SEPTEMBER 1/TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ST. ELIZABETH SETON

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Parish Staff

Rev. Msgr. John P. Quinn Pastor (ext. 113)

Msgr. Donald J. Gilbert Weekend Associate

Sr. Rosemary Crowley Pastoral Associate (ext. 125)

Paula O’Grady Office Manager (ext. 123)

Jacklynn LaRose Bookkeeper (ext. 119)

Bernadette Berry Receptionist (ext. 110)

Faith Formation Staff

Gertrude Hammond Director Grades 1-6 (ext .134)

Christine Saltzman Family Faith Director (ext. 112)

Carrie Soucy Director of Comprehensive Youth

Ministry (ext. 124)

Alex Sullivan Youth Ministry Appren. (ext. 117)

. Music Ministry Staff

Justin McCarthy Music Director (488-5505)

Kathy Roberts Choir Director

Organists Gerald Leblond (880-8474)

Justin McCarthy (488-5505)

Mark Lajoie 9am Contemporary Choir (206-5966)

190 Meetinghouse Road Bedford, NH 03110-6027 Phone: (603) 669-7444 Fax: (603) 644-5371 E-Mail: sesparish@comcast.net

St. Elizabeth Seton Parish is a loving, welcoming community of

worshippers in the Catholic tradition. Our mission is to share

the Good News of Christ through the celebration of

sacraments, liturgy, and unconditional service to all. We

welcome all visitors to our Parish. We hope that you will

experience our love for God and neighbor. If you are new to our

community, we are grateful to the Lord for your presence.

Saturday, August 31

4:30 pm Jacob Chapman

Claire Morin

Sunday, September 1

7:30 am Mr. & Mrs. John Somers

Hannah Mitchell

9:00 am Peter Caron

Agatha Wilson

10:30 am Virginia Foskin

Jack Leary

12:00 pm John McMahon

Monday, September 2

7:30 am Veronica Boisvert

Tuesday, September 3

NO MASS

Wednesday, September 4

5:30 pm Richard Codair

Margaret Ann “Peggy” Boisvert

Thursday, September 5

7:30 am Frank Savino

Friday, September 6

7:30 am The living & deceased members of the Parish

Saturday, September 7

4:30 pm Leda Langelier

Sunday, September 8

7:30 am Michael Tremblay

9:00 am Clifford & Ginny Patton

Michael O’Brien

10:30 am Richard T. Proulx 8th Anniversary

John Cavallo, Jr.

12:00 pm Thomas DiFonzo 1st Anniversary

SAINT ELIZABETH SETON PARISH

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Offertory Collection

Weekend of August 24-25, 2019 Envelopes (659) $14,707.94

Loose $ 3,111.81

Grand Total $17,819.75

Weekend of August 25-26, 2018 $17,188.25

St. Martha’s Guild

September 1, 2019 - Team I

St. Elizabeth Seton is registered on

AmazonSmile! For your next virtual shopping trip

use this: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/02-0308573

For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the

AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the

purchase price to our Youth Ministry programs at St.

Elizabeth Seton!

PARISH NURSE PROGRAMS Sponsored by CMC

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Fit Forever Chair Exercise Program

Meets at 9am in Rm 10 of the Parish

Activity Center. This program is a free

workout at 3 different levels for men & women

55 and older.

Free Blood Pressure Screening

and Nurse Consultation from 8:30 - 10:30 am

in the Parish Activity Center

The Parish Office will be closed on Monday,

Sept. 2nd in observance of Labor Day. It will

reopen on Tuesday, Sept.3rd at 9 am.

The entire Diocese rejoices as we celebrate the great

gift of religious life in the Church and honor religious

jubilarians.

2019 Religious Jubilee Celebration

Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Saint Joseph Cathedral

The Most Revered Peter Libasci

Celebrant

A dinner will follow immediately in the Cathedral

Parish Hall...please rsvp to rvinson@rcbm.or at (603)

663-0153 if you would like to dine with the

Jubilarians after Mass. The Cathedral and the parish hall are both handicapped

accessible through the Seneca Lane entrance

BEDFORD

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Save the Date:

Saturday, September 21st

PARISH PIG ROAST

Menu will include:

Cheese & Cracker Appetizer, Red Bliss Potato Salad, Garden Salad, Grilled Zucchini Squash, Cornbread, Home

Style Baked Beans, Marinated Boneless Chicken Breast & Mac & Cheese for the kids! And obviously the pig!

BYOD - Bring a dessert to share!

FREE WILL OFFERING

Will meet on

Monday, September 9th

at 6:00 pm in Room 12 B

New members are always welcome and we are happy to teach you!

Bereavement Support Group

Have you or someone you know lost a loved one? Our Bereavement Support Group will begin on

Wednesday, September 4th. Meetings will be held every Wednesday in September at 7:00 pm

in Room 10 of the Parish Activity Center.

