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OUR LADY OF HOPE and ST. BRIGID SCHOOL A Jesuit Ministry June 16 / 17, 2018 www.ladyofhopemaine.org 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 Parish Musicians Lori Arsenault Tom Luna Nancy Curran Joan Dube Office Staff Mary Cafazzo Linda McCormack Melodye Deberadinis Jean Ingalls Andrew Litcher Finance Council Barbara Galardo, Bill Green, Jon Melanson, Charlie Noyes, Barbara Willey Pastoral Council Kristen Connelly, Andy Litcher, Sr. Claire Pouliot, David Reese, Sue & John Mullen, Elizabeth Tarasevich pastoral.council@ladyofhopemaine.org Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Pastoral Office at 207-797-7026 to register for pre-baptism class. Parish Business Administrator Parish Administrative Assistant School Bookkeeper Office Assistant IT and Maintenance Maintenance Faith Formation ourlady.religioused@gmail.com Sandra Litcher-Director of Religious Education -Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Coordinator 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 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 June 17-7 Keys to Spiritual Wellness - St. Pius X Hall 2:00 PM-3:00 PM June 23 - Summer Fun Raffle / Parish Picnic - St. Pius X Hall Readings for the Week of June 17, 2018 Sunday: Ez 17:22-24/Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 [cf. 2a]/2 Cor 5:6-10/ Mk 4:26-34 Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [3a]/Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15 Friday: 2 Kgs 11:1-4, 9-18, 20/Ps 132:11, 12, 13-14, 17-18 [13]/Mt 6:19-23 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 89:4-5, 29-30, 31-32, 33-34 [29a]/Mt 6:24-34 Next Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Additional Weekly Masses with our Jesuit Community: Monastery - 7AM Monday thru Friday 8AM Saturday St. Brigid School - 8AM - Monday (No Mass During Summer) Cheverus -7:15AM Monday thru Friday (No Mass During Summer) St. Joseph s Chapel at Mercy State St. 11:30 AM Monday thru Thursday Observances for the Week of June 17, 2018 Sunday: 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father's Day Monday: - - Tuesday: St. Romuald, Abbot Wednesday: - - Thursday: St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious Friday: St. Paulinus of Nola, Bishop; Sts. John Fisher, Bishop, and Thomas More, Martyrs Saturday: - - Next Sunday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist

SATURDAY: June 16, 2018-11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father's Day 4:00 PM St. Joseph Jimmy & Kay Nappi by Robert & Linda Nappi (Fr. Jack) 4:30 PM St. Pius X Deceased Members of Fred Leblond Family by Family (Fr. Vince) SUNDAY: June 17, 2018-11 th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father's Day 7:00 AM St. Pius X William M. Zurey by Larry & Edna Flaherty (Fr. Jack) 8:00 AM St. Joseph Philip B. Hatch, Jr. by Gena & Lucas St. Clair (Fr. Bob L) 9:00 AM St. Pius X Dorothy McGowan by Frank & Zita Paul (Fr. Bob P) 10:00 AM St. Joseph For the People of the Parish (Fr. Paul) 5:00 PM St. Joseph Martin Foley by Cindy Rotolo (Fr. Paul) MONDAY June 18, 2018 8:00 AM - St. Joseph (No School Mass) 9:00 AM St. Pius X Phyllis Reardon by Raymond & Doreen Lajoie TUESDAY: June 19, 2018 9:00 AM St. Pius X Madeline Perazzi WEDNESDAY: June 20, 2018 9:;00 AM - St. Pius X Nolan Tanous by Marcia Farr THURSDAY: June 21, 2018 9:00 AM St. Pius X Phyllis Reardon by Bernard & Deborah Smith FRIDAY: June 22, 2018 9:00 AM St. Pius X Phyllis Reardon by Dennis & Debbie Domini SATURDAY: June 23, 2018-12 th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father's Day 4:00 PM St. Joseph Margaret M. Lee CBC by Peter & Mary Kelly (Fr. Vince) 4:30 PM St. Pius X Edward Stanhope by Judy Stanhope (Fr. Jack) SUNDAY: June 24, 2018-12 th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father's Day 7:00 AM St. Pius X Deceased Members of Rosanne & Julie Dostie Family, Rosanne, Julie (Fr. Bob L) 8:00 AM St. Joseph Rosalthe Stanhope by Adrienne Hubbard (Fr. Jack) 9:00 AM St. Pius X Anne Ragg by her sister Jean (Fr. Vince) 10:00 AM St. Joseph Joline M.F. Lachance by The Bolduc & Family (Fr. Jack) 5:00 PM St. Joseph For the People of the Parish (Fr. Vince) In The Memory Sanctuary of Gilles Candle burns this week at: St. Joseph Church Michaela Mullen St. Pius X Church Reginald Ouellette 06/17 to 06/23 Buildings and Grounds Updates It is certainly good to have the parking lot at St Pius X Church and Hall and the walkways redone. This work has been a very long time in coming. Thanks to those members and friends of the parish who have given contributions to pay for this project. Several have been making weekly gifts (anonymously). Thanks for your faithfulness. It is appreciated. However, many or most members of the parish have not yet made a contribution at all. With the additional cost necessitated because of the lack of proper drainage, our cost increased, leaving us now around $80,000 to raise. We need help from everyone. We have begun a study of other pressing needs of our physical plant ( pressing means just that things that really need to get done or fixed, not extras. That report will be ready for all of us to see by the fall. Fr. Paul SJ Pastoral Council During the weeks of the Easter season we have, as a parish, been praying over the selection of new members for our Parish Pastoral Council. From the candidates nominated, three people have been selected to fill seats left open by members whose terms have ended. Our new Council members are: Parishioners Bill Slavick, Mary Ellen White, a member of the faculty at St. Brigid School, and Michael Luna, a graduate of St. Brigid School and current student at Cheverus High School. Thank you very much to these three for being willing to serve us. Thanks to Sr. Claire Pouliot and Cindy Russell who have served us generously and well these past year. Thanks also to Doug and Amy Weissman who were sharing a seat until they moved from the parish. The next meeting of the Council for all members, outgoing, continuing and newly chosen, will be June 20 th. We will meet at the St. Pius X Hall at 6:00 PM for a business/social meeting including dinner. Fr Paul SJ Project Feed-Note of Thanks Project Feed has sent a note of thanks to OLH parishioners for the food that you have given. In recent weeks they are received 11 bags of groceries. Your ongoing support of Project Feed and those who depend on it is truly appreciated. Feeding the hungry is one of those things Jesus expressly asked us to do. II

Weekly Offertory Report Your Gifts of Stewardship for the Weekend of June 2/3, 2018 Our Lady of Hope Parish 1st Collection was $ 10,857.57 envelopes were used 288 Weshare: (1st Collection) $ 2,241.92 Weshare Transactions 82 TOTAL Parish Offertory was $ 13,099.49 (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 May Parish Poor Box Collection $ 337.41 Wayside Soup Kitchen Poor Box for May is St. Vincent depaul Finance and Administration Catholic Appeal Thank you to everyone who has returned an Appeal pledge envelope. Your contribution makes possible the work of the Church here in Maine and helps sustain our own parish. 60% of what you give in the Appeal is applied to the costs of clergy salary and benefits. In addition our school receives a portion of the amount contributed by parishioners. Finance Council Members of our Parish Finance Council are scheduled to make a brief presentation at each Mass this weekend. They will outline the challenge facing the parish in terms of monthly income vs. monthly expenses. As you will have noticed, recent weekly income has not met the amount necessary to meet expenses. Catholic Appeal Report As of June 7, 200 donors from OLH have contributed or pledged $42,034 toward this year s Catholic Appeal or 47% of our parish goal ($89,776). Many thanks to our generous givers. Most of us haven t yet sent in our pledge, so please pray over your decision to help the ministry of the Church here in Maine. Envelopes are available at both churches. Fr Paul SJ "Paving Our Way to the Future" In the past week two more contribution have arrived for the Paving Project ($ 40.00 total). Thanks to all donors. We now stand at $ 38,401.69 collected toward an expected cost of $108,000. That means we have $ 69,598.31 to raise. Every contribution helps and is appreciated. Gratefully, Fr. Paul SJ SUMMER FUN RAFFLE/PARISH PICNIC JUNE 23, 2018 The Parish Events