! THE PARISH OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD ! Serving Southern York County ! ! Rev. Scott M. Mower, / Fr. Amandus Sway, AJ , Parochial Vicar ! Deacon Roger Normand, (Retired) ! ! Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time M February 19, 2017 ! ! Celebrations of the Eucharist ! Our Lady of the Angels Church, South Berwick ! Saturday 4:00 pm / Sunday 9:30 am Mass ! Monday 7:00 am Communion Service / Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 7:00 am Mass ! ! Saint Christopher Church, York ! Saturday 4:00 pm / Sunday 7:30 am and 11:00 am Mass! Monday, Tuesday 8:00 am Communion Service ! Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 am Mass ! ! Star of the Sea Church, York Beach ! Memorial Day until Columbus Day ! Saturday 6:00 pm / Sunday 9:00 am Mass ! ! Saint Raphael Church, Kittery ! Saturday 5:30 pm / Sunday 9:00 am and 4:00 pm Mass ! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 am Mass in the Chapel !

SACRAMENTAL LIFE ! PARISH CENTRAL OFFICE ! ! ! Baptisms: Please call Deacon Roger Normand 207 459 4577. 6 Whipple Road ! Parents are expected to attend a Baptismal preparation session. ! Kittery, ME 03904 ! ! Tel: 207 439 0442 / Fax: 207 439 2642 ! Confirmation and First Communion (Children and Teens): Pastor: Father Scott Mower !   Please call our Faith Formation Director Julie W ebber 207 439 ! [email protected] ! 0442 or julie [email protected] ! ! ! Vicar: Father Amandus Sway, AJ ! ! [email protected] ! Confirmation and RCIA (Adults): Please call Art M oulin ! 207 439 0442 or [email protected] ! Business Manager: Bill Green ! ! ! [email protected] ! Marriage: ! Please call the Parish Office before making any Parish Bookkeeper: Gloria Follansbee wedding arrangements. Please allow at least six months for ! [email protected] ! preparation. ! ! Reconciliation: ! Our Lady of the Angels Church ! ! Our Lady of the Angels Church, So Berwick: 3:00 3:30 pm ! Office: 162 Agamenticus Rd, South Berwick, ME 03908! ! Saint Christopher Church, York: 3:00 3:30 pm ! Mailing: PO Box 208, South Berwick ME 03908 ! ! Saint Raphael Chapel, Kittery: Following 5:30 pm Mass ! Tel: 207 384 7006 / No Fax ! Also offered by appointment. !  ! ! Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 8:00 am 12:00 pm ! Closed Friday ! Anointing of the Sick: Please call Parish Office to arrange. ! Secretary: Andrea Langella ! This may also be requested prior to surgery or hospitalization. ! ! [email protected] ! ! Saint Christopher Church ! The Sanctuary Lamp Office: 4 Barrell Ln, York ME 03909 ! Star of the Sea (Summer Mission) ! ...burns at Our Lady of the Angels for Arthur V. Hoffman ! 13 Church Street, York Beach, ME 03910 ! by Marjorie Hoffman ! Tel: 207 363 2111 / Fax: 207 363 1586 ! !  ! ! Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 9:00 am 1 pm ...burns at St. Christopher for Gerry & Jennie MacNeil ! ! by Elizabeth Knapp ! Closed Friday Secretary: Brenda Jolicoeur ! ! [email protected] ! ! Saint Raphael Church ! Office: 6 Whipple Road, Kittery ME 03904 1739 ! • Weekly bulletin deadline is Thursday at 9:00am, two weeks Tel: 207 439 0442 / Fax: 207 439 2642 ! before publication to [email protected]. ! Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 8:00 am 2:00 pm ! • www.pal me.org ! ! Closed Friday ! ! • [email protected] ! Secretary: Diane Brenna ! ! • Join our Parish of the Ascension of the Lord Facebook page ! [email protected]

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Dear Friends, ! ! ! HAVE YOU NOTICED some activity going on at the old We want to thank everyone for the many cards, gifts, and bank building across the street from St. Christopher’s Church? good wishes that came our way to help us celebrate our recent Our parish bought that property several years ago, but the only birthdays. Every one of them was deeply appreciated. What a real use we’ve made of it has been the parking lot. This past blessing it is to serve as your parish priests. ! ! ! week renovations began to convert the building over as a chapel Fr. Mower and Fr. Amandus to be used for daily Mass. This should provide a huge energy savings, particularly during the winter months. It will also be

! much easier for our daily communicants to enter and exit. As PRESIDENTS’ DAY: This coming Monday is Presidents’ well as a chapel, the space will also house a much needed office Day , a national holiday in the of America. Let us for our priests to use to meet with parishioners from York. This remember to pray for those 44 men who have served in the will provide a nice option for them if they would rather not make highest elected office of our nation. ! the trip to Kittery. Proceeds from the sale of the rectory paid for the property and will also cover the renovation costs. Watch for more news as this project moves along! ! The Parish Offices will be CLOSED on Monday in observance of the National Holiday, Presidents’ Day. !

! PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN TRAINING: ! ! WORDS THAT INSPIRE ! “ . . . . . Deliver us also, we beseech thee, from the greater Protecting God’s Children Program empowers caring adults to create a safe environment in our parish for all, especially danger of ourselves. Have mercy upon us and forgive us our children, youth and vulnerable adults. This is done through one part in the present desolaon of the world. Awake us each one 3 hour presentation and ongoing Virtus Online articles. We are to a sense of our responsibility in saving the world from ruin. planning two sessions this winter. Attending one of these Open our minds and eyes and hearts to the desperate plight of required sessions will allow you to become involved in several millions. ”! areas such as: Faith Formation, chaperoning for youth events, ! R George Washington ! assisting with children choirs/activities, and assist with Vacation Bible School next summer. Due to the number of children ! From “The Prayer at Valley Forge ! involved in the Lenten play “To God Be the Glory” at St Christopher’s worship site all adult choir and cast members must be trained if they would like to participate this year. The ! ! DID YOU KNOW?: Rapid City, South Dakota (population trainings will be:  ! 67,167) is nicknamed “ The City of Presidents ” although no US Saturday, February 25,, 2017 9AM Noon ! president ever hailed from there. The moniker comes from the and  ! life size statues of each president that line the city’s streets. The Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 6PM 9PM ! statues began going up in 2000. ! St Christopher’s Church Hall For questions or to register please contact Kris Benson email [email protected] or call 603 969 9397 leaving your name A Happy and Safe Vacation to all our students and teachers ! enjoying school vacation this week! !

! ! ! TO GOD BE THE GLORY : REQUIESCAT IN PACE : Please pray for ! the deceased member of our parish family, March 30 April 2, 2017: Mark the date! It’s our 24th year! Join remembering especially Luciano John the cast, crew or audience M you won’t want to miss this Malvone (90) , of York, who died on January extraordinary production! To God Be The Glory is our parish 25, 2017 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. play telling the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The cast and May he, and all our loved ones, rest in peace. ! crew has grown to over 100 people in 23 years! It’s a great community event in which all ages from infants to adults share their talents to tell Jesus’ story. It takes many hands and many talents to make this production possible. If you’d like to share ! your talent on or off stage, please join us. Call Rita Leroux 221  CHANGE TO WEEKLY PRAYER AT SC: The 3:00 pm, 5857 or Kathy Leroux 351 3252 ! Thursday, Divine Mercy Chaplet in Song is moving to • Men and Women Singers and Musicians M Music Wednesdays, followed by the Prayer for Priests from 3:30 pm to th  st rehearsals start February 26 , 7:00 8:30pm . Lend your 4:00 pm. These changes will take effect beginning on March 1 voice to this wonderful production. ! (Ash Wednesday) and then every Wednesday afternoon • Actors M If you’d like to be in the play call Kathy at 207 451 thereafter. Feel free to come for one or both, of these 3433. Rehearsals start Sunday, March 5, 7:00 8:30 pm. ! opportunities to pray together. (For those who do not wish to • Childcare M Adults needed to help with the kids during the stay for the Prayer for Priests there will be a brief interlude to play. Call Kathy Leroux 207 451 3433. ! allow for those who wish to leave to do so.) !

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FAITH FORMATION/YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS ! ! A “Very Big Thank You” again to all those who donated to the Are you planting the seeds for Souper Bowl Collection for our local food pantries. Totals collected from OLA was $617 which will be split between the religious vocations with South Berwick food pantry and the Somersworth, New Hampshire food pantry; from SR was $618.95 to go to anyone? Footprints and from SC was $841.50 to go to the York food pantry. ! ! ! FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT ! YEAH, YOU!: Does a life of joy in Thank You, ! Veronica Richards, for working to make a fun knowing that you are following the Lord as a movie night happen for our young !families on Friday, February priest, deacon, religious sister or brother 10. ! BFG won the vote and both children and parents enjoyed inspire you? Fr. Seamus , Deacon Peter , or relaxing together in front !of the big screen at St.C. !! Sister Rita Mae will be happy to help you! ! You can contact them at: (207) 773 6471 or OUR FIRST COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION [email protected] ; or CELEBRATION will take place on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at www.facebook.com/vocationsMe ; or Diocese 4:00 p.m.. Most Reverend will be the celebrant of Portland Vocation’s Office /510 Ocean with Father Mower as concelebrant. ! Avenue / Portland, ME 04103 4936. ! ! CHILDREN’S MASS !

