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Good Shepherd Parish June 21, 2020 [email protected] ǀ www.goodshepherdparish.us G ood Shepherd Parish mission ǀ to call people to celebrate the life of Christ through Roman Catholic liturgy, education and acts of social justice throughout our diverse communities, fostering unity and making the Body of Christ visible to all. Most Holy Trinity Church St. Margaret Church St. Philip Church St. Brendan Chapel St. Joseph Church Parish Office St. Anne Chapel 271 Main St. 6 Saco Ave. 404 Goodwins Mills Rd. 40 Lester B. Orcutt Blvd. 178 Elm St. Saco, ME 04072 ǀOOB, ME 04064 ǀLyman, ME 04002 ǀBiddeford Pool, ME 04006 ǀBiddeford, ME 04005 GǐǐDž SljdžǑljdžǓDž PǂǓNJǔlj ǀ TǘdžǍLJǕlj SǖǏDžǂǚ NJǏ OǓDžNJǏǂǓǚ TNJǎdž ǀ JǖǏdž 21, 2020 From the Parish Desk love for one another as members of the Church, and by our good By Monsignor René Mathieu works. You may have reason to stay at home, and we will continue to livestream Masses daily. Please be patient as we continue to evaluate (1) You will remember that the Easter sacraments and plan future adjustments. (3) Members of the parish staff have for catechumens and candidates seeking full com- been working very hard to prepare each church location for pub- munion with the Catholic Church were postponed lic Masses. Safety issues include limiting access into the building during the Easter season due to the pandemic. This and within the building, safe use of restrooms, seating arrangements past week, we received the goahead from the bish- with 6feet social distancing between households, safe plans for dis- op’s office to proceed, and we will schedule the liturgies as soon as tributing Holy Communion, and sanitation procedures after each possible, probably at a live streamed Mass so parishioners can wit- event. They also have met with generous volunteers from each loca- ness these happy events. Confirmation and First Communion for our tion to learn and finetune procedures as applied to each church children remain in postponement until the fall. (2) We have resumed building. As I near retirement, this has turned out to be one more public celebration of Masses in all our five churches with a limited thing I never expected when I was ordained a priest in 1977! (4) In schedule. We will increase the number of Masses as the need grows response to COVID 19 and how the lockdown and stay at home or- based on those signing up to participate. For now, you can sign up ders have impacted the parish, I will once again be reducing staff for: Monday through Thursday at St. Joseph; Friday, 9am at St. Bren- hours and closing the reception office at noon starting Monday, June dan; Saturday, 4:30pm at St. Philip; Sunday, 8:30am at St. Margaret, 22 until further notice. This is necessary to help mitigate some of the 9am at St. Joseph, and 10:30am at Most Holy Trinity; we have sched- lost offertory revenues with a reduction in payroll. No matter how uled more Masses on Sundays because there are neither funeral much I wish it were otherwise, things are still far from normal and I Masses nor nuptial Masses on that day. All must continue signing up feel compelled to adjust as best we can. Thank you for understanding, in advance at our parish website or you can call the parish office for and please keep Good Shepherd Parish staff and ministries in your help. Please honor your commitment if you sign up. Or withdraw prayers (5) The first project supported by our Shepherds of Hope your name from the list if you change your mind so others can have capital campaign has been completed. The school yard and fencing that seat. Keep in mind that we remain dispensed from the Sunday at St. James School has been entirely renovated. Take a walk or a obligation so all Masses are equal opportunities to participate. Sun- drive by and see how it looks! Next up is the restoration of the day Masses have been filling up quickly, so I encourage you to sign stained glass windows at St. Joseph Church which is scheduled to up for the weekday Masses when possible. I am pleased to see a vari- begin in early July. (6) Thank You of the Week: To volunteers who ety of parishioners at these Masses: older parishioners, teens, married have agreed to serve as sacristans and ushers at our public Masses, couples, young adults M from all around the parish. I thank everyone helping to seat participants and keeping everyone safe. Thank you! for carefully following the parish guidelines for safety. Again, we are dispensed from the Sunday obligation for now. Despite the fact that JOKES PRIESTS CAN TELL, Volume 3 by Msgr. Arthur Tonne: only 50 persons are permitted to be present at any Mass (following