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Parish of the Precious Blood December 20, 2020

www.theppb.org

Sacramental and Pastoral Care

Sacrament of Baptism

Please call the Parish Office to register by the first Friday of the month.

Sacrament of Marriage

Please call the Parish Office six months to one year in advance of the

desired date of your wedding.

Sacrament of Penance

Reconciliation is available 45 mins before Mass or by appointment.

Pastoral Ministry to the Sick and Homebound

Please call the Parish Office with the name, address and telephone number

of the person who is in need.

PARISH OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OFFICE HOURS

Caribou Office: Presque Isle Office:

31 Thomas Ave. 6 Roberts St.

P.O. Box 625 Presque Isle, ME 04769

Caribou, ME 04736 768-3671 or 764-8644

498-2536 or 498-2537 *Hours: Mon.-Thurs.

*Hours: Mon. -Thurs. 9 AM - 3:30 PM

9 AM - 3:30 PM. Closed 12-1 PM for Lunch.

Closed Friday Closed Friday

Closed Friday

PASTOR

Rev. David R. Raymond ‘Fr. Dave’

david.raymond@portlanddiocese.org

PAROCHIAL VICAR

Rev. Selvaraj Kasi ‘Fr. Raj’

selvaraj.kasi@portlanddiocese.org

DEACON

Rev. Mr. Carl Joseph Gallagher ‘Deacon Carl’

carl.gallagher@portlanddiocese.org

A Christmas Message from the Pastor

Dear Parishioners,

As we look forward with great

expectation and anticipation to

Christmas Day, let us rejoice that our

newborn Savior Jesus Christ is

“God with us.” He was sent to us so

that we could enter into a holy and intimate relationship with Him.

Let us rejoice and be glad!

As we share our beautiful Christmas liturgies, in person or on line,

may our newborn Savior always be that radiant light that gives us

hope even in these challenging times.

On behalf of Fr. Raj, Deacon Carl and the parish staff I wish you a

Christmas full of peace, gratitude, joy and love.

Fr. Dave

Pastor

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SANCTUARY LAMP

Holy Rosary Church Reney & Helen Theriault

by Donna & Charlie

St. Denis Church Fred & Lenore Dubois

by their daughter,

Rose Walker

Sacred Heart Church In Memory of

My Sister Patsy

by Josephine St. Peter

St. Theresa Church Theresa Alice Flagg

by Cary Medical Center

Public Relations Dept.

OUR LADY LAMPS

Blanche Cowett

by Dolores & Roger Morin

In Memory of

Kenneth Murchison

by His Family

BULLETIN MEMORIALS

In Loving Memory of

DALE CORBIN & MICHAEL POISSON

by Sharon Corbin & Families

In Loving Memory of

CONRAD CARON

by His Wife & Children

In Loving Memory of

SHAWN BERNARD

by His Dad

In Loving Memory of

KENNETH G. MURCHISON, SR.

by the Murchison Family

In Loving Memory of

REGINALD OUILLETTE

by His Loving Wife Teresa

In Loving Memory of

LOUIS BARON

by his children Linda,

Freddie & Keith

In Loving Memory of

GILBERT GUERRETTE

by his Loving Wife & Family

In Loving Memory of

RICHARD TAYLOR

by his sweetheart, Rena

In Loving Memory of

LINDA PAGE

by Norman & Family

In Loving Memory of

LIONEL, DORIS & RAYMOND

BLANCHETTE

by Their Children

In Loving Memory of

LAWRENCE, HILDA &

PATRICIA BOSSE

By Jim & Nancy Chandler

In Loving Memory of

GLO & CLIFF MARTIN

by Their Children &

Their Families

In Loving Memory of

SANDRA BEAUPRE

by her Loving Husband

Gordon & Family

Maurice and Anita

Soucy and

Loved Ones

By Their Loving Family

Memorial Ad Donation:

$20 for 1 month

$50 for 3 months

$100 for 6 months

$200 for 1 year

If you would like to place a

memorial ad in memory of a

loved one please call the

rectory office during normal

business hours at 498-2536.

HOLY ROSARY, CARIBOU

Thurs:

6:30 p.m. ACTS-Women: *No Meeting

7:00 p.m. Burning Bush Group *No meeting

Fri: 9:00-10:00 a.m. Adoration

1st Friday: Mass and Adoration

5:30-6:00 p.m. Confession

6:00 p.m. Mass

6:30 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

7:15 p.m. Prayers & Benediction

1st Saturday:

9:30 AM-12:00 PM Followers of the Cross—Parish

Center

9:30-10:15 Rosary & Confession

10:15 Mass

3:00 p.m. First Saturday Devotions & Rosary

ST. MARY’S, PRESQUE ISLE

√ Confession is offered after Daily Mass.

