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Mass Times & Intentions Corpus Christi Parish 70 Pleasant St., Waterville ME 04901

Business Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00AM - 4:00PM Fri 8:00AM - Noon

Phone: 872-2281 Fax: 877-0675 Email: ccmoffice@gwi.net

Website: www.corpuschristimaine.org

Please remember in your prayers

Keith Pinnette, died Dec. 22, funeral Dec. 28 Everett Cote, died Dec. 22, funeral Dec. 29

Doris Gardner, died Dec. 23, funeral Dec. 31

Parish Information

Nursing Home Mass Schedule All Masses at 1:45PM

2nd Friday, each month at Lakewood, Waterville 3rd Friday, each month at Oak Grove, Waterville 4th Friday each month at Woodlands, Waterville

MONDAY January 6, 2019 8:00 AM SJ Duane Allison and Kathy Shaeffer by The Ryan family

TUESDAY January 7, 2019 12:15 PM ND Continued healing for Sheila McCarthy by The family

WEDNESDAY January 8, 2019 8:00 AM SJ Brian Hersey by wife, Nancy

THURSDAY January 9, 2019 12:15 PM ND M/M Joseph Mathieu by Yvette Deschanes and family

FRIDAY January 10, 2019 8:00 AM SJ Roland Michaud by Lorette Clair 1:45 PM Lakewood Antoinette and Joe Reny by Mel and Gil

SATURDAY January 11, 2019 4:00 PM ND Lorraine and Roland Roy by daughter, Jeanne and son, Michael 4:00 PM SJ William Paul Kick by Langlais and Garay families 6:00 PM ND Marjorie Puiia by son, Barry and Bernadette Puiia

SUNDAY January 12, 2019 7:30 AM SJ Marilyn Maheu by Bill and Carlene Carney 9:00 AM ND Sr. Cecile Chagnon by Diane Russell 10:00 AM SJ Katherine Boucher by George and Jenny Farrell 10:30 AM ND Eleanor Poulliot by Joseph Lemieux 4:30 PM CC Parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish

The Week Ahead Sun., Jan. 6 8:00AM SJS KC Breakfast 10:00AM ND Coffee Hour 5:00PM SJ AA Meeting

Mon., Jan. 7 9:00AM SJS Hands of God 9:30AM Eric’s Restaurant Elder’s Coffee group 2:00PM ND Prayer Group 7:00PM SJ KC #13486 Meeting 7:00PM FFC Al-Anon Meeting

Tues., Jan. 8 1:00PM ND Senior Club 6:00PM ND Sacrament Prep Parent Information Meeting Make-up session 6:00PM SJ KC #7300 Meeting 7:00PM FFC Al-Anon

Fri., Jan. 11 7:00AM SJ Adoration & Confession

Sun., Jan. 13 8:00AM ND KC Breakfast 5:00PM SJ AA Meeting

Parish Staff Rev. Daniel J. Baillargeon, Pastor Rev. Patrick Finn, Parochial Vicar

Kim Suttie, Pastoral Life Coordinator Deb Hebert, Parish Business Coordinator &

Director of St. Francis Cemetery Theresa Poulin, Business Administrative Assistant Marge Veilleux, Pastoral Administrative Assistant

Joan Hallee, Pastoral Receptionist Valerie Wheeler, Principal St. John Catholic School

Sanctuary Candle

In thanksgiving by a parishioner (SJ)

Keep in Your Prayers

Please remember Ann Duval, Ramon Managad

May God’s healing touch come down upon our brothers and sisters in faith.

Please call the Parish Office to be included in our Prayer Line.

The Feast of the Epiphany

The first Sunday after New Year’s Day is the Feast of the Epiphany. It commemorates the visit of the Magi, the three kings bearing gifts for the newborn Christ in the stable at Bethlehem. Their visit is an important reminder that Jesus came to bring salvation to all nations.

A Catholic custom is to write over the door the numerals for the current year and, in the middle of the numerals the initials CMB for the three wise men, Casper, Melchior, and Balthasar. So on Epiphany Sunday this year, for example, the custom is to write “20 + C + M + B + 19” over your door. This custom reminds all in the home to ask the prayers of Casper, Melchior, and Balthasar during the calendar year 2019.

Besides being an abbreviation for the names of the three wise men, CMB is also the abbreviation for the Latin Christus Mansionem Benedicat (may Christ bless the home). Source: Catholicism for Dummies

Stewardship of Treasure

Sunday by Sunday

Prayer of the Week

Offertory for Dec. 16 - $16,198.08 Offertory for Dec. 23 - $14,052.12

Offertory for Christmas - $15,508.50 Offertory for Dec. 30 and the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy

Mother of God will be in the Jan. 13 bulletin.

The budget is based on a weekly average offertory of $16,257.37 per week.

