Sunday November 2, 2008

RCIA @ Sacred Heart Church

Call the Faith Formation office for more information (846-5584)

Sacred Heart, Yarmouth, every Saturday 3:30 – 4:15pm

St. Jude, Freeport, before Mass

BAPTISMS: The next Pre-Baptism class will be on Wednesday, November 19th, 2006 in the Rectory at 7PM.   Baptism may be scheduled by calling Erin at 846-5584.

MARRIAGE: by appointment. Please contact Cherie Piper (846-5584) at least 6 months prior to the wedding date.

VISITING THE SICK: If in a hospital or confined at home, please call the rectory to arrange for a visit, communion and/or Anointing of the Sick.

Wednesday: 6:30PM         Sunday: 9:30AM

Weekdays Mon-Tues-Thurs-Fri: 8:15AM    Saturday: 4:30PM     Sunday: 8:00 and 11AM

MASSES                 SH - Sacred Heart Church        St.J - St. Jude Church

SH Sat Nov 1 4:30pm Mary Ann McGonagle by Bill & Kathie

SH Sun Nov 2 8:00am Peter Delaney by Matt & Eileen Delaney

St.J Sun Nov 2 9:30am Brian John by Evelyn

SH Sun Nov 2 11:00am For the Parishioners by the Pastor

SH Mon Nov 3 8:15am Tiberius Schuldner by the Jeter Family

SH Tue Nov 4 8:15am Mass

St.J Wed Nov 5 6:30pm Mass

SH Thu Nov 6 8:15am Donald Martin by Ellen Nordholm

SH Fri Nov 7 8:15am Ethel Reiger by the Snow Family

SH Sat Nov 8 4:30pm Patricia Gingras by Lucienne Dufour & Blanche Michaud

SH Sun Nov 9 8:00am Carl McCann by Mary Ellen & Carl Bradford

St.J Sun Nov 9 9:30am Eddy Wayne by Evelyn

SH Sun Nov 9 11:00am For the Parishioners by the Pastor

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Phil 2: 1-4; Lk 14: 12-14

Tuesday: Phil 2: 5-11; Lk 14: 15-24

Wednesday: Phil 2: 12-18; Lk 14: 25-33

Thursday: Phil 3: 3-8; Lk 15: 1-10

Friday: Phil 3: 17—4: 1; Lk 16: 1-8

Saturday: Phil 4: 10-19; Lk 16: 9-15

Sunday: Ez 47: 1-2, 8-9, 12; 1 Cor 3: 9c-11, 16-17; Jn 2: 13-22

PRAYER REQUESTS

If you or a member of your family would like the faith community to join you in prayers for special needs, please call 846-5584. Please take time this week to remember the following in your prayers:

our pastor; the homeless; 

all who are facing financial difficulties; 

all in our parish family suffering serious or terminal illness; 

all who have died this week; 

all the Soldiers in Iraq and families waiting for them to come home; 

those affected by weather disasters, 

all who are affected by mental illness or substance abuse.

WORSHIP & SPIRITUALITY

CHRISTIAN INITIAtION (rcia)

Are you thinking of becoming Catholic? Do you know someone who is interested in the Catholic Church? The RCIA is meeting on Monday evenings at 6pm at Holy Martyrs Church in Falmouth. Our cluster has begun a shared program in order to provide a richer sharing of the faith.

Stewardship teaches us to be aware that God is the ultimate giver of the gifts we have to share, and we should give back to God gratefully.

Our Gift to God last week was $7805.38……196 envelope users gave $6439.00 in their regular envelopes. Thank you for your generous gifts and support to our parish and others in need! Our average weekly offering needed to balance the budget is $8,055.

Haiti: In a recent e-mail message, Father Simon Francois of our sister parish reflected on conditions in Meyer.

Our parish support for Sacre-Coeur de Meyer continues with the next door collection at weekend Masses on November 15-16.

