Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish 289 Lafayette Road, Hampton, NH 03842 (603) 926-2206 www.olmmparish.org
Mass Intentions Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Saturday, March 10 4:00 pm Peter Lonergan by his wife Sunday, March 11 7:30 am Our Parish Family 9:00 am Donna Marie Abely by her family 10:30 am David Hopkins, Sr. by friends 7:00 pm Joao Cesar by his wife Monday, March 12 6:45 am Catherine Pelletier-Bday Remb. by her daughter Elaine 9:00 am Ida McDonald by Marcia & Bob McDonald Tuesday, March 13 6:45 am Richard & Margaret Preston by son John 9:00 am Tammy Lynn Ciolfi-9 th Anniv. Remb. by her family Wednesday, March 14 6:45 am Noel Gosselin by the McCoole Family 9:00 am Rosemary Conversano by Dawna Conversano Thursday, March 15 6:45 am Gail DeLuca by family 9:00 am Sylvia DeSantis by Janet O Connell Friday, March 16 6:45 am For All the Holy Souls in Purgatory 9:00 am Lewis & Beatrice Toohey by Ron & Kathy Tramonte Saturday, March 17 4:00 pm Timothy Carberry by Julie Reusch Sunday, March 18 7:30 am Assunta Thomas by Amedeo Giorgi 9:00 am David Hopkins by Joan Ouellette 10:30 am Mary Duhamel by Jack & Connie Vogt 7:00 pm Brett A. Tully by Mr. & Mrs. Martin Maher Mass Intentions: St. Elizabeth Saturday, March 10 5:00 pm Jim MacDonald by the Dunbar Family Sunday, March 11 10:00 am Nora C.C. Zappala-Bday Remb. by her children Saturday, March 17 5:00 pm Our Parish Family Sunday, March 18 10:00 am Our Lady's Sodality will be meeting March 12th at 12:30pm in the St. Catherine Laboure Room. Readings for the Week of March 11, 2018 Liturgy of the Hours and/or Christian Prayer Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Eph 2:4-10; Jn 3:14-21 Monday: Is 65:17-21; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Jer 31:31-34; Heb 5:7-9; Jn 12:20-33 2 Weekly Collection Sacrificial Offering - February 25th 2018: OLMM: Envelopes: 179 $ 4,200.00 Loose Collection $ 2,371.00 $ 6,571.00 St. Elizabeth: Envelopes: 51 $ 1,749.00 Loose Collection $ 1,355.00 $ 3,104.00 Online Giving: $ 455.00 Second Collection - Fuel & Heat: OLMM: $ 2,105.00 St. Elizabeth: $ 1,233.00 $ 3,338.00 Total Collections: $13,468.00 Thank you for your generous support to the Parish throughout the year. We also want to remind you that Online Giving is available to you at the Parish Website: www.olmmparish.org The Second Collection for the weekend of March 11th will be for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and Catholic Home Missions Appeal (CHM). (CRS) provides funding for Catholic Relief Services, USCCB Department of Social Development & World Peace, relief work of the Holy Father, USCCB's Migration & Refugee Services, and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network. There will be no Second Collection for the weekend of March 18th. Thank you for your generosity! Coffee & Donuts There will be coffee and donuts after the 9:00am Mass on Sunday, March 11th. Please join us for fellowship and conversation! The Seder Supper - A Celebration of Passover The annual parish Seder Supper, cosponsored by the Hampton Knights of Columbus and the OLMM Office of Adult Faith Formation, will be held on Saturday, March 24th at 5:30pm in the Sacred Heart School Gym. Tickets for this annual event may be purchased at the Parish Office. Cost: $5 seniors, $7 adults, $5 children 6-12, under 6 are free. Make Plans Now to Attend.
