Saint Mary Church

71 Lowell St., Rochester, NH 03867

(603) 332-1869 FAX: (603) 332-2040

E-mail—stmary@metrocast.net

Web Site: www.stmarychurchnh.org

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-12 noon—1-4 pm

Closed Saturday & Sunday

MASSES:

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 7:15 am & 11:30 am

Monday-Wednesday & Friday 8:00 am

First Saturday 8 am Confessions, 9 am Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3 pm –3:30pm

or by appointment

STAFF

Rev. Daniel J. Sinibaldi, Pastor

(pastorsmsp@metrocast.net)

Deacon Richard Falardeau

Sr. Lucie Ducas, CSC Pastoral Associate

Anna Ingram St. Mary Rel. Ed. Coordinator

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Suzanne Verrill Office Manager

Pat Roussell Office Assistant

Saint PETER Church

88 Central St. - P.O. 565, Farmington, NH 03835-0565

(603) 755-2280

E-mail—stpeterchurchfarmington@msn.com

Web Site: www.stpeterchurch.webs.com

MASS

Sunday 9:15 am

Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday 9 am to Noon

or by appointment

NEW PARISHIONERS WELCOME

Please Register at the Office after you arrive in the Parish.

BAPTISM

Call office for arrangements. First time parents must

attend Pre-Baptismal Instruction.

MARRIAGE

Arrangements should be made with the Pastor or the

Deacon at least 6 months before the wedding date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK/

COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND

Please call the Office to inform us if someone is ill or has been

hospitalized and is in need of the Sacrament

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION

Process for initiation into the Catholic Faith.

If interested, please call either church office.

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Saturday November 2nd—All Souls 8:00 AM Holy Hour 9:00 AM Donna Coraine by Family 4:00 PM Edward Leger by His Wife & Son Marie Alvina Beaulieu by Bina & Adrian Cyr Sunday November 3rd—31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:15 AM Mary Catherine Bober by Jim & Theresa Locke Marie Alvina Beaulieu by Irene Creteau Ben Thomas by Deb Smith Bob Wiggin by John & Pat Roese 11:30 AM Frances Grenier by Her Husband Deceased Members of Sons of Italy Emilee Murray by Family Monday November 4th—Charles Borromeo, bishop 8:00 AM John Calderone by John & Pat Roese Arthur Alimi by Jeanette Alimi Harold Buckless by Tom & Linda Buckless Tuesday November 5th—Weekday No Parish Mass Wednesday November 6th—Weekday 8:00 AM Deceased Family Members of Peter & Louine Deegan Gert Hebert by Her Loving Husband Tom Thursday November 7th—Weekday No Parish Mass Friday November 8th—Weekday 8:00 AM Sylvia Binette by Harvey Bernier Saturday November 9th—Dedication of Lateran Basilica 4:00 PM Lorraine Gelinas by Family Joan E. Miranda by JSPOMS Sylvia Binette by Family Sunday November 10th- 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:15 AM Walter, Paul & James Roese by John & Pat Roese Marie Alvina Beaulieu by Bina & Adrian Cyr Ben Thomas by Family Paul Boucher by Family 11:30 AM Peter Muolo by Bill & Anna Ingram

SANCTUARY CANDLE

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3 TO 9

IN MEMORY OF JOAN E. MIRANDA

BY JSPOMS

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Elaine Burns has accepted the leadership position for the Prayer Shawl Ministry for St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, November 13

th,

from 10 am to 12 noon at St. Mary Church.

GRIEVING AFTER ABORTION? Come to a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat and experi-ence the profound and beautiful mercy of Our Lord. The next retreat in southern Maine is November 8-10. For more information, contact Annette Rioux in the Lifelong Faith Formation Office at (207) 321-7885 or e-mail An-nette.rioux@portlanddiocese.org.

COLLECTION FOR MILITARY ARCHDIOCESE Next weekend our parish will take up the Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services (AMS). The guid-ing mission of the AMS is to provide the sacraments—and the re-affirming Word of Christ—to the men and women serving in our armed forces, patients in VA medical cen-ters, civilians working for the federal government beyond U.S. borders, and the families of these populations. To provide this service, they need your help. The AMS re-ceives no federal funding.

When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house." And he came down quickly and re-ceived him with joy. When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner." - Lk 19:5-7

FAITHWORKS The next FaithWorks meeting is November 14, at St. Michael parish, 9 Lincoln St., Exeter, Gabriel house, from 7 pm to 9 pm. The meeting will begin with networking and refreshments at 7 pm. The program begins at 7:30 pm. Our speaker is Tim Diaz. The topic is “Singing in the Rain—Keeping a Positive Outlook During Your Transition.” For more information you can contact Glen White at white.glen@comcast.net.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL The staff, students, and parents of St. Elizabeth Se-ton School would like to express a warm THANK YOU to our area parishes who have supported us in our 2

nd An-

nual Harvest Fair. The event was a success and was well attended. We have received only positive feedback and intend to build this event each year! Please contin-ue to keep St. Elizabeth Seton School in your prayers as it continues to grow and to offer the best in Catholic edu-cation to each of the children who attend our school. We look forward to our next event which will be a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, November 17

th, at Our

Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Rochester.

SAINT MARY CHURCH ROCHESTER, NH

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL At that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zac-chaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they all saw this, they began to grum-ble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sin-ner.” But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, ”Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.”

Luke 19:1-10

How are you “seeing” the Lord these days?

October 26-27, 2013 Envelopes $4,307.00 Loose Collection $ 968.00 Total Collection $5,275.00

Thanks for your continued generosity!

