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This Week's Scripture Readings
Sep 18- Oct 03

Sep 18, Sat       Luke 8:4-15
Sep 19, Sun      Mark 9:30-37
Sep 20, Mon     Luke 8:16-18
Sep 21, Tue      Matt 9:9-13
Sep 22, Wed     Luke 9:1-6
Sep 23, Thu      Luke 9:7-9
Sep 24, Fri        Luke 9:18-22
Sep 25, Sat       Luke 9:43b-45
Sep 26, Sun      Mark 9:38-43,
                                   45, 47-48
Sep 27, Mon     Luke 9:46-50
Sep 28, Tue      Luke 9:51-56
Sep 29, Wed     John 1:47-51
Sep 30, Thu      Luke 10:1-12
Oct 01, Fri         Luke 10:25-37
Oct 02, Sat       Matt 18:1-5, 10
Oct 03, Sun      Mark 10:2-16
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"Do This In Remembrance of Me" 1 Corinthians 11:24
                                     Worship Sites

St Mary of Lourdes - Lincoln                   St Leo the Great - Howland
142 Main St.             18 River Road
PO Box 310                                      PO Box 22
Lincoln, ME 04457                                               Howland, ME 04448
Business Office: 207-794-6333                           Rectory: 207-732-3495

                                                    MISSIONS
Sacred Heart - Winn                                  St. Anne's - Danforth
5 Route 168                                                           75 Houlton Road
Winn, ME 04495                                                    Danforth, ME 04424
(No masses held at present)                                Masses in Summer Only
                                                                              (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
                                                                              Mass - Sunday at 1:00 pm


Reconciliation/Confession
Fridays @ 5:30 pm at St Leo the Great in Howland
Saturdays @ 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm at St Mary of Lourdes in Lincoln

Eucharistic Adoration / Holy Hour
Wednesday, Sep 15 @ St. Mary's     6:30 pm
Wednesday, Sep 29 @ St Leo's        6:30 pm
For more information, contact Dave Goolsby @ 731-7089

St. Matthew Cemetery
Jack Neel (Superintendent) 290-4490
The cemetery is open for burials from May 15 to Nov 01 during the year.
These dates are subject to change depending on weather and the cemetery conditons.

Mass Cancellations due to weather, etc...
     If the weather or road conditions are not good, we encourage everyone to stay safe and do not travel if it may endanger people's health. If Mass is cancelled due to the weather, road conditions, or other unforeseen reasons, we will post the cancellation on our website, ourladyoftheeucharist.org and on our Facebook page. You can also call the Rectory at 732-3495
Parish Happenings

Journeying with the Dogmas of Blessed Virgin Mary
at St Leo's Rectory Chapel in Howland
     October being the month of The Rosary, Fr. Anthony is offering a program called “Journeying with the Dogmas of Blessed Virgin Mary” on every Friday during the month of October.
     There will be a Rosary Recitation followed by a mini-Teaching and Question Time on the Four Dogmas of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
     The Duration of the Program (Rosary and the Mini Teaching) will be for 30-35 minutes. This will take place in St Leo’s Rectory Chapel at 5:30 pm.

10/01/2021 - The perpetual virginity of Mary
10/08/2021 - Mary the Mother of God
10/15/2021 - Immaculate Conception of Mary
10/22/ 2021 - Assumption of Mary into heaven
10/29/2021 - A Revisit on the All the Dogmas of Blessed Virgin Mary

Weekday Mass Schedule Changes
Please note the new weekday mass schedule will be as follows:
Monday & Friday – 8:00 am @ St Mary’s
Wednesday – 4:30 pm @ St Leo’s
Thursday – 8:00 am @ St Leo’s

Rosary before Mass
Saying the rosary is a devotion to the Blessed Mother and important for our parish named Our Lady of the Eucharist. Out of respect for those who wish to have Sacred Silence before mass, starting the rosary at the times listed below will ensure the opportunity for both the Rosary and Sacred Silence.

Saturday, 4:00 pm mass; rosary @ 3:25 pm    6:00 pm mass; rosary @ 5:25 pm
Sunday, 8:00 am mass; rosary @ 7:25 am             10:00 am mass; rosary @ 9:25 am
Monday, Thursday, & Friday,       8:00 am mass; rosary @ 7:25 am
Wednesday,                                      4:30 pm mass; rosary @ 3:55 pm

Obligation to attend Mass is back
     According to the Diocese, Catholics will once again be obligated to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days beginning on the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 19-20, Fathers' Day Weekend

Attention Offertory Envelope Users
     If you would like an accounting of your church offerings for next year's tax return, you need to use envelopes (or WeShare). We do not keep track of other forms of giving. If you need a box of 2021 envelopes, please call the office at 794-6333.

Lincoln Regional Food Cupboard Needs Flour & Sugar
    The first weekend of each month is designated "Flour & Sugar for the Food Cupboard". Flour and sugar for the food cupboard can be left in the tote at St Leo's and in the lobby at St Mary's.

Sep 19 Bulletin now available on the website
Next Bulletin will be available Sep 26
     The bulletin is going to be printed on a weekly basis again. The website will still be updated regularly, and we encourage all parishioners to check the website for up-to-date parish news and events.
Mission Retreat with Fr. Bill Garrott,OP

Mission Retreat
with Fr. Bill Garrott, OP

Oct 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th

6:00 pm

St. Mary of Lourdes
Catholic Church Lincoln

Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish will host Fr. Bill Garrott, OP for a Mission Retreat on Sunday, Oct 10^th, Monday, Oct 11^th,
and Tuesday, Oct 12^th beginning at 6:00 pm
at St. Mary of Lourdes Catholic Church in Lincoln.