We would really like to host a Children’s Mass on a regular basis ! in our parish. However, it takes people willing to help “lift this VOCATION SUPPORT ! idea off the ground” and organize a monthly schedule for it. ! REMEMBER OUR SEMINARIANS: The Please contact me if you are interested in being part of a Diocese of Portland is blessed to have 10 men “Children’s Mass” team. All it takes is a few dedicated parents preparing for the priesthood. This week we who find that this could make the difference in their child’s faith remember in our prayers, Dennis Fitts . He is walk. ! ! in his first year of college seminary. Cards or VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL notes of support may be sent to him at: Our 2017 ! Lady of Providence Seminary / 485 Mount ! Pleasant Avenue / Providence, RI 02908. Our theme for the summer is ! “MAKER FUN FACTORY ! Dennis’ birthday is November 26. Created by God, Built For A Purpose!” !  ! Expect Color, Community, Hands on ENCOUNTER LENT: Join our faith community and nearly  activities, Food & Fun all Created 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States Nin a life  By God . Please come and Bring changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice Bowl. your Creativity! *Welcoming the CRS Rice Bowls will soon be available in the Narthex of our high school and junior high youth for churches and don’t forget to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! ! a leadership role as well. May these 40 days better prepare us to encounter ourselves, our There will be an organizational meeting on Monday, February neighbors and our God. ! 20, 2017 @ 6:00 p.m . in the church hall at St. Christopher. Bring a friend, and let’s grow our team! ! ! ! “LIFT” ! LAST WEEK’S GOSPEL QUIZ: In the Gospel reading last Worship/Message/Adoration ! Free /Open to all ages. ! Sunday, Gospel of Matthew (5:17 37), Jesus explained that He Tuesday, February 21, 7 9:00 pm. ! Immaculate Conception had not come to abolish the law but rather to fulfill it. He gave Church, Nashua, NH ! several examples of how His interpretation of the law was www.lifetedhigher.com ! stricter than the prophets. One of these examples was adultery. If interested, contact Nicole Ritchie at This particular verse became very well known to the American [email protected] .! public during the 1976 presidential race. Candidate Jimmy ! Carter, in an interview by a very popular men’s magazine, ! confessed that, by Jesus interpretation, he was guilty of this sin. ! ! ! ! ! Julie Webber ! THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL QUIZ: In this Sunday’s reading  Faith Formation Director ! from the Gospel of Matthew (5:38 48), Jesus continues with His (207) 439 0442 ext. 92 ! famous “Sermon on the Mount.” He gives several examples of [email protected] ! behaviors that His followers should exhibit when dealing with others. These go against the grain of the common response of “treating others as they treat you.” What question does He pose to those who may balk at this idea? ! ! !

