Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH (603)

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1 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH (603)

2 Mass Intentions Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Saturday, February 24 4:00 pm For the Intentions of Susan Hurrell by her sister Sharon Sunday, February 25 7:30 am Michael Angelari by Jean & John Rimas 9:00 am David Hopkins by Eileen McKenna 10:30 am Brandon Lafata by Tracy, Moss, & clan 7:00 pm Joan Beth & Peter D. Fuller by their loved one Monday, February 26 6:45 am Timothy Carberry by Phil & Carole 9:00 am Boudreau & Reynolds Family by their daughter Tuesday, February 27 6:45 am Paul Craven by a friend 9:00 am Margaret Buckley by friends Wednesday February 28 6:45 am All the Holy Souls in Purgatory 9:00 am Thomas Coughlin by George & Kathy Allen Thursday, March 1 6:45 am In Thanksgiving to St. Joseph 9:00 am David Hopkins by Theresa Rooney Friday, March 2 6:45 am In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother 9:00 am James Rogers-1 st Anniv. Remb. by his family Saturday, March 3 4:00 pm David Hopkins by a friend Sunday, March 4 7:30 am 9:00 am Jane Boudreau by Dawna Conversano 10:30 am Scott McEntee by Laura & Kevin Sagalski 7:00 pm Our Parish Family Mass Intentions: St. Elizabeth Saturday, February 24 5:00 pm Our Parish Family Sunday, February 25 10:00 am In Memory of Viola Rurak by her son Michael Rurak Saturday, March 3 5:00 pm Sunday, March 4 10:00 am Shirley Policano by Jack, Maxine, & Ron Leary The Second Sunday of Lent - February 25, 2018 Weekly Collection The Collection Numbers from the weekend of February 18th will be placed in the following weekend s bulletin. Thank you for your generous support to the Parish throughout the year. We also want to remind you that Online Giving is available to you at the Parish Website: The Second Collection for the weekend of February 25th will be for Fuel & Heat. The Second Collection for the weekend of March 4th will be for Capital Improvement. Thank you for your generosity! Lenten Reconciliation Service Monday, March 12th at 7pm St. Theresa Parish 820 Central Rd., Rye Beach All are invited and encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to receive Christ's gift of healing. Readings for the Week of February 25, 2018 Liturgy of the Hours and/or Christian Prayer Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10 Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Mt 21:33-43, Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; lk 15:1-3, Next Sunday: Ex 20:1-17; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 OUTREACH- HELP One of our shut-ins who lives on Mill Road, would like to visit her husband who is in Rehab at Oceanside Center. She lives approximately 1/2 a mile from there. All she needs is to be picked up at her home at 12:45pm and then picked up at Oceanside Center at 2:00pm. Can you help? If so, please call me at Outreach Thank you! Sr. Doris 2

3 The Second Sunday of Lent - February 25, 2018 Monday - February 26, :30am Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle - OLMM 7:00pm RCIA - St. John Bosco Meeting Room Tuesday - February 27, :30am Rosary for Priests - OLMM Church Wednesday - February 28, :30am Adoration - OLMM Church 7:30pm Knights of Columbus 1st Degree Meeting - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room Thursday - March 1, :30am Alanon - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room 4:00pm Lenten Girls Group - St. John Bosco Room Friday - March 2, :00pm Stations of the Cross - OLMM Church 7:00pm Lenten Supper - Marian Hall Saturday - March 3, 2018 Men of St. Joseph/First Saturday: 6:30am Recitation of the Rosary 7:00am First Saturday Mass followed by Confession-OLMM Church 7:00am Men of St. Joseph Mass/Meeting- OLMM Church/Marian Hall 1:00pm Alanon - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room Sunday - March 4, :00am Faith Formation Grades K-5 - SHS Classrooms 10:00am EDGE Program - SHS Gym 4:45pm Life Teen - Marian Hall 1st Saturday Devotion Please join us at 6:30am on Saturday, March 3rd, for Recitation of the Rosary. The Holy Mass will be at 7:00am followed by Confession. Men of St. Joseph On Saturday, March 3rd, the Men of St. Joseph will gather for 7:00am at OLMM Church followed by fellowship and coffee in the Church Hall. The morning gathering ends at 8:30am. All men are invited to attend. Join us for Lenten Suppers Join us for a Lenten supper after the 6pm Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. This is a special time for family, friends, neighbors, and strangers to be together during this season of prayer and reflection, a time for us to grow closer as a family. Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. Acts of the Apostles 2:46-47 REGULATIONS FOR FASTING & ABSTINENCE. Fridays of Lent are also days of abstinence. FASTING is to be observed by all 18 years of age and older, who have not yet celebrated their 59 th birthday. On a fast day, one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one s need, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and juices, are allowed. ABSTINENCE is observed by all 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence, no meat is allowed. Note that when health or ability to work would be seriously affected, the law does not oblige. When in doubt concerning fast and abstinence, the parish priest should be consulted. Fasting, almsgiving, and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent. The faithful and catechumens should undertake these practices seriously in a spirit of penance and of preparation for baptism or of renewal of baptism at Easter. 3

