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Our Lady of Hope Parish

OUR LADY OF HOPE and ST. BRIGID SCHOOL

A Jesuit Ministry September 19 / September 20, 2020

twenty - fifth SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME


NOTICE - Please watch our website for most recently updated informa on (www.ladyo opemaine.org). There is about a week "lag me" from when the bulle n is completed and when you see it. Our Parish Staff is on site part of the me. We s ll need to limit in-person contact as much as possible to protect everyone concerned. Please conduct your parish business as much as possible via phone or email. (Mass cards and scheduling Mass can be done via phone or email). Thanks for your faithful con nuing of church support through your envelopes, WeShare and offerings dropped at the mail slot at the Parish Office. You have kept us going financially!

See page 8 for updates on church reopening.

Follow us on social media to stay connected! Facebook: h ps://www.facebook.com/ourladyo opemaine/


02 Twenty-Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time

Pastoral Staff Finance Council Fr. Paul Sullivan, S.J.- Pastor Bill Green, Charlie Noyes, Barbara Willey,

Fr. Kevin C. Hughes, S.J - Parochial Vicar Ann Campbell, Dick Pra , Tim Gibson Fr. John d ’Anjou, S.J.- Senior Priest Fr. Vincent Cur n, S.J. Senior Priest Pastoral Council

Rev. Mr. John McAuliffe, Deacon Bill Slavick, Mary Ellen White, Kathy Eliscu Parish Musicians Estelle Lavoie, John Mullen, Elizabeth Tarasevich

Nancy Curran Joan Dube Michael Luna , Dermot Bostock Tom Luna Lori Arsenault pastoral.council@ladyo opemaine.org

Office Staff Sacrament of Bap sm Mary Cafazzo Parish Business Administrator Please call the Pastoral Office at 207-797-7026 to register

for pre-bap sm class. Linda McCormack Parish Administra ve Assistant Jean Ingalls Office Assistant

Melodye Deberadinis School Bookkeeper Sacrament of Marriage Andrew Litcher IT and Maintenance Couples should contact the Pastoral Office at least six

months in advance. Christopher Landry Maintenance

Faith Forma on Sacrament of Reconcilia on [email protected] Saturday - St. Pius X Church 2:30 to 3:00 PM

Sandra Litcher-Director of Religious Educa on Or By Appointment

R.C.I.A. Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults Coordinator Deacon John and Gil Doughty

Daily Mass Schedule - Monday (09/21) - Friday (09/25)

Open masses NO Registra on Required St. Pius X 9:00 AM Weekend Masses (All Masses are Livestreamed)

Saturday - St. Pius X - 4:30 PM is open with prior reserva on.

All Masses are Livestreamed Sunday - St. Pius X 7:00 & 9:00 AM Saturday (9/26) - St. Pius X 8:00 AM - Livestreamed only is open with prior reserva on.

Sunday - St. Joseph 10:00 AM Addi onal Weekly Masses with our Jesuit Community: is open with prior reserva on.

This Fall School Mass at St. Brigid will be held differently and will open only to students and school staff. Cheverus is planning on

resuming the 7:15 AM Mass in the Loyola Chapel on school days. Sea ng is limited.

Sunday - St. Pius X - 5:00 PM is open with prior reserva on.

Pastoral Office, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103-2540 207-797-7026 email: [email protected] Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

The office is closed on Fridays except by appointment (including phone calls). Phone messages left at any time are returned as soon as possible on the next regular work day.

Act of Spiritual Communion "My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Nev-er permit me to be separated from you. Amen" (St. Alphonsus)

Catholic Appeal - Thanks to the about-240 of us who have made a gi or pledge to the Appeal. In an important way the work of the Church throughout Maine, including with our most in need brothers and sisters is financed by the Appeal. Thanks. If you haven't yet responded and can, in any way, please do so. Pledge/gi envelopes are available at the door at St. Pius X Church.

