ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER 777 West Hollis Street
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER 777 West Hollis Street – Nashua, NH 03062 Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Parish Contacts Phone: 603-883-0757 Fax: 603-883-8057 Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjoenash.org Facebook: Saint Joseph the Worker Parish, Nashua, NH Weekend Liturgies Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 & 10:00 AM Weekday Masses Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM If Nashua schools are closed due to snow/ ice, daily Mass will be cancelled Bishop Francis Christian Pastor – Ext. 7 [email protected] Rev. Roger Bilodeau Priest in Residence Deacon Raymond Wheeler Permanent Deacon – Ext. 5 RCIA Coordinator [email protected] Deacon Roland E. Leduc Permanent Deacon—Ext. 5 [email protected] Helen Dumont Business Manager – Ext. 3 [email protected] Janice Mercure Director of Faith Formation – Ext. 4 [email protected] Paula O’Connell Office Manager – Ext. 2 [email protected] John Puliafico Facility Superintendent – Ext. 6 facilities @stjoenash.org We strive to be a parish of Good Stewards, praising and thanking God for His gifts of life, faith, family and friends and our parish and civic communities. We ask for His grace to grow and develop these gifts abundantly for the sake of His kingdom among us. Sacrament of Penance (Confession) Saturday: 3:15-3:45 PM & upon request Baptism Please call the Parish Office Marriages Please call Parish Office 6 months prior to wedding date. Program Coordinators Adult Choir Barbara Puder 881-9957 Art & Environment Robert Gagne 883-3972 Bereavement Paula O’Connell 883-0757 Contemp. Music Dave Therrien 891-1845 Cub/Boy Scouts John Puliafico 889-5677 CYO Bill Trainor 318-9304 Knights of Columbus Brian Tyrrell 689-5808 Outreach Helen Dumont 883-0757 Prayer Line [email protected] 883-0757, ext. 2 Safe Environment Louis DiGregorio 889-6337 Youth Choir Chris Wenrich 880-7939 Committee Chairpersons Pastoral Council Finance Liturgy Fundraising Christian Formation Facility Tithing Family Ministry Good Steward Evangelization Michael Ruest 978-448-8892 Paula Moran 882-6053 John Martin 883-9730 Ann Kelley 886-1909 Robin Mulvey 880-4018 Thomas Moran 882-6053 Marie Daley 883-7464 Becky Shaughnessy 598-3711 Rick Donaruma 978-433-2035 Lisa Richard 978-433-2725 Deanery Agencies New Hampshire Catholic Charities Corpus Christi Food Pantry 889-9431 882-6372 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekend Offertory Sunday, February 8, 2015 Youth Choir, Room 2/3/4, 8-10am Gift Program Meeting after Mass, Worship Scout Sunday/Pancake Breakfast, Center, 7am-1pm CYO Deanery Basketball, Center/Kitchen/Room 1, 5/6, 7/8, 2-5:30pm Middle Sch Faith Formation, All Rooms, 5:30-8:30pm Monday, February 9, 2015 CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm NC Practice, Center, 4:30-6:30pm Girl Scouts, Room 5/6, 5:45-8pm Cub Scout Leaders Meeting, Room 7/8, 7-8:30pm Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Adoration, Chapel, 7:30-8:30pm Cribbage League, Center, 12-3pm Quilting, Room 2/3/4, 7-9pm CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm NC Practice, Center, 4:30-6:30pm Cub Scouts (Bears), Room 7/8, 6:30-8:30pm Cub Scouts (Webelos II), Room 5/6, 6:30-8:30pm Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Homeschool Co-op, 8am-3pm Adoration, Chapel, 8:30-12noon CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm Adult Choir Practice, Worship, 7-9pm Thursday, February 12, 2015 Boy Scout Troop Mtng, Rm 7/8/Kitchen/Center, 6-9pm Friday, February 13, 2015 NC Cheer Practice, Center, 4-6pm Pinewood Derby Weigh-in, Room 7/8, 6-8pm Pinewood Derby Set-up, Center, 7-9pm Ultreya, Room 2/3/4, 7-10pm Saturday, February 14, 2015 Pinwood Derby, Center/Kitchen, 8am-12noon CYO Cheer Practice, Center, 1-2:30pm CYO Deanery Basketball, Center/Kitchen, Room 1, 5/6, 7/8, 5:30-9:30pm THANK YOU! We received $2,279 from this past weekend’s collection to assist the parish in funding its financial support for Catholic elementary and junior high school. The proceeds from this collection remains in the parish. Our monthly payment for catholic schools is $1,957.59, $23,491 for the fiscal year 2015. Weekly Offertory needed to meet budget…………………..$9,075 Offertory Collec on, 01/31-0201/2015……...…….…………$9,980 Fiscal Year Offertory needed to date………………...…….$270,600 Fiscal Year Offertory collected to date……………...……..$269,096 2.5% of the Total Offertory goes to Tithing each week. Other Collections Seminarian Diocesan Collection…………...$3,627 Bldg./Grounds for Janury………….……….