The Central Maine Catholic Community Of

St. Michael Parish United by Christ’s love,

Strengthened by Word and Sacraments,

Serves God’s people in a spirit of hope!

Parish Mission Statement

The Central Maine, “Capital Region” Catholic Community ● Est. 2007 October 19, 2014

Sacred Heart 12 Summer St.., Hallowell

St. Augustine 75 Northern Ave., Augusta

St. Denis

298 Grand Army Rd., Whitefield

St. Francis Xavier

130 Route 133, Winthrop

St. Joseph

110 School Street, Gardiner

St. Mary

41 Western Avenue, Augusta

St. Michael School 207-623-3491

www.smsmaine.org

Pastoral Center 24 Washington Street

Augusta, ME 04330

207-623-8823, Fax: 623-7574

St.Michael@portlanddiocese.org

www.stmichaelmaine.org HOURS:

Monday - Thursday 8am-4pm

Friday 8am-1pm

Pastoral Council meetings held

on the first Monday of the month

at 6:30 p.m. at the Pastoral Center

Diocese of Portland Website

www.portlanddiocese.net

www.catholicscomehome.org

“Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?” Knowing their malice,

Jesus said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? Repay to Caesar

what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” - Mt 22:17b-18, 21c

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Our Sacramental Information Sacrament of Baptism: Baptism is usually

celebrated at the last Mass on any weekend in

each of our Churches except during Lent. First

time parents must attend a pre-Baptism class

prior to the Baptism, Godparents should be

present if possible. Please call Gail Gould at the

Pastoral Center prior to the birth of your baby.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 3:00 -

3:30 at St. Joseph, St. Augustine and St. Francis

Xavier and at St. Denis on Sunday at 10:30 am.,

or by personal request.

Sacrament of Confirmation: If you are a Cath-

olic and have never celebrated Confirmation

and would like to call Sr. Carol Martin 623-

8823.

Sacrament of Marriage: Call the Pastoral Cen-

ter and make arrangements at least six months

in advance of your wedding date. Couples must

attend a preparation program prior to the

wedding.

Sacrament of the Sick: Please call the Pastoral

Center during the course of a loved one’s illness

so that the person may be given this healing

consolation. This Sacrament may also be ad-

ministered at Church before or after any Mass.

Eucharist to the Sick: We ask family or friends

to let us know when someone is in a nursing

home or home bound so the Eucharist may be

offered to them. Please call the Pastoral Center

at 623-8823 and we will make the arrangements

for a Eucharistic Minister to visit them.

Initiation Process: Are you interested in be-

coming a Catholic or do you know someone

who is? For more information contact Sr. Carol

Martin 623-8823.

Pastoral Center

623-8823

Rev. Francis P. Morin

Administrator

Fr. Paul Sullivan, S.J.

Parochial Vicar

Gail Gould

Pastoral Life Coordinator

Noreen Hare

Business Manager

Anthony Cipolle

Seminarian

Peggy Contreras

Administrative Assistant

David Desjardins

Property Manager

Joseph Kus

Sexton

Joan Callahan

Faith Formation

Anthony Dumont

Sexton

Marla Duperry

Music Ministry Coordinator

Lisa Frost

Bookkeeper

Angela Goulette

Middle and High School Youth

Ministry Coordinator

Sarah Handy

Faith Formation

Ryan Harmon

Sexton

Karen Jones

Faith Formation

Sr. Carol Martin

Faith Formation,

Initiation Coordinator

Doreen Mason

Bulletin Editor

Fr. William Modlin

Retired

Rev. Mr. Walter Foster

Deacon

Rev. Mr. Jeffrey Lewis

Deacon

Registering as a Parishioner: Please call 623-8823 or visit the Pastoral Center

at 24 Washington Street in Augusta to register as a member of our parish.

