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St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church is a welcoming community in a traditional and Eucharistic setting focused on prayer, service, and life-long faith formation on the values and teachings of Jesus Christ

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Saturday: 4:00 P.M. Sunday: 7:00 A.M.; 8:45 A.M; 10.45 A.M. (Choir). WEEKDAY MASSES:

Monday, Thursday & Friday 7:30 A.M. Wednesday 5:30 P.M. Mass, unless otherwise indicated. HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION: 7:30 A.M. & 5:30 P.M. (Except Dec 25th, Christmas & Jan 1st, Mary, Mother of God).

Parish Office: 673-1311 Fax: 673-3687 Faith Formation: 673-4797

Website: saintpatrickmilfordnh.org

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Dennis Audet, Pastor daudet52@gmail.com Patti Hendrickson, Pastoral Associate pattih2015@comcast.net Diane Bergeron, Secretary diane.st.patoffice@gmail.com Sue Pasquale, Faith Formation re@saintpatrickmilfordnh.org Pauline Nepveu, Accountant pbnepveu@myfairpoint.net Christopher Maynard, Music Director music.saintpatricksmilford@gmail.com Jerry Guthrie, Cemetery 672-1254

Saint Patrick Catholic Church

34 AMHERST STREET, MILFORD, NH 03055 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9-12 and 1-5pm. Closed at Noon on Friday

Prayer Line call

Diane or Patti at 673-1311.

Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! We are delighted to wel-We are delighted to wel-We are delighted to wel-We are delighted to wel-come each and every one who has come come each and every one who has come come each and every one who has come come each and every one who has come to worship with us. Whether you are a to worship with us. Whether you are a to worship with us. Whether you are a to worship with us. Whether you are a parish family member, friend, or visitor parish family member, friend, or visitor parish family member, friend, or visitor parish family member, friend, or visitor just know that your presence enlivens just know that your presence enlivens just know that your presence enlivens just know that your presence enlivens our celebration.our celebration.our celebration.our celebration.

Pastoral Council Members

Chairperson: Chris Conard

Peter Arnoldy, MaryGrace Duncan, Jerry Guthrie, Jude Lorman, Will McGrath, Irene Prunier, Steve Santinelli.

Mon: 6:30PM—Adult Faith Formation with Fr. Dennis (C/H) Tues: 7:00PM—Cribbage (C/H) Wed: 6:05PM—Women’s Prayer group (SPC) 7:15PM—ScoutsBSA Troop 1794 (C/H) Thur: 6:30PM—Critical incident mtg (SPC) Sat: 7:30AM—Men’s Group (C/H) 10:00AM—Teachers’ workshop for summer classes (C/H) Sun: Coffee & donuts

7th Sunday of Easter — June 2, 2019

June 3-9, 2019

MON - 6/3 - St. Charles Lwanga

7:30AM - Rev. Richard Vickery

TUES - 6/4 - Easter Weekday

7:30AM - NO MASS

WED - 6/5 - St. Boniface

5:30PM - All Souls

THURS - 6/6 - St. Norbert

7:30AM - All Souls

FRI - 6/7 - Easter Weekday– FIRST FRIDAY

7:30AM - All souls

5:30PM - Rev. Richard Vickery

SAT - 6/8 - Vigil of Pentecost

4:00PM - Raoul St. Cyr by the St. Cyr & Kluz family

SUN - 6/9 - Pentecost Sunday

7:00AM - Members of the Parish

8:45AM - Mary Parker by Ernest Coty

1st anniversary

10:45AM - For all those receiving academic

accomplishments

SACRAMENTS:

Baptisms: We rejoice with parents at the birth of a new child. Parents are encouraged to initiate preparation for baptism prior to the child's birth. Call the Parish Office at 673-1311 for information and pre-baptism instruction.

Marriage: Weddings are a special time of joy and promise for a bride

and a groom. Engaged couples are invited to contact the pastor per-

sonally (preferably 6-12 months) prior to the desired wedding date to

begin their preparation. Couples should not make any commitment

with a reception venue prior to the 1st meeting with the pastor.

Reconciliation: Individual confessions are held every Saturday from

3:00-3:45 P.M. in the reconciliation room at St. Patrick Church or

during the week by personal appointment with the pastor.

Sacrament of the Sick: If you are anticipating surgery or experienc-

ing health issues and would like to be strengthened with the Church’s

sacrament of healing and hope, please contact the pastor personally

to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick.

June 3-9 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

WEEKEND OF: May 25-26, 2019

Parish Offering Prior Year This Year

Budget From(155) Envelopes $4,785

Loose Offerings $1,758

Total Sunday $5,374 $6,543

Monthly Vanco: $4,308

E-giving is available to all parishioners. This is a safe and

easy way to give to the parish. Go to our website saintpat-

rickmilfordnh.org under NEWS & EVENTS and scroll to

“giving” then follow the instructions. This is very helpful for

parishioners who want to give on a regular basis.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKEND OF

June 8-9, 2019

4:00PM Altar Servers: John M.

