Our Lady of
Mercy Parish
16 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, NH 03054
Website: www.olmnh.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/olmnh
Mass Schedule
Welcome New Parishioners!
Saturday - 4:30pm
Sunday - 8:30am and 10:30am
Monday, Tuesday, Wed, & Friday - 8:30am
Holy Days - 8:30am and anticipated 7:00pm
Sacraments of Initiation
Parish Staff
Rev. Msgr. Paul Bouchard, Pastor
Email: [email protected]
Mr. James Patterson, Deacon
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Christine Patterson, Pastoral Associate
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Nancy King, Business Manager
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Elaine Lamb, Director of Parish Religious
Education Program
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Kathleen Rush, Administrative Assistant for
Religious Education
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Alyce Bolduc, Receptionist/Secretary
Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Nancy King, Director of Music
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office/Rectory: 424-3757
Religious Education Office: 424-4477
Fax: 424-1780
Mission Statement
Our Lady of Mercy Parish, founded in 1954, is a Roman
Catholic community that shares in the life of Jesus
Christ, obedient Father, and guided by the Holy Spirit.
As a faith community, our mission is: to celebrate the
sacraments and to proclaim the Word of God; to minister the spiritual and temporal needs of our parish
through prayer, works of charity, personal witness, education, and evangelization; to welcome all people to
active participation in our parish community; and to preserve the faith of the church amidst a changing world
and diverse social climate. We commit ourselves to this
mission, under the patronage and protection of Mary,
Mother of Mercy, with faith, hope and love in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
May 1999
All new parishioners should formally register with the parish by
visiting the Parish Office and filling out a registration form. If
you move away, please notify the Parish Office.
Baptism for infants is usually celebrated on the last Sunday of
each month. All parents must attend a parent enrichment session prior to the Baptism of their child. Please contact the Pastoral Minister, Christine Patterson, at the Parish Office to sign
up for the class. It is recommended that parents attend these
sessions during pregnancy. Preparation of all parishioners for
Confirmation and First Communion is an integral part of living
the Catholic Life. Please call the Parish Office for more information and assistance.
Sacrament of Reconciliation and Confession
Parishioners are encouraged to experience sacramental forgiveness on a regular basis. Confession is available on Saturdays at 3:00pm and by
appointment. If you wish to set up an appointment please call
the office to speak with Father Paul. Special communal reconciliation services are celebrated during Advent and Lent.
Weddings
The policy of all Catholic parishes in the state of New Hampshire is that couples must contact their parish priest at least 6
months prior to the intended wedding date. Couples should
never make any final arrangements (especially for the wedding
reception hall) prior to meeting with the parish priest. A Marriage Preparation Program is also required. A parish Wedding
policy brochure is available upon request.
Sacrament of the Sick
If possible, please do not wait until a critical moment to call a
priest for the Sacrament of the Sick. Anyone who is seriously
ill may receive this sacrament of healing and hope. It is recommended that family members be present for the celebration of
the Sacrament of the Sick.
Hospital Visitation
A Catholic Chaplain is available at all our local hospitals.
Please contact the Parish Office if you wish a parish priest to
visit a family member of the parish who is hospitalized.
Outreach and Home Ministry
Please call the Rectory to inform us in the event you are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist or the Sacrament
of the Sick or that you need other ministry.
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
SATURDAY, October 18th
Vigil: Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:30PM: James Fischer (12th anniv) req by his family
SUNDAY, October 19th
Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30AM: Richard “Poppy” Driscoll req by his wife &
family and for all parishioners
10:30AM: Helen Invester (1st Anniv) req by Lee Parker
MONDAY, October 20th
St. Paul of the Cross, Priest
8:10AM: Morning Prayer
8:30AM: Robert Coyne req by Muriel
TUESDAY, October 21st
8:10AM: Morning Prayer
8:30AM: Robert Coyne req by the Ladies Guild
WEDNESDAY, October 22nd
St. John Paul II, Pope
8:10AM: Morning Prayer
8:30AM: Linda Brooks req by Tom & Elaine Lamb
THURSDAY, October 23rd
NO MASS
FRIDAY, October 24th
St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop
8:10AM: Morning Prayer
8:30AM: Edward & Betty Walsh req by their children
SATURDAY, October 25th
Vigil: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:30PM: Don Lyons req by his wife and family
SUNDAY, October 26th
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30AM: Matthew Bechard req by his mother and for all
parishioners
10:30AM: Donald Belavance (5th Anniv) req by his family
Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School, Nashua
Open House on Wednesday, November 5th at 8:00 pm
Take advantage of this opportunity to meet our teachers,
discuss curriculum, see student activity and tour our facility.
