Holy Family Parish St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish
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October 26, 2014 - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Pastor - Rev. Kevin J. Martin Parish Central Office Cell - (207) 949-0382 145 Pritham Ave. P.O. Box 457 [email protected] Greenville, ME 04441-0457 (207) 695-2262 Admin. Assistant - Bette DiAngelo Bookkeeper - Lorraine Auclair [email protected] [email protected] Weekend Mass Schedule Holy Family Church - Greenville St. Faustina Church - Jackman 4pm Saturday and 8:00am Sunday 11:00am and 5:00pm on Sunday Each of our parishes have Facebook Pages - Like us on Facebook to keep up with parish events, and other information regarding our Catholic Faith! Spread the word to your family and friends! Holy Family Parish www.facebook.com/HolyFamilyCatholicChurchGreenvilleME St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish www.facebook.com/StFaustinaCatholicChurchJackmanME St. Faustina Church of St. Anthony Parish 370 Main St. - Jackman Sunday Masses at 11:00am and 5:00pm Confession by appointment Sacraments of Initiation and Healing Sacraments of Vocation Marriage - Contact Fr. Kevin at least one year prior to Baptism – Call the office at least 6 months in advance of intended date of wedding. the birth of your first child. Holy Orders - Oct. 26, 2014 – “Love God with your whole Confirmation – Call the parish office for more information. heart, with your whole soul, and with all your mind.” Is Christ Eucharist – See Mass schedule. For a homebound or calling you to let Him manifest His love in your as a sick call, please contact the office or Fr. Kevin. priest? Call Father Seamus Griesbach at (207) 773-6471 or Reconciliation - Saturday from 3:00-3:45pm at Holy write: [email protected] Family ; at St. Faustina and anytime by appointment call Fr. Kevin at 949-0382. For inquiries about the consecrated life contact: Anointing of the Sick - If you or a loved one would like Sr. Rita Mae Bissonnette at (207) 773-6471 a visit, call Fr. Kevin at 949-0382. [email protected] 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 From Bette’s Desk We will be worshipping in the chapel at Holy Family for Office Hours – I am happy to assist you with different needs. our Weekend Masses. As the cooler weather arrives, we are My office hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday from 9:00am using the chapel to help save on winter heating expenses. -12:00noon. You can reach me at 695-2262 or via email: [email protected]. Special thanks goes out to all from St. Anthony Parish who planned and supported our recent Ham and Bean Greenville Backpack Program - Help Feed Needy Supper last Saturday. We are grateful for your generosity with your time and great food! On behalf of the families and Families - Food can be dropped off in the box located in the friends who benefited from your service, thank you!! entrance of Holy Family Church. Thank you! This week’s food item is: Next weekend, we invite all our families and relatives to 9oz. box of crackers or individually packaged combo packs join us for our Annual Mass of Remembrance, which will FMI, contact Cecile Shields. Thank you for your support! be offered at Holy Family at the 4pm Mass and at St. Faustina Church at the 11am Mass. Family or friends of the deceased between November 2013 thru October 2014 will If you know of anyone who would like to prepare for the be invited at the Mass to light a candle in their honor. Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, or Eucharist, + Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the please notify Fr. Kevin or Bette in the parish office as faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. soon as possible so that we can meet with them and share Amen. the process with them. Recently, the Office of Lifelong Faith During the recent Extraordinary Synod on the Family, Formation met with priests of the diocese to review the which took place in Rome from Oct. 4 thru 19th, there process and also to share our Bishop’s desire to celebrate the were many conversations and reflections on family life and Sacrament of Confirmation, both for the children and young how we as Church serve one another . There were an array of people and also those baptized, older adults who may have responses and reactions both within the church as well as within the secular press. At the conclusion of the gathering, not been confirmed. If you know of anyone who would like the Holy Father, Pope Francis gave a wonderful speech, to explore the Catholic Faith or prepare for