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2nd Sunday of Lent ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER
777 West Hollis Street – Nashua, NH 03062
Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Parish Contacts Phone: 603-883-0757
Fax: 603-883-8057 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stjoenash.org Facebook: Saint Joseph the Worker Parish,
Nashua, NH
Weekend Liturgies Saturday 4:00 PM
Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 AM
Weekday Masses Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM
If Nashua schools are closed due to snow/
ice, daily Mass will be cancelled
Bishop Francis Christian Pastor – Ext. 7
Deacon Raymond Wheeler Permanent Deacon – Ext. 5
Deacon Roland E. Leduc Permanent Deacon—Ext. 5
RCIA Coordinator [email protected]
Helen Dumont Business Manager – Ext. 3 [email protected]
Janice Mercure Director of Faith Formation – Ext. 4
Kim Dupont Office Manager – Ext. 2 [email protected]
John Puliafico Facility Superintendent – Ext. 6
facilities @stjoenash.org
We strive to be a parish of Good Stewards, praising and thanking God for His gifts of life, faith, family and friends and our parish and civic communities. We ask for His grace to grow and develop these gifts abundantly for the sake of His kingdom among us.
Sacrament of Penance (Confession) Saturday: 3:15-3:45 PM & upon request
Baptism Please call the Parish Office
Marriages Please call Parish Office 6 months prior to wedding date.
Program Coordinators Adult Choir Barbara Puder 881-9957 Art & Environment Robert Gagne 883-3972 Bereavement Kim Dupont 883-0757 Contemp. Music Dave Therrien 891-1845 Cub/Boy Scouts John Puliafico 889-5677 CYO Bill Trainor 318-9304 Knights of Columbus Tom Moran 566-7581 Outreach Helen Dumont 883-0757 Prayer Line [email protected] 883-0757, ext. 2 Safe Environment Paula O’Connell 566-7588 Youth Choir Chris Wenrich 880-7939
Committee Chairpersons Pastoral Council Michael Ruest 978-448-8892 Finance Paula Moran 882-6053 Liturgy John Martin 883-9730 Fundraising Ann Kelley 886-1909 Faith Formation Linda Pugliano 889-0245 Facility Thomas Moran 882-6053 Tithing Joanne Charpentier 888-0649 Family Ministry Lisa Simpson 249-1171 Good Steward Rick Donaruma 978-433-2035 Evangelization Lisa Richard 978-433-2725
Deanery Agencies New Hampshire Catholic Charities 889-9431 Corpus Christi Food Pantry 882-6372
2nd Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 12, 2017 Brown Bag Weekend Youth Choir, Room 2/3/4, 8-10am CYO Deanery Basketball, Center/Kitchen/Rooms 1, 5/6 & 7/8, 12:30-5:30pm Middle School Faith Formation, Center/Kitchen/ Classrooms, 5:30-8:30pm
Monday, March 13, 2017 CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm Cub Scout Leaders Mtg., Room 5/6, 7-8:30pm
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 Cribbage, Center, 12-3pm CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm Cub Scouts (Tigers), Room 7/8, 6:30-8pm Adoration, Chapel, 7-8pm Quilting, Room 2/3/4, 7-9pm
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Homeschool 8am-3pm Adoration, Chapel, 8:30am-12noon CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm Cub Scouts (Bears), Room 2/3/4, 6:30-8pm Cub Scouts (Webelos I), Room 5/6, 6:30-8pm Cub Scouts (Wolfs), Room 7/8, 6:30-8pm Adult Choir Practice, Worship, 7-9pm
Thursday, March 16, 2017 Adult Education, Kitchen/Classrooms, 9-11am CYO Board Mtg., Room 5/6, 6-8pm Adult Education, Center/Kitchen/Worship, 6:30-9pm Boy Scout Troop Mtg., Center/Kitchen/Room 7/8, 6:30-8:30pm
Friday, March 17, 2017 Stations of the Cross, Worship
Saturday, March 18, 2017 Brown Bag Return Cub Scout Pack Mtg., Center/Kitchen, 5:30-7:30pm
Weekend Offertory Weekly Offertory needed to meet budget………..$9,075 Offertory Collec on 03/04/17‐03/05/17.……..…$10,199
Fiscal Year Offertory needed to date………….....$326,700
Fiscal Year Offertory collected to date……………$302,698
2.5% of the Total Offertory goes to Tithing each week.
Thank you for your support!
BROWN BAG WEEKEND Thank you for suppor ng our Lenten
Almsgiving Program by taking a “brown bag”.
Please return your dona on next weekend, March 18th & 19th here at church. We will have a trailer parked at
the main entrance for your convenience. All of our dona ons help the Corpus Chris Food Pantry give out Easter baskets and con nue their mission to reach out
to those less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you so very much!