THE PASTOR’S PONDERANCES Today the Lord is showing his people that He is al-ways aware of where we are in our lives. How we are or are not following Him. The Lord knew that Zacchaeus was up in the leafy sycamore tree. There’s no hiding from our Lord. He will find us. Are we open to finding or further discovering Him in His love? Fr. Daniel

ST. MARY CHRISTMAS FAIR The Annual Christmas Fair will be held next Saturday, November 9

th, from 8:30 am to 2 pm. Tickets for Theme

Baskets and the Baskets of Cheer are on sale now after all the Masses in the gathering area.

BAKE SALE Homemade baked items are needed—pies, cakes, brownies, whoopee pies, fudge and homemade candies. Or, if you have a specialty, please donate to us. Our pa-rishioners are great!! You always come through to help us. All items should be wrapped and labeled. Your deli-cious goodies can be dropped off on Friday, November 8

th,

after 9 am until 4 pm. Sign-up sheets are in the gathering area.

TRI-CITY ULTREYA Join us on Saturday, November 9, at St. Mary Church, Dover, at 7 pm for our monthly Ultreya, a gather-ing of faith-filled friends. We will have music, prayer, sharing, and refreshments. Join us and bring a friend! For more information or directions, call Jim at 749-8805 or Kevin at 817-0805.

ST. IGNATIUS BREAKFAST The parishioners of St. Ignatius Parish in Somers-worth invite you to join them for their Breakfast Buffet on Sunday, November 10

th, any time between 8 am and 11

am in the St. Martin Parish Hall on the corner of West High and Maple Streets. The meal includes scrambled eggs, fried eggs, plain and blueberry pancakes, French toast, ham, sausage, bacon, home fries, “St. Martin” po-tatoes, toast, bean, juice, milk, hot chocolate, tea and coffee. The cost is only $6 for adults, $2.50 for children aged 7 to 15, and free for children under 7.

END-OF-LIFE SEMINAR Learn about Catholic teaching on end-of-life issues at the Diocese of Manchester’s 5

th Annual Catholics in the

Public Square event on Saturday, November 16th, from 9

am to 12 noon at the NH Institute of Politics at St. Anselm College. Fr. Myles Sheehan, S.J., a graduate of the Dart-mouth Medical School, will share Church teaching on end-of-life care and the appropriate role of medicine. Bishop Peter A. Libasci will explain the Sacrament of the Anoint-ing of the Sick and its common misinterpretation. Other topics include the NH Advance Directive Form and end-of-life issues before the NH Legislature. Registration is available at publicsquare.eventbrite.com or by contacting Kimberly Low at 663-0131 or klow@rcbm.org.

G.A.P. G.A.P. is an Adult Grief Support Program. The meet-ings are held on the first and third Mondays of the month at 6:30 pm in the Frisbie Conference Center. For more infor-mation, call Victims, Inc. at 335-7777.

SAINT PETER CHURCH FARMINGTON, NH

ST. PETER’S PAGE

November 3, 2013

+FRANCIS LECLAIR By Alice Leclair & Family

SR. LUCIE SAYS The scriptures of this weekend, as did last week’s, remind us of prayer in our lives. Last week it reminded us that God always answers prayers, even if it is not in the way we antici-pate or even when. It is, however, always with the greater good in mind, even if we do not rec-ognize or acknowledge it that way. This week the Psalm takes a different emphasis, that of praising, extolling and blessing God’s name for-ever. The Psalm continues with “The Lord is faithful in all his works and holy in all his works.” Perhaps we are called once again this week to refresh our minds and give the Lord thanks and praise for all the blessings in our lives—past, present and future. Sr. Lucie

50/50 CLUB WINNER ED WEAGLE

October 27, 2013 Offertory $1,468.00

SANCTUARY LAMP NOVEMBER 3 TO 9

IN MEMORY OF FRANCIS LECLAIR BY ALICE LECLAIR & FAMILY

St. peter penny sale. THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD AND TO ALL OF YOU WHOHELPED, DONATED TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURE TO MAKE OUR PENNY SALE A SUC-CESS!!! Details will follow with totals as soon as possible.

Readings for the Week of November 3, 2013

Sunday: Wis 11:22--12:2/2 Thes 1:11--2:2/Lk 19:1-10

Monday: Rom 11:29-36/Lk 14:12-14

Tuesday: Rom 12:5-16b/Lk 14:15-24

Wednesday: Rom 13:8-10/Lk 14:25-33

Thursday: Rom 14:7-12/Lk 15:1-10

Friday: Rom 15:14-21/Lk 16:1-8

Saturday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17/Jn

2:13-22

Next Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/2 Thes 2:16--3:5/Lk 20:27-

38 or 20:27, 34-38

USHERS NEEDED!!! As most of us know, we have lost several faithful ushers through death or ill health in the past year. More are needed on the schedule. Please let Sr. Lucie know of your interest in participating in this important ministry.

ALTAR SERVER TRAINING Training for new Altar Servers will be held on Mon-day, November 18

th, at 4 pm in the church.

THANKSGIVING DONATIONS This year there will be a concerted effort among the schools, town, and other agencies to avoid “double dip-ping.” As an alternative to preparing baskets for food do-nations ourselves, there will be a SPECIAL COLLECTION on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17

TH for money to be used to

purchase the necessary groceries. If, however, you would also like to personally donate a turkey or a gift card, you may also do that.

QUIET IN CHURCH When you come into church and during services, please remember that you are in the house of God . Be considerate of your fellow parishioners by maintaining a respectful silence.