ST. PETER CHURCH 88 CENTRAL ST.

P.O. BOX 565 FARMINGTON, NH 03835

(603) 755-2280

ST. MARY CHURCH 71 LOWELL ST.

ROCHESTER, NH 03867 (603) 332-1869

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 29, 2015

Saturday March 28th—Palm Sunday (vigil) 4:00 PM Evelyn DiPrizio by Phyllis & Prisco DiPrizio Mary Leger by Edward Leger Roland Binette by Mr. & Mrs. Armand Boucher Francis Joseph Walsh by Family Arthur Walsh by Rose Lemay Sunday March 29th—Palm Sunday 7: 15 AM George Goodwin by Burns Family John Hart by His Loving Wife Betty 11:30 AM Lionel & Rita Dube by Family Richard Lovely by Bonnie, Ken Billings and Family (1st anniversary) Dick Furbush by Family Monday March 30th—Monday of Holy week 8:00 AM Kevin Callaghan by Family (25th anniversary) Tuesday March 31st—Tuesday of Holy Week 8:00 AM Esther Shirley by Family Wednesday April 1st—Wednesday of Holy Week 8:00 AM George Alimi by Alice Alimi John Norris, Sr. by John & Chris Norris (10th anniversary) Thursday April 2nd—Holy Thursday 7:00 PM Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Friday April 3rd—Good Friday 3:00 PM Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM Evening Service Saturday April 4th—Holy Saturday 7:30 PM Easter Vigil Sunday April 5th—Easter Sunday 7:15 AM Intentions of the Parishioners 11:30 AM Intentions of the Parishioners

CHILD SAFETY Parents please accompany your children under 18 or provide another escort to the bathroom when they are at church. This is a policy of our Diocese to protect young children. We want all children to be kept safe.

“SOLES FOR BIG AND LITTLE SOULS” The Marian Society is sponsoring a Lenten/Haiti project “Soles for Big and Little Souls.” A container has been set up in the church gathering area for donations of “flip flops” for the children and young adults of Haiti. All sizes are wel-comed. The Marians will be collecting until the last week-end in April.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE All events take place at St. Mary Church

Holy Thursday Evening Mass 7:00 pm Good Friday Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm Evening Service 7:00 pm Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7:30 pm

So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it. And he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. - Mk 11:7-8

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Due to the winter of all winters, our Bereavement Group that was to meet during January and February was post-poned over and over and over. Now that spring is here we will try again. Catholic Charities in conjunction with St. Thomas More Parish in Durham will host a Bereavement Support Group. The group will meet Sundays after the 11:15 Mass from approximately 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. Our first meeting will be Sunday, May 17, and will be held in the basement of the church on Madbury Road in Durham. Please pre-register by calling Sr. Helene at Catholic Charities NH at 332-7701. There is no fee for participating in this group, but partici-pants may wish to make a donation toward the cost of the books.

NO FIRST SATURDAY MASS IN APRIL Since the first Saturday in April occurs on Holy Satur-day, there will not be a First Saturday Mass in the morning.

SISTERS OF HOLY CROSS CLAIRE DANEAU FUND

Thank you, thank you, thank you for your generous do-nations to the Claire Daneau Fund to keep the orphanage “Marie Porte du Ciel” in Haiti open and to continue to pro-vide the loving and necessary care needed. Our current fund drive will help in providing a vehicle for necessary transportation and items for the children. Specifically, we want to thank: 1)the parishioners of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, St. Leo’s, St. Mary’s and St. Peter’s; 2) the Ladies of St. Anne; 3) Marian Society; 4) the “sewers” at Holy Ro-sary; 5) National Council of Catholic Women; 6) Club Unitee Francais; and 7) and many, many others.

Saint Mary Church Rochester, NH

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL Then, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd with swords and clubs, who had come from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. His betrayer had arranged a signal with them, saying, “The man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him and lead him away securely.” He came and immediately went over to him and said, “Rabbi.” And he kissed him. At this they laid hands on him and arrested him. One of the bystanders drew his sword, struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his ear. Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs, to seize me? Day after day I was with you teaching in the temple area, yet you did not arrest me; but that the Scrip-tures may be fulfilled.” And they all left him and fled. Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen cloth about his body. They seized him, but he left the cloth be-hind and ran off naked. Mark 14:43-52

Judas is still loved by God.

THE PASTOR’S PONDERANCES Today we consider how we turn from our Lord and how the Lord is so willing to welcome us back. Jesus shows great love in the Gospel even though the story that begins here does not end well until Easter morning. Fr. Daniel

March 21-22, 2015 Envelopes $4,046.67 Loose Collection $ 908.50 Total Collection $4,955.17 Sunday Offertory $3,829.17 Easter Flowers $1,006.00 Fuel $100.00 Catholic Relief Services $20.00

We need donations of $7,200 per week over the special collections to cover expenses. Thanks for your continued generosity!

ONLINE GIVING If you wish to participate in the convenience of the Online Giving Program, just log onto the St. Mary website at www.stmarychurchnh.org. There is a special icon on the home page. Enter your e-mail address and they will send you a return e-mail allowing you to enter the account infor-mation.

