October 1/RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY

Parish & Religious

Education Staff

Rev. Msgr. John P. Quinn Pastor (ext. 113)

Rev. David A. Harris Parochial Vicar (ext. 117)

Sr. Rosemary Crowley Pastoral Associate ( ext. 125) Paula O’Grady Office Manager (ext. 123) Jacklynn LaRose Bookkeeper (ext. 119)

Bernadette Berry Receptionist (ext.110) Larry Sott Director of Music

Organists: Gerald Leblond (880-8474) Justin McCarthy (488-5505)

Mark Lajoie 9 am Contemp. Choir (206-5966 )

Aimee Seiler Family Faith Director (ext. 112)

Gertrude Hammond Director Grades 1-6 (ext. 134)

Carrie Soucy Grs. 7-10 Director and Youth Minister (ext. 124)

ST. ELIZABETH SETONST. ELIZABETH SETONST. ELIZABETH SETONST. ELIZABETH SETON

CATHOLIC CHURCHCATHOLIC CHURCHCATHOLIC CHURCHCATHOLIC CHURCH

190 Meetinghouse Road Bedford, NH 03110-6027 Phone: (603) 669-7444 Fax: (603) 644-5371 E-Mail: sesparish@comcast.net

St. Elizabeth Seton Parish is a loving, welcoming community of worshippers in the Catholic tradition. Our mission is to share the Good News of Christ

through the celebration of sacraments, liturgy, and unconditional service to all. We welcome all visitors to our Parish. We hope that you will experience our

love for God and neighbor. If you are new to our community, we are grateful to

Saturday, September 30 2:00 pm Gregory Evans & Megan Hersey Wedding

4:30 pm Doris Cormier

Christopher Parkes

Sunday, October 1

7:30 am Anne Hieronymus

Janet Correy

9:00 am Stella Swierz

Mr. & Mrs. John Somers

10:30 am Judith York

Theresa Manseau

12:00 pm Rita Ayotte

Clara Glass

Monday, October 2

7:30 am Veronica Hellwig

Tuesday, October 3

7:30 am Pamela Hagan

G. Eunice Martel

Wednesday, October 4

5:30 pm Julletta Pepin

Thursday, October 5

7:30 am Anne Hieronymus

Ann Gallagher

Friday, October 6

7:30 am The living & deceased members of our Parish

Saturday, October 7

4:30 pm Doris Langelier

Anne Hieronymus

Sunday, October 8

7:30 am Mr. & Mrs. Edward Zandri

Nan Mancuso 5th Anniversary

9:00 am Ronald MacLellan

Gene Ingalls

10:30 am Kathleen Mehr McDermott

12:00 pm Thomas Myers

ST. MARTHA GUILD October 1, 2017 - Team III

SAINT ELIZABETH SETON PARISH

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We Remember

Claude Berube Gene Caron

Rev. Msgr. Maurice D. Lavigne Christina Wargo

Who entered new and eternal life in Christ.

Our parish condolences are extended to their families.

Grant to all our dearly departed eternal

rest, O Lord, and may your light shine on them forever. Amen.

Offertory Collection

Weekend of September 23-24, 2017 Envelopes (554) $13,445.91 Loose $ 2,973.25 Grand Total $16,419.16

Weekend of September 24-25, 2016 $17,469.55

Women’s Guild Book Discussion

Tuesday, October 3rd

7 pm in Room 10

In the Parish Ac$vity Center

All are invited to a end the Women's Guild

book discussion to discuss “Messengers: The

Legacy of Ma e J.T. Stepanek and

Heartsongs” by Jeni Stepanek.

Diaper Drive next weekend to benefit

Birthright of Manchester! Diaper Sizes

2, 3, 4, and 5 will be greatly appreciated!

Please put diapers in the receptacles in the

Narthex.

Birthright is an organization that serves pregnant

women in crisis and their babies.

Please call 603-889-9333 for more information.

