Sunday, December 6, 2020 Second Sunday of Advent
Allagash † Eagle Lake † Fort Kent † New Canada † St. Francis St. John Plantation † Wallagrass † Winterville, Maine
Parish Office: 26 East Main Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743; Ph. 207-834-5656; Fax. 207-834-7461 Please call for an appointment; Open by phone M-Th 8-4 & Fri 8-12 Faith Formation Center: 102 Pleasant Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743; Ph. 207-834-3984
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday 4pm St. Louis Church 6pm St. Charles Church Sunday 9am St Louis Church 11am St. Mary Church 5pm St. Joseph Church Monday: 4pm St. Louis Church See Tuesday: p. 3 4pm St. Louis Church Wednesday: 9am St. Louis Church Thursday: 4pm St. Louis Church Friday: 9am St. Louis Church Website: stjohnvianneyparish.net E-mail: [email protected] Parish Information Pastor: Very Rev. Jean-Paul Labrie Deacon: Rev. Mr. Luis Sanclemente
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please call the Parish Office anytime. If you know that you Our Parish Churches will be admitted to the hospital, please call ahead.
St. Charles Church SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 912 Main Street Available during monthly Holy Hour (2-3pm every third Sunday of St. Francis, ME 04774 the month) or by appointment—please call the Parish Office.
St. Joseph Church SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact the Parish Office at least six months in advance. 7 Church Street Wallagrass, ME 04781 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please contact Barb Pelletier at 834-3984 for scheduling. St. Louis Church Prep classes are held every 4 months—pre-registration is required if 26 East Main Street more than 5 years since last class. Next Sessions in 2021: Saturdays, Fort Kent, ME 04743 Feb 13, June 12, October 9 from 9am-12pm St. Louis basement.
St. Mary Church SACRAMENTS OF EUCHARIST & CONFIRMATION 3451 Aroostook Road Please contact Barb at 834-3984. Eagle Lake, ME 04739 RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION (RCIA/C) St. John Church If you or someone you know is interested in becoming 1867 St. John Road Catholic, please contact Barb Pelletier at 834-3984. St. John Plantation, ME 04743 VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD & RELIGIOUS LIFE St. Paul Church Contact Fr. Seamus Griesbach: 207-773-6471 320 Dickey Road www.portlanddiocese/vocations; Facebook: VocationsME Allagash, ME 04774 PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN: Good Shepherd Ministries Upcoming training will be offered from 10am-12pm at the Faith 214 W. Main St., Suite 102 Formation Center on Pleasant Street in Fort Kent: Fort Kent, ME 04743 Saturday, April 3. Please call Barb to register at 834-3984. Pre- 207-834-7166 registration is required. This training is free and open to the public. Thrift Store Hours: FMI, please visit the Diocese of Portland, Office of Safe Environment. Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-3pm
PRAYER CHAIN: Do you know someone who needs the power of Our Cemeteries prayer in their lives? You can have them put on the prayer chain by St. Louis, Fort Kent calling 834-3222 or 834-5487. St. Paul, Allagash St. Charles, St. Francis ***PLEASE CONTINUE CALLING TO REGISTER St. John, St. John Plantation FOR WEEKEND MASSES*** Holy Family, Daigle Please call the Parish Office at 834R5656 on Monday, Tuesday, or St. Joseph, Wallagrass Wednesday between the hours of 9am and 3:30pm to register to St. Mary, Eagle Lake aend mass each week. Masks connue to be required. Sacred Heart, Soldier Pond Capacity of 50 at me of publicaon.
