Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 30, 2017 CHURCH & PARISH OFFICES 12 Main St. Pelham, NH 03076 603-635-3525 (office) 603-635-3919 (fax number) Website: www.stpatricks-pelham.com Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:00 Pastor Rev. Volney J. DeRosia - Ext. 15 Email: fathervon@comcast.net Deacons Deacon John Ross Email: ualdrmflt@comcast.net Deacon Tom Lavallee Email: tl3450@gmail.com Faith Life Director Adam Castor 603-635-1447 Ext. 14 Email: faithlifeformation@comcast.net Saturday Sunday MASS SCHEDULE 4PM 8AM, 10:30AM, 6PM WEEKDAYS MASS SCHEDULE Monday through Thursday 8am Friday No Mass First Friday and First Saturday 8am HOLY DAY MASS SCHEDULE Holy Day 8am, 10am & 7pm Wednesday ADORATION 8:30-9:30am 2:00-8:00pm FIRST FRIDAY ROSARY The Knights and the Women s Guild invite everyone to First Friday Rosary at 6pm in the chapel. The Rosary is followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 6:45 PM. Business Manager Therese Soucy - Ext. 11 Email: therese42852@comcast.net Saturday RECONCILIATION 3pm to 3:30pm or by appointment Secretary Kathleen Jean - Ext. 10 Email: kathy7421@comcast.net Music Ministry Gary Williams 603-635-7669 Email: garywendy6@comcast.net Jeanne Dyjak 978-394-8894 Email: jeanneld34@gmail.com ANOINTING OF THE SICK & COMMUNION TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND Please contact the Parish Office for arrangements BAPTISM Please contact the Parish Office to schedule a baptism. Parents are required to meet with the pastor and participate in a baptismal catechetical session prior to the celebration of the sacrament. FORMED To help you grow in your faith go to www.formed.org and sign in with the parish registration code nr3434 (all lowercase). Help Souls on their way to Heaven When Fr. Von gets called to anoint people who are dying, he calls on a group of people to pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet for them. If you would like to join this ministry or want more information, contact Fr. Von at fathervon@comcast.net or (603)-635-3525. 1 MARRIAGE Arrangements with the parish must be made at least nine months prior to the wedding. Fulfillment of a Diocesan, pre-marriage program is required. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Care to join the Knights of Columbus? Please contact Erick Wright at 603-635-8772 or eqwright@comcast.net. More information online: http://www.nhknights.org/
MASS INTENTIONS Saturday July 29 4pm Francis Fitzgerald, 4 th Anniversary, requested by his wife Teresa & family Sunday July 30 8am John Comeau Birthday Remembrance requested by his family 10:30am Francis Proveaux Birthday Remembrance requested by Pat Lawlor 6pm Muriel & Arthur Tourville & Edward Glasheen & Arthur Tourville, Jr., requested by Tim & Jeanne Glasheen Monday July 31 Tuesday August 1 Wednesday August 2 Thursday August 3 Friday August 4 6pm Holy Hour Saturday August 5 8am Women of Mary 4pm David Berard requested by his family Sunday August 6 8am Una Harrington, 2 nd Anniversary, requested by her family 10:30am Juliann Hojlo requested by her family 6pm Intentions for all our Parishioners THE TRIUMPH Please mark your calendar for the Parish Mission with Fr. David Guntur on the weekend of August 18 th & 19 TH. PARISH COLLECTIONS In order for the parish to meet its regular expenses, our offertory and other designated parish collections must bring in $8,700 per week. Parish Collections for the following week: Offertory 7/23/17 $6,188 Utility $1,670 Total funds collected for this week for parish expenses $7,858 Thank you for your faithful & generous support ~Fr. Von~ SECOND ENVELOPES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEKS Aug. 6 Capital Improvements This collection helps with projects around the parish. Aug. 13 Utility This collection helps with the cost for the Church, Rectory, Parish Center and School. Aug. 20 NH Missionaries Abroad and Migrant & Refugee Ministry in NH This collection supports The Good Samaritan Home in Colombia, run by Claire Aucoin. In addition, a portion of this collection supports the diocesan ministries to migrants and refugees throughout the state of New Hampshire. Aug. 27 Faith Life Formation This collection helps with expenses for Faith Life. Your contributions toward the support of the parish and its ministries are greatly appreciated. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Congratulations goes out to James H. Dolan, Grand Knight of St. Patrick Council #6902 who was chosen, Grand Knight of the Year for the State of New Hampshire with Fr. Von in attendance at the State Convention at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, NH. First Friday Mass is this Friday, August 4 th at 8:00 AM. This week the Altar Flowers are in memory of First Saturday Mass is this Saturday, August Michael DiRocco by the DiRocco family 5 th at 8:00 AM. 2
