Live Mass-Streaming Online (Click Below) St.Mary Wells Monday-Friday, 8 AM; Saturday 4 PM, Sunday 9 AM St.Martha Kennebunk Monday-Friday, 9 AM; Saturday 4 PM, Sunday 8 AM
Songs Sung at Masses this weekend Jan 23/24 Click to Download/Print a copy |
Churches are not open for private prayer due to the need to clean for daily mass.
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Pray the Liturgy of The Hours via ZOOM
EVENING PRAYER A group of parishioners has been ![]() Drive-through Confessions ![]()
Please note that appointments may be made for one on one Confessions anytime. Please call the parish office. |
Public and Live-Streamed Mass in Portland for Deaf Community
Fr. Kevin Hughes, S.J., parochial vicar of Our Lady of Hope Parish in Portland, will offer a signed Mass on the third Sunday of each month at St. Pius X Church, located on 492 Ocean Avenue in Portland, at 9 AM. The next celebration will be next Sunday, January 17. All are welcome at the Masses, particularly members of the deaf community, to join in prayer either in per-son or via livestream at:
MISSION: We inspire, serve, and support people to be true followers of Jesus Christ.
VISION: Holy Spirit parish is a welcoming, unified, and vibrant Christ-centered Catholic community.
VALUES:
UNITY: Our parish is one body in Christ.
FAITH: We nurture the seeds of faith that we received in Baptism.
LOVE: We are warm and loving; Christ-like. We care, give, and share.
ENGAGEMENT: Every parishioner finds opportunities to be engaged in the life of the parish.
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY: We seek unique solutions for the challenges that face us. We are not limited by what we've done before.
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Due to an increased number of COVID cases in the state, the maximum number of persons allowed at any given mass has returned to 50 (rather than 100). Each church does now have an overflow room with Mass live on a large screen. Communion will be taken to those in the overflow room at the same time as it is being offered in church.
We are now streaming masses at both St. Mary in Wells and St Martha in Kennebunk. On the website, there are separate pages for Mass Live St Martha and Mass Live St Mary. Follow the links to access either of the live-streaming locations (on the right-hand side of this page). We thank the anonymous donor for this additional video equipment!
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TAKING EUCHARIST HOME TO OTHERS
The Eucharistic host can only be given to an Extraordinary Minister to take with them during Communion at Mass if they have been authorized by the priest beforehand, and only if the host is being taken to someone at the same home in which the minister lives. It cannot be taken to any other place due to pandemic concerns.
Thank you.
RESERVING SEATS FOR MASSES
Mass reservations continue to be taken over the phone. Reservations must be called in by Friday at 12 Noon to ensure a seat at Mass. Without a reservation, you may still come early to any Mass to see if there are available seats. If so, attendance will be allowed. Although the maximum number of persons allowed at any given mass is 50, each church now has an over-flow room with Mass live on a large screen. Communion will be taken to those in the over-flow room at the same time as it is being offered in church.
For those who have made reservations, please arrive at least five minutes before Mass begins; otherwise, there is a possibility that the reservation will be given to someone on the “waiting list”.
Social distancing and mask-wearing remain in effect.
Call 207-646-5605 to reserve seats for St. Mary in Wells (4 PM Sat., 9 &11 AM Sun., & 8 AM on weekdays), and 207-985-6252 for St. Martha in Kennebunk (4 PM Sat., 8 &10 AM Sun., & 9 AM on weekdays).
If leaving a message, please indicate the church and the Mass day/time, as well as your phone number. You will receive a confirmation return phone call if your seat has been successfully reserved.
Nationwide
Prayer Vigil for Life
on January 28-29
Catholics across the country are encouraged to observe the Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life on Thursday, January 28, and Friday, January 29, marking the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions legalizing abortion through nine months of pregnancy. Since those decisions, over 60 million abortions have been performed legally in the United States. The vigil will begin with a live rosary and Mass, broadcast from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., at 8 PM on EWTN-TV and the Basilica’s website (www.nationalshrine.org). After the Mass and throughout the night, holy hours led by bishops from various dioceses around the country will be broadcast on the USCCB’s website (www.usccb.org). The vigil concludes at 8 AM on Friday with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore on EWTN-TV and the Basilica’s website. For more information, con-tact Chieko Noguchi or Miguel Guilarte at (202) 541-3200.
This weekend’s second offertory collection is for Latin American Missions.
Congratulations and thank you to
Holy Spirit Parish for
surpassing the 2020
Catholic Appeal Goal!!
As of January 14, 2021:
Total - $125,500
Goal - $122,733
% Goal - 101%
In addition to your regular
weekly offering, you may
donate to special collections through WeShare.
Next weekend’s second offertory collection will be for Latin American Missions.
How to create a
WeShare account:
1. Visit holyspiritme.org and click “Give Online”.
2. Click on the collection to which you’d like to donate.
3. Click “Recurring Donation”;
enter your donation amount and frequency.
Thank you for your ongoing generosity!