Bid Farewell to Fr. Patrick

Sunday, July 26 12Noon - 2PM

St. John Church Parking Lot

Fr. Patrick wishes to say good-bye to all of our parishioners. Stop by for a Drive-thru Good-bye Party.

People will be there to direct traffic so you can stop briefly and speak with Fr. Patrick before he moves on to his next assignment.

Please respect proper social distancing by remaining in your vehicles.

Corpus Christi Parish 70 Pleasant St. Waterville, ME 04901

(207) 872-2281 Email: ccmoffice@gwi.net

Website: www.corpuschristimaine.org

July 19, 2020

MASS SCHEDULE

Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours 116 Silver St. Waterville

Saturday 4:00 & 6:00PM Sunday 9:00 & 10:30AM Tuesday/Thursday 12:15PM

St. John the Baptist 26 Monument St. Winslow

Saturday 4:00PM Sunday 7:30 & 10:00AM Monday/Wednesday/Friday 8:00AM

We will do our best in the next several weeks to keep all parishioners updated through our

Social Media pages:

Visit our parish website at: www.corpuschristimaine.org

Our easy to navigate website is your source for Mass times, ministry schedules, Mass readings and daily

prayers, Catholic resources, videos and so much more.

Like us on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/

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View photos, videos and get inspired through fellowship with other parishioners!

Parish Instagram Account Corpus Christi Parish is now on

Instagram. Find us at: @corpuschristimaine

Access us on a computer by visiting: https://www.instagram.com/corpuschristimaine/

Download Our Parish App!

Our Corpus Christi app is available to download for iPhone and Android smart phones. Stay connected throughout the week with instant notifications. Enjoy a bunch of additional

features like prayers, daily readings, helpful reminders to silence your phone before Mass or Confession, and much

more. To access: text app to 88202

Parish Faith Formation Blog: Keepin’ it Real . . . Catholic

https://faithformationcorp.wixsite.com/faithformation Follow our Faith Formation blog for great ideas for how to

grow in faith for children and adults.

Parish Staff Rev. Daniel J. Baillargeon, Pastor Rev. Patrick Finn, Parochial Vicar

Kim Suttie, Pastoral Life Coordinator Deb Hebert, Parish Business Coordinator &

Director of St. Francis Cemetery Daja Gombojav, Catechetical Leader for grades K-8 Marge Veilleux, Pastoral Administrative Assistant

Joan Hallee, Pastoral Receptionist

Parish Staff

Parish Information

The Week Ahead All programs and meetings have been suspended until further notice.

Parish Social Media

The Mission of Corpus Christi Parish is to share our gifts as the body of Christ through Liturgy, Outreach and Education.

Parish Mission Statement

Mass Times & Intentions Drive-thru Confessions In the St. John Parking Lot:

Wednesdays 5:00-6:00PM Fridays 8:30-9:30AM

Saturdays 12:00Noon-1:00PM

This schedule will continue through July 25

MONDAY July 20, 2020 8:00 AM SJ Donna Libby by Diane Russell

TUESDAY July 21, 2020 12:15 PM ND Randon McKay by Mary and Roy White

WEDNESDAY July 22, 2020 8:00 AM SJ Dan Dutil by Paul and Diane Pooler

THURSDAY July 23, 2020 12:15 PM ND Jacqueline Vigue by Joyce Vigue-Morirssette and family

FRIDAY July 24, 2020 8:00 AM SJ Roger Heath by Sr. Judy Donovan

SATURDAY July 25, 2020 4:00 PM ND Sylvia Labbé by daughter, Priscilla & family 4:00 PM SJ Robert Gagnon (1st Ann.), by Jeannie Genest 6:00 PM ND Robert Gillis by Robert & Mary Gilbert

SUNDAY July 26, 2020 7:30 AM SJ Parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish 9:00 AM ND Robert Carrier by wife, Pauline 10:00 AM SJ Robert Lacombe by Larry & Jackie Rioux 10:30 AM ND John C. Doherty by Anne Marie Doherty and family

Keep in Your Prayers

Please remember Arthur Plourde, Sandra Martin

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.

Please remember in your prayers

All dearly departed family members of Corpus Christi Parish

Sanctuary Candle

In thanksgiving by a parishioner (SJ)

Stewardship of Treasure Offertory for July 5 - $11,305.53 Offertory for July 12 - $15,618.00

Average weekly offertory to date - $13,457.77

Our budget is based on a weekly average offertory of - $14,545.70

Please consider mailing your weekly offering to us, dropping it off at the parish office or signing up for our new

online giving option WeShare by going to our website.