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, July 30 Baptism, 12:00 PM, in the church Monday, July 31 Divine Mercy, 7:00 PM, in the youth room at the school Tuesday, August 1 Food Pantry, 6:30-7:30 PM Wednesday, August 2 Adoration, 8:30-9:30 and 2:00-8:00 PM Food Pantry, 1:00-3:00 PM Knights of Columbus Meeting, 7:30 PM, in the K of C Hall Thursday, August 3 AA, 7:00 PM, in the K of C Hall Saturday, August 5 Youth Group, 7:00 PM, in the youth room at the school WOMEN OF MARY Women of all ages are invited to join us in honoring Our Lady for First Saturday Devotions on August 5 th. We begin with Mass at 8:00 AM, followed by a faith formation. In addition, we will have our potluck breakfast and fellowship. For more information, please call Linda at 603-930-6436 or email WomenOfMaryNH@yahoo.com. Note: Adoration and Divine Mercy Chaplet will be available before Mass at 7:30 AM in the church. Acts of Mercy How many Spiritual Instruct the uninformed Counsel the doubtful Admonish sinners Comfort the sorrowful Bear wrongs patiently Forgive offenses Pray for the living and the dead How many Corporal Feed the hungry Clothe the naked Give drink to the thirsty Shelter the homeless Comfort the imprisoned Visit the sick Bury the Dead ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Bishop Peter A. Libasci invites all couples who are celebrating their 25 th, 30 th, 35 th, 40 th, 45 th, 50 th or beyond Wedding Anniversary (anytime during the year 2017), to attend a Special Anniversary Mass. This celebration will be held on October 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM, at St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester. If you are celebrating your 25 th, 30 th, 35 th, 40 th, 45 th, 50 th or beyond anniversary, please contact the parish office by September 22, 2017. We will need your last names, first names and mailing address. Please also indicate your special anniversary year. By providing your name to your Parish Office you will be registered and receive an invitation. There is no need for the couple to RSVP. The Pelham Food Pantry is in need of Paper Towels and Large Brown Bags. DIVINE MERCY/STUDY FAITH FORMATION Please join us on Mondays at 7:00 PM in the youth room at the school. Facilitated by Roberta Wilson. These are the next sessions: Monday, July 31 st Mondays, August 7 th, 14 th, 21 st and 28 th Monday, September 11 th Faith Life Registrations went out in the mail if you have not received a registration. You can pick one up at the parish office or on the parish website. If you have any questions, please call the office at 603-635- 3525. 3
Mission in Midst of a Confused World Dear brothers and sister in the Lord, Why does the world seem so confused today? It may seem like an odd question, but consider the world as it is. The idea of voting for instance used to be prized in ancient times, but now not many ever practice it, let alone consider its worth. Reflection in regular life was considered by Socrates to be of very keen importance. He even went so far as to say that the un-reflected life was not worth living. Reflecting on what has been happening in our life nowadays just seems to be something for preachers, coffee-shopkeyboard-commandoes, and bulletin articles (ahem!). The thought of a mother being a stay-at-home mom is considered strange. If a man decides to withhold from relations prior to marriage, he is considered less of a man. A person who decides to push off social media and television, in favor of books and theater is considered radical. To the extreme, some believe we can choose which sex we want to be. Politicians lying has simply become a thing which everyone accepts and tolerates. The root of these problems seems to be as widely spread as its effects. I would like to suggest the solution is to embrace the calling that all Christians share. At the end of each Mass, the Priest or Deacon says Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord, or Go in peace, or Go forth, the Mass is ended. See the theme? All of these closings have the same idea behind them. We are all sent on mission. The job of the Church militant (the Church here on earth), is to bring all men and women into the fold of Jesus Christ, to be in the world, but not to be a part of it. The job of St. Patrick Parish is to bring about the Gospel message to all whom we encounter. How do we do this? The answer, simply put, is by living out an authentically Catholic life. We cannot propose to people that Jesus is the answer to gaining eternal happiness, if we ourselves do not live that out. That is to say that, we cannot allow ourselves to fall into the same traps that others have fallen into; we cannot join in their confusion. This simple answer however is ironically anything but simple. The question really becomes a matter of the ordering of one s life. A simple question to test whether or not we are doing this might be: Is my week formed around work or the tasks that I have to do? Or is it, rather, formed around my relationship with God (my prayer life, my attendance at Mass, etc.)