Many Thanks to Mike Murray and Mike Meehan of Meehan Landscaping who did some tree trimming in the back yard and at the back of the parking lot at Sacred Heart Church last week. We are very grateful for your help!

We have two more family workshops before the end of the year. The first one is called Saints Alive and is scheduled for Sunday, November 16th. This one will be held at St. Jude from 6 to 7pm. The second workshop is scheduled for December 14th and will be a Christmas Pageant. We really could use help for the pageant. If you are available, please contact us (846-5584) and leave a message. Any help is appreciated — from directing to costumes, to scenery development. If anyone has any old costumes that we can use, please let Debbie or Ann know as soon as possible.

As we begin our new adventure in trying to help our parish to be as welcoming as possible, we are looking for people who could give one and a half hours per month for 8 months a year to help with our families with challenges programs. Mainly, we need companions for the students. Qualifications are as follows” you must be kind, loving, compassionate, have a sense of humor and an open heart. Can you help? This might turn out to be the most rewarding adventure of your life! Call the rectory for more information (846-5584).

There will be no Liturgy of the Word for Children on the 9th of November because of the holiday and the Holiday Fair in Freeport.

The next supper for families with disabilities will be held at Sacred Heart on November 12th. If you are interested in attending and have not received an invitation, please contact the rectory. Anyone is welcome!!!

Parish support to charitable organizations: Using two percent of the offertory for September, the Parish is helping five organizations which provide assistance to those in need. Each donation is $150. The charities and nonprofit groups are: the Ronald McDonald House or Portland, Maine-Right to Life, Tedford Shelter in Brunswick and the Maine Migrant Health Program. A donation is also being made to the Jason Program in Portland. It is a pediatric palliative and end-of-life care program which provides medical, emotional, and spiritual services to Maine’s critically ill and dying children and their families. Its services are available to all Maine children and families dealing with a devastating illness, regardless of their religious affiliation or ability to pay. Additional information can be obtained from the Portland office: The Jason Program, 65 Washington Avenue, Portland, ME 04101, telephone 773-2947.

Social Justice & Peace: We Need Your Help - In the next few months, the parish will be involved in several outreach appeals. Please consider offering your help during the holiday period.

Brown bag food donations at Thanksgiving. Parishioners can contribute food at St. Jude and Sacred Heart Churches on November 15- 16. If you prefer to make a cash contribution, the parish will use the money for gift certificates at local markets to buy perishable food. Your brown bag contributions will be given to local food pantries and will be offered to families in our own parish. Volunteers will be needed to transfer the food from churches to pantries: Sacred Heart on Monday, November 17 at 9 am; St. Jude on Tuesday, November l8 at 9 am.

Christmas Giving Tree In late November - early December, the parish will set up Giving Trees at both churches. They will have gift tags for items needed by individuals and families of our area. St. Jude Church contributions will go to the Freeport Community Services and to residents at nursing homes. Sacred Heart Church will work with Catholic Charities and its refugee-immigrant services as well as with the Long Creek Youth Development Center. Again, cash donations will be used to purchase last-minute gifts needs. Volunteers can help prepare tags and trees, check lists or transfer presents to temporary storage in the rectory. With your help, this appeal can work efficiently without burdening any one person.

And a special project: Food for Kennedy Park - A parishioner has asked for help in a weekly delivery of food from Hannaford/Yarmouth to Kennedy Park in Portland. Each Saturday morning, the supermarket donates between 10 and 20 cartons of perishable food A pickup truck or large van is needed to handle the volume. It is a two-hour commitment. In Portland, the food is distributed to families in that complex by the residents. Our task is simply to deliver the donation. One or several Sacred Heart Parish volunteers with a truck(s) are needed to make this Saturday morning delivery. The timeframe is January to March. If there were several volunteers, it would be possible to divide the delivery needs over the three months.