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The Sanctuary Candle burns this week at:

St Augustine for Julienne Rodrigue

at the request of nieces Linda & Jeanne

St Mary for Joan Moore

at the request of Doris Pelletier

St Monica for Arthur Giroux at the request of

his wife Joan & Michelle & Dani

SANCTUARY CANDLES The offering for Sanctuary candles is $15, at. St. Francis Church please see Liz King for Mass Intentions and Sanctuary candles.

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, October 25

4:00 pm St. Augustine–Pete & Alice Lettre requested by Tim, Arlene & Ryan

4:00 pm St. Francis–Russell Cotnoir Sr. requested by his son Tad

4:00 pm St. Joseph–Emil Pazdziorko requested by his wife Catherine & Family

Sunday, October 26

7:00 am St. Mary–George Tims requested by his daughter Linda, Jeanne & Families

9:00 am St. Francis–Ronald McGowan requested by Annette McGowan & Family

9:00 am St. Joseph–Doris Fortin requested by Theresa, Jason & Kristen Inman & Jennifer & Dallas Towle

9:00 am Sacred Heart–Cesidio & Amelia Paglia requested by their son Frank Paglia

9:30 am St. Mary–Donald Petrie requested by Lillian Petrie 11:00 am St. Augustine–Merilda Bilodeau requested by

Norman Bilodeau 11:00 am St. Denis–Parishioners of St. Michael Parish

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, October 18

4:00 pm St. Augustine–Jane Winkley requested by her Family

4:00 pm St. Francis–Wanda & Anthony Zak requested by Dorothy & Gene Murray

4:00 pm St. Joseph–Moe Stickney requested by his wife Judy Stickney & Family

Sunday, October 19

7:00 am St. Mary–Nadine “Dee Dee” Doiron requested by Norman Bilodeau

9:00 am St. Francis–Kevin Kluzak requested by Kathy Kluzak

9:00 am St. Joseph–Ida Parent Bouchard requested by Daughters of Isabella

9:00 am Sacred Heart–Bertrand & Muriel Bazinet requested by Suzanne Bazinet

9:30 am St. Mary–Evelyn Kirschner requested by her husband Vincent

11:00 am St. Augustine–Charles Bitar requested by his Wife

11:00 am St. Denis–Gail Parker requested by Don & Gigi Hutchins

WEEKDAY

Monday, October 20 7:30 am St. Augustine–Richard Godbout requested by

Donald Masse 8:00 am St. Francis–Brownie & Anne Antonitis requested by

Ralph & Dorothy Cornette 8:30 am St. Joseph–Alfred Baker requested by

Roger & Deanna Allarie

Tuesday, October 21 7:30 am St. Augustine–Emile Caret requested by

Claire Caret

Wednesday, October 22 7:30 am St. Augustine–Gerry Samson requested by

Laurette Samson 8:00 am St. Francis–Elnora Buzzell requested by

Sharon & Ray Williams

Thursday, October 23 7:30 am St. Augustine–Jacqueline Labbe requested by

Louise Whitten

Friday, October 24 7:30 am St. Augustine–Russell Cotnoir Sr. requested by his

wife Sylvia 8:30 am St. Joseph–Robert Ouellette requested by

Gisele & Emile Morin

Please note: The offering for Mass Intentions is $10. We strive to accommodate requests for Mass Intensions, however, due to changing Mass schedules, Mass Intentions may have to be moved. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

PLEASE NOTE: Beginning Monday, October 20th

morning Mass at St. Francis will be celebrated at

8:00 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.

MASS INTENTIONS: The practice of requesting a Mass to

be offered for deceased loved ones is a beautiful and wonderful

part of our Catholic tradition. In our Parish there are many re-

quests for Mass intentions, as a way to allow as many as possi-

ble, please be mindful of the limited number of Mass times

available. We also need to make times available for the recently

deceased.

If you are requesting more than one mass intention, please visit

the pastoral office to schedule. It is not efficient for the office to

process multiple mass intentions over the phone. Mass Inten-

tions may be requested by postal mail but must include the of-

fering and the Masses cannot be guaranteed.

