4 Dracut Road, Hudson, NH Tel (603) Fax (603)

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1 4 Dracut Road, Hudson, NH Tel (603) Fax (603)

2 FROM THE PASTOR S DESK My name is Carol Holleran and I am a member of the finance committee. I am here today to present to you the diocesan required yearly update on our budget and finances. I would be remiss if I did not start the presentation recognizing the sadness and loss we feel losing Rick Wickham as our chairperson. He will have to help manage our budget from a better place. I personally had the privilege of working with Rick the entire time I have been on the Finance Committee. We have invited Ed Gleason to join our committee this year. Many of you know Ed from his many years as a Saint Kathryn parishioner and someone involved in many facets of our community. The other members are Adam Florczak and David Wilson. I can assure you that we will continue to do our best to balance our budget and be good stewards of your money. As mentioned each year, you are welcome to ask someone on the committee or Father Joe any questions regarding the budget or expenditures. We are more than happy to share the information. We would rather share than have you wonder or guess. We want to share our concerns, like the HVAC system, bad floors in the church hall, the organ situation and the meeting of our weekly budget for paying bills. We also like to share good news. A few of the items for the 50 th anniversary were paid for with donations. Some vestments were paid for and donated in Rick Wickham s memory. The altar tile was donated by 2 anonymous people. The donations were designated specifically for the 50 th anniversary, so that s what we used it for. Money from a will or contribution with a request to designate the money for a specific project or area of the church will be honored. We ended last year with a total budget of $749K and expenses of $746K. We could not have done this without your contributions. The repairs that were in the budget and some other unforeseen repairs were completed. These include replacing the deteriorating signs, the new directional signs, the dumpster enclosure, compressor work, re-lining the parking lot, and even replacing some broken toilets. The most expensive categories in the budget were salaries and taxes at $216K. Assessments, which are mandatory and paid to the diocese at $86K, and insurance at $52K. We gave over $70K to charities, which our tithing committee designates. Our new fiscal year began July 1 st. Our budget this year is $753K with the percentage by category the same as last year. Unfortunately, insurance, electricity, heat, and assessments do not go down and will present a challenge. We kept our weekly goal at $11,900 per week. Next year, we are going to have to seriously consider some additional employee positions and budget for unexpected contingencies. We have not met our weekly budget consistently, but feel we are doing okay. We appreciate all who gave a little more. It made a difference. Please consider On-Line Giving which helps us with our budget tremendously. The proceeds from the bazaar were targeted for some of our much needed projects. It was a success. More information on the bazaar will follow. We researched the HVAC issue and will be taking the appropriate actions to make necessary repairs. The floors, specifically the rugs in the hall and classrooms downstairs need replacing. We will replace with tile which is easier to clean and replace when needed. Another project is the organ and sound system. I m sure you have heard the static at Mass. We are going to take a loan from the diocese and pay it back monthly. We will pay it down as quickly as we can depending on fundraising efforts in the future. In conclusion, we want to thank you again for your contributions and appreciate your continued support. We strive to keep the expenses as reasonable as we can. Money is not an easy topic, but it is reality. We are blessed to have such a beautiful church and grounds. As mentioned earlier, please do not hesitate to ask any of us questions regarding the budget or about projects or repairs. We need you, to help us, be successful. Thank you again. 2

