St. Helena Parish 36 Shaker Hill Road Enfield, NH 603 632 4263 St. Mary s Mission US Route 4 Canaan, NH Office Hours at St. Helena Rectory Wednesday 9:00 am 2:00 pm Friday 9:00 am 12 noon Mailing Address St. Helena Parish P.O. Box 1363 Lebanon, NH 03766 Rev. Fr. Charles Pawlowski Pastor pastorsthstm@gmail.com Holy Mass St. Helena Sunday: 5:30pm Wednesday: 11:30am St. Mary Sunday: 11:30am Confession St. Helena Sunday: 5:00pm St. Mary s Second Sunday after Mass Kathy Del Sesto Secretary sthstm@gmail.com Jesse Dow Adult Faith Formation affsheartlebanon @gmail.com Amy Cheevers Director of Faith Formation dffsheartlebanon @gmail.com Website: www.sthstm.org E mail: sthstm@gmail.com Mission Statement The Mission of St. Helena s and St. Mary s parish is to use the closeness of our community to promote the proclamation of the Good News, the beauty and richness of celebration, and the sharing of ourselves in service to God s people. Believing in the equality of all within Christ s family, we strive to have all people find their ministry in the church. We realize the importance of religious education to all members of the parish in helping them answer the call of Christ, to grow as ministers to our own parish and to the world community.
Twenty Eighth Week in Ordinary Time October 15 October 21, 2017 Please consider donating to the sanctuary lamp that burns in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament in the church in memory of a loved one. The Sanctuary Candle will be lit the week of October 15th in St. Helena for: Sunday: October 15 Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green) 11:30am : Elizabeth Girouard by Michael & Debora Girouard 5:30 pm : Rev. Mosignor Maurice Lavigne Wednesday: October 18 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr ( Red) 11:30am : NO MASS Sunday: October 22 Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Green) 11:30am : Stanley Kozlowski by the Nichols Family 5:30 pm : Anna and John Baker by The Malz Family Please contact the office to schedule a Mass for a loved one. The suggested donation is $10.00. Offertory for October 8, 2017 Offertory: $ 1612.00 Online: $ 335.00 $ 1947.00 The second collection next week will be the World Mission Sunday Thank you to all who support St. Helena and St. Mary s Mission. Consider giving online. Check out our website for additional information. Our Parish ID is 421. Charles TT Langlois by his grandmother Karen Malz The suggested donation for the Sanctuary Lamp or Marion Candle is $10.00. Sunday, October 15, to Saturday, October 21 At St. Helena Church the vigil candle at the Sacred Heart of Jesus burns: For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion Sunday: 1st Reading: IS 25: 6 10a 2nd Reading: PHIL 4: 12 14, 19 20 Gospel: MT 22: 1 14 Monday: 1st Reading: ROM 1: 1 7 Gospel: LK 11: 29 32 Tuesday: 1st Reading: ROM 1: 1 7 2nd Reading: LK 11: 37 41 Wednesday 1st Reading: 2TM 4: 10 17b Gospel: LK 10: 1 9 Thursday: 1st Reading: ROM 3: 21 30 2nd Reading: LK 11: 47 54 Friday: 1st Reading: ROM 4: 1 8 Gospel: LK 12: 1 7 Saturday: 1st Reading: ROM 4: 13, 16 18 Gospel: LK 12: 8 12
RAFFLE TICKETS ARE HERE!!! Raffle tickets for our Christmas Bazaar are now being sold at both Masses. Tickets are $1 each or 6/$5. St. Helena/ St. Mary s Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 11th from 9 am 2 pm. Due to the size of this years bazaar it will be held in the Sacred Heart Church Hall in Lebanon. Proceeds from this event will help with the building maintenance. Thank you for your support! If you would like to register at our parish, please fill out this form and kindly place in the collection basket or mail it to the parish office. Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone #: E mail: Please check the following: Request Registration Form Request monthly envelopes New Address New Phone Number Empty Coffee Cans Needed! We are looking for clean empty coffee cans of any similar size containers to be used at the upcoming bazaar. We are also still in need of baskets of any size. Please place the cans or baskets in the boxes at each exit of the church. Thank you for your help. 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. Go to www.catholicnh.org/lifelong for more information on the sacraments of initiation. PRAYER CHAIN If you are in need of prayers, whether it is for you, a family member or a friend, or wish to become a member, please contact Margaret Battis at 632 5249 or email the parish office. The rosary will be prayed at 11:00 am and 5:05 pm before Masses during the month of October. Bazaar Donations Drop Off If you are planning on donating items you have made or gift cards for prizes for the upcoming bazaar, please drop them off at the rectory on Wednesday or Friday as soon as possible. We are trying to determine what needs we still have to address. Thank you for your support.