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OUR PRAYER LIST Julie & Abigayle, Lizzy Abney, Ray Albert, Victoria Armengol, Priscilla Arsenault, Richard Bartlett, Sara Bear, Raymond Beaulieu, Jean Be-chard, Kenneth Bechard, Pauline Bechard, Tyler Berry, Angela Birming-ham, John Bobrowiecki III, Eleanor Boettger, Insuk Bolduc, Leroy Bos-worth, Melissa Bourque, Wyatt Boynton, Shirley Brodeur, Arthur Bubier, Julie Bubier, Rachel Bumford, Mary Burns, Tim Burns, Marie Castonguay, Liane Chapman, Katie Chavie, Tom Child, Joseph Clavet, Michael Cody, Elma Courtenay, Rose Couture, Albert Cushing, Cambry Cutter, Susan Daiuti, Earl Daniels, Gary Davala, Frank and Louise DeAlba, Sera Delgado, Peggie Devins, Armand J. Douin, Paula Douin, Bill Dunn, Michele Dunn, Bob Dunn, Larry Eaton, Steve Eiselstein, Ralph Elwell, Glennis Emerson, Peter Evans, Collette Farrell, Zac Fenwick, Bill Fleming, Kaylee Fortier, Paula Fortin, Todd Fowler, Avery Garrison, Germaine M. Gilbert, Norman E. Gilbert, Si Gilbert, Linda Giles, Viola Gimount, David Giroux, Dwight Glidden, Shawn Gosselin, Ray Gotreau, Katherine Gray, Tim Greenleaf, Carmelle Gregoire, Paul Guimond, Ja-son Harris, Luke Hussey Amber Irish, Abby Isakson, Helen Jenner, Da-vid Johnson, Nancy Grover Jordan, Barbara Kimball, Gail King Jr., , Kathy Kluzak, Cindy Knight, Cecile Lachance, Leo LaChance, Roland J. Lachance, Brian Lajoie, Mary Lambert, Bernice LaMontagne, Maxine Lamontange, Ingeborg Lapointe, Robert Letourneau, Jamie Levesque, Samantha Lewis, the Lewis Family, Kelli Loos, Mike Luce, David Macis-sac, Helena Martin, Gloria McGuire, Timothy McGuire, Judith McKay, Stephanie Merenda, Crystal Merrill, Jeffrey Meserve, Dylan Messer, Dorothy Michaud, Linda Mills, Peter Moniz, Ronald Moody, Walter Moody, Jason Morin, Maxine Morton, Matthew Neuhaus, Ida Owen, Walter Panek Jr. , Donald Pare, Jeannie Pare, Korey Pierce, Elaine Pooler, Bea Porter, Gilbert R. Poulin, Madeleine Poulin, Monica Poulin, Roland & Fanny Poulin, Sara Gomez Ramirez, Martha Rancourt, Kathy Record, Lynn Richmond, Kevin Robinson, Angela Rollins, Lucille Rous-seau, Rorie Jean Roy, Dr. Henry Ryan, Kathy Santerre, Audrey Schmidt, Lila Sciuk, Amanda Scott, Jill Scott, Rudy Scott, Alison Sequin, Michelle Shaw, Mary Sheehan, Jean Sinclair, Joyce Sisto, Susan Slavet, Dorothy A. Smith, Pete St. Amand, Scott Stanchfield, Ginny Stark, Elizabeth Sulli-van, Anne Marie Thomas, Stacey Thorndike, Sharon Thorso, John Van-summern, Gloria Vellieux, Rita Violette, Florence Vogt, Eleanor “Ellie” Walker, Sherri Watson, Titan Welch, Emma Grace Willis, Shelia White, the Whitman Family, Lisa Whitmore.

Charismatic Prayer Meeting

St. Monica Chapel, 5 Kendall St., Augusta, Every 1st & 2nd Wednesday

of the month. April through December

6:30-7:00 pm Rosary

7:00-8:30 pm Prayer Meeting Come renew your connection to the Holy Spirit

through prayer and fellowship.

