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E-WASTE CLEAN-UP DAY

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Mass Times & Intentions Corpus Christi Parish 70 Pleasant St., Waterville ME 04901

Business Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00AM - 4:00PM Fri 8:00AM - Noon

Phone: 872-2281 Fax: 877-0675 Email: ccmoffice@gwi.net

Website: www.corpuschristimaine.org

Parish Information

Please remember in your prayers…

Irene Ouellette, died Aug. 11, funeral Aug. 18 Doris Bearce, died Aug. 13, funeral Aug. 19

Rosary Campaign

Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Jake & Kim Suttie Sept. 3-Sept. 9 Christian Jandreau Sept. 10 Sept. 16 Jeannine DeRosby and Jules and Gaile Letourneau

Keep in Your Prayers

Russell Michaud, Celeste Bouchard Dolan Peters, Kathleen Thorne, Katherine Boucher

Jenn Kelly, Kevin May God’s healing touch come down upon our brothers

and sisters in faith.

Please call the Parish Office to be included in our Prayer Line.

St. Francis Cemetery 78 Grove St., Waterville, ME 04901

Phone: 872-2770 Fax: 872-2770 Email: stfrancem@myfairpoint.net

Website: www.portlanddiocese.org/stfranciscemetery

Parish Staff Rev. Daniel J. Baillargeon, Pastor

Rev. Matthew Gregory, Parochial Vicar Deb Hebert, Parish Business Coordinator &

Director of St. Francis Cemetery Kim Suttie, Pastoral Life Coordinator

Elaine Gordon, Parish Catechetical Leader Theresa Poulin, Business Administrative Assistant Marge Veilleux, Pastoral Administrative Assistant

Joan Hallee, Pastoral Receptionist Valerie Wheeler, Principal St. John Catholic School

MONDAY Aug 28, 20178:00 AM SJ Albertine Herard by Rachel, Fred & family TUESDAY Aug. 29, 2017 12:15 PM ND NO MASS

WEDNESDAY Aug. 30, 20178:00 AM SJ NO MASS

THURSDAY Aug. 31, 2017 12:15 PM ND Margaret Supple by Mary Alice FRIDAY Sept. 1, 2017 8:00 AM SJ Monaj Paul Vickey by Jan Halloran-Dahl SATURDAY Sept. 2, 2017 4:00 PM ND Carole Pooler by Husband, Roger 4:00 PM SJ Dan Coughlin by wife, Vivian 6:00 PM ND Joseph Dumont by Dan and Kay Spofford and family SUNDAY Sept. 3, 2017 7:30 AM SJ Donald Rossignol by Lillian Martin and family 9:00 AM ND Renald Lachance by Charles and Noella Pelletier 10:00 AM SJ Parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish 10:00 AM St. H. Gayle Keirnan by Bob and Muriel Grenier 10:30 AM ND Pavlo “Poppy” Datsis by Dan and Brenda (Pomerleau) Breton The Week Ahead

Sun., Aug. 27 10:00AM ND Coffee Hour 10:30AM ND Secular Franciscan Professions of Bob & Kathy Swegart 5:00PM SJ AA Meeting

Mon., Aug. 28 1:30PM ND Prayer Group

Tues., Aug. 29 Parish Office Closed 6:30PM OFF Baptism Preparation Class 7:00PM FFC Al-Anon

Wed., Aug. 30 Parish Office Closed 1st Day of School for St. John School

Fri., Sept. 1 7:00AM SJ Adoration & Confessions

Sun., Sept 3 8:00AM SJS KC #7300 Breakfast 10:00AM ND Coffee Hour 5:00PM SJ AA Meeting Sanctuary Candle

In thanksgiving by a parishioner ( SJ)

PLEASE NOTE

The Parish Office will be closed all day on Tuesday, August 29 and Wednesday, August 30 so the staff can attend a Diocesan Workshop.

There will be no 12:15PM Mass at Notre Dame on Tuesday, August 29 and no 8:00AM Mass at St. John on Wednesday, August 30.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Stewardship of Treasure

Liturgical Bits & Bytes

Offertory for Aug. 20 - $14,532.85 Average offertory to date - $15,747.88

The budget is based on a weekly average offertory of $15,942.00 per week.

Offertory for the Assumption - $2,983.30

Thank you for your continued support of our parish.

Saint of the Week

St. Augustine of Hippo

On August 28th the Church celebrates the Memorial of St. Augustine of Hippo; Bishop and Martyr, and son of St. Monica. Augustine was born at Thagaste, in what is now Algeria, in 354. He studied rhetoric and philosophy and renounced the Christian faith he had been brought up in, opting to follow the principles of Manichaeism. He taught grammar, rhetoric, and philosophy at Thagaste, Carthage, Rome, and Milan. In Milan, he heard the preaching of Bishop Ambrose a Father of the Church, who led him to convert and to be baptized in 386. He returned to Africa to live in a religious community in 388, and in 391 he was ordained a priest. He became bishop of Hippo in 396. He died in 430. St. Augustine is the patron of brewers because of his conversion from a former life of loose living, which included parties, entertainment, worldly ambitions, and grave impurities of the flesh. His complete turnaround and conversion has been an inspiration to many who struggle with a particular vice or habit they long to break.