Eucharistic Ministers: Al B., Dianne H., Laura D.

Lector: Chris Janson

Greeters: Gary M., Dianne H., Donna T.

7:00AM Altar Servers: George L., Roman B.

Eucharistic Ministers: John O., Cathy S., Sally W.

Lector: Kathy J.P.

Greeters: Skip G., John M., Joe Z.

8:45AM Altar Servers: Willa A., Ron C.

Eucharistic Ministers: Sr. Juanita D., MaryGrace D.,

Diane B.

Lector: Joseph R.

Greeters: Steve S., The Migneaults, Pat K.

10:45AM Altar Servers: Katherine P., Claire B.

Eucharistic Ministers: Jude L., Sue P., Eric J.

Lector: Paul D.

Greeters: The Hohenadels, Mary L., Alex K.

Readings: 6-9-2019

Acts: 2:1-11 1 Cor: 12: 3b-7. 12-13 Jn: 22:19-23

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in memory of Richard Sharkey by Hope Kelly

GIVE+ONLINE

Our deepest sympathies and

prayers are extended to family and friends of:

Edward Gartland & Joseph Galletta

Faith Formation Ministry

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic or knowing more about our faith, please call the office 673-1311 or email Patti: pattih2015@comcast.net. RCIA is a process by which the Catholic Church forms and initiates new members into the Christian way of life, specifically in the Roman Catholic tradition.

Toothbrushes & paste, Deodor-ants, Shampoo & Conditioner, Bar Soap, Feminine Hygiene Products, Diapers, Wipes can be

dropped off at the SHARE office or in the Church Hall. Thank you for your donations.

NON-TRIVIAL PURSUITS

Weekly challenge from your Faith Formation Team (6-2-2019)

Today we read about the martyrdom of St. Stephen. Who was he, and when is his feast day?

Answer to Last Week’s Question: (5-26-2019) “The Code of Canon Law lists 10 Holy Days of Obligation in addition to all Sundays. But it also allows bishops’ conferences (such as the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) to choose, with the approval of the Vati-can, to “suppress” (not require) some of them, or to “transfer” their observance to the nearest Sunday. In the US most of the “Episcopal Provinces” (Regions) have transferred the Feast of the Ascension to the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Our province, Boston, has not.

Faith Formation registration for 2019-2020 are available at the office, on the back tables at the entrance of the church and on the website. It would be greatly appreciated if eve-

ryone with a child(ren) in the program could register before June 7.

Our Community Service committee would like to make you aware of an anti-bullying festival and fun run taking place Sunday, June 2 from 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Keyes Field. Run / walk in your favorite superhero costume. Walk, eat, play, listen to live music and spoken word, access resources and more!!. Event is free but donations accept-ed. Register at: https://svbgc.org/hopefest/ or at the event from 12:30 - 1:00 pm on the day of the event.

First Fridays of each month after the 5:30pm Mass, we have Adoration from 6pm to 8pm. On Friday June 7th we will continue with our intentional hour of prayer which will take place between 6:30-7:30pm. Each month, we will pray for a specif-

ic intention that affects our universal church. Our goal is to use this most holy time of prayer to call on God’s involve-ment and blessing in these specific areas of need in our Church. There will be special prayers offered during this hour and we ask you to prayerfully consider coming to church and participating in this or any portion of first Friday adoration. On Friday June 7th we will be praying to broaden the focus to Respect Life from conception to natural death as we are directed by the Bishops to think about Life.

MASS INTENTIONS If you would like to have a Mass celebrated during the week or on the weekend for a particular intention for a person living or dead, please call the office to schedule. 673-1311.

That all may be one As the Easter season comes to a close, the readings ask us, the believing community, to examine the meaning of the resurrection. This week's readings explore Easter themes of transition, anticipation, and oneness. John's gospel is from Jesus' farewell discourse at the Last Supper. Scripture scholars call this part of the farewell discourse Jesus’ “priestly prayer;” he prays to the Father on behalf of his disciples, present and future. Je-sus’ final prayer has two parts: A prayer for oneness that makes God known (v 20-23). Three times in three verses Jesus prays “that they may be one.” He asks the Father that his disciples’ oneness, revealed through the disciples’ words and actions, will make God known to the world. Jesus prays for disciples present with him at the table, and for other believers not present. Through the generations, disciples rightly hear themselves remembered in Jesus’ words “for those who believe in me through their word.” We are part of the continuing presence of those believers who were present at the table, continuing to make God known through our oneness. A wish that all disciples see Jesus’ glory (v 24-26). Jesus desires that his disciples see his glory, re-vealed through the unity (love) of the Father and Son, which will also make the Father known to the world. The Fa-ther’s gift of glory to Jesus, which Jesus gives to his disciples, reaches beyond the ekklesia’s boundaries into the world to make God known. Jesus loves and glorifies his own to lead them into his mission of making God known. Jesus' resurrection has many meanings and many implications. The Easter season has allowed us time to reflect on this cosmos-changing event. This week's readings ask us to think about the unity of all disciples. The ekklesia is more than just a group of like-minded people; the ekklesia is a family headed by God. Keeping a family together requires work: honest conversation, attentive listening, compromise, patience, love. When in conflict, a family may look to a parent or an earlier generation for direction, but continuing family oneness comes only through the current members’ love for one another. Do our words and action in our community make the Father known? Does Jesus’ gift of glory invite the world to see the Father in our believing community? Do we act on the Spirit’s call to oneness even when it makes us uncomfortable? ---Terence Sherlock Read the full reflection and subscribe at: LectionaryInContext.WordPress.com

