Mailing address: 271 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072 • Tel: 207-282-3321

E-mail: GoodShepherd@portlanddiocese.org • www.goodshepherdparish.us

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Good Shepherd Parish Biddeford, Lyman, Old Orchard Beach, Saco

(Church physical addresses listed inside)

January 31, 2016

Vocations: “Love never fails.” Trust the love of God and follow your heart.

(1 Cor. 12:31-13:4-13). If you think God is calling you,

call Fr. Seamus Griesbach: 207-773-6471; email: vocations@portlanddiocese.org;

Website: www.portlanddiocese/vocations or like us on Facebook: VocationsME.

Prayer of Intercession: For Church leaders, may they guide us faithfully, even in the midst of conflict,

we pray to the Lord...

Message from Monsignor René Mathieu: (1) National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catho-

lic education in the United States. It is being observed January 31− Feb-

ruary 6 with the theme of “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith,

Knowledge and Service.” All parishioners are welcome to participate in

the various public events related to Saint James School. (2) Beginning

this Tuesday, February 2, adult parishioners (18+) are invited to partici-

pate in Doors of Mercy − an 8-week Lenten project. More information is printed else-

where in this bulletin. (3) World Day of Consecrated Life: As we approach the annual

celebration of consecrated life on February 2, I again recall how I have been personally

enriched by such women and men: Ursuline sisters taught me in grammar school,

Brothers of Christian Instruction in junior high, Assumptionist brothers & priests in

high school & college, and Jesuit priests at university during my seminary years (I still

remember the formidable Sister Monica who taught me New Testament Greek in the

seminary; I struggled mightily with the subject matter and regularly sat in the back row,

hiding behind a tall student, hoping she wouldn’t see and call on me)! My mother’s

aunt was a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa, my father’s aunt and sister were

both Sisters of Charity of St. Hyacinthe (“Grey Nuns” associated with St. Mary’s Hos-

pital in Lewiston); my father’s cousin was a provincial of the Brothers of Christian In-

struction. As a priest, I have served alongside Sisters of St. Joseph, Sisters of the

Presentation of Mary, Sisters of Mercy, Holy Rosary Sisters, Good Shepherd Sisters,

Dominican Sisters, and Capuchin, Vincentian & Holy Cross priests. I am sure I am

forgetting some fine people, but you can see why I so much admire these women and

men religious who have profoundly enriched my life. Here in Good Shepherd Parish,

we welcome missionaries every summer who usually are members of various religious

communities, but I marvel at how consecrated women and men contributed and continue

to contribute to church life in our community; there are many parishes in Maine these

days who only rarely experience the ministry of even a single religious. We should all

be grateful for the special vocation to consecrated life that enriches the Catholic Church

in so many fruitful ways. (4) The survey of parishioners announced last month contin-ues through February 10. All parishioners 18 and older are urged to participate. The

content of individual responses is confidential; I will receive a summary after the re-

sults are tabulated to help parish leaders and I plan for the future. The easiest way to

participate is to go to the parish website. Paper copies should also be available at the

parish office and at all church locations. (5) Jubilee Year of Mercy: Our diocesan

website provides a regularly updated feature on the Year of Mercy. Each month, one of

the works of mercy is highlighted with prayers and testimony from some involved

Mainer. Included is a weekly suggestion related to the monthly topic. I am printing that

suggestion in my weekly message (beginning last weekend). As I noted 3 weeks ago,

this month’s highlighted work of mercy is clothe the naked, and this week’s suggestion

is: “Do you know someone who struggles to fit in, perhaps even in your parish? Clothe

them with dignity by making sure they know they are welcome.” (6) Thank You of the

Week: To the sponsors and godparents who are accompanying our elect and candidates

on their journey of faith. Thank you!

JOKES PRIESTS CAN TELL, Vol. 6 - Msgr. Tonne: The minister’s daughter returned home at three o’clock in the morning from a dance.

Her father greeted her sternly.