Sunday Readings & Reflections Readings for Sunday, August 27, 2017 Representatives of Christ

Reading I Isaiah 22:15, 19-23 Reading II Romans 11:33-36 Gospel Matthew 16:13-20

Key Passage: He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:15-16)

Adult: If you were asked, how would you explain Jesus to a person who had not heard of him? Youth: Who do you tell people Jesus is?

Prayer of the Week

Frequent Communion

Today nearly everyone at Mass receives Holy Communion. Did you know that this was not always the case? In the beginning everyone present at the Eucharist received Holy Communion but this situation did not last. For a variety of reasons people began to receive Communion less frequently until, at many Masses, only the priest received Communion. The Church tried to reverse this trend by laws. Thus in 1215 it was the law to receive Communion at least once a year at Easter.

It was Pope Pius X who strongly encouraged frequent Communion in 1905. In 1910 he lowered the age for first reception of Holy Communion. In 1953 and 1964 the laws requiring fasting from midnight were relaxed. In 1973 permission was given to receive Communion even more than once a day if a person participated in two Masses for different occasions.

Perhaps it is important to remember that the purpose of the Eucharist is not to change the way we worship so much as to change the people who worship. We who gather at the table of the Lord are called to eat and drink the Lord’s Body and Blood so that we might be transformed into Christ.

Distribution of the Eucharist

The text which is used in distributing Eucharist is “The Body of Christ,” or “The Blood of Christ.” This is deliberately ambiguous and refers both to the consecrated bread being distributed and to the person receiving it.

Our response to “The Body of Christ” or "The Blood of Christ" is “Amen.” This is a sign of our assent to the true nature of what is being received and to who we are as well. It is a statement of agreement and of faith and should be enthusiastically affirmative. Copyright © 2008 Resource Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

Prayer for the First Day of School

Loving God, school is about to start for this year. I'm excited and a little bit scared about what this year might hold.

Please help me to remember that you are there with me at new beginnings, as I get used to new rooms,

new teachers, and new skills to be learned.

Help me on the good days, but especially on the bad days. Help me to do my very best and to keep learning about you

and the world you gave us. Amen.

Now that I'm preparing to go back to the seminary this fall, I wanted to thank everyone for the warm reception I received here at Corpus Christi Parish. It was a real pleasure being able to meet all of you and I only wish I had more time to get to know you better. For those of you who would like to keep in touch, I would love to hear from you!

email: joseph.moreshead@portlanddiocese.org mailing address: 401 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

Please know of my prayers for you and please keep me in yours.

God bless!

Joe Moreshead

In Our Parish Faith Formation

ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL South Garand St., Winslow 872-7115

www.stjohnschoolwinslow.org

Bring your own lawn chair and stay for the afternoon!

Lot’s of Good Food is Planned for the BBQ

• Hotdogs and chicken kabobs on the grill • Fresh popped popcorn and chips • Large assortment of baked goods

• And much more!

Calling all bakers!! Pie Baking Contest!!

Fr. Dan and Fr. Matt will be judging a pie baking contest. Bring your special pie that day to see if it will be their

favorite and win the top prize. After the judging the pies will be shared with all in attendance.

Pies should have homemade crust and filling and be in a disposable pie plate.

Yard Games, Face Painting, Nail Art, Crafts, Balloon Animals and More!

Plenty of activities for children of all ages.

We are excited to announce that the Patriot’s Game will be shown at the event!

Special thank you to Fortin’s Home Furnishings!

We are still in need of several volunteers for the event. If you are able to help for even just

1/2-hour please call Kim Suttie, 872-2281.

Faith Formation will be starting Sunday, September 17. Registration forms have been sent in the mail. If you did not receive one, please call Elaine at the Faith Formation Office, 660-9027.

High School Youth Ministry

We are looking for teens that are interested in helping to plan events for other teens, including prayer, games, service activities, fundraisers, advertising, and more! If you want to be part of this, we will have our first planning team meeting of the year on Sun., Sept. 10 from 6-8PM at St. John's School. See you there!

St. John Catholic School Community is very excited to be beginning a new school year. We welcome new staff and new families. We ask that you please pray for our students, families, and staff as we begin our new school year. We look forward to a great new year!

Lord Jesus, We ask for Your help as we begin this new school year.