$2,176 COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND! This weekend we are taking up the special annual collection for fuel. We are experiencing a very cold winter and costs are high. We constantly monitor our building and work our thermostats by programming our activities of each and every day. Areas not being used (even the church during the afternoons and evenings) go on “unoccupied” temperatures to help with the cost of heating. We also work with the Diocese and purchase our gas as a group for cost efficiency. We ask that you be as generous as possible being mindful that as homeowners you are also experiencing larger heating bills. Bless you all for your support! Tax information 2014 If you received a tax statement last year, you automatically were mailed your copy of your 2014 donations recently. Keep in mind if you missed using your envelope at any time during the year, that amount was not recorded. Should you need an adjustment please contact Helen Dumont regarding this issue. PLEASE NOTE: If you are new to us this past year and wish to have us send you a tax statement, we ask that you please mark your current envelope with the following notation, “Tax Statement Requested”. Refer all questions to Helen Dumont, the Finance Office at 883-0757, ext. 3 regarding tax statements. Thank you for your support. CAUTION Be careful what you say. Last week I said we were so lucky to have escaped a lot of snow. We are surely now making up for that. Please watch for “black ice”. Our Plow Company, Ekstrom, needs to put down sand and salt for liability reasons as well as for your safety from falling when there is a threat of ice melting. We would ask that you try to clear off as much sand/salt from your boots before entering the building. We are aware that we have to be diligent at keeping the parking lot safe for all concerned. Your help in preserving the life of our carpeting is needed. Thank you. 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Parish News The St. Joseph Knights of Columbus council invites you to join us to learn how “24 Hours Can Change Your Life” Join us for an informational meeting to learn how as Knights of Columbus, Catholic men are able to serve our parish and community, grow in our faith, and access exclusive fraternal benefits that help us protect and provide for our families. Members of our council will be available to discuss opportunities to grow the charitable work of the Knights right here at St. Joseph Parish. We are especially interested in growing new activities that will better engage families and young people in our parish community and are looking for help in making some of these new projects happen. We also would love to discuss the fraternal benefits that are offered by the Knights of Columbus, including financial aid and scholarship programs for our children and grandchildren and insurance programs that help us protect our families. Please join us at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 25th in room 7 to learn more, or contact Grand Knight Brian Tyrrell at (603) 689-5808 or [email protected] for more information. K of C Lenten Friday Fish Dinners CYO MEAT Tell your friends and join us for a fun night of “MEAT RAFFLES”. This is a major fundraising event for all the teams of St. Joes’s CYO. Many great family size “MEAT” prizes and “DOOR” prizes! Come and support your CYO Program. Saturday, February 28th from 6:30-9:00pm Doors open at 6pm. NH 211. GET CONNECTED, GET ANSWERS. For everyday needs and difficult times, 211 is your connection to thousands of resources across NH. Just to name a few… Child care resource and referral, clothing and thrift shops, crisis services, domestic and sexual violence services, employment services, health care services, alcohol and drug program, housing…homeless prevention, shelter, tenants’ rights, independent living services, legal assistance, mental health care and counseling, mentoring, military, family and community network, parenting programs, senior information and assistance, support groups, utility assistance, youth and family services, volunteering, wellness programs and more. Just dial 211 or go on www.211nh.org for more information. Knights of Columbus from St. John XXIII, St. Patrick and St. Christopher Parishes will be serving Baked Fish Dinners on the first six Fridays in Lent: Feb 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20 and 27. The dinners are served from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at St. Christopher’s Church Hall, 62 Manchester Street, Nashua. The menu includes a generous por on of baked haddock, baked potato, vegetable, coleslaw, rolls, beverage and selec ons from our famous home cooked dessert table. Cost is $11. Pizza is available at 2.00. Take-out orders can be placed by calling 438-7313. Our snow cancella on policy is that dinners will be cancelled when Nashua schools are cancelled due to inclement weather. Sta ons of the Cross and Confessions are held in St. Christopher Church following the dinners . 