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: GoodShepherd@portlanddiocese.org • www.goodshepherdparish.us

January 19, 2014

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH

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) This weekend, we resume Sundays in ordinary time. This

season is called ordinary because we count off the ordinal numbers

every week (second, third, fourth, etc). “It is a quiet period that

offers a breather between the intense celebrations of the mysteries

of the birth, death, and rising of Jesus Christ” (Paul Turner, Pasto-

ral Companion to the Roman Missal). The clergy wear green vest-

ments during ordinary time as a symbol of Christian hope. The season of Lent

will begin on March 5 with Ash Wednesday. (2) A new Catholic Church in

Maine: A Mass for the Dedication of the new St. Faustina Church in Jackman

was celebrated on Saturday, December 14. Stormy weather prevented Bishop

Malone from celebrating the Dedication Mass so the bishop delegated the re-

sponsibility to Fr. Kevin Martin, Pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Jack-

man. Parishioners in Jackman were ready to celebrate after meeting and conquer-

ing countless challenges in recent years. In June 2010, the parish’s beloved statue

of Jesus, valued at $55,000, was dragged off its mount and across U.S. Route 201

by a vehicle, sustaining serious damage. The incident occurred just months after

deterioration and rising heating costs led to the parish’s decision to close and

demolish St. Anthony Church in Jackman. Parishioners have worshipped at the

American Legion Hall for four years. On November 26, the restored statue of

Jesus was placed in front of the new St. Faustina Church. As part of the Dedica-

tion Mass, the church’s altar was consecrated with sacred chrism, and Fr. Martin

walked to the 4 corners of the church and anointed the walls where 4 crosses with

vigil candles symbolized the call to “go forth and spread the Good News of the

Gospel to the 4 corners of the world.” Despite the storm outside, over 100 parish-

ioners participated in the Dedication Mass. (3) Online Giving System: Good

Shepherd Parish now has an online giving system called WeShare. The service

will allow you to see your donations at any time during the year and eliminates the

hassle of scrambling to write a check as you rush off to Mass. Make a weekly dona-

tion to recur each week and you’re done. For more information and to set up your

account, go to www.GoodShepherdParish.us and then click Online Giving. You

can make a onetime or recurring donation using your credit card, checking or

savings account. (4) Thank You of the Week: To the volunteers who stripped

the old floor covering in the Saint James School cafeteria to make room for re-

placement tiles. Thank you!

Jokes Priests Can Tell, Volume 3 by Msgr. Arthur Tonne:

A tourist was tooling down the highway pulling a good-sized trailer. A patrol

officer blinked him down to the side of the road. “Don’t you know the speed lim-it?” he growled.

The driver, with a look of innocence, answered: “Why, officer, I was going just

55 miles an hour.”

“That may be,” replied the law in a tone of sarcasm, “But your trailer was go-

ing 75 miles an hour.”

Vocations: "To you who have been consecrat-

ed in Christ Jesus and called to be a holy peo-

ple." Could it be that you or someone in your

family is being called to consider priesthood or

consecrated life? Call Fr. Nathan March at

(207) 773-6471.

Apostolate of Prayer for Priests - January

19. Rev. James Brewer, Rev. Hilary Cameron

20. Rev. Richard Bertrand SJ,

Rev. Rudolph Leveille

21. Rev. Armand Bill,

Rev. P. Antonydass

22. Rev. Raymond Picard, Rev. Rene Lavoie

23. Rev. Real Nadeau, Rev. Paul Murray

24. Rev. Normand Carpentier,

Fr. William Dinga Jr.,

Rev. Daniel Gagnon OMI

25. All Priests -----------------------------------------------------------

The Study of the U.S. Catholic Catechism for

Adults with Deacon Bob, Thursdays, 7 pm,

downstairs at Most Holy Trinity: At our last

meeting we learned about the joint mission of the

Son and of the Holy Spirit from the Father, as

well as the gradual revelation of the Holy Spirit

in the Old Testament, the Gospels, and the Acts

of the Apostles. Join us this week as we seek to

understand how the Church is a holy mystery

originating within the Holy Trinity, whose mis-

sion is to be the Sacrament of Salvation, ful-

filling God's plan for sharing His divine life with

all people. Founded by Christ, revealed and em-

powered by the Holy Spirit on Pentecost, the

Church, in addition to being the Sacrament of

Salvation, is also the Mystical Body of Christ

which unites the visible and the spiritual aspects

of God's plan to bring His priestly, prophetic and

royal people into a loving communion with the

Holy Trinity in God's Kingdom. ―Copies of our

text are available.

