Saints Mary & Joseph Parish December 30, 2018—January 1, 2019

Father Vincent and the Parish Staff wish all our Parish Family and guests God’s choicest blessings now and throughout the New Year. May we continue to imitate the virtues of the Holy Family in our homes, at our work and during our recreation!

Mary Queen of Peace Church 200 Lawrence Road Salem, NH 03079 MASS: Sat: 4:00pm Sun: 9:30am w/KidsChurch and Toddler Time Sun: 11:00am RECONCILIATON: Sat: 3:00pm—3:50pm or by appointment

St. Joseph Church 40 Main Street Salem, NH 03079 MASS: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 7:15am Sun 7:30am & 6:30pm

Parish Office

603-893-8661 200 Lawrence Road, Salem, NH Fax: 603-890-0292 Mon-Thu 9:30am-2:30pm Fri 9:30am-12:30pm by appt. Email: st.josephs@comcast.net Website: www.saintsmaryandjoseph.org Facebook: Sts Mary and Joseph Twitter: @StsMary_Joseph Instagram: Stsmaryjoseph

December 30, 2018 —The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

PARISH CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH ON December 30TH2018 – FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY

The feast of the Holy Family is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday after Christmas .This year our parish is looking forward to celebrating this feast in a special way by consecrating our families to the Holy Family. It is our hope that this consecration may help strengthen our families and revitalize our parish. The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring this program. The consecration of our families will take place on Sunday, December 30th. Since this Feast Day of The Holy Family falls on December 30th, the Consecration will take place at all of the masses. I will ask all families to stand at the end of each Mass for a brief ceremony. Try to attend Mass together as a family that week-end. DON’T MISS THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. Fr. Vincent

Mary Queen of Peace New Year Mass Monday, Dec. 31st – Mary, Mother of God Vigil

4:00 PM Father Vincent, celebrant St. Joseph New Year Mass Tuesday, January 1st –Mary, Mother of God Holy Day 9:00 AM in the Church— Father Vincent, celebrant

“My Monastery Is a Minivan” Denise Roy describes herself as “a middle-age mom with kids, a mortgage, ten extra pounds, and no chance of getting smiles from guys in other cars.”

After one-too-many laps around the car-pool track, Denise decided to trade keys with her husband and join a friend for a weekend silent retreat at a nearby monastery. Her experience gave her a surprisingly new perspective on her relationship with her 110,000-mile Dodge Caravan. “Chauffeur Mom” writes in her funny, insightful book My Monastery Is a Minivan:

“I was sitting in the chapel, grateful for the silence and yet beginning to miss my family. As I sat there, I noticed that I was surrounded by beautiful stained-glass windows. And then the thought crept in: My minivan has REALLY stained glass windows. I brought myself back to the present moment, back to being transported by the angels to heavenly realms. And then I had another thought: In my minivan, I transport angels to heaven-knows-where . . . Suddenly, an onslaught of com-parisons burst into my head: In the monastery, I meditate; in the minivan, I mediate. In the monastery, psalms are sung; in the minivan, palms are flung. Repetitive schedules are found in both the monastery and the minivan: 8 A.M., chapel, 8 A.M., car pool; 3 P.M., chapel, 3 P.M., car pool; 6 P.M., chapel, 8 P.M., car pool . . .

“My monastery is not a silent cell out in the wilderness. My monastery is a minivan. It is also a kitchen, a child’s bedroom, an office. My monastery is in the heart of the world – in family life, with a child on my lap, in my partner’s arms.”

Today’s Feast of the Holy Family is a celebration of and for every family: that one special, holy place in our lives where the love of God first and always dwells. Within our families, our SUVs are monasteries of welcome and safety, our dinner tables are cenacles where the gifts of God are shared, our houses are sanctuaries of love and forgiveness.

The Fathers at Vatican II called the family “the domestic sanctuary of the Church.” Within the “little church” of our families we experience the heights of joy and depths of pain – and through all of those memories, God is present in the love we offer one another in the safe harbors of our families.

The Holy Family of the Child, Mary and Joseph, models for our own families the light of God’s peace in our midst as we confront those same tensions and crises in our life together.

Deacon Jay

Happy New Year! May It be filled with Peace, Health, Blessings and a deeper knowledge of the One who gave His all that we might have it all!

The Parish Office will be closed on Tuesday, January 1 to allow the staff to welcome in the New Year with their loved ones.

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Youth Happenings: All activities are held at Youth Center, 40 Main St., Salem, NH, Behind St. Julie Hall

What’s Happening at KidsChurch at MQP during the 9:30 am Liturgy ….. Join us in December ….Jesus is the Reason!