Thank you for your continued support of our parish.

Readings for the Week

Gospel Meditation

Question for Adults - What weakness can the power of the Spirit help you overcome? Question for Kids - When will you need the help of the Holy Spirit this week? © 2019 The Pastoral Center. All rights reserved.

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Grace and sin, belief and unbelief, good and evil all exist together. While we wrestle with these two dimensions of reality inwardly, they are also witnessed in the actions and words of others. Many, all too often, beat themselves up because of their sin. We are also all too quick to pass judgment on others whom we perceive to be in error and walking down a wrong path. God does not make rash judgments, nor should we. Patience is the order of the day as is an understanding that God is ultimately the caller of the shots.

Our faith tells us that while God allows the wheat and the weeds to coexist, the wheat will always triumph. As long as we can cultivate even a little faith and a small measure of desire for God, He can produce abundant blessings and good things. Even when the weeds seem to have triumphed, there still may be a small measure of faith remaining that can be cultivated and grown. It doesn’t take much! Unless a person totally allows the weeds to reign, there is always to be found at least a small measure of faith, good, light, and love. With even this small portion, God can produce abundant growth.

Admittedly, it is easy to give into the weeds, and they grow very quickly. Any gardener knows this to be true. Sometimes, the weeds even seem more attractive and vibrant. Dealing with weeds can quickly become a losing battle, and they can look healthier and grow faster than the very plants we are trying to protect. It’s easy to give into them and let them win. While God will deal with all things in due time, we are responsible for keeping things in check in the short term. It is our task to keep our eyes fixed on God’s presence and mercy. We are asked to avoid judgment. And, it is not our responsibility to deal with the weeds in someone else’s garden, only our own. One garden is enough responsibility for anyone.

Weeds have power. We have to realize this. While they can appear attractive and healthy, they can quickly choke us off from God’s presence. Our task is one of maintenance and cultivating a desire for God. Even the smallest kernel of faith can grow into something wonderful. In God’s time, the eternal harvest will come, and we will no longer have to worry about the weeds. ©LPi

Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 [5a]/Rom 8:26-27/Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30 Monday: Mi 6:1-4, 6-8/Ps 50:5-6, 8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 [23b]/Mt 12:38-42

Tuesday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 85:2-4, 5-6, 7-8 [8a]/Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: Sg 3:1-4b or 2 Cor 5:14-17/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [2]/Jn 20:1-2, 11-18

Thursday: Jer 2:1-3, 7-8, 12-13/Ps 36:6-7ab, 8-9, 10-11 [10a]/Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Jer 3:14-17/Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13 [cf. 10d]/Mt 13:18-23

Saturday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6 [5]/Mt 20:20-28 Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 [97a]/Rom 8:28-30/Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46

©LPi

Catholic Appeal Walk Daily with Jesus

Thank you to everyone who has already made a gift to the 2020 Appeal. To date 403 of our parishioners have pledged $103,070 toward our goal of $155,925. Please prayerfully consider donating at https://portlanddiocese.org/give.

St. John School July 24 & 25 7:00AM - 2:00PM

Come check out the great deals on school related items!

ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION & JUNIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY

Classes are held at the Faith Formation Center attached to St. John Catholic School, September-May.

Q & A - Fish on Friday

Question: Why do Catholics eat fish on Friday?

Answer: For centuries, meatless Fridays were the norm for Catholics throughout the world. Friday was chosen because that was the day on which Jesus died, and Christians wanted to find a way to honor that day with special prayers and acts of penance and self-denial. The practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays — under pain of sin — grew out of that desire, and it became an official part of Church teaching until the time of the Second Vatican Council.

In the 1960s, there was a shift in the Church’s thinking, in large part because there was a recognition that differences in cultures and economic realities meant that eating or not eating meat had different meanings for different peoples. For example, in cultures that were largely dependent on seafood or a vegetarian diet, abstaining from meat was no sacrifice at all. While in other places, eating fish and other kinds of seafood was actually something rare and special and not a sacrifice. This was all part of a basic reflection on “why we do what we do” among the Church’s pastors.

Today, Catholics throughout the world are still instructed to abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent. The bishops of some countries, such as in England and Wales, ask Catholics to abstain from meat every Friday, continuing the older tradition. The Bishops of the United States have taken a slightly different approach, encouraging Catholics to honor Friday as a special day by abstaining from meat every Friday or by taking on some other work of penance or charity for the sake of others.

