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

332-4671

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.

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

Saturday September 28th—Wenceslaus, martyr and Lawrence Ruiz & Companions, martyrs 4:00 PM Roger Lefebvre by Madeline & Rudy Oscar Gelinas by Margie Gelinas Vernon Tuttle by His Wife In Thanksgiving to St. Joseph for Favors Received by a Parishioner Sunday September 29th —26th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:15 AM Ben Thomas by John & Pat Roese 11:30 AM Lionel & Rita Dube by Family Monday September 30th—Jerome, priest & doctor

8:00 AM Arthur Alimi by Harvey Bernier Gert Hebert by Her Loving Husband Tom Tuesday October 1st—Therese of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor 8:00 AM Sylvia Binette by Harvey Bernier Wednesday October 2nd—Holy Guardian Angels 8:00 AM Alvina M. Beaulieu by Harvey Bernier Thursday October 3rd—Weekday No Parish Mass Friday October 4

th—Francis of Assisi

8:00 AM Oscar Gelinas by Harvey Bernier Saturday Oct. 5th—27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (vigil) 8:00 AM Holy Hour 9:00 AM General Intentions 4:00 PM Marie Alvina Beaulieu by Irene Creteau Joan Lynch by The Callaghans Sunday October 6th - 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:15 AM Ben Thomas by Family Mary Bober by John & Pat Roese 11:30 AM Peter Muolo by Bill & Anna Ingram Marie Alvina Beaulieu by Beverly & Bernie Tremblay Souls in Purgatory by Rita Gregoire

FIRST RECONCILIATION

Classes in preparation for the Sacrament of Reconcili-ation for Grade 2 begin on Sunday, October 6

th, from 9:30

am to 11 am. A complete schedule of classes will be giv-en at the first class. ALL CHILDREN MUST BE REGIS-TERED AND ATTENDING WEEKEND RELIGIOUS EDU-CATION CLASSES INCLUDING CATHOLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. If you have any questions, please contact Anna Ingram at 332-4671.

SANCTUARY CANDLE

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29 to OCTOBER 5

IN MEMORY OF

ANN POIRE JEWETT BY PAT & MARY

FLU SHOT CLINICS St. Mary and St. Peter are sponsoring flu clinics for those individuals on Medicare. They will be held on Octo-ber 20th at St. Peter’s and on October 27th at St. Mary’s. More information to follow.

CHOIR MEMBERS WANTED The choir is looking for new members to enhance the weekly music it provides. The choir rehearses/does warm-ups Saturdays at 3 pm, just before Mass. No additional rehearsals needed. The choir sings weekly at 4 pm Mass as well as at Christmas and Easter. No formal training is necessary, just the ability to carry a tune, a willingness to learn about singing, have fun, and praise God through mu-sic. For more information, call Christopher Sand at 953-4884 or email csand1986@gmail.com. As St. Augustine said, “He who sings prays twice.”

"Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you re-ceived what was good during your lifetime while Laza-rus likewise received what was bad; but now he is com-forted here, whereas you are tormented.'" - Lk 16:25

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP Catholic Charities in conjunction with St. Theresa Par-ish in Rye Beach will host a Bereavement Support Group. The group will meet for six Tuesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm from October 22

nd to November 26

th. The

meeting will be held at St. Theresa Church Hall, located at the back of the church on 820 Central Rd., Rye Beach. Please pre-register by calling St. Helene at NH Catholic Charities at 332-7701. There is no fee for participating in this group.

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL You are invited to join us for a Mass at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in Rochester, followed by a can-dlelight vigil on October 18, 2013, at 6 pm for a 40

th birth-

day prayer for the safe return of James Foley who has now been held captive for 11 months in Syria.

SAINT MARY CHURCH ROCHESTER, NH

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffer-ing torment in these flames.’ Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are torment-ed. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.’ He said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’ But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the proph-ets. Let them listen to them.’ He said, ‘Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’” Luke 16:19-31

Be thankful for the good received in this world. Share it, spread it!!!

September 21-22, 2013 Envelopes $5,205.00 Loose Collection $ 900.50 Total Collection $6,105.50

Thanks for your continued generosity!

THE PASTOR’S PONDERANCES Today the Lord warns us not to be so selfish and unconcerned about others. We will have to answer for it in the end. . .and it will not go well. Fr. Daniel

CHRISTIMAS FAIR St. Mary’s Christmas Fair will be on November 9

th. If

you knit, crochet or sew, please consider donating new baby blankets, scarves, hats and aprons for the Craft Ta-ble. Items should be brought in by noon on Friday, Novem-ber 8

th.

We are now accepting wine and liquor donations for the baskets of cheer. We would like to have the baskets completed by mid-October so that we can do pre-sales ahead of the fair. Chances for the Christmas Theme Baskets will be go-ing on sale the first weekend in October after all the Mass-es. If you signed up for a basket, please bring it prior to that weekend. If you did not have an opportunity to sign up for one, there is still time. Please contact Elaine Burns at (207) 451-8040 to let her know your theme and to provide a phone number.

