Good Shepherd Parish Biddeford Lyman Old Orchard Beach Saco

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

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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 appointment 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) 11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Antonydass) Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard Roland Gagne, Jr. (55th Ann.) / Christopher Perrigo (2nd 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. Someone will be present to take Next Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/ Acts 10:34-38/ Mt 3:13-17 down any stories, healings or other events regarding Father Zénon. ©Liturgical Publications Inc JANUARY 5, 2014

SAINT JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL Robert & Claire Landry Joanne LaNigra 25 Graham Street Phone 207-282-4084 Simone Larose Biddeford, ME 04005 FAX 207-286-3693 Roger & Lucille Lessard E-mail [email protected] Richard & Janice Lessard Website www.goodshepherdschools.us John & Therese Letourneau Geraldine Litalien Mr. & Mrs. Roland Marcoux Rev. Msgr. René Mathieu John & Elizabeth Murphy Patricia Ouellette St. James School is Aurel & Lucille Paquette SERVICE Edgar & Noella Perreault ACADEMICS Mr. & Mrs. Guy Petrin FAITH FL Putnam Securities Company EXCELLENCE Lorraine Reggep St. James School staff partners with parents, parishioners, and our community to provide students with opportunities to Mr. & Mrs. John Roberge become faith-filled Catholics, creative and critical thinkers, life- Beatrice Roy long learners, and confident contributors to the Church and Mark & Diane Rumery society. Jeanne Rachel Smith Evelyn Tarantino St. James School would like to thank all those who partici- Irene Tarazewich pated in the last Annual Appeal Campaign for the 2012- Mr. & Mrs. Fred Tardif 2013 school year. Along with the names listed below, we Matthew & Nicole Tarring would like to thank the additional 140 people who donated Charles & Monica Thibeau and wish to remain anonymous. Armand & Gloria Trottier Marcel & Bernadette Valliere Norman & Lucille Beaupre Clement Vigue Michael & Joanne Binette John & Aurelie Wallach Anne Marie Brunelle Hands Free Vehicle Technologies RaeAnn Bshara Leonard & Jacqueline Burke We hope and pray that this year's current appeal is as Robert Collard successful. Thank you and God bless! Garnet Colpitts Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Lester and Margaret Darigan Albert & Madeleine Deshaies Robert & Priscille Dion Anita Drapeau David & Nichole Dube Tim & Jill Dutil Dana Elie It is with sincere appreciation and gratitude that we Jean Paul & Jacqueline Fontaine thank the following for their contributions to St. James Helene Fortier School: Marcy Fournier In memory of Dr. Robert Fernandez from Raymond & Beverly Frost Patricia Gagne.

Therese Gervais Donations to the St. James School Scholarship Fund in Priscille Gobeil memory of Roger & Claire Chevrette from Bea Caron, Gerard & Priscilla Guilbeault Andy & Diane Dutremble, Jeanne Loignon, Pauline Labbe, in memory of Jeanne Guilbeault, Class of 1980 Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, Florence Emond, John Janelle and Claudette Cyr. Rev. Renald Labarre Anonymous donation to the St. James School Scholarship Raymond & Rita Laflamme Fund. Raoul & Doris Lagarde Mr. & Mrs. James Lamb In memory of Mary Jane Cookson from Carol Kontos.

Lorraine Lamirande Donation from Catholic Financial Life. Joan Lamontagne EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

FAITH FORMATION Welcome back!

This weekend and throughout this week all of our programs will resume for the new year. Family Catechesis & St. Philip's on 1/5 – St. Margaret's on 1/6 – Youth Ministry on 1/5 – RCIA (for both adults and teens) on 12/8

Thank You, Catechists! As we begin a new season of faith formation, we would like to extend a huge mid-year “Thank you” to all of our volunteer catechists who are the backbone of our programs. In the words of Pope Francis himself, “It’s a beautiful experience educating others in the faith, even though it can be difficult, it requires a lot of work and you don’t always see the results you hoped for! Helping children to get to know and love God more and more deeply is one of the most beautiful educational adventures you can have.”

If you know a catechist in our parish, please offer them a word of gratitude sometime this week!

