Calendar and
Announcements
Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine
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Recent
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Catholics Come Home
To find out more about coming back to the Catholic
Faith, or if you have been
away for a while, please
visit
www.catholicscomehome.org/
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Schedule of
Weekend Masses - All Parishes: |
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Saturday Masses
• 9:00 a.m. First Saturday of each Month, St. Louis
• 4:00 p.m. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
• 4:00 p.m. Sacred Heart / St.
Dominic
• 4:00 p.m. Chebeague Island (summer only)
• 5:15 p.m. St. Peter - Confession
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at St. Peter only.
• 5:15 p.m. Our Lady Star of the Sea
Sunday Masses
• 8:00 a.m. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
• 8:00 a.m. St. Louis (Polish/English)
• 9:00 a.m. St. Peter
• 10:00 a.m. St. Christopher
• 10:00 a.m. Cathedral, with choir
• 10:30 a.m. Sacred Heart / St. Dominic, with choir
• 11:15 a.m. St. Louis
• 12:30 p.m. Sacred Heart / St. Dominic, (Spanish Mass)
• 5:00 p.m., Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Saturday Confessions
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. at St.
Peter's,
72 Federal Street, Portland
Daily Mass Schedule
Mondays
7:00 a.m. St. Peter
12:15 p.m. Cathedral
Tuesdays
7:00 a.m. St. Peter
12:15 p.m. Cathedral
Wednesdays
7:00 a.m. St. Peter
9:00 a.m. St. Christopher (through Labor Day)
12:15 p.m. Cathedral
Thursdays
7:00 a.m. St. Peter
12:15 p.m. Cathedral
6:30 p.m. St. Louis followed by Holy Hour
Fridays
7:00 a.m. St. Peter
12:15 p.m. Cathedral
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Schedule of Masses and Services by
Parish
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Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception
• 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass (reconciliation 3:30 - 4:00)
• 8:30 a.m. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
• 10:00 a.m. Cathedral, with choir
• 5:00 p.m., Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Sacred Heart / St. Dominic
• 4 p.m. Saturday in the Chapel
• 10:30 a.m. Sunday in the church
• 12:30 p.m. Sunday (Spanish) in the church
St.
Christopher
Winter Mass
Schedule: Sunday Mass on Peaks Island at 10:00 AM followed
by brunch in the Parish Center; Holy Days usually on the Day of
Feast at 6:00 PM at St. Christopher Church. A summer Mass
schedule accommodates increased summer traffic and population, and
includes Masses on Long Island and Chebeague
Island.
Daily Mass through the summer is Wednesday at 9 a.m.
St.
Louis
• 9:00 a.m. First Saturday of
each month
• 8:00
a.m. Sunday (Polish/English)
• 11:15 a.m. Sunday (English)
• 6:30 p.m. Thursday followed
by Holy Hour
St.
Peter
• 5:15 p.m.
Saturday
• 9:00 a.m. Sunday
• 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday
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Portland Peninsula
and Island Parishes Contact information:
Pastoral Center at Guild Hall
on the corner of Congress and Franklin,
207- 773-7746
Fr. Lou Phillips, Pastor
773-7746 x104
Fr. Michael Seavey
Parochial Vicar
773-7746 x106
Fr. Greg Dube
Parochial Vicar
773-7746, x109
Fr. Paul Marquis
Hospital Chaplain
Parochial Vicar
773-7746, x312
Michele Bernier
Pastoral Life Coordinator
773-7746, x105
For other Pastoral Center staff, please go
to the "contact" page.
Reconciliation - Saturday
• 2:30 - 3:30
every Saturday at St. Peter's Church at 72 Federal Street.
Reconciliation - Sunday and other times
• 11:30
a.m. Cathedral Chapel (before the Latin Mass)
• 12:00 p.m. Sacred Heart / St. Dominic
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Holy Day Mass Schedule
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• Vigil - 4:30 p.m. Cathedral
• Vigil - 7:00 p.m. St. Peter
• 7:00 a.m. St. Peter
• 7:00 a.m. St. Louis
• 12:15 p.m. Cathedral Chapel
• 5:15 p.m. Cathedral (Latin)
• 6:00 p.m. Sacred Heart / St. Dominic
• 6:00 p.m. St. Christopher
• 7:00 p.m. Cathedral
• 7:00 p.m. St.
Louis
** NOTE: The Holy Day schedule cannot always
be followed, especially when a holy day falls on a Sunday or Monday.