For more information, visit our website www.ncrjhs.org.
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St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School, Litchfield
Open House, October 25th at 9:00 am
We will begin with Mass at 9:00 am and a welcome breakfast and tour of the school will follow. For more information, please call Emily Schwerdt, 424-3312.
October 19, 2014
Reflecting on God’s Word
In a country that has a strong commitment to separation of
church and state, it is noteworthy that our money, both bills
and coins, is inscribed with the words “In God We Trust.”
The history of this motto and its relation to our currency
goes back to the Civil War. Changing it has never gotten
much support. It serves as a helpful reminder about where
our true security lies.
In the Gospel, the Pharisees, along with some supporters of
the Roman regime called Herodians, get into the act of trying to trap Jesus into taking a stand that would get him in
trouble with either the Roman authorities or his own people. But Jesus, as much the fox as Herod was reputed to be,
slips out of their net by noting that there can be different
loyalties without a loss of priorities.
Jesus calls on them to produce the idolatrous coin that no
devout Jew should carry, since it declared Caesar to be a
god. Then he advises them to return to the emperor the coin
that bears his image but to return to God what bears God’s
image, that is, themselves, made in the image of God.
A new order is revealed when we give God’s image back to
God by our words and deeds, showing God’s image to others. When this happens, the motto “In God We Trust” becomes not merely stamped on paper or branded on copper,
but encountered in living flesh and blood.
James A. Wallace, C.Ss.R.
Living God’s Word
We pray to recognize what it means to be a good citizen,
giving to our country what is needed for the support of the
common good. And we pray to discern wisely when loyalty
to Christ and the building up of the kingdom of God may
call for a response that challenges what civil authorities
propose.
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The Sanctuary Lamp for October 18th through
October 24th is lit in memory of Walter R.
Fariole, Jr.
If you would like to have the Sanctuary Lamp lit in
memory of or for the intentions of your loved one, please
call the parish office at 424-3757.
Week #11: Pat Lyons & Debby Chartier
St. Joseph Community Service—Meals on Wheels
We have an immediate need for volunteer drivers in Merrimack to deliver meals to our homebound. For more information, call Elida 424-9967 or visit our website at
www.mealsonwheelsnh.org.
OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH
Knights of Columbus Craft Fair
November 1, 2014
Queen of Peace Council #6725 will hold its
15th annual holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, November 1st
from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in Mastricola Upper Elementary
School. Our Lady of Mercy Ladies Guild will run a Chinese
Auction as part of the fair. The Council will also have a
bake table and a kitchen serving home made meals, drinks
and snacks.
The Fair will have over 40 vendors, selling a variety of hand
made crafts. Crocheted items, embroidery, hand tied fleece
blankets, hand made jewelry, wood items, shell wreaths and
ornaments, cloth dolls, doll clothes and much more.
SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!!!!
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Anyone wishing to donate a baked good for the
fair -such as pies, cakes, cookies, breads, fudge,
etc.- may drop them by the church hall on Friday,
October 31st between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm and between 5
and 7:30pm they may be dropped off at Mastricola Upper
Elementary School’s All Purpose Room. On Saturday, November 1st you may also drop off items at the All Purpose
Room between 7:30—9:00 am.
Parish Breakfast and Flu Shot Clinic
The Knights of Columbus are again offering
their parish breakfast on Sunday, October 26th
after the 8:30 and 10:30 am Masses. A free will
offering is always appreciated.
Just a reminder that at anytime you enter the church you do not
bring any food or drink with you. Behavior in the church
should always be respectful and reverent toward God.
Along with breakfast there will be a Flu Clinic in
the church hall for those who are 7 years of age
and up. There is no charge with insurance and
Medicare Part B. For those over the age of 18
without insurance, Walgreens will have vouchers
at the flu shot clinic that will entitle you to a no charge shot.
For every flu shot given at the clinic, we will be donating a flu
shot to a third world country through our “Get a shot-Give a
Shot” promotion.
Ladies Guild Meeting
Our next monthly meeting will be held on
Tuesday, October 21st at 1:00 pm in the
Church Hall. All ladies of the parish are
welcome. If you are new to the parish and would like to
learn more about our ministry, please join us or contact Irene
Jenness at 424-2362.