Parish Office - Has Reopened The parish office will be open to the public again by appointment only. Appointments can be scheduled

on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. All Covid19 guidelines are to be followed.


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SATURDAY: September 19, 2020 8:00 AM - St. Pius X Leo Oliver by Sandra & Family ( Livestream Only ) (Fr. Bob L)

Twenty - Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 PM - St. Pius X Colman Connelly by Kristen, Pat & Children ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Paul) SUNDAY: September 20, 2020 - Twenty - Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM - St. Pius X Paul Alvin Grant, Sr. by the Knights of Columbus Council 11257 ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Bob L) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Priest Inten on ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Kevin) 10:00 AM - St. Joseph Marie Bellefontaine by Jan Libby ( Reserva ons Only ) (Fr. Vince) 5:00 PM - St. Pius X For The People of the Parish ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Paul) MONDAY: September 21, 2020 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Rita Qualey by the Family ( Open No Reserva ons & Livestream ) (Fr. Jack) TUESDAY: September 22, 2020 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Marie Ellsworth by Rose & Dick Morris ( Open No Reserva ons & Livestream ) (Fr. Vince) WEDNESDAY: September 23, 2020 9:00 AM - St Pius X Wayne Sco by his Sister ( Open No Reserva ons & Livestream ) (Fr. Bob L) THURSDAY: September 24, 2020 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Fr. Richard Bertrand, SJ ( Open No Reserva ons & Livestream ) (Fr. Paul) FRIDAY: September 25, 2020 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Healing for our Na on (Open No Reserva ons & Livestream ) (Fr. Kevin) SATURDAY: September 26, 2020 8:00 AM - St. Pius X Priest Inten on ( Livestream Only ) (Fr. Bob L) Twenty - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:30 PM - St. Pius X Cecelia & Albert Dupuis by Anne & Ed Jazdzewski ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Paul) SUNDAY: September 27, 2020 - Twenty - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 AM - St. Pius X For The People of the Parish ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Kevin) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Priest Inten on ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Paul) 10:00 AM - St. Joseph Paul L. Sullivan by Eleanor & Joseph Delaney ( Reserva ons Only ) (Fr. Jack) 5:00 PM - St. Pius X Charlie Harlow by Arthur Ledue ( Reserva ons Only & Livestream ) (Fr. Kevin)

The Sanctuary Candle burns this week at

St. Joseph Church Domenic Bernabei

St. Pius X Church

09/20/2020 to 09/26/2020

A prayer for our journey as a parish

"God of the journey, as we travel on alert us to the things that ma er and open our eyes to every sign of your presence. Give us a sense of direc on, or at least a sense of purpose, a sense of wonder, a sense that, in everything, You are walking with us step by step, gently leading us to the heart of things."

Observances for the Week of September 20, 2020 20 Sunday Twenty - Fi h Sunday in Ordinary Time 21 Monday Saint Ma hew, Apostle and Evangelist 22 Tuesday Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions 23 Wednesday Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 24 Thursday Saint John Henry Newman 25 Friday Saints Louis Mar n and Zélie Guerin 26 Saturday Saint Paul VI; BVM 27 Sunday Twenty - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Scripture for the week of September 20, 2020 20 Sunday Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a 21 Monday Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13 22 Tuesday Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Lk 8:19-21 23 Wednesday Prv 30:5-9/Lk 9:1-6 24 Thursday Eccl 1:2-11/Lk 9:7-9 25 Friday Eccl 3:1-11/Lk 9:18-22 26 Saturday Eccl 11:9—12:8/Lk 9:43b-45 27 Sunday Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32

Mass Inten ons The Parish Office is open by phone and email and can make arrangements for Mass Inten ons this way. At this point we are scheduling inten ons for the livestream Masses only - these are the only Masses being celebrated in the parish at this me. If you wish to schedule an Inten on for any other Mass, that inten on will be put on a "wait" list un l we know when our regular schedule can resume and what that schedule be. Thanks for your understanding.

Faith Forma on

We are working on our schedule for Faith For-ma on for Our Lady of Hope Parish for the 2020 - 2021 school year.

