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St. John of the Cross Catholic Cluster
NOTRE DAME du MONT CARMEL OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY ST. PETER
CHANEL St. David St. Agatha St. Bruno - St. Remi St. Gerard-Mt.
Carmel St. Luce St. Joseph (Hamlin) St. Thomas Aquinas St. Joseph
(Sinclair) St. Michael (Summer Months)
NOTRE DAME DU MONT CARMEL
309 St. Thomas Street, Suite 103 Madawaska, ME 04756
Parish Office / Cluster 2 Business Office - 728-7531
[email protected]
Faith Formation Office - 728-7135
OUR LADY OF THE VALLEY 379 Main St./PO Box 10, St. Agatha, ME
04772
Parish Office - 543-7447
[email protected]
Faith Formation Office - 543-6119
ST. PETER CHANEL 174 Main St., Van Buren, ME 04785
Parish Office - 868-2718
[email protected]
January 3, 2021
Pastor
Fr. James Plourde
[email protected]
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Antony Alexander Maria Doss, HGN
Deacons
Rev. Mr. Donald R. Clavette
Rev. Mr. Rodney Deschaine
Cluster 2 Business Coordinator
Greg Cyr
Cluster 2 Website
www.sjvcatholics.org
Cluster 2 Facebook Site
St John Valley Catholics
Sacramental & Pastoral Care
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call your parish office for
appointment. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday before 4pm Mass or by appointment. SACRAMENT OF
MARRIAGE Please call your parish office at least 6 months prior to
date. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please call your
parish office. FUNERALS Please contact the Cluster 2 business
office.
New Parishioners
If you are new to the parish or have an address or phone number
change, please contact your parish office.
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The Epiphany of the Lord January 3, 2021
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Mass Schedule
St. Peter Chanel Mass Schedule
Our Lady of the Valley Mass Schedule
Saturday, January 2 4:00pm ST: Daniel A. Long by Patricia Long
6:00pm SG: Muriel Gendreau by James & Lise
Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord 8:30am ST: Leola
Daigle by Adrien & Lucille 11:00am SD: Hervy Gendreau by Louise
Chasse
Monday, January 4 NO MASS / St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Tuesday, January 5 NO MASS / St. John Neumann
Wednesday, January 6 St. Andre Bessette 8:30am ST: Berthier
Bourgoin by Wife, Pauline & Family
Thursday, January 7 NO MASS / St. Raymond of Penafort
Friday, January 8 NO MASS Saturday, January 9 4:00pm ST: Norma
Dufour (1st Anniv.) by Family 6:00pm SG: Jeannine, Lionel, Ken
& Gail Parker by Family
Sunday, January 10 The Baptism of the Lord 8:30am ST: Mona
Michaud by Ronald Michaud 11:00am SD: Lorraine Morneault by John
& Melaine Brochu
**Live Masses are colored in green!
Saturday, January 2 6:00pm SA: Diane Chamberland by Ken &
Arlene Lerman
Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord 10:30am SL: Rejean
Nadeau by Lloyd & Judy 4:00pm SJ: Dick Daigle by Wife &
Family
Monday, January 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 6:00pm SA: M/M Gilbert
Desjardins & Deceased Children by Family
Tuesday, January 5 St. John Neumann 8:30am SJ: Priscilla Espling
by SJMC
Wednesday, January 6 NO MASS / St. Andre Bessette
Thursday, January 7 St. Raymond of Penafort 6:00pm SL: Jeannine
Albert by Roland & Sandra Carrier
Friday, January 8 SJMC: Jeanine Obar by SJMC
Saturday, January 9 6:00pm SA: Roger Bosse by Jim & Rina
Bosse
Sunday, January 10 The Baptism of the Lord 10:30am SL: Dora
Frank by Children 4:00pm SJ: Marie Eveline Boucher by Serge &
Laura Roy
**Live Masses are colored in red!
UPDATE in LIVE WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE
PLEASE NOTE: Our in-church weekend Masses are back to pre-COVID
schedule. You still need to receive a call
from the parish office to attend Mass.
RECONCILIATION: Check bulletin cover for times AS PREVIOUSLY
SCHEDULED IN EACH CHURCH. Masks need to be worn in the
confessional.