Come and See: A Christmas Story Monica Mayper, Author HarperCollins Publishers Mayper's poetic, joyous description

of Jesus' birth bubbles with all the

exuberance of a child opening gifts on

Christmas morning. Shepherds hurry

through the streets and wake a sleep-

ing village to ""Come see/ Come out

and see"" the baby who has ""made

the world new."" Smiling children,

families and respectful animals quiet-

ly gather in the stable to adore the

newborn, then proclaim, ""It's a time for joy and feasting!""

Schuett's (Somewhere in the World Right Now) creamy, tex-

tured paintings of humble people dancing in the starlight

say it all.

Faith Formation NEWS Faith Formation January schedule: (don’t forget to bring your Bibles and drinks/snacks to share!) Option 9:30A: Jan 6 Option 4:00: Jan. 12 Option 9:30B: Jan. 13 Option 9:30C: Jan. 27

Join the L.O.L. Love Out Loud: teens in action! 5:00pm Mass at St. Joseph Church 6:00pm Dinner in Youth Center 6:30pm LOL Time

January 3 6:00pm Mass Practice in Church! January 6 Christmas Party January 13 New Years Revolution January 20 Make a Difference January 27 Be the Change

It’s a Giving Christmas Party!!! Our youth groups brought in gifts to do-nate to the Birthday Treasure Chest, a ministry of St Marie Parish in Manches-ter! (Parents in need can go and choose birthday presents for their child at no cost) Thank YOU!!! And thankyou to Steve Barretto for the neon board… the kids LOVE IT!!!!!

Monthly Children’s Mass!!! Beginning January 13th we will be having a special children’s Mass on the 2nd Sunday of each month! Children will be taking on the roles of lectors, greeters, collectors, etc.

Let us welcome and encourage their participation!!!

First Reconciliation Children celebrating their First Rec-onciliation have a rehearsal on either Saturday, Jan. 5th at 11 or Tuesday, Jan. 8th at 4…. Families attend just one. Both will be held at the MQP campus in the church. First Reconciliation will be celebrated on Saturday, January 12th at 11am! Please pray for these families as they continue journeying to a deeper understanding of the gift of this sacrament!

Jesus Kids and CIA Youth Ministry : Would you be interested in helping to prepare and serve our youth a casual dinner on a Monday evening? Our upcoming meal themes are: January Sliders February Flapjacks Meatless March

April Appetizers Mexican May

Gr 3-8 Youth Groups Dinner Theme:

January Snow Sliders

Meeting Theme: What’s molding U?

Date Menu

Jan. 7 Cheeseburger Sliders Jan. 14 Ham & Turkey Club Sliders Jan. 21 (no youth group) Jan. 28 Pizza Sliders

Gr 3-5 The Jesus Kids 5-6:30 begin with activities and end with dinner

Gr 6-8 CIA (Christians in Action) 6-7:30 begin with dinner and

end with activities!

New YOUTH GROUP for Grades K-2

4:00-5:00

Meeting Theme:

What’s Molding You? Dates

Jan. 7 Jan. 21 (no meeting) Jan.14 Jan. 28

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We’ve got the TIME and the TALENT, do you have the TREASURE??

The garage behind St. Julie Hall is a storage space for much

of the equipment used at the St. Joseph campus. It needs

some major renovation like a metal roof, siding and garage

doors. We have a talented parishioner who has offered to

donate all of the labor for the project but we need to pro-

vide the materials. Would you be able to help?

The projected cost is $5000.00. Thank you for your consid-

eration and generosity!

“God enters history and does so in His original style:

surprise. The God of surprises always surprises us.”

Follow Pope Francis on Twitter @Pontifex

Pro-Life Mass The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring the Pro-Life Mass on January 20 at 9:30am at Mary Queen of Peace. On “Sanctity of Human Life “Sunday we celebrate God’s gift of life, commemorate lives lost to abortion and com-mit ourselves to protect human life at every stage. January 22nd marks the 46th anniversary of the Su-preme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, legalizing abortion on demand. In our nation, over 60 million infants have been aborted. Please plan on attending this liturgy to pray for our coun-try, for women contemplating abortion and for all the unborn infants. “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are

young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 Timothy 4:12 In an effort to call our young people forward in our com-munity, Fr Vincent has invited all high schoolers to partici-pate in Mass as Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Alter Serv-ers, Greeters and Ushers. In order to make that happen, the current 6:30 Sunday evening Mass at St Josephs will become a 5pm Mass be-ginning January 6th with Love Out Loud High School Youth Group to follow the Mass. Please come and support our young people as they set an example by their witness of service!