CRS Rice Bowls Lent 2017
Second Weekend of Lent: March 11th & 12th Encounter Nutrition
We encounter Evelina in Zambia as she and other mothers in her community learn new ways to provide
nutritious meals for their growing children and families. How do we ensure that those who are hungry have not
only food but true nourishment?
We will have a basket on Palm Sunday to collect your Rice Bowl offering. As in the past, the baskets will be
located near the Baptismal font.
February Monthly Collections *Catholic Schools………………………..$2,952 Fuel Collec on…………………..………..$3,759 Building & Grounds Collec on….…$2,201
*This collec on is the only Diocesan Collec on that we may keep here in the parish to help pay the Diocesan
Assessment for Catholic School students. Our FY 2017 budget for Diocesan Catholic Schools is $25,730.
Capital Fund Update Through February 24th, 2017
February Payments Received………….$16,188.32 Total Collected To Date…………….....$488,423.05 Total S ll To Be Collected………...…..$609,055.25
Your commitment is very appreciated!
Please note that we will have a basket in the Narthex for you to place your old
palms on Palm Sunday weekend .
Thank you!
2nd Sunday of Lent
Parish & Community News
March 1st— April 9th
You can protect mothers and children by joining this worldwide mobilization! Here’s how to take part:
Vigil location: Planned Parenthood, 24 Pennacook Street, Manchester, NH
Vigil hours: 24/7 from 12:00am, March 1st to midnight, April 9th
Local contact: Beth Gaby, 978-612-6278 or [email protected]
Learn more & get involved at: 40daysforlife.com/concord
K of C Lenten Friday Fish Dinners Knights of Columbus St. Boniface Council 11907 will be serving Baked Fish Dinners on Fridays in Lent: March 17, 24, 31 and April 7. Dinners are served from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at St. Christopher Church
Hall, 62 Manchester Street, Nashua. The menu includes a generous portion of baked
haddock, baked potato, vegetable, coleslaw, rolls, beverage and selections from our famous home baked
and prepared dessert table. Dinners are $12. Pizza slices are available for $2, including drink and
dessert. Take-out orders can be placed by calling 603-717-4980. New this year is the option to pay with a credit card. Cancellation policy is that dinners are
cancelled when Nashua schools are closed due to inclement weather. The Stations of the Cross and the
Sacrament of Reconciliation are available in St. Christopher Church following the dinners.
Spirited Theology Catholic Teaching, Food and Drink ~ Have Fun & Learn! Please join us for a Spirited Theology event on Tuesday, March 14th at 6pm. The Distinguished Speaker is: Ryan Topping, D.Phil. (Oxon.), Fellow, Thomas More
College of the Liberal Arts Topic: Christ’s Passion and Our Suffering
Spirited Theology is held every second Tuesday of the month at the Radisson Hotel in Nashua, NH. A great way
to connect with fellow Catholics in the area and learn more about our Faith! Gathering starts at 6pm for food and fellowship with the guest speaker beginning at 7pm. Events are held in the room just outside of Shade Bar &
Grill in the side entrance to the hotel. Look for the Shades signs to point the way! Food and drink can be
ordered from the restaurant. Come early to eat and socialize (pay as you go). Catholic & non-Catholic
friends are welcome!
2017 Singers present
By
for us.
By Tom Fettke & Camp Kirkland
CATHOLIC EDUCATION NEEDS YOU! If you have a passion for Catholic
Education Nashua Catholic Junior High School (grades 7 & 8) is seeking qualified
individuals to be part of a dynamic Advisory Board offering assistance to the
principal.
If God is calling you, more information is available. Please contact either:
Mrs. Glenda McFadden, Nashua Catholic Pr incipal at [email protected]
or Deacon Bill Dwyer, Advisory Board Chair at
Infant Jesus School ~ Open House Thursday, March 16, 2017
6-8:00 pm 3 Crown Street, Nashua
603-889-2649 www.ijschool.org
Stop in for a visit and let us show you what we are all about!
2nd Sunday of Lent
Liturgy
Dates to Remember:
Middle School – Sunday, March 12th, 5:30-8:30pm Confirmation II – Sunday, March 26th, 6-9:00pm
Gift Assignment: Second Sunday of Lent
Let us pray for all those who died recently. May our compassionate
and loving God welcome Margaret Turcotte,
Madeleine Hoskinson, Paul Pellerin and Thomas Boersma into His Kingdom and bring
comfort to us who mourn their loss.
Summer Faith Formation After much consideration and receiving input from the
parents; the Faith Formation Committee has decided that the Summer Faith Formation Session will be
offered during the week of August 7-11th. This week was the most popular for the parents who
responded to the survey 4 to 1 compared to the other two suggested weeks.