FRIENDLY VISITOR PROGRAM Catholic Charities NH Rochester Office will be hosting an informational meeting on Monday, April 13, for anyone interested in becoming a Friendly Visitor. A Friendly Visitor provides “social visits” to our homebound seniors. The pur-pose of this program is to alleviate loneliness and isolation of the senior members of our community, as well as assist-ing families in having an hour or two of respite. Volunteers must be interviewed, agree to a background check, and attend a training session. If you are interested in learning more about being a Friendly Visitor, please at-tend one of the two scheduled informational meetings at St. Mary’s: Monday, April 13 at 10:00 am, or at 6:30 pm. Call Sr. Helene at 332-7701 to register. NEED A FRIENDLY VISITOR? If you know of a neigh-bor, friend, or family member that may enjoy a Friendly Visi-tor, please contact Sr. Helene at 332-7701. Also, if you are caring for a family member and would benefit from having an hour or two a week to go to lunch, get a haircut, or do the grocery shopping, please call Sr. Helene at 332-7701. Let us as a community see if we can pull altogether.

CATHOLIC FAMILY WEEKEND We are very excited to be holding the 10

th Annual Cath-

olic Family Weekend at the Barbara C. Harris Center on Otter Lake in Greenfield, NH. Our theme this year is “A Higher Love: Called to Serve—Imitating Christ In Word & Action!” We will explore ways that can build a strong, Christ-centered family life. Your family will bunk together, play games together, and most importantly BE TOGETHER. To register, go to www.vitanova.org. For more information, please contact Shawn & Teresa Rouillard at 641-8878 or e-mail Teresa at tree227777@gmail.com.

NO ADORATION Next Tuesday, March 31

st, there will NOT be adoration

since there will be workmen in the church. There will be Daily Mass at 8:00 am.

FAITHWORKS FaithWorks meeting on April 9 at 7:00 pm is a celebra-tion of springing forward with your life. Our speaker, Steph-anie Ann Gamble, will be addressing “interview preparation: conquering the top 5 interview questions.” Stephanie holds a Masters in Human Resources Management Certificate from Villanova University and has achieved the Certified Professional Coach certification. The FaithWorks meeting is at St. Michael Parish, 9 Lin-coln St., Exeter, Gabriel House from 7 pm to 9 pm. The meeting will begin with networking and refreshments at 7 pm. Program begins at 7:30 pm. You can join the group on LinkedIn. Search for Faith-works Employment Support Group-NH under Groups. For additional information, please contact Glen White at white.glen@comcast.net.

GOOD FRIDAY ECUMENICAL SERVICE

The Good Friday Ecumenical Service and Walking the Way of the Cross will begin on Friday, April 3

rd at 12 noon

at the United Methodist Church on Main Street in Roches-ter, not at the Salvation Army.

Saint Peter Church Farmington, NH

ST. PETER’S PAGE

March 29, 2015

DOMINIC SINIBALDI, SR. & JR. BY MARGIE BEAUDOIN & FAMILY

SR. LUCIE SAYS We begin the celebration of Holy Week this

weekend with shouts OF “Hosanna!” and the

acclamation of Jesus as the Messiah. We pro-

cess with the newly blessed palms and rejoice

for the Messiah is finally recognized. Very

quickly, however, these shouts of joy change to

a more solemn reading of the Passion of the

Lord from the Gospel of Mark. It is also the be-

ginning of the most solemn week of the Litur-

gical Year. If possible, consider attending the

services of Thursday, Friday and Saturday—

for these are really like one continuous ser-

vice. You may notice that the Holy Thursday

service begins with Mass as usual, but there

are no prayers of dismissal nor a closing

hymn. In fact, the people leave in silence after

the Blessed Sacrament is transferred. On Good

Friday, there are no opening prayers. After

the priest and the deacon prostrate themselves

in front of the altar, we go immediately to the

Liturgy of the Word and the reading of the

Passion. After distribution of communion, the

altar is stripped, and we all leave in silence to

continue on to Holy Saturday for the Easter

Vigil.

Sr. Lucie

March 22, 2015 Offertory $1,569.00

20/20 WINNER

TERRIE CHAGNON

20/20 CLUB IF YOU CURRENTLY HAVE AN UNCASHED CHECK, PLEASE REMIT IT BEFORE APRIL 1

ST AS WE HAVE

CHANGED BANKS DUE TO THE HIGH FEES. TD BANK CHECKS WILL NO LONGER BE HONORED AFTER THAT DATE. IF YOU WERE A WINNER IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND DID NOT GET A CHECK, THE REASON IS THAT WE ARE AWAITING THE NEW CHECKS. SORRY FOR THE DELAY.

50/50 CLUB WINNER

DOTTIE MUCHER

SERVERS AND USHERS NEEDED We are presently in need of more servers and ushers. If you are interested in being put on the schedule, please see Sr. Lucie.

PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY Please join in saying a silent prayer for our country at 12 o’clock noon each and every day. Evil is all around us but so are blessings, and we know God hears our prayers. A meaningful prayer like “have mercy on us” or “God pro-tect our country” said sincerely is all that is needed or your own words that come from the heart. Thank you “nothing is impossible with God.” Your name is not necessary, but if you wish to give it, our names will be sent to the Divine Mercy Prayer Line for our protection. Contact: Jackie Emerson at 692-4296 Cheryl Keery at 755-2198

Readings for the Week of March 29, 2015 Sunday: Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mk

14:1--15:47 or 15:1-39 Monday: Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11

Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25

Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21 Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23

-26/Jn 13:1-15 Friday: Is 52:13--53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1--19:42

Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1--2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15--15:1/Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15,

32--4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom 6:3-11/Mk 16:1-7 Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn

20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or Lk 24:13-35