WHAT’S HAPPENING? In watching the news, have you ever noticed how families & communities often come closer together when working through a “shared crisis”? There are countless examples through history. Look at the early Chris-tians. We here at Saints Mary & Joseph Parish are currently working through a transition phase that could be considered a “shared crisis.” The Bishop has made clear his decision to keep both church campuses viable. Rather than stick our heads in the sand and “hope & pray for the best”, we need to move forward. Several projects and much-needed mainte-nance tasks have already been completed in the past year. Some notables include:

New LED lighting in BOTH churches (using existing fixtures). “Yellow House” on Main St., next to St. Joseph Church, has been sold. All parish long-term debt has been PAID OFF! Seal-coating and re-striping of parking lot at St. Joseph. Removal of abandoned 6000-gal. underground oil tank at St. Joseph. Fresh interior painting & new chairs at St. Julie Hall. Floor stripping & waxing at MQP Church. Carpet cleaning at BOTH campuses (in progress). Parish Office renovations (in progress).

Most of the recent projects have been funded through a combination of the sale of the “Yellow House” on Main St., next to St. Joseph Church, and generous donations from the Knights of Columbus and others. Please consider how you can be a part of this tangible effort to show that we CAN continue to move forward together as a Parish Family, through your continued financial support, volunteering your time & talents, do-nating business skills & materials, etc. Thank you.

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Parish Information: New Parishioners If you have just moved to the Salem area, we wel-come you to our Parish. Please register on our website or at the Parish Office.

Baptisms Please call Justine Dufour at the parish office at 893-8661 x103.

Communion or Sick Calls A Priest or Eucharistic Minister will be hap-py to arrange a visit at your home or hospital. Please call Justine Dufour at 893-8661.

Marriages Couples please call the parish office at 893-8661 x105 for an appointment at least six months prior to the date of your marriage.

Food Pantry 893-8661 x131 Pantry Hours Every Friday 11:30am to 12:30pm at St. Joseph Campus. Salem residents can visit the Pantry every four weeks. Please call by Thursday Noon for Friday pick-up. Prayer Line We are 35-40 families that pray for those who have died and those struggling with health issues or any kind of discord in their families. Requests for prayer are sent to pray-ers by first name only for fam-ily privacy. Call Melanie at 603-893-6763 or Lee at 603-898-1927. Email requests can be sent to greeley-kid@msn.com BUT must have the word "prayer" in the subject line!!!

Parish Staff: 893-8661 Fr. Vincent Onunkwo…….Administrator onunkwo2001@yahoo.com x106 Jay Cormier…………………...…….....Deacon jaycormier@comcast.net David Costello….…….……………....Deacon greeleykid@msn.com Justine Dufour…………...Pastoral Minister pm@saintsmaryandjoseph.org x103 Sue Levesque……..Family Faith Formation ff@saintsmaryandjoseph.org x107 Carol Kater…………………...Finance Director ckatermqp@comcast.net x102 Maryanne Murach….Bulletin/Admin x101 bulletin@saintsmaryandjoseph.org officeadmin@saintsmaryandjoseph.org Kay Barretto..Volunteer Coordinator x109 mincoord@saintsmaryandjoseph.org

Upcoming Parish Activities

NH Knights of Columbus: “In service to one, In service to all.” SCTV #17: The Traditional “I Never Saw” by Marcus Grodi—Deep in History Airing 12/31– 1/02 Mondays 8:00pm Tuesday & Wednesday 2:00pm

Neighboring Parish Activities

Immaculate Con-ception Parish, 216 East Dunstable Rd., Nashua

Unbound: Freedom in Christ Conference

Friday, March 22—Saturday, March 23

Register at iccnashuanh.org/unbound

Merrimack College, Andover, MA

Christian Spiritual-ity Courses Information Ses-sion

Saturday, January 19 at Noon: 1st Step in degree or certificate program

Call Jennifer at 978-837-5219 or greewood@ merrimack.edu

Year-End Tax Statements It’s almost tax time again! If you would like to receive a copy of your contribu-tion statement, please provide the following information via email or phone message: Name, Address, Envelope number, phone number. Call 893-8661 x101 for Maryanne, or email officeadmin@saintsmaryandjoseph.org Statements will be mailed out on Fridays for requests made during that week.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Catholic School Week St. Joseph Regional Catholic School in Salem is hosting an Open House on Sunday, January 27 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. This event is open to alumni, parishioners, and prospective families. Join us for tours, classrooms visits, student demonstrations, and refreshments. We will also kick-off our 60th anniversary celebration which begins in 2019! Questions? Contact Christine, clatino@sjrcs.com.

FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION St. Joseph Church 12:00Noon-4:00PM January 4, 2019 Divine Mercy 3:00pm with Litany

POT LUCK SUPPER on Wednesday, January 2 in St. Julie Hall. Join other parishioners at 5:30pm for friendly conversation and a community meal. Bring your favorite meal to share!

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION Mary Queen of Peace January 5, 2019 at 3:00PM With Confession, Mass at 4:00PM

The Salem Knights of Columbus are holding a Laundry BABY Basket Drive to

help support the 19 Pregnancy Care Centers in NH. Now through JANUARY 19,

2019, new items may be placed in baskets at the back of the Churches. You can

also drop off the items at the Council Hall, 37 Main Street, across from St. Jo-

seph Church, on Saturday, January 19 from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM.

All donations, including gift cards, are welcomed. Thank you.

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St. Joseph Sunday, December 30 7:30a Christmas Flower Remembrance 6:30p Intentions of Lee Alphen Monday, December 31 7:15a Mickey Soucy Tuesday, January 1 Holy Day 9:00a Priest’s Intentions Thursday, January 3 7:15a Louisa Morgano Friday, January 4 7:15a Priest’s Intentions Sunday, January 6 7:30a Alphen, Tris, Haskell Families 5:00p Cynthia Castricone Drake

Mass Intentions

Mary Queen of Peace Saturday, December 29 4:00p Claire Simensen, Edward Klufts Sunday, December 30 9:30a Christmas Flower Remembrance 11:00a Brooke Johansen, Michael Sarnie Jr. Monday, December 31 Vigil Mass 4:00p Priest’s Intentions Saturday, January 5 4:00p Tony Percuoco, Silvio Amorino Sunday, January 6 9:30a Rosaria, Paul & Josephine

Gurciullo 11:00a Maria Hebert

Parish Events

Sunday December 30 9:30am KidsChurch/MQP-Classroom

Monday December 31 New Year’s Eve

4:00p Vigil Mass/MQP-Church

Tuesday January 1, 2019 Happy New Year!

9:00am Holy Day Mass/SJ-Church 7:30pm Al-Anon/SJ—St. Julie Hall Wednesday January 2 8:00am Men’s Cursillo Group/SJ-

Family Room 10:00am Choir (7:30am mass) Re-

hearsal/SJ-Church 5:30pm Pot Luck Supper/SJ-St. Julie

Hall 7:00pm AA/MQP– Main Hall

Thursday January 3 6:00pm Atonement Band rehearsal/

MQP-Church 6:00pm Youth Group/SJ-Church 7:00pm Bereavement/SJ-St Julie Hall

Friday January 4 NOON Adoration/SJ-Church 5:30pm Parish Council Retreat/SJ-St.

Julie Hall 6:30pm NarAnon/MQP-Main Hall

Saturday January 5 8:00am Bible Study/SJ-Family Room 11:00am First Reconciliation/MQP-

Church, Emmaus Room, Hall

3:00pm First Saturday/MQP-Church 6:00pm SIA/MQP-Emmaus Room

Rest in Peace We pray for all who died recently. May their families be comforted by loving memories of them and by hope in Christ’s promise of the resurrec-tion.

Eternal Light/Sanctuary Candle is burning this week at St. Joseph for Richard Ricci by His sister and at Mary Queen of Peace for Mildred

Lavin by the Lavin Family.

Parish Giving December 22 and December 23, 2018, And the Christmas Offertory will be in next week-end due to the early submission of the bulletin .

Thank You for your continued support and generosity!

2nd Collections for January January 1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God January 6 Development Fund** (** Our goal is $3,500.00 each month) January 20 Seminarian Fund

Did you know ? If you are 70 ½ or older and need to take a “required

minimum distribution” (RMD) from an IRA retirement account, a direct dis-tribution to a qualified charitable organization, such as our parish, can save you money on your taxes. Such a donation will count toward your required minimum distribution but will be excluded from taxable income. Ask your tax preparer or IRA trustee for the details.

Welcome New Parishioners in December! Through Baptism: Logan John Alexander Lila Rose Brennan Gabriel Robert Cody James Peter Kish Rhiannon McA’Nulty Fothergill Cameron Michael Kelleher Colby James Kight May God richly bless you as each of you grow in faith! Through Registrations: Andrew and Rachel Siok & Family Joseph & Catherine Ludlow & Family Stephen & Teresa Lagace & Family Margaret Gibbons Eric Vogler We’re happy to have you as part of our parish family!