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Mailing address: 271 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072 • Tel: 207-282-3321
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, Fridays until 12:00 noon E-mail: [email protected] • www.goodshepherdparish.us
Good Shepherd Parish Biddeford, Lyman, Old Orchard Beach, Saco
(Church physical addresses listed inside)
June 9, 2019
Message from Monsignor René Mathieu: (1) Last Sunday morning, I was happy to participate in the Mass during which Bishop Deeley ordained our parishioner, Alex Boucher, to the Order of Deacons. Our three deacons also were present; Deacon Bob Parenteau proclaimed the Gospel reading while Deacon Kevin Jacques vested Deacon Boucher with a stole and dalmatic for the first time. Many
family members and friends participated joyfully, and I recognized a number of parish-ioners in the congregation. We pray the Lord to call Alex to priesthood next year. (2) I invite parishioners to attend either of the two final gatherings for our parish capital campaign, Shepherds of Hope: this Monday, June 10, at St. Philip Church and Tuesday, June 11, at Most Holy Trinity Church. Both gatherings begin at 7:00 pm. Participants will receive a packet of information to take home and to discern how they can participate. As we continue our campaign, we believe as the Lord taught us that all things are possible through prayer. Kindly use the prayer cards distributed last weekend (and still available near church doors). Offer this prayer daily for the success of our campaign. If you wish to offer additional prayers to become a “Prayer Champion” for the campaign, contact the parish office and our campaign director will give you specific dates of campaign activities when additional prayers would truly help. Prayer is an important component of our campaign. When each of you is asked to consider your contribution to the campaign, you will be asked to take it to prayer and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you. In this way, everything we do will be through our relationship with the Lord for the betterment of His Kingdom here in our parish. Thank you. (3) Summer Mass Schedule: Effective this coming Wednesday, June 12, and throughout the St. James School summer recess, the 8:30 am Wednesday Mass at St. James will give way to an 8:00 am Wednesday Mass at St. Margaret in Old Orchard Beach. Two Sun-days from now, June 23, we will add a Sunday morning 9:30 am Mass at St. Brendan in Biddeford Pool. That same Sunday, the two Sunday Masses at St. Margaret will be celebrated at 8:00 am and 9:30 am instead of 8:30 and 10:30 to avoid summertime traffic later in the morning. (4) Time to register! Maine couples celebrating milestone anniversaries are invited to receive a special blessing from Bishop Deeley at the annual statewide Silver & Gold Anniversary Mass on Saturday, June 22, 4 pm, at St. Joseph Church. All are invited to attend the Mass with a special invitation to those celebrating milestone anniversaries, such as their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 35th, 40th, 50th, 60th or be-yond. A reception with light refreshments will follow the Mass in the church hall. Learn more and register by June 15 at www.portlanddiocese.org/olff/silver-gold-mass, or con-tact Hannah Gonneville at (207) 321-7885 or [email protected]. (5) Coming Up Soon: Vacation Bible School June 24-28 at the Most Holy Trinity location. More information is printed in this bulletin. Please register soon! (6) The annual Knights of Columbus’ sponsored baby bottle drive ends next weekend. What began on Mother’s Day with the distribution of baby bottles concludes this Sunday on Father’s Day. Returning those bottles with your donations enclosed in honor of mothers and fathers will help to support pregnancy centers: ABBA in Portland and ALPHA in Sanford. (7) This year’s Clergy Institute (May 20-23) focused on the reorganization of parishes in the Archdiocese of Quebec. A very interesting presentation by the Gerald Cardinal Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, and a member of his staff, Marie Chretien, gave us an opportunity to reflect on our own experience here in Maine. An annual feature of the institute is celebrating priest jubilarians with a Mass and banquet. The honorees this year: Fr. Stephen Mulkern (70 years); Bishop Joseph Gerry, OSB (65 years); Fr. Hilary Cameron, Fr. Stephen Concannon and Fr. Gerald Levesque (55 years); Fr. Philip Cyr and Fr. Constanzo Piselli (50 years); Fr. Thomas Murphy (40 years) and Fr. Benedict Faneye, OP (25 years). (8) Thank You of the Week: To parishioners who washed the many containers (“oil stocks” and “ambries”) that pre-serve the holy oils for the churches in our parish, preparing the containers and filling them with the fresh oils blessed by Bishop Deeley at the Chrism Mass during Holy Week. Thank you!
