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& Tuesday 9 am-12 noon—1-4 pm

Wednesday & Thursday 9 am to 1 pm

Closed Friday, Saturday & Sunday

MASSES:

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 7:15 am & 11:30 am

Monday-Wednesday & Friday 8:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3 pm –3:30pm

or by appointment

PARISH 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

Suzanne Verrill Office Manager

Jo Anne Shaw 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.

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 3, 2013

Saturday March 2nd—Third Sunday in Lent (vigil) 8:00 AM Holy Hour 9:00 AM With Gratitude by a Parishioner 4:00 PM Intentions of the Parishioners Sunday March 3rd—Third Sunday in Lent 7:15 AM Mary Ann Gilmore by John & Pat Roese Roger Lefebvre by Linda Gaskell Paul Viator by Jessica Viator 11:30 AM Gloria Larochelle by Dennis Schafer Mary Ann Gilmore by Dr. Robert A. Rubino Bill Lessard by Diane & Ed Sullivan Monday March 4th—St. Casimir 8:00 AM Gert Hebert by Her Loving Husband Tom Tuesday March 5th—Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM Arthur Alimi by Jeanette Henrietta Smith by Bill Smith & Family Eddie Rotoli by Bill Smith & Family Wednesday March 6th–Lenten Weekday 8:00 AM Ronald Bisson by Evelyn Garrity (to regain his health) Thursday March 7th—Perpetua & Felicity, martyrs No Parish Mass Friday March 8th—John of God, religious 8:00 AM Jim Foley by His Parents Saturday March 9th—Frances of Rome, religious 4:00 PM Lorraine Gelinas by Family Alberta Callaghan by Jessie Greco Ed Flynn by Carol & Larry Sunday March 10th – Fourth Sunday of Lent 7:15 AM Adam Valley by Mom & Dad 11:30 AM Ken Peters by Dr. Robert A. Rubino

SANCTUARY CANDLE

WEEK OF MARCH 3 TO 9

IN MEMORY OF BILL LESSARD BY DIANE & ED SULLIVAN AND DAVID & MAUREEN ROUSSEAU

FIRST COMMUNION CLASSES First Communion classes for Grade 2 students will begin on Sunday, March 3

rd, from 9:30 am to 11:00 am in

the parish Hall. All students must have received the Sac-rament of Reconciliation and be enrolled and attending religious education classes at the 4 pm or 11:30 am Masses at St. Mary Church. For any questions, call Anna Ingram at 332-4671.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS/SIMPLE SUPPERS Every Friday during Lent, we will be doing the Sta-tions of the Cross at 6:00 pm, followed by a Simple Sup-per at 6:30 pm. Each of the ministries sponsors one of the Simple Suppers. The schedule is: March 8 Christian Healing Ministry March 15 Marian Society March 22 Music Group

PENETENTIAL SERVICE A community Penetential Service for Lent will be held on Sunday, March 10, at 2 pm at Holy Trinity Church in Somersworth.

The woman left her water jar and went into the town and said to the people, "Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?" - Jn 4:28-29

ATTENTION ALTAR SERVERS!!!! All Altar Servers and those interested in becoming an Altar Server are invited to an informational gathering on Saturday, March 9

th, at 1 pm. We will have some instruc-

tional time and some time to share with Fr. Dan. Re-freshments will follow. If you have made your First Com-munion and have any interest, please join us. We en-courage all existing and future Altar Servers to attend so that we can discuss and plan outings for the future. For more information, call Melanie June at 978-4285.

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 information, call Victims, Inc. at 335-7777.

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES COLLECTION Next weekend, our parish will take up the Catholic Re-lief Services Collection. This collection supports six Catho-lic agencies that touch more than 100 million lives around the world. The funds from this collection help provide food to the hungry, welcome and support to displaced persons, and advocacy for the voiceless. How will you help? Next week, please give generously to the Catholic Relief Ser-vices collection and “Jesus in disguise.”

SAINT MARY CHURCH ROCHESTER, NH

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL Jesus came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there. Jesus, tired form his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, “How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?” - For Jews use nothing in common with Samari-tans. - Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you do not even have a bucket and the cistern is deep; where then can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this cistern and drank from it himself with his children and his flocks?” Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again’ but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water well-ing up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.” “I can see that you are a prophet. Your ancestors wor-shiped on this mountain; but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.” Jesus said to her, “Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You people worship what you do not understand; we worship what we understand, because salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true wor-shipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and in-deed the Father seeks such people to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that the Messi-ah is coming, the one called the Christ; when he comes, he will tell us everything.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one (who is) speaking with you.” Many of the Samaritans of that town began to believe in him. When the Samaritans came to him, they invited him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. Many more began to believe in him because of his word, and they said to the woman, “We no longer believe be-cause of your word; for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.” John 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42

Are you searching for life-giving water? “Drink in” Jesus.