Army Lt. Col. Heidi Baird, MT1/SS Jason Bergeron, Ens. Joshua

Bergeron, Lt. Col Richard Bickel, MD, Helena Blake, Lt. John

Bobrowiecki III, Daniel Bolin, Army Specialist Wade Breton, Lt.

Dave Bundy, SSgt. Derrick Crosby, Lt. Adam d-Ambra, PFC

Colby Dufresne, WO2 Joe Emery, Nick Emery WO1, Staff Sgt.

Eric Hachey, Master Sargent Stephen Hanley, Brett Hornecker,

PFC James Hubert, Lt. Rachel Hudson, Army Spc. Nicholas

Lachapelle, Michael Layne, Army EOD, Sgt. Daniel Mowatt,

George O'Keefe, Jr., Gregory Perkins, Lt. Col. Richard R. Rou-

leau, Lt. Col. Robert Rouleau, Pvt. 2nd Class Joshua Roy, Lt.

Morgan Spiliotis, PFC Walter Sims, Sgt. Kevin Townley, Sgt.

Scott Turgeon, Army Specialist Brandon Vashon, Lance Corp.

Daniel Welch, USMC, Capt. Andrew Zikowitz

Organist Corpus Christi Parish, Waterville/Winslow

Corpus Christi Parish in Waterville/Winslow is seeking a part time

organist. The responsibilities include: providing organ/piano accompa-

niment for 3 scheduled Masses at St. John’s Church, weekly, including

Holy Days; provide accompaniment for choir practice and be available

for funerals and weddings as needed. The successful candidate will

have 1-3 years of experience providing musical accompaniment at

Mass, be a person of faith, and familiar with the Catholic faith. Please

submit cover letter and resume to: Organist Search Committee, Cor-

pus Christi Parish, 70 Pleasant St., Waterville, ME 04901

The parish is in the process of forming a team to help us deepen our evangelizing efforts as a parish. This team is seeking members from each and every worship site who are enthusiastic about their faith—and have time to de-vote to the team. We invite anyone interested in being a part of this group to contact our seminarian, Anthony Cipolle. Anthony.cipolle@portlanddiocese.org Office 623-8823 or Cell 557-2388

The reason the Church exists

is to evangelize. —Pope Paul VI

Why sing at Mass?

My questions is: Why don’t we sing more? The importance of singing in ritual is long-established. Can we have a ball game in this country without a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner”? I’m amazed that the same people who belt out a song in the shower don’t crack the songbook in the pews. Granted, not all church music suits your taste or mine. I’m not wild about the “Happy Birthday’ song either. But when it’s time to sing it, the liturgy of the moment de-mands that I play my part.

Saint Augustine insisted: “Singing is for one who loves.” That is the same Bishop Augustine who considered ban-ning music from his church altogether. Augustine loved music so much he found it far too fetching and distracting to enjoy at liturgies. In the end he adhered to the older proverb: “Whoever sings well prays twice over.” So pass out the song sheets.

In the Bible a lot of joy and gratitude gets expressed in random acts of music. “Sing to the Lord a new song!” the psalmists say—in the Bible’s own songbook, the Psalms. Many of the big players have a song to sing. To those who love and feel joy and gratitude, a little frivolity in public is in order.

—Alice L. Camille

Questions Catholics ask

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Nothing produces a healthy and holy family with more ease than giving God a place in your family life. Sunday Mass

is a gift you give your children and a pattern that is imprinted on their hearts. American Catholic/Faith Formation Update

Please check out our website at

www.stmichaelmaine.org and like us on Facebook!!

