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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

PLEASE KEEP US UPDATED!! New to our parish? Have a new name/address/phone number or

email? Want to receive offertory envelopes? Please keep the

parish updated with your current information by calling or

dropping by the parish office at 872-2281 or 70 Pleasant St.,

Waterville, ME 04901

Parish Information

Please remember in your prayers…

Jeannette Charette, died June 26, funeral July 6

Francis Poulin, died July 3, funeral July 7

Reginald Fortin, died June 29, funeral July 8

Deborah Perry, died June 30, funeral July 10

Richard L. Talbot, died June 30, funeral July 13

Robert Chamberlain, died July 3, funeral July 15

Rosary Campaign

July 16-July 22 Derek Adams

July 23-July 29 Marie Williams

July 30-Aug. 5 Lill Martin

Keep in Your Prayers

Polly Boucher, Roberta Hart Goodhue

Dolan Peters, Priscilla Hamlin

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

Stewardship of Time & Talent

WITH SINCERE APPRECIATION

Thank you to all who made the Formal Dinner celebrating

the 10th Anniversary of Corpus Christi Parish such a

success. Thanks also to all who came. It was a wonderful

evening of good food and good friends!

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 Assistant

Marge Veilleux, Pastoral Assistant

Joan Hallee, Pastoral Receptionist

Valerie Wheeler, Principal St. John Catholic School

MONDAY July 17, 2017

8:00 AM SJ Felix Lemieux by sister, Constance Lemieux

TUESDAY July 18, 2017 12:15 PM ND Sadie Gagne by Linda and Donald Newell

WEDNESDAY July 19, 2017

8:00 AM SJ Real Trepanier by Charlene and Will Turgeon

THURSDAY July 20, 2017 12:15 ND Raymond Bourque by Bud and Fern Bard

FRIDAY July 21, 2017

8:00 AM SJ Stephen Massey by Pat and Dave Grenier

1:45 PM Oak Grove Maisie Knowles by Therese and

Danny Dutil

SATURDAY July 22, 2017

4:00 PM ND Leon Richard by his loving family

4:00 PM SJ Rosalie Poulin Palow by Tony

6:00 PM ND Robert Cyr by KC # 1303 (Fairfield)

SUNDAY July 23, 2017

7:30 AM SJ Parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish

9:00 AM ND Jean Bourgoin-Dierig by Mom and family

10:00 AM SJ Theresa Guite by John and Ruth Bourque

10:00 AM St. H. George Erickson and John O’Rourke by

the family

10:30 AM ND Frederick Pekins, Sr., by

Holy Love Prayer Group The Week Ahead

Sun., July 16 10:00AM ND Coffee Hour

5:00PM SJ AA Meeting

Mon., July 17 1:30PM ND Prayer Group

7:00PM SH KC #341 Meeting

Fri., July 21 7:00AM SJ Adoration & Confessions

Sun., July 23 10:00AM ND Coffee Hour

5:00PM SJ AA Meeting

Sanctuary Candle

In thanksgiving by a parishioner (SJ)

Stewardship of Treasure

Liturgical Bits & Bytes

Offertory for July 2 - $14,789.65

Offertory for July 9 - $ 16,782.35

Average offertory to date - $ 16,733.86

The budget is based on a weekly average offertory of

$15,942.00 per week.

There will be a 2nd collection next weekend for the

Halde Cemetery

Thank you for your continued support of our parish.

Saint of the Week Saint Mary Magdalene

On July 22nd, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Mary

Magdalene. Mary Magdalene appears several times in the

gospels as one of Jesus’ closest followers. At each stage we

find her in the same place: sitting at Jesus’ feet, receiving

His tender love and mercy. When Mary first encounters

Jesus, she is living in sin. Moved by His compassion she

falls at His feet (interrupting a dinner) and bathes His feet

with tears of remorse. Later we find her quietly sitting at

Jesus’ feet, basking in His love while her sister Martha

busily prepares the meal. And at the end, when Jesus is

crucified and all the other disciples have fled, she is still

there, sitting at His feet at the foot of the cross as Christ’s

mercy is poured out in the shedding of His blood. Mary

Magdalene, pray for us, that we may throw ourselves at His

feet on the cross and humbly receive His love and mercy.

Sunday Readings & Reflections Readings for Sunday, July 16, 2017 Seeds of faith

Reading I Isaiah 55:10-11 (triumph of God’s word)

Reading II Romans 8:18-23 (destiny of glory)

Gospel Matthew 13:1-23 (parable of the seed)

Key Passage: Jesus said, “Other seeds fell among thorns,

and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell

on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold,

some sixty, some thirty.” (Matthew 13:7-8)

Adult: How to you provide “good soil” for the faith of

others to grow?

Youth: What are you doing to help the seeds of your faith

grow each day?