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH www.goodshepherdparish.us January 19, 2014

BIDDEFORD, SACO, OLD ORCHARD BEACH & LYMAN

Pauline Audie (born 1925)

Aline Valliere (born 1922)

Donald Guay, Sr. (born 1941)

May their souls and the souls of all the

faithful departed rest in peace.

Saturday, January 18 4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Dickinson)

Henry Bickford (24th Ann.) / Aline Leblanc

4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass)

James Benson / Jason Woodman

4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver)

Madlyn McPherson / Rene St. Pierre

4:30 pm St. Philip: (Fr. Richard) Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard

Sunday, January 19, Second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am St. Joseph: (French) (Fr. Norman Richard)

Gilberte Pelletier / Germaine Lacourse

8:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver)

Peter Boucouvalas (20th Ann.) / Paul Rivard

8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass)

Jean Martel (4th Ann.) / Tousaint Couture

9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Dickinson)

Charles C. Cyr, Sr. / James Brown

10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass)

Romeo Cote / Brian St. Cyr

10:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver)

Aimee Labbe (3rd Ann.) / Alain Dube

11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Dickinson)

Guy C. Litalien (11th Ann.) / John Murray

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Monday, January 20

9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: John Fitzpatrick

Tuesday, January 21, St. Agnes 7:00 am Ste Anne: For the Souls in Purgatory

9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Romeo Cote (27th Ann.) /

Louis Bolduc, Jr.

Wednesday, January 22 9:00 am St. Joseph: Claire Chevrette

9:00 am St. Philip: Donald R. Vallee

Thursday, January 23

8:00 am St. Margaret: For the Souls in Purgatory

9:00 am St. Philip: Joseph Oscar Peloquin (1st Ann.)

Friday, January 24 7:00 am Ste Anne: Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard

9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Madeleine Cote /

Phil Bolduc & Leo Gauthier

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Saturday, January 25

4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Msgr. Mathieu)

Priscilla Fournier / Jean Guy Raymond

4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dickinson)

Roland Adjutant (5th Ann.) / Robert Hevey (2nd Ann.)

4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Fr. Norman Richard)

Pauline Duprey / Madlyn McPherson

4:30 pm St. Philip: (Fr. Antonydass) Marc E. Grenier, Sr.

Sunday, January 26, Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am St. Joseph: (French) (Fr. Norman Richard)

Theresa Tardif (5th Ann.) / Rachel Caron Gonya (3rd Ann.)

8:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Antonydass)

Lionel G. Lapointe (30th Ann.) / Niles Jandreau

8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dickinson)

Lorraine Stewart / Real Paquette

9:00 am St. Philip: (Msgr. Mathieu)

Floriant Poissant (1st Ann.) /

For All People in Good Shepherd Parish

10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Dickinson)

Adelard Gobeil (78th Ann.) / Robert DuDevoir (6th Ann.)

10:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Antonydass)

Matthew Toohey / Paul Rivard

11:00 am St. Joseph: (Msgr. Mathieu)

Rene Morin (16th Ann.) / Edward Jarry

PARISH LITURGIES

Readings for the Week of January 19, 2014

Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6/ 1 Cor 1:1-3/ Jn 1:29-34

Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23/ Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13/ Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51/ Mk 3:1-6

Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7/ Mk 3:7-12

Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21/ Mk 3:13-19

Saturday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22/ Mk 16:15-18

Next Sunday: Is 8:23–9:3/ 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17/ Mt 4:12-23

Good Shepherd Parish

welcomes

Michael Fernand & Bailey Marie, children

of Arik & Joanne (Genest) Elwell;

Kyleigh Delcena, daughter of Carl Hoskins

& Kristin Rheault;

Quinnlyn Noelle, daughter of Nicholas &

Julie (Belisle) Scott.

May all the baptized grow daily in the

Body of Christ.