Youth Ministry

Middle School Retreat with Liz Cotrupi Edge retreat for all 6-8th graders on Feb 1st from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. A kingdom themed retreat centered on becoming men and women of the kingdom of God. Open to surrounding parishes as well. Registration deadline is on January 20th. Cost is $30 per participant + 2 cans of soup for the “Souper Bowl of Caring.” See the parish website for more details, and for online registration! www.goodshepherd.us

New Post The January Post is up! Staff members will be posting blogs each month on a wide range of topics related to our faith and daily life as Catholics. Check the website for a link to the blog and follow us!

For any questions, please contact the Faith Formation office at 207-282-4812 JANUARY 5, 2014 Worship & Spirituality Parish & Family Life Healing Service at the Little House of Prayer: Sunday, 50/50 Club November Winners: $500 - Susan Naitza; January 5, 1 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, $250 - Ann Paquet, Lucille Gagnon; $100 - Ron & Marie Rosary at 2:30, followed by a teaching by Bernadette Cyr, Labrecque, Pauline Sylvia; $75 - Jeannine Houle, Florence and laying on of hands for the healing of mind, body and Masse; $50 - Henry Crisostomo, Gertrude Boutet. soul. For more information call 284-6286 or visit Good Shepherd Parish 50/50 Club www.littlehouseofprayer.com Name______Join our parishioners on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Fr. Ron Labarre May 5-13, 2014. For more infor- Address______mation contact [email protected] or telephone

1-928-255-0955. City______

Social Justice & Peace Telephone#______We continue to collect donations for local food pantries at all our churches. Please detach and return to Good Shepherd Parish, 271 Main Please make your donations of nonperisha- St, Saco, ME 04072, or you can drop it in the collection bles for the needy of our area who depend basket at Mass in an envelope marked "50/50 Club." on the food pantries. There are collection $5 a month, $30 for six months, $60 for one year. boxes in all the churches for your donations. Administration & Fund Raising Second Collection Next Weekend: Fuel & Heat ‒ The

cost of fuel to heat parish churches, halls, rectories, and of- fices is one of the most significant expense lines in our Dear Anonymous Donor, budget. Our best efforts must focus on limiting our demand. Looking through the envelope and seeing your donation Accordingly, we will closely monitor the thermostats this had me choke back tears of joy. Because you presented it at winter. Please be generous in your support for the cold a busy time, I can't remember who you are, but through my months ahead. tears I can still see the keys well enough to say on behalf of Collection Report those you have helped, Thank you and God bless. Offertory Week Year to Date* Bob Nichols, Saco Food Pantry December 14-15, 2013 $ 17,181 $ 716,320 December 15-16, 201 $ 27,091 $ 743,392 The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop will Difference $ (9,910) (27,072) -3.6% reopen on Wednesday, January 8, in the *includes second collections basement of St. James Hall. Please use the Snow Removal $ 3,502 South Street entrance. Sale is from 12:30 to Contribution Statement: To receive a statement of your 2:30. Your purchases help support the needy offertory contributions for the year 2013, email in our community. Thank you for your pat- [email protected] or call the office. ronage. Knights Corner Veterans were thankful for the generous outpouring of gifts they received. Maine The Brothers of the St. Joseph Council of the Knights Way guests could not have been happier. of Columbus wish to thank Good Shepherd Parish for all The children who received hats, mittens the support throughout the past year that allowed us to and scarves were delighted with their serve those in need and the youth in our parish and the unexpected gifts. The remaining adult local community. We look forward to a productive year in hats and gloves will be shared with the food pantries who 2014 in continued support of the priests and the parish frequently receive requests for them. Good Shepherd pa- community with our various activities. rishioners provided the resources for the Social Justice Commission to "be our brother's keeper." Your support Yes, a new year has begun and the Daughters of Isabella will and generosity is greatly appreciated! Thank you. hold their first meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in MHT Hall at 6 pm. Let's start the new year by attending the meeting. EPIPHANY OF THE LORD On behalf of the entire Good Shepherd Parish, Denise and I would like to thank all of you for your participation in and contribution to the Good Shepherd Parish Christmas Fair. To those of you who gave of yourselves serving on the committee, those who staffed booths for the weekend, those who helped in a wide variety of ways, we say thank you. To those of you who attended the fair and added to the festive atmosphere just by being there and for your generosity in supporting this Fair, we also say thank you. To those of you who knitted, made quilts, purchased items and donated items so generously, we say thank you. We would like to take this special opportunity to thank our business supporters. For sponsoring and funding the Sensational Baskets Booth a very heartfelt thank you to: Cri-Sil Silicone Technologies, Biddeford For sponsorship of the Penny Raffle table, thank you to: Catholic Financial Life chapter St. Therese, N-160 Biddeford For sponsorship of the Major Raffle table, thank you to: Catholic Financial Life Chapter Chagnon, N-120 Biddeford