Sunday - March 11, 2018 After 9am Mass - Coffee & Donuts - Marian Hall 10:00am Faith Formation Grades K-5 - SHS Classrooms 10:00am EDGE Program - SHS Gym 4:45pm Life Teen - Marian Hall Monday - March 12, 2018 9:30am Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle - OLMM 12:30pm Our Lady s Sodality Meeting - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room 6:15pm Children s Choir Practice - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room 7:00pm RCIA - St. John Bosco Meeting Room 7:00pm Reconciliation Service - St. Theresa Parish Tuesday - March 13, 2018 9:30am Rosary for Priests - OLMM Church 6:00pm Faith Formation Grades 1-5 - SHS Classrooms 6:00pm EDGE Program Marian Hall Wednesday - March 14, 2018 9:30am Adoration - OLMM Church Thursday - March 15, 2018 9:30am Alanon - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room 4:00pm Lenten Girls Group - St. John Bosco Room 7:00pm Bible Study - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room Friday - March 16, 2018 6:00pm Stations of the Cross - OLMM Church 7:00pm Lenten Supper - Marian Hall Saturday - March 17, 2018 1:00pm Alanon - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room Sunday - March 18, 2018 10:00am Faith Formation Grades K-5 - SHS Classrooms 10:00am EDGE Program - SHS Gym Easter Flowers Remember your loved ones this Easter season with a donation in their memory. Envelopes are available at each entrance of the church for those who need one. Please fill it out and place it in the collection basket. We have ordered our new Paschal Candles for our churches for Easter. This year's candles are entitled Genesis. As the first reading from Genesis for the Easter Vigil indicates, light was God s first creation. The undulating bands of color, punctuated by 22K genuine gold slivers of the moon, suggest the formless abyss giving way to the Creator s cosmic order. Those who wish to contribute in memory of a loved one, please send the contribution to the Parish Office. In the Easter Season, we will list the names in whose memory the candles burn. 3 Lenten Reconciliation Service Monday, March 12th at 7pm St. Theresa Parish 820 Central Rd., Rye Beach All are invited and encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to receive Christ's gift of healing. Join us for Lenten Suppers Join us for a Lenten supper after the 6pm Stations of the Cross each Friday of Lent at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. This is a special time for family, friends, neighbors, and strangers to be together during this season of prayer and reflection, a time for us to grow closer as a family. Ushers/Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors/Altar Servers There is a sign up book in the Sacristy for Holy Week and Easter Masses. Please take the time to sign up to help at the Masses you will be attending. Thank you. You never cease to amaze me. Indeed, you ARE the "wind beneath my wings". Your caring hearts and generosity is always a source of inspiration to me. You did it again! We raised $4500 with the Raffle Calendars! Thank you! In my heart, you're ALL winners. God bless you as you blessed Sr. Claire's kids! Sister Doris
Faith Formation Class Times Sunday, March 11th 10:00-11:15am for grades K-5 - SHS Classrooms 10:00-11:15am for grades 6-8 EDGE - SHS Gym 4:45-6:45pm Life Teen Life Night - Marian Hall Tuesday, March 13th 6:00-7:15pm for grades 1-5 - SHS Classrooms 6:00-7:15pm for grades 6-8 EDGE - Marian Hall Sunday, March 18th 10:00-11:15am for grades K-5 - SHS Classrooms 10:00-11:15am for grades 6-8 EDGE - SHS Gym Tuesday, March 20th 6:00-7:15pm for grades 1-5 - SHS Classrooms 6:00-7:15pm for grades 6-8 EDGE - Marian Hall You can register for our Faith Formation programs at https://goo.gl/jnh2x2 If you want to join our OLMM parish community you can register at https://goo.gl/5w9gz7 Welcome Teens!! Life Teen is a great way to build positive Christ-based relationships, have a better understanding of our Catholic faith, and to experience the unconditional love of Christ. Please join us for our Life Night on Sunday, March 11th from 4:45pm to 6:45pm. All high school students are invited! If you have any questions, please contact Chris Fortin. We look forward to seeing you (and maybe a couple of your friends!!) at our next Life Night. Dear Second Grade Families, Please mark your calendars with these dates and times Wednesday, April 11 th : 1st Eucharist Parent Meeting 7:00-8:00pm @ OLMM Church Hall, 1 st Eucharist books are due. At least one parent/guardian is required to attend, both are welcome; as well as other family members. 1 st Eucharist Practices: BOTH ARE REQUIRED Drop off-marian Church Hall, pick up-olmm Church: Tuesday, May 8 th and Thursday, May 10 th 3:30-5:00pm for ALL 2 nd grade students On Thursday, May 10 th, a parent/guardian is asked to come to the church at 5pm to share in a blessing with your child. Sacrament of First Eucharist Saturday, May 12 th for ALL 2 nd grade students at 10am I look forward to sharing this journey of faith with your families, Sherry Please join us for our High School Girls Lent & Beyond Group We hope to offer a place to socialize and grow in faith together. This will be a group that you can join every week or when your schedule is free. Our next gathering will be on Thursday, March 15th at 4pm in the St. John Bosco Room. We look forward to seeing you and hearing your ideas; feel free to bring a friend! Keeping you all in prayer, Shannon McAden and Sherry Impastato Our High School Girls Lenten Group would like to pray for our parish family. If you would like to be a part of our 40 intentions for 40 people for 40 days; please send your prayer request to Sherry at simpastato@olmmparish.org May His peace be with you. 4
