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Good Shepherd Parish Biddeford Lyman Old Orchard Beach Saco Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30-4:30 / Churches listed inside Mailing Address: 271 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072 • Tel: 207-282-3321 e-mail: [email protected] • www.goodshepherdparish.us January 5, 2014 GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH www.goodshepherdparish.us January 5, 2014 Most Holy Trinity Church St. Joseph's Church & Ste Anne's Chapel St. Margaret's Church St. Philip's Church 271 Main St 178 Elm St (Rte 1) 6 Saco Ave 404 Goodwins Mills Rd Saco, Maine 04072 Biddeford, Maine 04005 Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064 Lyman, Maine 04002 St. Brendan's Chapel (seasonal) St. Luke's Chapel (seasonal) 40 Lester B. Orcutt Blvd, Biddeford Pool, Maine 04006 164 Saco Ave, Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064 Rev. Msgr. Rene T. Mathieu, Pastor Rev. P. Antonydass, HGN, Parochial Vicar Rev. Jack Dickinson, Parochial Vicar Deacon Robert Parenteau Deacon Kevin Jacques Message from Monsignor René Mathieu (1) Because of various deadlines related to publishing the weekend bulletin, this is my first opportunity to acknowledge the appoint- ment of Bishop Robert Deeley as Bishop of Portland. I am eager to meet him and to join everyone in welcoming him to Maine. His appointment becomes “official” at the installation Mass scheduled for February 14. (2) Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest: With the help of priests who live fairly close to us, we have been able to post- pone using this ceremony at least through January 26. I will keep you informed if circumstances change. If it happens that no weekend Mass is possible at a scheduled time―emergencies due to illness or storms excepted―the bulletin will indicate what Adoration of the Magi to expect so people can plan accordingly in case they wish to travel elsewhere for a Vocations: "God chose us before the world Mass. The rite of Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest satisfies the Sunday began to be holy." God has chosen each person obligation, and Holy Communion consecrated in advance is distributed. (3) The gifts in Christ for a particular vocation. If He may of Epiphany have always aroused the interest of believers. Gold is believed to sym- be calling you to be holy through a vocation to bolize the royal kingship of Christ, frankincense to indicate His divinity, and myrrh the priesthood or consecrated life, call Fr. to symbolize the mortal human condition that the Son of God assumed at His concep- Nathan March at (207) 773-6471. tion and birth. Since myrrh was used in the Middle East to embalm corpses, it was understood to refer to Christ’s coming passion, death and burial. Ever since I served Apostolate of Prayer for Priests - January my first Christmas Mass as a third-grader, I have been particularly interested in the 5. Bishop Joseph J. Gerry OSB incense because the priests carefully trained me how to light the charcoal on which 6. Rev. Peter Kaseta OFMCap, the incense burned (so I wouldn’t burn down the church)! As a student of the liturgy, Rev. Thomas Lequin I have come to appreciate that our Catholic ceremonies appeal to all the senses, in- 7. Rev. Ralph Boisvert, cluding that of smell. In biblical times, Sheba (Yemen of today), had a monopoly on V. Rev. Richard Malo the frankincense trade, and the substance was worth its weight in gold. In our day, 8. Rev. Eugene Gaffey, Rev. John Davis trees in the Horn of Africa provide most of the world’s supply. Researchers say the 9. Rev. Francis Morin, Rev. C. James Martel trees are not reproducing today because they are overexploited for the sap that yields 10. Rev. John d'Anjou SJ, the fragrant staple. There are widely available substitutes, including some versions V. Rev. Lionel Chouinard that tend to provide less discomfort for people who suffer from allergies or bronchial 11. Rev. Placid Barius OFM, illness. Today, top-quality incense sells for about $100 a pound in the West, though Rev. Aaron Damboise lower quality can be brought for much less. (4) Here are important dates for the ----------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Church year: Ash Wednesday (March 5th―3 weeks later than last year), Easter Sunday (April 20), Ascension Thursday (May 29), Pentecost (June 8), First The Study of the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Sunday of Advent (November 30). Parishioners involved in parish planning may Adults with Deacon Bob: At our last meeting want to note these dates in their personal calendars. (5) Thank You of the Week: To we learned through several Gospel portraits all parishioners who made Christmas special by generously donating gifts for needy who Jesus is: the Son of God, born as the Son members of our community, and to members of the Social Justice & Peace Commis- of Man through the power of the Holy Spirit in sion and others for organizing this ambitious project. Thank you! the womb of Blessed Mary ever Virgin and Mother, the long-awaited Messiah, the Lamb