“Good morning, child of the devil,” said he. Respectfully and demurely, she replied, “Good morning, father.”

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 31, 2016

Most Holy Trinity Church St. Joseph Church & Ste. Anne Chapel St. Margaret Church St. Philip Church 271 Main St 178 Elm St (Rte 1) 6 Saco Ave 404 Goodwins Mills Rd Saco, Maine 04072 Biddeford, Maine 04005 Old Orchard Beach, Maine 04064 Lyman, Maine 04002

St. Brendan Chapel (seasonal) 40 Lester B. Orcutt Blvd, Biddeford Pool, Maine 04006

Rev. Msgr. Rene T. Mathieu, Pastor Rev. P. Antonydass, HGN, Parochial Vicar Rev. Robert Gaudreau, Parochial Vicar

Deacon Robert Parenteau Deacon Kevin Jacques

Confession times on Saturdays are below: 3:00 pm at Most Holy Trinity, St. Joseph & St. Margaret

3:30 pm at St. Philip

Just a reminder that weekly Masses can be viewed on cable television, Channels 3 and 85,

every Sunday and Wednesday at 10:00 am. ~ Brought to you by Good Shepherd Parish and

Friends of Fr. Zenon

OUR PARISH WEBSITE includes the weekly

bulletin, a page of upcoming events, links to St.

James School, the Portland Diocese (with daily

news updates), the USCCB, the Vatican &

much more. There is also a link for WeShare,

our parish’s secure, online giving system.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

Apostolate of Prayer for Priests - Jan. - Feb. ‘16 31. Rev. Paul Marquis, Rev. John McHugh OFM Cap

February 2016

1. Rev. Thomas Lequin, Rev John Skehan

2. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis

3. Rev. Sola Adewole OP,

Rev. Antony Pichai Muthu HGN

4. Rev. Raymond Picard, Rev. James Roy MM

5. Rev. John Davis, Rev. Joseph Koury

6. Rev. Mark Nolette, Rev. Normand Carpentier

Cemeteries of Good Shepherd Parish St. Joseph / St. Mary

Office hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30-Noon. Please call Sandy to schedule an appointment at 282-0747.

“This was the method that Jesus used with the apostles. He put up with their ignorance and roughness and even their infidelity. He treated sinners with a kindness and affection that caused some to be shocked, others to be scandal-ized, and still others to hope for God's mercy. And so he bade us to be gentle and humble of heart.”

- Saint John Bosco (1815-1888), Priest, Feast Day January 31

Noella L’Heureux (born 1932)

Gertrude Birtles (born 1923)

Yvette Rioux (born 1927) * Daniel Emerson (born 1980)

Elizabeth Wells (born 1932) * Muriel Hebert (born 1942)

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Saturday, January 30

4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Joseph Manship)

Raymond Paquette /

Deceased Members of the Alphonse Roy family

4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. Mathieu) Roland Adjutant (Ann.) / Leo Gauthier

4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Fr. Robert Gaudreau)

Murielle Roy / Margaret Breznovits

4:30 pm St. Philip: (Fr. Antonydass)

Gerald Verville / Paulette Loranger (1st Ann.)

Sunday, January 31, Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am St. Joseph: (French) (Fr. Robert Gaudreau)

Theresa Tardif (7th Ann.) / Mme Eva Spénard Carrier

8:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Joseph Manship)

Gaston Picard (Ann.)

8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. Mathieu) Raymond Delage (31st Ann.) /

For All People in Good Shepherd Parish

9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Antonydass) Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard / Norman Boissonneault (8th Ann.)

10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Msgr. Mathieu)

Agnes Gagnon / Adelard Gobeil (80th Ann.)

10:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. Robert Gaudreau)

John McGourthy (2nd Ann.)