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. Listen with your spouse for God s message of love by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next Weekends are Oct 21 22, 2017 in Contoocook, NH and Dec 8 10, 2017 in Quincy, MA. For more information, call Stephen & Michelle O'Leary at 800 710 9963 or visit them at https://wwmema.org/. Catholic Online Education Website Marian Candle Available During the Month of October During the month of October, there will be a special candle available at the statue of Mary at St. Helena Church. If you would like to have the candle lit in memory of a loved one for a week, please contact the parish office. The donation is $10.00 to have the candle lit for the week. Use the password: 7X4GWD Featured on FORMED: Praying the Rosary Like Never Before by Dr. Edward Sri In this discussion of his book The New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights on Praying the Twenty Mysteries (Servant Books), Dr. Sri shares Saint John Paul II's practical strategies for praying the Rosary better so you can encounter Jesus more deeply in prayer. Our book study is ongoing, so it s not too late to join us! We meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 7:30pm in the youth ministry room. We have a few more chapters on Saint John Paul II and then we move onto our next book, The Story of a Soul St.Therese of Lisieux, which is set to begin on Oct. 25. Copies are available through the office. Please contact Jesse Dow affsheartlebanon@gmail.com for any questions or to sign up! The office hours this week will be on Wednesday and Friday from 9 am 12 noon. Bible Study The Gospel of Mark Sundays from 10:45am to 11:45am Sacred Heart Parish Hall Join us in a time of fellowship and study in the parish hall.we will examine what the Gospel of Mark says about the teachings, life, death and resurrection of Christ. Call or email the parish office to sign up! For questions, contact Jesse Dow, coordinator of Adult Faith Formation at affsheartlebanon@gmail.com Oktoberfest Family Dinner & Dance! Saturday, October 28th at 5:30pm Sacred Heart Church Hall Lebanon There will be German inspired food and beverages along with a 20 piece Oompah Band. More info to come..
The Marriage Fellowship Group meets the 1st Saturday of every month from 6:30pm 9:30pm at St. Denis in the parish hall. The plan for the coming year is to watch the series Beloved: Finding Happiness in Marriage from the Augustine Institute. The series includes six different videos that are 30 40 minutes long which we will watch while we have a potluck dinner, followed by discussion. The series trailer is available to watch on FORMED. Upcoming meeting dates are: November 4: Babysitting provided: game night December 2: video 3 January 6: video 4 For more information please contact Amy Cheevers at dffsheartlebanon@gmail.com Our Lady of Fatima 100th Anniversary Celebration! Join us Monday, October 16th at 7:00 pm in the St. Denis church hall as we recall the amazing events at Fatima, including the visitations of the angel of peace, the glorious apparitions of Our Lady in her unsurpassed beauty, and the culmination of the great miracle of the sun! All are welcome as we learn the powerful message of Fatima, and how truly relevant it is for us today! The evening will feature a DVD presentation and talk from the President of the Manchester Diocesan Division of the World Apostolate of Fatima, Carolyn Scanlon. This is a wonderful opportunity to engage in Our Lady's plan for peace, and the divine mercy of Jesus that our world so desperately needs. For more information, please contact Paul Sansone at paulsanone1@gmail.com. The next Free Community Dinner will be Sunday, November 5th at 3:45 pm in St. Helena Hall. It will be an Italian Extravaganza! Religious Education Classes are held from 10:00 am 11:00 am Mark Your Calendars: Regular classes on: 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/19 October 18th: NET retreat for students in grades 7th 10th from 3:30 pm 8:30 pm in the Sacred Heart parish hall. Bishop Peter A. Libasci and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of New Hampshire cordially invite all members of the judicial, legal, law enforcement, and legislative communities to gather with those who administer law in the Church to the Red Mass on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at 5:15 p.m. at Saint Joseph Cathedral in Manchester. Prior to the Red Mass at 3:15 p.m. in the Cathedral Hall (lower level), the Guild will hold a free CLE presentation by Mark Attorri, Esq. on The Trial of Galileo (1.5 CLE credits). Following the Red Mass, the Guild will hold a reception at Devine Millimet, 111 Amherst Street, Manchester. For more information and to RSVP for either event, please contact Attorney Bob Dunn at redmass@devinemillimet.com. Monday, October 23rd at St. Mary s Hall from 1 pm 6 pm Please consider donating Sponsored by the Canaan Lions Mom s Ministry: Monday, October 16th from 6:00 pm 7:30 pm in the lower level of the Sacred Heart office building. All moms are welcome to join us!