MERRIMACK, NH
A special Thank you to all our parishioners and
ministries that support our Life Matters Ministry
During October, Respect Life Month, our parish takes
this opportunity to recognize all the prayer and effort of
our parishioners and our parish ministries that collaborate with the work of our Life Matters Ministry.
These are some of the ways our parish supports Respect
for Life.
Our Lady of Mercy Outreach programs
Christmas and Lenten outreach to area
elderly and needy families.
Parish wide food drives and weekly collections for St. John Neumann food pantry.
Religious Education Program
Our Confirmation students take part in the
Baby Bottle Boomerang filling baby
bottles with loose change and donating
the money collected to Our Place at
Catholic Charities who provides outreach to pregnant teens and young
parents.
Writing cards through the Cards for
Troops sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus.
Adult Faith Formation ministry
Providing educational programs about
Catholic Social Teaching to encourage
respect and care in all areas of human
life and dignity.
Youth and Family Ministry
Water bottle and shoe collection for the
needy of Haiti.
Ladies Guild
Providing Easter baskets for young children for the Tolles St. Mission.
The Knights of Columbus
Erected the Monument for the Unborn and
maintain landscaping around the
monument.
Co-sponsoring the Living Rosary on the
feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Providing support for various Pro-life activities such as the Birth Right dinner.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Knitting three piece set (hat, mittens and
sweater) for newborns.
Knitting/crocheting prayer shawls for the
sick and bereaved.
Thank you Our Lady of Mercy Parishioners
and Ministries who support respect for
life!
October 19, 2014
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
All Souls Day Mass
November 2, 2014 @ 10:30 AM
All Are Invited
Trunk or Treat
Wanted:
Children in costumes to enjoy music, dancing,
a Halloween story by Fr. Paul and trick or
treating from car to car
Adults to decorate trunks and hand out treats
( plan on about 75)
When: Friday, October 24th
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where: Dancing and story in the church hall; trunk or
treat in the church parking lot.
If you have any questions or would like to help out please feel
free to call Mackenzie Murphy @ 493-1508 or Elaine @ 4405847.
Come one, come all!
Life is God’s Gift of Love to All
The Month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary
Praying the Rosary is a wonderful way you can offer
spiritual support for life at all stages and in all vocations
by invoking Our Lady’s intercession. Through prayer,
you make a difference.
Each day of October 2014 has been dedicated to a specific intention. To participate, simply sign your name
on the day you wish to pray the Rosary. Each day can be chosen
by more than one person.
Priesthood Sunday
October 26, 2014
Priesthood Sunday is a special day set
aside to honor priesthood in the United
States. Please take a few minutes to thank Fr. Paul for the
dedicated love and support that he gives all of us here at OLM.
Let him know how much we appreciate his hard work and sacrifices and continue to keep him in your prayers.
All Soul’s Day is a feast day in the Church Calendar
year set aside to commemorate those we love who
have died. On this day, we do more than commemorate, we express our belief in God’s will that we not
be lost, but enter into eternal life. We also express
our belief that our loved ones enjoy everlasting happiness.
This feast day is really one celebrating God’s tender
and faithful love for us. Each year on all Soul’s Day
we remember all our family and friends who have
gone before us and especially all those who were buried from our parish this past year. We invite the family and friends of those buried from our parish this
past year to come and light a candle as we read the
name of their loved one.
Penny Pickers
The Front Door Agency is starting to gear up
for their 23rd Annual Penny Picker Campaign.
Again this year, canisters have been placed at the entrances of the church for your donations to this campaign.
October Baby Shower
Throughout the month of October, our
parish will remember, in a special way,
pregnant and parenting teens, their newborns and
children who are in need of assistance. We will be
collecting new, unwrapped baby items for Our
Place of New Hampshire Catholic Charities.
Your gifts may be placed in the baby basket before all Masses. Your gifts will change lives! For
a list of items, please go to our website
www.olmnh.org.
Middle East Humanitarian Relief
Bishop Libasci has asked parishes to conduct a free
will offering to help Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
respond to urgent needs for aid and assistance in the Middle
East. CRS has well-established partnerships with the Catholic
Church in the region that allow them to respond quickly and efficiently to victims in some of the hardest-to-reach areas.
We will take up the relief offering here at Our Lady of
Mercy on the weekend of October 25th & 26th.
Please respond as generously as you can to provide humanitarian relief and pastoral support to those affected by the ongoing
violence there.
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