Committee would like to thank those of you who have provided wonderful donations toward the parish Summer Fun Raffle. They are very grateful and continue to pray for a larger response to ensure a fun and successful raffle. Wow! We ve received wonderful donations from our local businesses and our generous parishioners. Thanks to all of you that have donated items towards our gift bundles for the Summer Fun Raffle. There is still time to make donations and help us really jazz up our prize bundles. Every donation, no matter the size or cost, helps to make the raffle even better. Thank you for your support to Our Lady of Hope Parish. Tickets for the Summer Fun Raffle are available in the pews, in the back of the churches and at the parish office. Tickets will be $2.00 each or 6 for $10.00. Drawing for the raffle will take place at the annual parish family cookout on June 23rd so mark your calendars! Our Parish Picnic will also celebrate of Fr Vince's 50th Anniversary of Ordination Happy Golden Anniversary, Fr Vince! On June 15, 1968 Fr. Vince Curtin, S.J. was ordained to the priesthood at Woodstock College, the Jesuit Theology School in Maryland. Over these past 50 years Fr. Vince has served God's people in many ways and in many places. Last Summer he came to join our parish family and has been very involved in Masses here at our churches and in health-care facilities. He coordinated our Advent retreat and participated in the Lenten directed retreat - and much more! As part of our Parish Picnic on June 23rd we will offer thanks and help Fr. Vince celebrate this blessing in his and our lives. Please make a special effort to be at the Picnic! There will be a basket there if you wish to bring written greetings or cards for Fr. Vince. Our Lady of Hope Summer Fun Parish Family Picnic Saturday, June 23, 2018 St. Pius X 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Free will offering Come join us for parish family fun and to celebrate Fr. Vince's 50th Anniversary of his Ordination! A card basket will be available for those of you who wish to get Fr. Vince a card. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beverages will be provided. Those with last names that begin with: A-N please bring a salad to share O-Z please bring a dessert to share Summer Fun Raffle tickets will be available for purchase until 6pm Summer Fun Raffle drawing will take place at approximately 6:15pm **If weather permits there will be a bounce house. 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 June Intentions Members and friends of our parish are invited to join our Prayer Circle - no meetings or dues! Just a commitment to pray for the monthly intentions. 1. For the spiritual health, vitality, and financial support of Our Lady of Hope Parish and St. Brigid School. 2. For our young people, those graduating from St. Brigid School, Cheverus, and other area primary and secondary schools and universities, that their journeys ahead be blessed, that they seek God in their lives and seek to be people for others. 3. For those for whom summer brings extra work: migrant farm workers, those staffing restaurants, hotels, parks and other attractions, for lifeguards and safety personnel. We pray for their well-being. Universal Prayer The Catholic Appeal * As disciples who are called to make a difference in our world, may our offering bring new opportunities for the Church to reach out to those in need through the Catholic Appeal. * As stewards who are grateful for the many gifts with which God has entrusted us, may we respond generously to the Catholic Appeal. * As disciples who are dedicated to supporting our brothers and sisters in need, may we prayerfully discern how we can help others through the Catholic Appeal. * As Catholics who live our convictions, may we be channels of Christ's presence in our world by participating in the Catholic Appeal in a spirit of unconditional love. * As Christians who are committed to the ministries of our diocesan church, may our support of the Catholic Appeal be a meaningful and practical expression of our faith. * As a people blessed by the Lord, may others come to know the caring and compassionate Christ as we share from our bounty through the Catholic Appeal. * As a people who have been saved by the Lord, may our commitment to the Catholic Appeal reflect God's gracious generosity to us. * As a people whom the Lord has called by name, may we say "Yes" to his invitation to sacrificial service and charity. * As disciples who are alive in the Risen Lord, may our actions reflect our desire to grow in the love and light of Christ. Upcoming 2nd Collections 06-16/17-2018 Catholic Communications 06-23/24-2018 Fuel and Energy 6-30 /7-1-2018 Catholic School Support 07-07/08-2018 Maintenance Fund 07-14/15-2018 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. 