Prayer of the Week

Prayer for Summer Sensations

Creator God,

As summer blossoms, awaken me to its beauty.

Give me time to revel in its warmth and color.

Keep us from overextending ourselves.

In the process, help us to rediscover the simple pleasures

that make summer such a delight.

One of these is the invitation to take life easy,

and to play with abandon.

Be for us the breeze of levity and grace

that carries us into summer's lazy days. Amen.

The Anamnesis

Anamnesis is a word that does not translate well into English. We say remembrance or remembering, but the meaning goes

beyond that. It means remembering that which has happened in the past, but which is effective and real in our lives in the

present. “Calling to mind the death your Son endured for our salvation, his glorious resurrection and ascension into

heaven…” We remember, and we celebrate the present reality.

The Offering We used to call the part of the Mass where we contributed our money the offertory of the Mass. Along with that, it seems

that when the presider placed the bread and wine on the altar, it was being offered. As we noted, this part of the Mass has

been renamed the “preparation of the altar and the gifts,” and the “presentation of the gifts.” As yet, there is nothing to

offer. What we have done is to unite ourselves with the gifts that will become the perfect offering. So, NOW, after the

bread and wine has become transformed into the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus, we offer this Blessed Sacrament, and

with it all that we are and have, which are now made worthy through the Lord Jesus. The presider says, “ we offer you in

thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.” This is the true offering of the Mass.

Intercessions within the Eucharistic Prayer

Following the offering, we make intercession. We pray for ourselves, that “we may be filled with his Holy Spirit, and

become one body, one spirit in Christ.” We pray for the world, for the Pope, bishops and clergy, and for those who have

died. Having offered the one, holy, and effective sacrifice, we pray in Christ’s name for our needs and for those of the

world.

The Doxology The Eucharistic Prayer is concluded by the doxology, “through him, with him, in him,” acknowledging that all is centered in

Christ Jesus. “In the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father,” reminds us that we believe in a

God that is a Trinity of persons, each involved in our salvation. All receive our praise and thanksgiving. Copyright © 2008 Resource Publications, Inc. All rights reserved.

Please plan to join us at the events!

In Our Parish

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

www.stjohnschoolwinslow.org

Corpus Christi Parish

10th Anniversary Celebration

Corpus Christi Parish was

formed in July of 2007

to serve the

Catholic Communities of

greater Waterville, ME.

The following events have

been planned to mark the

10th anniversary of the

founding of the parish.

Parish Directory

Pictures to be taken: at Notre Dame Hall on:

Aug. 9-11 2:00-9:00PM Aug. 12 9:00AM-4:00PM

Aug.16-18 2:00-9:00PM Aug. 19 9:00AM-4:00PM

All parishioners who have their picture taken will receive a

free 8 x 10 inch photo and a copy of the directory with an

opportunity to purchase more pictures. Pictures and

directories will be available by the end of October.

Sign ups sheets for photo sittings are in the Silver St.

entryway at Notre Dame and the

Monument St. entryway at St. John.

During the two weeks of photography we will need some

volunteers to greet and sign families in. You do not need to

cover the whole shift—a couple of hours would be greatly

appreciated. Please contact Theresa Poulin at the Parish

Office for more information.

Parish Fun Day

Sunday, Sept. 17 11:00AM-3:00PM

St. John Campus

A fun event with games, activities, music and food for

parishioners of all ages. Fr. Dan and Fr. Matt will even take

turns in the dunk tank!

Mark your calendars!

The Parish Fun Day committee is looking to borrow

yard games to set up for the event.

If you have a game of

horseshoes,

bean bag toss (corn hole) or

any other game

that you could let us use

please contact

Kim Suttie, 872-2271

or kim.suttie@portlanddiocese.org

We are already in the summer month of

July and if you are like some of us,

you're just beginning to tackle some

summer projects. Please remember that St.

John school will be holding their annual summer lawn sale

from 7AM-2PM on July 22 at Linda Cresci's home at 142

Water St. in Waterville.

We are still in need of donations. We would like to make

this our biggest sale yet! If you need

someone to pick up your items please

call the school at 872-7115 and leave a

message or you can call Linda direct

at 314-3991. Thank you for your

support.

Pilgrimmage to Tomb of Fr. Sebastian Rale

Seminarian Joe will be leading a pilgrimage to the tomb of

Fr. Sebastian Rale in Norridgewock on Sat., Aug. 5. Meet

at St. Sebastian Church in Madison at 12:00NOON. The

pilgrimage will end at approximately 3:00PM

Fr. Rale was a Jesuit missionary in Maine in the early

1700s. For thirty years he cared for the souls of the

Abenakis in a mission along the Kennebec until, caught in

the crossfires of the French and Indian Wars, Fr. Rale was

shot to death and his church burned to the ground by British

troops. Come, take this opportunity to draw closer to Christ

and delve into the inspiring story of one of the early

missionaries of Maine.