Next weekend, October 7th & 8th, Rev. Brian

Kennedy, the Pastor of St. Matthews in

Windham and Redemptorist Father in the

Province of San Juan, will be making a

missionary appeal. He has also worked in the

Missions in Haiti and the

Dominican Republic.

BEDFORD

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Were you baptized in the Catholic Church but did

not receive First Communion

or Confirmation?

Have you been curious about what the process is

as an adult?

RCIA is for you!

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is

extended, without obligation, to any interested

adult.

The RCIA process, which begins in the fall, is a

process that invites people whose journey of faith has

led them to learn about the Catholic Church’s beliefs

and practices. Who else should come?

♦ Persons not baptized, interested in the Catholic

Church

♦ Persons baptized in a different religion who would

like to become Catholic

♦ Persons baptized Catholic who would like to know

more about their faith.

For further information, please call the Parish Office

at 669-7444 or email - sesparish@comcast.net.

High School Fair Night at Nashua Catholic

Regional Junior High School Tuesday, October 3,

from 6:30 P.M.- 8 P.M. at

6 Bartlett Avenue, Nashua

Nashua Catholic will host over 15 Catholic and

private high schools at our annual High School Fair

Night. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 3,

from 6:30 P.M.- 8 P.M. at 6 Bartlett Avenue, in our

school gymnasium. The night is much like a college

fair in appearance. Each high school representative

will have a wealth of admission information to share.

This fair is open to ALL students regardless of what

middle/junior high school your child attends. RSVP is

required for all non-Nashua Catholic families plan-

ning on attending. RSVP to

Mrs. Mary Kirkwood at mkirkwood@ncrjhs.net.

The Knights of Columbus Council # 12988 of St Elizabeth Seton Parish is sponsoring a blood drive to assist the

American Red Cross in maintaining a supply of blood. The Blood Drive will be held in the St. Elizabeth Seton

Parish Activity Center on Thursday, October 26th from 2:00pm – 7:00pm.

Basic Eligibility Requirements Most healthy adults can give blood through the American Red Cross. You meet the basic eligibility requirements

if you:

• are at least 17 years old

• weigh at least 110 pounds

• are in good health on the day of donation

• have no history of exposure to hepatitis or AIDS

• your last blood donation was at least 56 days (8 weeks) ago

It is recommended that donors schedule their appointments rather than walking-in by either visiting the Red Cross

web site at www.redcrossblood.org, clicking on “Enter Sponsor Code”, entering sponsor code 8088, and following

the site’s instructions; or, by calling 1-800-448-3543.

For further information please contact Jim Niemann at jniemann@aol.com.

CYO BASKETBALL Registration for the 2017/2018 St. Elizabeth

Seton CYO Basketball program is now open. The

program is seeking volunteer coaches for grades

3-8. Please indicate your coaching interest when

registering your son or daughter.

Join the 2017 Public Square Rosary

Crusade celebrating the 100th Anniversary

of the Miracle of the Sun

Come recite THE HOLY ROSARY at Harvest

Market Parking Lot, Corner of 101 & Wallace Rd

Saturday, October 14, 2017 at 12:00 noon.

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SHOPPING SUGGESTIONS:

Soup Cereal Baked Beans Tuna

Peanut Butter Jelly Spaghetti Sauce Boxed Pasta

Pancake Mix Canned Fruit Jello Beef Stew Juice

Coffee Canned Meats/ Vegetables Pudding Mixes

Please bring items next weekend for the St. Raphael Food Pantry.

Your generosity is greatly appreciated!

will meet on Monday, October 2nd

6:00 pm in Room 12 B New members are always welcome and we

are happy to teach you!

The St. Elizabeth Seton Craft Fair November 11, 2017

9am- 3pm

Help us make this event a success!

We welcome donations of new craft items

for our Women’s Guild table. Those items can

be dropped off at the Parish Office by Novem-

ber 10th. Please add a suggested price to your

item and your name and phone number if you

wish your item to be returned if not sold.

