Our Lady of Lourdes Saint Joseph s 20 River Road, Pittsfield, NH 03263 844 First NH Trnpk, (Route 4) Northwood, NH 03261 Simon Peter answered him, Master to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Jn 6:68 August 12, 2018 November 18. 2018 August 26, 2018 September 16, 23, 2018 September 9, 2018 MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays Our Lady of Lourdes: Tue. 12 PM, Wed. - Fri. 8 AM Saturdays Our Lady of Lourdes: 4 PM St. Joseph s (Memorial - Columbus Day) 5:30 PM Sundays Our Lady of Lourdes: 8 AM Saint Joseph s: 10 AM PHONE LISTING Rectory 603-435-6242 Religious Ed. Ctr. St. Joseph 603-942-8716 Fax 603-435-5531 Email Parish ololstjoseph@metrocast.net Website ourladyoflourdes-stjosephs.org Email CCD stjgar@outlook.com Rev. John B. MacKenzie Jeannie Garcia Ellen Barbasso PARISH STAFF Pastor Religious Ed. Coord. Secretary OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8 AM - 12 PM RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Our Lady of Lourdes Saturday 3 PM BAPTISM Families must be registered parishioners at Our Lady of Lourdes or St. Joseph s. Please call the rectory for arrangements. MARRIAGE Couples must contact the rectory at least six months before intended date to fulfill preparation requirements. MISSION STATEMENT We the faith community of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Joseph, strive to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ through the Catholic Tradition. We are called by Baptism to proclaim the Good News using our time, talents, and treasures. We aim to grow in our relationship with God through our worship, education, service, fellowship and by loving our neighbor.
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, November 17 4:00 PM Deceased Members of Knights of OL Columbus 5:30 PM No Mass SJ Sunday, November 18 8:00 AM For Our Parishioners OL 10:00 AM Deceased Members of Knights of Columbus SJ WEEKDAY MASSES Tuesday, 12 noon OLOL Wed., Thurs., Fri., 8 am OLOL Monday November 19 No Mass Tuesday November 20 Bruce Hamilton Wednesday November 21 Nicky Bilodeau Thursday Friday November 22 Cleon Riel November 23 In Thanksgiving to Blessed Virgin Mary Saturday, November 24 4:00 PM Irene Riel by the Cleon Riel Family 5:30 PM No Mass Sunday, November 25 8:00 AM For Our Parishioners OL 10:00 AM Donald Graves by His Loving Wife SJ Janet Lay Ministries November 17/18 November 24/25 Eucharistic Ministers 4 PM Paul Vien Ben Brown Richard Boucher 5:30 PM 8 AM 10 AM No Mass Richard Vincent Gary Bates Will Noble Paul Pauliukonis Marc Desgroseilliers Mike Bascom Teresa Bascom Joe Michaud Lectors egiving Mary Jane Colbert Michelle Clark Geri O Brien No Mass John Kost Crystal Noble Will Noble Virginia Drew Paul Belliveau Jeannie Garcia Jim Klingensmith Julie Roberts 4 PM Ellen Barbasso Ben Brown 5:30 PM No Mass No Mass 8 AM Pat Cotton Karen Cote 10 AM Rob Rodler Pauline Marston Altar Servers 4 PM J. Clark J. Clark 5:30 PM No Mass No Mass 8 AM 10 AM C. Nowak E. Marino Set up payments through your bank s online payment service Call or visit the Rectory during business hours Weekly amount needed to meet Budget Requirement: $ 4,000 Weekend of November 11, 2018 Weekly Offering $ 2,465 Holiday Offering $ 1,334 We are, as always, very grateful for all who share, in a generous way, their Time, Talent, and Treasure. WELCOME TO OUR PARISH! We pray that you enjoy celebrating with us this weekend. Whether you are new to the community or live here, know that you are invited to join our Parish family. Please be sure to introduce yourself to Father after Mass. You may register with us by dropping in or calling our rectory during the week at 435-6242. If you are just visiting for the weekend, we hope you enjoy your visit with us and consider us your home away from home. Parish Ministries Serving God, Our Parish and Our Community Our Lady of Lourdes St. Joseph s Church Parish Center Interfaith Community Kitchen Monday Meals Join us for a free home cooked meal and fellowship. Dinner is served at 4:30, take outs available. The Clothes Closet Free clothing for men, women, and children. Open: Mondays 3:30-4:30, Thursdays 11:00-Noon, and the first Saturday of the Month from 10:00-11:00. The Northwood Emergency Food Pantry Please stop by for our monthly schedule. DIVINE MERCY MILITIA - Please join us every Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church as we pray for our nation, our Church, our parish, and our world. Concludes with Benediction. READINGS 33R S O T Page # 1045
