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St. Dismas Catholic Community (Maine State Prison) Belfast ~ Camden ~ Rockland ~ Islesboro ~ North Haven ~ Vinalhaven ~ St. Dismas Catholic Community (Maine State Prison) READING 1: JEREMIAH 20:10-13 Jeremiah said: “I hear the whisperings of many: ‘Terror on every side! Denounce! let us denounce him!’ All those who were my friends are on the watch for any misstep of mine. ‘Perhaps he will be trapped; then we can prevail, and take our vengeance on him.’ But the LORD is with me, like a mighty champion: my persecutors will stumble, they will not triumph. In their failure they will be put to utter shame, to lasting, unforgettable confusion. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: PSALMS 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. For your sake I bear insult, and shame covers my face. I have become an outcast to my brothers, a stranger to my children, Because zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who blaspheme you fall upon me. R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. I pray to you, O LORD, for the time of your favor, O God! In your great kindness answer me with your constant help. Answer me, O LORD, for bounteous is your kindness; in your great mercy turn toward me. R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. “See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive! For the LORD hears the poor, and his own who are in bonds he spurns not. Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas and whatever moves in them!” R. Lord, in your great love, answer me. READING 2: ROMANS 5: 12-15 Brothers and sisters: Through one man sin entered the world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world, though sin is not accounted when there is no law. But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who did not sin after the pattern of the trespass of Adam, who is the type of the one who was to come. But the gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ overflow for the many. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: John 15:26B, 27A R. Alleluia, alleluia. The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord; and you also will testify. R. Alleluia, alleluia. GOSPEL: Matthew 10:26-33 Jesus said to the Twelve: “Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 21, 2020 and body in Gehenna. Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground Sun: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 without your Father’s knowledge. Even all the hairs Mon: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 of your head are counted. So do not be afraid; you Tues: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wed: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 are worth more than many sparrows. Everyone who Thurs: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 8:1-4 before my heavenly Father. But whoever denies me Sat: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.” LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST (MASS TIMES) MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS (Mass times may change and intentions may need to be rescheduled) St. Bernard Saturday 6:00pm LS indicates Live Stream, Drive-in indicates parking lot Mass 150 Broadway, Sunday 8:00am & 11:00am Saturday, June 20 2020 – Vigil: 12th Sunday Ordinary Time Rockland, ME 04841 Tues 8am & Thurs 6:30pm 4:00pm St. Francis Fr. Bob Pro Populo Our Lady of Good Hope Saturday 4:00pm 7 Union Street, Sunday 11:00am 4:00pm OLGH Fr. Hyacinth LS Jill O'Hara by Sarah Zurek Camden, ME 04843 Mon 6:30pm & Wed 8am 6:00pm St. Bernard Fr. Hyacinth Health and Salvation of Families St. Francis of Assisi Saturday 4:00pm by Tom and Anne Jarvis 81 Court Street, Sunday 8:30am Sunday, June 21, 2020 – 12th Sunday Ordinary Time Belfast, ME 04915 Wed 6:30pm & Fri 8am 8:00am St. Bernard Fr. Hyacinth Beverley Leyden PASTORAL STAFF by Yvonne Rosenfield Rev. Robert Vaillancourt, Pastor 8:30am St. Francis Fr. Bob Health and Salvation of Families 207-551-7974 Drive-in by Tom and Anne Jarvis Email: [email protected] 11:00am OLGH Fr. Bob Jackie Rossi Rev. Hyacinth Fornkwa, Parochial Vicar by the Williamson family 207-930-9869 11:00am St. Bernard Fr. Hyacinth All Souls by the Parish Email: [email protected] Drive-in Deacon Robert Cleveland Email: [email protected]. 