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OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS (OLA): ! READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF FEBUARY 19, 2016 YEAR A !  ! ! Request prayers: Call 384 2743 Sunday: ! Lv 19:1 2, 17 18, 1Cor 3:16 23, Mt 5:38 48 ! Recitation of the Rosary : Sat. 3:30pm, (prior to 4pm Mass) Monday: ! Sir 1:1 10, Mk 9:14 29 ! and 4th Sunday at 9:00am. ! Tuesday: ! Sir 2:1 11, Mk 9:30 37 ! ! Wednesday: ! 1Pt 5:1 4, Mt 16:13 19 ! ST. CHRISTOPHER (SC) :! Thursday: ! Sir 5:1 8, Mk 9:41 50 !   ! Friday: ! Sir 6:5 17, Mk 10:1 12 ! Request prayers: Call 363 4560 and 363 2718 !   !  Saturday: Sir 17:1 15, Mk 10:13 16 Prayer for Priests: Wednesday 3:30 4:00pm in church. Join Next Sunday: ! Is 49:14 15, 1Cor 4:1 5, Mt 6:24 34 ! us in prayer, scripture and petitions for our Priests, vocations, and parish as we strive to be a community of prayer and evangelization, welcoming home those who have become inactive Catholics. ! Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday 8:30 am to PAPAL PRAYER FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY !  ! ! Saturday 7:30 am. Tuesdays at 9:00 am 7:00 pm. Comfort for the Afflicted ! Holy Hour of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 11:00 am ! Third Thursday ! That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, Recitation of the Rosary: Mon. Sat., after 8am Mass or refugees, and marginalized, may find welcome and ! Communion Service ! comfort in our communities. Scripture Study: Mondays 9:00 am in the Parish Hall. FMI call Rita Leroux 221 5857 ! Charismatic Meeting: Tuesdays at 2:00 pm. FMI call Rita ! Leroux at 221 5857 ! SIXTH ANNUAL CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Ultreya: First Sundays: Dec  March, at 3:00 pm. April M The Diocese of Portland and the Office of Lifelong Formation is Nov. at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. FMI call Kevin Murphy at proud to present The Sixth Annual Woman’s conference: With 207 363 3283 ! keynote speaker Leah Darrow, former professional model, Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Song : Wednesday 3:00 pm. ! author and speaker. “P rodigal Daughter: How a Dad got his ! Little Girl Back” and “Decent Exposure: Why Women Must ST. RAPHAEL (SR): ! Reclaim Beauty”. Saturday, April 29, 2017, 8:30am to 4:30pm at Request prayers: call the Office 439 0442 ! the Holiday Inn By The Bay, Portland. Conference opens with Chapel: Recitation of the Rosary : Friday morning, directly Mass. Cost: $60 (includes continental breakfast and lunch). following the 9:00 am ! Early bird price: $50 (by March 20) Students: $30 Registration th th Chapel: Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Song : Thurs 6:30 7:00 opens March 6 and closes April 20 . More information at: pm ! http://portlanddiocese.org//womensconference ! ! ADVISOR AND MINISTOR TO THE CONFINED: If you have a planned hospital stay and would like to arrange to have a visit from one of our priests or a Eucharistic Minister, please call the office or Deacon Roger Normand : 207 459 4577. ! ULTREYA! CUSILLO! Do you see those words in our church bulletin and wonder ‘what in the world’ ? Come find out first hand what the Cursillo movement is all about and decide for yourself how it can strengthen your journey with Christ. If you are ready to Make a Friend, Be a Friend and Bring a Friend to ST. RAPHAEL BAZAAR COMMITTEE: It’s that time Christ; please join us at our next Ultreya meeting on Sunday, again!! Raising money to help support our church. St. Raphael’s March 5, 2017 at 3:00pm in St. Christopher’s Hall. For more bazar group is meeting March 4 at 10:30 am in the parish center information please call Kevin Murphy at 207 363 3283. All are to discuss the November 4, 2017 Bazaar. We would welcome welcome! ! newcomers to share ideas, crafts, etc. More to follow on workshops and meetings. Please bring a friend, or two!! !

THE PRESENCE RADIO NETWORK PRESENTS: Pray the Rosary with Bishop Deeley weekdays at 6am followed by a teaching series by Bishop Robert Barron and reflections on the daily readings by Sr. Ann Shields. ! ! PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Like to knit, crochet, or th want to learn how? Come together with us every second As we celebrate the 100 anniversary ! Saturday at St. Raphael Parish Center from 10:30 12 noon. We of the apparitions of Fatima, let ’s honor ! share your gifts & skills with those in need, who benefit from the our Blessed Mother’s request to pray ! ! the rosary daily. ! prayers and caring these shawls give. All are welcome. ! The Presence Radio is your listener supported Catholic radio. ! 106.7 FM in Greater Portland, 90.3 FM in Greater Bangor, ! 89.7 FM Mid Coast, 89.5 FM Augusta, 97.5 Fort Kent, ! 1390AM Northern , 105.7 FM in Springvale & Sanford ! ROSARY GROUP AND SENIOR COFFEE IN KITTERY!: ! Listen online www.thepresenceradio.org, Download the free The Rosary group will meet directly following the Friday Chapel   Mass and Senior coffee will meet every second Friday after Presence Radio smartphone app or dial 605 475 8037 and listen on any cell phone or landline with unlimited minutes. ! Chapel Mass. Please join us! All are welcome! ! ! ! Stewardship !

