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Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-3:30 PM 46 Langdon

4:00 PM Saturday 7:30 & 11:30 AM Sunday 8:00

AM Sunday (Summer) Closed for the Winter ~

1 Holy Trinity Parish St. Matthew, St. Agnes and Our Lady of Grace Plymouth Office Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-3:30 PM 46 Langdon Street Plymouth, NH Phone: (603) Fax: (603) Website: Facebook Page: Holy Trinity News and Info PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Leo A. LeBlanc Deacon Rev. Mr. Michael Guy Pastoral Minister David M. Gravel Parish Operations Sandra Hauser Director of Music Ministries Bristol Coordinator Bulletin Editor Christine Chiasson Phone: (603) ~ St. Matthew Church ~ 11 School Street, Plymouth 4:00 PM Saturday 7:30 & 11:30 AM Sunday 8:00 AM Monday Reconciliation: 3:00 PM Saturday or by appointment ~ St. Agnes Church ~ 19 Hill Avenue, Ashland 9:30 AM Sunday (Summer) Closed for the Winter ~ Our Lady of Grace Chapel ~ 2 West Shore Road, Bristol 8:00 AM (Summer) 9:30 AM Sunday North American Martyrs Oratory 17 West Shore Road, Bristol Mass 8:00 AM Thursday Eucharistic Adoration 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Holy Trinity Parish - Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland Saturday November 10 4:00 PM St. Matthew Church Sunday November 11 7:30 AM St.

Matthew Church Joseph Laufenberg by his son Peter Katie Hodgson by Elizabeth Cornell Wilkin Monday, November 12 8:00 AM St.

North American Martyrs Oratory Service of the Word Adoration at North American Martyrs Oratory: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Friday, November 16 Saturday, November 17 4:00 PM St.

Matthew Church Joseph Laufenberg by his son Peter indicates Mass Intentions for deceased person(s).

Sunday, November 11 NO FAITH FORMATION CLASSES Monday, November 12 Knights of Columbus #7073, Bristol: Simard Hall, 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 13 Alpha Program, Bristol: Marian Hall, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

2 Holy Trinity Parish - Plymouth, Bristol, Ashland Saturday November 10 4:00 PM St. Matthew Church Sunday November 11 7:30 AM St. Matthew Church 9:30 AM Our Lady of Grace Chapel Peter Olesnevich by Elaine Dube Gus LaBrie by his wife, Mary Carmen 11:30 AM St. Matthew Church Joseph Laufenberg by his son Peter Katie Hodgson by Elizabeth Cornell Wilkin Monday, November 12 8:00 AM St. Matthew Church Service of the Word Tuesday November 13 8:30 AM North American Martyrs Oratory Rosary Wednesday November 14 5:00 PM North American Martyrs Oratory Rosary Thursday November 15 8:00 AM North American Martyrs Oratory Service of the Word Adoration at North American Martyrs Oratory: 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM Friday, November 16 Saturday, November 17 4:00 PM St. Matthew Church Healing Intentions for Kathleen McCarthy by Roy Russell Sunday, November 18 7:30 AM St. Matthew Church 9:30 AM Our Lady of Grace Chapel Paul Timmons by the family 11::30 AM St. Matthew Church Joseph Laufenberg by his son Peter indicates Mass Intentions for deceased person(s). If you have scheduled an announced Mass and would like to bring up the Gifts at that Mass, please let one of the ushers know before Mass. Sunday, November 11 NO FAITH FORMATION CLASSES Monday, November 12 Knights of Columbus #7073, Bristol: Simard Hall, 7:00 PM Tuesday, November 13 Alpha Program, Bristol: Marian Hall, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Wednesday, November 14 Bible Study, Plymouth: St. Matthew Meeting Room, 3:30 PM Thursday, November 15 Day Away Program, Bristol: Simard Hall, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Bible Study, Bristol: Marian Hall, 9:00 AM Boy Scout Meeting, Ashland: St. Agnes Hall, 6:00 PM Sunday, November 18 FAITH FORMATION, Ashland: St. Agnes Hall, 9:15AM - 10:45 AM Bristol: Simard Hall, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM We have been informed by the Plymouth Police Dept. that there will be NO PARKING on the left side of Langdon St. (across from the church). You will be ticketed if you park there. You can still park on the right side of Langdon St. (the side of that St. Matthew is on). Weekend of October 27 and 28 General Collection Loose: $ Envelopes $ All Saints Loose $ Envelopes $ World Mission $25.00 Energy/Fuel $10.00 Faith Formation $12.00 Thank you for your continued generosity!

Because of You: Catholic Charities New Hampshire Fall 2018 Update When Catholic Charities New Hampshire staff visited your parish this past spring, our promise was to regularly update you on the

We re honored to share that thanks to your generosity; so far this year, you have empowered and brought hope to the lives of more than 105,900 children, teens, adults and elderly across New Hampshire.

org/impact to see more details on the lives you re touching.