? To order our lives around our faith is not to ignore the needs of our families and friends, but is, rather, to place them in proper order. Some may recall that several weeks ago, Fr. Von said in his homily that the idea of marriage is not that each spouse completes the other, but rather that they both walk together towards the eternal fulfillment of God. He concluded saying that by loving God first, they learn how to love each other better. By loving He who is the embodiment of love itself, they learn what true love is. So that is the simple part: we need to surrender to God completely. What makes surrendering ourselves to Christ difficult, I think, is that we often do not know what surrendering to Christ entails. Surrendering means that we put God back into His proper place. If we profess that He is the one true God, all loving, good, and faithful, then He is the greatest thing ever! We should want to be with Him all the time! I have spoken before about the idea of dying to ourselves daily (Catholic Trench Warfare see article from June 25), but if we do not believe that God can work through everything (including evil) for the good of all, then this becomes just a burden and we will eventually abandon it as useless. As human beings, if we think things are useless, we cease to do them. If we think that the Mass is just some ceremony, just a ritual which is good for some and not for others, then we will stop going, and moreover, we will not try to spread the Good News. We need to recognize that Jesus is real! The Eucharist is in fact the Body of Christ! We need to be convicted with St. Pio that the world would be better off without the sun then the Mass! We need to start and end each day by praying! Once we recognize, personally, how important these things are, and we give them the place of first importance in our lives, then we would have surrendered our lives to Christ, and we can preach the Gospel to a world that is very confused. If you do not believe yet in your heart of hearts that Jesus has the way to fix the world, then I invite you to dive a little deeper into your faith. Consider doing a little reading up on the Faith, and learn about why Jesus is rightly called, the way, the truth, and the life (Jn 14:6). Seminarian Rory Traynor 4
MISSION APPEAL SSVM Missions is a not for profit organization dedicated to assisting the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara worldwide. The Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara, community of Diocesan Right, are happy to be given the opportunity to speak at Saint Patrick about the mission appeal on July 29/30. Our Institute was founded by Father Carlos Miguel Buela on March 19, 1988 in San Rafael, Argentina. Four years earlier, Fr. Buela founded the priests of the Incarnate Word with whom we share the same charism and constitutions. Both Institutes also have contemplative branches. Our specific goal, following the call of Saint John Paul II, is the evangelization of the culture. This appeal gives a chance to inform the members of your parish about our mission work in Jordan. As you may imagine, our missions in places like Jordan are in great need of support. The sisters work in several houses, providing education for children, teenagers, and young women. They also have a home for children with special needs. Since most of the girls come from poor families, the sisters also take care of the families by giving them some assistance. As you may know, Jordan is not economically stable at present. For this reason missionaries do not receive much help from the local people who very often themselves lack even basic necessities. Thank you, Father Von, for giving us this chance to speak at Saint Patrick regarding this appeal. We would also like to thank you for your contributions and generosity, which are a true grace from God. Please be assured of our prayers! United in the IHM, M. Mary of the Incarnation, SSVM www.ssvmusa.orgwww.ssvmonlus.org We are looking for crafters for St. Patrick s Christmas Craft Fair to be held on Dec. 2, 2017. Cost for is $30 for an 8 x6 space. All crafters who have hand crafted items are welcome. It is a fun day with a coloring contest for kids, scrumptious food and homemade goodies at our Bake Table. Please call the parish office at 603-635-3525 for an application and more details. The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring a Blood Drive on Thursday, August 10 th from 2:00-7:00 PM in the Parish Center. To schedule an appointment, please call 1-800- 828-1975 or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: STPATRICK S-PELHAM. There is an urgent need of Blood. CARS & CANS CAR SHOW St. Patrick Church is hosting a Car Show called Cars and Cans on Saturday, August 12, 2017 from 10:00 AM 2:00 PM. All cars, trucks, bikes, and tuners are welcome. Spectator parking will be in the school parking lot. SPIRITUAL ADOPTION Food, Drinks, Ice Cream, Raffle Prizes, Music and Your spiritually adopted baby is now at 18 weeks Awards for Multiple Show Categories. All of development and is pumping 6 and ½ gallons of blood each day through a body that is 8 inches proceeds will go directly to the Pelham Food Pantry. long, which is about the size of a man s hand. We want to thank our Sponsors: Pelham House of Amazing! It s the baby s blood not his or her Pizza, Nicks Ice Cream Truck, Tuscan Kitchen, mother s for unborn babies do not share their mom s circulatory system. Your baby may even Chunkys, Fuddruckers, Pampered Nails, Remax, Black Pug Trophies, and more! have a completely different blood type than Free Admission: We are asking for Can Goods, his mother. Check out the table near the Non-Perishables or Cash Donations to Benefit the bookrack for some new brochures and more. Be Pelham Food Pantry. If you make out a check sure to tell your friends and family about these please make it out to the Pelham Food Pantry. amazing Facts of Life. For more information, please contact CarsandCans@gmail.com 5