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F E B R U A R Y
F O U R T H
St. Athanasius/St. John
126 Maine Avenue Rumford, Maine
(207) 364Ͳ4556
Lord’s Day Masses Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 9:30 am
Weekday Mass
Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:15 am
Confessions Saturday 3:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am
Our Lady of the Snows
Walker’s Mills Road Bethel, ME
Lord’s Day Mass Saturday 6:00 pm
Weekday Mass Wednesday 6:00 pm
Parish Office
7 Brown Street | Mexico, ME 04257 (207) 364Ͳ4556
MondayͶThursday 8:00 amʹnoon Closed Fridays & Holidays
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FROM THE PASTOR
“To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.” (Rev. 21:6)
Perhaps no other book in the Bible solicits quite the reaction as the book of Revelation. Mention the word
“apocalypse” and people start to look scared. There are a lot of frightening images in the book and they don’t always make a lot of sense to us who live 2000 years after the book was written.
Throughout the centuries, people have used, or misused, the book of Revelation to create fear and anxiety, to predict the end of the world, and to justify a lack of charity toward others.
However, St. John wrote the Book of Revelation for an entirely different purpose. His goal was to give hope to Christians during his time that were facing widespread persecution. All of the imagery, even the scary ones, are meant to console and encourage Christians. They are meant to remind the reader that ultimately God is in charge. The Book of Revelation points to the fulfillment at the end of time of God’s definitive victory and the goal God has destined for humanity. Read as a whole, the Book of Revelation is a “revealing” of liberation in the midst of suffering. It echoes the hope that one day God himself “will wipe every tear from their eyes … Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more” (Rev 21:4). It is this hope, made present by faith, that calms the daily anxieties we face as we continue our pilgrim journey to heaven.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
FOCUS: The sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is for anyone who is in danger of death, who is about to undergo a serious medical procedure, or who is weakened by age or sickness.
DATES:
Feb. 5ͶSt. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
Feb. 6ͶSt. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
Feb. 10ͶSt. Scholastica, Virgin
This week is our monthly large group Family Formation
class. Families will be learning more about the sacraments, especially the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. A sacrament is an outward sign, instituted by Christ, to give grace. Throughout the New Testament Jesus showed great love for the sick. The sacraments are “efficacious,” meaning they actually accomplish what they communicate by signs. In the anointing of the sick, Christ is truly present to those who are suffering, to give them comfort, strength, reconciliation, and healing. In ancient days, warriors were often anointed with oils in preparation for battle. When we anoint the sick and dying, we recognize their struggle.
Sometimes the most difficult things to bear are not the physical pain but the spiritual and emotional battles. In the sacrament, Christ strengthens the soul so that they can endure and remain faithful. It is our duty as members of God’s family to care for those who are sick, and to encourage those we know who are eligible to receive the sacrament. Fr. Nathan wants everyone to know that he values visiting the hospital, nursing home, or the homebound and is never inconvenienced by it.
A MESSAGE OF HOPE
VERSE: “To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.” (Rev. 21:6)
FOCUS: What gives you hope today?
ACT: Encourage someone in need of hope.
PRAYER: O my God, I rely on your infinite mercy and promises.
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time.”
ͲT. S. Eliot
FOLLOWING JESUS
IN THE FOOTHILLS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
THMass: St. Athanasius/St. John 8:15am
Joseph Warren Steele by a parishioner
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
THMass: St. Athanasius/St. John 8:15am
Helen Elward by Ar3e & Jeanne Muse
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
THMass: Our Lady of Snows 6:00pm
Karl O. Kraul by Helen Kraul Estate
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8
THMass: St. Athanasius/St. John 8:15am
Theresa Mercier in loving memory by her children & grand
children
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9
THMass: St. Athanasius/St. John 8:15am
Beatrice Arsenault (9 yr. anniv) by the family
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10
THMass: St. Athanasius/St. John 4:00pm
All parishioners
Mass: Our Lady of Snows 6:00pm
Helen Lowe Kraul by Helen Kraul Estate
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11
THMass: St. Athanasius/St. John 9:30am
Peter J. Cunningham by Marie Curato
WEEKLY READINGS
Readings for the Week of February 4, 2018
Sunday: Jb 7:1Ͳ4, 6Ͳ7/Ps 147:1Ͳ2, 3Ͳ4, 5Ͳ6 [cf. 3a]/1 Cor 9:16Ͳ19, 22Ͳ 23/Mk 1:29Ͳ39
Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1Ͳ7, 9Ͳ13/Ps 132:6Ͳ7, 8Ͳ10 [8a]/Mk 6:53Ͳ56
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22Ͳ23, 27Ͳ30/Ps 84:3, 4, 5 and 10, 11 [2]/Mk 7:1Ͳ13
Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1Ͳ10/Ps 37:5Ͳ6, 30Ͳ31, 39Ͳ40 [30a]/Mk 7:14Ͳ23
Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4Ͳ13/Ps 106:3Ͳ4, 35Ͳ36, 37 and 40 [4a]/Mk 7:24Ͳ 30
Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29Ͳ32; 12:19/Ps 81:10Ͳ11ab, 12Ͳ13, 14Ͳ15 [11a and 9a]/Mk 7:31Ͳ37
Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26Ͳ32; 13:33Ͳ34/Ps 106:6Ͳ7ab, 19Ͳ20, 21Ͳ22 [4a]/
Mk 8:1Ͳ10
Next Sunday: Lv 13:1Ͳ2, 44Ͳ46/Ps 32:1Ͳ2, 5, 11 [7]/1 Cor 10:31ͲͲ 11:1/Mk 1:40Ͳ45
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SAVE THE DATES
Men’s Welcome Retreat April 14/15 Women’s Welcome Retreat April 21/22
Sanctuary Lamp for for a Special Intention
From Janet Thibodeau
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
Sunday, February 4th
1:30 pm Four Chaplains Ceremony at American Legion Hall
Monday, February 5th
6:00 pm Mystagogia at Deacon Rod Kuhl’s home
6:30 pm Breaking Open the Word in the Church Hall
Tuesday, February 6th
6:30 pm Knights’ of Columbus Mee=ng, Sm Rm off Kitchen
6:30 pm Women’s Welcome Mee=ng
Wednesday, February 7th
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal for Easter in the Choir Lo@
Thursday, February 8th
1:00 pm Communion Service at Pinnacle Health & Rehab
6:30 pm Parish Council Mee=ng in Rectory Basement
COLLECTIONS JANUARY 27/28
St. A/St. J’s Offertory...$5,001.00
OLS Offertory...$2,059.00
Collecon for the Church in Lan America………1,569.50
WeShare Online giving………....…..….……$118.00
Total...$8,747.50
Budgeted Offertory...$6,438.00
Actual Offertory...$7,178.00
Difference...+$740.00
Thank you for your generosity!
School Matching Gi@s Update
We remain at $9,659, only because the deposit from the recent Benefit Concert has not yet hit the books. We raised almost $1,100 at the concert, so our total next week should be over $10,700. Connue to get the word out so we can meet the challenge goal of $25,000.
FINANCIAL COMMENTS
The past several weeks, I’ve published summaries of the parish’s financial situaon. It is my goal to be more transparent and help parishioners to be aware of the successes and challenges we have as a parish. Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to look at the material I’ve provided in the bullen. You can see that in some sense we are doing well. Although last week I challenged us to think about what we are NOT spending money on. I would like us as a parish to become more focused on our pastoral acvies as well as do a be;er job of preparing for the regular maintenance and upkeep of our facilies. And so with that in mind, I’ve discussed with the Finance Council my desire to form two important new subͲcommi;ees with the specific task of evaluang and proposing to us plans for both the buildings and grounds as well as the cemetery. This week I’m asking you to consider whether you might have the skills and gi>s that would be of benefit to either of these two subͲcommi;ees. If you are interested or have any quesons, please feel free to contact Fr. Nathan at nathan.march@portlanddiocese.org .
Buildings and Grounds SubͲCommiBee
Is charged with evaluang the parish assets and recommending to the Finance Council and the Pastor plans for the regular maintenance and upkeep of facilies and parish resources, as well as making long term plans for the sustainability of our parish buildings and property. I would like the commi;ee to do a thorough audit of our facilies. I would like the commi;ee to consider items such as boilers, roofing, interior renovaon or upkeep of our churches. This commi;ee would benefit from people with backgrounds in construcon, buildings, maintenance, painng, interior design, as well as finance, business, and even real estate.
Cemetery SubͲCommiBee
Is charged with evaluang the parish cemetery and recommending to the Finance Council and the Pastor plans for the maintenance and running of the parish cemetery. I would like the commi;ee to look at the cemetery assets, such as lawn equipment, truck, tractor and to make recommendaons for the most costͲeffecve way of running the cemetery. I’d be relying on the subͲcommi;ee to consider different possibilies from contracng services to leasing vehicles. The commi;ee would also evaluate current cemetery fees, costs, and policies. This commi;ee would benefit from individuals with backgrounds in lawn care, landscaping, grounds keeping, cemeteries, funeral services, as well as finance and business.
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HAITI NEWS
As always, not much good news to report. The people are always in need of everything The Sisters do the very best they can and with our dona3ons, they surely can help. Dona3ons for January were $605 which consisted of 3 private dona3ons of
$200, $150 and $100 and then some smaller dona3ons that got us to the $605. Imagine all the good the Sisters can do with that.
Thank you all very much for your support. May God Bless You
all. Orella
364Ͳ3816
Daughters of Isabella February MeeCng
St. Timothy’s Circle # 504, Daughters of Isabella, will meet Tuesday, February 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Holy Savior Church Hall. Chairpersons for the meeng are Sandra Gamez and Evelyn Bodemer. Commi;ee members are Judy Colle;e, Marcelle Miller, and Jolene Lovejoy.
The following will be congratulated on their 25 year plus membership with the Daughters of Isabella: Katherine Lawler, 27 years and Pierre;e Gagnon, 41 years.
Membership dues for the Daughters of Isabella are due for 2018. Daughters may pay at our monthly meengs or mail your $15.00 check to Cheryl Cox, Financial Secretary, 41 Nash Street, Dixfield, ME 04224. All dues should be paid in full by March 31st, 2018 for all exisng members.