We ask parents to mark this week in their calendars and reserve this week for the Faith Formation Session.
Daily Mass Monday-Friday at 8:00am
Confessions Saturdays ~ 3:15-3:45pm
Monday, April 10th ~ 11am-1:00pm & 5-7:00pm Deanery Penance Service at Immaculate Conception
Parish ~ Sunday, April 2nd at 2:00pm
Stations Of The Cross Fridays at 7:00pm
Good Friday, April 14th at 3:30pm
Adoration Of The Blessed Sacrament Tuesday Evenings from 7:00-8:00pm Wednesdays from 8:30am-12 Noon
First Holy Eucharist Family Retreat (First Communicants and Parents)
Sunday, March 26th 1:00-3:00pm
Lenten Adult Faith Formation
Bishop Robert Baron’s Catholicism: Pivotal Players
March 16th: Saint Thomas Aquinas ~ The Theologian March 23rd: Saint Catherine of Siena ~ The Mystic
Morning Sessions: 9-11:00am Evening: 7-9:00pm (6:30 dinner optional)
Catholicism: Pivotal Players Registration Form
Name: _______________________________________
Phone/Email: _________________________________
___ Morning Session
___ Evening Session with dinner
___ Evening Session Only
Please cut out this section and return it to the parish office by Tuesday, March 14th.
Do you like to embroider and/or sew? If so, perhaps you’d consider being part of
the Baptism Alb Ministry by offering your services to make the little
baptism albs presented to each child upon their baptism here at St. Joe’s. You choose how many you would like to make and a kit with all materials will be provided to you. Parents are ever so grateful knowing that
their child has received something that has been made with love and prayers right here in the parish. If
interested or need more information, please contact Claire Wheeler at 595-6349. Many thanks!
St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick is the secondary Patron of the Diocese of Manchester. “Catholics resid-ing in or visiting the Diocese of Manches-
ter on Friday, March 17th, the Feast of St. Patrick, are dispensed from the obligation to abstain from meat on
that day. It is recommended that on that day, the suffering of the great Irish famine be remembered.”
2nd Sunday of Lent
REFLECTIONS By Bishop Christian
Confession is good for the soul. We’ve all heard that old axiom. And more and more people are beginning to believe it. For example, a branch of the Lutheran church passed a resolution supporting the rite of confession after more than a century of neglect. An evangelical congregation in Cooper City, Florida, has established a confession web site which has postings from 7,700 people who anonymously list their faults. Even the secular world is getting in on the act. The Los Angeles Times listed several web sites where confessions can be made. One of these sites even allows other persons to comment on and give advice to those who confess. As Catholics we can only rejoice in a rediscovery of the need to confess and perhaps re-examine our own use of the wonderful sacrament of Reconciliation which is ours. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that a part of us is determined to do good while at the same time an element within us continually turns away from the good we know that we can do. But God does not leave us alone in this situation of our human weakness and the ever present reality of sin. Jesus gives us newness of life in grace that begins to restore our relationship with God which will lead to full communion with God in glory. As Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington put it in a pastoral letter to the Catholics of his Diocese, “It remains one of the great marvels of God’s love that God would make forgiveness so readily available to each of us. The sacrament of reconciliation is the story of God’s love that never turns away from us. Like the father in the parable of the prodigal son, God waits, watches and hopes for our return every time we walk away.” Not long ago, more than 5,000 people turned up at a Reconciliation Weekend in the Diocese of Orlando, Florida. Maybe it’s time for each one of us to seek out the grace of the sacrament.
Monday, March 13th
8:00 am ~ Deceased family & friends of Mr. & Mrs. Brian Tyrrell
Tuesday, March 14th 8:00 am ~ Deceased family & friends of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Carroll 8:00 am ~ Marilyn Ruscitti by Terry
Wednesday, March 15th 8:00 am ~ Deceased family & friends of the Pinette & Martin Families
Thursday, March 16th
8:00 am ~ Norman Blais by his family 8:00 am ~ Bernadette Bosse by her children
Friday, March 17th 8:00 am ~ Deceased family & friends of Toni Auclair 8:00 am ~ Mildred Putur by Pat & Marzi Ammirati
Saturday, March 18th 4:00 pm ~ Alfred Moreau by his son Bob 4:00 pm ~ Edward & Blanche Krystyniak by their daughter
Sunday, March 19th 8:00 am ~ Maurice & Florette Bouchard by Diane & Charlie Reynolds 8:00 am ~ Pat Ferreira by her family 10:00 am ~ Marcelle Labbe by Deacon Ray & Claire Wheeler 10:00 am ~ Alma & Philippe Morin by Pauline Porder
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]
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