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2/18/2021
Station of the Cross will be held at St. Raphaels Church in Kittery on Friday's at 3pm. No reservation needed. If attending please sign in and follow Covid Protocals including wearing a mask and social distancing. Stations will also be Live Streamed on our facebook page.
Vaccination Center Launched at St. Christopher Church
Very happy to provide needed space for vaccinations! Fr. Mower was interviewed by Channel 8's Mary Cate Mannion Tuesday about York Hospitals NEW Vaccination Clinic at St. Christopher Church. View the news clip here:
York Hospital’s search for a spacious location to hold an ongoing vaccination center for at least the next six months is over thanks to the parish community at St. Christopher Church, located on 4 Barrell Lane in York. Diocese of Portland story click here.
2021 Souper Bowl of Caring!
Let's Tackle Hunger Together WITH THE SOUPER BOWL OF CARING.Our collection ran from February 6th through Sunday February 14th. Thank you for your support! We collected almost $700 that will be distributed to our local Food Pantry's.
Adult & Kids Winter Coats and Outerwear and Silverware drive!
Drop off containers have been placed at each Church. In front of St. Christopher's York and Our Lady of the Angels South Berwick. Under the Parish Center Breezeway behind St. Raphael's Kittery. For more information click here.
Click this link for our facebook page and Live Mass
and recorded Masses
Please find Sign Up Links for "In Person" Masses below.
Weekday Mass is being offered at St. Raphael's. Sign in at the door and follow guidelines listed below. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please note no Tuesday Mass.
Weekend Mass Signups below
Live Streamed Live Mass will continue on our facebook page and will be posted here daily. Streaming schedule:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 9 am
Saturday at 4 pm, Sunday at 9 am and 11 am.
Immediately after Live Mass it is posted on the right side of this web page for the day.Click this link for our facebook page and Live Mass
For the Spiritual Communion Prayer CLICK HERE
Prayer song for the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jan Michael Joncas CLICK HERE
In-person Mass sign ups:
Please follow the guidelines below for attending Mass:
1. Your party will be part of a group of 50 people total including priest, organist, cantor, lector, and ushers.
2. Arrive 15 minutes prior to Mass and keep Physical distancing to a minimum of six feet. (Couples and Groups can stay together)
3. Everyone must wear a mask during Mass.
4. Sanitize hands before entering. (please consider bringing your own to use just before receiving communion)
5. You may be directed where to sit.
6. Please receive Holy Communion in the hand.7. Some travelers arriving in Maine, depending on their state of residency, may need to self-quarantine.
Signup using the LINKS below or call the administrative office for that church and leave a message.
Our Lady of the Angels 4 pm Saturdays and 9 am Sundays
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP or call 207-384-7006 by Fridays at noon.
St. Raphael's 9 am Sundays
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP or call 207-439-0442 by Thursday at noon.
St. Christopher's 4 pm Saturdays and 11 am Sundays
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP or call 207-363-2111 by Fridays at noon.
Click this link for help watching the Mass
Spiritual Resources:
Pray - Learn - Connect from Home. Click here for the Diocese Office of Faith Formation page created for this crisis.
Do Stations at home! Click here and here.
Our Parish has a FORMED.ORG subscription. Great content for all age groups.
Please call our office with any questions. Please note some of our staff will be working from home but will be able to take your call. If busy please try again later.
Please continue supporting our Parish. You can mail offertory to your church office or use our online giving.
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Welcome
Welcome to the Parish of the Ascension of the Lord. We are a Roman Catholic Parish serving southern York County. We have churches in York, Kittery, South Berwick and York Beach. Learn more here.
Please register for our parish by clicking here.If your information needs to be uppdated please email your church administrator. Thank you!
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Worship Sites and Mass Times - suspended - see temporary schedule above
Our Lady of the Angels Church
162 Agamenticus Road
PO Box 208
South Berwick, ME 03908
207.384.7006
Sunday 9:30 am
Saturday 4:00 pm
Weekday: 7:00 am Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri (Mass) Mon (Liturgy of the Hours)St. Raphael's Church
6 Whipple Road
Kittery, ME 03904
207.439.0442
Sunday 9:00 am
Saturday 5:30 pm
In Parish Center ChapelWeekday:9:00 am Mon,Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri (Mass)St. Christopher's Church
4 Barrel Lane
York, Maine 03909
207.363.2111
Sunday 7:30 am & 11:00 am
Saturday 4:00 pm
Ascension Chapel (November - May)
2 Moulton Ln. (across from St. Christophers)
Weekday: 8:00 am Mon, Tues, Sat
(Prayer Service)
Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat (Mass) Preceded by Morning Prayer at 7:35 am; followed by the Rosary
Star of the Sea Church
13 Church Street, York Beach, ME 03910
207-363-2111
Opening early this year
May 18th - October 8th, 2019
Sunday 9:00 am
Saturday 6:00 pm
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DEVOTIONS AND SPIRITUAL opportunities
temporarily suspended- ST. CHRISTOPHER: Chaplet of Divine Mercy: Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 pm. Followed by prayer for the priest.
- Holy Hour of Reparation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Every 3rd Thurs. at 11:00am
- Recitation of the Rosary: Monday to Saturday following 8:00 Mass/Service.
- Scripture Study: Every Monday in the kitchen at 9:00 am. Call Rita Leroux 2215857
- Charismatic Meeting: Tuesdays afternoon at 2:00 pm. FMI call Rita Leroux 2215857
- Ultreya: 1st Sunday of every month at 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall. FMI call Kevin Murphy at 2073633283
- ST. RAPHAEL: Divine Mercy Chaplet: Thursday Evening 6:30 in Chapel.
- Recitation of the Rosary: Friday morning, directly following the 9:00 am, in Chapel.
- Prayer Shawl Ministry: 2nd Sat. of the month in the Parish Center 10:30 12:00 pm.
- OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS: Liturgy of the Hours: Monday mornings at 7:00 am
- Rosary: Saturday afternoons at 3:30 pm
- Advisor and Minister to the Confined: If you have a planned hospital stay and would like to arrange to have a visit from one of our priests or a Eucharistic Minister, please call the office.
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Calendar - all events temporarily suspended
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Saturday, February 27, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMStart your weekend full of the spirit and recharged through this beautiful lay-person lead prayer service. All are welcomed!Read More
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Read MoreSaturday, February 27, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Saturday, February 27, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PMMass at 4pm presided by the Rosary stating at 3:30.Read More
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Read MoreSaturday, February 27, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Read MoreSunday, February 28, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
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Today's Readings
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Reading I Dt 26:16-19Responsorial Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8Gospel Mt 5:43-48
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faith formation & YOUTH MINISTRY
Class Date, Time & Location
ALL CLASSES TEMPORARILY MEETING ONLINESundays:
Saturdays:
Our Lady of The Angels (8:00-9:15 a.m) Grades 1-5
St. Raphael (5:30 -6:30 p.m) Grades 1-5
St Christopher (9:30 -10:30 a.m) Grades 1-5
(11:00 -12:00 p.m) Pre-K / Kindergarten
SPRED: St. Christopher (1st & 3rd weeks of every month) (9:00-10:00 a.m) 1FMI Contact:
Veronica Richards at Veronica.Richards@portlanddiocese.org