3 DECEMBER 9, 2018 Saturday, December 8 Vigil (The Second Sunday of Advent) 4:00PM +The Deceased Members of the Palaski Family, by Elaine Palaski Sunday, December 9 (The Second Sunday of Advent) 8:30AM +Louise LeBlanc (7 th Anniversary), by Peter and Dorene Krauss 10:30AM For the People of the Parish 6:30PM +Judy Dubowic, by Deacon Ray Monday, December 10 (Advent Weekday) 8:30AM +Rick Wickham, by Lauraine and Leo Tuesday, December 11 (Saint Damasus I) 7:00PM +Tim Malone, by his family Wednesday, December 12 (Our Lady of Guadalupe) 8:30AM +Helen Nickles, by the Joy Family Thursday, December 13 (Saint Lucy) 7:00PM +Louise and Arthur Leary, by their daughter, Kathy Friday, December 14 (Saint John of the Cross) 8:30AM +All Souls Saturday, December 15 (Advent Weekday) 8:30AM +Nick and Mabel Ignelzi, by the Ignelzi Family Vigil (The Third Sunday of Advent) 4:00PM +The Deceased Members of the Palaski Family, by Elaine Palaski Sunday, December 16 (The Third Sunday of Advent) 8:30AM +Anthony Yermal, by the Morey Family 10:30AM For the People of the Parish 6:30PM Birthday Blessings for Christine Tatara, by Suzanne Burda WINTER ADVISORY Please remember to check our Facebook page, website, and/or WMUR for activity updates, including the celebration of Holy Mass or other services and classes. The rule of thumb: if Hudson schools are closed, all parish activities are cancelled. Please note that the Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses are never cancelled. Jubilee Week Sunday, December 9 th Deadline for returning Be a Star gifts to church Religious Education Classes, Grades 1-6, Group 2/ Hall and RMs 1-4 (10:00-12:00N) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament/Church (3:00P) Confessions/Church (3:00P) Advent Vespers/Church (4:00P) Tuesday, December 10 th Marriage Celebration Meeting/Parish Office (6:00P) Cub Scouts/Hall A and RMs 1 and 3 (6:30-7:30P) Boy Scouts/Hall B and RM 2 (7:00-8:30P) Wednesday, December 12 th Adoration/Chapel (5:30-8:15A and 1:00-7:00P) Evening Prayer and Benediction/Chapel (7:00P) Choir Rehearsal/Church (7:45P) Schola Rehearsal/Church (9:00P) Thursday, December 13 th Lectio: Mark/Hall B (10:30A and 7:45P) Friday, December 14 th Mom s Group/RM 1 (9:30-11:00A) Saturday, December 15 th Be a Star Distribution Day/Parish Hall and Rooms Sunday, December 16 th Champagne Brunch/Hall (after morning Masses) Religious Education Classes, Grades 1-6, Group 1/ RMs 1-6 (10:00-12:00N) Blessing of Families/Church (10:30A Mass) Baptism/Church (12:00N) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament/Church (3:00P) Confessions/Church (3:00P) Advent Vespers/Church (4:00P) Religious Education, Grades 7-10/Hall B and RMs 1-3 CALLING ALL COOKS! Nancy Ramirez has volunteered to host a Champagne Brunch on Sunday, January 13 th after the morning Masses. Now, we are looking for a ministry group who would be willing to do the cooking! Interested? Please contact Charlene in the office at

4 RCIA The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults process is in full swing. We have several adults who are discerning a call to the Catholic Church, but know that there may be more out there who are contemplating membership in the Catholic Church. RCIA is intended for adults (18 and older) who have: 1) Never been baptized who would like to be baptized, confirmed and receive Eucharist in the Church; 2) Those baptized in another Christian tradition who want to be received into the Catholic Church; 3) Those baptized in the Catholic Church who have never received catechesis and have not been confirmed or received Holy Eucharist. A similar, adapted process is available for those between the ages of 7 and 17. Are you interested in learning more about our faith? Is life in the Catholic Church going to enrich your relationship with God? For more information about topics, class times, and the process in general, please contact Deacon Ray at LECTIO: MARK Our Lectio series continues this Thursday with sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. in the parish hall. Join us for session 9. Delve more deeply into this first gospel and renew your faith and hope, and dispel fear from the teachings in this gospel. While the videos are not available on FORMED, our class discussions are available on the parish website. RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT FUND Aging religious need your help. Senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests ministered for years for little to no pay. Their sacrifices now leave their religious communities without adequate retirement savings. Your gift to today s second collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious helps to provide medications, nursing care, and more for tens of thousands of elderly religious. Please be as generous as your means will allow. Thank you. THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT CHRISTMAS VACATION SAINT ANDREW DINNER Saint Andrew was the first of the Apostles to hear Jesus call to follow him. We would like to invite college students who are home for vacation and other men in our diocese who are considering a vocation to the priesthood or would simply like some help hearing the Lord s call for their life to an evening of prayer, conversation with the Vocations Team, and dinner. This dinner will be held at Saint Patrick Parish in Pelham on Friday January 4 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or if you would like to attend. VOCATION CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The New Hampshire Knights of Columbus Annual Vocation Christmas Program will take place on December 27 th at Saint Joseph Cathedral Hall. Evening prayer begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner at 6:00 p.m. with Bishop Peter Libasci and our seminarians. This year s dinner is stuffed roast pork and the cost is $20/person or $50/family. Contact Ed McCann, PSD for reservations at Emccann777@comcast.net or Checks may be made payable to NH Knights of Columbus. The reservation deadline is December 20 th. Come support our seminarians! DECEMBER CHAMPAGNE SUNDAY BRUNCH A champagne brunch prepared by the Military Veterans Group, Men of Saint Joseph, and other men of the parish and hosted by the leadership of Nar-Anon will take place after the morning Masses on December 16 th. Please fill out this registration tag and enclose with payment in an envelope marked brunch. You may drop this in the offertory during Mass or bring it to the parish office. Registration and payment must be received by the office no later than Wednesday, December 12 th. $5/person, $20/family (up to two adults with their minor children) Total payment enclosed: $ cash/check Attending after (circle one): 8:30 Mass/10:30 Mass 4