Thank you for your continued support of our parish.

ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL South Garand St., Winslow 872-7115

www.stjohnschoolwinslow.org

The Epiphany of the Lord

LIGHT OF THE WORLD

We believe that Jesus is the Light of the World. To say this about Jesus is to say something about ourselves. Christ’s light is meant to illuminate every corner of the earth and gather all people together. Today’s scriptures reveal what that means.

In the Gospel story of the magi from the East we see Jesus, even as an infant, gathering people of different religions and races to his light. The magi bring the child their finest gifts and tell others of the light that they have seen. The reading from Ephesians reminds us that all Christians are “members of the same body, and copartners” in divine life. There ought not to be divisions among us: all should gather together under the light of Christ. Finally, Isaiah paints a picture of what the people of God, the church, should look like. We are to reflect the Light of the World so that all nations can walk by Christ’s light and rulers by his shining radiance. When we do, all people will be gathered to Christ, bearing their finest gifts and “proclaiming the praises of the Lord.”

GOLD, FRANKINCENSE, AND MYRRH The gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh portend the manner in which Jesus’ light is to spread to the whole world. Myrrh, a perfume used for burial, foreshadows his death. Gold is a gift for royalty, and frankincense signifies holiness. Together they indicate that, through his suffering and death, Jesus will become both the afflicted King, in whose service we are to offer our gifts to the afflicted, and the eternal Priest, whose sacrifice we are to make known as the source of light uniting Christians and all humanity.

By our unity, our lives, and our witness, we are to reveal that Jesus Christ is indeed the Light of the World.

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Today’s Readings: Isaiah 60:6 - glory of the new Zion Ephesians 3:2-3a, 5-6 - Commission to preach God’s plan Matthew 2:1-12 - The visit of the magi

Question for Adults - When have you been jealous or fearful of another person? When are such feelings harmful?

Question for Kids - When have you been jealous because something good happened to another person instead of you? What is the problem with feeling that way? Copyright © 2017 The Pastoral Center. All rights reserved.

If you are interested in the daily Mass readings they are available on our parish website

www.corpuschristimaine.org and on myParish app. Prayer for the New Year

God of every time and season, you give us another year

to fill with new beginnings. We have so many dreams for this year,

so many promises we want to keep, so many new habits we want to learn.

Yet so much from last year is still left undone.

Erase our failings of the old year, clear away the decay left by our complacency, and wipe clean the slate of broken covenants

from the year gone by. As the calendar changes

and the old gives way to the new, help us not to dwell on the past

but to use its memory to move us ever forward to your kingdom.

Renew our hope and strengthen our resolve so that we may serve you faithfully

through every season and walk joyfully each day of the year. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Happy New Year to everyone from the St. John School Family. We ask God to bless you all and shine His light over you. May the New Year be filled with many blessings.

We ask that you pray for our students and their families as they begin a new year.

Job Opportunity

ELEMENTARY FAITH FORMATION Classes are held at the Faith Formation Center attached to

St. John Catholic School, September-May.

It’s never to late to start coming to class! If you have not yet registered your children for Faith Formation please call Kim Suttie at 872-2281.

Procession of the Bread and Wine During Mass

We welcome family members of the person for whom the Mass is intended to process with the bread and wine during the Offertory. If you would like to take part in this ministry when a Mass is being offered for your loved one please inform the collectors before Mass begins so that role can be reserved for you.

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY Sunday Evenings 6:00 - 8:00PM

Youth Ministry Room on the 2nd Floor at St. John School (enter by the Grotto)

High School Students: join us for food, fun and faith. Come as often as you can, or only come once in a while.

Elders Coffee & Camaraderie All elders are invited to gather for coffee at Eric’s Restaurant on the 1st Monday of every month at 9:30AM. The next gathering is Jan. 7. Please RSVP to Pat O’Keefe, 872-7094 so Eric’s can be ready for the group.

In Our Parish and Diocese

SENIOR MINISTRY Ministry to, for and by our

Corpus Christi Senior Parishioners

Senior Club 2nd Tuesday of the month after the 12:15PM Mass.

Gather in the hall at Notre Dame for coffee, tea & cookies.