BIBLE STUDY Bible Study will resume on Tuesday, October 8 at St. Peter’s at 9:30 am and on Wednesday, October 9, at St. Mary’s at 7 pm. The subject will be Job. The plight of Job leads him to challenge the religious wisdom of his age as he begs God to explain his suffering. His friends accuse him of sin, but by journeying with Job through his affliction, we are compelled to ponder innocent suffering and the ultimate value of friendship with God. There are 7 sessions, and the cost is $14. Please call the office to register.

ST. MARY FALL YARD SALE RESULTS St. Mary’s Fall Yard Sale netted $2,656.35!!!

ROSARY RALLY Please join us in praying for our nation on October 12, 2013 at 12 noon. The local PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY RALLY will take place at Parson Main Square in downtown Rochester. This event is under the direction of Maria M. Smith. For more information, you may contact her at 755-3932.

DAY AMONG WOMEN Join us for a DAY AMONG WOMEN. . .a day with God and girlfriends. Dynamic speaker Pat Gohn, author of Blessed, Beautiful and Bodacious will be featured. This event will be held on Saturday, October 19

tth at St. Mi-

chael Parish, Exeter, from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Registration form information is available at www.StMichaelParish.org or you can call Victoria at 817-9492. Don’t miss it and bring a friend!

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT WEEKEND The Life in the Spirit Seminar Weekend will be offered on October 25-27 at St. Katharine Drexel Church, Alton. For more information or to register, call Jeanne at 515-4108, John at 569-7770, or Jackie at 332-*3576. Cost of the weekend is $25 and covers all light meals and sup-plies. All are welcome regardless of ability to pay.

SAINT PETER CHURCH FARMINGTON, NH

ST. PETER’S PAGE

September 29 2013

PAUL PEASE By Family

SR. LUCIE SAYS This week’s Gospel from Luke portrays the image of a rich man, who dies and is tormented because of the way he lived. He wants Abra-ham to send Lazarus to his brothers to warn them to live better lives. He is given the reply that they should listen to Moses and the proph-ets, to which he replies that they would not lis-ten. Abraham answers that they will not listen to them, nor will they be persuaded by someone from the dead either. To whom do we listen? Perhaps, we turn more to the media and live in the mindset of today’s world. What should we do? Maybe a billboard saying posted lately can give us an answer. “Life is like a coin You can spend it any way you want but you can do it only once.” Let’s take a good look at our life style this week and strive to really live as Jesus would have us do. Sr. Lucie

50/50 CLUB WINNER LILLIAN AUCLAIR

September 22, 2013 Offertory $1,337.00

SANCTUARY LAMP

SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 5 IN MEMORY OF PAUL PEASE

BY FAMILY

St. peter penny sale.

We will have a meeting for anyone who would like to volunteer to work at the Penny Sale on Sunday, October 6, following the 9:15 am Mass. We need two people to assist in collecting the donations. Also, we need people to staff tables and to work in the kitchen. Raffle tickets are in the back of the church. We ask that each family sell at least one bag of tickets. There is a box to return the tickets/money next to the cry room. Donations for baskets may be left in the cry room. Thank you in ad-vance for your help with our biggest fundraiser. If you have questions, please call Chandra Goff at (860) 941-2283.

Readings for the Week of September 29, 2013

Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7/1 Tm 6:11-16/Lk 16:19-31

Monday: Zec 8:1-8/Lk 9:46-50

Tuesday: Zec 8:20-23/Lk 9:51-56

Wednesday: Neh 2:1-8/Mt 18:1-5, 10

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

Friday: Bar 1:15-22/Lk 10:13-16

Saturday: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29/Lk 10:17-24

Next Sunday: Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4/2 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14/Lk 17:5-10

EVENING OF PRAISE Join us for an Evening of Praise with Fr. Marc Mont-miny on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 7 pm at St. Joseph Cathedral in Manchester. For more information, contact Jackie Picken at 247-3219, Jackie Morganti at 332-3576 or Dick Hernan at 540-6295.

TRI-CITY ULTREYA Come join us for an evening of warm fellowship. With faith sharing, music and refreshments, we welcome our newest Cursillistas as well as all who have a heart for Christ and His Church. Saturday, October 12, at 7 pm, at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Rochester. For more information or directions, call Jackie at 332-3576, Kevin at 817-0805 or Jim at 749-8805.

LIFE CHAIN The Respect Life/Faithful Citzenship Committee of OLHR/SL, Rochester, will be sponsoring a Life Chain to be held on Sunday, October 6, from 1 pm to 30 pm, rain or shine at the corner of Wakefield, Main, and Hanson Streets in Rochester at Parson Main Park. Join us in this peaceful, prayerful vigil to protect the lives of our most vulnerable—the unborn.