And to the following businesses for their generosity we gratefully say thank you for your support:

All About Time Happy Dragon Restaurant StoryLand All Day Breakfast Hope Memorial Chapel Subway Andy's Agway Houde's Hair Fashions Super-Sub Shop Applebee's Sanford Huot's Restaurant Texas Roundhouse Bangor Savings Bank Jim Godbout Plumbing and Heating Thai 9 Restaurant Bare Knee Point Kayak Rentals Jumpin' Jake's Seafood Café and Bar The Clambake Seafood Restaurant Bay Haven Restaurant Katon's Electric Inc. The Frugal Farmer Bayley's Lobster Pound Ken's Place The Lobster Company Beaupre Fuels Kentucky Fried Chicken The Maine Diner Ben's Flooring La Corseterie The Sawdust Shop Bentley's Saloon LaCava Tin Tin Buffet Best of Everything Maine Art Painting & Sculpture TJ's Pizza Biddeford Arena & Expo Center Maine Audubon Canoe Tour Tom's of Maine Products Biddeford Saco Country Club Marie LaBrecque Avon Vacationland Bowling Biddeford Savings Bank Nestling Duck Gift Shop Vic's Appliance Center Big Lots New Moon Restaurant Vicenza Italian Bakery Bonanza's Steak House Ninety-Nine Restaurant West Street Market Bull and Claw Nonesuch Books Wholesale Auto Candy Man Kennebunkport Norman Methot Insurance Windjammer Sales Captain's Galley O.O.B. Recreation Dept. Wonderbar Restaurant Casco Bay Lines Cruise Olive Garden Restaurant Woodman Jewelers & Gift Shop Christmas Tree Shop PC Insurance Wormwood's Restaurant Cinemagic Saco People's Choice Credit Union YMCA Biddeford Compliments Kennebunkport Portland Schooner Co. Cormier Family Prestige House of Flowers Cote's Funeral Home Provencher Oil Dairy Queen Rapid Ray's Daniel Bastarache Insurance Reilly's Bakery Diamond's & Co. Reny's DiMillo's Restaurant Rising Tide Restaurant Don's Sheet Metal Rousseau Insurance Dry Dock Restaurant Saco Biddeford Savings Institution Fernleaf Bakery Saco Valley Credit Union Fi Wood Restaurant Schooner Mini-Golf First Class Nails Sears Flag Company Wells, Maine Skipper's Seafood & Rotisserie Funtown / Splashtown U.S.A. Smitty's Cinema Gorham Bike and Ski Snell's Family Farm Hair in Motion St. Joseph's Convent

JANUARY 5, 2014

Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland 510 Ocean Avenue Telephone: (207) 321-7810 Portland, ME 04103-4936 Facsimile: (207) 773-0182

Dave Guthro, Communications Director

Most Reverend Robert P. Deeley, J.C.D., Introduced as 12th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland on Wednesday, December 18, in Portland

PORTLAND―The Most Rev. Robert P. Deeley, J.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Boston, was introduced as the 12th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland at a morning news conference on Wednesday, December 18, at the Diocesan Chancery building on 510 Ocean Avenue in Portland. The date of Bishop Deeley’s Installation Mass will be Friday, February 14, 2014, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.

