FEAST OF ST MARON
9, 10February 2013 *Cana Sunday, Entrance into Lent
St. Joseph Maronite
Catholic Church
3 Appleton Street, Waterville, ME 04901-6630
Office:Phone: 207-872-8515
E-Mail:
Pastor: The Rev. Larry Jensen
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Peter P. Joseph 872-2225 Subdeacon: Steve Crate 872-9257
NEW Web Site Address:
“The Eastern Rites are the Treasure of the Catholic Church” Pope John XXIII
Liturgies:Saturday 4:00 p.m., * Sunday 10:00 a.m. * Tuesday - Friday 9:00 a.m. in the St. Jude Chapel
The Miraculous Medal and the St Jude Novenas are on Tuesday following the 9 a.m. Liturgy
Sick Calls:To receive the Eucharist and/or the Anointing of the Sick, Please call Fr. Larry.
Confessions:A Half-hour before all scheduled Liturgies, emergencies, and by appointment.
Baptisms:Call the Office
Marriage:Call the Office 6 months before you finalize a date for your wedding and book your reception.
*Suggested donation for the Sanctuary Candles, St. Jude Chapel $20, St Joseph Church $20, for the Altar Bread, $25, and the Wine, $25.
Suggested offering for Liturgies: $10 for weekdays - $15 for weekends.
Choir Director:Fefa DeebSacristans: Yvonne Nemer, Theresa Nemer& Laurie Nale
Teachers DRE:3-5thLenore Boles K-1stRosanna Joseph2nd Jane Lee
Parish Council: David Elias, Frank Griffin, David Lee, Gerald Joseph, Rosanna Joseph, Kevin Michaud,
Susan Mitchell, Katrina Plourde, & Aaron Rowden.
Ex-officio: Deacon Peter Joseph, Subdeacon Steve Crate, Lenore Boles DRE, & Paula Mitchell. Rosary Sodality
John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”[And] Jesus said to her, “Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washings, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told them, “Fill the jars with water.” So they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Draw some out now and take it to the headwaiter.” So they took it. And when the headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine, without knowing where it came from (although the servers who had drawn the water knew), the headwaiter called the bridegroom and said to him, “Everyone serves good wine first, and then when people have drunk freely, an inferior one; but you have kept the good wine until now.” Jesus did this as the beginning of his signs in Cana in Galilee and so revealed his glory, and his disciples began to believe in him.
Dear Parishioners and Friends:
Very often we think the ordinary simple aspects of life are not enough for us to feel fulfilled. Actually it is how we accept and respond to the ordinary that is fulfilling. Jesus can take our emptiness and intoxicate us simply by us taking the ordinary aspects of our life and transform them into moments of excitement and lasting satisfaction.
Doing the will of the Father might have periods of struggle and doubt, but the path always leads in the same direction, the dwelling of lasting peace and joy. Mary knew this when she petitioned her Son. She had complete trust that whatever her Son chose to do, it would be the right thing to do, at the right time, for the right reason. We are called to have this same faith and sometimes accept, that He does give the right answer, but doesn’t always match what answer we wanted.
Jesus does listen; and He does care. He listened to His Mother, and when we listen to His mother, the same voice is heard saying, “do whatever He tells you to do”. Doing the will of the Father can be frightening or sound boring. Yet when we act on it, something beautifulbecomes possible all in due time.
When people consider the validity of Christianity, they almost always look to who else is following Him, who else believes what He is saying, who else cares about my life. The first miracle shows that faith in Jesus very often involves the concerns of others who are around Him. If those who claim to represent the message of Jesus make their decisions based on authentically understanding the will of the Father, the miracles happen. Mary never sought her own will, but always the plan and teachings of her Son, Jesus the Messiah.
Jesus tells us to fill our emptiness with His message and power, and let Him change our life into what we actually need. We have to remember that Jesus responds to us by directing us to actions that reflect a loving faith: those servants had to wash the dust out of those empty jars, go down to the well and carry pail after pail back to fill them. After they did their part, Jesus was able to transform their work into something entirely beyond what they could do without Him.
There are people that believe they are doing enough good where they are exempt from following His other teachings. Truth has no exemptions for letting some of it be false. This all undermines the integrity of the message. We are in the process of weakening the full and complete message the Gospel by reducing Jesus to only a “holy wise man”. There is a reason why they were told to fill the jars to the brim. It was His will that we embrace the entire message. We deform the image of Jesus, to the whole world by our ignorance and rejection of some of His teachings.
This is a powerful reminder of how we all have to empty ourselves. Lent is the perfect season for us to take a spiritual look at our life and see what is inside of us that we can keep and what needs to go.