JOKES PRIESTS CAN TELL, Volume 2 by Msgr. Arthur Tonne: A Methodist minister friend of mine, the Rev. John Daly, told me this story: A Methodist congrega-tion was 98 years old, but had made practically no change in its long history. As their centennial was coming up in two years, they held a meeting to make plans but the group voted against having any celebration, saying: “We have never had a centennial before.”
Good Shepherd Parish Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2019
Most Holy Trinity Church St. Joseph Church & Ste. Anne Chapel St. Margaret Church St. Philip 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 Chapel (seasonal; now open for the season) 40 Lester B. Orcutt Blvd, Biddeford Pool, Maine 04006
Rev. Msgr. René T. Mathieu, Pastor Rev. Brad Morin, Parochial Vicar Rev. Dominic Tumusiime, AJ, Parochial Vicar Deacon Robert Parenteau Deacon Kevin Jacques Deacon Rick Huot
Confessions on Saturdays (or by appointment): 3:00 pm at Most Holy Trinity, St. Joseph and St. Margaret ; 3:30 pm at St. Philip
Easter Communion: In the USA, the obligation to receive Holy Communion at least once a year may
be satisfied from the first Sunday of Lent to Most Holy Trinity Sunday (June 16).
For a just cause, this “Easter Duty” may be fulfilled at some other time of the year.
The Relevant Radio Network is 106.7 FM in Greater Portland, or try live streaming at https://relevantradio.com/wp-content/media/rrplayer.php.
Or, to download the free Relevant Radio app on your smartphone or tablet, search ‘Relevant Radio’ in the
Apple App Store, Google Play Store and Amazon.com. Also, our Prayer Request Line is: 1-888-577-5443.
Apostolate of Prayer for Priests - June ‘19
9. Bishop Robert P. Deeley JCD 10. Rev. David Affleck, Rev. Robert Levens SJ 11. Rev. Andrew Bisson OFM, Rev. Augustin Sebasthiyan HGN 12. Rev. Joseph McKenna, Rev. Albin Andrus 13. Rev. James Roy MM, Msgr. Marc Caron 14. Rev. Roland Nadeau, Rev. Robert Vaillancourt 15. Rev. Scott Mower, Rev. Apolinary Kavishe AJ
Let us also pray for our Deacons & Seminarians.
Vocations: “The Spirit gave them ability.” Is the Holy Spirit preparing you
to share the Lord’s mission as a priest, deacon, or in the consecrated life? Contact Fr. Seamus Griesbach: 207-773-6471; email: [email protected];
Website: www.portlanddiocese/vocations; Facebook: VocationsME.
Intercessions: That one with the Blessed Virgin Mary, in whose company the Apostles received the
Holy Spirit, those now discerning their vocations will grow in their ability to recognize the Lord’s call and respond with generous hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Women’s Discernment Group: FIAT is a women’s discernment group for high school students, college students & beyond who want to know more about
Religious Sisters, and may be questioning this vocation for themselves. All meetings
are on the 2nd & 4th Friday / month, 6:00–8:00 pm at St. Joseph Convent, 409 Pool St., Biddeford. Meetings during summer: TBD. FMI: [email protected] ; Instagram: @fiatmaine
Saturday, June 8 4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Dominic Tumusiime) Fernand Fecteau / Fernande Paquet 4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. René Mathieu) Richard Cook / Eleanor Bernier (1st Ann.) 4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Fr. Brad Morin) Fr. Rudolph Leveille 4:30 pm St. Philip: (Msgr. Richard Sniezyk) Dorothy Gilblair 5:30 pm St. Brendan: (Fr. Joseph Manship) All Souls Day Intentions Sunday, June 9, Pentecost Sunday 8:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Joseph Manship) Mme. Eva Spénard Carrier / Soeur Anne-Marie Rooney, P.M. 8:30 am St. Margaret (Fr. Brad Morin) Alfred Coulombe (2nd Ann.) / Beatrice Eramo 8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. René Mathieu) Mary Kenney / Irene Mitchell 9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Dominic Tumusiime) Solange Lessard / Janet Sarno 10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. René Mathieu) Adelard & Laura Gobeil / For All People in Good Shepherd Parish 10:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Brad Morin) Jacques Millette (9th Ann.) 11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Dominic Tumusiime) Annette Normand / Dr. Germain Binette (10th Ann.) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Monday, June 10 9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Jean Paul Beaulieu / Catherine King