Food Pantries (distribution every first week of the month) 5 H St. Mary Church Pantry K 3443 Aroostook Road Q KR! ;# % Eagle Lake, ME 04739 5 6) ); St. Charles Church Pantry 912 Main Street Please note upcoming deadline for bullen submissions: By 9am on St. Francis, ME 04774 Wed, Dec 9 for the weekend of Dec 20. Please submit your request via email to the editor: SJVPRbulle[email protected] St. John Vianney Parish December 6, 2020 2 Mass Schedule & Special Intentions Saturday, December 5, 2020 4pm (St. Louis Church) The People by the Pastor 6pm (St. Charles Church) Jean Paul Duval 10th Anniversary by Family Sunday, December 6, 2020 9am (St. Louis Church) Lucille Dionne by Jeanne Chamberland 11am (St. Mary Church) Thomas Labbe by Family 5pm (St. Joseph Church) Theresa & Edgar Toussaint by Ms. Mary Smolinski Monday, December 7, 2020 4pm (St. Louis Church) Rella White by Jack & Diane Coulombe 6pm (St. Charles Church) Reginald Pelletier by Stanley & Adeline Livingston Tuesday, December 8, 2020NThe Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9am (St. Louis Church) Ernest Theriault by Paul Dubois 11am (St. Mary Church) Ross Gatcomb by Eagle Lake Knights of Columbus 5pm (St. Joseph Church) The People by the Pastor Wednesday, December 9, 2020 9am (St. Louis Church) Gladys Dubois by Phil & Lynne Boutot Thursday, December 10, 2020 4pm (St. Louis Church) Shirley Jalbert by Yvette Rioux & family Friday, December 11, 2020 9am (St. Louis Church) Lucille Dionne by Saucier family Saturday, December 12, 2020 4pm (St. Louis Church) Rolande Plourde by Ken Plourde & family 6pm (St. Charles Church) Roger Harvey 7th Anniversary by Violet Harvey & Family Sunday, December 13, 2020 9am (St. Louis Church) Marie Louise Raymond by Phyllis Charette 11am (St. Mary Church) Leonard "Bebe" Fournier by Frank, Donna, Keith & Kelsey 5pm (St. Joseph Church) The People by the Pastor
December 6: Winter Heang Collecon (all proceeds remain within the Parish) December 8: Immaculate Concepon (all proceeds remain within the Parish) December 13: Rerement Fund for Religious (all WeShare Parish Website: proceeds sent to the Naonal Religious Rerement Office) stjohnvianneyparish.weshareonline.org January 1: • Inial Offering (all proceeds remain within OR for assistance, please call the Parish the Parish to defray cost of envelope prinng) • Solemnity of Mary (all proceeds remain with the Office at 834R5656. Parish)
Parish Offertory for the weekend of November 21/22 Envelopes/Church pew: $4468.00 WeShare (online): $2315.00 TOTAL: $6783.00 Catholic Campaign for Human Development Collecon: $672.00
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U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Readings for the week of December 6, 2020 Human Trafficking is a faithR Sunday: Is 40:1R5, 9R11/Ps 85:9R10, 11R12, 13R14 [8]/ based, naonal network that 2 Pt 3:8R14/Mk 1:1R8 offers educaon, supports Monday: Is 35:1R10/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11R12, 13R14 [Is access to survivor services, and engages in advocacy in 35:4f]/Lk 5:17R26 an effort to eradicate Tuesday: Gn 3:9R15, 20/Ps 98:1, 2R3ab, 3cdR4 [1]/ modernRday slavery. Eph 1:3R6, 11R12/Lk 1:26R38 Wednesday: Is 40:25R31/Ps 103:1R2, 3R4, 8 and 10 [1]/ A gi to U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Mt 11:28R30 Trafficking (USCSAHT) can make a difference in our Thursday: Is 41:13R20/Ps 145:1 and 9, 10R11, 12R13ab efforts to confront the Human Trafficking [8]/Mt 11:11R15 pandemic. Friday: Is 48:17R19/Ps 1:1R2, 3, 4 and 6 [cf. Jn 8:12]/ U.S. Catholic Sisters against Human Trafficking is a 501 © Mt 11:16R19 (3) organizaon (sistersagainsrafficking.org), 2039 N Saturday: Zec 2:14R17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1R6a, 10ab/ Geyer Road, St. Louis, MO 63131. Jdt 13:18bcde, 19 [15:9d]/Lk 1:26R38 or Lk 1:39R47 Next Sunday: Is 61:1R2a, 10R11/Lk 1:46R48, 49R50, 51R 54 [Is 61:10b]/1 Thes 5:16R24/Jn 1:6R8, 19R28 Observances for the week of December 6, 2020 Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Advent Monday: St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Holy Hour: Church Tuesday: Immaculate Concepon of the Blessed Virgin Eucharistic Mary Adoration & Wednesday: St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin Benediction Friday: St. Damasus I, Pope Saturday: Our Lady of Guadalupe St. Louis Church Sunday, December 20 from 2-3pm Rest in Peace (Confession also Available) Alfreda DumondVFort Kent (1917R2020)
MEMORIAL CANDLES The Blessed Mother Candle burns this week at St. Louis Church in memory of A special family member at the request of Ray & Rita Bouchard. The Blessed Mother Candle burns this week at St. Mary Church in memory of Jessica & Family SANCTUARY CANDLES at the request of Norma. The St. Louis Church Sanctuary Candle The St. John Vianney Candle burns this week burns this week in memory of at St. Louis Church in memory of Alma & Delsie Laferriere Sco Guimond & Godmother Jeannee at the request of Laferriere Children. at the request of Eva & family.