Another reminder is the 1st Sunday of the month the Knights of Columbus offer breakfast a>er the 9:30 Mass and we as Daughters assist by volunteering to bring muffins, fruit, breads or other breakfast items or help serve the breakfast. Please contact Angie Arsenault to let her know what month you can volunteer.
Ann White and Viola Worcester sewed 70 homemade pil- lows and Billie and Tony Koris, Pat Hopkins, Kim Kelcourse, and Cecilia Arsenault stuffed them and donated them to Kelly Palmer for her trip to Sang Village, Ghana Africa or- phanage. Also Viola Worcester made over 80 homemade bibs for the residents at Rumford Community Home. A big thank you to all these volunteers for their hard work.
Helping others is a way of life for us. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Daughters of Isabella please
contact our Regent, Kim Kelcourse at 576Ͳ6569.
FATHER HAS NEW STEPS AT THE RECTORY
Thanks to the Knights’ of Columbus dona;ng their
;me and Puiia Lumber dona;ng the materials, Capriccio and I have new steps on the side of the rectory leading out to the garage. My sincere thanks to both the Knights and Puiia Lumber.
Fr. Nathan
Four Chaplains Ceremony
Sunday, February 4
American Legion Hall
1:30 pm
Come join Father Nathan and area clergy in honoring the four chaplains (Methodist, Jewish, Catholic and Reformed Church in America) that sacrificed their lives in 1943 to save fellow shipmates aFer their ship, the USAT Dorchester, was torpedoed.
The chaplains sought to calm the men and organize an orderly evacua3on of the ship and helped guide wounded men to safety.
As life jackets were passed out to the men, the supply ran out before each man had one. The chaplains removed their own life jackets and gave them to others. They helped as many men as they could into lifeboats and then linked arms and, saying prayers and singing hymns, went down with the ship.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
There is a Bap smal Prepara on class offered the second Sunday of each month at. St. A & St. John Church a er the 9:30am Mass with preͲ registra on. All parents arranging for their child’s bap sm must contact the Parish Office at 364Ͳ4556.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Before making your recep on plans, please contact the Parish Office to see if the church is available. Make arrangements six months in advance by calling the parish office.
RECONCILIATION
The sacrament of Reconcilia on is offered every Saturday at St. A & St.
John Church from 3:00pm to 3:45pm and Sundays from 8:45am to 9:15am; at Our Lady of the Snows in Bethel on Wednesdays from 5:30pm to 6:00pm.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Please contact the funeral homes and they will work with our office to help you make arrangements.
PASTORAL MINISTRY TO THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND
Please call the Parish Office with the name, condi on, address and phone number of the person who needs a home visit.
MINISTRY TO THOSE IN NEED
Please contact the Parish Office and they will do what they can to provide assistance or help finding appropriate resources in our area.
PARISH MASS AND PRAYER REQUESTS
Please contact the Parish Office to arrange to have a Mass offered for a loved one. For prayers in general call for our Prayer Line.
THINKING ABOUT A VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD OR RELIGIOUS LIFE?
Please speak with our Pastor, Fr. Nathan March, or contact the Diocesan Voca ons Office at 773Ͳ6471.
INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, OR RETURNING TO THE CATHOLIC FAITH AFTER A TIME AWAY?
Please call our Pastoral Life Coordinator or our Pastor to arrange an appointment, have your ques ons answered, and be welcomed home.
BULLETIN
Did you know that you can access the electronic version of the Bulle n online at www.parishoheholysavior.com?
If you have items to be included in the bulle n, please send to Cheryl no later than Monday morning. Send submissions to:
cheryl.cox@portlanddiocese.org
CONTACT INFORMATION
PARISH OFFICE͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘364Ͳ4556
Fr. Nathan March, Pastor
Cheryl Cox, Office Manager͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘364Ͳ4556/418Ͳ4254
Susan Adley, Office Assistant͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘364Ͳ4556
Deacon Rodney Kuhl͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘418Ͳ2182
PARISH LIFE AND FAITH FORMATION
Laura Koch, PLC/PCL͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘364Ͳ4556
Elaine Palmer, Youth Ministry͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘364Ͳ4696
OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS
Gen Donnellan, Sacristan͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘824Ͳ1037
Faye Hill, Organist͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘890Ͳ2688
ST. ATHANASIUS & ST. JOHN
Mark Belanger, Music Director/Organist͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘364Ͳ8855
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Connie McKenna, Chairperson͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘369Ͳ9390
Members: Jennifer Kreckel, Marie DiSciulloͲNaples, Mary Schultz
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Jim Largess, Chairperson͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘͘824Ͳ3642
Members: Jim White, Jim Theriault,
Malcolm Gill, Larry Merlino, Lenny McKenna
HOLY SAVIOR SCHOOL 115 Maine Ave., Rumford, ME 04276
Michelle BoucherͲLadd, Lead Teacher
holysaviorschool@gwi.net
www.holysaviorschool.com
(207) 364Ͳ2528