Tuesday, June 11 7:00 am St Anne Chapel: NO MASS due to parking lot construction 9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: George Dube / Robin Stinson Wednesday, June 12 8:00 am St. Margaret: Hazen L. Hoyt, III 9:00 am St. Philip: Fred D. Carey Thursday, June 13 8:00 am St. Margaret: Edmund Nadeau 9:00 am St. Philip: Claudette Nolette Friday, June 14 7:00 am St Anne Chapel: NO MASS due to parking lot construction 9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Jacqueline Gelinas / Robert Nichols Saturday, June 15 4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Brad Morin) Raymond Bouthilette / Lucille Gagnon 4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dominic Tumusiime) Fernand Binette / Paul Lambert 4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Msgr. René Mathieu) Roger Pouliot / Normand Binette, Sr. (3rd Ann.) 4:30 pm St. Philip: (Msgr. Richard Sniezyk) Janet Sarno 5:30 pm St. Brendan: (Fr. Joseph Manship) All Souls Day Intentions Sunday, June 16, The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 8:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. David Schlaver) Edward & Gertrude Frechette / Walter Davidson 8:30 am St. Margaret (Msgr. René Mathieu) Niles Jandreau / Eileen Ford 8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dominic Tumusiime) Madeleine Goulet / Rosemary Deschambeault 9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Brad Morin) Andrew Osowski (1st Ann.) / George Dube 10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dominic Tumusiime) Carmen Gobeil / Henri Gobeil 10:30 am St. Margaret: (Msgr. René Mathieu) Renald Landry / For All People in Good Shepherd Parish 11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Brad Morin) Urbain Paquette / Lucille Gagnon
PARISH LITURGIES
Good Shepherd Parish Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2019
The Sanctuary Lamp at St. Joseph Church is burning this week: In memory of Annette Normand
Please pray for the following couples scheduled to marry soon: Alan Hines & Nicole Beaudry * Robert Moody & Katherine Garon
William Spelman & Judith Jansen Jonathan Carter & Emily Belanger
We try to list the name of the priest who will cele-brate every scheduled weekend Mass. However, this schedule may be changed without notice.
Corey Nagle (born 1984) * Theresa Cartier (born 1925)
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING - WE NEED YOU! JUNE 12 AT 6 PM ST. JOSEPH CHURCH Good Shepherd Parish is in need of altar servers at all our churches. Children who have made their First Communion and adults are needed as well. Contact Elizabeth Williams at 282-3321x110 or email [email protected].
FOLLOWUP WORKSHOP ON CATHOLIC FUNERAL PLANNING
On Wednesday, June 12, from 10 am to 12:00 noon, parishioners are invited to attend a workshop at Most Holy Trinity
Hall where they will plan their funeral using Through Death to Life, a Catholic planning guide. Guidance will be provided by
representatives of the clergy, music ministry and cemetery. Registration is required prior to the meeting. You can register
by calling the main office at 282-3321 or on the church website. For more information, call Bonnie at 282-3954.
YOU’RE INVITED! We will be holding a series of gatherings for parishioners to learn more about our parish campaign Shepherds of
Hope. These gatherings are designed to provide you with information about the campaign and any answer questions you may have. Every family is being invited to attend a gathering. If you have already
committed to attend a home gathering you do not need to attend a par-ish gathering, but of course all are welcome. Please make every effort to attend. Our campaign is very important to the future of our parish, and we need your support to make it a success. Here is the schedule:
* Monday, June 10th St. Philip Church 7:00-8:30 PM * Tuesday, June 11th Most Holy Trinity Church 7:00-8:30 PM
You will receive a packet of information to take home and discern how you can participate in this historic effort.
We look forward to seeing many of you at one of these gatherings.
June 8, 2019- June 9, 2019
Solemnity of Pentecost-WEAR RED TO MASS!
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and
kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, and you will renew the face of the earth.
NOTE: This Wed., June 12 begins an 8 am Mass at St. Margaret. The Saint James School Mass has ceased through summer.
Also NO MASSES at Ste Anne Chapel this week due to construction.
Are you or someone you know… Experiencing God’s call but not sure how to respond? Attending Mass but have
never completed the Sacraments of Initiation? Interested in knowing more about the Catholic faith? The Rite of Christian Initiation is the place for you!
Join us today to explore and learn more about the Catholic faith. FMI call the Office of Faith Formation: 282-4812.