Please check your parish or cluster bulletin / newsletter, or call
your parish office to be sure of the Mass schedule on these special
days.
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Awake in Faith with the Bishop: Thanks to
the initiative and support of generous donors, the bishop is able to
share a word of hope and spiritual wisdom Monday through Friday on
WGME - Channel 13 in Portland, WAGM - Channel 8 in Presque Isle, and
WABI - Channel 5 in Bangor. The bishop's message airs at 5:59 a.m.
on the Portland and Presque Isle TV stations and at 12:28 p.m. in
Bangor.
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Find the latest news, activities and events
in our weekly bulletin
(above).
Continuing Activities and Resources
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MEMORIAL DAY
MASS
The annual outdoor Mass for deceased Veterans and family members
will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, May 28, at New Calvary Cemetery,
South Portland. Rev. Msgr. Michael Henchal will be the principal
celebrant and homilist, concelebrated with area Priests. In the
event of rain, the Mass will be held in St. John the Evangelist
Church on Main Street, South Portland, at the same time. Limited
chairs are available, so bring lawn chairs if you wish. The event is
sponsored by St. John the Evangelist Church in cooperation with
Conroy-Tully Crawford Funeral Homes and Cremation Services.
P.S. NOTE TO CLERGY:
All area Clergy are invited to attend. Kindly let Msgr.
Henchal know if you plan to concelebrate. Msgr. Henchal may be
reached at St. Maximilian Parish, 883-0334 or by e-mail at
Michael.Henchal@portlanddiocese.org
Holy Saturday Church Walk
Join a group of Cluster 28 and 21 parishioners on a Church Walk
through Portland. On April 7th, Holy Saturday, parishioners
will meet at the Cathedral for 7:30 a.m. morning prayer. From there
we will walk to St. Pius X, St. Joseph's, St. Patrick's, Sacred
Heart/St. Dominic's, St. Louis', and St. Peter's. Expected end time
is 3 p.m. Join us for any part of the journey. Prayers at each
church. Open to all ages.
This event will occur rain or shine. Bring your lunch or eat en
route. For a schedule of times email Becky at beckyjnsn@hotmail.com
To find us on the street, call (603) 326-8053.
Download the
Timeline
Sponsored by Veritas, Greater Portland Young Adult Catholics.
Pisanki Class - The ancient folk custom of decorating Easter
eggs
 Mrs Tamara
Konczal will be offering her traditional pisanki class at St Louis
church 279 Danforth St Portland Maine free of charge on Palm Sunday at
1 o'clock. She enjoys sharing her extensive artistic knowledge
especially with children! Bring some white eggs .
 Pisanki is
the art of decorating eggs for Easter. It is an ancient folk custom
and everyone is welcome to come and decorate a few eggs. For more
information please contact Tamara after the 11:15 Mass at St. Louis.
SPRED
(Special Religious Development)
SPRED is a
catechetical program for persons with physical, mental and/or
emotional challenges.
The program
began in the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1960 and is now offered by 12
dioceses in the United States and 16 others around the world. The
Diocese of Portland is among those participating.
SPRED
meetings in our cluster are held at Sacred Heart / St. Dominic in the
St Barbara Room from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on the following dates:
February 27, 2012
March
12 & 26, 2012
April
9, 2012
Break -
mid-April to September
October 2012 - classes resume, dates TBD
Creative
Ministries: What is prayer shawl ministry about?
Sponsored by
the St. Louis Women's Society
Prayer shawls are like people and expressions of love. They come in
all shapes and sizes. Someone described prayer shawls as artifacts
of prayer . I think this is an accurate description. People making
prayer shawls also express prayer and love of God and Fellow man in
a multitude of ways. Most people knitting do not attend meetings. A
few knitters meet weekly in the morning, and some monthly at the
Mass for the sick, at Saint Louis parish for the blessing of our
work. As you see, there are many ways to participate in the ministry
of prayer shawls.
As
Sisters of Veronica, we gather at Saint Louis Church ( part of
Portland Peninsula cluster ) and invite you to join us. Our mission is
to express the Love of God as we have received it, to the sick, the
sad and the lonely. We take our shawls and baby hats for newborns to
the altar at the Mass for the sick every third Thursday evening at
6:30 PM. Father Paul Marquis blesses the shawls and takes them to
those most in need at Maine Medical Center , where he is a chaplain.
The need is often great. Many people are far from home in the
hospital, far from the comfort of their usual lives and sometimes away
from the Church of their faith formation.