Readings for the Week of October 19, 2014

Sunday: World Mission Sunday—Is 45:1, 4-6/

1 Thes 1:1-5b/Mt 22:15-21

Monday: St. Paul of the Cross—Eph 2:1-10/Lk 12:13-21

Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22/Lk 12:35-38

Wednesday: St. John Paul II—Eph 3:2-12/Lk 12:39-48

Thursday: St. John of Capistrano—Eph 3:14-21/

Lk 12:49-53

Friday: St. Anthony Mary Claret—Eph 4:1-6/

Lk 12:54-59

Saturday: Eph 4:7-16/Lk 13:1-9

Next Sunday: Priesthood Sunday—Ex 22:20-26/

1 Thes 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40

ST. MICHAEL PARISH

SUNDAY MORNING

FAITH FORMATION

Registration is always open

ALL Are Welcome!!

It is never too late or

early to register.

****If you are new to the parish and would like your child/

children to attend Faith Formation, please call Gail at the Pas-

toral Center or contact the FF Coordinator at the FF Site you

wish to attend to give your name and address.

The Registration Mailing will be mailed the last week of

August. If your child/children have attended FF in previ-

ous years and you do not receive one, please call the Pasto-

ral Center. Sessions will begin on October 5, 2014.

†The following Faith Formation Coordinators are the con-

tacts for each of our Faith Formation sites:

Augusta Joan Callahan 623-8823

Gardiner Sarah Handy 623-8823

Hallowell Karen Jones 692-3247

Whitefield Joan Callahan 623-8823

Winthrop Sr. Carol Martin 623-8823

Gospel Faith Sharing Come join us for Faith Sharing as we discuss and

share the Word of God for the following weekend.

How is this Word of God helping me to live a better

Christian life? We meet at 3 PM Wednesdays at the

Pastoral Center. For more information contact Sr.

Carol-623-8823 or carol.martin@portlanddiocese.org

St. Dom’s Grades 9 – 12

Admissions Open House Saint Dominic Academy invites all prospective 9th – 12th

grade students and their families for 2015 – 2016 to attend

our Admissions Open House at our Auburn campus on Oct.

26th at 1:00 p.m.. Tuition assistance to attend St. Dom’s is

available to all families who qualify and transportation is

available from the Augusta and Winthrop areas. Please

contact Admissions at 782-6911 or james.boulet@portland

diocese.org for more information or to register for this

event.

THANK YOU TO OUR CATECHISTS!!

We would like to thank all those people who have answered the call to be a Catechist

in St. Michael Parish. These people spend time getting prepared and being involved

each week in teaching religion and sharing their faith with the children, youth, and adults of our parish. We appreciate all they do to minister to our parishioners.

Please keep them all in your prayers as we begin another year of Faith Formation.

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Lost and Found Each church has a lost and found box. If you have lost some-

thing or find a lost item at church please ask the Sacristan

where the box is.

Men, mark your calendars! The next meeting of St.

Michael’s Men will be at St. Joseph’s in Gardiner on

Sunday, October 19th from 3-5pm.

St. Michael’s Men gatherings are open to men of all ages

and backgrounds. The Topic for this meeting is "Prayers

for Healing " — healing in our personal lives, the lives

of our families and community, healing in the world.

There will be time for conversation with coffee and light

refreshments. Please join us!

St. Joseph Harvest Supper Will be held in the Church Hall on Saturday, October 25 from

4 to 6 p.m. This supper is sponsored by St. Joseph’s Social,

Justice and Peace Committee for the Christmas Baskets which

benefit the families in need of as-

sistance during the Holiday Sea-

son. Last year we were able to help

around 162 families with food and

gifts. This year the Food Center

has seen a sizeable increase in

needy families. Please help make

this year’s supper a success by

donating casseroles, salads, or des-

serts. Volunteers are also needed to

work at the supper as this is the

only fundraiser we have to benefit

the Christmas Baskets. FMI please

call Cathy at 215-8238 or Murielle

Martin 582-3254.

Whist Party The Ladies of St. Anne will

host a Whist Party on

Sunday, October 26. Kitchen

opens at 12:30 p.m., games

begin at 1:30 p.m. The Chair is

Lorraine Douin who may be

reached at 458-6503.

Corporate Communion and Memorial Services

The Church remembers its departed during every Mass it celebrates. For centuries the Church has additionally remembered its departed brothers and sisters during special Masses and services during the month of No-vember.