SAINT JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL
25 Graham Street Phone 207-282-4084 Biddeford, ME 04005 FAX 207-286-3693 E-mail [email protected] Website www.sjsbiddeford.org
Good Shepherd Parish Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2019
As we prepare for the future, we build upon the faith and sacrifice of our ancestors creating hope for the future.
Now there is a special opportunity for all parishioners to strengthen our parish and to ensure that our legacy of faith will continue in perpetuity.
St. James School Endowment Fund with the Catholic Foundation of Maine
For more information on how you can build this important fund for our parish, contact Elizabeth Badger, Executive Director, the Catholic Foundation of Maine, 207-321-7820 or [email protected].
FAMILY FAITH FORMATION
Register now for ROAR VBS
Vacation Bible School: M-F, June 24-28, 9-11:30 am @ MHT
Open to all K-Gr. 6, PreK accompanied by an adult volunteer
Visit: https://www.goodshepherdparish.us/vacation-bible-school
FMI: [email protected] / 282-4812 x115
YOUTH & COLLEGE MINISTRY
Middle School (EDGE) Youth Ministry Save the dates! July 23 & 25 for Middle School Community Days!
More details to come.
FMI concerning the following events/programs, contact youth minister, Catherine Gallerizzo,
282-4812x117 ; [email protected].
Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of New England, Bidd See you in the Fall!
Save the date of our Kickoff Mass on Campus - September 8!
For details/to join a small group, please contact Catherine Gallerizzo. ********************************************************************
Follow us @noreastercatholic on FaceBook & Instagram
See the parish website for more details on these & other events: https://goodshepherdparish.us/noreastercatholic
FMI contact Campus Minister, Catherine Gallerizzo at above info.
Substitute Teachers Needed at Saint James School
Do you want to earn some extra money on your day off? Are you available some days to work at Saint James School?
Substitute teachers are needed at all levels. Please stop by school and fill out a substitute packet.
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Part-time School Counselor Help Wanted
Saint James School has an opening for a part-time School Counselor for the 2019-20 school year.
Please submit a letter, resume and three references to Nancy Naimey,
Saint James School, 25 Graham Street, Biddeford, ME 04005 or via email at [email protected].
Saint James School has rolling admission and we
are accepting applications for the 2019-20 school year.
Do you know someone that can benefit from a Saint James education? Could you help a child?
Please spread the positive word of Saint James School. Our word of mouth is our greatest advertisement.
Thank you!
Summer Break – Youth ministry is now on summer break from weekly meetings, but please continue to check the bulletin for
special summer events. Have a blessed summer!
Feast Day is Thursday, June 13
St. James School
Summer Office Hours: June 18 - Aug. 22
Open Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9 am - 12 noon
Youth Ministry is having a Father’s Day Bake Sale! Get a treat for your dad this Father’s Day AND support
Youth Ministry at the same time! Help our youth get to Washington, DC for a mission trip and to the Diocesan Leadership Conference, EPIC! Sales after all June 15/16 Masses at Most Holy Trinity. Donations are
welcome! Please contact Catherine to let her know if you can make/bake/purchase some-
thing for the Bake Sale at the info above!
With God all things are possible. (Mark 11:22-25)
Good Shepherd Parish Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2019
Our new TMIY! Summer program titled, "The Wild Goose" with Fr. Dave Pivonka
continues this Saturday, June 15th. All men are welcome. We look forward to seeing you.
**Meetings: Sat. AM in the youth room at MHT. Begins w/ Liturgy of the Hours: 6:30; Coffee & Social time: 6:45;
DVD program: 7:00. FMI: Ken, 590-5805 or Dave, 590-5198.
Job Openings for Good Shepherd Parish:
A Maintenance - Custodian Person: a part-time position with primary responsibilities at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford.
If interested, please see the full job description at http://goodshepherdparish.us/employment-opportunities.
Submit inquiries and resumes to [email protected] and reference Maintenance - Custodian Position.
Admin Assistant: a part-time position for approximately 16 hrs./week. The hours to be worked are flexible. Preferred candidates would have prior bookkeeping experience (with Accounts Receivable & Payable processing), be organized, and familiar with MS Office applications
(Excel, Word, Outlook). If interested, see http://goodshepherdparish.us/employment-opportunities & submit resume
and 2 references to [email protected].
************************************ Employment at Marie Joseph Spiritual Center ~ Biddeford Pool 3 PART-TIME positions: Early evening dish washer, Kitchen Helper,
& Housekeeper. Contact Sr. Sue Bourret, 207-284-5671.