“Today marks the beginning of a new relationship,” said Bishop Deeley to the assembled media, clergy and diocesan staff on Wednesday. “Whenever I start anew, I remind myself that I am building on the efforts of others, and I can only move things forward if I find out where things are and then learn where we might go. I often use the image of a moving train to describe this situation. This wonderful diocese has been serving the people of God for 160 years. It has been proclaiming God’s love in Jesus Christ through all those years, well served by bishops, priests, religious and laity. It carries out this task in parishes, schools, social service agencies, hospitals and colleges. I am climbing on a moving train. It will be my task to move through the train observing, listening and sharing ideas with those who are doing the work of God in this beautiful state.”

Bishop Deeley, 67, was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Boston on January 4, 2013, and has served as Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Boston since September 1, 2011. His appointment as Bishop of the Diocese of Portland by Pope Francis was announced on Wednesday at 6 a.m. EST at the Vatican.

“The responsibility he now gives me is great, but we know that God is good,” said Bishop Deeley. “He gives us no task without giving us the grace to accomplish it. Though I only have had a few days to acquaint myself with the work of the diocese, I did get the opportunity to review the quinquennial report. This is the report submitted to Rome every five years to inform the Holy Father of the work of each diocese. I was so happy to see in that report that some specific tasks close to my vision of the need of the Church are highlighted as goals for the Diocese of Portland: an increase of vocations to the priesthood and a strengthening of parishes as places where evangelization is an intentional value. We can only be a Eucharistic community if we can gather for Mass, and for that we need priests. One way in which we encourage young men to consider the priesthood is to strengthen parish communities where the love of God is celebrated in worship and in charity. That work of charity to which we dedicate ourselves as the community of the Church, the care of the poor, the sick, and the needy in our midst, is the most important way in which we show forth our gratitude for the love that God, in His own abundant mercy, showers on us. I look forward, then, to being your shepherd as we work together to strengthen the work of the Church by making the name of the Lord Jesus known in our words and in our deeds of charity throughout this great State of Maine.” EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Bishop Richard J. Malone, the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, who has served as Apostolic Administrator of the diocese since being installed as the Bishop of Buffalo in August 2012, entered the seminary with Bishop Deeley in September 1964. Bishop Malone says he believes an “exemplary shepherd" has been sent to the Catholic community of Maine.

“I’m thankful to God for this appointment and thankful to the Holy Father,” said Bishop Malone on Wednesday. “Bishop Deeley comes to a great diocese with a rich history. Popes have spoken about the New Evangelization, a new wave of sharing the good news and joy of Jesus Christ. I know that is very much in Bishop Deeley’s mind and in his heart as he begins.”

Following the news conference, Bishop Malone took Bishop Deeley on a tour of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception before visiting with staff at Catholic Charities Maine.

Born in Cambridge, Mass., Bishop Deeley grew up in Belmont, Mass., as the fourth in a family of five sons. His parents, Michael and Mary, now deceased, were born in County Galway, Ireland. His family belonged to Sacred Heart Parish in Watertown, Mass., and Bishop Deeley attended Matignon High School in North Cambridge. Following high school, he entered Cardinal O’Connell Minor Seminary in Jamaica Plain to discern a vocation to the priesthood. After two years of college, he received a Theodore Basselin Foundation Scholarship and began philosophy studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from which he graduated in 1968. In 1972, he earned a degree in Theology (S.T.B.) from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Following a year of continuing studies in theology, he returned to Boston and was ordained to the priesthood on July 14, 1973, at his home parish, Sacred Heart in Watertown. His first local assignment was as associate pastor at St. Bartholomew parish in Needham. In 1978, with his appointment as Secretary to the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Boston, Bishop Deeley began a ministry in the Tribunal which would last for over twenty years, the last ten of which he served as Judicial Vicar (1989-1999). Throughout that period, apart from his years of graduate study in Rome in Canon Law, he lived at Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish in Newton and St. Brigid Parish in Lexington where he was able to provide priestly presence and assistance. He was named a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) on December 13, 1995.

Bishop Deeley was named pastor of St. Ann Parish in the Wollaston section of Quincy in 1999. He assumed the presidency of the Canon Law Society of America in 2000. He went to Rome in September 2004 to assist as an Official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Then, he served at the Congregation until being named Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia of the Archdiocese of Boston in the summer of 2011. Additional resources from Wednesday’s news conference can be found at the new diocesan website, www.portlanddiocese.org.