One of our needs is catechists. We need a catechist for Kindergarten and subs tute cate-chists are needed to cover for our regular cat-echists occasionally. There is a volunteer form to be filled out and Protec ng God’s Chil-dren to keep our children safe

Please pray and think about helping our chil-dren learn about their faith. If interested you can email me at [email protected] or call me at 207-358-7576.

Looking forward to hearing from you! Blessings Sandy Litcher



Parish Zoom Gathering The Parish Zoom mee ng has now moved to Monday evenings 7:00 - 8:00 PM All are welcome. For several weeks now some of us have gathered for an informal parish zoom conversa on. It is informal with no agenda. The conversa ons have been very interes ng. If you want to join, let us now by sending an email to the Office with that request and your email address and I will send on an invita on and zoom link. Thanks Fr Paul SJ

Lobster Roll Dinner - Drive Thru Only - Take Home

Our Lady of Hope Parish and the Knights of Columbus will sponsor a drive-thru pick up only Lobster Roll Dinner on Saturday September 26th after the 4:30 Mass. The meal will include, Lobster Roll, Cole slaw, Potato Chips, and a cookie. Cost is $15.00 per person. Dinners can be picked up immediately after the Mass. All orders must be pre-paid for accurate count and no cash accepted due to virus precautions. Checks are also accepted and can be made payable to Our Lady of Hope Parish, dropped in the church basket or mailed to the parish office. You can also use the WeShare link here

(Parish Social and Fundraising Activity) or go to our parish website: www.ladyofhopemaine.org then click on Online Offertory and Donations icon found in the middle of the page. This will also take you to the online WeShare web page. Dinner Orders need to be in by September 21st , to get an accurate count. Please call Paul LeBlond at 207-253-9856 or Andy Litcher 207-653-5356 for res-ervations but please ensure the payment is in process (mail or online).

Our parish is in need of fund-raising activities as weekly contributions have dropped and all parish social activities have been cancelled for the remainder of 2020.

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Welcoming new Catholics

Every parish has a part in Jesus’ ministry of welcoming people who want to follow Jesus and helping those already here to grow in their faith. This year we have three people who have asked us to help them in becoming members of the church. The best way for us to do that is through the ministry of RCIA (“Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults.”) RCIA is not a series of “classes” but a way for members of the church to mentor others into our community. To help them see what being a Catholic is about and introduce them to the life of our parish. Deacon John has been a great guide in this process.

Now – this year – we need the help of some of the parish to welcome and walk with those seeking to join us. You don’t have to be any kind of “expert”, in fact you will find your own faith and knowledge will benefit from this experience.

Pray about this need and opportunity. If you think you might be able to help or if you have ques ons, please let me know. Call or email me at the Parish Office.

And, if you are “seeking” but not yet a member of the Church, or a Catholic who has never received Eucharist or the Sacra-ment of Confirma on, RCIA is for you too. Let me know.

Thanks Fr. Paul SJ Daily Prayer This Week Every day of every week, we have the precious opportunity to get to know Jesus more in mately and to become more a racted to him, with the result that we grow in a desire to be with him more and to be more like him. Few of us have the wonderful opportunity to follow the special voca on of becoming contempla ves, but we can be more contempla ve in our everyday lives. This can happen for us, not by "leaving the world" but by le ng our Lord have a place in our very busy daily world. If we keep developing the habit of being contempla ves in the midst of our days, we will indeed be blessed to find in macy with God in our everyday lives. It doesn't take more me. It just takes focus.

From the first few moments of our day, and in very brief conscious moments throughout the day, we can speak with our Lord. We can no ce what is going on in within us - our fears, our fa gue, our joys and our sorrows - and tell our Lord what we are feeling and ask for the graces we need.

This week, we can be conscious of the invita on of Sunday's gospel to be less judgmental and more aware of how gener-ously and undeservedly we are loved by God. In a very brief moment, we might ask our Lord to give us the grace to share the light, the gi s we've been given, generously.