Anyone can help with this ministry, not just knitters and crocheters,
donations of yarn (although please not cash) are always welcome,as
knitters use their own resources to purchase yarn. Come pray with us
in solidarity at the 6:30 third Thursday Mass. Pray a rosary or divine
Mercy chaplet at home for the growth and holiness of our work and
workers. If you are interested email Theresa at
twebber5@maine.rr.com or call 207- 655 6301.
May God bless and keep you in His Love.
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Did you know that it is not necessary to attend meetings to make
prayer shawls for the sick and to have them blessed ? The Sisters
of Veronica would like you to know that you may make prayer shawls
at home , on your own time schedule. However we welcome all at
our meetings on the third Thursdays 5 PM at the parish hall of
Saint Louis church and every Tuesday morning 10 AM to noon at the
Lake Region Senior Center, at 40 Acorn Street in Gorham. See
photos on the Portland cluster webpages. Please call or email
for more information about how to participate, Theresa 655 6301
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About the Knights of Columbus at St
Louis Polish Church
Sponsored by the
St. Louis
Knights
of Columbus
The Knights of
Columbus is a men's organization created to unite men in their faith
and help others in times of need. Through their Good Neighbor
Project, one of the Knights programs distributes donated bread and
pastries from Panera Bread to those in need. Frank Piveronas
spearheads this project and has been the "bread man" dropping off
welcome goods to the Friendship House in South Portland every
Saturday. The Friendship House is well known to St Louis Parish from
its founding in 1985. When it was located on Brackett Street in
Portland, the Parish donated food from its annual dinner events.
Frank states, "We will continue to be a friend to Friendship House
helping with food and other wish list items".
For
schedules, minutes and other information about the Finance and
Pastoral Councils, please go to the
Pastoral Council and Finance Council
pages.
Catholic
News and Media
The
Presence Radio Network Seeks Volunteers: Maine's first Catholic
radio station, The Presence, is looking for volunteers to serve on
parish teams. Team members will help build awareness of the Catholic
radio station, and spread enthusiasm for it. One activity may be
handing out cards after Mass encouraging people to listen to The
Presence. The station is at 106.7 FM and on line at www.thepresence.fm. Call 865-9933 or
volunteer through the website www.thepresence.fm
“Heart
of the Nation” TV Mass can now be seen on the ION television
network. This broadcast, based in Milwaukee, is aired Sundays at
9:30 a.m. on the ION television network. ION is available through
cable and satellite channels (please check your local listing).
“Heart of the Nation” TV Mass is a ministry to the sick and
homebound and also serves as a welcome to those who have fallen away
from the Church or have yet to discover the Catholic
faith.
The Diocese of Portland has a Facebook page! This tool reaches
out to help parishioners and others keep up with what’s happening in
our Church. Once you contact Facebook, you can sign up to
automatically receive all the short messages we post to our page
rather than having to frequently connect with our internet site.
Please visit us at http://www.facebook.com/PortlandDiocese or
simply follow the link provided on the homepage of our diocesan
website ( www.portlanddiocese.org ).
The
Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes has a Facebook page too!
Click on the Facebook icon to go there. "Like"
the page, and help to welcome an online community of followers.
Stewardship
Remember to use your parish collection envelopes
when visiting other parishes in order to keep your contributions
coming to your home parish when you are away. Additional
contributions will be gratefully accepted by the parish you are
visiting to help support their mission and ministry. To obtain
budget envelopes for 2011, please contact the Pastoral
Center.
Catholic Education and Faith
Promote
Catholic Education: Catholic
schools provide children a positive environment for learning. Growth
and education is enhanced through structure, affirmation,
consistency and recognition of self-worth. Each child develops
intellectually, morally, emotionally, spiritually, socially, and
physically. Catholic education encourages and broadens children’s
understanding of social justice and peace. Each day begins with
scripture and prayer, and Jesus is the role model of behavior.
Call the Pastoral Center for more information about Catholic
education in greater Portland.
Camp
Fatima for boys and Camp Bernadette for girls: The camps are
located in the Lakes Region of NH. They offer 2-week overnight
sessions for children, ages 6-15. For information about camps,
contact Michael Drumm at 603-364-5851 or email mdrumm@diocamps.org,
or visit www.diocamps.org.
Catholic Newman
Club at the University of Southern Maine:
Where college
students can find their spiritual home.
