SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
4:30 PM Louise Walsh by
the Garber Family
SUNDAY, AUGUST 22
7:30AM Daniel J. Conley
by Eugene & Mary Hunter
10:30AM Mary &
Cornelius Baumann by Joan & Zeno Corbin
MONDAY, AUGUST 23
8:00 AM Ted Stopyra by Don & Sue Hamill
TUESDAY, AUGUST 24
8:00 AM Eucharistic
Service
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25
8:00 AM Eugene Fredey by the Amann Family
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26
8:00 AM Eucharistic
Service
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
8:00 AM Virginia Kelley by
Joe Kelley
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MASSES NEXT WEEKEND
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28
4:30 PM Louise Walsh by
the Nigro Family
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29
7:30AM Steven Delano by
the Brodsky Family
10:30AM Robert William
Lauterbach,Sr. by Isabel & Austin
THE SANCTUARY
LAMP WILL BURN
THIS
WEEK
AUGUST 22 ~ 28
In Loving Memory of
FRANK & IRIS PETER
WEEKLY REFLECTION
21st
Sunday in Ordinary Time
Do you feel that by
going to church on Sunday, following all the rules, and donating to worthy causes
that you have done your part? Perhaps, all your “goodness” even makes you feel
superior to others. Over and over again, Jesus has warned us that the important
thing is what is in our hearts. Being a “good churchgoing Christian” is
meaningless without a genuine love and respect for others that leads us to
serve and help those around us.
Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making
his way to Jerusalem. Someone asked him, "Lord, will only a few people be
saved?" He answered them, "Strive to enter through the narrow
gate." - Lk 13:22-24a
FINANCIAL REPORT AUGUST 15, 2010
Total Required to Support Parish $ 9,500.00
Parish Offertory Collection $ 7,864.00
Building Fund $
55.00
Electronic Funds $ 1,326.58
Total $ 9,245.58
FAITH FACTS: On Friday, August 27th, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of
Saint Monica. Monica was born of a Christian family in Africa in 331. She
married Patricius, a man hostile to the Christian faith, and had 3 children.
Their oldest child was Augustine, who rejected the faith and lived a pagan
lifestyle. Through Monica's virtuous life and her many prayers to God for their
conversion she lived to see both her husband and son embrace the faith.
Augustine became a Doctor of the Church and a Saint. A Prayer to Saint Monica: Exemplary Mother of the great
Augustine, you perseveringly pursued your wayward son not with wild threats but
with prayerful cries to heaven. Intercede for all mothers in our day so that
they may learn to draw their children to God. Teach them how to remain close to
their children, even the prodigal sons and daughters who have sadly gone
astray. Amen.
Project
G.R.A.C.E. News
Granting Resources and Assistance through Community
Effort
P.O. Box 6846, Scarborough, ME 04070-6846
883-5111 E-mail address: pgme@projectgracemaine.org
THANK YOU!: To all who helped with our
Back to School campaign. This fall many
Scarborough students will be returning to school with the supplies and
confidence they need to have an excellent school year thanks to your
generosity.
IF YOU KNOW:
Of anyone in the Greater Scarborough area, who is struggling to meet basic
needs, please consider referring them to a volunteer at Project G.R.A.C.E. Referrals can be done anonymously. Call our office at 883-5111 or send an email
to pgme@projectgracemaine.org
4TH ANNUAL HARVEST BALL to Benefit Harvest Magazine: Join Bishop Richard J. Malone
as he hosts the Harvest 
Ball at the Holiday Inn by the
Bay, Portland on Friday, September 24, 2010.
Dance to the music of The Tony
Boffa Band and get in on the fun of our silent auction. Social hour begins at
7pm with dinner and dancing to follow.
Ticket price is $60 per person or
$100 per couple for this black tie optional event. Organize a group for a table
of 8 for $400!
Registration and payment is
required before the event. To pay by credit card call 207-773-6471 Ext. 7834.
FMI visit our website at
www.portlanddiocese.org/harvestball Auction items will be added daily!
Time is Running Out—Sign Up Today
and Join in the Fun!
BLUE MASS: Bishop Richard Malone invites the public to
attend the annual Blue Mass honoring EMS, fire and law enforcement
personnel Sunday, September 12, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. at the Basilica of Ss.
Peter and Paul, Lewiston.
The Mass
honors all who contribute to public health and safety in Maine. Members of
these agencies are encouraged to attend this celebratory event in uniform; a
reception will follow.
GRIEVING… Join us for an evening of Prayer
and Remembrance to grieve and honor a child loss through abortion, miscarriage
or unexpected death.