3 Because of You: Catholic Charities New Hampshire Fall 2018 Update When Catholic Charities New Hampshire staff visited your parish this past spring, our promise was to regularly update you on the profound impact of your support around our Annual Appeal. We re honored to share that thanks to your generosity; so far this year, you have empowered and brought hope to the lives of more than 105,900 children, teens, adults and elderly across New Hampshire. They are the impoverished, families on the brink of homelessness, the hopeless struggling with devastating mental health conditions and the elderly seeking to maintain independence. Visit to see more details on the lives you re touching. Parish & Community Services You have empowered the lives of 1,591 individuals and helped them toward self-sufficiency through Life Plans and intensive case management. They are individuals who lacked sufficient income to meet basic needs, families on the brink of homelessness and those who did not know where their next meal will come from. 3,418 total household members, including children and spouses, were positively impacted by your support. Counseling Services 305 New Hampshire residents, many who normally cannot afford such services, were provided with counseling to face anxiety, depression, grief, addiction and other significant life barriers. Together, we helped them ease the pain and suffering, become more resilient and significantly improve their overall life situations. 83% of our clients report symptom reduction and positive behavior change. Our Place 95 low-income mothers and families are bringing their children into the world equipped with the knowledge and confidence to build loving, stable and nurturing homes through our pregnancy and parenting education program. 92% of clients demonstrated improvements in their parenting skills. New Hampshire Food Bank New Hampshire Food Bank 102,159 food insecure individuals across the Granite State received vital assistance through a statewide network of agencies. 8.5 million meals and more than 10.2 million pounds of food were distributed. 277 individuals were also provided with resources and information, through the Cooking Matters program, to help them make more healthy and nourishing food choices. Eagle Scout Project Needs Your Help Parishioner Ben Parsons is working on an Eagle Scout Project and he needs your help. He will be constructing three handicapped accessible picnic tables for the town of Warren, one for the school, one for the Town Common and one for the Historical Society. He needs $ to be able to build the tables. The weekend of November 17th and 18th, Ben will be holding a bake sale after every Mass in Plymouth and Bristol. He hopes that you will be able to buy some items at this bake sale to help him complete his project. Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time FR. LEO APPEARS! We were happy to have Fr. Leo again hosting a monthly prayer service and supper for us last weekend. THANK YOU to John and Mary Bolster for the delicious supper. The next one will be Sunday, 12/2, at 6 PM at the Holy Trinity Parish rectory, a large white house with a porch, located behind Belknap Hall, at the corner of Langdon and Highland Streets. Students interested in attending should contact Kathy Tardif at kmtardif@plymouth.edu by Friday, 11/30, so that we have enough food for everyone. BEING RELIGIOUS AT A STATE SCHOOL will be the focus of the discussion at this Tuesday s weekly student meeting at 7:30 in the Reflection & Spiritual Care Center. The Center is located across from Lamson Library, just up from the shuttle stop. Refreshments are served and all students are welcome! Thanksgiving Day Mass Thursday, September 22nd at 8:30 AM St. Matthew Church Eucharistic Adoration on Thursdays Adorers Needed from 11:00 to Noon and Noon to 1:00 PM Eucharistic Adoration at North American Martyrs Oratory is every Thursday from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM. We are in need of an adorer from 11:00 AM to noon, and from noon to 1:00 PM. Alternates will be called whenever someone is sick or otherwise unable to make their slot. We are always in need of alternates. If you would be interested, please call Sandy at the Plymouth office at

November 11, 2018 Plymouth Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Supper and Auction The Plymouth Knights of Columbus annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction will be held on Saturday, November 17th at the Senior

Some of the items up for bid are: New Stihl electric grass trimmer, restaurant gift certificates,100 gallons of fuel from Dead River, oil changes, mirrors, a Lowes gift card, fuel gift card, coin

! Christmas Tree Vouchers The Catholic Daughters will be handing out Christmas Tree Vouchers after Masses on the weekends of the 17th - 18th and 24th - 25th.

Make sure to check our Facebook Page, HOLY TRINITY NEWS AND INFO for upcoming events and pertinent information on the parish!

Day Away is a social program for adults with early stages of Alzheimer s or related Dementia.