7 Keys to Spiritual Wellness Some of us have ordered and are reading this book. There are discussion questions that go along with the book. You can find them on our website (http://www.ladyofhopemaine.org/pdf/ KeystoSpiritualWellnessQuestions.pdf). You might want to take a look at the questions even if you are not reading this book! Some of us expressed a desire to get together and talk about what we are reading. You can just invite folks to do that with you. Also, if you want to talk about this book, come by the St. Pius X Hall on Sunday June 17 2:00-3:00 PM Making our faith part of our lives.. we seek your help! One of the goals that has come from our Parish Planning process this year is making more opportunities available for those who want to grow in a deeper experience of their faith. This fall we will be inviting members of the parish to join in small groups to reflect on the Scriptures and Jesus call to us. Right now we need a few willing hands to help us get this plan off the ground. No training needed just a generous heart. If you have a generous heart and can give us a bit of time, please contact the Parish Office as soon as possible. Thanks Fr Paul SJ If you are at Mass, then you can. Be a Eucharistic Minister (or reader). We are especially in need of women and men, teens, to assist in distributing Communion at our weekend Masses. We will provide the training you need. Most weeks we are short one or more ministers, and during the Summer our regulars may be away. A small investment on your part. A big help to the parish. We will schedule you to meet your needs. For more information contact the Parish Office or talk to one of the priests. Father s Day Prayers Let us pray for fathers: for loving fathers, for caring fathers, for absent fathers. Let us pray for fathers who read to their children, for fathers who have had to watch a child die, for fathers who provide for their families, for fathers unable to work. Let us pray for fathers who have two or more families, for fathers who have long been in love with their wives, for fathers who struggle in their marriages, for fathers who became fathers this day for our own fathers, our friends fathers, for men unable to father children, for fathers we know who need our support and our prayers. Loving God, as fathers, mothers, as children, we ask for your blessing and we bring you our prayers. Fathers the pray of an older person They didn t have the opportunities we had, but made more of them. Without degrees they made their mark locally, writing in parish magazines. Proved in the thirties and the War, they knew unemployment without joyriding. They knew rationing without resentment. Our fathers lived life fully and they lived in us, our school reports, our holidays, our student days, unlikely choice of jobs and odd liaisons. Now they are gone, their passing tolled by every nerve and cell in us, their grieving sons and daughters. Eleanor Nesbitt Happy Father s Day 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 Music Ministry Thanks Rich Pitre has been part of the Music Ministry here at Our Lady of Hope for several years. He has regularly led the music at the Sat 4:00 PM and Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 AM Masses and developed a choral group that assists at the 10:00 AM Mass. Rich has a wide knowledge of the musical traditions of the Catholic liturgy as well as developed skills as a musician. We have benefitted from his skills and interest. He told us recently that he had decided to move on. Thanks and appreciation are in order as well as best wishes