11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Antonydass)

Robert Farley / Ron and Kenneth Powell

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Monday, February 1

9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Robert and Thomas Szekely /

Robert Guay

Tuesday, February 2

7:00 am Ste Anne: Henry Hevey

9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Therese Mercier /

Jeanette & Andre (5th Ann.) Tardif

Wednesday, February 3

9:00 am St. James School: David Jolin

9:00 am St. Philip: Lucille Hevey

Thursday, February 4

8:00 am St. Margaret: Michael Bouffard 9:00 am St. Philip: for the Souls in Purgatory

Friday, February 5

7:00 am Ste Anne: Sylvie Duclos / Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Picard

9:00 am Most Holy Trinity: Memorial Book Names /

Laurian Bruneau

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Saturday, February 6

4:00 pm St. Joseph: (Fr. Joseph Manship)

Lorraine Labbe / Garon Murphy

4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass)

Melissa Lozier (9th Ann.) / Fernand Binette (4th Ann.) 4:00 pm St. Margaret: (Msgr. Mathieu)

Madlyn McPherson / Pauline Dinwiddie

4:30 pm St. Philip: (Fr. Robert Gaudreau) Albert Landry

Sunday, February 7, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 am St. Joseph: (French) (Msgr. Mathieu)

Deceased Members of the Leandre Fecteau family /

George Gobeil (5th Ann.)

8:30 am St. Margaret: (Fr. David Schlaver)

Michael Regan, Jr. / Fernand & Pauline Cote

8:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass)

Jean Martel / Richard Labonte 9:00 am St. Philip: (Fr. Robert Gaudreau)

Maurice Gilbert / Gerald Verville

10:30 am Most Holy Trinity: (Fr. Antonydass)

Raymond J. Paquette / Thomas Fleurant (9th Ann.)

10:30 am St. Margaret: (Msgr. Mathieu)

Thomas F. Fogarty, Sr. /

For All People in Good Shepherd Parish

11:00 am St. Joseph: (Fr. Robert Gaudreau)

Mariette Lamontagne / David Genest

PARISH LITURGIES

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 31, 2016

Urgent Request: Are you called to respond to this Work of Mercy? SACO MEALS is seeking a coordinator to oversee the program, which

serves 2 meals/week on Monday & Thursday. On Thursday they will be

in charge of an organized group of dedicated volunteers to see that the

Meal runs smoothly from prep to service. This is a great opportunity for

an individual or couple. Current coordinators will continue to work with

new coordinator until such time they are comfortable with all aspects of

the job (approx. 10 hrs/wk). Please call Renee Morin at 282-3557 fmi.

HOLY WEEK CHOIR REHEARSALS: Please consider being part of our Joint Choir for the Holy Week Services. Our rehearsals will be Thursdays, 6:30-8:00 pm, at St. Joseph Church, beginning Feb. 11. This is a 4-part choir, and we sing mostly 'acapella' for these holy days. It is great fun, we enjoy singing with others from our greater parish community, and being in this choir greatly enriches our Holy Week spirituality. Questions? See Helene after Masses, or email helene.fortier@portlanddiocese.org. Thanks!

We appreciate all the prayers and support on behalf of our catechumens and candidates.

The Rite of Sending will take place on Sun., Feb. 7 at Most Holy Trinity during 8:30 am Mass. As a community, we will be sending them forth to be received by Bishop Deeley during the Rite of Election/Call to Continuing Conversion to be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland on Sun., Feb. 14.

Thank you for extending yourself to them in fellowship and providing this sense of community.

Mass Schedule for

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10

* 9 am- St. Joseph

* 9 am- St. Philip

* 12 pm (Noon) - Most Holy Trinity

* 6:30 pm- St. Joseph

* 6:30 pm- St. Margaret

BECAUSE OUR GOSPELS URGE US TOWARD SOCIAL RESPONSIBILIY FOR THE HURTING AND MARGINALIZED,

THE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PEACE COMMISSION, IN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION OF SERVICE TO OTHERS, HAS INCLUDED A PARTIAL LIST OF SUITABLE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AS AN

INSERT TODAY. PLEASE READ.