4 Faith Formation Class Times The Second Sunday of Lent - February 25, 2018 Sunday, February 25th NO CLASSES - WINTER BREAK Tuesday, February 27th NO CLASSES - WINTER BREAK Sunday, March 4th 10:00-11:15am for grades K-5 - SHS Classrooms 10:00-11:15am for grades 6-8 EDGE - SHS Gym 4:45-6:45pm Life Teen Life Night - Marian Hall Tuesday, March 6th 6:00-7:15pm for grades SHS Classrooms 6:00-7:15pm for grades 6-8 EDGE - Marian Hall You can register for our Faith Formation programs at If you want to join our OLMM parish community you can register at Dear Second Grade Families, Please mark your calendars with these dates and times Sat, March 10 th : Sacrament of First Reconciliation Church for all 2 nd Grade students. Light refreshments in the OLMM Church Hall immediately afterwards. At least one parent/guardian is required to attend, both are welcome; as well as other family members. Wednesday, April 11 th : 1st Eucharist Parent Meeting OLMM Church Hall, 1 st Eucharist books are due. At least one parent/guardian is required to attend, both are welcome; as well as other family members. 1 st Eucharist Practices: BOTH ARE REQUIRED Drop off-marian Church Hall, pick up-olmm Church: Welcome Teens!! Tuesday, May 8 th and Thursday, May 10 th 3:30-5:00pm for ALL 2 nd grade students Life Teen is a great way to build positive Christ-based relationships, have a better understanding of our Catholic faith, and to experience the unconditional love of Christ. Please join us for our Life Night on Sunday, March 4th from 4:45pm to 6:45pm. All high school students are invited! If you have any questions, please contact Chris Fortin. We look forward to seeing you (and maybe a couple of your friends!!) at our next Life Night. On Thursday, May 10 th, a parent/guardian is asked to come to the church at 5pm to share in a blessing with your child. Sacrament of First Eucharist Saturday, May 12 th for ALL 2 nd grade students at 10am I look forward to sharing this journey of faith with your families, Sherry Newly Baptized The following child was recently welcomed into the Roman Catholic family of faith through the saving waters of Baptism. Karina Ann LaChance 4

5 The Second Sunday of Lent - February 25, 2018 Please join us for our High School Girls Lent & Beyond Group We hope to offer a place to socialize and grow in faith together. When we get started, we will move forward based on the desires of those that choose to participate rather than a hard and firm agenda; because we want this to be for you. This will be a group that you can join every week or when your schedule is free. Our next gathering will be on Thursday, March 1st at 4pm in the St. John Bosco Room. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your ideas; feel free to bring a friend! Keeping you all in prayer, Shannon McAden and Sherry Impastato Rest in Peace Please pray for Norman E. Priest who returned to God this past month. Thanks to our parishioner generosity, St. Vincent DePaul is pleased to tell you that last year our beach kitchen served 54,944 hot meals to those in need. In addition the Food Pantry distributed over 10,000 bags of groceries and our Clothes Closet provided clothing for 899 clients. Our advocacy group provided support to 23 families suffering from temporary hardships due to illness, job loss or homelessness. Thank you again for your support in helping us carry out our mission to "Help People in Need" Paul Nicholson President 5 Our High School Girls Lenten Group would like to pray for our parish family. If you would like to be a part of our 40 intentions for 40 people for 40 days; please send your prayer request to Sherry at simpastato@olmmparish.org May His peace be with you KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CROWNS FREE THROW CHAMPIONS Seven boys and girls, ages 10 to 13, were named local champions of the 2018 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the state level. Bishop Matthew F. Brady Council #5093 in Hampton sponsored the local competition on February 10th at Sacred Heart School s gymnasium. Each of these champions qualifies to compete in the New Hampshire state competition to be held on March 3rd at St. Elizabeth Seton s gymnasium in Bedford: Andrew Simmons, North Hampton, 10-boy Hannah Plourde, Seabrook, 10-girl (Bishop Brady repeat) Anders Arbogast, Seabrook, 11-boy Katie Yeaton, Portsmouth, 11-girl Noah Guglielmo, Hampton, 12-boy (Bishop Brady 4-peat & 2016 s state champ) Claire Simmons, North Hampton, 12-girl Liam Considine, Hampton, 13-boy (Bishop Brady repeat) Noah Guglielmo (10 of 15) and Katie Yeaton (8 of 15) were each awarded an official KofC Free Throw Championship basketball for the most free throws made among the boys and girls, respectively. Sharpshooter Guglielmo also won the basketball in 2017.