The Retreat is appropriate for children (2^nd grade and up),
teenagers, young adults, adults, and seniors.
Fr. Bill will lead the rosary 20 minutes before the evening talk
and will be available for confessions following the talk.
We look forward to seeing you!
Prayer Corner for the Living

AJ MacEachern Ashley                          Anne Babcock                Betty McGinn                    Calvin Ham             Chris                             Daniel Noble                   Dicker Family                Doris Carney              Donny & Janet Marin     Dominic                        Ed Plourde                     Joe Farinaro               Jean Neel                      Jennie Leighton             Joel                                 Jimmy Corro               Jake & Marilyn Noble    John Henderson           Joanne & Phil McIntyre   Kathy Lawrence        Karl McGillvray       Lionel Rodrigue             Louise & Clarence McIntyre
Marie Kilbride Mariea Tricarico            Matthew       Norma Cottle
Penny Allen                Ray Voisine        Ricky Weatherbee         Robin Barker
Ryan Barker Sandra Barker              Stephen Cottle        Stuart Kilbride
Stuart Smith Tyler Harriet
Dwight & Pam Osgood & family       James, Wayne, Jeannine, Cindy, Robert

If you would like to add a name to the Prayer Corner for the Living,
please call the office at 794-6333
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
The Saints Corner
(This will be updated regularly with a different saint)

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta
1910-1997
September 05 - Memorial
(In certain countries/ecclesiastical provinces)
Liturgical Color: White

She equals in holiness and generosity the great ‘Teresas’ she chose to emulate

Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxha Bojaxhiu was a tiny Albanian woman whose strong-as-iron faith served as a fulcrum to budge the world closer to God. She was born into a devout family in Skopje, in present day Macedonia. Her parent’s marriage had been arranged, according to custom, and was happy and fruitful. The family was prosperous and regularly helped the poor and abandoned. There was seldom not a destitute person sharing the family table at lunchtime. Little Agnes benefited from the then recent reforms of Pope Saint Pius X lowering the age of First Holy Communion and thus received the Eucharist for the first time at the very young age of five and a half. After her father died young, Agnes’ firm, loving, and religious mother had the greatest influence on her. The vibrant life of her local parish also impacted her faith. The priests there talked about the missionary work of the Church in far away lands, and Agnes internalized every word they spoke.

Feeling the call to serve Christ and the Church, Agnes decided to become a nun with the Loretto Sisters who were based in Dublin, Ireland. So when she was eighteen, a large procession of family, classmates, and parishioners accompanied her to Skopje’s train station. After tender farewells, everyone wept and waved handkerchiefs as the train slowly pulled out of the station, and Agnes leaned out the window and wept and waved her handkerchief back at them until the train disappeared around a bend. Agnes would never see her beloved mother again. In the convent, Agnes chose the name Thérèse in honor of the Saint of Lisieux. But another nun had already chosen that name, so Agnes became Teresa, spelling the name in the Spanish style. After learning the rule of her Order and basic English, she sailed on the long voyage to India, arriving in Calcutta in January 1929. India would be her home for the rest of her life.

Sister Teresa taught at a girls’ primary school in Calcutta, taking final vows in 1937, and was known warmly as Mother Teresa. Due to her open personality, self discipline, deep prayer life, organizational abilities, and native intelligence, she became the school principal in 1944. Everyone loved her, especially her students, and Mother Teresa was a contented nun doing important work for the Church. Her youthful zeal had been fulfilled. But then something happened to alter her life’s course, something entirely unexpected. In 1946, while riding on a train to her annual retreat, Mother Teresa received her “call within a call.” Jesus told her, by mysterious means, that He desired her to serve Him in the poorest of the poor, who were so ignorant of Him and of His love. She must start a religious order.

Two years of organizing passed until, in August 1948, Mother Teresa donned her famous white and blue sari for the first time. She left the comfort and predictability of the Loretto convent school for a hard life on the street among the slums of the poorest, hungriest, and dirtiest people in Calcutta. Her order, the Missionaries of Charity, was formally established in 1950 and drew its first sisters from among Mother Teresa’s former students. The order soon exploded with growth and expanded internationally. Missionaries of Charity sisters worked with AIDS patients, the dying, the starving, in soup kitchens, orphanages, and directly with the poor lying in filthy gutters. By the time of her death in 1997, the Missionaries of Charity had over four thousand sisters serving in about one hundred and twenty countries. Mother Teresa became internationally famous, an icon of charity and peace, for all the right reasons. After her death it was revealed that she struggled to feel God’s presence for much of her life but persevered in prayer and sacrifice nonetheless. She was constructed of steel, in perpetual motion, and operated on almost no food or sleep. All of her religious sisters are similarly indestructible. She was canonized by Pope Francis in 2016.

Saint Mother Teresa, your generosity to the poor and destitute inspired millions. Your life of dedication to prayer, to the Church, and to the dignity of all life inspires us still. May we emulate your life of total service and total love by loving God first.
Source: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/september-5-saint-mother-teresa-calcutta/