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Welcome to Our Lady of the Snows
Parish and St. Agnes Parish!
Our Parish worship sites include Sts. Francis
Xavier & St. Paul the Apostle Church in Milo,
St. Thomas Aquinas
Church in Dover-Foxcroft, St. Anne Church in Dexter and
St. Agnes Church in Pittsfield.
Administrator: Rev. Kent Ouellette
Parochial Vicar: Fr. Paul Murray
Deacon David Denbow
Parish Catechetical Leader:
Kimberly Wick (487-3899 or 356-7053)
Kimberly.Wick@portlanddiocese.org
Parish
Life Coordinator: Jane Young (924-7104)
Jane.Young@portlanddiocese.org
Secretary
Cluster 7: Nicole Desmarais (924-7104)
OLoftheSnows@portlanddiocese.org
Please direct all correspondence to the cluster
office:
Cluster 7 Office
60 Free Street
PO Box 193
Dexter, ME 04930
Office hours: M-F 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.(phone 207-924-7104)
For anointing of the dying,
please call the office number at 207-924-7104.
After hours, choose voicemail option 2 labeled
"Emergencies" to leave a message for Fr. Ouellette.
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Cluster 7 Pastoral Council:
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Office
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Name
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Term Ends
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Town
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Allen, John
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Allen, Mark |
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Breault, Liz |
2012 |
St. Albans, 04971 |
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Dulac, Louise |
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Dover -Foxcroft 04426 |
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Chair
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Gates, Thomas
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2011
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Pittsfield, 04967
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Hodgins, Rena |
2013 |
Pittsfield, 04967 |
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Kiernan, John
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2011
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Sebec
04481
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Lombard, Kathie
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2011
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St Albans 04971-7120
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Lord, Una May |
2012 |
Pittsfield, 04967 |
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Chair
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Michaud, David
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App’t 2007
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Dover-Foxcroft, 04426
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Ouellette,
Patricia
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2013
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Pittsfield, 04967
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Secretary
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Scuderi, Denise
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2011
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Sebec 04481
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Slattery, Tom |
2013 |
Hartland, 04943 |
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Wakuk, John |
2012 |
Thorndike, 04986 |
Cluster 7 Finance Council:
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Office
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Name
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Term
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Town
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| Secretary |
Hodgins, Rena |
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Pittsfield |
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Burke, Gary |
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Dexter |
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Dechaine, Ken |
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Pittsfield |
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Doyon, Douglas |
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Dexter |
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Gates, Thomas |
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Pittsfield |
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Parola, John |
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Dexter |
| Chair |
Waluk, John |
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Thorndike |
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Bereavement Ministry
If you have ever had the experience of suffering the loss of a
family member or other loved one, you know first-hand what the
experience is of having to plan for an appropriate way to
remember the deceased. One of the corporal works of mercy
is to bury the dead (cf. MT 25:34) and the Christian community
takes seriously its duty and obligation to the bereaved.
The function of the Bereavement team is to help
the bereaved in many of the aspects of preparing themselves and
their loved ones for the Funeral and Burial Rites. Team
members help families plan the wake and funeral rites,
facilitate an after-funeral reception, and arrange for the
services of lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Communion, Altar
Servers, and Music. Please contact the parish office at
924-7104 to arrange for a meeting with Bereavement Team members.
Anyone wishing to join the volunteer team to help plan funeral
rites and post-funeral receptions, please call the office.
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About Us
We are the Parishes in the Maine Highlands area.
Officially, we are known as Cluster 7 in the Diocese of Portland, which
encompasses the towns of Dover-Foxcroft, Sangerville, Milo, Dexter, and
Pittsfield. What we do is follow Jesus to help do God's
work in the world and in our area. As we continue to evolve according
to the plan laid out by the Diocese, it's important to keep in mind what Bishop Malone
had to say about what a parish is:
● A parish is where there exists a community of the
faithful of sufficient size, capable of supporting and participating in the
central, most important action of the Church - namely, its celebration of
the Sunday Eucharist. ● A parish happens wherever the Church's sacraments and devotional practices
are carried out.
● A parish is where there is a sufficient number of members available to
carry on the parish's various ministries:
- faith formation at all age levels, but particularly at the adult level;
- evangelization outreach to its inactive members and to the unchurched of
its area, helping them find a way to come home or belong to the parish;
- justice and charity ministries to serve those for whom God has a special
love; and
- other ministries; among them a ministry to foster vocations to serve the
church in leadership positions.
(excerpt from
http://www.portlanddiocese.net/parish_reorg.html)
Join us in making our Parishes and Missions vibrant, faith-filled
communities that help make a difference! Everyone has talents to
offer, and we look forward to seeing you at Mass!
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Mission Statement
We, the people of Our Lady
of the Snows Parish, proclaim our belief in the message and mission
of Jesus Christ as a parish which is united through the Bishop of Portland
with the Catholic Church throughout the world.
As a stewardship parish, we seek to live out that belief as a community
of worship, of shared faith, and of service where each member shares
with others the gifts and talents they have received from God.
We are committed to continuing the development of our faith community
in our towns of service.
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