More information can be obtained from the parish office (846-5584). Please consider helping in whatever way you can. Let us know if you have a little extra time to be involved in our parish work.

Register for Religious Education.  We have many programs for all ages — even you older folks. Please remember that all children from age 2 thru high school have to register or re-register every year.

Wayside Evening Soup Kitchen: Our parish volunteers to prepare and serve meals for the poor and homeless people in Portland on the 5th Friday of the month — October 31st. Will you help? Your willing hands are needed. Any and all help is appreciated. If you can’t come, can you bake or buy a dessert and bring it to the rectory by 3 on the 31st? FMI: Bill (688-4851) or Maureen (865-4252)

St. Vincent’s Clothing Collection: Men’s Clothing for St. Vincent Program - At the present time, there is a need for men’s clothing at the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen. Each Friday, the volunteer staff displays donated clothing for the people who come to the kitchen for a noonday meal. The clothing is distributed to men and women facing hardship. In particular, there is a need for MEN’S SHIRTS -- tee shirts, sweatshirts or regular shirts -- lightweight or heavy. Please consider donating any extra items by dropping them off at the church or office. They will be put to good use.

Music Ministry Notes

The Sacred Heart Adult Choir will begin its upcoming season soon. New members are always welcome! In addition to singing regularly at the 11:00 Mass at Sacred Heart, the outreach piece of our mission takes us beyond the walls of the church. In addition to singing at our church fairs and pancake breakfasts with our friends from St. Jude, and musical visits to shut-ins at local nursing care facilities and prisons, our outreach this past year took us to other local parishes, the Yarmouth Clam Festival Interfaith Service, and to St. Anne de Beaupre to sing at the 400^th anniversary of the City of Quebec. Our first rehearsal of the season is planned for Wed. Sept. 10 at 7pm. If you are considering this ministry for the first time, please stop by or feel free to call Ron Siviski, our director, at 846-6020.

St. Jude Choir: The choir at St. Jude’s sings regularly at the 9:30 Mass and beyond the sanctuary walls, as well. Our outreach is especially meaningful to us. If you love to sing and want to have some fun, please join us! Rehearsals are Sunday mornings at 8:00. If you would like to participate or need information, please do not hesitate to contact Sharyl Webster at 865-9167.

Teen Choir: Plans are underway to start this group again for our second season! If you are a 7-12^th grader, male or female, and would like to participate or would like information, please contact Ron, our director 846-6020. Please watch for more announcements about our mid to late September start date.

The 8:00 Choir: This “Family Choir,” a group of singers of all ages, sings regularly at our 8:00 Mass at Sacred Heart. If you would like to sing with this group or want more information, please call Phil at 829-5684, or stop by to see him at the 8:00 Mass.

Cantor Ministry: If you have some singing ability and would like to explore this special ministry as an option for yourself, please contact Ron Siviski at 846-6020.

Praise Band: This group hopes to expand its presence in the coming year at both worship sites. If you would like more info or would like to participate, please call John Leavitt (829-5114), Jay Moran (846-4745), or Ron.

Nope…..pennies from You! Every time you use GoodSearch.com as your search engine, Sacred Heart Parish receives a penny. It doesn’t sound like much but if everyone uses GoodSearch as their computer home page these pennies add up very fast. With a few people’s help we have raised a few dollars. Thank you! Just imagine how many pennies we can collect if everyone who uses a computer helps out. Did you know that you can also GoodSHOP? Many top retailers such as Target, Home Depot, and Best Buy participate in this program and will donate a percentage of the amount purchased to Sacred Heart Parish. To get started, go to you internet page and click on the Tools Tab. Click on Internet Options. In the General Tab Home page address type in http://goodsearch.com and press apply and then the OK button. Click on the Home page button and the GoodSearch powered by Yahoo has become your new homepage. Now just type Sacred Heart Parish (Yarmouth, ME) under “Who do you GoodSearch for” verify and you are all set. A Big Thank You for your support!