On another day, we might find ourselves doing what the Lord has asked us to do, but tempted out of our fear and anxiety to "take too much with us," in the sense of not really trus ng that our Lord will give us what we need for the journey. This would be a great day for some "friend to friend" conversa on with our Lord, before the challenge, in moments during it, and a er it is completed, expressing our gra tude.

We can grow in freedom by not being afraid to ask our Lord about anything. The answer surprisingly comes in our own in-ner peace and trust. By Sunday, we can find ourselves judging others less, and more freely and consciously choosing to turn away from occasions of sin. h ps://onlineministries.creighton.edu/Collabora veMinistry/Prayer/A2-OT-25.html



Weekly Offertory Report Your Gi s of Stewardship

September 05 / September 06, 2020

First Collec on - $ 9.089.25 envelopes - 163 Second Collec on Parish - $ 1,298.00 - envelopes - 82

Second Collec on Diocese - $ 68.00 - envelopes - 9 Weshare:(1stCollec on Parish)- $ 3,768.24 Transac ons 97 Weshare: (2nd Collec on Parish) - $ 374.22 Transac ons 22

Weshare: (Diocesan) - $ Transac ons

TOTAL Parish First Offertory was $ 12,857.49 (In order to meet our budget for this year, our First

collec on needs to average $13,500.00 per week.) Thank you for your generosity—God Bless

Finance and Administration

_____ Parish Poor Box Collec on $ 253.82

Project Feed Poor Box for _____ -

Coming 2nd Collec ons 09-19/20-2020 — Religious Educa on 09-26/27-2020 — Maintenance Fund 10-03/04-2020 — Ma hew 25 Fund 10-10/11-2020 — Parish Assessment to St. Brigid School

If you have any ques ons regarding your envelopes, please contact Linda at 207-797-7026

Thank you for your con nued support and generous dona ons.

Our Lady of Hope Sebas an Rasle, SJ Prayer Circle September 2020 Prayer Inten ons

We now start the third year of urging parishioners and friends to pray for our parish and other world needs and for one another through these prayer inten ons and the idea of a Parish Prayer Circle. I hope that these inten ons and the commitment to pray have been a source of grace and bless-ing to you and to our parish, school, and world. 1. For the spiritual health, vitality, and financial support of Our Lady of Hope Parish and St. Brigid School.

2. Pope Francis’ Prayer Inten on for September 2020 Respect for the Planet's Resources. We pray that the planet's resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respec ul manner.

3. We pray for good harvests this fall and a commitment from governments and businesses that all the world’s people be fed. We pray that we use our food resources wisely and avoid waste and for the efforts of local food pantries. Finally we pray for safety for children, older students, teachers and families as the school year begins.

Sacrament of Reconcilia on A priest will be available to celebrate reconcilia on on Saturday 2:30- 3:00 PM at St. Pius X We will use the "Small Chapel" next to the reconcilia on room. You must be wearing a mask. As always you are invited to call the Parish Office to make an individual appointment for reconcilia on.

Spiritual Exercises of St. Igna us to be offered star ng in October (This Week is the last chance to apply for this retreat )

The “Igna an Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life” will be presented by the Igna an Spirituality Partnership of Maine, which includes the Jesuit Community, Cheverus, and our parish plus others. This year because of the covid restric ons the two monthly mee ngs will take place via zoom. During each mee ng, par cipants will learn about the Exercises and also have me to be in a small group with two spiritual directors/guides and other par cipants. This retreat is designed for people who have had some experience praying with Scripture, and who have had experience talking with someone about their prayer. If you have an interest or ques ons, please contact one of the parish Jesuits.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Igna us Loyola can be transforma onal. In four stages, referred to as “weeks,” par cipants contemplate various aspects of their lives, as well as the life, Passion, and Resurrec on of Jesus. Leading and encouraging women and men to make the journey of the Exercises is a key priority for Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) globally and its part-ners in mission today. Space is limited. To register for the retreat or for more informa on, visit www.igna anme.org/spiritualexercises. Once registered, organizers will arrange for an in-person or online mee ng to talk more about the re-treat and pair you with a spiritual director/guide. The retreat cost is $425, but financial aid is available. The cost includes all materials and averages out to around $25 per session. Any ques ons, please let us know. Thanks Fr Paul SJ