Baptism, Full which I believe to be one of his finest yet, I wanted to ask you Communion into the Catholic Church, or other sacraments, to reflect upon his words, which I print on the pages 4-5 of please contact Fr. Kevin Martin at 949-0382. We also have our bulletin this week. The dialogue is ongoing and an Ordinary Synod will occur next year in Oct. 2015. people at each of our parishes who are willing to journey with you. St. Faustina Memorial Building Fund - We continue to accept memorial donations and any assistance is greatly 1st and 3rd Tuesdays - Holy Family Ladies Guild appreciated. Suggestions - consider remembering a loved one Meeting- The next meeting will be on Tuesday, November or friend, honor someone for a birthday or Christmas. Drop 4th at 2pm in the Chapel. All ladies are welcome. FMI, donation in the collection basket or mail to: St. Faustina contact Joyce Lessard. Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 457, Greenville, ME 04441. The funds will help us to pay for some of our final projects we Tuesdays at 1:30 PM - St. Faustina Ladies Prayer Group hope to complete as well as the $1,211.96 monthly mortgage meets to pray the Miraculous Medal Novena, the Liturgy of the Hours and the Rosary, Stations of the Cross or a Chaplet. payment. Thank you for your support !! 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 Christmas Cards for Sale - Keep Christ in Christmas that you would like us to add to our prayer basket. All ladies Support St. Faustina Church Building Fund of the parish are welcome to join us even if you can't come every week. $10.00 per box / Available at Church or thru Parish Office Raffle for a Full Size Quilt, Afghan, Candle Holder, and During the month of December, we will have a Stereo - $1.00 per ticket or $5.00 for book of 6 Calendar Raffle for St. Faustina Church Building Fund. Proceeds Benefit St. Faustina Church Building Fund If you have any new items to donate to the raffle, we See Isabelle Haggan or Jennifer Lacrosse for tickets are accepting donations. Drawing will be held November 30th after the 11am FMI, please see Isabelle or call 668-7762 Mass - Thanks for your support! Weekly Offertory Collection Kindly remember in prayer : Pauline Bruchmann, Yvette Each parish needs an average of $1,100.00 weekly to meet Larochelle, Robert Godin, Jeannine Pinette, Lloyd Ferland, our 2014-2015 budget needs. If you are away a particular weekend, please remember to mail in or bring your weekly Crystal Levesque, Doris Martin, Ruth Brown, Linley Brown, offering to our parish. Thank you for your support! Jr., Denise Tibbetts, Amanda Favreau, Rosemarie Paradise, Rena Parent, Jim & Sue Johnston, Omer Servant, Lionel and Holy Family St. Anthony Theresa Breau, Dorothy Ragan; Richard Falardeau; Joe October 18 and 19 $ 657.00 $ 819.00 Guglielmo; Christine Fox Frauenheim; Father Eddy Morin; Cemetery Upkeep $ 10.00 $143.00 France Larochelle McAllister; Jeannette Morrill; Linda World Mission Sunday $282.00 $ 293.85 Kronholm; Audrey Schmitz; Rita Lampinen; Lauren Trigge; Gemma Tanguay; Arthur Giroux; Louise Mason; Lucy Fay; & St. Faustina Building Fund $ 120.00 Alice DeWyze. Thank you for your generous response to the Society for Weekly Prayer For Priests the Propagation of the Faith on World Mission Sunday. Oct. 26: Rev. James Plourde & Rev. Raymond Morency Our Parish contributions will reach the Church in Mongolia and Oct. 27: Rev. Theodore Letendre FIC & Rev. James Brewer local churches throughout the Missions, where the poor receive practical help and the experience of God’s love and mercy, His Oct. 28: Rev. Hilary Cameron & Rev. Richard Bertrand SJ hope and peace. FMI, please visit www.IAmAMissionary.org. Oct. 29: Rev. Rudolph Leveille & Rev. Armand Bill Sanctuary Candles for October 26 thru November 1 Oct. 30: Rev. Antony Richai Muthu HGN & Rev. Raymond Picard Holy Family - In Memory of Marie Anna Boucher by Jeannine Plourde Oct. 31: Rev. Rene Lavoie & Rev. Real Nadeau St. Faustina - For All Parishioners Nov. 1: Our Holy Father Candles are $7.00 per week and will burn near our church tabernacle for one week. Candles may be offered for one’s Readings for the Week of October 26, 2014 personal intentions, or in memory of a loved one or friend. Oct. 26: Exodus 22:20-26 /1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10/Matthew 22:34-40 FMI, please call Bette at the parish office - 695-2262 Oct. 27: Ephesians 4:32-5:8 / Luke 13:10-17 Mass Intentions - To offer a Mass for a deceased relative or Oct. 28: Ephesians 2:19-22 / Luke 6:12-16 friend, use an envelope at the entrance of the church, make Oct.