The Daughters of Isabella and the Knights of Columbus of St. Michael Parish invite you to join us as we remem-ber our departed Brothers and Sisters. We will be having a Corporate Communion during the 9:30 AM Mass, at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Sunday, November 9

th.

Following the Mass, the Daughters of Isabella will honor the memory of their Sisters who have left our company during the past year. The Knights of Columbus of the Parish will conduct a Roll Call of Officers and Departed Brother Knights. Please join us as we remember our fel-low parishioners. For more information, contact Joan Lessard, 622-8839, or Keith Richardson, 445-4729.

Benefit Supper

Gov. Kavanagh

Council #1423 of

North Whitefield

will be holding their

famous Pork Roast

Dinner on Saturday

November 1st, start-

ing at 5 p.m. at the

St. Denis Church Hall on Rt. 126, Grand Army Road in

North Whitefield. Free will donations to benefit the

K of C Tuition Fund. Come on down and enjoy the deli-

cious food and great company. Menu includes: Pork

Roast, mashed potatoes, vegetables, cole slaw, biscuits,

drinks and deserts. 50/50 drawing. Contact: Peter Taylor,

ptaylor929 @hotmail.com, 542-0820

Looking for more prayer in your life?

CARMELITES ARE PRAYers Join the Lay Carmelite Community at St. Mon-ica the second Thursday of every month from 6-8 pm and we will give you the tools to lead a contemplative life. For more info call Win-throp, HELEN 377-2732; Augusta, RACHEL 621-1791; Gardiner, GERALDINE 582-6618.

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SATURDAY BINGO AT ST. FRANCIS HALL

Play Bingo — Help our Parish

The St. Michael Men’s Club week-ly bingo game every Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Church Hall.

The hall opens at 5:00 p.m. with refreshments available. The game begins at 6:00 p.m. The game can

be played for $20 with $1,400 in prizes, plus a WINNER TAKE ALL game where you can win $500 in a single game plus a second game of pull tickets.

Sacred Heart Ladies Guild

Saturday,

November 15th

9am-1pm Sacred Heart Church Hall

We are collecting new and

used jewelry for our table and

items for our White Elephant

table. There is a box at the entrance of Sacred Heart

Church for Jewelry to be dropped off or give to one of

the Guild members. White elephant items please call

Sandy Breton at 622-9436.

Thank you for your help

Rosary Makers of Mary Immaculate The regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 21st

at 7 pm in St. Monica Hall. For more information call

Roger Jean at 623-8500. A sincere thank you for your sup-

port of this ministry.

Augusta Ultreya Pot Luck Supper Welcome all Cursillistas and guests to our Ultreya Pot Luck Supper at St. Monica Hall, Tuesday, October 28th at 6:30 p.m. Please bring your favorite dish or dessert. Paul Caron will be our witness speaker. Join us for this special fun evening. For more information please call Gloria Fleming at 622-9946.

ST. MICHAEL PARISH

DISMAS PRISON MINISTRY

October 26—Rebecca Grant, Dave Leibowitz, Perry Goodspeed The Dismas Prison Ministry is in need of volunteers, If you are interested contact Frank Ober 549-5103.

Diocese of Portland

DIRECTORY OF SEMINARIANS

Boucher, Alexander R.--Catholic University of America,

401 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20064;

Pre-Theology January 2015: St. John’s Seminary, 127

Lake St., Brighton, MA 02135

Braley, Christopher M.--Resurrection of the Lord Parish,

429 Main St, Old Town, ME 04468

Cartwright, Rev. Mr. Steven G.--Pope St. John XXIII

Seminary, 558 South Ave., Weston, MA 02493

Cipolle, Anthony T.--St. Michael Parish, 24 Washington St.,

Augusta, ME 04330

Gregory, Matthew J.--Pope St. John XXIII Seminary,

558 South Ave., Weston, MA 02493

Perron, Colby--Our Lady of Providence Seminary,

485 Mount Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI 02908

Upham, Kevin--St. Mary’s Seminary & University,

5400 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210-1994

POT LUCK SUPPER!! Please join Fr. Frank on Friday, October 25 at 5pm Prince of Peace Church, Eastern Ave (Route 17), Augusta To benefit the local "Family Violence Project" estab-lished to to respond to the needs of those who are vic-tims of Domestic Violence. Please bring a pot luck dish to share as well as a dona-tion of House Wares, Cleaning Supplies, Personal Items, or Gift Certificates.