Second Collection This weekend - Landscape & Grounds: Your dona-tions to this parish collection will help to offset costs to maintain and
beautify church grounds. The expenses include spring cleanups, sweep-ing our parking lots, trimming trees and bushes, covering the costs to
mulch and minimally add plantings and flowers. It also will cover costs to mow the lawns at parish properties. Thank you for your generosity.
We cordially invite couples celebrating milestone anniversaries, like 5, 10, 15, 25, 35…75 yrs. of marriage to the diocesan Silver & Gold Mass
celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley. It will be Sat., June 22 at 4 pm Mass at St. Joseph Church in Biddeford, followed by light refreshments in the hall. Come celebrate & renew your Marriage Covenant together.
If you are celebrating a special anniversary and would like to attend, please complete the online form at https://portlanddiocese.org/olff/
silver-gold-mass-registration or contact Hannah Gonneville at [email protected] / 773-6471. Only those couples
who pre-register will be included in the program for the Mass.
†BEHOLD† Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour JOIN US! Fri., June 21 at Most Holy Trinity Church 7-8 pm (beginning with the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 6:45, Exposition at 7). Come & experience powerful Praise & Worship as we honor our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament.
SAVE THE DATE…June 23, 2019… Corpus Christi Celebration
Once again, the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Association of Southern Maine and Good Shepherd Parish are uniting to offer a day of prayer and Eucharistic Adoration to celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The day will consist of: 1. A Eucharistic procession commencing at the end of 11:00 am Mass at
St. Joseph Church, through the streets of Biddeford and Saco to Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco, with Fr. Brad Morin being the main processor. (NEW this year!)
2. An afternoon of Eucharistic Adoration at Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco.
3. A Holy Hour, with Adoration and Benediction, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm, led by Fr. Joseph Manship, also at Most Holy Trinity Church.
4. A closing procession from Most Holy Trinity Church, at 7:00 pm, to the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel on Thornton Avenue in Saco.
ALL ARE WELCOME! COME, LET US ADORE! NOTE: The Adoration Chapel’s regular Sunday afternoon adorers will adore at Most Holy Trinity Church as the Chapel will be closed. You will be notified of specific times. FMI call Steve Plante, 283-0782 or Sue Anne Bellavance, 284-5860.
Calling all Good Shepherd and other Southern Maine altar servers! The success of this day depends so much on you! Not only do we need many adorers and processors, but it’s imperative that we have altar serv-ers to process with the Lord and assist where needed. If you can partici-pate in any or all the parts of the day, please notify the altar server scheduler for your church or Sue Anne Bellavance, 284-5860. We’ll need altar servers for: 1. The procession beginning at St. Joseph after 11:00 am Mass.
If you do not attend that Mass, please be present by 11:30 (with alb, if not from St. Joseph)
2. The Holy Hour, from 6 – 7 pm, ending with a short procession back to the Adoration Chapel. You should be at church by 5:30 pm (with alb, if not from MHT) Please try to make it a priority on that special day!
Many thanks from all of our parishes for your continued dedication to this very important ministry as altar servers.
The Daughters of Isabella, Circle 828 will be having their final business meeting on Wed., June 12th. All are to meet at MHT Hall @ 6:00 pm. Please don't forget to bring in your pull tabs for Ronald
McDonald House and Box Tops for St. James School. This is our final meeting of the Daughters of Isabella, Our Lady of
Fatima, Circle #828. Please join us to say goodbye. We will be merging with Mater Circle #389, Sanford, Maine.
Our final Social will be on Sat., June 22, at Mike's American Restaurant, Rte. 1, Arundel, ME. Cost is $25, which includes: salad,
choice of 5 entrees, dessert, coffee, tea or soda. Please contact Rejeanne Booth at: 282-7132 or Elaine Roberge at: 793-2590
by June 18 for reservations.
~ The Annual Indoor Yard Sale at St. Philip Church will be held July 13 & 14 ~ July is going to be here
before we know it! While “spring” cleaning, please keep this upcoming event in mind. We are able to start receiving
donations of clean, saleable items. Please note: we cannot accept large appliances, TVs, computers or mattresses. For more infor-
mation, call Donna Bilodeau, 499-7490 or Gisele Lynes, 499-7453.
Breakfast on Sun., June 16 at St. Margaret Hall: KofC Council #2266, are hosting a breakfast from 8:00 to 10:00 am.
This month the proceeds go towards Knights charities. All are welcome!