All are welcome.

No pre-registration is required.

Annual Women’s Guild

Pot Luck Supper

Tuesday, Sept. 17th at 6 pm

The first meeting of the St. Elizabeth Seton

Women's Guild will be the annual Pot Luck

Supper held on Tuesday, September 17th at

6:00 pm in the church hall. The Women's Guild

promotes spiritual activities in the

parish, fosters social and cultural activities

among its members, and recognizes the

‘importance of service to others. If you aren’t a

member and would like to attend please call

Nancy LeBlanc at 774-3630.

All women of the parish

are cordially invited.

The Knights of Columbus Council 12988 here at

the parish will be conducting their annual Campaign

for People with Intellectual Disabilities after all

weekend Masses on

Saturday & Sunday, SEPTEMBER 14/15.

This K of C national program raises funds to support the

mentally challenged citizens of our communities. In 2018,

the Knights of Columbus Councils in NH raised

over $93,000.

Your donations will provide support to Camp

Fatima's Exceptional Citizens Week which is held at 32

Fatima Road, Gilmanton, NH. Exceptional Citizens’

Week (EC Week) at Camp Fatima is a co‐ed, one week

camp for children and adults ages 9+ with intellectual and/

or physical challenges. Each camper receives one‐to‐one

care and experiences a week of horseback riding, swim-

ming, boating, arts and crafts, and many more special

events that they otherwise may not be able to enjoy. The

300+ dedicated volunteers and many generous donors

allow EC Week to offer this great week to over 170 camp-

ers at no cost to campers’ families and caregivers. The

camp is wheelchair accessible and provides an on-site

health care team available 24/7.

Members of the Knights will be available at each entrance

of the church. Your generosity will be most appreciated!

The Seton Club will meet on

Tuesday, September 3rd at 7 pm in the Sullivan

Room.

All are welcome to come and help plan the

Parish Social Activities!

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

A Good Question….. If you manage your bills online, why not give to

St. Elizabeth Seton online? It’s safe and secure, and

you decide exactly when your gift is made and where

it goes. So if you forget your envelopes or missed a

special collection, you can go online and make your

regular or special donations.

Visit www.stelizabethsetonchurch.org and click the

Link in the links section on the

homepage to learn how to get

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Service Opportunities for Adults/Families

Café 1269 St. Elizabeth Seton Parishioners have been preparing,

delivering, and serving a meal on the 2nd Sunday of

each month to Café 1269 in Manchester. Do you and/or

your family have a couple of hours on the 2nd Sunday of

the month? OR you don't have time, but want to be part

of this outreach program by donating food or money.

You can find links to sign up at our website at

www.stelizabethsetonchurch.org.

New Horizons A soup kitchen and homeless shelter in Man-

chester is looking for help on the 2nd and 4th

Sundays of the month. Needed: People willing to pick

up surplus food from Trader Joes and deliver to New

Horizons between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. To get involved,

please contact the Parish Office at 669-7444 or find a

link to sign up on our parish website at

www.stelizabethsetonchurch.org.

New Horizon’s also receives five shipments from area

supermarkets and needs lots of help sorting food and

making boxes for distribution. Mondays,

8:30-11:30. Please contact pantry manager

Jackie at: 289-1220 or

pantry@fitnh.org

Were you baptized in the Catholic Church but did

not receive First Communion

or Confirmation? Have you been curious about

what the process is as an adult?

RCIA is for you!

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is

extended, without obligation, to any interested

adult.

The RCIA process, which begins in the fall, is a

process that invites people whose journey of faith has

led them to learn about the Catholic Church’s beliefs

and practices. Who else should come?

Persons not baptized, interested in the Catholic

Church

Persons baptized in a different religion who would

like to become Catholic

Persons baptized Catholic who would like to know

more about their faith.

Please call the Parish Office at 669-7444 or email -

sesparish@comcast.net for more information.

Diocese of Manchester

BLUE MASS & BREAKFAST

Sunday, September 22nd

All are welcome to this Mass to pray for and with the

members of law enforcement, firefighters and EMTs.

Registration required for breakfast only (free):

https://bluemass2019.eventbrite.com.

Contact Alyse Hlasny for more information:

ahlasny@rcbm.org | 603.663.0108

St. Joseph Cathedral Corner of Lowell and Pine

Streets in Manchester, NH 03104

Mass: 10:30 am - Breakfast to follow

We NEED Musicians! Need singers for the 10:30 am choir plus

Need ringers for our hand bell choirs for children & adults.

All ages are welcome. Please consider giving of your time & talents. Contact Kathy Roberts at 603.695.1540 or kbinbedford@comcast.net.