July Checkbook July 2020 Current (month) Regular Offertory Revenue $49,536.74 Regular Offertory Expenses $17,124.06

Total $32,412.68

Second Collec on Revenue Snow removal and Grounds Care $723.50

Fuel and Energy Fund $1,548.50 Maintenance Fund $1,686.00

Assessment for St. Brigid School $1,221.00 Total $5,279.00

Second Collec on Expenses Assessment to St. Brigid School $14,833.33

Other Expenses $2,455.33 Total ($12,009.66)



November Elec on Vo ng

Cas ng a vote is a key responsibility of each of us as ci zens. This year because of covid, it is probably wise to plan to vote “absentee.” You will also be able to vote in-person at your City or Town Hall prior to Elec on Day. To vote absentee you need to request a ballot: by going to your City or Town Hall in person, by calling your City or Town Hall, by wri ng to the City or Town Clerk asking for a ballot, or by filing online through the Secretary of State. ( h ps://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl ) The Press Herald has described all the safeguards in place to guarantee no one votes more than once and to be sure it re-ally is you who are vo ng. You must be a registered Maine voter (you can s ll register now), you will need your legal name and your address, your phone number. If you request online, you need your email address. The Post Office states it is equipped to handle mailed-in ballots. It handles more mail than that each Christmas and Mother’s Day. However, it is best to request your ballot now. It will be sent to you in October. Return it by mail early to ensure delivery on me, just as you’d do Christmas mailing early.

The Season of Crea on begins on September 1! Join members of the Igna an family, along with thousands of Chris ans around the world, to celebrate, pray, and take ac on during this ecumenical celebra on that lasts though St. Francis Day on October 4.

In a me of overlapping crises, holding space to act on climate change can feel overwhelming. This Season of Crea on, start simple with ONE

new daily habit for a healthy planet.

Step one: Choose ONE daily ac on to repeat each day throughout the 34 days that will renew your rela onship with crea on or that will allow you to explore a radical new way of living with crea on. Step two: Sign up and officially pledge to commit to ONE habit daily throughout the 34 days of the Season of Crea on. Step three: Put your healthy habit for the planet into ac on! If desired, we will send a daily email or text message reminder to keep you mo vated. We hope that you will consider celebra ng the Season of Crea on with us as we upli the theme of Jubilee. Please reach out to me at bdavis@igna ansolidarity.net if you have any ques ons or concerns! Sign up for the Season of Creation Today

How to Understand?

As many of us try to understand the protests and some mes violent responses in our country this year, perhaps it is help-ful to recall an earlier episode of struggle and violence too? I’m thinking of the tex le strikes here in New England and par-

cularly of the January-March 1912 strike in Lawrence, MA (now known as the “Bread and Roses” strike). Over 25,000 women mill workers – some of them children – went on strike protes ng a wage cut imposed by the mill owners. The strike was opposed with the use of force by the owners who were supported by the government, schools, and many cler-gy. The American Federa on of Labor did not support these women. Ul mately, and unbelievably, the women prevailed. A result was that tex le workers throughout New England were granted a pay raise – presumable here in Biddeford and Lewiston as well. Perhaps the words of this poem, wri en at the me by James Oppenheim, can also capture the pain and the resolve of some of those protes ng today? Fr. Paul S.J.

US Census - have you responded yet? The every-10-year US Census is happening now. If you have not yet responded please do. Many ques ons including federal funding for States are determined by these results. Ac-cording to the US Cons tu on, "every inhabitant" of the country is to be counted. There is no requirement that you be a US ci zen, and it is illegal to eliminate any resi-dent from the census count. You can respond online h ps://2020census.gov. or by phone 844-330-2020 (English language), 844-468-2020 (Spanish), 844-461-2020 (Vietnamese), 844-494-2020 (French), 844-474-2020 (Portuguese).

