February 4, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Sunday, February 4, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Spotlight on our parish churches: St. Joseph p. 5 New Adult Faith Formation Programs ~ Register Now! p. 6 St. Monica Prayer Group meets this Wednesday at St. Matthew's p. 7 Parish information Our Priests and Deacons Pastor: Rev. Frank J. Murray Parochial Vicar: Rev. Anthony Cipolle Rev. Apolinary Kavishe, AJ; Rev. Robert Tumwekwase, A.J. (hospital chaplains) Deacons: Rev. Mr. Timothy Dougherty and Rev. Mr. Michael Whalen Retired, living in the parish: Rev. Rudolph Leveille; Rev. Roland Nadeau Saint Paul the Apostle Parish Office [hours: M-F 8am-5pm] 217 York Street, Bangor ME 04401 Telephone: 207-217-6740 Fax: 207-217-6730 Our Parish Churches WEBSITE: https://stpaulbangor.me Email: [email protected] St. Gabriel’s Church Bulletin Email: [email protected] 435 South Main Road Winterport, ME 04496 Weekly Mass and Confession Schedule St. John’s Church Weekend Masses Weekday Masses Confessions 207 York Street Saturday Monday through Friday Friday Bangor, ME 04401-5442 4:00 p.m. St. John 8:30 a.m. St. Mary 4:45 p.m. St. Matthew 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph 5:30 p.m. St. Matthew Saturday St. Joseph’s Church Sunday Wednesday 2:30 p.m. St. John 531 North Main Street 7:00 a.m. St. Mary 9:30 a.m. St. John Brewer, ME 04412-1219 3:00 p.m. St. Joseph 8:30 a.m. St. Gabriel (when All Saints 8:30 a.m. St. Mary Catholic School is in Sunday St. Mary’s Church 10:30 a.m. St. John session) 4:30 p.m. St. Teresa 768 Ohio Street 10:30 a.m. St. Matthew Bangor, ME 04401-3165 For pastoral emergencies, please call the parish office 5:30 p.m. St. Teresa and staff will assist you, or if calling after hours, you St. Matthew’s Church will be able to contact a priest. 70 Western Avenue Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at St. Mary's Church Hampden, ME 04444-0280 Tuesday 6am-9pm; Wednesday 6:00 a.m. through Saturday 9:00 p.m. St. Teresa’s Church Eucharistic Adoration & Holy Hour 425 South Main Street Every Third Monday: 6:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. St. Teresa's Church Brewer, ME 04412 (with recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet) Wednesday: 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. St. John’s Church Our Cemetery Mount Pleasant Catholic Cemetery Sacramental and Pastoral Care Gene Gagnon, Director Sacrament of Baptism 449 Ohio Street, Bangor, ME 04401 Please call the Parish Office as soon as you give birth to your child. 207-947-4322 Sacrament of Marriage Office: 768 Ohio Street (at St. Mary's Please contact the Parish Office six months to one year in advance of the Church) Hours: M/Tu/Th/F 9am-2pm desired date of your wedding. Funeral Arrangements Our Parish School Please contact the funeral home, and they will help you to make arrangements. All Saints Catholic School Joseph Gallant, Principal Pastoral Ministry to the Sick and Homebound P.O. Box 1749, Bangor, ME 04402-1749 Please call the Parish Office with the name, condition, address, and phone [email protected] number of the person who is in need. St. John Campus (Grades 4-8) St. Vincent de Paul Ministry (assisting people in need) 166 State Street, Bangor Direct line: (207) 944-2160; Email: [email protected] 207-942-0955 Parish Mass and Prayer Requests St. Mary Campus (Pre-K-3) Please contact the Parish Office. 768 Ohio Street, Bangor 207-947-7063 Interested in Learning More About the Catholic Church? The Attic (Thrift Shop) Please call or come to speak with one of your priests. 170 Center Street, Bangor, ME 04401 Thinking About a Vocation to the Priesthood or Religious life? 945-5523 (M-Tu-Th-F 10am-3pm; Please call or come to speak with one of our priests. Wed. 10am-Noon; closed Saturday) Contact Fr. Seamus Griesbach at [email protected] 2 Saint Paul the Apostle Parish February 4, 2018 Parish Calendar Weekly Parish Activities Choir Rehearsals Youth Faith Formation Our Lady's Rosary Makers St. Gabriel's Choir BAPTISM PREP CLASS is held for all first-time will resume meeting in April 2018 Thursday at 7:00 p.m. mothers and fathers seeking to have their child baptized in the Catholic Church. To schedule an AA Meetings St. John’s Adult Choir appointment for the 45-minute class, please call Mary Monday, 8:00 p.m. - St. Matthew's Thursday at 6:30 p.m Brown in the parish office at 217–6740. Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. - St. Joseph's Pre-K-GRADE 5 Friday, 8:00 p.m. - St. Gabriel's St. John’s Youth Choir Sunday at 9:00-10:30 a.m. St. Matthew's Church (reading age to grade 8) Sunday at 10:00-11:30 a.m. St. Mary's Church Perpetual Adoration of Wednesday at 3-5 p.m the Blessed Sacrament: YOUTH MINISTRY – JUNIOR HIGH Every Tuesday 6am-9pm; St. Joseph’s Choir Sunday at 6:30-8:00 p.m. St. Matthew's Church Saturday at 2:45 p.m Wednesday 6am through HIGH SCHOOL FAITH FORMATION Saturday 9pm in the chapel Sunday at 6:30 p.m. St. Matthew's Church at St. Mary's Church. St. Mary’s Adult Choir Monday at 6:30 p.m COVER: Our parish high school St. Matthew's Choir See Mass Schedule on pg. 7: Faith Formation students who Sunday at 9:15 a.m traveled to Washington, DC with Ash Wednesday Bishop Deeley to participate in the St. Teresa's Schola is March for Life - a peaceful rally to Sunday at 4:45 p.m. witness to the value of human life. February 14, 2018 Requested Mass Intentions for February 5, 2018 — February 11, 2018 Weekday Masses: 8:30 a.m. Mass is at St. Mary's; 5:30 p.m. Mass is at St. Matthew's 9:30 a.m. Mass on Wednesday is at St. John's (when school is in session) Monday, February 5, 2018 Saturday, February 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. Philip Henry Plowman 4:00 p.m. (St. John) Robert Mosher by Andre and Sylvia Fecteau by friends and family 5:30 p.m. Joan Thibodeau by Pat & Rocky Hayden 4:00 p.m. (St. Joseph) Michael Gerry Quirk by the Valley family Tuesday, February 6, 2018 8:30 a.m. Daniel Nakajima by Elizabeth Stevens Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:30 p.m. Mr. & Mrs. Edward Barry by their estate Sunday, February 11, 2018 7:00 a.m. (St. Mary) All Parishioners Wednesday, February 7, 2018 by Father Frank Murray 8:30 a.m. Anita Parent by Joan Tremble 8:30 a.m. (St. Mary) Teresa McHale 9:30 a.m. Teresa Mooney by the McNamara family by Frank, Fran and Sarah Menkin 8:30 a.m. (St. Gabriel) Nancy Poitras 5:30 p.m. Joseph Quinn by Mary Brown by Patty and Chuck Zukoski 10:30 a.m. (St. John) Lillian Davis Thursday, February 8, 2018 by Frank and Anna Sprague 8:30 a.m. Jean Curley by Connie Caron 10:30 a.m. (St. Matthew) Armand Blanchette 5:30 p.m. All souls by Joan Theriault by Jack & Loretta Kearns 5:30 p.m. (St. Teresa) Angela Hollis by her Friday, February 9, 2018 daughter Sarah Hollis and family 8:30 a.m. Alfred Jellison by Thomas and Ann Hambrock 5:30 p.m. Rose Marie Sullivan by the Sullivan family Saint Paul the Apostle Parish Sunday, February 4, 2018 3 Pastoral Corner The Joy of Loving Tenderly Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, (love) is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes in all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails. (1Cor 13:4-8) • When was the last time we tried something new to take better care of our physical or spiritual health? AMORIS LAETITIA • What might we do this Lent to learn more about God's “Love is always a gift of God.” (n. 228) love and tenderness? Young married couples should be encouraged to develop a • Is there anyone I know who is hurting or needs forgiveness? routine that gives a healthy sense of closeness and stability Practice compassion by praying for the people who come through shared daily rituals. These could include a morning to mind. kiss, an evening blessing, waiting at the door to welcome each other home, taking trips together and sharing household JOY IN ACTION chores. Yet, it also helps to break the routine with a party Weekly suggestions for you to consider: and to enjoy family celebrations of anniversaries and special • February 4: As we approach Lent, discuss with your events. We need these moments of cherishing God’s gifts and spouse and family members ways to spiritually journey renewing our zest for life. As long as we can celebrate, we are together during the season. able to rekindle our love, to free it from monotony and color our daily routine with hope. (n. 226) • February 11: For Valentine’s Day, take a trip down memory lane with your spouse and recall some of your CONTEMPLATE AND SHARE most cherished moments together. • What routines do we have in our household? How do these • February 18: Set up a prayer corner in your house help us treat others and ourselves with love? where you can pause to pray and reflect during Lent on your relationship with your loved ones and with God.