Saturday, January 2 4:00pm SB/SR: Leo Cormier by his Family
Sunday, January 3 The Epiphany of the Lord 8:00am SJ: Rodney Ayotte
by Bill, Lisa & Family 9:15am SB/SR: Mr & Mrs Joseph Madore
by their Family
Monday, January 4 NO MASS / St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Tuesday, January 5 NO MASS / St. John Neumann
Wednesday, January 6 St. Andre Bessette 6:00pm SB/SR: Gerald
Morrow by Mike & Rachel Ouellette 6:30pm - 7:00pm SB/SR:
Adoration & Confession
Thursday January 7 NO MASS / St. Raymond of Penafort
Friday, January 8 SB/SR: Marcella Lajoie by Glenda Roy
Saturday, January 9 4:00pm SB/SR: Ronald Roy by his wife, Anne
Roy Sunday, January 10 The Baptism of the Lord 8:00am SJ: Gil
Parent by Bob & Colette Bouchard 9:15am SB/SR: Leo Cormier by
John & Noreen Pelletier
**Live Masses are colored in blue!
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Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Parish Corner St. David, St.
Gerard-Mt. Carmel/Grand Isle, St. Thomas Aquinas/Madawaska
LAMP FOR THE UNBORN BURNS FOR: St. David - for the Unborn by a
Parishioner St. Gerard - for Ethan by Bea Dufour
Worship & Spirituality Finance & Administration
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Financial Update
Offertory: July 1, 2020 to December 20, 2020
Budget: $165,865 Actual: $146,779 Under Anticipated:
-$19,086
Amount given Weekly goal St. David $2,311 $1,739 St. Gerard $542
$1,045 St. Thomas Aquinas $3,034 $3,851 Weekly Totals $5,887
$6.635
WeShare Online Giving: $542 Retired Religious: YTD $1,529
Heating: $154
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA PRAYER LINE: If you are in need of prayers
for you or a loved one, the Daughters of Isabella can help through
the Prayer Line. Many persons who have been placed on the prayer
line have found great comfort in the power of prayer and some have
witnessed miracles. This is open to anyone – not only for members.
To add a name to the prayer line, contact Lorraine Talbot,
316-7035.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday, January 5th / 3pm–5:45pm
at St. Thomas Aquinas Church
INTENTION: For all our priests and for vocations to the
priesthood, diaconate and religious life, and also for our area
businesses and their workforces.
PRAY FOR OUR SICK Rosanne Chasse, Gene Lavoie, Bernice Martin,
Odette Pelletier, James Lavoie, Michael Rossignol, Danny G. Cyr,
Gordon Soucy, Patsy Madore, Jane Carter, Verna Dionne, Herman
Fortin, Noella Michaud, Donna Neill, Ronald Michaud, Cecile Tardif,
Connie Doucette, Quinn Soucy, Marie Deschaine and Viola Beaulieu.
To add a name please call 728-7135.
Community Events
Parish Life
2020 CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE Goal: $38,555: Total pledges to
date: $29,540(77% of goal) with 156 households participating.
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH
Ella Jolie Balza Daughter of David & Jessica Balza
SACRAMENTS
GRAND ISLE SENIOR LUNCH: Thurs. Jan. 7th. Menu: Meat Loaf
“CHOOSE LIFE MAINE” Specialty License Plate – Applications will
be available at St Gerard Church after the 6pm Mass on January 9th.
Registrations also available by contacting Gerald at 895-6949 or
Barbara at 895-6943.
GRAND ISLE COLD MT. SNOWMOBILE CLUB BREAKFAST: Sunday, January
17th from 7 to 11am at the Community Center. Cost: $8 / advance, $9
at door. Fundraiser for trail maintenance. Take outs encouraged,
limited seating for dining in, social distancing, and face mask
required to enter building. FMI call Andre at 436 0375 or for
tickets.
††REST IN PEACE Please pray for those who have died and for
their families:
† Lorraine Morneault, 78, who passed away on December 9th. She
was the wife of George and mother of Mark of our parish.
† Lise Dufour, 61, who passed away on December 18th. She was the
wife Gary and mother of Michelle Savoie & Kevin Dufour of our
parish.
2021 CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES: If you are registered at St. David
church, your envelopes will be available there. If you are
registered at St. Thomas Aquinas church, please call the office at
728-7531.
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PRAYER LINE CONTACTS St. Joseph: Cecile Ouellette 543-6073
Worship & Spirituality Finance & Administration
Our Lady Of The Valley Parish Corner St. Agatha, St.