The Funeral Luncheon Committee for Most Holy Trinity is in need of do-nations of clean, empty food containers/tubs (ie. Cool whip, butter, etc.)

in which to put leftovers. Please drop them off in the hall. Thank you!

SAINT JAMES CATHOLIC SCHOOL

25 Graham Street Phone 207-282-4084

Biddeford, ME 04005 FAX 207-286-3693

E-mail GSPschools@portlanddiocese.org

Website www.sjsbiddeford.org

St. James School is

Service

Academics

Faith

Excellence

St. James is a Catholic, parochial school committed to fostering spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional & physical growth in a S.A.F.E.

and collaborative environment while empowering students to be cre-ative, to think critically, to act responsibly, and to serve with integrity.

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 31, 2016

Calling All Alumni! As part of our NEASC accreditation process, we are asking all alumni to complete a survey. It is completely anonymous, and your insights will help our school grow. The link is located at

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H5FQWHC. Thank you!

FAITH FORMATION

CHILDREN’S FAITH FORMATION

SAVE THE DATE!! Vacation Bible School

At Good Shepherd Parish June 27th – July 1st

This year we are going on a CAVE QUEST Following Jesus

The Light of the World

FMI concerning the following events/programs, contact youth minister, Josh Houde, 282-4812x117 or joshua.houde@portlanddiocese.org.

YOUTH MINISTRY

Youth Ministry Sunday Mtgs: 5:30 pm at Most Holy Trinity

Jan. 31 – Edge & Life Night

Feb. 7 – No Sunday Night Session (Super Bowl)

Feb. 14 – No Sunday Night Session (School Vaca)

Feb. 21 – Edge & Life Night

January 31 (Sun): Bowling – The high school youth ministry will be hitting the lanes on Sunday, January 31, in place of their regular meeting. Dropoff and pickup will be directly at Vaca-

tionland Bowling on Route 1 in Saco (also listed as 812 Portland Rd). We’ll bowl from 5:30-7:00 pm. Be sure to bring $10 to cover 2 games and the shoe rentals. If possible, please RSVP in advance so that we can reserve the appropriate amount of lanes. See Josh’s contact info above.

Feb 6-7 (Sat-Sun): Souper Bowl of Caring – At the weekend Masses Feb 6-7, youth from our parish will gather donations to benefit two charities: a daycare food assistance program

through Catholic Charities and the Preble Street Teen Resource Center in Portland. To sign up to help collect donations, please contact Josh.

No Youth Mass in February – Please note that there is no Sunday Night Youth Mass in Feb. Our next Youth Mass will be

March 6 at 5:30 pm. We hope to see you there.

YOUNG ADULT/FAMILY MINISTRY

February 9 (Tues): Theology on Tap with Bishop Deeley Young adults are invited to join Bishop Deeley for a casual night of

conversation about the Year of Mercy. It will be an evening of hearty food, good beer, and engaging theology at Easy Day Restaurant and

Bowling (725 Broadway, South Portland) from 7 to 9 pm. This will be an incredible opportunity to meet or become better acquainted with our

Bishop here in Maine! Please join us. Sponsored by SMCC Ministry, Good Shepherd Young Adult Ministry, and Ignite, Greater Portland's Catholic Young Adult Group. FMI contact Josh

at 282-4812, or joshua.houde@portlanddiocese.org.

February 13 (Sat): Valentine’s Potluck & Dance The parish’s Young Couples Group is sponsoring a Valen-tine’s Potluck & Dance, open to adult couples of all ages! Bring a dish to share and a partner to dance with. Whether

you are married, engaged, dating, or just want to come with a friend, you are welcome to join us for night of great fellow-

ship and dancing. It will run from 5:30-8:00 pm at MHT hall in Saco on Sat., February 13. While not essential, an RSVP would be helpful. To

RSVP/FMI contact Josh: 282-4812; joshua.houde@portlanddiocese.org.