What do we have room for in our hearts? If we are angry, bitter, cynical, hurting and in pain, we limit the room needed for the living water. Let the spirit of Lent renew us. The Gospels for this season are the Good News of people coming to the Lord and finding healing and forgiveness. Let that be what happens to us. Aboona
The Bishops’ Worldwide Charities envelope is in the new packet for Feb 13th, this is Ash Wednesday for the Latin (Roman) Rite. We took this collection Jan 26,27 as directed by the Eparchial Bulletin for Second Collections. If you did not give and would like to still do so, you can use this envelope on Ash Monday.
**Why Ash Monday
The earliest Tradition, and the Eastern Church continues this tradition, is to count in periods of 50 days – 50 days to the Day of His Resurrection, then 50 days to Pentecost.
During our Lent, Jesus is healing and forgiving, and then He comes into Jerusalem with shouts of Hosanna, it is a day of joy and praise for our Lord and King. The next three days are filled with prayers of healing and praise of the Light that has come into the world. Oil will be blessed for us to be anointed with for healing, Bread will be blessed to show that we Christians are called to be the good yeast to raise up our humanity with the message of the saving grace of Jesus through his death on the cross. On that Great saving event on Friday, His tomb will be found empty on Sunday.
Liturgy Helps:
Be sure your cell phone is off or silenced
2ndCollection– Feb 10th Catholic School Subsidy.
Liturgy will beginpage 11,Creed p 229Pre-Anaphora p-230, Anaphora of the 12 Apostles 291.
Liturgy Intentions
Sat94:00 p.m.
†Ann Joseph
By Herbert Joseph, Sr.
Sun1010:00 a.m.
†Marion L. Maroon
By John Thomas, Sr.
When the servers go to the side altar, those who will be carrying the gifts may go at this time.
Mon11Ash Monday ***
12 Noon
†Caroline Nale
By Mark & Laurie Nale
7 p.m.
†Jeannette Marie Sleiman
By John Sleiman
Tue129:00 a.m.
†Guy, Yvon & Martin Pouilot
By Pat Martin
Wed139:00 a.m.
†Jeannette Marie Sleiman
By John Sleiman
Thu149:00 a.m.
†For all our Soldiers
By Mark & Doris Poirier
Fri159:00 a.m.
†Armand Brouillard
By Gerard E. Brouillard
Sat164:00 p.m.
†Helen Dubois
By John Thomas, Sr.
Sun1710:00 a.m.
†Sam, Nemra, Ernest, Louis,
Lucille Maroon
By Peter Maroon
PRAY FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH
Heal Your servants, who are sick,
O Lord, and send them help
And comfort from Your holy place.
Those who seek our prayers: Grace Crowther, Dianne Fjeldheim, Herb Jabar, Albert Joseph, Kendra Maroon, Hope Murphy, Tala Poulin, and Virginia Poulin.
Be sure to let Aboona know if you would like a name added or removed.
February Devotions
Sanctuary Candles
St. Joseph 14 days Sanctuary Candle
Intention Available
St. Jude7-Day Sanctuary Candle
Special Intention
By Gerard E. Brouillard
Altar Bread & Altar Wine:
Special Intentions
Deacon Peter Joseph
Last Weeks Collection
Regular Collection$2,622.00
God bless you for your generosity
If you are not receiving envelopes and would like to start, please let the office know.
Gone a lot? Please consider electronic giving.
2013 Contribution reports are ready to give out.
Food Pantry - February
Empty egg cartonsMacaroni and Cheese
MustardKetchup
Thank you for caring!
MYO SUPER BOWL BREAKFAST
The Breakfast was delicious. Thank YOU MYO for your hard work to provide breakfast for the parish. Keep up the good work.
$25 David Veilleux $50Candi Chappeseaux
$75 MYO$100 Jim Hodgkin
Mjadra Dinner and Talent Show
Sunday, February 10th at 5:30 PM
A great Lenten meal and free entertainment.
$5.00 for an Adult $2.00 for children under 12
The Nale family has continued their mother’s (Caroline) tradition of preparing the Mjadra.
Menu: Salad, yogurt, olives, Lebanese Bread, Mjadra (Lentils), Macaroni & Cheese, and Bahlewe (Baklava) for desert.
If you attended the Talent show last year, then you already know how much fun it is to participate in this yearly event. From the singing of the 12 days of “Lent” using Lebanese words for foods, Aboona playing his accordion, Deacon Peter’s jokes, and the sharing of other talents by young and less young alike makes for an enjoyable time to be together.
Share with your community of faith your song or dance, or maybe as a musician or magician or entertainer. Come and be entertained and have a great meal too. See Marie Deeb to add your name to the list of distinguished entertainers.
READERS SCHEDULE
Cana Sunday
Romans 14:14-23 John 2:1-11
4 p.m. Feb 9Lila Hallowell
10 a.m. 10Mary Jo Hodgkin
Sunday of the man with Leprosy
Romans 6:12-23Mark 1:35-45
4 p.m. Feb 16Lenore Boles
10 a.m. 17Subdeacon Steve
EVENTS FOR FEBRUARY
Sun10Rosary Sodality Meeting
Sun105:30 Majdra Dinner and Talant Show
Mon11Ash Monday 12 Noon and 7 p.m.