Joseph/Sinclair, St. Luce/Frenchville, St. Michael Chapel
Our Lady of the Valley Financial Updates Offertory: July 1, 2020
to December , 2020
Budget: $88,462 Actual: $79,015 Under Anticipated: -$9,446
Amount Given Weekly Goal Weekly Totals $4.491 $4,135 This Year
Last Year
Average Collections $3,161 $3,352 WeShare Online Giving: $140
Retired Religious: YTD $266 Christmas Flowers: $456
Community Events
SUBSIDIZED HOUSING APPLICATIONS Montfort Heights in St. Agatha,
ME is accepting applications for subsidized housing. For more
information contact Eric Fruge at
207-543-6325, 384 Main St., St. Agatha, ME 04772 or by email at
[email protected].
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER TO MARY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and
of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who
at
the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm.
You, Salvation of the Roman People, know what we need, and we are
sure you will Provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we
may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help
us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will
of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken
upon himself our sufferings and carried
our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the
resurrection. Amen.
Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do
not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us
from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
SANCTUARY LAMP: Burns this week: St. Joseph: Roger Bosse by Vic
& Family
OLV CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES: If you have not received your 2021
contribution envelopes yet, they will be available at the St.
Agatha rectory the week of January 4th. Office hours are Monday
through Thursday from 9am to 12 noon. Call 543-7447.
mailto:[email protected]
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St. Peter Chanel Parish Corner St. Bruno-St. Remi Church/Van
Buren, St. Joseph Church/Hamlin & Borderview Nursing Home
Bulletin Memorials In Memory of:
2020 CATHOLIC APPEAL UPDATE Goal: $14,429: Total pledges to
date: $11,845 (82% of goal) with 43 households participating.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
St. Peter Chanel Parish Financial Updates Offertory: July 1,
2020 to December 20, 2020
Budget: $68,205 Actual: $58,568 Under Anticipated: -$9,637
Amount Given $2,585 Weekly Goal $2,728 Average Collection: This
year $2,343 Last year $2,708 WeShare Online Giving: $27
ST. BRUNO-ST. REMI CHURCH SPONSORS BREAD & WINE SPONSOR / IN
LOVING MEMORY OF:
NO SPONSOR SANCTUARY LAMP SPONSOR / IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
Louis & Marcella Levasseur by Peter & Leah
WANTED: Bread & Wine & Sanctuary Lamp Sponsors : There
are currently available dates* for the 2021 new year for
Bread & Wine ($25) and *Sanctuary Lamp ($15) sponsors.
Please consider coming into or calling the office to reserve your
dates to memorialize a family member while helping to defer Parish
costs.
Thank you for your consideration. God Bless.
St. Peter Chanel Outreach Committee News
Food Pantry News: Distribution Dates: Thursdays,1-2:30pm
Curbside: January 28
Masks are now mandated in public Statewide. This means at Pantry
and Curbside.
Food Pantry Updates Masks are mandatory, and please stay in cars
during curbside pickup. We are grateful for the town of Van Buren
to supply professional traffic control for everyone's safety.
Volunteers will be in the building until 3pm. Thanks again for
recycling/contributing clean medium sized boxes for volunteers to
repack. Our Volunteers work diligently to download, pre-pare and
distribute as much food as possible each month. If anyone has extra
needs or emergencies: Nancy 868-5324, Norm 498-9570, Harvey
868-5679, & Bob 868-5623.
Thrift Store News A sincere thanks to the community for all your
donations and sup-
port...we could not do this without you.
Store hours are Tuesday - Friday 12 - 4pm
I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers
of mine, you did for me.”
THANK YOU!!
MERCI BEAUCOUP / THANK YOU to all the Parishioners who
volunteered their time and skills to beautify our Church for the
Christmas season. May God shower you with His many blessings.
ENCORE.
Marquis & Cyr Families by
Ray & Judy Marquis
Albert & Catherine Sirois
by Mike & Marie
Robert Deeves by his wife,
Diane Deeves
Janet Michaud by
Lorance Chamberland
Gervaise Lapierre by
Bob & Family
Steve & Lily Perreault By
Arleen & Percy Madore
Tardif, Parent & Young Families by
Ron & June & Family
Simon Cyr Love
Grandpa & Grandma
AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE
Mike Ezzy by
Pat & Family
Prayers for Pandemic Covid 19
by a Parishioner
We Miss you!! Jerome Bell
Love Mom & Family
St. Pierre & Marquis Families
by Paul & Helen St. Pierre
Deceased Members of the Chamberland Family by Lorance
Chamberland
Edmond Doucette by
Don, Mike & Alan
Our Deceased Family Members by Phil & Joyce
Morrow & Levesque Families by
Irene Levesque
Angeline Lapierre by
her Family
Damboise & Desjardins Families
by Nora
AVAILABLE
Kevin Martin Love,
Mom & Dad
Beaulieu & Duplessis Families
by Del & Val Duplessis
**BULLETIN MEMORIALS**: This is a reminder that there are
bulletin memorials available. The cost of each memorial is: (1
mos.): $20; (3 mos.): $50; (6 mos.): $100; (1 Yr.): $200. These
memorials honor family members & friends while helping to
offset parish expenses.