Prayer, Pizza, and Priests!

We're pulling together a group of young men this summer

who might be considering the priesthood. The idea is pretty

simple: to get together in Waterville on Saturday nights, eat

pizza, pray, talk a little about discernment and hang out

with other guys who share the same faith. Meetings will be

held on July 29th, and August 12th at 7:00PM in the hall at

Notre Dame Church. Open to anyone high school age and

above who is open to considering God’s call to the

priesthood. FMI contact Joe Moreshead (the seminarian) at

joseph.moreshead@portlanddiocese.org.

St. John Church & School Video History

A video history of St. John Church and School will be

presented on Mon., July 17 after the 8AM Mass at the St.

John School computer lab. It is a history of both the church

and school from 1926 to the present. Priests who have

served the parish as well as vocations from our community

will be shown. Please use the door next to the grotto to

attend the session.

In Our Parish and Diocese

MOUNT MERICI ACADEMY An Ursuline Catholic School

873-3773 www.mountmerici.org “Like” us on facebook @ www.facebook.com/mountmerici

Vocations

“Let everyone heed what they hear.” Is the Lord inviting

you to know, love and serve Him more closely in the

priesthood or consecrated life?

Call Fr. Seamus Griesbach at(207) 773-6471 or write:

seamus.griesbach@portlanddiocese.org.

Catholicism: The Pivotal Players

St. Francis of Assisi

The Pivotal Players episode on St. Francis of Assisi is

available for streaming until August 31. Thanks to

a special partnership with Word on Fire, we have free and

exclusive access to stream the hour-long episode from

Bishop Robert Barron's newest series, CATHOLICISM: The

Pivotal Players directly on our parish website. Visit

www.corpuschristimaine.org to access the video.

Give Yourself the Gift of

Catholic Radio

Enrich your summer vacation this year by

listening to the inspiring programs on Maine’s own

Catholic radio network. Whether you are a regular or new

listener, tune to the station in your area, download the

Presence Radio app, listen on your computer, or dial the

audio numbers below. You’ll be thankful you tuned in!!

The Presence Radio Network can be heard on 106.7 FM in

Portland; 105.7 FM in Springvale/Sanford; 97.5 FM in Fort

Kent; 90.3 FM in Bangor; 89.7 FM in Bath/Brunswick;

89.5 FM in Augusta; and 1390 AM in northern Maine.

It is also available online at www.thepresenceradio.org, on

smartphones by downloading the Presence Radio app, or by

calling (605) 475-8037 to listen on your cell phone.

Catholic Appeal Update

As of July 6, 640 Corpus Christi Parishioners have pledged

$135,653 toward our parish goal of $145.474. We thank all

those who have made a pledge to this year’s appeal.

We are less than $10,000 away from our goal. If you have

not yet made a gift, please prayerfully consider how you

can support the Church of Maine through the Annual

Catholic Appeal. Pledge envelopes are still in the Churches

or you can donate online at www.portlanddiocese.org/

appeal.

Eucharistic Adoration

Did you know that over 50 parishioners have set a time of

prayer at Blessed Sacrament chapel? If you would like to

have a set time, just call Sr. Mary Catherine at 872-7072

Catholic Youth & Family Day

Six Flags New England

Agawam, MA

Looking for a fun trip this summer?

Enjoy the day at Six Flags New England

with other Catholic families from the New

England dioceses on Tues., Aug. 8. The

park is open just for Catholic families and includes…

Entry into early morning Mass officiated by Most Rev.

Mitchell T. Rozanski, Bishop of Springfield. Mass

begins at 9:30AM in the River’s Edge Picnic Grove.

Free parking

All-day admission into both Six Flags New England

and Hurricane Harbor Water Park

All-you-can-eat buffet: hamburgers/cheeseburgers, hot

dogs, side dishes, condiments, ice-cream bars,

Coca-Cola fountain beverages

All for $43.24 per person ($36.00 without buffet

lunch). Children 2 and under are free. Tickets can be

purchased online at sixflags.com/newengland enter code:

Catholicday17

Happy Summer! We offer summer care Monday-Friday

from 7:00AM - 5:30AM for ages 4 and up. All children

from the community are welcome to attend! Please email

Mrs. Phillips at ephillips@mountmerici.org for more

information.

If you are interested in having your child attend Mount

Merici in the fall, please email Mrs. Duguay/Principal at

vduguay@mountmerici.org. We have grades K -8 and also

have a 4 year old PreK program and a 3 year old Nursery

program. If your middle school child is interested in

STREAM (science, technology, religion/reading,

engineering, art, and math), we have a dedicated STREAM

teacher in grades 7 and 8 and grades 3-6 do STREAM

projects throughout the year! Come see what a Mount

Merici education is all about!