Contact Joy Geertz, graduate of Bowdoin
College appointed as campus minister for USM, UNE, and Bowdoin
by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland. joy.geertz@portlanddiocese.org.
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Child Advocacy
For the safety of our children, "Protecting
God's Children" training sessions are required for anyone who works
regularly with children, including: catechists, musicians and choir
members, parish employees, priests and deacons. These sessions are
open to any parishioner wishing to attend. A schedule of classes
being offered is located on the Diocesan Web site. http://www.portlanddiocese.org/calendar.php?cid=16&category_id=.
Extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist must be commissioned to
minister to the community. Please contact michele.bernier@portlanddiocese.org
for details.
The Community
Partnership for Protecting Children is an active collaboration
of public service agencies and faith based groups around the city of
Portland, working together to provide services families need to keep
children safe. Please help to get the word out about these needs,
and about opportunities, such as the following announcement:
Foster families
needed: CPPC, Casey Family Services and others in our community
are working to recruit potential foster parents in the Greater
Portland area. The need in this area continues. The goal is to have
children who have been removed from their birth families, either
temporarily or permanently, remain in their communities whenever
possible. Please contact your parish office if your family is able
to help.
Learn more about the CPPC at www.cppccumberland.org.
Faith Formation classes are held in all
parishes throughout our cluster. It’s never
too late to have your child join us. Bring your children in to
learn about our faith and have some fun too! Find class details and
schedules on our Faith Formation
resource page.
Ways to Show
Compassion and Love
Portland
Peninsula and Island Parishes Prayer Line: Need Prayers? For
yourself? For a loved one? For a problem? For an intention? Our
Prayer Line prays for all our ongoing prayer requests every day. It
is confidential and no names are used. Donna Lebel is the Prayer
Line Coordinator. She can be reached at 774-7120. You may leave a
message. She will never ask the name of the caller. Those wishing to
be a part of the group who prays for others can also call Donna.
Volunteers: Every parish needs volunteers.
Every person has something to offer. Anyone who sees a need in the
church is welcome to contact the Pastoral Center for volunteer
opportunities to help. Please contact michele.bernier@portlanddiocese.org
or call 773-7746.
Good deeds abound! Has someone done a good
deed for you? Send the story to the Michele at michele.bernier@portlanddiocese.org.
Names will not be used, but let's work together to collect stories
of some of the wonderful things that happen in our cluster every day
between ordinary people.
Trauma Intervention
Program (TIP) is looking for caring
people to join a team of fellow citizen volunteers, trained to
provide emotional and practical support to the victims of traumatic
events i.e. sudden deaths, accidents, suicides, etc. We are called
by Police, Fire and ER personnel in Portland, South Portland,
Westbrook, Gorham and Scarborough, Falmouth, and Windham. To
register for a training or for more information call Susan Scanlon
at 318-3400 or Gary Landry 650-4249.
In
our faith, torture has no place.
Please join the National Religious Campaign Against Torture in a
video and discussion to inform and educate. Visit www.nrcat.org/300in30. Show Ending
US-Sponsored Torture Forever, a short 20 minute video. Pledge
that torture IS a moral issue. This message from Catholic
Charities Maine Parish Social Ministry, "Loving God & Neighbor
Together", 1-800-CARE-002, psm@ccmaine.org.
Hospice volunteers: VNA Home Health &
Hospice offers training or hospice volunteers. This extraordinary
training will prepare attendees to work as a volunteer with
individuals and families facing a terminal illness. VNA Home Health
& Hospice, 50 Foden Road, So. Portland. For information about
the next training, contact Linda at 400-8714 for an application, or
e-mail hopkinsl@vnahomehealth.org.
A pre-training interview is required.
Attention Men ~
Kairos is a group of men (many are retired) who twice a year go up
to the Maine State Prison in Warren, Maine, and spend a weekend with
prisoners. To learn more about Kairos, call Fr. McKenna at 775-1084
or call Dan Roy at 549-5684, or visit Kairos on the Web at www.kairosprisonministry.org.
Want to Share in Jesus’
Healing Ministry? If you are compassionate, non-judgmental,
hospitable, and comfortable reaching out to those experiencing
broken relationships or major losses like divorce, God may be
calling you to minister to the divorced in our Church. Catholic
Charities Maine Family Life Institute hosts a 2 day training program
for new Divorce & Beyond group facilitators. If you have been
divorced at least two years and think you might be ready to be a
facilitator, please contact Bill Wood at 1-800-CARE-002, ext. 2672,
or e-mail bwood@ccmaine.org for
information about the next session.
