him, if we wish to build a future of authentic peace, justice, and solidarity for all. Pope John Paul II, Reflections on the Triduum