We could also use some baked goods for our

food table. Best sellers in the past have been

pies, breads, cookies, cakes and fudge. Baked

goods can be dropped off in Room 5 of the Par-

ish Activity Center on Friday, Nov. 10th

before 4:30 pm.

Come, experience the Peace of Jesus and Our Blessed Mother

In Honor of the 100 Year Anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima, we

will have a Holy Hour on Friday, October 13th at 7 PM. We will pray the

Rosary and have Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction, and Consecration to the

Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Light refreshments will be offered in the Church Hall.

Seton Club Meeting

The Seton Club will meet on Monday

October 2nd at 7 pm in the Sullivan Room.

All are welcome to come and help plan the

Parish’s activities!

After our Holy Hour on Friday, October 13th

at 7 pm we will be establishing the Kindness Rocks Garden by the Blessed Mother Statue. Each rock has an inspira-

tional saying and prayers will be offered for peace and kindness to be spread on earth.

Please feel free to visit the garden for inspiration. Please take a rock or add a rock. Father David will be there to offer

prayers as we install our garden.

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OCTOBER 1, 2017

Dylan Albuquerque

Amanda Altemus

Natalie Anderson

Erica Barley

Kendra Barnard

Lauren Beaudoin

Stoughton Bell

Anthony Biondi

Benjamin Black

Anthony Bobo

Sophia Bolduc

Kaitlyn Boles

Colleen Bowen

Lily Bromely

Graham Burdon

Connor Butts

Lauren Byrnes

Angelica Casey

Charlie Casey

Ashley Chapdelaine

Kacey Chapman

John Chisholm

Brianna Coco

Lucas Codair

Patrick Collimore

Jacob Collins

Carolyn Colton

Thomas Conaton

Cameron Costa

Peter Cuddeback

Christina Cuddeback

Emma Danes

Edward Dean

Austin Dearborn

Nick Delamater

Noel Desmarais

Meghan Dillon

Alyssa DiPietrantonio

Ella DiTomaso

Anne Eby

Christopher Ell

Madeline Ellis

Zachary Farnum

Ethan Fraitzl

Morgan Fraitzl

Sam Froio

Timothy Galamaga

Olivia Gangwer

Zoe Garvey

Christopher Gately

Timothy Greene

Jack Gunning

Peter Hamill

Jaquelyn Harrington

Kaleb Harrington

Jared Heidenreich

Caroline Herz

Nicholas Hughes

Adiah Humphrey

Kiernan Humphrey

Emma Jacobs

Libby Jelly

Nathaniel Jobin

Kayla Johnson

Amanda Jonas

Parker Joyce

Logan Jurnak

Jamie Kask

Nolan Kelly

Aidan Kenny

Tavin Keys

Sophia King

Haley Klingseisen

Luke Knedeisen

Katrina Kopaczynski

Hannah Kramer

Molly Kraus

Mykenzie Kyle

Meghan Lang

Sean Lang

Julia Lavigne

Joseph Leary

Katie Lewis

Jackson Looney

Max Lubelczyk

Danielle Lucey

Maddie Lucontoni

Katherine Lutz

Evan MacDonald

Cameron Macdonald

Ian MacEachern

Mackenzie MacEachern

Gabriella Macleod

Nora Mangan

Rosemary Marr

Paul Martineau

Sarah Mello

Nicole Misage

John Moore

Claudia Moreno

Lila Morgan

Thomas Morgan

Sebastian Mowbray

Samantha Mullen

Elizabeth Mullin

Cameron Nelson

Mallory Newman

Julie Nigro

Mary Claire Norris

Isabel O'Brien

Darby O'Connell

Jack O'Donnell

Justin O'Neill

Kevin Owens

Sophia Peguri

Matthew Penick

Bryon Peters

Cameron Piacentini

Jacob Plage

Katherine Polatchek

Anna Pollack

Joseph Pollack

Brandon Prokop

John Provost

Patrick Quinn

Alexander Quinones

Luke Ramsay

Evan Redmond

John Reilly

Jaedyn Remillard

Emma Revas

Cecilia Riccio

Sydney Richardson

Parker Roberto

Savona Roberts

Nicholas Romano

Adam Roy

Benjamin Salizzoni

Thomas Saltzman

Kelsey Santiago

Aidan Santillan

Toby Sarette

Eliza Schack

Sara Schmitt

Sean Shubert

Grace Silha

Clara Smith

Megan Souter

Emily Spencer

Megan Spencer

Tim Spencer

Gina Spinazzola