Feb. 7 (Sun): Young Adult Brunch – Young adults 18-39 – students, single, and married (with their children) – are invited to gather for a casual brunch in the St Joseph Church Hall after the 11 am Mass on Sunday, February 7. We hope you will join us for fellowship and conversation. FMI, please contact Josh at the contact info above.

TEN REASONS TO ATTEND SAINT JAMES SCHOOL

10. Saint James is our parish school! 9. Saint James is a SAFE school (Service-Academics- Faith-Excellence)! 8. Saint James has a caring and dedicated staff committed to providing the best school experience for your child! 7. Saint James teaches students respect of self & others! 6. Saint James students help others! 5. Saint James students excel in high school and beyond! 4. Saint James prepares students to be productive citi- zens and future leaders! 3. Saint James sets high standards for student achieve- ment that help students to succeed! 2. Saint James provides a balanced aca- demic curriculum that integrates faith, culture and life! 1. Saint James is my family!

The Presence Radio is your listener-supported Catholic radio. 106.7 FM in Greater Portland. Online at

www.thepresence.fm. Download the app; dial 605-475-8037 and listen on any phone with unlimited minutes.

WeShare, our Online Giving System, is easy to use! Go to www.goodshepherdparish.us, and under the "About Us" tab, click Online Giving. You can make a one-time or recurring donation using your credit card, checking or savings account. Check it out!

"Friends of Fr. Zénon Decary" will have their monthly meeting

Thurs., Feb. 4th, at 1 pm in MHT Church Conference Room. Take

note that there will be no Healing Service this month of February.

GOOD SHEPHERD PARISH FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 31, 2016

Healing Service at the Little House of Prayer: Sun., Feb. 7, 1 pm.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Rosary at 2:30, a teaching by

Bernadette Cyr, and laying on of hands for prayers of healing.

FMI call 284-6286 or visit www.littlehouseofprayer.com.

Also, all are welcome to come recite the Rosary, daily at 10 am & 2 pm.

Job Opening: COOK, year round, 30 hrs/wk at Marie Joseph Spiritual Center, Biddeford Pool. Strong culinary knowledge & excellent customer service required. Ability to work days, evenings & weekends. Interested? Forward resume to presmaryresumes@gmail.com or call 978-682-5135.

Our TMIY program titled, "The Spirit of Nazareth", continues this coming Saturday. All men are welcome. Theme for Feb. 6 Session: A Dialogue with God

Entering the School of Nazareth * A Plan for Lent Imitating the Spiritual Life of St. Joseph * Jesus and the Temple

Joseph as a Spiritual Master * The Three Forms of Prayer St. John Bosco and listening to Our Lady

* Meetings are held in the youth room at MHT. Coffee is on at 6:45 am; program begins at 7:00. FMI call Ken, 590-5805; or Dave, 590-5198.

GRIEF SHARE PROGRAM

When you grieve a loved one’s death, no matter how long, it can be difficult sometimes to find peace.

Beginning Feb. 18, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, Good Shepherd Parish at MHT Church will begin a new program on grieving. It is our hope that together we can

help find healing and support. Stay tuned, for further information.

Second Collection Next Weekend: Winter Operations: As the name implies, is merely a way to more broadly appeal for your

support to cover all winter specific expenses. This would include purchases of equipment, such as shovels and snow blowers, bags of salt, additional labor costs associated with snow clearing, weatherizing doors and windows, contracted snow clearing services and lastly, heating fuel.

Your support is always appreciated.

Offertory Collection Report *includes second collections

Week Year to Date* January 16 - 17, 2016 $ 20,340 $ 864,130 January 17 - 18 2015 $ 21,567 $ 849,967 Difference $ (1,227) $ 14,163 1.7%

Donations to food pantries at all our churches: This week: Canned chicken & tuna

Eucharistic Ministers to the Homebound and Sick Those within our parish who request communion in our community continues to grow, and the need for more Eucharistic ministers to serve in this capacity increases. If

you are not yet a Eucharistic minister, or, if you are already a Eucharistic minister for Mass and would like to bring communion to the homebound, we would like to invite you to contact the parish office at 282-3321. Thank you for your consideration.