4 November 11, 2018 Plymouth Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Supper and Auction The Plymouth Knights of Columbus annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction will be held on Saturday, November 17th at the Senior Center at 5:00 PM. Through the generous donations from our local communities, the Knights have raised several thousand dollars each year to be used locally to help out those who are less fortunate. Some of the items up for bid are: New Stihl electric grass trimmer, restaurant gift certificates,100 gallons of fuel from Dead River, oil changes, mirrors, a Lowes gift card, fuel gift card, coin sets, real maple syrup, a Christmas tree from Glove Hollow, Dunkin Donuts gift cards, haircuts and much more. See you there!! Christmas Tree Vouchers The Catholic Daughters will be handing out Christmas Tree Vouchers after Masses on the weekends of the 17th - 18th and 24th - 25th. When you purchase a Christmas tree with the voucher, The Daughters receive from each sale. All of the money collected goes to the charities that the Daughters sponsor. Make sure to check our Facebook Page, HOLY TRINITY NEWS AND INFO for upcoming events and pertinent information on the parish! Bulletin Article Deadline If you would like to submit information for the bulletin, please send it to Chris Chiasson (bulletin editor) at holytrinitybristol@gmail.com by Monday at noon. Day Away is a social program for adults with early stages of Alzheimer s or related Dementia. This program provides their caregivers a muchneeded respite and relief from constant care and responsibility every Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For the participant, activities include games, crafts, sing along, bingo, local entertainment etc. Volunteers are needed from 8:30am-12:00pm or 11:30am-3:00pm. Contact Sandra Coleman RN, BSN by sjrhett@roadrunner.com or call at for more information. A Note from the Catholic Daughters Advent Candles Advent candles orders are in and can be picked up and paid for in the back of the church this weekend. The candle sets are $ Housing Needed for Catholic Exchange Student We are in search of a one-semester host family for Fylipe from Brazil. He would arrive in mid-january and join the senior class of his host family s local high school. Fylipe comes with his own spending money and health insurance. He becomes a member of the family until graduation in June. His teachers in Brazil describe him as kind, hardworking and open-minded. He attends Catholic Church regularly and would like to be with a family in central New Hampshire who could enable him to continue being part of a Catholic community. If this might be right for your family, call Susan Dyment in Sanbornton at or her at susan@gatehouseguidance.com. Please consider this opportunity to open your homes and hearts to make dreams come true! Rest Room Use by Children Children MUST be supervised by a parent when using the rest rooms at both the Bristol and Plymouth campuses. This is a Safe Environment policy that is put in place to protect your children. Please abide by it.

Questions of the Week First Reading We hear today about a miraculous encounter between the prophet Elijah and a poor widow from Zarephath.

Message of the Week In 1 Samuel, God advises the prophet Samuel not to observe as men see but as God sees. He tells him to "look to the heart." This is the movement of this Sunday's Gospel reading.

5 Questions of the Week First Reading We hear today about a miraculous encounter between the prophet Elijah and a poor widow from Zarephath. The woman trusts Elijah even though she is desperate and on the verge of death. How do you find spiritual strength when you are feeling vulnerable and afraid? Message of the Week In 1 Samuel, God advises the prophet Samuel not to observe as men see but as God sees. He tells him to "look to the heart." This is the movement of this Sunday's Gospel reading. "Beware the scribes," Jesus advises. He points out their public greetings and "seats of honor," which stands in sharp contrast to their private greed. For the Jewish people of Jesus' day, honor resides at the top. Power and prestige created a high profile back then as it still does today. After his warning, Jesus turns his disciples' attention elsewhere: a poor widow. "She, from her poverty, has contributed all she had." While the scribes donated large sums to the temple, they did so "from their surplus wealth." This woman -- in her faith and devotion -- offers "her whole livelihood." Jesus invited his disciples to see with God's eyes, to recognize a holy life in people the world overlooks. Here -- in the poor, the vulnerable, the marginalized -- God waits hidden. Today's Gospel begs a few questions. What do we see? Whom do we value? Are we impressed by the pomp and circumstance of modern day Pharisees? Do we ignore their self-righteousness because it looks impressive, even seems somewhat helpful? The point isn't to judge the scribes, of course. God can see their hearts as well, and those assessments are firmly his responsibility. The point is to turn our eyes from the typically honored to the rarely respected. Are we disinterested in the poverty of the modern day widows? Do we ignore their faith because we forget to look for WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED Question: What is the Christian attitude towards violent conflicts? Answer: In the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches us "Blessed are the peacemakers" and to "love your enemies." All human beings are made in God's image and likeness. We are one human family -- brothers and sisters despite what divides us. Christians have the obligation to prioritize peaceful means to resolve conflicts. War wreaks a toll on a nation. Civilians bear a disproportionate burden of this cost during the war itself and as the nation rebuilds. However, those in authority have the obligation to protect the innocent. During the gradual fall of the Roman Empire, theologians began to theorize that war could be just if it was a defensive measure of last resort. The "Just War Theory" was later expanded by St. Thomas Aquinas, who also included moral obligations during the war itself, including the protection of civilians. Those in public authority have the obligation to carefully examine their motives, agendas, and rationale for violent force. Should a cause be just, those who fight and defend under such circumstances must be valued and honored. They deserve our support both during and after the war.

Holy Trinity Parish. St. Matthew, St. Agnes and Our Lady of Grace PARISH STAFF

Holy Trinity Parish. St. Matthew, St. Agnes and Our Lady of Grace PARISH STAFF Holy Trinity Parish St. Matthew, St. Agnes and Our Lady of Grace Plymouth Office Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-3:30 PM 46 Langdon Street Plymouth, NH 03264 Phone: (603) 536-4700 Fax: (603) 536-4709 E-mail: holytrinitynh@gmail.com