Ethan St. Hilaire

Rachel Statz

Dariya Steele

John Patrick Sullivan

Jack Sylvain

Carolyn Tierney

Ryleigh Tobin

Meredith Tokac

Ryan Toscano

Olivia Towey

Katherine Violette

Emma Wallat

Cameron Wasylak

Cole Wheeler

Christian Zarka

William Zimmerman

Congratulations to the Confirmation Class of 2017 God’s Blessings and our congratulations to the following students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation by Bishop Libasci last Sunday. We pray that the Holy Spirit fill their lives with

many graces and gifts.

Our gratitude and appreciation go the Confirmation Catechists who gave so freely of their time to assist these young men and women on their journey.

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Parish Activities Basketball Program .………….…...Jay Brewster (488-1333) Parish Nurse Program……...Diana Niemann (668-8490) Knights of Columbus ……......Michael Pitaro (714-4100) Women’s Guild ……………….…….Cathy Lodico (714-9054) Bobbie White (471-9095) Seton Club ……………...……………...….Bill Toolin (472-5428) Cub Scouts……………………………..…....Dan Jobin (644-0159)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m

Coffee, Pastries and Juice (Sept – June)

Available in the Church Hall after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. All are welcome.

Fix-It Team

The goal of the Fix-It Team is to keep the home environment a safe and healthy place. If someone is in need of assistance,

contact the Parish Office.

Prayer Line

Please call Rosemary at 623-3925 or Lorraine at 472-3020 with special prayer needs.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Every Saturday from 3:15-4:00 pm, or

by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism Second and last Sunday of every month

at 1:30 pm

Sacrament of Matrimony Diocesan policy states that the couple must contact the parish priest at least six months before the intended wedding date, prior to

making any other arrangements.

Readings for the week of October 1, 2017

Sunday: Ez 18:25-28/Ps 25:4-9/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt

21:28-32

Monday: Zec 8:1-8/Ps 102:16-23, 29/Mt 18:1-5, 10

Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23/Ps 87:1b-7/Lk 9:51-56

Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8/Ps 137:1-6/Lk 9:57-62

Thursday: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12/Ps 19:8-11/Lk 10:1-12

Friday: Bar 1:15-22/Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9/Lk 10:13-16

Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Ps 69:33-37/Lk 10:17-24

Next Sunday: Is 5:1-7/Ps 80:9, 12-16, 19-20/Phil 4:6-9/Mt

21:33-43

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PARISH NURSE PROGRAMS

Tuesday, October 3rd

Free Blood Pressure Screening

and Nurse Consultation from 8:30 -10:30 am in the Parish Activity Center

Free Flu Shot Clinic Free flu shot clinic sponsored by the CMC Parish Nurse program in partnership with

Walgreens. 9:00 to 10:30 am in

Parish Activity Center. No appointment necessary!

Fit Forever Chair Exercise Program

At 9 am in Room 10 of the Activity Center. This free program is a workout at 3 different levels, for men and women 55 and older. If you have any questions, please call the

Parish Office at 669-7444.

Bereavement Support Group

Have you or someone you know lost a loved one? Please join us for a 4 week Bereavement Support Group beginning on Wednesday,

October 4th. Meetings will be held at 7:00 pm in Room 12 A of the Parish Activity Center.

No pre-registration is required.

WANTED

Choir Singers, Guitars,

Woodwinds for the

Music Ministry

Reward… Will Be Great in Heaven

Contact Larry at Church Office or email

STESNH@gmail.com