Envelopes $3,090.00 Loose Collection $ 338.00 Total Collection $3,428.00

Thanks for your generosity!

TRIDUUM IN HONOR OF ST. JOSEPH Bishop Libasci will be celebrating a Triduum in Honor of St. Joseph, the Patron of the Diocese of Manchester, in three Manchester parishes on March 17-18-19 at 7 pm. All are invited to attend this special observance during this Year of Faith. Visit catholicnh.org/yearoffaith for more details.

HOLY ROSARY CREDIT UNION ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting for the Holy Rosary Credit Union will take place on Wednesday, March 20

th at the Parish

Center of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church beginning at 5:15 pm with refreshments being served. The meeting will begin at 6 pm. All members are welcome and are urged to attend. Door prizes will be awarded. If you have any questions, please contact Donna Claveau at the HRCU. Her phone number is 332-6840, ext. 2217.

TRI-CITY ULTREYA Please join us for an evening of prayer, fellowship, faith sharing, music and refreshments at St. Mary Church, Dover on Saturday, March 9 at 7 pm. Add us to your Len-ten calendar of activities as we strive during this Year of Faith to inform and renew our faith. For information or directions, call Jim at 749-8805 or Kevin at 817-0805.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER MEETING There will be a Eucharistic Minister training and retreat on Tuesday, March 5

th, at 7 pm here at St. Mary’s. This

meeting is mandatory for ALL Eucharistic Ministers.

THE PASTOR’S PONDERANCES Today Jesus meets with a woman of deep faith, who “gets it.” She only needs a little clarification. She does not need any prompting. Her relationship with her God is well established. Jesus brings her additional richness of faith. Fr. Daniel

CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL One way the Catholic Home Missions Appeal works to support home mission dioceses in the United States is by supporting seminarian formation in poor dioceses. Often home mission priests and lay ministers require special training to attend to the unique needs of their faith commu-nities. Your support is needed. Please help strengthen the Church at home by making a generous gift to next week’s appeal.

SAINT PETER CHURCH FARMINGTON, NH

ST. PETER’S PAGE

March 3, 2013 Lena & Joseph George

by Karen Doughty

Readings for the Week of March 3, 2013

Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-

26, 39a, 40-42

Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Lk 4:24-30

Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Jer 7:23-28/Lk 11:14-23

Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Mk 12:28-34

Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Lk 18:9-14

Next Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-

41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

SR. LUCIE SAYS This week and on the two weekends that fol-low, we celebrate the “scrutinies.” These are rites for self-searching and repentance. They are meant to uncover and then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect and to bring out and then strengthen all that is upright, strong and good. These rites complete the conversion of the elect. John’s Gospel about the Samaritan woman speaks of Jesus’ reading into the heart of this woman and letting her know that He is well aware of her previous life style, yet His word reassures her that His love sets her free through repentance. So too, the elect and the candidates look at their lives and experiences and ask the Lord to give them this “living water” that He speaks of so that they may receive the sacra-ments with as pure a heart as possible. Let us remember them in our prayers as they prepare for this important moment in their lives. Sr. Lucie

TRIP TO NYC & ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL Members of Corpus Christi Parish are organizing a trip to New York City and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. We will arrive at St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 11:30 am, and then everyone will be free to attend Mass and spend time in the city as they please. The cost is $98 per person, which covers only the cost of transportation. The bus will leave at 6 am on Saturday, May 4th, and will return by midnight. For more information, or to make a reservation, please contact Egizia Brown at 436-6381 or you can e-mail her at egiziabrown@comcast.net..

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3RD ANNUAL CULTURE OF LIFE RETREAT & WORKSHOP

Where will I stand when the line is drawn in the sand? Plan to join us on Saturday, March 9, from 8 am to 3 pm at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church for some in-spirational talks, prayer and worship, fellowship, and learn-ing and sharing. Some of the topics covered will be Minis-try to the Unborn, Physician Assisted Suicide, Ministry to the Poor, and Ministry to the Dying. Registration for the day is $10 and includes lunch. Please register in advance to make your lunch choice by calling Jackie at 332-3576, jspmnt@gmail.com or Rita at 332-1863 rpender@hrsl.org. During this Year of Faith, we are asked to learn more about our faith and to find ways to inform our conscience—this is a perfect opportunity.

FAITHWORKS FaithWorks is a faith-based support group for unem-ployed and employed men and women. Meetings are held monthly, combining prayer, networking, and practi-cal job search and career skills in a spirit of fellowship. The next FaithWorks meeting is March 14, at St. Michael Parish in Exeter. The meeting will begin with networking and refreshments at 7 pm. The program begins at 7:30 pm. For more information, contact Glen White at white.glen@comcast.net.