Regardless of what we choose to do, the real value in all of this is to see a reflection of Good Friday in each Friday, to remember the self-giving love of Jesus, and to honor that love through some sort of sacrifice or act of mercy. ©LPi

Each week, in order to reserve space for you at either a weekday or a weekend Mass, you must call the parish office at 872-2281 during normal office hours: Mon. - Thurs. (8-4) and Fri. (8-12).

Please do not call the Parish Office after Noon on Friday or on Saturday as no one is available at those times.

Please arrive only 15 minutes before Mass and enter via: the Silver Street door at Notre Dame or the Monument Street ramp door at St. John.

We have set forth the following guidelines as implemented by the Bishop in collaboration with the CDC:

1. Wear face coverings during Mass 2. Sanitize hands before entering church 3. Maintain social distancing at all times 4. Receive Holy Communion in the hand 5. Gatherings in the church or hall before/after Mass not permitted

We acknowledge that many of our parishioners will still feel uncomfortable coming to church. Bishop Deeley is continuing the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Please join us virtually:

Corpus Christi Parish live-streamed Mass on our parish Facebook page: Sundays at 9:00AM

Your continued understanding, flexibility, and patience are truly appreciated!

Sacrament 1 Virtual Meeting Saturday, July 25 at 8:30AM

Children registered in Sacrament 1 are invited to join us online for a fun review session of the previous year in Faith Formation. Your catechists and Father Dan will be there to chat with you and share a little time of catechesis.

For link to join and more information contact daja.gombojav@portlanddiocese.org.

Check Out Our Parish Faith Formation Blog:

Keepin’ it Real . . . Catholic https://faithformationcorp.wixsite.com/faithformation

New Post: How is Summer going in your Domestic Church? Log on for some resources and links to encourage

your vocation as a Domestic Church.

Help Keep Us Updated! We have noticed that many of the phone numbers we have in our census records have been disconnected. If you have disconnected your landline phone and are only using cell service, please call the Parish Office, 872-2281, with your cell phone number so we can update our records.

Empower Seniors to Thrive Through COVID-19!

You can do this by investing time to an isolated senior through a friendly phone call, grocery shopping for them. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer or FMI please contact the SEARCH program- Lynn Kidd 530-0137 or lkidd@ccmaine.org.

Eucharistic Adoration

"Do not be afraid of Christ. He takes nothing away and He gives you everything. Yes, open, open wide the doors

to Christ--and you will find true life." Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI In prayer before the Blessed Sacrament exposed, you can open wide the doors to Christ. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel, 101 Silver St. in Waterville has Eucharistic Exposition from 8AM-5PM seven days per week. All are welcome. Come and adore the Lord.

In Our Parish and Diocese

Everyday Stewardship - Recognize God in Your Ordinary Moments

Do What Needs to Be Done

A friend recently confided in me that although he prayed frequently each day and was involved heavily in his parish, he did not sense much fruit coming from it all and was left feeling unsatisfied. I assured him he was not alone. I told him of a deceased pastor of mine who had spoken frequently about being in this type of situation. Even as a priest, he knew all too well of how we can feel like we are simply going through the motions. It is precisely at those times that continuing to pray and practicing good stewardship is most important, because it would be easier to simply take a break and risk never coming back. He liked to say, “Do the drill,” meaning just do what needs to be done.

We are all called to be mature disciples who answer the call of Jesus Christ regardless of the cost. We cannot choose when and where the call will come. We cannot schedule our stewardship in a way that is always most convenient for us. Even when the fruits of our faithful efforts seem hidden from us, we hold to the promise that we are never called to give of ourselves for nothing. God is working through us and in us. No matter how dry the land may seem, seeds are being planted to yield a harvest greater than we can ever realize. Stay strong and do the drill! — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi

What’s Coming Up at the St. Joseph Center?

80 Garland Rd., Winslow Free and Open to All!

While our face-to-face programs are on hold for now, two groups are still meeting via Zoom. If you’d like info or help with getting on Zoom to take part in either of the below groups, just call the Center at 873-4512 or email us at CSJsofLyon.Maine@gmail.com.

Becoming a Welcoming Community – meets via Zoom the 3rd Wed. of every month at 6:30PM. This group explores how we can better follow the US Bishops’ call for parishes to ‘reach out in love and service’ to the LGBT community and their loved ones and better become a community that welcomes homosexual persons with ‘respect, compassion and sensitivity’.

Rose’s Room – meets via Zoom the 3rd Wed. of every month at 7PM. Do you care about someone who is in prison or jail? This is a support group for the family and friends of incarcerated loved ones. People of all faiths or no declared faith at all are welcome.

CULTIVATE A DESIRE FOR GOD