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THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (Solemnity & Holy Day of Obligation) The next Blood Thursday, December 24: Christmas Eve Drive in Fort Kent will be on Tuesday, 4pm St. Louis Church & 4pm St. Mary Church December 15 at the KC Hall. Please make an 6pm St. Joseph Church & 6:30pm St. Charles appointment by calling 1R800R733R2767. Church Please consider donang the gi of life this Friday, December 25: Christmas Day 9am St. Louis Church Holiday Season!
MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD (Solemnity & Holy Day of Obligation) Thursday, December 31: New Year’s Eve 4pm St. Louis Church & 6pm St. Charles Church 6pm St. Joseph Church
Friday, January 1: New Year’s Day 9am St. Louis Church & 11am St. Mary Church
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“Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing!" December 8th is one of our feasts celebrating Mary V the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. From the beginnings of the Church, spiritual writers and theologians have acknowledged the innocence and holiness of Mary. Both faced with the pure freedom to accept or reject God, Mary began with work of redemption with her yes to Christ! The Church began to celebrate the feast of Mary's conception in the early Middle Ages. In 1854, Pope Pius IX infallibly declared that Mary was free of original sin from the Lirst moment of her conception. On this feast day, we celebrate the beauty and goodness of Our Lady! “After Jesus, it is the Blessed Virgin Mary who by her example most perfectly teaches the meaning of discipleship and stewardship in their fullest sense. All of their essential elements are found in her life: she was called and gifted by God; she responded generously, creatively, and prudently; she understood her divinely assigned role as ‘handmaid’ in terms of service and Lidelity.” From Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response You can’t go wrong choosing Our Lady as your role model for living a stewardship way of life. She exhibited all of the characteristics of an Everyday Steward in a profound manner. If we draw closer to her and mold ourselves to be like her, then we draw ourselves closer to Jesus and more closely resemble him. During this Advent season, pray for her attributes of patience, obedience, graciousness, and generosity to be your attributes. Do not let the pace of the season take control of you. Do not let your generosity be misguided and spend more than you have. May the grace that Lills her touch you and enter into your being.
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Closures All Assistance Requested! The youth ministry is seeking individuals cemeteries to assist in providing snacks and beverages for our weekly sessions. With are closed to COVID-19 precautions in place, we are the public for only able to have single serving, pre- packaged snacks and drinks. If you would the winter like to be put on our volunteer rotation, or would like to make a donation of food, season. drink or monetary value please reach out to Lyne$e Sirois, YM Coordinator at 207-316-3464 or [email protected]. Your kindness is greatly appreciated!
PUBLIC NOTICE: ST. JOHN VALLEY SENIOR COLLEGE: Please call 834R3536 or 728R3371 for informaon and registraon. UPCOMING COURSES: Creang a Christmas Centerpiece with Pelleer Florist Mon, Dec 7 & Thu, Dec 10 Part 2 Aired on WFKT and WOWL @ 7:00 PM
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