OUR PARISH SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PEACE OUR PARISH WEEKEND OFFERTORY REPORT: ! COMMISSION offer the following options below to support ! our local food pantries. Food collection baskets are collected the Week ! 2013 14 ! 2014 15 ! 2015 16 ! 2016 17 ! first Sunday of every month. ! !33 ! $11,767.20 ! $6,993.00 ! $9,795.00 ! $11,835.00 ! ! • YTD ! $412,768.30 ! $414,581.66 ! $431,383.64 ! $447,695.35 ! Our Lady of the Angels’ food ! collection basket in the Narthex of the  WeShare total for week 32 was $2720.00 and is included in the church serves the Somersworth Berwick ! and South Berwick Food Pantry. ! above offertory. ! ! • St. Christopher’s food collection This weekend’s second collection for Hurricane Matthew Relief basket in the Narthex of the church Missions totaled $1479.00. Thank you! ! serves the York Community Food Pantry. ! ! ! WeShare is an online giving option available through our • St. Raphael’s food collection basket in the Narthex website homepage at www.pal me.org; click the “Give On Line” serves the Kittery FOOTPRINTS Food Pantry. ! ! button half way down the page. WeShare also includes online TABLE OF PLENTY sites serving our community are: ! Special Collections contributions. Thank you! ! •Tuesday 5:00pm First Parish Church York Village ! •Wednesday 5:00pm United Methodist Church Berwick ! •Thursday 5:00pm St. Raphael Church Hall, Kittery ! Accepting donations: ! ! Table of Plenty, PO Box 232, Berwick, ME 03901 ! SECOND COLLECTION: This is “Pink Envelope” weekend! ! Each month, usually on the second Sunday, our parish has a SOUTH BERWICK COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY is second collection that goes to the maintenance of the church located at Goodwin St, South Berwick, ME 03908 and is open building in which the contribution is placed . In the case of Our Thursdays: 6 7:30pm and the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month    Lady of the Angels, the contribution goes to the church building. 10 11:30am 207 384 3300. Please contribute macaroni & We will gladly accept donations in the basket . . . even if they cheese as well as any pastas and sauces, canned pasta and high are not in the pink envelope! ! protein items like beef stew the weekend of February 18 and 19. Thank You for your generous donations, the Food Pantry and the people it serves are very grateful! ! !

NEED HELP PAYING FOR HEAT OR UTILITIES? Help ! is available to York County residents through the LIHEAP 2015  WORDS TO REFLECT UPON ! 2016 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance) ! Nobody can fight properly and boldly for the faith if he clings Program. Homeowner or renters who meet income ! guidelines be eligible for assistance. Do not to a fear of being stripped of earthly possessions. ! T R ! hesitate to see if you qualify. Please call 800 965  St. Peter Damian (c. 1007 c. 1073) 5762 or visit www.yccac.org. ! ! Feast Day, February 21 ! ! OPERATION BLESSING; a Christian ministry, that works with participating churches and human services organizations to serve families in Southeastern New Hampshire and Southern Maine, has baskets both entrances at St. Raphael's every 3rd Sunday for donations of much needed clothing and household items. !

30th ANNUAL ECUMENICAL MEAL! ! STAR OF THE SEA COUNCIL #11940 meets the first Please join us at St. Thursday of each month at 7:00pm at the St. Christopher Church Christopher's church hall on hall. New members always welcome! For more information, Saturday March 4th at 12noon call Tony Brenna at 207 363 7285. ! for a FREE turkey dinner ! with all the fixings! Home STAR OF THE SEA COUNCIL #11940 hosts a ‘full’ delivery is available, if breakfast at St. Christopher every first Sunday of the month, needed, but is only available beginning after the 7:30 am Mass, where all are invited and welcome. There is no fee but there are donation baskets. ! to York residents. If delivery ! is needed, please sign up in GREAT WORKS COUNCIL #10259 meets the second the Narthex or church kitchen Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at Our Lady of the Angels at St. Christopher’s. Join us Narthex, 162 Agamenticus Road, So. Berwick. FMI call Bill for this traditional community building and faith sharing activity. Green at 207 712 6165 Or visit www.facebook.com/ Volunteers from many of the other Churches in York gather on Knights10259. ! the morning of the meal to prepare the feast. Your help is ! needed! If you can donate a cooked turkey or food item or are FR. HENRY LAPPIN COUNCIL #11228 meets the first able to deliver meals to the home bound, ! Monday of each month at 7:00 at St. Raphael Parish Hall, 6 please call Rose 207 337 0637. ! Whipple Road, Kittery. FMI call Kevin W aldron 207 703 0085. ! Landscape Design Excavation Trees & Shrubs Lawn Maintenance Stonewalls Hydro-Seeding Walkways Bobcat Work CIVIL • STRUCTURAL • MARINE