As we go marching, marching, in the beauty of the day A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lo s gray Are touched with all the radiance that a sudden sun discloses For the people hear us singing, bread and roses, bread and roses. As we come marching, marching, we ba le too, for men, For they are in the struggle and together we shall win. Our days shall not be sweated from birth un l life closes, Hearts starve as well as bodies, give us bread, but give us roses. As we go marching, marching, we're standing proud and tall. The rising of the women means the rising of us all. No more the drudge and idler, ten that toil where one reposes, But a sharing of life's glories, bread and roses, bread and roses. As we come marching, marching, un-numbered women dead Go crying through our singing their ancient call for bread, Small art and love and beauty their trudging spirits knew Yes, it is bread we. fight for, but we fight for roses, too.



Our Lady of Hope 2020 Voter Guide (Part 4) Human Dignity , Solidarity, Subsidiarity, The Common Good

Over the past weeks our Parish Social Jus ce and Peace Ministry has prepared a guide to help us form our consciences and cast our vote this fall in ways that are true to the teachings of our Church. They have prepared a Guide to Vo ng and also are sponsoring a Town Hall mee ng on October 6th to discuss these issues. The guide and comments are all based on Catholic Social Teachings. These four basic principles of Catholic Social Teaching are found in the USCCB’s Faithful Ci zen-ship Guide: guide (pdf link: h p://www.usccb.org/issues-and-ac on/faithful-ci zenship/upload/forming-consciences-for-faithful-ci zenship.pdf) . These principles will guide our discussion on mely topics, with the understanding that our ap-proach is from a posi on of faith, rooted in the gospel, and not for poli cal purpose. Each week we will highlight different topics of importance to Catholic voters. On October 6th the OLH Social Jus ce & Peace Commission will host a parish town hall mee ng to discuss the guide in its en rety. For more informa on or further conversa on, please contact [email protected]

REFUGEES & MIGRANTS: The Good Samaritan parable instructs us to assist strangers in need. Pope Leo XIII’s On Condi on of Labor (1891) affirms the right to migrate to sustain one’s life and one’s family’s. Church teaching recognizes the right of countries to regulate immigra on, with due concern for jus ce and charity. With over 70 million refugees worldwide, what should be our responsibility,given our natural wealth, development, and prosperity, to assist with rese lement? What is our role as Catholics, in welcoming the stranger in our midst? HEALTH CARE: John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris (1963) declares health care, the safeguarding of life, a right. Affordable quality healthcare is necessary for a full and produc ve life. Abor on and euthanasia are alien to Catholic belief. What policies are best for all? EDUCATION: Gravissimum Educa onis (Va can II) affirms the inalienable right of all to an opportunity for quality educa-

on. How do we best ensure this right in an equitable and fair manner?

From September 23 through November 1, you are invited to join other volunteers for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of prayer and fas ng for an end to abor on. You are also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood, 443

Congress Street in Portland and to help spread the word about this important community outreach. If you would like more informa on – and especially if you’d like to volunteer to help, please contact: Joanne or Claudia at (207) 613-5910 or visit us on the web address shown below:

40daysforlife.com/Portland-2 h ps://www.facebook.com/fortydaysforlifeportlandme

Parish to offer a new Ministry to the deaf and hearing-impaired Community star ng this Sunday September 20th.

Fr. Kevin Hughes, S.J. who has just joined our parish staff has had an interest in ministry to and with the deaf community for a number of years, and he is trained in American Sign Language. Because of his knowledge and generosity, Our Lady of Hope parish will begin offering a Signed Mass. The Mass will be spoken as well as signed. The Mass is open to everyone, but we especially invite members of the deaf community to join us for prayer, in-person or online. The Mass will be livestreamed and available at our website (www.ladyofmaine.org) .