for his future. Lori Arsenault who has directed music at the Sunday 5:00 PM Mass is now taking over at the 4:00 PM Mass. As I write these words, plans are being finalized for the Sunday AM Masses and the continued development of the choir. Fr. Paul SJ (screenshot of St. Pius X Church Live Streaming ) Candles : The Sanctuary candle at St. Pius 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 but it in the collection basket. We also have vigil candles at St. Joseph Church which can be lit. Thank you from the Knights of Columbus To all of you that purchased a $100 charity raffle ticket, we thank you for your contribution. The following were recipients of this years funds totaling $5,000: Maine Right to Life = $500 Maine Vitae = $500 Boys and Girls Club of Maine = $500 St. Vincent de Paul = $1000 Salvation Army = $500 Friends of Long Creek = $500 Camp Sunshine = $500 Special Olympics of Maine = $500 Retts Foundation of Maine = $500 In addition here are some additional parish contributions: $500 parish contribution $250 proceeds from the bean supper in October $39 flower contribution for Christmas With warmest regards and thanks Paul Leblond Grand Knight Portland Council 101" Help Wanted Custodian (Full- Time) to provide cleaning services, basic maintenance for the parish buildings and properties, set-up/ break- down of hall/center for church and school events. Responsible for arranging inspections of fire systems, heating systems, elevators, kitchen, etc. in order to meet state and city requirements for parish buildings. The successful candidate should have 2-3 years experience, ability to take direction and work with minimal supervision, familiarity with janitorial equipment and supplies, an understanding and application of recording chemical logs (MSDS's). Candidate must have a valid driver s license and their own vehicle. Interested parties are asked to send their resume to mary.cafazzo@portlanddiocese.org. Bulletin Items for the bulletin are due 10 days prior to publication. Please submit information to andrew.litcher@gmail.com.thank You The Summer Solstice The timing of the solstice is not based on a specific calendar date and time. It depends on when the Sun reaches its northernmost point from the equator. This year for the US and Canada it is Thursday June 21 at 6:07 AM. The word solstice comes from the Latin solstitium, from sol (sun) and stitium (to stop), reflecting the fact that the Sun appears to stop at this time (and again at the winter solstice). In temperate regions, we notice that the Sun is higher in the sky throughout the day, and its rays strike Earth at a more direct angle, causing the efficient warming we call summer. This summer solstice is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the whole year. In zip code 04103 dawn breaks at 2:36 AM, sunrise is at 4:59 AM, sunset is 8:26 PM and darkness descends at 10:49 PM. The length of our day is 15 hours 26 minutes. For our ancestors, the turning of the seasons was an occasion of special prayer and thanksgiving. As we enter the special time of a Maine Summer, let us, too, pause to give thanks. These words can be our prayer of blessing and may be sung to the tune of Morning Has Broken : Touch the earth lightly, use the earth gently, nourish the life of the world in our care. Gift of great wonder, ours to surrender, trust for the children tomorrow will bear. We who endanger, who create hunger; agents of death for all creatures that live; we who would foster clouds of disaster, God of the planet, forestall and forgive. Let there be greening, birth from the burning, water that blesses and air that is sweet; health in God s garden, hope in God s children, regeneration that peace will complete. God of all living, God of all loving, God of the seedling, the soil and the sun, teach us, deflect us, Christ reconnect us, using us gently, making us one Parish Finances for May 2018 Offertory $45,175.27 General expenses- $44,668.58 Total $506.69 Extraordinary expenses paid in May: The above total doesn't reflect the capital improvement expense of $25,105.50 (the 1st of two payments) for the gutter repair at St. Joseph Church and the current quarterly Diocesan assessment of $18,445.47.