Please remember in your prayers: Paul Frawley, Cameron Conley, Lexz Bragdom, Brenda Lamarre, Moe Facques, Timothy Russell, Maureen Belair, Marty, Leo Barriault, Jack & Nancy Moro, Wendy Boucher, Mary Ann Hower, Ronald & Jean Rood, Ron Lockwood, Connor Sillowy, Eva, Carolyn Hassett, Lyn, Bettina Mace, Vera Rasmussen, Karen Jarest, Marie Roccio, Thomas Burkardt, Ben & Anne Marie Yorio, Donald Labonte, William, JoAnn & John, Gus Dreher, Dorothy Calogero, Tiffany Brown, Raymond Coté, Irene Dion, Eugene Callahan, Andrea, Sophia Lamarche, Brundage

family, Genie Stone, Coralee Smart, Marie, Frances, Arlene, Georgian, Jeanne, Sue, Dennis Creedon, Paul Golch, John Foss, Rob Erickson, Jenny Ciotti, Dan Nelson, Denise Bergeron, Alice Creighton, Liz Richer, Luke LaVallee, John, Mike Paxton, Isabelle Miller, Marc Belanger, Helen R., Claudette Blais, Kim Beebe, Anne Ronsov, Jack Long, Beth Powers, Scott Dickinson, Nenad Opijac, Jack Daniels, John Knott, Joseph Koprek, Bobby Holland, Lillie & Da-mien, Benjamin Smith, Patti Patenaude, Jeffrey Yorio, Lisa Yorio, Blanche Belanger, Cheryl Williams, Ken Hower, Jeff MacMartin, Margaret Nelson, Mindy Kane, Linda Lewis, Susan Yorio, Richard Copeland, Wayne Cormier, Robert Merley, Jeffrey Bryant, Crystal Heaney, Leah Stigliano, Philip McPhee, William Thompson, Sammy Tinaglia, Joseph Sherlock, John Sullivan, Alice & Lloyd Eskins, Mary & Dick Almy, Steven Perez, Elda Paduano, Meaghan Pezze, and for the men and women who are serving our country.

Please call the parish office when someone can be taken off the prayer list.

Envelope offering donations. If you are not using the offering enve-lopes and would like to, call the Parish office and we will be happy to send you some.

7th Sunday of Easter

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” What does Jesus mean by that? Peace is a complicated word with many interpretations. Everyone has desires for world peace. We deploy our well-equipped military around the world as peacekeepers. Some people passionately fight for certain laws to change which they believe will ensure peace ... but peace is never guaranteed.

Perhaps we are looking for peace in the wrong place. Jesus urges, “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” His words refocus us to the question, “What needs to happen in our hearts so that we can find peace?” Jesus modeled an authentic peace, which is far beyond what the world can offer. It is a peace that begins and ends in love.

Tensions in families are often unavoidable. However, which is more likely to bring reassur-ing healing to this friction — anger and revenge, or compassion and forgiveness? Fear can alert us that something is dangerously wrong, but it can also paralyze us in the face of the threat. Stress can keep us up at night, damage our health and suck the joy out of life. In the end, we can allow the world’s anxieties to empty our hearts, or we can open them to the fullness of love.

What can we do as Christians to make peace when we find ourselves trapped in division and turmoil? In his priceless wisdom, Jesus gives his love freely and encourages us to invite his Spirit of love to dwell in our hearts. If we live in that love, we will be transformed into the peace Christ promises.

What might that look like for you? It could simply mean looking directly at a cashier and smiling; accepting that there is often more than one right answer, or even conceding your pre-ferred answer. It could mean patiently listening to a grandparent repeating the same stories over and over; refraining from bullying; anonymously mowing your overwhelmed neighbor’s yard rather than complaining; or sacrificing what is best for you in the interest of the greatest common good. Whenever we share love, it is multiplied in our hearts, our lives and the world. We create the at-mosphere for enduring peace to thrive.

In their pastoral letter, The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops clarify, “Peacemaking is not an optional commitment. It is a requirement of our faith. We are called to be peacemakers, not by some movement of the mo-ment, but by our Lord Jesus” (#333). There is both blessing and responsibility in Christ’s love. Je-sus unconditionally gives us his love, so we can know and grow in love. The gift we have been giv-en is meant to be shared so that others can know and grow in peace. Where and how are you as a Christian being called to share your love and promote the peace of Christ in our world today?

Fr. Dennis

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