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LISBON FALLS — Current and former parishioners, community members and others will gather Sunday, Sept. 12, to pay tribute to the Rev. Lionel Chouinard, former pastor of Holy Trinity Church, who died in 2019.
A special memorial dedication and celebration will begin with a 10:30 a.m. Mass, celebrated by Bishop Robert Deeley, followed by a light meal and the dedication. Guests from throughout Chouinard’s time in Lisbon Falls are scheduled to participate in the event, which will be held at Holy Trinity, 67 Frost Hill Ave.
Born in Lewiston, Chouinard completed his clerical studies at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Md., and was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Daniel J. Feeney, on May 22, 1965, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland.
In more than 50 years of active ministry, Chouinard served in parishes in Augusta, Machias, Madawaska, Mexico, Lewiston, Peaks Island and Sabattus, as well as Lisbon Falls, where he spent more than 17 years and oversaw the construction of a new parish center.
In addition to his work in parishes, Chouinard erved as president of the Diocesan Senate of Priests (now known as the Presbyteral Council), a member of the College of Consultors, Vicar Forane of the then Oxford-Franklin Deanery, chaplain for the Knights of Columbus and the Daughters of Isabella, a chaplain at St. Dominic Academy, and an auxiliary chaplain for the U.S. Air Force Base in Bucks Harbor.
Those who plan to attend may call Prince of Peace Parish, of which Holy Trinity is a part, at 207- 777-1200, so the parish can get an idea of the number of meals that will be required.
