The Most Holy Trinity June 11, 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 June 10 4pm Rena Cayer requested by her family Joseph Donald Dumais requested by Ronnie & Kathy Jean Sunday June 11 8am Rev. John Sledziona requested by Donna Smith Irene & Tony Nowakowski & Marge & Jim Weldon requested by Pat & Ron Nowakowski 10:30am Rejean Cusson, 8 th Anniversary, requested by Lori Ann Nelson Donald Trainor requested by Andrea Genereux 6pm Raymond Michaud requested by Darlene & Andre Michaud Monday June 12 8am Dolores Hennessy requested by Therese Goupil Bernie Thibault requested by Phyllis Dexter Tuesday June 13 8am Mario Matos requested by his wife Rita Thai Chinh requested by the Lemieux family Wednesday June 14 8am In Honor of the Sacred Heart Thursday June 15 8am Andrew Genereux, 24 th Anniversary, requested by his daughters Andrea & Georgette Friday June 16 8am No Mass Saturday June 17 4pm Bernadette Bouchard & Matthew L. Janos Birthday Remembrance requested by Joan Janos Sunday June 18 8am Robert Hall requested by his family 10:30am James Buscema requested by his family 6pm For all Fathers living and deceased 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 6/4/17 $7,874 Total funds collected for this week for parish expenses $7,874 Thank you for your faithful & generous support ~Fr. Von~ Capital Improvements collected as of 6/4/17 $1,716 Thank you for your generosity! SECOND ENVELOPES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEKS June 18 Faith Life Formation This collection helps with expenses for Faith Life. June 25 Maintenance This collection helps with the Church and School grounds. July 2 Works of the Holy Father This collection enables the Holy Father to respond with emergency financial assistance to requests to aid the most needy throughout the world those who suffer as a result of war, oppression, and natural disasters. July 9 Capital Improvements This collection helps with projects around the parish. Your contributions toward the support of the parish and its ministries are greatly appreciated. 2
Tuesday, June 13 Food Pantry, 6:30-7:30 PM Rosary, 6:30 PM, in the church Susan Conroy, 7:00 PM, in the church Wednesday, June 14 Men s Morning Group, 6:00-7:00 AM, in the chapel Adoration, 8:30-9:30 AM and 2:00-8:00 PM Food Pantry, 1:00-3:00 PM Thursday, June 15 Blood Drive, 2:00-7:00 PM, in the parish center AA, 7:00 PM, in the K of C Hall Praise Band, 7:30 PM, in the church Saturday, June 17 Youth Group, 7:00-8:30 PM, in the youth room at the school If anyone would like to borrow the movie The Original Image of the Divine Mercy. Please contact the Parish Office at 603-635-3525. Acts of Mercy OUR LADY OF FATIMA APPARITIONS 100 TH ANNIVERSARY Please join us this Tuesday for Author Susan Conroy. She will be speaking on Following in Our Blessed Mother s Footsteps with Love and Humility. Rosary at 6:30 PM and Speaker at 7:00 PM. If you were not able to purchase your T-Shirt on May 13 th we still have them available and they can be purchased in the parish office from 8:30-4:00 PM. The cost is $15 and all money raised will help our group attend Steubenville East this summer. FEED YOUR SOUL THIS SUMMER! This summer we will be offering a Youth Ministry Book Study for guys and gals on Wednesday nights starting on July 5 th. This book study will meet every Wednesday night from 6:00-8:00 PM. Our final meeting will be on August 9 th. We will be reading two different books this summer. 3 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 The guys will be reading Man Enough: Lessons from St. Joseph on Becoming a Godly Man. The ladies will be reading More Than A Pretty Face shares the real story of a young woman who struggled to believe she was beautiful. This is a story full of ups and downs, tears and laughter; a story this is honest, funny, and encouraging. Christina Mead is inviting you into her story about her relationship with her body, heart, thoughts, and God. Accept the invitation and see why you are so much more than just a pretty face. Please reply and let me know if you plan on joining us before June 19 th so I can get the books ordered. The cost of the books is $12 each and can be paid for at our first meeting. To register please contact Adam Castor at 603-635-1447 or faithlifeformation@comcast.net
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, We celebrate Trinity Sunday, this weekend. This is the central Mystery of our Faith. Our belief that God is three Persons in one God is radically different from every other religion in the world. Other monotheists, such as Judaism and Islam, believe that there is one God, and that God is only one Person. Polytheists, such as Hinduism or Pagan religions, believe that there are many gods. As Christians, I think we have lost track of how radically strange our Faith is. We have taken our Faith for granted! So what does it mean that God is One yet Three, Three yet One? Well, that s hard to say. It is a Mystery but remember that Mystery in the Christian sense means that we can truly know a part of it, but that what we don t know is greater. Take for instance a man who has been married to a woman for fifty years. I would bet that he would be able to claim that he knows her much better than he did when he was courting her. Yet, I would also venture to bet (from the many husbands that I have known over the years) that