Jokes Priests Can Tell, Volume 3 by Msgr. Arthur Tonne: of God sacrificially crucified to save us all A lady stalled her car at a traffic light and tried without success to get the car start- from sin and death, and to proclaim the near- ed while an impatient motorist behind her kept honking his horn. Finally the lady got ness of the Kingdom of God. ―This week we out and walked back to the honking car and said, “I don’t seem to be able to start my will strive to understand the historical and car, but if you’ll start it for me, I’ll stay here and lean on your horn.” transcendent aspects of the Paschal Mystery: the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus, the Son of God, for our salvation. Come join us Thursdays, 7 pm, downstairs at Most Holy Trinity. Copies of our text are available. BIDDEFORD, SACO, OLD ORCHARD BEACH & LYMAN PARISH LITURGIES Tuesday, January 7 7:00 am Ste Anne: Maurice J. Crepeau (20th Ann.) / Aime Nadeau (12th Ann.) Saturday, January 4 9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Lester Darigan, Jr. / 4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Antonydass) Aline DeMers Joanne Dube (2nd Ann.) / Roland Charland (3rd Ann.) Wednesday, January 8 4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. Mathieu) Real Paquette/ 9:00 am St. Joseph: Dr. Germain Binette / Theodore (47th Ann.) & Gertrude (10th Ann.) Sayer In thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother 4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver) 9:00 am St. Philip: Sr. Francoise Soucy Pauline Duprey / Madlyn McPherson Thursday, January 9 4:30 pm St. Philip: (Fr. Dickinson) Urica Picard (19th Ann.) 8:00 am St. Margaret: William Southwick Sunday, January 5, Epiphany of the Lord 9:00 am St. Philip: Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard 8:00 am St. Joseph: (French) (Fr. Norman Richard) Friday, January 10 Concisa & Wilfredo Garcia / Noella Perreault 7:00 am Ste Anne: Harvey Paul 8:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Dickinson) 9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Norman Sevigny Fernand & Pauline Cote / William Southwick ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. Mathieu) Saturday, January 11 4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Dickinson) For All People in Good Shepherd Parish / Pauline Martel st 9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Antonydass) Charles “Bob” Brochu (1 Ann.) / Lorraine Corriveau 4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass) Pauline & Gerard Cassette / Marguerite Boivin st 10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. Mathieu) Claudette Cyr (1 Ann.) / June Audie Barbara Christian / Ralph Paquette 4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver) 10:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Dickinson) Paul E. Lambert / Norman Gonneville Vivien C. & James J. Sullivan / Vivian C. Bedford 4:30 pm St. Philip: (Fr. Norman Richard) Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard 11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Antonydass) th nd Roland Gagne, Jr. (55 Ann.) / Christopher Perrigo (2 Ann.) Sunday, January 12, The Baptism of the Lord 5:30 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dickinson) 8:00 am St. Joseph: (French) (Fr. Norman Richard) Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard / Dr. Henry Bialas Gilberte Pelletier / Cecile Boucher 8:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ nd Monday, January 6 Kenneth J. Murphy (2 Ann.) / Marguerite LeBlanc 9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Oriane LaCourse / 8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass) William D. Wagner Anne Cheney & Susan Crowley / Brian St. Cyr 9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Dickinson) Charles C. Cyr, Sr. 10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass) Amedee Lapointe / Real Paquette 10:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver) Harvey Bouchard, Jr. / Paul Rivard 11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Dickinson) Gabrielle Ragan (born 1929) Therese Petrin (1st Ann.) / John Murray Fred A. Flaherty (born 1925) David Boucher (born 1957) Pauline Smith (born 1929) May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Readings for the Week of January 5, 2014 “The Friends of Father Zénon Decary” will again Sunday: Is 60:1-6/ Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/ Mt 2:1-12 sponsor a Healing Service on Monday morning, Janu- Monday: 1 Jn 3:22–4:6/ Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 ary 6th at 10 am, in Ste Anne's Chapel. Father Dicken- Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/ Mk 6:34-44 son will officiate in Father Labarre’s absence and will Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/ Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19--5:4/ Lk 4:14-22a be available to hear Confession beginning at 9:30. Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/ Lk 5:12-16 Bring the prayer folder you received in December for Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/ Jn 3:22-30 monthly prayers.