50/50 KC & Columbiettes Weekly Drawing (drop off at KC
mailbox or mail: 284 Main St, VB)
Name: _____________________________________
Address_____________________________________ Phone #____________
Amount Enclosed $_________
$10 = 5wks, $26=13wks, $52=26wks, $104=52wks
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ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS CATHOLIC CLUSTER / DIOCESAN CORNER
LAVALLEE YOUTH MINISTRY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
ALL MEETINGS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!
JUST FOR KIDS
ST. THOMAS GIFT SHOP Hours: Monday to Thursday - 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. to 3p.m. or Call 728-4346/316-8062 Lee
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO
SO GRACIOUSLY KEEP
OUR GIFT SHOP OPEN!!
The Gift Shop is re-opening on Monday, January 4th. Come in to
see us!!
BIBLES: We have beautiful, easy to read Bibles - in Large and
Giant Print. Now that you can sit and relax, come pick one up and
read the "Word of God". Hear God's message to you and to all of
us!!
BABY'S GIFTS: We have many, many gifts for Baptisms, 1st
Communion, & Confirmation for your young ones. Come see our
wide assortment.
CARDS: Come see our wide assortment of greeting cards - Get
Well, Thinking of You, Encouragement, Praying for You, Sympathy,
Birthday: 75th, 80th, 85th, 90th, 95th & 100th. Wedding
Anniversary, 1st, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 40th, 45th, 50th &
60th!! Our most expensive card is $2.99!!
PUZZLES: What better way to RELAX after the holidays than to
work on a puzzle!! We have many beautiful puzzles, Fall &
Winter Scenes, Nativities, plus many others!! 300 - 500 & 1000
pieces.
BOOKS: GO TO HEAVEN" by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen Why is it, asks
Bishop Sheen, that one hears to often the expression "Go to Hell"
and almost never the expression "Go to Heaven!"? Here, at his most
penetrating, challenging, and illuminating best, is Bishop Sheen
with his answer. In Go to Heaven, a great spiritual teacher and
writer shows us the way to eternal happiness. He encourages the
reader to choose heaven now and to avoid the mistake of not taking
the reality of hell as seriously as it deserves. $16.95
KIDS: "WHERE IS JESUS?" A lift-the-flap book for the young Young
ones look for Jesus at different times in His ministry. $12.95
REMEMBER A BOOK IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING!! Also, Gift
Certificates are always available!!
PUBLIC ROSARY GROUP: (America Needs Fatima)
We meet every Wednesday & Friday at 3:00pm at the St. Thomas
Aquinas Church. Please enter through the handicapped entrance. We
begin with Divine Mercy Chaplet followed by the Rosary. Pray for
pandemic situation and for the restoration of our country facing
evil forces that is prevalent right now. FMI call 316-3128.
BAPTISMAL PREP CLASS: Saturday, January 23rd at 9:30am at the
St. Thomas Aquinas Church Hall. To register for the class, please
call the office at 728-7531.
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MASS ATTENDANCE R S V P When attending Mass you must social
distance and wear a mask
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can be reached. [ ]Email
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You can send in your form via mail, email OR call in your
information during business hours.
Notre Dame du Mont Carmel 309 St. Thomas St, Suite 103
Madawaska, ME 04756 728-7135 Mon-Thurs 9am-12, 1pm -3pm
[email protected]
Our Lady of the Valley PO Box 10 St. Agatha, ME 04772 543-7447
Mon-Thurs 9am-12pm [email protected]
St. Peter Chanel 174 Main St. Van Buren, ME 04785 868-2718
Mon-Thurs 10:30am-3pm [email protected].
DO NOT RETURN THIS FORM UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO ATTEND MASS
The Mass I usually attend is (select one) Saturday [ ] St.
Thomas 4PM [ ] St. Bruno 4PM [ ] St. Luce 6PM [ ] St. Gerard 6PM
Sunday [ ] St. Joseph/Hamlin 8AM [ ] St. Thomas 8:30AM [ ] St.
Bruno 9:15AM [ ] St. Agatha 10:30AM [ ] St. David 11AM [ ] St.
Joseph/Sinclair 4PM Total number of household members who will be
attending this Mass ______
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