Dear Parishioners, The academic Year for the students at St. Brigid School concluded on June 15 and now it is time for the students to enjoy the summer vacation. There are only 73 days until school begins again on August 29 and I hope that my students and the staff at the school enjoy some much-deserved time off. I will miss all of the interactions that take place with the members of the school community but will eventually settle into the familiar pattern of summer work at a school devoid of 290 students. The interactions that I will miss the most are the spontaneous conversations with my students, their parents and my staff. Summer is a time when I reflect back on the memorable stories that made me laugh, cry, or shake my head in disbelief. Just last week, I was in the fourth grade classroom and the students were working on grammar and spelling words. Taking that subject as a conversation starter, I stated that sometimes I have to pause and think about the spelling of the word tomorrow. The mm and rr thing. Ella looked up from her seat and said, Mr. Burke, I have trouble with ambidextrous, obligatory, Caucasian, and amethyst. I stood there in stunned silence for a moment, smiled, and then realized once again why I have the best job in the world. Ella smiled and went right back to work in her grammar book. That was the end of the conversation. You can t make this stuff up! As the academic year ends, I invite members of our parish community to spread the news that there are still openings in all grades for students and families who wish to join our school community for the 2018-2019 academic year. Please share the story of St. Brigid School with all of the people you know. We are only a phone call away at 797-7073. School s Out for Summer almost The School Year at St. Brigid s ends this week. Here in the Parish Office we ll miss the signs and sounds of life around the place, though we admit to being happy to gain a few extra parking places. We ask God for a safe summer of fun and growth for our students and some well-earned rest for our faculty. Main office folks (Mr. Burke, Mary Ann Russo and others) will be in and around as well as enjoying some vacation time. In the ministry of St. Brigid School, our parish has much cause for gratitude and holy pride. Our recent planning process (and you ll hear much more of that come September) identified one of the key hallmarks of our parish is that we are an intergenerational community. St. Brigid s is a big part of that. Thank you to those parishioners who have taken special interest and St. Brigid s and who have helped the school in many ways. Already we have plans in the works for further growth and development in the educational and spiritual mission of the school founded in the Mercy Tradition and inspired by the Jesuit educational Vision. Our catechists have carried on good and valuable ministry in caring for the young people in our parish-based faith formation programs as well. We look for ways we can expand our youth programs here and that depends on the interest and participation of our parish families. We are eager to hear your ideas and receive your help. Blessings and congratulations to those leaving one stage of schooling and moving on whether that be 8 th graders, high school seniors, college and university grads or adult learners of all types. And, as a pastor I know likes to say, summer may be a vacation from school, don t make it a vacation from God. Help our young people grow up equipped to handle all the serious challenges to their well-being by keeping them involved in the prayer and community life of a parish. Fr Paul SJ I wish you a refreshing and restful summer. Sincerely, Bill Burke Principal VIII Summer Fun 2018 Prize Bundles Out of This World Family Membership Southworth Planetarium Stunt Rocket Lite-Up disc Green Thumb $35 g/c Skillins Garden tools/basket/hat Build a Garden board game Cool it! 2 passes to Funtown Pitcher set, etc. Portland Waterfront $50 g/c DiMillos Restaurant Mail boat Run Cruise for 2 SeaDogs & Salvage 4 gen. ad. Tickets to Portland SeaDogs $25 g/c Salvage BBQ Restaurant ZOOM! 2 passes Maine Indoor Karting Car design kit How to Spend a Rainy Day $25 Easy Day Bowling g/c Lotsa sm. Lego kits, coloring book/crayons Backyard Fun $25 Shaws g/c Electronic Lawn Soccer 2 folding sports chairs Where the Wild Things Are 4 children s passes Maine Wildlife Park $25 g/c Great Lost Bear Those Silly SeaDogs 4 gen. ad. Tickets to Portland SeaDogs $25 g/c Sillys Restaurant The Great Adventure 2 passes Seacoast Adventure Park Jenga Quake Game It s Raining Cats & Dogs $25 g/c Two Fat Cats Bakery 4 gen. ad. Tickets Portland SeaDogs That s Entertainment Wooden serving tray Handmade coaster set/mugs $10 g/c Coffee ME Up Date Night 2 passes Portland Museum of Art $50 g/c DiMillos Restaurant Hit the Beach! Beach Pail/shovel 2 Oversized beach towels 2 large folding arm chairs