5 DECEMBER 9, 2018 JUBILEE PHOTO DIRECTORY UPDATE The photographers from LifeTouch will be with us again on January 3, 4, and 5. The schedule is now open for you to register for a time to have your photograph taken. You can access the schedule via the parish website. Those who have had the experience have already noted how efficient and helpful the photographers have been. And there is no pressure to purchase additional portraits. While they are with us to up sell, there is no requirement to do anything other than accept the free portrait and directory. Show your pride in being a member of our great community at Saint Kathryn s especially in this Jubilee publication. Imagine if every registered parishioner were included! We would have a complete picture of our parish for the sake of posterity! We are nearing the end of the photography sessions, so please sign up today! Remember everyone who is pictured in the directory receives a free portrait and commemorative book! ADVENT VESPERS We will sing Vespers each Sunday of Advent beginning on December 2 nd, at 4:00 p.m. in the church. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed beginning at 3:00 p.m. and Confessions will be heard from 3:00-3:45 p.m. each Sunday during Advent. Please join us for some quiet time with the Lord! OFFERTORY ENVELOPES The new offertory envelopes will be available beginning this weekend until December 16 th in the church. After December 16, the envelopes will be moved to the parish offices. Remember that if you haven t picked up envelopes for two consecutive years, the number will be given to someone else in the third year. Also, several parents of young children have requested children s envelopes. These envelopes will be available during the same time. Introduce your children to the idea of giving to the church. Even if it s only a penny or nickel from their piggy banks, their gift will help support the church and its programs. LECTOR WORKBOOKS If you are a lector for the weekend Masses, the new lector workbooks are available for pick up in the vestry after Mass this weekend. Tags with names are on the cover, so please make sure you take your book. MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR CHRISTMAS There will be sign up sheets available for greeters, lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, altar servers, and Masters of Ceremony for the Masses for Christmas and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God beginning next weekend. For this first weekend, please sign up for only one Mass and one ministry so others have an opportunity to serve as well during these holy days. Please remember that serving at the altar is a privilege. At the same time, don t be so humble as to say, oh, I d rather let someone else serve. I m assigned all the time. With the number of liturgical ministers we have, there shouldn t be any open spaces by the end of next weekend. FAMILY IN NEED Are you able to donate a chest freezer to a local family? If so, please contact Jaretta at to arrange pickup. Thank you! RELIGIOUS GOODS STORE NEWS The Oplatki has arrived at the store and is ready for pickup by anyone wishing to observe the tradition associated with this. Tis the season for all things Advent and we have the Magnificat Advent companion reader for December in the store along with the standard December Magnificat. Also as we recite the Jubilee prayer at the end of Mass you ll notice the reference to our parish as a mustard seed when it began. In keeping with this reference, we have many items in the store that contain a mustard seed as a symbol of what begins as something so small and grows into something unexpected. We have specifically brought in a pocket coin with a seed in it as another item to remind you of what has been created here in our parish. Please stop in and get your seed item soon! There are pendants and bracelets too. FREE FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS We have some standard 4 fluorescent light bulbs we no longer use in the church. They are free for the taking! If you would like some, please contact the parish office. REFLECTING GOD S GENEROSITY TO US Offertory: $ 7, Online Giving: $ 4, Total: $ 12,