If you are grieving this loss come to an interfaith
service in the Chapel at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in
Portland, on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 7:00 PM. For more information,
please call Grace at 773-7746, ext. 103
CYCLES OF FAITH
Twenty-First Sunday in
Ordinary Time
In my
travels I've visited cities like Washington, New York, and Chicago. And while
I'm mostly a country person at heart, there is a certain vibrancy in city life.
I like walking down the crowded streets of a shopping or entertainment district
and watching the people. I suppose I enjoy it, because it is so different from
the country road that I usually walk down in the early morning. If I'm taking
an evening walk in the city, I'm always intrigued by the long lines that form
outside certain clubs. You can hear the thumping of the music, and see the
flashing of the lights. As I walk by, the waiting crowd is often trying to
convince the bouncers guarding the doors that they know someone on the inside
who would surely let them in if the person only knew they were out on the
sidewalk. From my cursory observance, the pleading patrons are almost never
admitted.
It
is probably not fair to compare the kingdom of heaven to the big city club
scene, even though people come from the east and the west, the north and the
south, to get in on a Saturday night. Like the clubs, the kingdom of God does
have an exclusive clientele, and you do have to know someone to get in-and he
has to know you.
We
get to know Jesus by spending time with him through prayer and by reading the
Bible. We get to know him even better by our communion with him when we receive
the Eucharist. And we get to know Jesus when we discover him in the hungry, the
thirsty, the homeless, the stranger, the sick, and the imprisoned. There's not
a line stretching around the corner to meet these kinds of people. But maybe
there should be. If we want to get in to the best place ever, then we're going
to have to line up to help these least ones.
FOOD CUPBORD: Each year we help families with children, with school supplies. We know
this helps them as many have asked us if we are going to have them this year.
Well, we do have them but need more. Stores are
advertising these supplies at very low prices, so in lieu of canned foods,
we are asking for backpacks, notebooks, pens, etc. Please help.
AWAKEN
YOUR MARRIAGE: One couple, who recently went on a Worldwide Marriage
Encounter weekend, summed up their experience like this, “The weekend awakened
our marriage and we are living [it] in a more conscious way!” In just 44 hours
you can renew and enrich your marriage … you don’t need it, you deserve it!
Mark your calendars and plan now to join us this September 24-26. The
registration costs $50 and there is an opportunity for a free will offering on the
weekend. The weekend will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Portland (Jetport).
Go to our website for more information and to register:
wwmenewengland.org/Maine/ or contact Bill & Coco at: 207-668-4885 or
wwmemainereg@gmail.com. You deserve all this weekend has to offer!
LOBSTER
BAKE FUND RAISER
Fr. Sebastian Rasle Assembly #337
Saturday
September 18, 2010
At St. Patrick’s Church Hall following the 4PM Mass.
$25.00
Lobster ticket: [1] Lobster, steamers,
corn, cold slaw, potatoes, fresh baked bread, blueberry cake &
watermelon OR
$15.00
Chicken dinner: Includes all the
above without the Lobster & steamers
For ticket information:
Please Contact
John
Brown 773-6073 Charles Noyes
428-3725
Bill
Green 773-8619 Chuck Oates 774-1655
Andy
Litcher 797-5598 Michael
Matthes 878-3017
Bob
Rand 774-8730; Joseph Frazier 865-6420
Richard
Pyne 799-6352 ames Walsh 799-8364
Lee
Chase 799-6583 Kevin Stack 799-2309
Leo
Lambert 797-2531 Kevin Curtis 885-5856
Liturgical Ministers (Altar Servers, Lectors
and Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers):
Please have any
requests for the upcoming fall schedule, Oct., Nov., and Dec., to me before
Sept. 12th. Thank you for your service to the parish.
Lorraine LaChapelle 885-9187; gramofbmmb@maine.rr.com
NEEDS RIDE TO
MASS: A woman who lives on Black Point Road who is without
transportation, has asked if someone could pick her up and bring her to church
on Sundays, preferably at the 7:30 a.m. Mass. If anyone is willing to do so.,
please call Judy in the office @ 883-0334, during the week.
EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE COMING UP!
It’s hard to believe that Labor
Day is fast approaching! Liturgical Publications has notified us that the
transmission of the September 11/12 bulletin must be in by Thursday, September 2nd.
That means e-mailing your article to Judy at stmax@maine.rr.com
by no later than 8:30 AM that day. Thank you for your consideration.
BAPTISM SPONSORS
If
Catholic parents take their faith seriously, one of the more important tasks
they will face is choosing sponsors for their child’s baptism. Commonly
referred to as godparents, sponsors really act as role models of faith for a
child, helping parents instill the values of the Gospel in their child. Too
often the choice of sponsors has little to do with faith and more to do with
friends or family – almost a “whose turn is it” mentality. Sponsors need to be
active witnesses of faith, giving each child the best possible example to
follow as they grow in their love and understanding of God.
