All Saints Parish Homilies and News

The following link is to the Bangor Daily News blog posted upon the occasion of the dedication of the statue of Saint Patrick, installed on the lawn of the Newcastle church: Father Tom Murphy July 14, 2017 Newcastle Maine People interested in learning about Maine’s early American history will enjoy visiting Newcastle’s Saint Patrick’s. It’s an enriching opportunity to see how the tiny town is a mirror of the nation, including a connection to Maine’s colonial French history. http://francoamerican.bangordailynews.com/2017/07/14/franco-american-news-and-culture/french-history-at-saint-patricks-in-newcastle-me/

Following is a link to the Day of Peace homily, given on January 6, 2007, by Archbishop Peter Gerety (1912-2016) during one of his several visits to St. Charles Church in Brunswick, Maine.  I am putting this link on the All Saints Parish Homilies and News blog: http://oneturkeyrun.blogspot.com/2007/01/day-of-peace-homily-by-archbishop.html Archbishop Peter Gerety

Father Joseph Ford attended the schools of Gardiner, Maine and received degrees from St. Anselm College and the Gregorian University. He has served in several parishes throughout Maine and for twenty-five years has had many diocesan responsibilities. He is in the fifth year of his service at Saint John's School in Brunswick, ME ~ Psalm 139 1B : "I praise you for your are wonderfully made." Homily to the All Saints Parish in Brunswick on June 24 & 25, 2017, in recognition of the Saint John the Baptist feast day: Birth of John the Baptist* - A some may know, it has been my joy to be involved at our Saint John's School visiting with the classes and sharing the story of our faith. A the beginning of the school year, I try to tell the story of our school to the new students.  I speak of the French Canadian immigrants who crossed the border, some did so illegally, to work in the mills powered by the river.  I tell the young people of the brutal working con