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Bullock ...... by His Family ! was not legally recognized. ! ! 4:00 pm ! SR ! Peter Marcuri ...... by The Vogel Family ! ! James Healy was educated at Holy Cross College in Massachusetts, where he was valedictorian of its first graduating Monday February 20 ! St. Eucherius ! class. As the only seminaries in the United States at that time ! 7:00 am !OLA ! Communion Service ! were in , and Maryland was a slave state, Healy had to ! 8:00 am ! SC ! Communion Service ! go to Canada for priestly studies. From there he transferred to a ! ! ! ! 9:00 am SR ****No Chapel Mass**** seminary in . He was ordained at Notre Dame Cathedral on ! ! June 10, 1854 as a priest for the Diocese of . He was an Tuesday February 21 St. Peter Damian ! ! 7:00 am !OLA ! No Intention Requested ! extremely successful pastor in Boston. ! ! ! ! ! On June 2, 1875 he was consecrated as the second bishop of 8:00 am SC Communion Service  ! 9:00 am ! SR ! Raymond “Ray” Wilbur . . . . by Bob McGiness ! the Diocese of Portland. He served in that position for twenty five years, the first ten of which included what is now the Wednesday February 22 ! Chair of St. Peter ! Diocese of Manchester. During his tenure the diocese grew at a ! 7:00 am !OLA ! No Intention Requested ! rapid rate. Bishop Healy oversaw the establishment of sixty new ! 8:00 am ! SC ! Felicity A. Mainardi ...... by Bobby LeBlanc ! parishes, sixty eight new missions, eighteen convents, and ! 9:00 am ! SR ! No Intention Requested ! eighteen Catholic schools. He died on August 5, 1900 at the age of 70. ! Thursday February 23 ! St. Polycarp ! ! 7:00 am !OLA ! No Intention Requested ! ! 8:00 am ! SC ! Father Jim Morrison ...... by Father Mower ! ! 9:00 am ! SR ! No Intention Requested ! ! SAINT OF THE WEEK : This coming Tuesday, February 21, Friday February 24 ! St. Adolph ! the Church remembers a beloved saint from the eleventh century, ! 7:00 am !OLA ! No Intention Requested ! St. Peter Damian . Born to poor parents in Ravenna, Italy, Peter ! 8:00 am ! SC ! Joseph Cedrone ...... by His Wife, Rose ! was orphaned at an early age. He went first to live with a brother ! ! ! ! 9:00 am SR No Intention Requested who badly mistreated him, and following that, to another brother Saturday February 25 ! St. Gerlandus ! who took good care of him and saw to it that he received a good ! ! ! ! education. ! 8:00 am SC Communion Service ! ! 4:00 pm !OLA ! Patricia Lanano ...... by Her Daughters ! After reaching adulthood, Peter joined a community of ! 4:00 pm ! SC ! Jon Greenawalt ...... by Cathy ! hermits at the Camaldolese Benedictine Monastery at Fonte ! 5:30 pm ! SR ! Oliver P. Doe ...... by His Sons ! Avellana, Italy. This was a very strict religious order that adhered to an austere daily regime of prayer, study and fasting. Sunday February 26 ! St. Isabel ! Peter Damian eventually was elected the abbot of the monastery ! 7:30 am ! SC ! Helen O’Regan . . . by James & Katherine Cahill ! and later still was named the Cardinal Archbishop of Ostia. ! ! 9:00 am ! SR ! Peter Marcuri ...... by The Vogel Family ! ! He was very concerned about clerical misconduct and wrote ! 9:30 am !OLA ! Mary Theresa Dionne . . . . . by Roger Dionne ! prolifically on this subject as well as others. (So severe was he ! 11:00 am ! SC ! Kenny Stewart ...... by Vic & Linda Privetera ! in his understanding of propriety, that he once admonished a ! 4:00 pm ! SR ! Pro Populo ...... by The Pastor ! bishop for playing a game of chess!) In old age, Peter Damian resigned from the archbishopric and returned to the monastery where he devoted his final years to prayer, writing, and making ! ! wooden spoons. ! ! It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's Although he was never officially canonized, numerous local humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling cults developed following his death. In 1828, Pope Leo XIII ! extended his feast to the Universal Church and declared him a Providence. ! !  President Franklin Pierce ! Doctor of the Church. He is the Patron Saint of freerunners. ! Inaugural Address M March 4, 1853 !

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