THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PORTLAND PRESENTS a time for Maine Catholic women to connect & reflect March 20, 2021 | 10 AM - 11:30 AM Zoom Video Conference https://zoom.us/j/98644010950?pwd=UzkvazY3L1l0Vm1abllXVncxVytLUT09 OVERVIEW (segments each designed for 15 minutes or less) Welcome gathering MC, Delaina Toothman, Resurrection Parish, Old Town Greeting & Opening Prayer Bishop Robert P. Deeley Insights from Maine Women Sr. Rita-Mae Bissonnette, RSR, Portland Daja Gombojav, Corpus Christi Parish, Waterville Featured presentation: Part 1 Liz Kelly, Small Group Conversation All in randomly assigned breakout rooms Featured presentation: Part 2 Liz Kelly Wrap-up & Closing Prayer * Optional breakout rooms will be available after the close prayer until 12 noon for those who would like to continue conversation or meet more Catholic women in Maine author of Love Like A Saint, Cultivating Virtue with Holy Women (1)
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T H E R O M A N C A T H O L I C D I O C E S E O F P O R T L A N D P R E S E N T S
HOPE, HOPELESSNESS, &FAITH DURING THE PANDEMIC
a time for Maine Catholic women to connect & reflect
March 20, 2021 | 10 AM - 11:30 AMZoom Video Conference
OVERVIEW (segments each designed for 15 minutes or less)
Welcome gathering MC, Delaina Toothman, Resurrection Parish, Old TownGreeting & Opening Prayer Bishop Robert P. DeeleyInsights from Maine Women Sr. Rita-Mae Bissonnette, RSR, Portland Daja Gombojav, Corpus Christi Parish, WatervilleFeatured presentation: Part 1 Liz Kelly,Small Group Conversation All in randomly assigned breakout roomsFeatured presentation: Part 2 Liz KellyWrap-up & Closing Prayer
*Optional breakout rooms will be available after the close prayer until 12 noon for those who would like to continue conversation or meet more Catholic women in Maine
author of Love Like A Saint, Cultivating Virtue with Holy Women
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Greeting and Opening Prayer
long-ing for the
Sign of the Cross
Scripture 1 Peter 1:3-9
Blessing
Song of Praise
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Asking for the grace of an infusion of hope, pray with one of the following verses. Rest in theverse and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you. Is there a word or phrase or image that stands out?Rest with that and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you.
1.Isaiah 35:1–10 Flowers will bloom in the desert 2.Psalm27: 1–14 I will never be afraid 3.John 14:1–14 That where I am, you also may be 4.Romans 8:31-39 Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ 5.Isaiah 40:1-11 They have suffered long enough 6.Psalm 42:1-11 I will put my hope in God 7.Luke 12:35-40 Be ready for whatever comes 8.Mark 8: 22-26 Blind man from Bethsaida is cured
Prompts for Prayer
www.lizk.org
Elizabeth M. Kelly is an award-winning speaker andthe author of seven books, including Reasons I LoveBeing Catholic, which won the Catholic PressAssociation award in 2007 for Best PopularPresentation of the Faith, Jesus Approaches: WhatContemporary Women Can Learn about Healing,Freedom & Joy from Women of the New Testament, andthe soon to be released Love Like A Saint, CultivatingVirtue with Holy Women.
Is there an area in your life where you feel particularly hopeless? Is there a lie at the root of it?
Can you offer that lie to Jesus and ask him to uproot it?
Liz Kelly
Insights from Maine WomenDaja Gombojav is the mother of nine spiritedchildren, chef, herbalist, outdoorenthusiast, and obsessed coffeedrinker. She is the ParishCatechetical Leader at Corpus ChristiParish in Waterville. A convert fromEvangelical Protestantism, sheshares about her faith and big familyshenanigans on her Instagram:@kylofarm. Kylo is her life motto,standing for Keep Your Love On.
Sr. Rita-Mae Bissonnette is a Sister of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and anative Mainer. She was raised in Millinocket, thesecond of ten children, and began serving theDiocese of Portland in 1974 when she acceptedthe opportunity to earn a degree in Canon Law.From her work in the marriage tribunal to workingwith victims of sexual abuse by clergy to hercurrent position as Chancellor for the diocese, shehas drawn hope from her own relationship withChrist and helped others live in hope through thegift of the Church as the God’s people.
What is one line or insight from the presentations so far that echoed your ownjourney over the last year of the pandemic?
Are you thinking about hope or faith in a new way? How?
Small Group Conversation Starters
What will you take away from this morning to help you sustain yourrelationship with Christ in the months ahead?
Who might you reach out to as a way to offer a similar message of God'sfaithfulness, compassion and hope as we continue to deal with thepandemic?
Think about times of hope and hopelessness over the past year. How hasyour experience changed the way you see God or the Church, if at all?
Is there an area in your life where you feel particularly hopeless? Is there alie at the root of it? What would it take for you to offer that lie to Jesus andask him to uproot it?
Suggestions for Continued Conversations
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Breakout Rooms: the meeting host will send you an invite to join a breakout room with 4 to 7 otherwomen. Once you see the the invite click the "Join" button to move to the virtual room to enjoy theconversation. One minute before the segment will end, a notice the host will be closing the room andyou see a count down to when the host will automaticly bring everyone back to the main meeting.
IntercessionsYour are invited to type any special intentions in the chat. The intentions will be printed out and placed in the Chancerychapel for the next week so they can be lifted up in the morning prayer of the diocesan staff.
Leader: Please join me in calling upon St Joseph as our special intercessor this year:All: Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.
SIGN OF THE CROSS
SONG OF SENDING
Closing Prayer
prayer from Patris Corde, Pope Francis’ December 8, 2020 announcement of the Year of St Joseph
Cursillo of Maine (Christian spirituality and retreats) https://www.mainecursillo.org/
Magnificat Intercessory Prayer Group (Scarborough, Maine chapter) https://magnificat-ministry.net/chapters/chapter-states-l-m/me-scarborough/
Esther Residence, Inc. (transitional program for women who are leaving incarceration and/ortreatment program) https://estherresidence.org/
Mother Seton House (home for pregnant women, new mothers and infants in need)http://mothersetonhouse.com/
Women's Wellness & Fertility Center, Catholic Medical Center (located in Manchester, NH)https://www.catholicmedicalcenter.org/locations/womens-wellness-fertility-center
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland portlanddiocese.org Missions Office Office of Lifelong Faith Formation Project Rachel Ministry (post-abortive healing) Public Policy Action Center Totus Tuus Summer Program (for children and teens)
Relevant Radio (Catholic radio stations) https://relevantradio.com
Catholic Foundation of Maine (public charity) https://catholicfoundationmaine.org
Missing the vendors and resource displays?Below is the list of those who had hoped to exhibit at our in-person conference. You can also findthe list with live hyperlinks at https://portlanddiocese.org/olff/gather-women
Delaina Toothman, Resurrection of the Lord Parish, Old TownLisa Daigle, Prince of Peace Parish LewistonLori Boulay, All Saints Parish, BrunswickMelissa Maurais, Portland Pennisula and Island ParishesSuzanne Lafreniere, St John Paul II Parish, ScarboroughOffice of Lifelong Faith Formation Staff
Georgette DionneHannah GonnevilleLori Dahlhoff
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Our Donors2020 registrants who donated their held-over fee toward expenses for this gatheringContributors to the annual Catholic Appeal that provides the primary funding for theOffice of Lifelong Faith Formation
All the Catholic women in Maine who, by connecting and coming together indifferent ways, give witness to our union in the Mystical Body of Christ