Memorial Mass for Rev. Patrick Walsh, CSC on Tuesday, January 28th, at 6:30 pm

in Most Holy Trinity Church. Fr. Pat served

at Most Holy Trinity for 12 years and is re-

membered fondly by parishioners. All are

invited to attend. Light refreshments will fol-

low the Mass. If anyone is able to provide a

type of finger food (dessert, appetizer, etc.,

please call Sue Anne at 284-5860.)

St. Margaret's needs your help: We need more people to help

clean the church and do the laundering of the altar linens. For

more information please call Margaret at 934-2648. Thank you.

Scout Sunday: I would like to invite any Cub Scout, Boy Scout,

Venture or their Adult Leaders to attend Mass on Scout Sunday,

February 2, at St. Philip's Church. Please attend in Class A's and

arrive at 8:45 am so we can line up. Any questions, contact Den-

ise Bastarache, T330 Advancement Coordinator, at

dmbastarache@gwi.net or 207-284-5195.

JANUARY 19, 2014

SAINT JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL

25 Graham Street Phone 207-282-4084

Biddeford, ME 04005 FAX 207-286-3693

E-mail GSPschools@portlanddiocese.org

Website www.goodshepherdschools.us

St. James School is SERVICE ACADEMICS FAITH EXCELLENCE

St. James School staff partners with parents, parishioners, and our community to provide students with opportunities to become faith-filled Catholics, creative and critical thinkers, life-long learners, and confident contributors to the Church and society.

***OPEN HOUSE * OPEN HOUSE *

OPEN HOUSE*** Help us to spread the word about all the great things hap-pening at Saint James School. A lot is happening and we are so pleased with the direction the school is headed! We are very excited to show off our school, so we will have stu-dents giving tours on January 28th, February 28th, and March 28th. Saint James School has small class sizes, a dedicated and professional staff and students who succeed. Come and see for yourself why students at Saint James School are caring and giving young adults and are consist-ently on the honor roll at their high school. You will see kind and considerate students throughout the school. The princi-pal will be available to answer any questions that you may have after your tour. We look forward to seeing you so you can see for yourself why Saint James School is perfect for your child!

No sessions this weekend (1/18 – 1/20) for any of our

programs due to the holiday!

Youth Ministry

Middle School

Retreat

with Liz Cotrupi

Registration deadline is January 20th

This weekend is your last chance to sign up for this awe-

some retreat! And remember, bring a friend…its open to

everyone!

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

any and all middle school youth. 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

High schoolers are more than welcome to

volunteer to help out at this retreat as well.

FMI contact Mike Drahos 282-4812 x117.

Children’s Ministry We have been given our date for the cele-

bration of Confirmation and First Com-

munion. It will take place on Saturday, May 31st. Bishop

Deeley (our new bishop, who will be installed on February

14th) will be coming to preside over the celebration of these

Sacraments. FMI contact Mike Drahos, 282-4812 x117.

The January Post is up! Staff mem-

bers will be posting blogs each

month on a wide range of topics

related to 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

FAITH FORMATION

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Collection Report

Offertory Week Year to Date*

January 1, 2014 $ 11,552 $ 823,997

January 1, 2013 $ 5.316 $ 829,705

Difference $ 6,236 (5,708) -0.7%

January 4-5, 2014 $ 25,420 $ 849,416

January 5-6, 2013 $ 29,155 $ 858,860

Difference $ (3,735) $ (9,444) -1.1%

*includes second collections

Knights Corner

Council #2266 of OOB will have a breakfast on January 26, 8 to

10:30, suggested donation $6 or $20 for a family of 4 or more.

This month's donation will go toward the Youth Convention.

St. Joseph's Council is reinstituting a Columbian Squires Circle

for boys 10 to 17 years old. The goal is to develop Catholic boys

as leaders in the Church and community. An informational meet-

ing for boys and parents will be held in the K of C meeting room,

St. Joseph's Church, on January 26 at 3:00 pm. FMI please con-

tact Mike Melnik at 937-2501 or mikemelnik.oob@gmail.com.

Daughters of Isabella will have a meeting on Jan. 27 at 6 o'clock

in Most Holy Trinity Hall. Come and start the New Year with us.

Children's Clothing Drive: The Social Justice Commission in

conjunction with the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop is collecting

gently used hats, mittens, snowpants, boots, and winter coats for

children ages infant and older. Boxes are in all the churches for

the collection. Please help us replenish the supply of clothing

available at the Thrift Shop.