You do need to pre-register to a end this Mass, the same as all other weekend Masses. The Signed Mass will be offered the third Sunday of the month at the 9:00 AM Mass at St. Pius X Church.

Call for Volunteers Catholic Chari es’ Call for Volunteers! Please join us as a volunteer on Monday, Sept 21st at our 18th annual Put Children First Golf Classic. FMI, Contact [email protected] or call 207 245-8094 to sign up today! With safety in mind, we're looking for folks to lend a hand while helping to raise cri cal funds for child care scholarships at our St. Louis and St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Centers. Must have a cell phone and be comfortable with technology (for raffle sales). Thank you!



Coming to Mass… (September 18th)

We have now experienced two months of re-opening Masses. Our safety prac ces (pre-registering for weekend Masses, cleaning a er each Mass, careful mask-wearing, social distancing and limi ng the size of in-person a endance) have worked well so far. Thanks to our Welcome Ministry and to everyone’s pa ent care.

There is available space at almost all open Masses. If you feel safe in coming, we invite you to return.

Open Masses: Saturday 4:30 PM, Sunday 7:00 and 9:00 AM, 5 PM – at St. Pius X Church And Sunday 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Church. Pre-registra on is required.

How to register for Weekend Masses Call the Parish Office (207-797-7026) Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM before the weekend you wish to come. You must speak to a member of the Parish Staff. Reserva ons cannot be made by leaving a message or sending an email. You must make a reserva on for each week – no “standing reserva ons” can be taken. You will need to give your name and contact informa on and the number of people in your “party.” People living together can sit together. All others are two to a pew.

Daily Mass (Monday-Friday) 9 AM at St. Pius X Church – is open. No need to pre-register. You must sign in when you ar-rive. You must wear a mask.

What about our other Masses?

We have not been able to re-start the Saturday 4:00 PM Mass or the Sunday 8:00 AM Mass at St. Joseph Church or to re-open the Saturday 8:00 AM Mass (livestreamed from St. Pius X Church). Un l members of the parish step forward to take on the needed Welcome Ministry these Masses cannot happen. Can you help us make these Masses available to all?

Can you be part of our Ministry of Welcome?

Thanks to parishioners who are now serving as Ministers of Welcome at each of our open Masses (greeters, ushers, cleaners). Your generous service makes it possible to welcome our parishioners to live Masses.

1. Those serving need to be willing to be scheduled for a Mass on a con nuing basis. We can expect that these condi ons will be with us for months yet

2. All those serving will have to a end a training session. See our website/Facebook page for a video ( h ps:// www.dropbox.com/s/tdi651oninbxg8w/STM%20Safety%20Protocols.mp4?dl=0 ) on what coming to church will look like.

3. Please contact the Parish Office to become part of this important Ministry

Thanks to everyone for your pa ence and understanding and good will!!

Welcome Back It is great to see and hear our students back at St. Brigid School. It has been a good start to the school year with an enroll-ment increase over last year. Blessings to all returning or new students, school staffs, and families.

***Men’s ACTS Retreat*** As Catholics, our faith calls us to move forward on a spiritual jour-ney to become more than we are at this me. We may feel weak in

this regard; direc onless, maybe. Our Catholic community pro-vides structures to support us on our journey. The upcoming Men’s ACTS Retreat provides an opportunity to make our spir-itual journey, our rela onship with our Lord, a priority and focus for a few short days. The retreat runs Thursday evening, November 19th, to Sunday morning, November 22nd. That is the weekend before Thanksgiving. Transporta on to and from the retreat center will be provided. Take this opportunity – set the

me aside now. To register and for more informa on, visit h ps://pothe.org/acts-retreat or contact Tom Luna (518-9236)

A call to sacrifice….