At least one Godparent needs to be a faithful practicing
Catholic and be registered in a parish, obtaining a “Sponsor Form for
Baptism” before the child is baptized. If coming from out of town or state, a
written letter from the parish priest, giving his permission, must be obtained.
WORSHIP & SPIRITUALITY
Twenty- First Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Narrow Door
1st Reading: Isaiah (gathering of the
nations)
2nd Reading: Hebrews (the discipline of
God)
Gospel:
Luke: Jesus answers the questions that all should strive to enter through the
narrow gate with an explanation. Does it mean only a few may enter? Any number
of people can enter a narrow gate but one does so deliberately. The narrow gate
is discipleship.
A choice.
Questions to ponder:
Ø
What words in the gospel and in the Isaiah reading
offer hope?
Ø
In what ways is choosing discipleship a narrow gate?
Ø
What do you think Jesus means by, “Some are last who
will be first?”
Ø
What daily choices are you making that will allow you
to be recognized at the doorway of the reign of God?
Ø
What good habits are you practicing in order to be a
good Christian?
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PEACE
Handcrafting Justice
Sale
Circle your calendar now for the first weekend in October ,
Saturday,October 2nd, 2-6PM and Sunday, October 3rd, 8AM
– 12 noon. Here’s your opportunity to get a quiet, head start on your Christmas
shopping but also to make a difference in the lives of women who suffer
violence, poverty, and economic injustice in developing countries. Purchase the
handmade bags, pottery, table runners, jewelry, toys and many other products.
Make a difference in the lives of women without leaving Maine. For more
information about the sale please contact Elaine Hollywood @883-1742 at the
Faith Formation office.
LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN
The pamphlets given to the
children during Liturgy of the Word with Children can be found each week, on the
back shelves of church. The pamphlets are divided according to age. There is a
set for children between the ages of 3 through 6 and 7 through 12. These
provide a wonderful family activity.
A SUMMER EVENT: Rev. Carl Arico, vice- president of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd, from Butler, New
Jersey presented a workshop, “ Praying the Sacred Scriptures- The Ancient
Practice of Lectio Divina. “This is a traditional way of cultivating friendship
with Jesus Christ which moves one to ‘resting in God’ ”. Fr. Arico was welcomed
with a potluck dinner in the parish hall. Thanks to all who brought a salad or
main dish to share. A special thanks to Adele Millette who arranged for this
workshop..
FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION has begun. Registration Forms & Calendars may be
picked up in the Narthex. This will help us defray the expense of mailing. If
your address has changed or you are new to this church, please call Kathy
Sparda at 883-1742. We always need new catechists; please consider being part
of our team, especially Kindergarten parents. We are a volunteer organization;
we need everyone’s help. SESSIONS WILL BEGIN THE WEEK OF September 26.
(please note change: we had a conflict with our schedule.) THURSDAY SESSIONS
WILL BE HELD AT 3:45-5:00 PM BECAUSE SCARBOROUGH SCHOOLS (K-2) ARE DISMISSING
CHILDREN AT 3:15 PM THIS YEAR.
REGISTRATION WEEKEND: August 28 & 29 after all Masses. This is your
opportunity to register your children for Fall sessions. Please don’t wait to
enroll your children until after soccer season; we may not have room in the
classes.
CATECHIST EVENING OF REFLECTION: Friday, September 17 from 4-7PM. (PLEASE NOTE DATE
CHANGE) Start the year off with some inspiration. Our national catechetical
theme is “Sacraments of Enduring Love.” Steve and Kathy Beirne, national
speakers on family life, will give the keynote address. Register in the faith
formation office. $20 for workshop; includes dinner.
SAINT MAXIMILIAN KOLBE GOLF TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF
TOM WILSON: Monday, September 13,
2010. 9 AM Registration, 9:30 AM Tee-Off at Purpoodock Club in Cape Elizabeth.
$125 per person, or
$500 per team. Benefit: The Saint Maximilian Kolbe Building Fund. Cost
includes Golf Banquet (BBQ) Questions: Please call Kathy Sparda 883-1742 or Bob
Sparda 883-2779.We are seeking golfers, including women) and sponsors. Look for
registration and sponsor forms on the shelf in the back of the church.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: The Faith Formation office is seeking a person to
help with computer work at the beginning of the school year. If you should have
these skills and could offer a little time, it would be a great gift to this
office. Please call Kathy Sparda, 883-1742. Thank you!