Tues:

1:00 p.m. Prayer Group

2:30 p.m. Rosary Team

Weds: 9:00 a.m. Rosary making

√ *First Friday Adoration is now being held at St. Mary’s after the

8:30 AM Mass on the First Friday of each month.

9:00 a.m. Cenacle of the Marian Movement of Priests.

Sat: 2:30 PM First Saturday Devotions & Rosary.

Group Prayer & Devotions Are Suspended Unless (√) Check marked.

ST. DENIS, FORT FAIRFIELD

√ Confessions Every 3rd Sunday after Mass

and after Thursday daily Mass.

Weds. 9:30 a.m.

Cenacle of the Marian Movement of Priests.

Thurs: 9:00 a.m. Faith Sharing

Fri: 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chaplet

Sat: 1:00 p.m. Adoration

√ Sun: 10:15 a.m. Rosary

ST. MARK, ASHLAND

√ Tues: 8:30 A.M. Daily Mass thru Oct. 6

with Rosary before Mass.

√ Confession after 8:30 a.m. Daily Mass thru Oct. 6.

√ 2:00 Rosary beginning Oct. 6.

√ 2:30 p.m. Faith Sharing beginning Oct. 6

√ Fri: 8:30 a.m. Rosary

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE, PORTAGE

√ Sun: 8:30 a.m. Rosary before Mass

Tues: 6:30 p.m. Rosary

SACRED HEART, NORTH CARIBOU

Weds: 10:00 a.m. Rosary

√ Sat: 5:15 p.m. Rosary before Mass

If you would like to purchase your own Missal to bring to Mass you may order it online at

https://www.ocp.org/en-us/hymnals/B20/journeysongs-third-edition or call 1-800-548-8749 $19.50

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Mass Schedule Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020 Saturday, Dec 19: Fourth Sunday of Advent #868 4:00 PM Holy Rosary ** Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest 4:00 PM St. Mary ** Roger Martin by His Wife, Trish 4:00 PM St. Theresa ** Theresa Alice Flagg by Cary Medical Center Public Relations Dept. 5:30 PM Sacred Heart ** Patricia Chapman by Her Children 6:00 PM St. Catherine ** Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest 6:00 PM St. Joseph ** Gary Dyer Sr. by Geraldine, Gayle, Gary, Gregg, Geoff & Family Sunday, Dec 20: Fourth Sunday of Advent #868 9:00 AM Holy Rosary ** Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest 9:00 AM Our Lady ** For the People 9:00 AM St. Mary ** Kenneth Dickinson by His Mom Carmeline & Brothers Mitchel & David 10:30 AM St. Mark ** Raymond Chasse by Dolores Laveway & Family 11:00 AM St. Denis ** Lonny Lynch by His wife, Mona 11:00 AM St. Louis ** Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest Monday, Dec 21: St. Peter Canisius, Priest and Doctor of the Church 8:30 AM Holy Rosary ** Dan Hurley by Doreen McCarthy 8:30 AM St. Mary ** Harry McCarthy by Gene & Betty Fadrigan Tuesday, Dec 22: 8:30 AM St. Denis ** In Memory of Newman 'Bud' Dorsey by The McGillan Family 8:30 AM St. Mary ** Doris Blanchette by Jon & Gail Langley Wednesday, Dec 23: St. John of Kanty, Priest 8:30 AM Holy Rosary ** Long-Bergeron Family by Elizabeth Long 6:00 PM St. Mary ** Florian Levesque by Gary & Ginnette Thursday, Dec 24: The Vigil of the Nativity # 871 4:00 PM Holy Rosary ** Gilford Daigle (10th Anniversary Nov 29th) by Loving Wife Della & Family 4:00 PM St. Catherine ** Alphonse & Philomene Dionne by Their Daughter, Marie Raymond 4:00 PM St. Denis ** Fred & Lenore Dubois by Rose Walker & Annette Hull 4:00 PM St. Mary ** Wesley Pelletier by Phyllis Pelletier 7:00 PM St. Joseph ** Gordon Tweedie by His daughter, Eleanor 7:00 PM St. Louis ** Michael St. Pierre (3nd Anniversary) by His family 7:00 PM St. Mark ** Sean Flood by Tom Flood & Mary Botha Friday, Dec 25: The Nativity of the Lord # 873 9:00 AM Holy Rosary ** For The Health of Brenda Ouellette by Leona 9:00 AM St. Mary ** Kenneth Dickinson by His Mom Carmeline & Brothers Mitchel & David 11:00 AM Sacred Heart ** Roland St. Peter (8th Anniversary) by His loving wife, Leona & Family 11:00 AM St. Theresa ** Roland Albert Jr. by Gil, Jeanine & Family Saturday, Dec 26: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph # 874, St. Stephen, the First Martyr. 4:00 PM Holy Rosary ** Norman Johndro by Joyce & Family 4:00 PM St. Mary ** Janice Labbe by Jeannette Stairs & Family 4:00 PM St. Theresa ** Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest 5:30 PM Sacred Heart ** Sunday Celebration in the Absence of a Priest 6:00 PM St. Catherine ** Ann McHatten by Dee & Sheena 6:00 PM St. Joseph ** Dave Caron Jr. by Mom, Dad & Family Sunday, Dec 27: The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph # 874 9:00 AM Holy Rosary ** Theresa Alice Flagg by Cary Medical Center Public Relations Dept. 9:00 AM Our Lady ** Phoebe Jimmo by Joanne Cote 9:00 AM St. Mary ** For the People 10:30 AM St. Mark ** Marie Rose Pelletier by Gerard & Corinne Pelletier 11:00 AM St. Denis ** Leo Dubois by Rose Walker & Annette Hull 11:00 AM St. Louis ** Jeanine O'Bar by Annette & Larry Tardy