he would claim that his wife in many ways is still a mystery! There is an awe before the beauty of this mystery. We can speak about what we know about God, but there is always, always much more we don t know about Him! The heart of the Mystery of the Trinity is God is relationship Think about this: for all eternity, God the Father has been in relationship in relationship with God the Son. Their relationship of eternal, infinite love is so real it is a Divine Person: the Holy Spirit. What does this mean for us? It means that at the core of who God is, is relationship, love. He desires not to be Lord over us, but to be in relationship a relationship of love. This is what free will is about. If all God wanted was to have minions over which He could exert His power, why would He give us free will? If all God wanted was to delight in watching His creatures act on instinct, He would have only made animals. But God made us. God gave us free will because He longs for us to love Him back. Robots cannot love. Only those with free will can love angels and human beings. To force love is not love. God gives us free will so that we can love Him. This means that we are free to choose NOT to love Him. This pains God s Heart deeply, especially when people decide that for all eternity they do not want to love God (and so choose Hell instead of God). Yet, God allows this pain in His Heart, this deep and immense wound, because the pay off for those who do love Him is worth it. When we choose to be in relationship with God, when we choose to return the love that He has poured out upon us, He rejoices with the greatest joy! When we choose relationship with God, we become who God made us to be, and in finding that, we find fulfillment and joy! I encourage you this week to ponder this God is relationship. Every relationship you have is possible only because God is relationship. Rejoice and ask God to help you to enter more deeply into this relationship with Him. 4
Where: St. Patrick School When: July 10 th 14 th Time: 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Ages: 5-12 Registration for Vacation Bible School are now available in the front entrance of church and on the church website. Volunteer opportunities available now. If you or your teen would like to help in this wonderful ministry or for more information, please contact Christine Lemieux at christine@lemieux-design.net SPONSOR A TEEN Steubenville East is a three-day retreat specifically for teens. It shows them what a relationship with Jesus Christ truly looks like and challenges them to drop their "nets" and follow the one who made them. The cost for each teen to attend this retreat is $250. If you would like to sponsor one of our 42 attendees this year and help make this retreat possible, please mail or drop off a check at the parish office. An investment in the youth of The Church is an investment in the future of The Church! God bless you all and thank you for your generosity. Serving the Spiritual needs of Grieving Parents Losing a child under any circumstance is horrific. Focusing on the spirituality of the grieving process can help tremendously. A ministry for parents whose children of any age have died by any cause. Please join us. All are welcome. Emmaus Ministry for Grieving Parents One-Day Spiritual Retreat St. Matthew Parish 2 Searles Road, Windham, NH Saturday, June 17, 2017 9:30 AM 7:30 PM Per-Registration Required For more information or to register, Call Peg Donahue-Turner at 603-898-4818 or call Genevieve Baudin, Ashleigh s Mother at 603-490- 8049 or see www.emfgp.org. --------------------------------------------------------------- CONCERT Please join us for a concert It s All About Love, at St. John the Baptist Church, Suncook, NH. On June 25, 2017 at 3:00 PM. Soprano: Marie-Line Morin, Pianist: Samantha Pion. For more information, please call Michele at 603-485-3113. All are welcome! --------------------------------------------------------------- DIVINE MERCY/STUDY FAITH FORMATION Continue your small group journey with the Divine Mercy in the Second Greatest Story Ever Told Program by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC. The 10 part video series is based on the book The Second Greatest Story Ever Told. Whether you ve read the book or not you re in for quite a treat. Our friends at the Augustine Institute have put together the most amazing visual presentations of one of the greatest stories ever told, such that you don t just watch it, you experience it. Really! They ve brought to life the drama and splendor of God s merciful love revealed in the Sacred Scripture. Manifested at key moments of Church history, and realized in our present time of mercy. They ve brought the book to life a way that has left staff filled with wonder and awe. Please join us on this Monday, June 12 th at 7:00 PM in the youth Here at St. Patrick we have a Prayer Shawl Ministry. These shawls are made by many volunteers and are either knitted or crocheted. If you know of someone who is sick or needs comfort, please call the parish office to receive one. We have many shawls of varying colors. The Prayer Shawl are free. On the other hand, if you are interested in making prayer shawls, the parish office has instructions. Just call us at 603-635-3525 and we will get the instructions to you. room at the school. Facilitated by Roberta Wilson. 5