Tuesday, September 3rd 3pm - 6pm St. Elizabeth Seton Parking lot

Enjoy the market music while shopping the many wonderful fruits

and vegetables that are currently in season at the market!

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

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SUMMER LIFE NIGHTS

Wednesdays

Meet at 5:30 pm Mass

Food, Fellowship and fun in Youth Room

at 6 pm

FALL FAITH FORMATION PROGRAMS

Reminder: Registration for school year faith formation programs is on-going. If your child did

not participate in one of this summer’s programs, please make sure to register for the school

year program. Even if your child has participated in the sacramental preparation for

Confirmation, he/she needs to remain active to ensure we are able to keep you

up-to-date with important information and resources.

Forms are available in the Parish Office, at the entrances of the Church and also on our website at

www.stelizabethsetonchurch.org

FAMILY FAITH FORMATION BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH

WEEKLY FAITH FORMATION BEGINS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH

Our Parish’s Cub Scout Pack 511 is

growing again, and invites all families

of boys and girls in Kindergarten

through Fifth Grade to an

OPEN HOUSE

Information night, featuring the

NERF Challenge Gallery and the

SAFE Action Archery Range

Thursday, September 5th at 6:30 in

the Parish Activity Center.

A big THANK YOU from all of us at

ASCENTRIA for all your generosity,

St Elizabeth Seton Parish!

“Backpacks have two purposes for our kiddos in

care. They use them for school but also use the back-

packs to help them when they move from place to place

so they get a lot of wear and tear so these durable,

colorful backpacks mean so much more to our kids

than we can convey. Thank you so much!!!!”

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sacrament of Baptism Second and last Sunday of every month at 1:30 pm. Call

the Parish Office at 669-7444 to schedule

Sacrament of Matrimony

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Did you know?

AED Machines (defibrillators) are located in

the Vestibule of the church and in the

entryway of the activity center.

Parish Activities

Basketball Program……………...Jay Brewster (488-1333)

Parish Nurse Program…..Diana Niemann (668-8490)

Knights of Columbus ……..Jonathan Fiore (548-3274)

Women’s Guild ……………….Lynne Roselius (204-8158) ………………….Darlene Sargent (641-1973)

Seton Club…………………………..……..Bill Toolin (472-5428)

Cub Scouts…………………………………..Dan Jobin (644-0159)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesdays from 6- 7 pm Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m

Coffee, Pastries and Juice (Sept – June)

Available in the Church Hall after the 7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses. All are welcome.

Fix-It Team

The goal of the Fix-It Team is to keep the home environ-ment a safe and healthy place. If someone is in need of

assistance, contact the Parish Office.

Prayer Line

Please call Rosemary at 623-3925 or Lorraine at 472-3020 with .special prayer needs.

Mass Schedule

Monday, Thursday, Friday 7:30 am Wednesday 5:30 pm

Saturday Vigil 4:30 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am & 12 pm

Holy Days 7:30 am, 12:10 & 7 pm

Readings for the week of September 1, 2019

Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Ps 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11 [cf.

11b]/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14

Monday: 1 Thes 4:13-18/Ps 96:1 and 3, 4-5, 11-12, 13

[13b]/Lk 4:16-30

Tuesday: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 [13]/Lk 4:31

-37

Wednesday: Col 1:1-8/Ps 52:10, 11 [10]/Lk 4:38-44

Thursday: Col 1:9-14/Ps 98:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6 [2]/Lk 5:1-

11

Friday: Col 1:15-20/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [2b]/Lk 5:33-39

Saturday: Col 1:21-23/Ps 54:3-4, 6 and 8 [6]/Lk 6:1-5

Next Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17

[1]/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33

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Miriam Dinner Are you looking to follow the Lord and ready to say

“yes” when he calls? We would like to invite women

in our diocese, ages 14-40, who are considering a

vocation to the religious life or would simply like

some help hearing the Lord’s call for their life, to an

evening of prayer, conversation with consecrated

women, and dinner. Come hear the story of Sister

Agnes Therese Davis, TOR, a native of New Hamp-

shire who has answered a call to religious life. This

evening will take place at the Joseph House

(279 Cartier Street) in Manchester on September 6,

2019 from 6-8pm. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson

at rvinson@rcbm.org or 663-0153 if you would like

to attend.

St. Andrew Dinners St. Andrew was the first of the Apostles to hear Jesus’ call to follow him. We would like to invite men in our

diocese who are considering a vocation to the priesthood or would simply like some help hearing the Lord’s call

for their life, to an evening of prayer, conversation with the Vocations Team, and dinner. These evenings will

take place for different age groups on Fridays from 6-8pm at the Joseph House (279 Cartier Street) in

Manchester. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or 663-0153 if you would like to attend.

October 4: Young Men Ages 13-18 October 18: Men Ages 19-60