A lady stalled her car at a traffic light and tried without success to CDC guidelines), it is worthwhile remembering that “even if there get the car started while an impatient motorist behind her kept honk- cannot be present a number of the faithful, it is still an act of Christ ing his horn. Finally the lady got out and walked back to the honking and of the Church” (Vatican II, Presbyterorum Ordinis, n. 13). We car and said, “I don’t seem to be able to start my car, but if you’ll remain in communion with one another by faith in Jesus Christ, our start it for me, I’ll stay here and lean on your horn.” LET US PRAY Rest in Peace ǀ Rachel Couture (born 1929) Help us recognize the presence of Your Son in them and respond to Doris Angers (born 1927) ǀTheresa J. Boissonneault (born 1929) the Catholic Appeal with love, compassion and generosity. May our words and actions be a response to Your great love, in the Livestream Prayer Opportunities ǀ Fr. Brad Morin is offering live name of Jesus the Lord. Amen. and archived Masses on his Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ bradmorin222, as well as on the parish website. COLLECTIONS Prayer for the 2020 Catholic Appeal Loving God, Second Collection This Weekend ǀ Catholic Communications Cam- You call us to a life of service, entrusting to us the mission of making paign. Your donation to this diocesan collection helps to bring the your name and your love known. We strive each day to use your Gospel to reach millions through the internet, radio, TV and print generous gifts to grow ever more faithfully into a community of faith media. and love, attracting people to your Son, Jesus. We are grateful for Your gifts. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT ǀ Many of Help us to use them wisely in Your service. Keep us ever mindful to you are sending payment through the US mail, to simplify the admin- the many needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ. istrative work it is best to COMBINE all weekly offertory contribu- tions to one check, one envelope; Second Collections however, should generally remain a separate check, since Diocesan Second Clergy Collections and USCCB National collections do not remain with the Rev. Msgr. René T. Mathieu, Pastor ǀ Rev. Brad Morin, parish. At the end of the year, there is no difference to your GIVING Parochial Vicar ǀ Rev. Dominic Tumusiime, AJ, Parochial Vicar RECORD. Your cooperation reduces the volume of checks and enve- Deacons Robert Parenteau ǀ Kevin Jacques ǀ Rick Huot lopes to handle. THANK YOU and God bless! Office ǀ 2823321 ǀ Available by phone 8:30am to noon because of COVID19; look for notice of office reopening in weekly bulletin GǐǐDž SljdžǑljdžǓDž PǂǓNJǔlj ǀ TǘdžǍLJǕlj SǖǏDžǂǚ NJǏ OǓDžNJǏǂǓǚ TNJǎdž ǀ JǖǏdž 21, 2020 PARISH LITURGIES ǀ MASS INTENTIONS NOTICE Priests are honoring all Mass intentions previously scheduled. How- Reduction of staff , reception hours ǀ In ongoing efforts to deal ever, while the restriction on public Masses continues, the following with the COVID 19 Pandemic and how the lockdown and stay at Mass intentions will be celebrated on the date indicated but not nec- home orders, have impacted the parish, starting Monday June 22, essarily at the requested time and location. When public Masses be- (until further notice) we will once again be reducing staff hours, come possible, adjustments will be made to the schedule and we will including closing the reception office at 12:00 noon. It is our de- announce changes on our website and during livestreamed Masses. sire to help mitigate some of the lost offertory revenues with a We need and appreciate your understanding during this unusual reduction in payroll. No matter how much we wish it so, things time. are still far from normal and we feel compelled to adjust as best Saturday, June 20 we can. Thank you for understanding, and please keep Good 4:00 pm Livestreamed Mass: Florence Fecteau (4th Ann.) / Shepherd Parish in your prayers! Linda Tardif Robert L. & Lucille D. Gagnon / Thomas J. Kane (4th Ann.) 4:30 pm St. Philip Public Mass: Ann Marie Peterson SHEPHERDS OF HOPE Private Masses: Doris Bussiere / Robert & Noella Croteau Shepherds of Hope pledges ǀ For parishion- Sunday, June 21 ǀ Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time ers who have not made a pledge, we need 8:30 am St. Margaret Public Mass: Renald Landry your help. Please pray about taking that 9:00 am St. Joseph Public Mass: For the Voisine & Trottier step. There are cards at each church or the Families / Armande Fecteau parish office to fill out or take home for 10:30 am Most Holy Trinity Public Mass: Priscilla Letellier prayerful consideration.