We’ve had some parishioners call about Mass but won’t come un l “their Mass” returns. Many peo-ple these days are making sacrifices, se ng aside what they’d prefer and doing what is possible or best for others. Isn’t a ending and par cipa ng in Mass a greater value than the specific me or place where that Mass is celebrated? The 4:00 PM Sat-urday and 8:00 AM Sunday Masses at St. Joseph can open as soon as enough parishioners come for-ward to be greeters, ushers, and to do the simple and quick cleaning needed a er each Mass. If you want these Masses back, it is really up to you. We are also looking for another person or two for these ministries at the Sunday 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM Masses.



Vo ng – a moral act

Cas ng a vote is an important and moral ac on. How do I make a good decision? Recently the Jesuits of the US and Cana-da issued a document offering guidance in this decision-making process by applying ethical and spiritual values rooted in the vision of St. Igna us. A few highlights are offered here. For the complete document see: I sent the link separately It would be hard to share a more countercultural message than the one Pope Francis offered during a 2013 homily: “Good Catholics meddle in poli cs, offering the best of themselves, so that those who govern can govern,” he said. “Poli cs, ac-cording to the Social Doctrine of the Church, is one of the highest forms of charity, because it serves the common good. I cannot wash my hands, eh? We all have to give something!” Despite the generally sad state of our shared poli cal life today, bringing our voices of faith to the public sphere through ac vi es like issue-based legisla ve advocacy, community organizing and vo ng is essen al to following Jesus as disciples. Why? Because civic par cipa on is one powerful way we can work to uphold Christ’s Gospel mandate to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe the naked and care for the ill and imprisoned with compassion (cf. Ma hew 25:31-46). We feed the hungry through direct service, mee ng individual needs as they arise. But we also go to the root of social ills and try to change systems and structures so people won’t go hungry anymore. This la er work re-quires ge ng involved in poli cs. The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that we are united as one human family and are called to cooperate for the common good and dignity of all. Igna an civic engagement requires confron ng systemic racism We try to find God in all things — including poli cs. It is our dedica on to finding God in all things that draws us toward the poli cal life in the first place. The founda on of our civic engagement is recognizing the dignity of all human beings, each one of whom is created in the image of God and bears the face of Christ, from the me of concep on un l natural death, and at all stages in between. As someone who is commi ed to following Jesus, how does my poli cal par cipa on reflect that commitment? How might Igna an spirituality and discernment guide my par cipa on in civic life? How might my civic engagement, in turn, become a part of my prayer? Poli cs can be a challenging place to find God. What prayers or prac c-es can help me to see God at work there? A big, worthwhile spiritual challenge is to prac ce detachment from our own poli cal views. We are called to make choices in light of the Gospel. Our challenge is to let the teaching of the Church, our faith, the Gospel, the person of Christ himself, to be the light by which we organize our poli cs and our involvement in the poli cal field, and in the poli cal world,” Bish-op Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, said on this topic in a February 2020 interview. “We have to be involved in socie-ty, but the Gospel has to be the principal lens through which we judge things. But some mes — and we aren’t even always conscious of it — we allow our poli cs to be the lens by which we judge the Gospel. And I think that’s one of the sources of the division within the body of the Church.” When we let Catholic social teaching guide our priori es, we might find that our consistent defense of human life and dignity leaves us “poli cally homeless,” staking out posi ons on issues that don’t conform to any party’s pla orm. The difficult choices in civic life call for discernment. Real discernment requires us to nurture our rela onship with Christ in that deepest part of our self. It is not about imposing our views on others, but about collabora ng to learn more about God’s hopes for our world and how best to live those out, in the humility that we cannot do it alone. Conclusion 1.Our poli cal ac on emerges from discerning how Christ is already ac ve in the world and coopera ng with his saving work, as opposed to ac ng out of our own limited ideologies. 2. Listening is at the heart of civic engagement — listening to the marginalized, the young, those we don’t agree with, the cry of the Earth. True listening is detached from our own preconcep ons and prejudices. “Contemplation and Political Action: An Ignatian Guide to Civic Engagement” h ps://www.jesuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CivicEngagement-v10.pdf

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