The Disciple Maker Index Survey Is Open through Feb. 10 Please help us participate by completing the 10-15 minute survey

as soon as possible.

If we had your email, the survey should have been emailed to you by DiscipleMakerIndex@measuring-success.com.

If you don’t use email, or didn’t get your email to us in time, please use the generic survey link, to complete the survey: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2334891/df06576fe3d3-Generic; or find it at our parish website: http://www.goodshepherdparish.us.

You can obtain a paper copy in all of our churches or get one from the parish office at 271 Main St., Saco; 207-282-3321.

The survey is only available through Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10, and asks you to reflect on your own spiritual growth, and to provide feed-back on what efforts the parish is doing to help you grow. All responses are confidential, and the parish will only receive information about the community as whole. We are trying to get the highest response rate possible. This information will be invaluable to Msgr. Mathieu, and our various ministries as we plan ahead and try to be the best disciples we can be. We will receive the results this summer, at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire parish. Thank you for help-ing with this important project! For questions on or about the survey call the DMI Phone Hotline at 1-844-DMI-DESK.

Doors of Mercy Lent 2016 - Year of Mercy

Join us for a parish-wide event Tuesday evenings

beginning February 2, for 8 weeks at Most Holy

Trinity, 6:30 to 8:00 pm. This program is being

facilitated by Msgr. Mathieu, Fr. Antonydass,

Deacon Kevin Jacques, Deacon Bob Parenteau, Deacon Candidate Rick

Huot, Fr. Joseph Manship & Fr. Bob Vaillancourt! The cost for this

program is $25.00 per person. If you are unable to join us in person,

there will be an opportunity to view this on a computer at home.

REGISTER ONLINE TODAY at www.goodshepherdparish.us

OR CALL THE OFFICE AT 282-3321.

THIS WEEKEND, Jan. 30-31 (Sat-Sun): World Youth Day Collection – Five pilgrims from our parish will be at-tending WYD in Poland from July 22-Aug. 1 and are seeking your help! The cost for World Youth Day is $3500 per person,

and while the group has raised a significant amount through other fund-raisers (i.e. benefit concert, coffee sales, and parking fundraiser), they still have about halfway to go to meet their collective goal of $17,500. These youth and young adults will be accepting donations after the parish Masses January 30-31. Thank you for your generous support!

St. James Catholic Schools Week Turkey Supper Co-sponsored by Catholic Financial Life

St. Therese Chapter N-160

Saturday, January 30, 2016 *** 5:00-7:00 pm at St. Joseph Hall

Adults: $9.00; Students 6-14: $5.00; 5 and under free

Feb 6-7 (Sat-Sun): Souper Bowl of Caring – At the weekend Masses Feb 6-7, youth from our parish will gather donations to benefit two charities: a daycare food assistance program through Catholic Charities and the Preble Street Teen Re-

source Center in Portland. Please contribute to these organizations that help keep the vulnerable in our community fed and cared for. If any youth and their families would like to volunteer to collect donations, please contact Josh at joshua.houde@portlanddiocese.org.

Women of God Book Club: “Mercy: A Bible Study Guide for Catholics” by Fr. Mitch Pacwa Thursday, February 4 6:30 to 8 PM at MHT

We will be discussing Chapter Five.

WOMEN OF

GOD

DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Circle 828 will hold the next meeting on

February 9 at 6:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE: the meeting will take place in

the Knights of Columbus meeting room in St. Joseph Church. There will

be no social in February.

Knights Hosting Red Cross Blood Drive on Mon., Feb. 8

at St. Joseph Church Hall, 178 Elm St, 1:00 - 6:00 pm.

Drop in or call 1-800-733-2767 to schedule an appointment

or search online for sponsor code: KOCBidd.