6 Dear Parishioners, The Second Sunday of Lent - February 25, 2018 As you have read in a previous bulletin announcement; Bishop Libasci has asked that our Diocese restore the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation to its original place, before the celebration of First Eucharist, and to make lifelong faith formation a priority within our parish communities. Please read the announcement below from the Diocese, and if you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Sherry or Chris in our Faith Formation Office. Have a blessed week, Fr. Gary The three sacraments of initiation lay the foundations of every Christian life. (CCC 1212) Through the waters of Baptism, we are incorporated into the Body of Christ through the Spirit. We die to sin and become new creations in Christ. Confirmation is a special outpouring and strengthening of the Holy Spirit. This sacrament permanently seals us to Jesus Christ. Through the sacrament of the Eucharist we receive Christ, Body, Soul, and Divinity, in the bread and wine. Eucharist completes our initiation and unites us as one body in Christ. Eucharist is the Source and Summit of our faith; therefore, OUR DIOCESE WILL BE RESTORING THE ORDER IN WHICH THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION; BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, FIRST EUCHARIST; ARE CELEBRATED; culminating with Eucharist. Go to for more information on this important change. Through compassionate prayer and fasting, peaceful public witness, volunteers like you have helped to: Save 13,998 babies from abortion, Convert 170 abortion workers, Close 90 abortion centers! Next opportunity to participate in this international effort begins Feb. 14th and runs through Mar. 25th, with vigil hours outside the Greenland Lovering Center, 7am-7pm daily. OLMM parishioners are invited to help fill vigil hours each Wednesday of the campaign and to offer their Lenten fasting and prayers for this effort. For more information visit 40daysforlife.com/Greenland or contact Jackie McCoy: or jackievmc@gmail.com. Below are just a couple of the CD titles available in our Lighthouse Media Collection: Has Something Changed?? Desires of the Heart: Receiving the Gifts of the Father Sister Bethany Madonna, vocations director for the Sisters of Life, shares how God not only wants us to know him, but also to give us the desires of our heart and gifts that bring purpose, meaning, and hope. She makes it clear that receiving is the gift that we give to the Lord and that he wants to be invited into every aspect of our lives. Speaking from her own life experience, Sister Bethany shows the importance of asking in order to receive all the Lord has in mind for us. Finding the Fullness of Faith Stephen Ray was raised in a devout, loving, Baptist family. In this presentation, he shares his amazing conversion to Catholicism and explains why he is convinced it is the Church founded by Christ over 2000 years ago. Have you moved, or changed your phone number? Do you now use online giving and would rather not receive envelopes anymore? Be sure to call the Parish Office at to let us know about the changes in your life so we can update our records! Thanks! We kindly ask for a donation of $4.00 per book (or otherwise specified suggested donation), $3.00 per CD, $2.00 per booklet and $0.50 per pamphlet so that we may continue this program. Please make all checks out to OLMM. Won t you reach out and help bring someone home? Highlighting Our Advertisers Did you know that Elder Law & Estate Planning advertises on the back pages of our bulletin? Any business you give them benefits our parish in the publication of our bulletin. We thank all of our advertisers. 6