St. Peter the Fisherman Parish November 11: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Holy Name—Machias St. Timothy—Campobello Isle, NB St. Michael—Cherryfield Sacred Heart—Lubec

Administrator: Fr. Philip Clement

(Philip.Clement@portlanddiocese.org) (207-255-3731)

Assisting at St. Michael’s: Fr. Tony Mullaney

Deacon: Jim Gillen

(jbgillen@tds.net) (207-434-2128)

Business Coordinator: Kathy Lawrence

(kathy.lawrence@portlanddiocese.org) (207-454-0680)

Bookkeeper: Cheryl Amber

(cheryl.amber@portlanddiocese.org) (207-454-0680)

Please call Fr. Clement at the parish office (207-255-3731) for:

Baptisms, Weddings, Holy Communion to the homebound, Sacrament of

the Sick, Funerals, or any other sacramental or pastoral needs.

Confessions: Sat. 3:00-4:00 ATL @ St. Timothy; Sat. 5:30-6:00 @ Sacred

Heart; Sun. 7:30-8:20 @ Holy Name; Sun. 11:30-12:30 @ St. Michael’s

Visit us on the Web at

www.stpeterthefisherman.me

Dear Parishioners,

This week all priests and laity are asked to be in solidarity with the United Stated Conference of Catholic Bishops by joining them in prayer and penance during their Plenary Assembly this

week (November 12-14) in Baltimore. This assembly is an annual meeting of the bishops of our country where they discuss important issues in the American Church and in the Church at

large. A primary topic on this year’s agenda is the issue of clergy sexual abuse in the American Church. The Plenary Assembly begins tomorrow, and in an effort to once again reach out pasto-rally to the faithful of our diocese and to remind us of the good work that has been done in the

Diocese of Portland in regards to the protection of children, Bishop Deeley has written the at-tached letter for your review. Please keep Bishop Deeley and all the bishops in prayer this week.

Should you choose to make an act of penance/sacrifice, please offer it for a successful assembly and positive action towards further eliminating clergy sexual abuse in the Church.

With prayers for your holiness and God’s abundant blessings,

Fr. Philip Clement

“Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” – Luke 5:4 P.O. Box 248

Machias, ME 04654

207-255-3731

Mass Intentions for the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time

Sat Nov. 10, 2018 4:00 pm (ATL) ST 32nd Sunday — People of SPF Parish

Sat Nov. 10, 2018 4:30 pm (EDT) SH 32nd Sunday — Catholic Exchange Intentions

Sun Nov. 11, 2018 8:30 am HN 32nd Sunday — Jane Frye

Sun Nov. 11, 2018 10:30 am SM 32nd Sunday — April Sawyer

Wed Nov. 14, 2018 8:30 am HN 32nd Weekday — Therese Lemieux

Wed Nov. 14, 2018 8:30 am SM 32nd Weekday — Catholic Exchange Intentions

Thur Nov. 15, 2018 8:30 am SH St Albert the Great — Catholic Exchange Inten-

tions

Fri Nov. 16, 2018 8:30 am SM St. Gertrude — Catholic Exchange Intentions

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING

Altar server training

will be Saturday, No-

vember 17th from

11am — Noon.

Please note the

change in time. There will still be

pizza after the training. All boys

and girls who have made their

First Holy Communion up to age

18 are invited.

& Catechesis

The next session of Coffee and Catechesis

will be on Saturday, November 17th

from 9:30am until 11am. There will be a pre-chosen topic, but

we will begin with a time for open questions. This is your time to

ask those questions you’ve always wanted to ask. You did not

have to attend the previous session to attend this one. All are in-

vited to come learn more about our Catholic faith.

OFFICE HOURS

Fr. Philip’s day off is Monday. Office hours are Wednesdays from 10am — 4pm by appointment on-

ly. If you need to see Fr. Philip for any reason, please call the office, or email Fr. Philip directly to

make an appointment. Appointments are held at Holy Name Church in Machias.

Catholic Trivia...

Famed Catholic band leader from North Dakota with a hit TV show that bore his name?

a. Guy Lombardo b. Lawrence Welk c. Bing Crosby d. Jackie Gleason

Where was the first Mass in the U.S. believed to be celebrated?

a. St. Augustine, FL b. Boston, MA c. Portland, ME d. New Orleans, LA

Trivia Answers: b. a.

St. Peter’s

Friends of the Fisherman Guild

Please prayerfully consider whether you would like to be

part of the formation process of the Guild. We are looking

for committed individuals who would like to be on the

officer committee to help organize and plan parish activities

and events. If that isn’t your calling, perhaps you’d be will-

ing to commit to being hands of help for the Guild. Stay

tuned for more information about the first general planning

meeting. Involvement must be from all 4 churches.

Collection Counters

Needed

We need volunteers to help count the weekly

offertory collections. It requires a minimal

commitment of time, and you will be in-

structed in the process. Depending on how many volun-

teers we have, it should only require one or two weekends

per month of your time. If you are interested, please see

Fr. Philip after Mass. Thank you.

2nd Collection

Next Week

Catholic Campaign for Human

Development. (Special Envelope)

FORMED.org is a website designed to help Catholics

learn more about their faith. It offers thousands of

movies, video programs, audios, and ebooks for your

learning and enjoyment from the comfort of home. All

you need is the signup code and an internet connection.

We will be publishing the signup code in next week’s

bulletin and on the parish website. This opportunity is

made possible by a grant from the diocesan Lay Contin-

uing Education & Formation Endowment Fund.