Question of the Week In what sense is the Our Father a prayer for the full coming of God s kingdom? HIS WORD TODAY We are coming close to the end of one church year and the beginning of another. Next Sunday is the feast of Christ the King, and the following Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. On these Sundays the Scripture readings lead us to consider the last things or what is often called eschatology. In the biblical context eschatology includes the resurrection of the dead, the last judgment, rewards and punishments and the fullness of God s kingdom. One way to grasp how the New Testament approaches eschatology is to use the terms already and not yet. An excellent statement of what already means in the context of New Testament eschatology comes in today s reading from Hebrews 10. There the author first contrasts the many sacrifices offered by Jewish high priests in the Jerusalem temple with the one perfect sacrifice offered by Jesus in his death on the cross. Whereas their repeated sacrifices failed to take away the sins of the people (otherwise they would not have kept offering them), Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins and took his seat forever at the right hand of God. His sacrifice made possible the forgiveness of sins and a new relationship between God and humankind. This new relationship is what we can enjoy through Christ already. The not yet refers to the fact that the new relationship with God through Jesus death and resurrection represents the inauguration or anticipation of the future coming of God s kingdom in its fullness. The not yet theme is also developed in today s selection from Mark 13, which is part of Jesus eschatological discourse. The text offers a picture of the end of the world as we know it and the last judgment. It uses images from various parts of the Old Testament, to depict these events and the coming of the Son of Man in glory. It also warns us to be attentive to the signs of the so-called second coming of Jesus, and it ends with a reminder that no one knows its exact day or hour. Through Jesus death and resurrection we have already been freed from domination by sin and death. And so we can now stand beside Jesus and address God as Our Father, as we look forward to the fullness of God s kingdom. As we live between the already and the not yet, we continue to pray Thy kingdom come! PROPHETIC TIMES FOR A PROPHETIC PEOPLE Wednesdays, from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Parish Church Hall. Next meeting on November 21st. **************** If I weren t Catholic, I d still be drawn to Jesus. Anyone who can forgive the brutes who crucified him because they didn t know what they were doing is difficult to understand. When this same Jesus sees us berating ourselves for our pitiful sins and exalts us as he did the sorry taxpayer and the thief on the cross and the woman who washed his feet with her hair, I can hardly believe it. Can any of us ever hear enough of God s mercy and Jesus s unconditional love? Is Luke s Gospel (18:9-14) just for the Pharisees or more so for the rest of us who beat our breasts and don t think we re good enough? The Jesus who speaks these words is the same Jesus who lifts up the woman about to be stoned and whispered: I do not condemn you. You may go now and sin now more. How amazing: we first experience God s love, and then our life changes forever. Our exaltation begins with mercy. All that God wants of us is to know his love. Can anything be more peacemaking? I would like to think that we are the kind of Catholics who need to hear this antiphon over and over: Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all his benefits; it is He who forgives all your sins. Before we even ask, God forgives us. Without our asking, the God of Mercy washes our soul like spring rain that waters the earth. What a wonderful reminder to just sit still and bathe in sweet mercy, knowing that God loves us first and that nothing, not even our sins, can separate us from that love. Be still, love says, and know that I am God! (Psalm 46:10). The Hooksett Knights of Columbus will once again begin their fall fundraising for the Roland Casey Scholarship Fund. Our Calendar Lottery is $10 per calendar and 5 calendars for $40. Drawings will be held for cash prizes on each of the 31 days in December 2018, and each entrant has 31 opportunities to win. We hope you will participate so that we may continue helping young students reach their college goals. Please contact project leaders Bill Rossignol (540-9075) or Roger Maurier (644-0446) for more information and for calendar purchases, Thank you.