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Please Note: For all of you who have taken Pro-

tecting God’s Children, please make sure you are

signed up for VIRTUS. This is the continuing edu-

cation program. If you have not done so you can go

to VIRTUS.org or call the office 623-8823 and ask

for Gail or Noreen.

ST. MICHAEL WEEKLY OFFERING

Thank you for your generosity!

Week of October 12 2013 2014

Total Offertory $22,813 $23,522

WeShare September 2014 $3,659

Second Collection

Today is World Mission Sunday! We are invited

today to reach out and help build the Church in Mongolia,

the world's youngest Catholic Church, as well as local

churches throughout the Missions, in the most remote areas

across our world. Your prayers and generous gift to the So-

ciety for the Propagation of the Faith in the collection today

help the work of priests, religious and lay leaders in Mongo-

lia and throughout the Missions who offer the poor practical

help and the experience of God's love and mercy, His hope

and peace. Please keep the Missions in your daily prayers.

Please be as generous as you can to today's collection. For

more information, please visit www.IAmAMissionary.org.

CHURCH SECURITY On Sunday, October 19 from 3 to 5pm Mr. Michael Magalsky of the Diocesan Office of Professional Re-sponsibility will be at St. Augustine Church to conduct a program on the issues of Church Security. We would like to have as many of our Church ushers, greeters, and sacristans and all other interested persons present to be part of this important presentation. Mr. Magalsky will speak on the issues as regards collection security, protection of the community at worship and the security of our buildings. He will answer your ques-tions and concerns.

Augusta Food Bank Update In 2014 on average we have had 382 requests per month feeding 911

people. One week's worth of groceries is given to help make ends meet.

We have given over 1000 Kids Packs when kids are out of school. We

serve Augusta and Manchester residents. We have one employee and

more than 80 volunteers. Thank you for your continued support. Much

needed items: tuna fish, soups, and canned fruit.

Chrysalis Place — Gardiner Food Center Please help us with your donations to continue this ministry. We are

looking mostly for canned goods- peanut butter, tuna and vegetables.

There is a basket in the back of St. Joseph Church for these collections.

Thank you and God bless

Hallowell Food Bank Needed Items: Soups, pasta & sauce, canned fruits & veggies, pea-

nut better, canned tuna, ham and chicken, paper products, detergents &

fabric softeners and personal care items. Items may be dropped off in

the basket at Sacred Heart Church. Call Jack Walsh at 333-0947 for

more information.

Winthrop Food Pantry Please Remember: Winthrop Food Pantry Donation Basket in entrance

of St. Francis Xavier Church. We can always use peanut butter, canned

fruits and vegetables, soups, pasta and pasta sauces, in addition to per-

sonal care products. Ministerial representative: Jeanne Codere 685-

3527. Thank you for your generosity during these difficult times.

St. Denis/Whitefield Food Pantry The St. Denis/Whitefield Food Pantry is located at St. Denis Hall and is

open the first Friday of every month from 1-3 pm. We rely heavily on

food donations by individuals and businesses in the community. Every

dollar raised enables us to purchase $8 worth of food. Call us at 582-

2684 to inquire about volunteer opportunities and to arrange drop-off

times for food donations.

Donation Center The Donation Center is in need of large pieces of furniture such as

tables, chairs, sofas, bed frames, bureaus, etc. For more information or

to donate, please call Shirley Rocque at 622-5172.