Ushers Needed OLMM Parish is looking for Usher volunteers for the 9am Mass on Sunday mornings. Ushers are responsible for supervising the collections of donations by parishioners. An additional responsibility is to find individuals to bring the gifts to the altar after the collection each Sunday. Ushers can be male or female, must be registered in our OLMM Parish, and be at least 16 years of age (if an adult is present). Please contact Leo Filteau at lfilteau@comcast.net if you are interested in adding your name to this Parish Ministry roster. Penny Sale On Saturday, April 7th, the Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Penny Sale in the Sacred Heart School Gym. The doors will open at 5:30pm and the raffles will start at 7:00pm. The money raised always goes to charity and this year it will all go to Teen Challenge in Manchester. Their mission is to provide youth, adults, families a faith-based solution to lifecontrolling drug and alcohol problems in order to become productive members of society. If you would like to donate a raffle item to this event we are looking for new, like new, and handmade items, as well as gift baskets. The Penny Sale is a fun event the whole family will enjoy and as always the snack bar will be open with some great food. To donate or for more information please call David 5 Hagen at 926-6443 or email at dehagen@comcast.net
Dear Parishioners, As you have read in a previous bulletin announcement; Bishop Libasci has asked that our Diocese restore the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation to its original place, before the celebration of First Eucharist, and to make lifelong faith formation a priority within our parish communities. Please read the announcement below from the Diocese, and if you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Sherry or Chris in our Faith Formation Office. Have a blessed week, Fr. Gary 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. Eucharist is the Source and Summit of our faith; therefore, OUR DIOCESE WILL BE RESTORING THE ORDER IN WHICH THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION; BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, FIRST EUCHARIST; ARE CELEBRATED; culminating with Eucharist. Go to www.catholicnh.org/lifelong for more information on this important change. Through compassionate prayer and fasting, peaceful public witness, volunteers like you have helped to: Save 13,998 babies from abortion, Convert 170 abortion workers, Close 90 abortion centers! Next opportunity to participate in this international effort begins Feb. 14th and runs through Mar. 25th, with vigil hours outside the Greenland Lovering Center, 7am-7pm daily. OLMM parishioners are invited to help fill vigil hours each Wednesday of the campaign and to offer their Lenten fasting and prayers for this effort. For more information visit 40daysforlife.com/Greenland or contact Jackie McCoy:603-531-1662 or jackievmc@gmail.com. Below are just a couple of the CD titles available in our Lighthouse Media Collection: Has Something Changed?? Desires of the Heart: Receiving the Gifts of the Father Sister Bethany Madonna, vocations director for the Sisters of Life, shares how God not only wants us to know him, but also to give us the desires of our heart and gifts that bring purpose, meaning, and hope. She makes it clear that receiving is the gift that we give to the Lord and that he wants to be invited into every aspect of our lives. Speaking from her own life experience, Sister Bethany shows the importance of asking in order to receive all the Lord has in mind for us. Finding the Fullness of Faith Stephen Ray was raised in a devout, loving, Baptist family. In this presentation, he shares his amazing conversion to Catholicism and explains why he is convinced it is the Church founded by Christ over 2000 years ago. Have you moved, or changed your phone number? Do you now use online giving and would rather not receive envelopes anymore? Be sure to call the Parish Office at 926-2206 to let us know about the changes in your life so we can update our records! Thanks! We kindly ask for a donation of $4.00 per book (or otherwise specified suggested donation), $3.00 per CD, $2.00 per booklet and $0.50 per pamphlet so that we may continue this program. Please make all checks out to OLMM. Won t you reach out and help bring someone home? Highlighting Our Advertisers Did you know that Builders Woodworkers/ Carpentry advertises on the back pages of our bulletin? Any business you give them benefits our parish in the publication of our bulletin. We thank all of our advertisers. 6