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Live Mass-Streaming Online
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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 coming weekend
Dec 5th/6th.
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Churches are not open for private prayer due to the need to clean for daily mass.St. Mary Church,
236 Eldridge Rd, Wells, ME 04090
St. Martha Church,
30 Portland Rd, Kennebunk, ME 04043
Drive-through Confessions
- First Friday of each month at 12 Noon in Kennebunk & Wells.
- Follow traffic arrow & signs toward the back of church.
- Best if one person per car. If there are others in car, they will have to step in and out of car until each does Confession alone.
- The Sacrament will be next available on Friday December 4th
Please note:The parish offices at both St. Martha and St. Mary are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You may call to schedule attendance at a mass. Click Here to read more.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 IS 26:1-6Responsorial Psalm PS 118:1 AND 8-9, 19-21, 25-27AGospel MT 7:21, 24-27
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parish Mission, Vision, and Values
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. -
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When Receiving The Eucharist
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, around the year 400, writes on receiving the Eucharist:"When you approach, do not extend your hands with palms upward and fingers apart, but make your left hand a throne for your right hand, since the latter is to receive the King." -
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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.
Live-stream Masses from St. Martha in Kennebunk
We are pleased to announce that we are now streaming masses at 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!
Box of Joy drive
Our Box of Joy drive is done and was a great success! In total, 302 Boxes of Joy were loaded onto a truck on Friday, November 20th and were shipped to Florida where they
will be screened and made ready for shipment to children in poor areas of Central America and the Caribbean. Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this drive possible: Carol Ingraham, Judy Hyotte, Christine Webber, Helene Roberts, Joan Bedard, Rosemarie Mignogna and the Morris Family. Many hands do make light work! Thank you Colby White for collecting 71 boxes from Cheverus High School and Veronica Richards from the Ascension of the Lord Parish who collected close to 70 boxes at her Parish to help with our drive.
If you still have a box and were unable to drop it off in time, please feel free to ship it directly to:
Cross Catholic Outreach - Box of Joy National Screening Center
c/o RMT Logistics
10239 NW 62nd Street
Doral, Florida 33178
If you did not fill a Box of Joy and would like to make a donation to Cross Catholic Outreach, you can donate online here: https://crosscatholic.org/donate/
Are You Called to Become a DeaconBy January 2021, the Diocese of Portland is planning to begin a year of discernment with men who feel called by God to undertake the ministry of the diaconate in the Church. Such men must be persons of faith who profess what the Catholic Church teaches and participate fully in the Church’s sacramental life. They should have a history of service-oriented involvement in a parish, and have demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with a parish and other parish leaders. They will have experienced the initial signs of a potential call from God to this life-long commitment to serve the Church with the diocesan bishop, his body of priests, and community of deacons. If married, these men need to be recognized as having sound, stable marriages, lived generously with their wives and children.
Inquiries from men of the parish being drawn by God to begin this process of discernment should be directed to Deacon Peter J. Bernier, Director of the Diaconate, at 207-773-6471, ext. 7845, or peter.bernier@portlanddiocese.org, prior to November 1st.
Click HERE for more information from the Diocese
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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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.
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Please help our diocese and parish by
pledging to the 2020 Catholic Appeal
“This is our joy:
to walk with
Jesus.”~Pope Francis~Daily, we are called to renew our commitment to walk with Jesus and our Church. As a community of faith, we journey together to discover, follow, and share Je-sus with each person we encounter along the way. In both word and action, we are called to share our faith to make Jesus present to those who need to hear and see him the most. As a community of faith, we are called to be witnesses to the Gospel, changing individual hearts one at a time and transforming the communities where we live. This is our work, the work of our Church, made possible through your support. Please look into your heart and prayerfully consider going online to www.portlanddiocese.org/give to make your gift to the 2020 Catholic Appeal. FMI, please call David DiNapoli at (207) 321-7835.
Next weekend’s second collection will be for the
Retirement Fund for Religious.
This fund helps hundreds of religious
communities care for aging members.
Thank you in advance for offering generously!
2020 Holy Spirit Parish
Catholic Appeal
As of November 19, 2020: Total - $115,795
Goal - $122,733
% Goal - 94%
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!