Angel Food Suppers Free Saturday Suppers in Augusta— 5 p.m.

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Pleasant St.—1st Saturday of the

month

South Parish Congregational Church, State and Church Sts.—2nd

Saturday of the month

Green St. Methodist Church—3rd Saturday of the month

Penny Memorial Baptist Church, Water St.—4th Saturday of the

month

Due to the Columbus Day Holiday

the collection totals will be

published in the next bulletin

Bread For The World: On the weekend of Oct 25-26 our parish will join with hundreds of US Churches which are conducting letter writing campaigns to our Senators and Representatives in Washington, D.C. under the direction of "Bread For The World", the Christian citizens lobby to end world hunger. The effort this year involves pressuring our leaders to promote more effective food aid policies to help peo-ple in times of crisis and fostering long-term solutions to hunger. Please review the brochure that is in your bulletin today and after Mass seek out the display at the Church entryway where you can sign and address three letters to our two Senators and our Representative. You may then mail them yourselves or place them in the basket provided to be mailed by our office. Thank you for your support,

Fr. Frank

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St. Michael

School

Scholarships

Supporting the school in memory of someone who was dedi-

cated to the mission of Catholic Schools is a meaningful way

to keep their memory alive while contributing to the educa-

tion of a child.

The St. Michael Annual Fund allows us to strengthen

our existing programs, fund future initiatives, and provide

scholarships for families in need.

______ Yes, I want to support the

St. Michael School Annual Fund

The Chrisanne Burns Scholarship Fund was established

in 1993 and has benefited many students. St. Michael

School is grateful to the Burns family for making these

funds available to aid with tuition for families in need .

_____ Yes, I want to support the

Chrisanne Burns Scholarship Fund.

A check for $______________________ is enclosed.

___ In Honor of _________________________

___ In Memory of _______________________

___ This is an anonymous donation

Name: ______________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

City: __________________ State: _____ Zip: _______

Email: ______________________________________

I am an Alumni of:

St. Augustine School St. Mary School

class of _________

Please make checks payable to

St. Michael School.

56 Sewall Street

Augusta, ME 04330

A Gift to the Annual Fund was received

In Memory of the deceased members

of the Reny family Please remember that gifts to St. Michael School are tax-deductible as allowable by law

In the Spirit of the Catholic tradition, united by Christ’s love, St. Michael School’s mission

is to educate, nourish, develop and inspire the body, mind and spirit of its students and staff.

We have established a St. Michael School Endowment Fund

through the Catholic Foundation of Maine. For information on

how to support this Fund, please call Elizabeth Badger at the

Bishop’s office in Portland at (207) 773-6471.

Longaberger™ Basket Bingo

The Parent Association will be

hosting a Longaberger™

Basket Bingo fundraiser featur-

ing Longaberger items as game

prizes on Friday, October 17,

2014 at St. Augustine Church

Hall. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through the

school office. If you are interested in being a sponsor for

this event, simply fill out the requested information below

and return it along with your donation to the school office or

place it in the collection basket labeled “St. Michael School-

Basket Bingo Sponsor”.

Basket Bingo Sponsor Form

____ $50 ____ Other $______________________

Business Name: _______________________________

___ Publish Business Name in event program.

___ Do not publish Business Name in event program.

Contact Person: _______________________________

Address: _____________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________

E-mail: ______________________________________ Please contact Deanna @ 441-9830 if you have any questions.

Hannaford Helps Schools Help schools help kids. It starts with a shopping trip to Hannaford!

SHOP: Choose from more than 700 participating products to help earn money for our school. CHECK OUT: Get 3 school dollars for every 4 participating prod-

ucts you purchase. SUBMIT: Deposit your school dollars in the collection tower at the WHITTEN ROAD Hannaford, send them into the school office, or place them in the collection basket at mass labeled “St. Michael School-Hannaford Helps Schools”.

From August 30 through December 6, 2014, shop at your local Hannaford and look for these shelf tags to find participating products that earn money for our school!