6 THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT BE A STAR More than 80 families received gifts and food for Christmas last year because of our Be a Star Program. This effort, co-sponsored with the Food Pantry at Saint John s, offers stars that list the needed gifts for children and adults as well as food items. We invite you to browse through them in the baskets at the Divine Mercy Shrine in the narthex after Mass next weekend. Please be sure to read what you or your children take and only take it if you are able to purchase the items. We are relying on you! There are differently priced items to fit your budget. You will be asked to return the items unwrapped and placed near the sanctuary trees no later than December 9 th. We can use some helpers to sort and arrange the items as they come in, especially in the final week before the distribution. Please note that there will be a second white star attached to the yellow one asking for your name and telephone number. Please complete the information on the white card and deposit it in the appropriate basket. Thank you! As a star led seekers to find Christ in their midst, so we pray that our charity will help those we share with to find Christ s care and presence in our outreach and caring. Be a Star! GALA DINNER-DANCE Get your dancing shoes out and dust off those tuxes and gowns and be ready to go! (Really business dress is perfectly acceptable!) Plan now to join us for our Jubilee Gala Dinner-Dance on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the Radisson in Nashua. The members of our social committee are working diligently to ensure an evening of great food, beautiful dancing, reminiscing, dreaming, and reconnecting with parishioners. Set aside this date for Saint Kathryn Strong. Let s make this Jubilee Year something that we can talk about for years! We are engaging every aspect of our life as a parish community the liturgical, educational, social, and evangelical aspects of community life. Make your plans now to participate in a little bit of everything including the fun times with our fellow parishioners. ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS EVENTS Advent is the beginning of the new liturgical year. For those who are following the three-year Lectionary cycle, we ll enter into Cycle C, reading mostly from the Gospel according to Saint Luke. With this season, we have many customs and observances. Sundays of Advent Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 3:00 p.m. with confessions; Sung Vespers at 4:00 p.m. with Benediction; Be a Star Distribution Saturday, December 15 th from 9:00 a.m. until noon; gifts should be placed under the Christmas trees by December 9 th ; Blessing of Families Sunday, December 16 th at 10:30 a.m. Mass a special blessing for those who are hoping to conceive a child in the next year, for those who are already expecting, and for all families who have had a child since last December; Christmas Eve Masses Monday, December 24 th at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the church; Christmas Midnight Mass Tuesday, December 25 th at midnight. Christmas carols will be sung beginning at 11:30 p.m. on December 24 th ; Christmas Mass Tuesday, December 25 th at 10:00 a.m. in the church; Lessons and Carols Join us for our Fifth Annual Service of Lessons and Carols on Thursday, December 27 th at 7:00 p.m. in the church (Daily Mass will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m. on this day.); New Year s Mass Begin the New Year with Mass for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God with the Vigil Mass on December 31 st at 7:00 p.m. or with Mass on January 1 st at 10:00 a.m. PRESENTATION OF MARY ACADEMY Presentation of Mary Academy offers a Catholic education that prepares your child for a life time of success! Located on 90 acres of beautiful woodlands and miles of private cross country trails, PMA remains one of the best kept, affordable, and accessible educational institutions in Southern New Hampshire Registration is now open for grades Pre-K through Junior High School! Call to schedule a private tour of the school and the brand new athletic and performing arts center (truly, a wonder to behold!). Visit our web site and click on the inquiry link. For more information, please contact June Nolet

7 SAINT KATHRYN PARISH 4 Dracut Road, Hudson, New Hampshire Telephone: Fax: Website: Facebook: Saint Kathryn s Church Store: PARISH STAFF Rev. Joseph M. Cooper, Pastor Deacon Raymond V. Marcotte, Permanent Deacon Sister Janice Rooney, SNDdeN, Catechetical Leader Charlene Maniotis, Parish Secretary Jennifer LeClair, Religious Education Secretary Peter Krauss, Bookkeeper Larry Franchitto, Music Director Rick Balboni, Religious Goods Store Manager frjoe@stkathryns.org deacon.ray@stkathryns.org sr.janice@stkathryns.org charlene.maniotis@stkathryns.org jennifer.leclair@stkathryns.org peter.krauss@stkathryns.org lfranchitto@panam.com rick.balboni@stkathryns.org PARISH OFFICE Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m. Closed Friday/Weekends PARISH RELIGIOUS GOODS STORE Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Saturday 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 6:30 p.m. Daily Mass: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday: 7:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Tuesday, Thursday: 6:30-6:50 p.m.; Saturday: 9:15-10:00 a.m. and 3:00-3:45 p.m. Also by appointment. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Catechesis takes place with the parents prior to scheduling a date for the baptism. For more information, please contact Deacon Ray in the parish office. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Engaged couples should contact the parish office at least six months in advance of the proposed date of the wedding. Please refer to the marriage policy as found on the parish website. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK/COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND Arrangements may be made for Communion to the Homebound or for the Sacrament of the Sick by calling the parish office. The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick should be celebrated at the outset of an illness or when there is a change in the person s condition. The Sacrament should also be received prior to surgery. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The diocesan policies are available by calling the parish office or by consulting the diocesan website at OPEN FOR YOU! The main door of the Church is open daily from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; the Emmaus Chapel, in the office building, is open 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily. Welcome! If you are new to our community, we hope you have felt welcome! If you are a visitor - occasional or frequent - we re glad you joined us! If you re considering parish membership introduce yourself to the pastor after Holy Mass to get the process underway! 7

8 ST. KATHRYN PARISH HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE December 9, 2018 Week 2 8