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Welcome to Good Shepherd Parish
of Northern York County in Biddeford & Saco, Maine
Established July 1, 2008
Mission Statement
The mission of Good Shepherd Parish is to call people to celebrate the life of Christ through Roman Catholic liturgy, education and acts of social justice throughout our diverse communities, fostering unity and making the Body of Christ visible to all.
Good Shepherd Pastoral Office & Faith Formation
41 Sullivan St Biddeford, ME 04005
207-282-4812
Pastoral Life Coordinator: Sr. Angela Fortier, CSJ
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Good Shepherd Administration Office
271 Main St Saco, Me 04072
207-282-3321
Business Coordinator: Paula Moses
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Masses & Reconciliation
For the most current Mass and Holyday schedules, please check the weekly bulletin link below
Good Shepherd Parish
Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday
4:00 pm Most Holy Trinity, St. André, St. Joseph, St. Margaret
4:30 pm St. Philip
5:30 pm St. Brendan (beginning May 29)
Sunday
8:00 am St. Joseph (French)
8:30 am Most Holy Trinity, St. Margaret
9:00 am St. Philip
9:30 am St. André, St. Joseph, St. Brendan (beginning June 27)
10:30 am Most Holy Trinity, St. Margaret
11:00 am St. Joseph
Daily Mass Schedule
as of July 1, 2010
Monday
8 am St. Margaret
9 am Most Holy Trinity
Tuesday
7 am St. Anne (in lower St Joseph church)
9 am Most Holy Trinity
9 am St Philip
Wednesday
7 am St. Anne
8 am St. Margaret
Thursday
8 am St. Margaret
9 am St Philip
Friday
9 am Most Holy Trinity
9 am St. Philip
Saturday
7 am St. Anne
Reconciliation/Confession
Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm St. Margaret
3:00 pm Most Holy Trinity, St. Andre, St. Joseph
3:30-4:00 pm St Philip
Or by appointment
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Contact us
goodshepherd@portlanddiocese.org
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Weekly bulletins
click on the link below for weekly bulletins for the past twelve weeks- (the bulletins takes a few minutes to download)
http://seekandfind.com/directory?sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=6&sobi2Id=1753
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Catholic Schools
Good Shepherd Parish is proud to have two Catholic Schools in their cluster.
2010-2011 Open Registration at both schools
9 am to 2 pm or by appointment.
please visit our schools!
Notre Dame de Lourdes School 50 Beach Street in Saco 207-283-3111 www.notredameschoolsaco.org
St. James School 25 Graham Street in Biddeford
207-282-4084 www.sjsweb.org
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Good Shepherd Parish Cemeteries
St. Mary Cemetery and St Joseph Cemetery call 207-282-0727
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Hospital Pastoral Care
Catholic pastoral care at Southern Maine Medical Center has been provided for almost 30 years. This ministry is sponsored by Good Shepherd Parish, and the churches of St. Philip, St Margaret and St Martha. Janice Biasin-Hanson is our Catholic chaplain at the hospital. Hours are 9-3, Monday-Friday.The hospital pastoral care office phone number is 294-5300.
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Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is ongoing at the Perpetual Adoration Chapel, 27 Thornton Ave., Saco. Come and spend some time with Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. For more information or to sign up for scheduled adoration, call Therese Lessard at 282-9294.
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Meet our Pastoral Staff:
Msgr. Rene Mathieu, Administrator — biography
Rev. Robert Lupo, Parochial Vicar - biography
Rev. Antony Dass, HGN, Parochial Vicar - biography
Deacon Robert Parenteau
Deacon Kevin Jacques
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Good Shepherd Parish consists of the following churches -
Most Holy Trinity Church 271 Main St Saco
History
St. Andre Church 73 Bacon St Biddeford
History
St Brendan Chapel Lester B Orcott Blvd Biddeford Pool
History
St. Joseph Church 178 Elm St Biddeford
History
Notre Dame De Lourdes Church 1929-2009
16 Cutts Avenue Saco
History
St. Mary Church 1855-2009
12 St Mary’s St Biddeford
History
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Cluster 25 Committee first met in September, 2005. Their task was to restructure the cluster parishes to meet the challenges of a New Evangelization. More information on their deliberations can be found on the following link. http://www.catholic-parishes.biddeford.me.us/Cluster25News/cluster.htm
The two remaining cluster parishes of St Margaret in Old Orchard Beach and St Philip in Lyman plan to canonically join Good Shepherd Parish in 2010.
Good Shepherd Parish Merger Report
Good Shepherd Parish Finances June 2009
Good Shepherd Biddeford/Saco Buildings Announcement — August 2009
Updated Church Buildings Plan — November 14 2009
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Other Interesting Catholic links:
Diocese of Portland
Mass times while traveling
U. S. Conference of Bishops
The Vatican
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