Friends,

Please keep in mind that the offices in Presque Isle and Caribou continue to be closed to the general public

until we get a better handle on the Covid—19 situation. If you wish to have a Mass said, please give us a

call or place the request with the $10.00 offering in an envelope and drop it the offertory basket at Mass

or mail it to the Caribou office: P.O. Box 625, Caribou, Maine 04736.

If you wish to see a priest for confession or do church business in person please call:

Holy Rosary: 498-2536 or St. Mary: 768-3671

The church office in Caribou is open four days a week, Monday through Thursday, 9am to 3pm.

My day off is on Wednesday; Fr. Raj’s day off is on Tuesday.

Remember, we still do not have a secretary at St. Mary’s Rectory in Presque Isle.

If you know of an interested, dependable person to fill this part time position, please call

Fr. Dave or Martha Frank at 498-2536.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Blessings,

Fr. Dave

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PLEASE REGISTER FOR WEEKEND MASSES DAILY and SUNDAY Masses

are being Livestreamed

on the Parish Facebook

Page.

CHURCH MASS CONTACT NUMBER WHEN TO CALL TIME TO CALL

St. Mary 4:00 PM Sat. Theresa Fowler 227-4390 Mon. – Thurs. 6:00-9:00 PM

Leah Girardin 764-6226 Mon. – Thurs. 6:00-9:00 PM

9:00 AM Sun. Theresa Fowler 227-4390 Mon. - Thurs. 6:00-9:00 PM

Leah Girardin 764-6226 Mon. – Thurs. 6:00-9:00 PM

St. Joseph 6:00 PM Sat. Patti McCrum 227-4156 Mon.—Fri. 9 AM– 7 PM

Holy Rosary 4:00 PM Sat. Cindy Blanchette 227-0035 Mon./Wed./ Thurs. 9:00-11:00 AM

9:00 AM Sun. Mary Ellen Field 999-2378 Mon./Wed./Thurs. 9:00-11:00 AM

St. Denis 11:00 AM Sun. Ed Schupbach 498-0502 Call Anytime

St. Mark 10:30 AM Sun. Chris Grover 435-2591 Using Calling Tree

Our Lady 9:00 AM Sun. Corrine Routhier 227-0819 Anytime 9 AM – 7 PM

St. Catherine 6:00 PM Sat. Barb Caron 455-4069 Using Calling Tree

St. Louis 11:00 AM Sun. Steve Brooker 551-8203 Using Calling Tree

Sacred Heart 5:30 PM Sat. Betty Thompson 498-8741 Call Anytime

St. Theresa 4:00 PM Sat. Rosemary Hede 492-2390 Call Anytime 9 AM – 9 PM

Companion Saints

Parish of the Precious Blood has been doing a New Year’s tradition

to choose a new Patron Saint for each family member each year. In

the past, we pulled the name of a Saint from a basket. With COVID,

we are changing it up to ensure everyone’s safety.

From the list provided, choose a saint that you feel would be a good

fit for you– something relative to you.

Here are some ideas for celebrating the yearly patron saint or you

can make it a family affair:

Put a statue of that saint in your home.