Project Rachel: It's never too late … “After I finally dealt with my abortion and
allowed myself to grieve the loss, I was able to reclaim my broken maternity.”
Find comfort and peace at the next Rachel's Vineyard Retreat Weekend, sponsored Catholic Charities Maine Parish Social
Ministry. For an understanding ear and to learn
more, call 871-7464
(Portland), Ext. 2670; toll-free at 1-800-CARE-002; or
e-mail: psm@ccmaine.org All inquiries are strictly
confidential.
Marriage and Family
Retrouvaille: Rediscover a loving marriage
with a Retrouvaille (pronounced re-tro-vy) weekend. If your
marriage is tearing the two of you apart, if there is little or no
meaningful communication, if you are considering separation or
divorce, we believe Retrouvaille can help you. To register for the
next weekend or for more information, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.com
or call 1-800-470-2230.
Catholic Charities
Maine Family Life Institute offers the following services:
Birthline, Project Rachel, Natural Family Planning, FOCCUS, Marriage
Enrichment, Divorce Ministry, Marriage Preparation, Parish
Inclusion, & Catholic Campaign for Human Development. For
information, call 1-800-CARE-002 ext. 2670, or e-mail familylifeinstitute@ccmaine.org.
Don’t go through divorce
alone. You can find hope and
healing in a “Divorce & Beyond” group. Our 8 week, facilitated
groups are a caring and compassionate place where you can share
thoughts and feelings with others who are also experiencing the loss
of a marriage.
For more info &
to register for the next session, please call 1-800-CARE-002, ext.
2672. E-mail: psm@ccmaine.org. Pre-registration is
required. For the comfort and confidentiality of our members,
no walk-ins, please. The fee has been $25.00.
Struggling with Alcohol/Drug Issues?
Catholic Charities of Maine Counseling Services offers confidential
substance abuse and mental health counseling for those experiencing
problems and/or family members needing assistance. Immediate
appointments available. Walk-ins welcome. Mon-Fri 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
at 250 Anderson Street, Portland, or call 775-5671.
Find more marriage and family resources at
Catholic Charities of Maine, www.ccmaine.org.
Preparing for Marriage? Our Cluster-wide
Marriage Prep program ("Unitas") for couples seeking marriage
preparation. This is a time tested program that has benefited many
couples over the years. For more information, contact Steve &
Kathy Beirne at 772-2968.
Invest in your Marriage
and reap the benefits...You’ll get more from spending just 44
hours together on a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend than you
would from a 10 day romantic cruise. Each weekend is designed as a
private experience between husband and wife that develops deeper
communication, restores hopes and dreams, renews passion, affirms
the uniqueness of each couple and inspires good marriages to grow
into even better marriages. The registration fee is $50 and a
freewill donation is accepted at the end of each weekend. For more
information or to register for the next Marriage Encounter weekend,
contact Dave & Ellie at 207-933-4237 or go to www.wwmeNewEngland.org.
Do You Want To Strengthen Your Marriage?
Visit www.foryourmarriage.org brought to you by
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - for helpful tips from
married couples and others on living a happy and holy married life.
Catholic Charities Maine Family Life Institute encourages you to
check out their daily marriage tips, like this one. "Yeah, you won,"
said the irate wife to her husband, "and now you get to live with
the loser." In your marriage, win/win outcomes are a better way to
resolve disagreements.
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the Diocese of Portland, visit www.portlanddiocese.org
Our Parishes: Click on each image to
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WORDING FOR POSTERS,
FLYERS, AND OTHER CLUSTER MATERIALS
The Roman Catholic Community of the Portland
Peninsula and Island Parishes of the Diocese of Portland, Maine
includes five parishes: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
Sacred Heart / St. Dominic, St. Christopher, St. Louis, and St.
Peter. Visit www.cluster21portland.org.
What's in a name?
Identity, unity,
and a sense of place...like children who know their family's home
address and telephone number.
When speaking of the grouping of parishes
currently known in the Diocese as Cluster 21, please call us: The
Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes.
In formal correspondence, please call us: The
Roman Catholic Community of the Portland Peninsula and Island
Parishes in the Diocese of Portland, Maine, or
The Roman Catholic
Community of the Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes in Maine, or
simply
The Portland
Peninsula and Island Parishes, or
The cluster of churches known as the Portland
Peninsula and Island Parishes.
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