Allow us to experience Your presence in the many blessings You put before us. Open our eyes to the new challenges and

exciting opportunities that this new school year brings. Open our hearts and minds to new friends

and new teachers. Give us a generous spirit to be enthusiastic with our studies and courage to accept new opportunities.

Jesus, inspire us to do our best this year! Amen

We thank the many people who came forward to purchase school supplies for the school. We are very grateful for your generosity.

ATTENTION ALL MEN

Are you looking to deepen your relationship with God? Be a better husband? Become a more loving father? Build friendships with other like-minded men?

Then Come Join…

That Man is You! Wednesday Mornings

Starting on September 13th Notre Dame Hall Breakfast at 6AM

Presentation and Discussion from 6:25-7:30AM

www.thatmanisyou.org

In Our Parish and Diocese

Catholic Funeral F.A.Q. Non-practicing Catholics may receive Catholic funerals.

It is an unfortunate reality that many baptized Catholics no longer practice their faith and may consider themselves to have been away from the Church for too long to be ever welcomed again by the Church. Such individuals or their families may feel uncomfortable in a church and ultimately decide against having a Catholic funeral.

By our baptism, however, we have been made equal in dignity before the Lord, and the Church, our Mother, bears the suffering of all those who became her sons and daughters through baptism. Thus, the Church offers funeral rites (including a funeral Mass) even for non-practicing Catholics and, under certain circumstances, for non-Catholic Christians. Although the deceased may not have participated fully in the life of the Church on earth, the Church longs for her separated children to share in Christ’s blessings. She desires to pray for them and with their loved ones so that their sins may be forgiven and they may dwell forever in the presence of God in Heaven.

Taken from the Diocese of Portland Catholic Funeral Planning Guide. To view the document in its entirety go to: http://portlanddiocese.org/cemeteries-and-funerals/funeral-planning

E-Waste Collection Day

BRING US YOUR OLD TV’S, COMPUTERS, COMPUTER PARTS,

STEREOS AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT!!!

Sat., Sept. 16 8:00AM - 12:00NOON Notre Dame Church 116 Silver St., Waterville

Drop off is free, but donations are gladly accepted! Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities Maine new

environmental program for parishes, “ECO-JOY”. Questions? 956-1457.

Lord, Teach Me To Pray

Lord, Teach Me To Pray is a prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, Praying Christian Virtues, helps deepen prayer life, and discover what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also introduces the different methods

of Ignatian prayer, meditation, contemplation and Consciousness Examen. Small groups will meet with trained facilitators for 2 hours once a week for 12 weeks to pray and faith share. Part 1 begins on Thurs., Sept. 7 at 6:00PM in the Faith Formation Center in Winslow.

For more information: Rose Blanchette - 649-2457 or Dan Desrosiers - 449-6705

Are you interested in getting together with a group of women to explore your faith? You don’t have much Scripture knowledge, but you would like to see how the Scriptures apply to your everyday life? If so, we invite you to consider joining Walking with Purpose at St. Michael Parish. Weekly group sessions are starting September 27 from 6:30 to 8:00PM. We will meet at Sacred Heart Hall in Hallowell on Wednesdays. Opening Your Heart, our 22-week foundational Bible study is designed for women new to WWP as well as those with more Bible study experience.

Walking with Purpose is a Catholic Bible study for women that aims to bring women to a deeper personal relationship with Christ. Through personal study and small group discussions, the group helps to link our everyday challenges with solutions given to us through the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church.

For questions or to RSVP, call or email Gail Gould at 623-8823/gail.gould@portlanddiocese.org or Daja Gombojav at walkingwithpurposeinfo@gmail.com. You can also visit the walking with purpose website at www.walkingwithpurpose.com for more information. We hope to see you at Walking with Purpose this Fall!

New Programming Encounter!!

Saturday at 8pm

“Encounter” with Dan DeMatte and Patrick Reis brings young adults the life-changing testimonies of ordinary

people that launch them into lives of extraordinary Mission for Christ and His Church.

The spiritual awakening begins Saturday night, at 8PM

The Presence Radio is your listener-supported Catholic radio. 106.7 FM in Greater Portland,

90.3 FM in Greater Bangor, 89.7 FM Mid-Coast, 89.5 FM Augusta, 97.5 Fort Kent,

1390AM Northern Maine, 105.7 FM in Springvale & Sanford

Listen online www.thepresenceradio.org, Download the free Presence Radio smartphone app or

dial 605-475-8037 and listen on your cell phone or T-Mobile users dial 360-398-4479

KC Council #7300 Monthly Breakfasts

We are quickly approaching September and the resumption of KC Council #7300’s monthly breakfasts! Join us:

Sunday, September 3 (Labor Day Weekend) 8:00 - 10:00AM

St. John School Cafeteria Adults: $6.00 Children: $4.00

Family Maximum: $20.00

Enjoy a wonderful breakfast and support our KC charities!