Wed136 p.m. Finance Meeting
Fri154:30 – 6:30 Haddock Chowder
156:45 p.m. Lenten Devotions
Thu216 p.m. Choir Practice
Fri224:30 – 6:30 Haddock Chowder
226:45 p.m. Lenten Devotions
Thu286 p.m. Choir Practice
EVENTS FOR MARCH
Fri14:30 – 6:30 Haddock Chowder
16:45 p.m. Lenten Devotions
Sa Su 2&3Lenten Retreat – DVD program from
John Michael Talbat
Sun3Relgious Education & MYO
Tue57-8 p.m. Eucharistic Holy Hour
(Special Intentions for Vocations)
Thu76 p.m. Choir Practice
Fri84:30 – 6:30 Haddock Chowder
86:45 p.m. Lenten Devotions
Thu146 p.m. Choir Practice
Fri154:30 – 6:30 Haddock Chowder
156:45 p.m. Lenten Devotions
Sa-Su1725th Anniversary Celebration
Thu216 p.m. Choir Practice
Fri224:30 – 6:30 Haddock Chowder
226:45 p.m. Lenten Devotions
Coffee Schedule
02/10/13 / Jody Veilleux / Mary Hawes02/17/13 / Mary Nader / Roseanna Joseph
02/24/13 / Laya Joseph / Jan Bourque
03/03/13 / Maureen Lee / Jeanne Thomas
Hafli this year - October 5, 2013
Dust off your Hafli jar; ink in this date for a great time.
New Liturgical Books
If you would like to have your own New Liturgical Book you may purchase one for $30, which includes shipping and handling.
Fuel Collection
Not only is our parish warm in its welcome to others, we also want to keep the church at a warm comfortable temperature throughout the winter.
Church Etiquette
Refrain from long and loud conversations, no food or drinks in church, no leaving of pews during the reading of the Gospel and the Consecration of the Bread and Wine, Check to see if your cell phone is off. Modest clothing is expected and appreciated.
Altar Server Robes
Parishioners who wish to help us off-set the cost of new robes for our altar servers may do so by indicating “Robes” in the memo section of their checks or by marking an envelope on the outside with the word “Robes”. Thank you for your continued support.
LENTEN REGULATIONS
CANA SUNDAY, February 10, marks the beginning of Lent, GREAT FRIDAY, March 29, marks the end of Lent. The following fasting and abstinence regulations are observed in the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn:
Abstinence from meat is observed on all the Fridays of Lent by all faithful from the ages of 18 to 65.
Fasting from all food and drink (except water and medicine) is to be observed from midnight until noon on Ash Monday and Great Friday of the Crucifixion. Optional would be the traditional abstinence from meat on Wednesdays. Those who are unable to fast because of ill health must perform other penances and acts of charity.
Anniversaries for February
Birthdays in February
Let Aboona know if you would like your name added to the Birthday and/or Anniversary list.
“The Catholic Church, East and West, breaths as two lungs in the same body”
Blessed John Paul II
LEBANESE CUISINE
34 Temple Street * Waterville, ME 04901
207-873-7813
Waterville Florist
Thank you for your weekly flower donations
287 Upper Main Street
Tel: 207-872-7422 also 888-616-48880
GALLANT FUNERAL HOME INC.
John O. Gallant, CFSP, Owner/Director
10 Elm Street * Waterville, ME 04901
Tel 873-3393 Fax 877-7106 * Website: gallantfh.com
GHM Insurance Agency
Auto * Home* Business * Life * Benefits
51 Main Street – Downtown Waterville
Tel: 207-873-5101
GRONDIN’S CERTIFIED DRY CLEANERS
259 Main Street - Waterville, ME 04901
207-872-8132
Century 21 – Surette Real Estate
Pam Casavant - Partner/ Associate Broker
Tel: 207-873-5634 Ext 219
e-mail:
web:
JOKAS’ Discount Beverage
52 Front Street - Tel: 207-873-6228
Central Maine’s Complete Package Store
Joseph’s Market
74 Front Street * Tel: 207-873-3364
E-mail:
Web:
SII Investments, Inc.
One Silver Street - Tel: 207-872-8689
Lawrence D. Griffin, MBA
First Congregational Church - Movie Event.
The Economic Justice Committee of the First Congregational Church in Waterville, in conjunction with the Maine Migrant Health Program (MMHP), is presenting the movie "After I Pick the Fruit: The Lives of Migrant Women" on Saturday, February 16, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. The film will be shown at Railroad Square Cinema, followed by a question and answer session and discussion with the film’s director and representatives of MMHP. Admission is free; donations to MMHP will be accepted.
Nancy Flynn, Minister