Tues., Jan. 8 - John Nale, Esq. - Elder Law. Tues., Feb. 12 - Chief Shawn O’Leary, Winslow Police - Avoiding Scams. Tues., Mar. 12 - Jillian Roy - How Hospice Can Help

Funded by a grant from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development

Faith Formation Schedule

Grades K-5 Grades K-5 Sunday 8:30-9:45AM Monday 3:30-4:45PM Faith Formation Center Faith Formation Center Jan 6, 13, 27 Jan. 7, 14, 28 Feb. 3, 10 Feb. 4, 11 Mar., 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 Apr. 7, 28 Apr. 1, 8, 29 May 5 May 6

Junior High Ministry Sunday 6:00-8:00PM

Faith Formation Center Jan 13, 27

Feb. 10 Mar. 3, 17 Apr. 7, 28

May 5

The Sisters of St. Joseph located in Winslow are seeking part-time office help. Tasks include database and web site management, graphic design, and other office duties. Must know Microsoft Publisher and Network Solutions. Just, hourly pay commensurate with experience. Flexible/negotiable schedule ranging from 8-16 hours per month. If interested send resume to CSJsofLyon.Maine@gmail.com

Seeking a relaxed and welcoming place to deepen your faith? Join us at the St. Joseph Center in Winslow!

A weekly, guided Gospel Reflection Group will resume on Mon., Jan. 7 from 10:00-11:00AM at 80 Garland Rd. in Winslow. Come as you are! If you’d like more info. call the Sisters of St. Joseph at 873-4512 or email us at CSJsofLyon.Maine@gmail.com.

Bring Your Own Soup Bowl or Mug Luncheon

Sun., Jan 20 After the 10:30AM Mass Notre Dame Church Hall

Bring your own bowl and join us for lunch. The Parish will provide the soup, bread,

beverages and desserts. Take-outs will be available.

All are welcome!

Sacramental Prep Parent Information Night Make-up Meeting

Tues., Jan 8 6PM Notre Dame Hall Mandatory meeting for or all parents of students in grades

1 & 2 who missed the December meeting and want their children included in our Sacramental Preparation Process.

Questions - contact Kim Suttie 872-2281.

Just before Christmas Fr. Dan stopped by the Faith Formation classes to read a Christmas story

and share his nativity set with the children.

In Our Parish and Diocese

ADDRESS UPDATE FORM

Please be sure to notify the parish office if you have a change of address or phone number. If you have a change, please fill out the form below and drop it in the offertory basket, return it to the parish office or mail to:

Corpus Christi Parish 70 Pleasant St.

Waterville, ME 04901 Name: ____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Phone: ____________________________________

Email: ____________________________________ ____ New Registration

____ Change of Address/Phone Number

____ Request info. re: Envelopes/Online Giving

____ Moving out of Parish

To temporarily stop envelopes while you are away:

Departure date: ______________

Return date: ______________

Lord, Teach Me To Pray

Lord, Teach Me To Pray is a prayer series based on Ignatian Spirituality. Part 1, Praying Christian Virtues, helps deepen prayer life, and discover what to do for dryness and obstacles in prayer. It also introduces the different methods of Ignatian prayer, meditation, contemplation and Consciousness Examen. Small groups will meet with trained facilitators for 2 hours once a week for 12 weeks to pray and faith share. Part 1 begins on Mon., Jan 28 from 6:00-8:00PM in the Faith Formation Center in Winslow.

For more information: Rose Desrosiers - 649-2457 or Dan Desrosiers - 449-6705.

Seniors in need of some cheer!

Seniors, if you find yourself all alone and no one to talk to the SEARCH program might be just what you need! I have a volunteer who would love to chat with you about your life stories. If you are interested in receiving a friendly call please contact the SEARCH program- Lynn Kidd Cell# 530-0137/lkidd@ccmaine.org.

SEARCH: Seek Elderly Alone, Renew Courage & Hope

Thank You For Making A Child’s Christmas Morning Happy and Bright!

A warm and sincere “Thank You” from Catholic Charities Maine to the parishioners of Corpus Christi for donating over 350 presents to our Jolly Gifts program. Your kind generosity will touch many local families that are struggling this Christmas Season. We are very grateful for your wonderful support! --Catholic Charities Maine Parish Social Ministry

Facebook Page for Young Adult Catholics in Maine

The Office of Lifelong Faith Formation for the Diocese of Portland is helping young adults connect through the Young Adult Catholics in Maine Facebook page. The page features upcoming opportunities for Catholic young

adults to gather as well as information about faith and discipleship. To find the page search for @YoungAdultCatholicsMaine on Facebook or Messenger.

“Hands Around the Capitol” Rally January 12

The “Hands Around the Capitol” rally, marking and mourning the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, will be held on Sat., Jan. 12.

The day will begin with Mass at 10AM, celebrated by Bishop Robert P. Deeley, at St. Mary of the Assumption Church on 41 Western Avenue. A rally will follow at 11:15AM in the St. Michael School gym, located next to the church. At 12:15PM, participants will march to the State House, where they will join hands in silent protest while the capitol bell is rung 46 times, once for each year that has passed since the Roe v. Wade ruling.

For more information, please contact Teresa McCann-Tumidajski at 782-0101 or mrlc@MaineRightToLife.com. You can also visit www.MaineRightToLife.com.