YOUTH RELIGIOUS FAITH FORMATION Jeannie Garcia, Religious Education Coordinator Contact Phone: 942-8716 / 269-4143 Email: stjgar@outlook.com Our Lady of Lourdes/St Joseph s Faith Formation: ourladyoflourdes-stjosephs.org. PYC Penny Raffle Item Needed The Parish Youth Council will be holding a Christmas Penny Raffle for Charity on Sunday, December 9, in the Parish Center. We are looking for gift items of any type for a variety of themed gift baskets. A donation bin will be located at both churches during the month of November. Thank you for your support! Pies, Cookies, Cupcakes and More on Sunday, November 18, at St. Joseph s Church. Please Help Support Parish Youth Activities! 5th Annual Turkey Shoot for Charity! Sunday, November 18 after Mass in the Parish Center Please being in a nonperishable food item to participate Hotdogs, chips and drinks! Trophies for all 3 ages Worldwide Marriage Encounter "Go your way; your faith has saved you." Take time to strengthen your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Dec 7-9, 2018 in Duxbury, MA and Jan 18-20, 2019 in South Kingstown, RI. Our Parish Teens Love to Eat! Our parish youth nights are all about Fun, Faith, and Food!! This year we are adding a monthly Food and Faith Night inspired by TV chef and priest Fr. Leo Patalinghug. Our upper high school age students will have the opportunity to learn about their faith while cooking and sharing a meal together or cooking for charity. Monetary donations or grocery store gift cards can be placed in the collection basket marked for youth ministry. Thank you for your support. PARISH NEWS FLASHES The Women s Club wish to thank all for supporting their efforts to raise money for Parish Needs. The next meeting of the Knights of Columbus will be held on December 21st, at 7pm at the Parish Center. All men of the Parish are welcome. Taking time can seem to be impossible but the truth is, the busier we are, the more important it is to take time for quiet, rest, and prayer. Regularly spending time with the Lord brings order to our lives. Spend time with Jesus in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament For more information about Eucharistic Adoration, contact Jeannie Garcia at 942-8716 HOLIDAY EVENT AN EVENING WITH JOSE DUDDY Award Winning Singer, Comedian, Entertainer, Saturday, December 8. PRIME RIB DINNER, St. John the Baptist Parish, Allenstown, NH. Doors open at 5 PM / $25.00 per person. For tickets call Melaine 848-1351, Jeanne 485-7915, Jackie 485-7944. NO Tickets will be sold at the door. The Sunday School teacher was describing that when Lot's wife looked back at Sodom she turned into a pillar of salt, when Bobby interrupted. "My mommy looked back once while she was driving," he announced, "and she turned into a telephone pole." Outreach services for victims and their families If you or a loved one has experienced abuse by someone representing the Catholic Church, we urge you to contact the diocesan Office for Healing and Pastoral Care at (603) 669-3100 x 110. Help is available. Vocation News St. Andrew was the first of the Apostles to hear Jesus call to follow him. We would like to invite 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. These evenings will take place for different age groups on Fridays from 6-8pm at the Joseph House (279 Cartier Street) in Manchester. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or 663-0153 if you would like to attend.
Children s Page Sharing the Gospel Today's Gospel reading gives us both a warning and a promise. One day Jesus will come back, so we need to be ready. For those of us who follow God to the end, Jesus promises to take us to heaven. So live every day like you are going to meet Jesus. One day you will. Prayer Dear God, keep me close to you until I live with you in heaven. Something to Draw Draw a picture of angels bringing you to heaven. Mission for the Week Invite a friend to come to church with you. Share a meal together, and talk about the promise Jesus made about heaven. 2008 - PO Box 510817, New Berlin, WI 53151-0817 - 1-800-950-9952 x2469 - LPiResourceCenter.com