Blood Drive: KofC Council #12941 will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive in St. Joseph Church Hall on Mon., June 17, 1:00 to 6:00 pm.
Drop in/call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule an appointment or search online at www.redcross.org under Find a Drive with sponsor code: KOCBidd.
FMI contact Mike Bolduc at 468-0106 / [email protected].
The Affiliates of the Good Shepherd Sisters (men & women) will hold their monthly meeting this month next Sun., June 16 at 1:30 pm
at St. Joseph Convent in Biddeford. Anyone interested in learning about the Affiliation is invited. FMI call Anita Cote, 571-4975.
— ANNUAL BABY BOTTLE DRIVE: Ends Father’s Day, June 16— Reminder to return your Baby
Bottles June 15/16 weekend.
The drive is organized by the Culture of Life Committee and sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Councils of Biddeford & Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Lyman. Late bottle arrivals can be returned to the parish office in Saco after the week-
end. Envelopes can also be mailed to the parish office c/o Knights of Columbus Bottle Drive. The Committee wishes to thank you for your participation in this annual drive. Proceeds will go to help ALPHA
Pregnancy Resource Center to fund an ultrasound machine technician.
A Note from Fr. Ron: Thank you - Merci: I am deeply grateful to all who have sent thoughts, prayers and get well cards. My health contin-
ues to improve. I hope to be back in Maine sometime this summer. Again thank you and be assured that you are also in my thoughts and
prayers. God bless you! Yours in the Risen Savior, Fr. Ron.
Father’s Day Bake Sale: Get a treat for your dad this Father’s Day AND support Youth Ministry at the same time!
Help our youth get to Washington, DC for a mission trip and to the Diocesan Leadership Conference, EPIC! Sales after all June 15/16
Masses at Most Holy Trinity Church. Donations welcome!
Good Shepherd Parish Pentecost Sunday June 9, 2019
St. Andre Home’s program for survivors of human trafficking,
CourageLIVES,
is growing to provide both residential and outpatient services to survivors of human trafficking and exploitation. We appreciate your continued support. FMI please visit www.CourageLIVESME.org.
Child trafficking happens in all 50 states and the Internet is a major avenue to predators to attract children.
Learn more at sistersagainsttrafficking.org.
Prayer for the Success of the Catholic Appeal: Lord Jesus Christ, Your goodness is without measure. The gifts you bestow on me are
countless. You continuously pour out your grace on me and those in my life. I am forever grateful. Awaken our faith, Lord, so each person we
encounter may feel your love through our actions. In all that we do, conform us always to your holy will.
Through the intercession and example of the Blessed Virgin Mary & St. Joseph, help us always to be as loving to others as they were to you.
I make this prayer in your Holy Name. Amen.
!The Saco Meals Program is in need of a Cook on Thursdays! And also a Monday dish washer in September.
Please contact Jacqueline Newport at [email protected] or call 604-0985 if you can help. Thanks so much.
Biddeford Food Pantry Volunteer Needed 1 day a week on Tuesdays from 8 to 11 am.
Knowledge & experience of QuickBooks, Excel, and Word preferred. FMI call Don Bisson at 282-4771.
We are pleased to announce that we will be offering the Grief Program again. The exact time & date will follow. To sign up go to: www.goodshepherdparish.us & select the tab: Liturgy
and Prayer, then Grieving Ministry. There is a small fee to cover materials but we will not turn anyone away for lack of funds.
From The Friends of Father Zénon Décary: Example of a Brick to Buy:
I love all babies / but I adopted / you to be my own Fill out a form at the parish office or call 283-3205 for immediate action.
The retreat begins Thursday, June 27, with a 5:30 pm check-in at St. Thomas School at 69 North Ave in Sanford. Participants will then be transported to the Notre Dame Spiritual Center in Alfred for the remain-
der of the retreat. The retreat will end Sun., June 30, with a morning Mass & reception at St. Therese. Transportation to/from Alfred will be
provided. Cost: $250. A deposit of $50, made payable to St Therese (with ACTS RETREAT written in the note section), submitted with the enclosed form, will reserve your place. The remaining balance will be due at the check-in. You will receive a letter within 10 days of the re-
treat describing the necessities you should bring. Note: Financial diffi-culties should NEVER prevent anyone from attending the retreat.
A limited amount of assistance is available based on your need. FMI go to https://www.stthereseparishmaine.org/acts-retreats or call
David Murphy, 617-319-0447 or Kevin Neely, 207-651-5979.