Give your children holy cards or inexpensive saint medals of the saint.

Learn about your saint over the year.

Celebrate your saint’s feast day.

Do a quick google search to see if your saint has a prayer you can say together on New Year’s day or throughout the year,

and put up somewhere in your home. Include this prayer in your

bedtime prayer routine for the year.

Make crafts and do activities with your children relating to their saint and his or her patronage.

Good luck in selecting a Saint that you can rely on for the year 2021.

DISCOUNT CARDS AVAILABLE!

Get you Daughters of Isabella

Discount Card from members of the

Daughters of Isabella or by

contacting Mary Ellen Field at

498-6779 or Dolores Martin at

498-8274. These cards entitle you

to great discounts on goods and

services from local vendors.

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St. Michael the Archangel - Patron Saint of Police Officers.

While there are countless angels, Gabriel, Raphael, and Michael are the

only angels referred to by name in the Bible. These angels were each

entrusted with extraordinary missions and played a specific role in how

our salvation would play out. St. Michael, also known as an archangel

(an elevated angel), is called “Prince of the Heavenly Host,” and is

considered the leader of the angels. As a police officer's role is to

protect the public from the activities incited by the devil it is absolutely

natural that Saint Michael is the Patron Saint.

Saint Florian - Patron Saint of Firefighters.

St. Florian—an officer in the Roman army who died protecting his

faith—is without a doubt reaping his reward in heaven as promised by

God. Put to death for refusing to kill Christians as ordered by Emperor

Diocletian, St. Florian is the man who has been given the title of patron

saint of firefighters and floods.

St. Lawrence - Patron Saints of the Culinary Arts.

If every steak on the grill could be as considerate as St. Lawrence,

there’d be less overcooked meat in the world. As he lay on a gridiron set

over coals to be roasted to death, this early Christian martyr allegedly

told his executioners, “Turn me over, I’m done on this side.”

Mary Magdalene - Patron Saint of Hairdressers.

Mary Magdalene is often identified as the sinful penitent woman in Luke

7:37-38 who wiped Jesus' feet with her hair. That's why she's the patron

of penitents and perfumes; but also why she might have been the

patron saint of hairdressers.

Saint Raphael the Archangel - the Patron Saint of Healing.

Unlike most saints, Raphael was never a human being who lived on

Earth. Instead, he has always been a heavenly angel. He was declared

a saint in honor of his work helping humanity. As one of God's leading

archangels, Raphael serves people who need to heal in body, mind,

and spirit. Raphael also helps people in health professions, such as

doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and counselors. He is also a patron saint

of young people, love, travelers, and people seeking protection from

nightmares. Healing People Physically. People often pray for

Raphael's help in healing their bodies from illnesses and injuries.

Raphael clears away toxic spiritual energy that has harmed people's

physical health, promoting good health in every area of the body.

Healing People Mentally and Emotionally. Raphael also heals people's

minds and emotions by working with God's Spirit to help change

people's thoughts and feelings. Believers often pray for help from

Raphael to recover from mental and emotional suffering.

St. Catherine of Alexandria (c. 287-305) – Patron Saint of Teachers

and Students.

Today, she is known as the namesake of a monastery at Mount Sinai

that claims to be the oldest in the world. She is the patron saint of

wheelwrights, and also a patron saint of teachers, jurists, philosophers,

students and teachers.

St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) – Patron Saint of Teachers.

St. Thomas is a patron saint of academics, chastity, colleges and

universities, Catholic schools and theologians.

St. Christopher – Patron Saint of Drivers.

St. Christopher is the patron saint of all travelers and transportation

workers, including mariners, bus drivers and taxi drivers, as well as

bachelors, fruit dealers and epileptics -- a busy man, this guy!

St. Isidore – Patron Saint of Farmers.

St. Isidore the Farmer, was a Spanish farmworker known for his piety

toward the poor and animals. He is the Catholic patron saint of farmers

and of Madrid, and of La Ceiba, Honduras. His feast day is celebrated

on May 15.

MORE SAINTS NEXT WEEK!

St. Agatha - Patron Saint of Wet Nurses and Breast Cancer.

St. Agatha was born around 231 A.D. in Sicily to rich noble parents. She is

the patron saint of wet nurses and breast cancer because of her story of

torture where her breasts were torn off and miraculously healed.