Join us as we explore Fr Larry

Richards' book Surrender! The Life

Changing Power of Doing God’s

Will. First Thursdays beginning Feb

6th, 6:30-8 pm – Chapter One.

Please call Donna Caron at the Of-

fice of Faith Formation (282-4812 x113) for more information.

We appreciate all the prayers and support on

behalf of our catechumens, who are preparing

for the three Sacraments of Initiation and our

Baptized candidates, who are seeking full communion in the

Catholic Church. Please note that we will be in attendance at the

11am Mass at St. Joseph's Church on Sunday, January 26,

as we continue to explore and become familiar with Good Shep-

herd Parish. Thank you for extending yourself in fellowship and

providing a sense of community for them.

Esther Residence: A woman here is moving out and needs a full

size bed. Would anyone have a bed that size and be willing to

give it to this woman? She can make arrangements to have it

transported. Call Esther Residence, 283-0323.

Please be advised… When snow, ice and slush

make it difficult to get around, please keep your

safety in mind and consider your abilities when

deciding to come to church. We do our best to

keep paths clear, but nature provides hazards that

sometimes get ahead of us.

The parish offices will be closed

Monday, January 20, for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Second Collection Next Weekend: This nationwide collection is

for the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean. Your sup-

port will fund evangelization, formation, and catechesis projects

for the Church in this region which is suffering from poverty,

violence and a lack of priests and lay leaders. Please be generous.

Protecting God's Children Training

When: January 27 Where: Most Holy Trinity Time: 6:30 pm

Contact: Safe Environment Coordinator Helen Fournier,

282-4084 or Helen.Fournier@portlanddiocese.org

Turkey Dinner

Saturday, January 25, St. Joseph's Church Basement, 4-7 pm

Adults $8, Students (age 8-14) $5, Children 8 and under free

Proceeds to Benefit St. James School

Sponsored by Catholic Financial Life Chapter N160

Thank you, Musicians: To all who added their talents to our

Christmas Masses, I offer many thanks. Thank you for all the

time you donated in order to practice and perfect what your music

leaders chose. On a personal note, I want to thank cantors, singers

and soloists who worked so hard with me for 3 months to produce

beautiful music. I am so grateful for all you do!

Holy Week Choir: Lent is over a month away, but like spring, it

is coming again this year! Please plan on joining the choir for our

joint parish Holy Week. In years past we welcomed singers from

all churches in the parish; I hope to see you again, along with

several new members. Rehearsals will be at MHT starting Thurs-

day, March 6, 6:30-8:00. Please bring your Choral Praise 3 if you

have it, and your Heritage Book. Jura Litchfield will conduct and

I will accompany. I do hope you will prayerfully consider offer-

ing this for your Lenten sacrifice―and, we have so much fun that

it's not a difficult sacrifice! God bless you all!

Helene Fortier, Music Director

Saco Meals Program Sends a big Thank You

Totals for 2013: Guests: 6,055 Meals: 10,620

The Saco Meals Program has been a big success thanks to the

generosity of Good Shepherd Parish which sponsors 4-5 meals

each month. Other generous sponsors are Saco & Biddeford Sav-

ings Institution, Biddeford Savings Bank, Union Church at Bid-

deford Pool, and American Medical Systems. With their help we

can continue to carry out Our Lord's work by offering delicious

meals to the needy in our community. To all these kind and gen-

erous people we want to say thank you and may God bless each

and every one. Have a Happy and Healthy 2014!

W O M E N OF

G O D

Forming a Chime Choir: For five Thursdays, January 23 to

February 27, we are inviting new members to try our chime

choir. We rehearse from 4 to 5 pm at Most Holy Trinity. Those

who cannot come during this rehearsal time are asked to express

their interest so we might create a second rehearsal possibility to

accommodate everyone. The goal is to learn several festive piec-

es which will be presented during the Easter season at 10:30

Sunday Mass and also at a few 4:00 Masses during the six weeks

of Easter time. Music reading skill is not required, but is helpful.

Call Jura at 207-468-5941 to add your name to our choir roster.

We need to have materials ready for each ringer before the re-

hearsal day. Help us to make a joyful noise to the Lord. This

activity is suitable for all ages, from middle schoolers to retirees.