Corpus Christi Parish

To date 478 parishioners have pledged $116,576 for the Annual Catholic Appeal. This puts us at 72% of our goal of $162,896. Thank you for your generosity to the Church of Maine. If you have not yet made a gift, please prayerfully consider how you can support the Appeal.

On Corpus Christi Sunday (June 23) we invite all parishioners to come together to celebrate as one Parish at the 9:00AM Mass at Notre Dame Church in Waterville. At the conclusion of Mass we will process down Silver St. with the Holy Eucharist to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for Benediction. Join us and be a part of this wonderful parish tradition! There will be no Masses at 10:00AM at St. John or 10:30AM at Notre Dame that morning.

As our community works to welcome hundreds of asylum seekers to Portland, I wish to offer ways in which Maine residents who are looking to assist in the efforts can help. Please remember that these individuals and families are filled with anxiety and fear about what will happen to them. This time of grave difficulty for some of our brothers and sisters calls us to show our concern and solidarity, answering our baptismal call to serve the most vulnerable among us, regardless of whether they are born in America or are new arrivals. To offer financial assistance: • text “EXPO” to 91999; • call (207) 775-7911; • send a check to: City Manager’s Office, Room 208, 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101 (write “support asylum seekers” in memo field); or • log on to www.portlandmaine.gov/1554/Support-Asylum-Seekers. Please join me in asking God to protect all new arrivals in their travels. May they find a loving and welcoming people in our country, and may our kindness and care make us worthy of the refuge we all find in the Lord.