Parish of the  Precious Blood

                  Third Sunday of Lent

            Parents Just Don’t Understand

Anybody remember the old rap song by the Fresh Prince, aka Will Smith, “Parents Just Don’t Understand?” As we grow up, it is sometimes a struggle for us to imagine that our parents understand us. It can seem impossible that Mom and Dad remember the stress of exam week or peer pressure. We never saw them as children; we never saw their disappointed faces when they weren’t invited to a party, or their dashed hopes at a bad test grade. We never saw them homesick their first week of college or nervous to ask their crush to Homecoming.

We’re often the same way about God. We gripe about what He asks of us. “He doesn’t understand sin — he’s all-good,” we think. “He doesn’t understand temptation —
He is perfect.”

In Scripture, God can be very much a father, telling us what we can and cannot do. And yet, in His divine genius, He is sometimes simply a man at a well, asking for a drink.

For me, it turns out I didn’t need to tell my parents anything about what I was going through as a kid — they knew already. What I needed was for them to tell me what to do, and how to do it.

Similarly, we don’t need to tell God about human nature. We need God to tell us about His nature. He’s good enough to ask us for a drink, to enter into our humanity.
But we have to remember, for our own sakes, to have the humility to ask Him for something, too — the water that will quench our eternal thirst.  
                                                                                                    — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
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      Click here to access the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young Adults.                                            

 

                                                            

                       Click here  to access the Diocesan Code of Ethics (Rev. 2016).

Follow this link to access a variety of useful material and resources including:

      ·        Details about the Office of Child & Youth Protection and the
           Protecting God’s Children program

·         A variety of safe environment forms and applications for parishes, parents, schools, employees and volunteers

·         How to file a sexual abuse report

·         Information about the Office of Professional Responsibility

·         Diocesan policies on counseling assistance

   
 Parish of the Precious Blood

         This Week at Home - Feb. 28
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        This Week at Home - Mar. 7
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   OF LENTEN OFFERINGS
   

     Children's Stations of the Cross     

      

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   * Stations With Children Booklet
   * Opening & Closing Prayer

           First Sunday of Lent 

         Feb. 27, 2021 ~ Holy Rosary

         Feb. 28, 2021 ~ Holy Rosary

             
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       **ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS**   

COVID-19 SELF MONITORING CHECKLIST FOR VOLUNTEERS
Since the Diocese continues to have open buildings and more employees working in their office space, we also understand that there is risk in doing so and can lead to additional exposure to COVID-19. Therefore, we have established guidelines for any volunteer who enters the building. You may volunteer at the Parish sites as long as you are able to honestly answer NO to the following questions. However, please remember if you develop any of the symptoms below, STAY HOME. Please do NOT enter the building for your safety and the safety of others.  CLICK HERE.

   Volunteer Policies and Procedures
       *Approved by the Pastoral Council*
                      September 24, 2020

    
                           CLICK HERE

 
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  * Status as of Feb. 25, 2021

    Total received  $75,860   

    We are at 81% of our Goal.            

            294  Gifts total
 

DAILY MASS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED  8:30 AM MON. TUES. AND FRI.. 6:00 PM ON WEDS.  LOG ON TO THE PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE TO VIEW.

SUNDAY MASS WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AT 4 PM SATURDAY AND 9 AM SUNDAY. LOG ON TO THE PARISH FACEBOOK PAGE TO VIEW.

The rectory offices in Caribou and Presque Isle remain CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC until further notice.  There will be minimal staff on hand to answer the telephone. Staff will be required to complete their work from home if possible.

Please do not come to the rectory to conduct business. 

Conduct any business you have with the Parish by telephone or e-mail. 
If you have an emergency and need a Priest, please call the rectory in Caribou at
498-2536 or Presque Isle at 768-3671.  Someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
 
For now the following protocols are in place:  
 
No Individual prayer in the church at this time. 
 
There will be NO  public suppers, social gatherings of any kind until further notice.
 
All Church groups, prayer groups, committees and councils will meet via Zoom OR SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE PASTOR FOR HOW YOU WILL MEET ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND SANITIZE AFTER.
 
Special arrangements for Baptismal Preparation are available by calling the rectory at 498-2536.
 
The Good Sam Thrift Store in Caribou is CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
 
Faith Formation classes
Parish of the Precious Blood is excited to announce that we will be offering a NEW faith formation program called "Family Catechesis" starting in September.  This is a bi-monthly program that is more streamlined than previous programs and allows for flexibility to fit the dynamics of individual families.  However, we are in need of site coordinators for Holy Rosary, St. Mary's and St. Denis to be part of a core team.  You will be working with dedicated and seasoned catechists and will be given direction from our parish catechetical leader on the lessons for each month .  Gatherings will be bi-monthly and last for one hour each. If you are interested in being part of this team and helping this program to grow, please contact   Fr. Dave at 498.2536 or
Stella at 554.7086.  
 
All Faith Sharing Groups meeting on Church property  are cancelled unless you SUBMIT A PLAN TO THE PASTOR FOR HOW YOU WILL MEET ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND SANITIZE AFTER.  
 
These protocols may change as new information becomes available.
 
Please keep each other in prayer and also pray for those who become ill and those who will care for them. 
 
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this national emergency.  Our adherence to these protocols has a direct impact on the ability of our healthcare workers to manage the response to this pandemic. 

Let’s all do our part to help them.
 
 Be assured of our prayers,
 Fr. Dave & Fr. Raj