St. Agatha was born with beauty and vowed to remain celibate and sexually

pure, devoting her life to God and prayer. A judge named Quintianus wanted

her for himself and tried to force her to marry him through imprisonment and

torture. She never lost her faith or dedication, even when he ordered her

breasts to be removed. While in prison, she had a vision of St. Peter the

Apostle who healed her wounds. She eventually passed away – a virgin – in

251.t. Agatha of Sicily – Patron Saint of Wet Nurses & Breast Cancer

St Luke - Patron Saint of Doctors.

Unfortunately, we know little of the life of Saint Luke (the Evangelist) although

we are able to benefit a great deal from his writings (i.e. his Gospel and the

Acts of the Apostles). It is believed that he is “the beloved physician” from

Saint Paul’s letter to the Colossians, and, as a result, he is the patron of

physicians and surgeons. It is thought that Saint Luke was born in Antioch,

Syria and that he lived a long life, dying at the ripe old age of 84 in Boeotia,

Greece (believed to be where he chose to settle so as to write his Gospel).

However, there are other accounts claiming he was martyred.

St. Denis – Patron Saint of Intercessions.

St. Denis was born and raised in Italy. He was sent as a missionary to Gaul

(now France). He became know as the First Bishop of Paris and Apostle of

France. He suffered martyrdom and was beheaded.

St. John Vianney – Patron Saint of Parish Priests.

French priest who was renowned as a confessor and for his supernatural

powers. He was devoted to the sacrament of reconciliation and was known to

spend up to 15 hours a day hearing confessions. He is the patron saint of

parish priests. Learn more about his life and ministry.

St. Mark – Patron Saint Mark the Evangelist.

Author of the Gospel Book of Mark in the Bible, was one of Jesus Christ's

original 12 disciples. He is the patron saint of many different topics: including

lions, lawyers, notaries, opticians, pharmacists, painters, secretaries,

interpreters, prisoners, and people dealing with insect bites. He lived in the

Middle East during the 1st century, and his feast day is celebrated on April

25th.

St. Joseph – Patron Saint of Workers, Fathers, travelers, and unborn

children. Saint Joseph is the patron saint of workers, fathers, travelers,

unborn children, immigrants and dying a happy death. He was the stepfather

of Jesus and husband of Mary. Saint Joseph was born in 90 B.C. and died in

the year 18 A.D. Much of Saint Joseph's life comes from the Bible. He was a

carpenter who accepted that Jesus was the Son of God but treated him as

his own son. He moved his family to Nazareth to protect them.

St. Theresa of Lisieux – Patron Saint of Sick People, Florists, Aviators,

and Tuberculosis. Saint Therese of Lisieux is the patron of sick people,

florists, aviators, tuberculosis, and foreign missions. She was born in France.

She received a vision of the Child Jesus just before her 14th birthday which

developed in her an incredible faith. St. Therese of Lisieux, also known as the

Little Flower, struggled with tuberculosis throughout her twenties.

St Louis – Patron Saint of Secular Franciscans, Hairdressers and Arts

and Architecture. During his reign, the famous Sorbonne Theological

School was formed in Paris and the gothic jewel, the Sainte Chapelle in

Paris, was built as his personal chapel. In the Sainte Chapelle, he enshrined

the true Crown of Thorns which he had secured from the Emperor in

Constantinople. He’s the patron saint of the Secular Franciscans.

Interestingly, he was a contemporary of St. Francis of Assisi. Louis is also the

patron of hairdressers.

St. Lucy – Patron Saint of Eye Problems.

St. Lucy is most notably the patron saint of the blind, eye disorders, virgins,

the poor, and the city of her birth, Syracuse, Sicily. “Lucy” means “light” or

“lucid.” St. Lucy, a martyr who inspired classic literature and Renaissance

painters, and is a model for virtuous men and women everywhere. Saint

Lucy is an example of a woman so strong in her faith that she pulled her own

eyes out before she was martyred.

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Memorials will be added as they are received.

Thank you!

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Parish Financial Stewardship Financial Blessings

Up Coming Second/Special Collections:

Dec. 20 Maintenance Fund

Dec. 25 H.O.P.E.

Dec. 27 Faith Formation

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!

OFFERTORY Dec. 6, 2020 Collections Last Week :

First Collection $ 12,219

Second Collection - Mission Sunday $ 1,992

Total: $ 14,211

Total Collections YTD: $ 342,976

Collections Budget: $ 355,181

Shortfall: $ 12,205

Total of Weekly Collections

this time last year $ 392,057

Current Weekly Average $ 14,912

Last Year Weekly Average $ 17,821

NEW WeShare Collection for the

H.O.P.E. Christmas Basket Project

Easy, convenient and greatly appreciated!

Check it out at www.theppb.org

Merry Christmas from our Family to Yours!