6:00pm OLGH Fr. Bob LS All Souls by the Parish OFFICE Monday OLGH Fr. Bob Henry Gilbert June 22 6:30pm LS by Dianne Tarr Address: 7 Union St. Camden, ME 04843 Tuesday St. Bernard Fr. Hyacinth Dianne Ouellet Phone: 207-236-4785 Fax: 207-236-9422 June 24 8:00am by The Ouellet family For Priest Sick Call ONLY: 207-551-7974 Wednesday OLGH Fr. Hyacinth Ann Daly For Parish Social Worker, Jeanne Denny, 207-390-1763 June 25 8:00am by OLGH Women's Club Office Hours: M,T & Th- 8:30am-3:30pm, Wed.- 8:30am - 12:30pm St. Francis Fr. Hyacinth Liam Deery by the family 6:30pm Email: [email protected] Thursday Masses at Maine State Prison are suspended at this time— Belfast Rectory: 207-930-7044 Rockland Rectory: 207-594-0233 June 26 please pray for the inmates and their families. Website: http://www.stbrendanparish.net St. Bernard Fr. Bob Health& Salvation of Families Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stbrendanparishmaine 6:30pm LS by Tom & Anne Jarvis Parish email list: Contact [email protected] Friday St. Francis Fr. Bob Michael Phelan by Karen Phelan St. Francis email list: Contact Bill Rispoli: [email protected] June 27 8:00am LS Staff email addresses: [email protected] Saturday, June 27, 2020 – Vigil: 13th Sunday Ordinary Time PASTORAL LIFE & FAITH FORMATION STAFF 4:00pm St. Francis Fr. Hyacinth Living Intention for Pamela Christine Fee, Pastoral Life Coordinator W. Carlson by the family Sr. Kathleen Luppens, Parish Catechetical Leader 4:00pm OLGH Fr. Bob Jill O'Hara by Mary Kennedy Paulette Spera, Faith Formation Coordinator, OLGH 6:00pm St. Bernard Fr. Bob LS Health& Salvation of Families ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF by Tom & Anne Jarvis Karol Skoby, Business Coordinator Sunday, June 28, 2020 – 13th Sunday Ordinary Time Penny Wolfe, Office Manager 8:00am St. Bernard Fr. Bob Frank LeBoeuf Paula Williamson, Safe Environment Coordinator by his wife, Pat LeBoeuf Michael Colson, Custodial Kevin Bailey, Custodial 8:30am St. Francis Fr. Hyacinth All Souls by the parish Rich Norman, Soup Kitchen Supervisor Drive-in Jeanne Denny, Social Worker (Contact: 207-390-1763) 11:00am OLGH Fr. Hyacinth LS Charles M. Cawley by Julie Cawley SACRAMENTAL LIFE 11:00am St. Bernard Fr. Bob Pro Populo Baptism: If you are planning to have a child baptized please call the Drive-in Parish Office, 207-236-4785, two months prior to the birth. Marriage Preparation and Ceremony: All couples planning a 6:00pm OLGH Fr. Hyacinth Linda Cook wedding should contact the parish office at least one year prior to By Pat & John Gibbons their planned wedding date so that the church or mission can be reserved and the necessary preparation can be discussed. Anointing the Sick /Communion at home: If you know of a pa- rishioner in need, please call the Parish Office, 236-4785. TO RECEIVE PARISH-WIDE EMAILS, send an e-mail with Sacrament of Reconciliation: Available during the your name and church you attend most often to Christine Fee half -hour before every weekend Mass or by appointment. at [email protected] TO ADD NAME TO PARISH PRAYER CHAIN send an email to Kathy Daley at [email protected] Please keep up your prayers for all those struggling with the coronavirus and all its related difficulties. And let us pray for patience and kindness with each other and our neighbors as we continue in these challenging times. There are several options for attending Mass and we thought it would be a good time to review: 1. Regular Mass Schedule with 50 People: As of June 1st the Diocese of Portland, in keeping with Maine state guidelines, has been allowing up to SANITIZE HANDS 50 people per Mass. So we have started a sign-up procedure for our normal KEEP Mass schedule, plus added a 6pm evening Mass at Our Lady of Good Hope in Camden.
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