Masses and Live-Streaming Online (Click Below) St.Mary Wells Monday-Friday, 8 AM; Saturday 4 PM, Sunday 9 AM & 11 AM St.Martha Kennebunk Monday-Friday, 9 AM; Saturday 4 PM, Sunday 8 AM & 10 AM Lenten Vitual Stations of the Cross can be found by clicking this LINK Compliments of Catholic Relief Services Songs Sung at Masses this weekend Feb 27/28 Click to Download/Print a copy |
LENTEN REMINDERS
Lent continues through the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, April 1.
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast and abstinence.
Fasting is obligatory for those who have completed their 18th year and have not yet reached their 60th year. Fasting allows one full meal.
Two smaller meals may be taken, not to equal one full meal.Abstinence from meat is obligatory for all who have reached their 14th year. This is also obligatory for all Fridays in Lent.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
~ FRIDAY, MARCH 5TH ~
Holy Spirit Parish
website from
St. Mary's
9:30 - 11:30 AM
Churches are not open for private prayer due to the need to clean for daily mass.
St. Mary Church,
Catholic Foundation of Maine to
Memorialize Loved Ones
In recognition of our continuing bond with deceased family members and friends, and with a desire to celebrate all that they meant to us, the Catholic Foundation of Maine has created a new “In Memoriam” section on its website. If you wish to honor someone who has passed away, please provide the individual’s name, dates of birth and death, and a short paragraph (up to 10 sentences) about them. A high resolution photo is also requested. Photos and trib-utes should be sent by e-mail to
info@catholicfoundationmaine.org.
It is the Foundation’s hope that this unique way of honoring loved ones will bring comfort, wonderful memories, and an opportunity to pray for the deceased, a spiritual work of mercy. We offer our prayers in hope and with the belief that we can help our loved ones and others on their journeys toward eternal peace with Christ. It is the mission of the Catholic Foundation of Maine to support the work of the Church in Maine by providing opportunities for people to leave lasting gifts. If you would like to learn more about the foundation’s work, including endowments offered and the “In Memoriam” section, contact Executive Director Elizabeth Badger at (207) 321-7820 or: |
Pray the Liturgy of The Hours via ZOOM
EVENING PRAYER A group of parishioners has been ![]() Pray The Holy Rosary via ZOOM EVERY EVENING @ 7:30 PM O n evenings, Lisa White is inviting ![]()
Vigil location: ~ Carol Ingraham at 207-985-3166 or
Drive-through Confessions
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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, March 21st. 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.
The Journey Continues
Lenten reflections written by Maine people involved in the county jails and prisons are now available via daily e-mail or as a free downloadable pdf booklet. The compilation is a collaboration between Catholic Charities Maine’s Parish Social Ministry, Maine Prisoners Reentry Network, and St. Therese of Lisieux Jail Ministry. Visit www.ccmaine.org/psm to download a copy or email psm@ccmaine.org to receive the daily reflections via email during Lent.
APPRECIATION DURING THE PANDEMIC
Holy Spirit Parish has been blessed by some wonderful help during this difficult time. Numerous donations of various kinds have been provided to us. The Knights of Columbus at both churches have helped by procuring equipment needed for the broadcast of our Liturgies, repairs to our heating system, and snow plowing.
One individual donated an air filtering system to each church; another provided one of the cameras for broadcasting our Masses; yet another who had won the largest raffle prize in the parish returned it to the parish!
Thank you to Joan Fowler who made the new altar cloths for Lent in Kennebunk, as did Carol Verano last year in Wells.
Recently, Bill and Maureen Morgan, in memory of their son John, restored the large cross on top of St. Martha Church. It shines beautifully in the sun with the gold leaf refinished. They also provided new lighting around the cross.
Bob Zook, the parish’s regular roofer, donated the machinery and labor needed to take down and reinstall the cross. He has donated similar help in the past, as well.
Of course, there are many more volunteers in the parish who have been assisting in various ways and regularly helping at each Liturgy.
We are blessed!
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Due to an increased number of COVID cases in the state, the maximum number of persons allowed at any given mass is now set 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.
RESERVING SEATS FOR MASSES
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.
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> Thank you for your generosity
towards last weeks collection for the
Native Americans and Black Missions.
In addition to your regular
weekly offering, you may
donate to special collections through WeShare.
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!
Offertory Collection Comparisons
January 2020 vs. January 2021
A comparison of January 2020 to January 2021 offertory collections illustrates the continued
generosity and sacrifice of our parishioners,
despite the pandemic. This is the first time that a pandemic month yielded a higher result than the same month in the prior year.
*Please note, however: January 2020 had only 4 weekends, whereas January 2021 had 5 weekends; thus, the difference is actually not as great as it appears (due to January 2021 including an
additional weekend).
January 2020 $50.828
January 2021 $62,593
Difference +$11,765
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