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Liturgy GIFT ASSIGNMENT Grades Kindergarten through Grade 5 The 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time DATES TO REMEMBER Confirmation II, Sunday, February 15th from 6-9pm Middle School Faith Formation, Sunday, February 8th from 5:30-8:30pm ADULT ENRICHMENT Coming this Lent “A Closer Walk with Jesus”, four part Lenten series of prayer and spiritual conversation. Thursday, February 26, March 5th, 12th and April 9th. More information to follow. Confirmation Retreat Rescheduled The Confirmation II retreat has been rescheduled for Friday March 6 through Saturday March 7. Please keep these young people in your prayers as they reflect on the meaning of the Sacrament of Confirmation and their relationship with the Christ as it applies to their everyday life. SUMMER FAITH FORMATION The Summer Faith Formation program for Grades Kindergartens through Grade 5 will be held the weeks of July 27—July 31 & August 10—August 14. All children in the GIFT program are encouraged to be registered for one of the two sessions. Parents are asked to note these dates in their calendars. Registration forms for the Summer Faith Formation program will be sent out at a later date. There is a need for more committed Adorers. Would you be willing to sacrifice one-hour per week? Hours of Adoration are: Tuesday evenings 7:30 – 8:30 PM; and Wednesday mornings after the 8 AM Mass, 8:30 to 12 noon. The Gregorian chant is played softly in the background except for the 10- 11 hour for those who prefer silent adoration. All are welcome; come for a short visit if that is all your schedule allows. Contact Antonietta Hagen 883-9048 or Pat Hurd 882-1503. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION “Last rites” is a persistent but pesky phrase in the Catholic lexicon, and not a particularly useful phrase since it props open the door to misunderstanding. Many Catholics presume it refers to the anointing of the sick, yet there is nothing “last” about it. Clearly, the Church desires anointing to be celebrated fairly early on in the crisis of illness, and not as a last measure. The Rites for the Dying stand apart in the Church’s plan, and include two principal rites. The first is viaticum, Latin for “food for the journey,” the reception of Holy Communion by a dying person. Even very active and aware Catholics often do not realize that this “last rite” does not require a priest’s presence, but can be conducted by a deacon or minister of Holy Communion. The second “last rite” in the pastoral plan is a prayer called “Commendation of the Dying.” Similarly, this does not require the presence of a priest, but can be led by any minister or family member. Too often, we have focused on what only a priest can do, namely anoint, and have forgotten the fullness of liturgical care that the Church desires for its dying faithful. The “last rites” are completely available to us even when a priest is not. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time REFLECTIONS By Bishop Christian The following in part 3 of Michael Lewis’ ar cle from The New Republic on wealth and morality. Monday, February 9 There is an obvious chicken-and-egg ques on to ask here. But it is beginning to seem that the problem isn’t that kind of people who wind up on the pleasant side of inequality suffer from some moral disability that gives them a market edge. The problem is caused by the inequality itself: It triggers a chemical reac on in the privileged few. It lts their brains. It causes them to be less likely to care about anyone but themselves or to experience the moral sen ments needed to be a decent ci zen. Or even a happy one. Not long ago, an enterprising professor at the Harvard Business School named Mike Norton persuaded a big investment bank to let him survey the bank’s rich clients. (The poor people in the survey were millionaires.) In a forthcoming paper, Norton and his colleagues track the effects of ge ng money on the happiness of people who already have a lot of it: A rich person ge ng even richer experiences zero gain in happiness. That’s not all that surprising; it’s what Norton asked next that led to an interes ng insight. He asked these rich people how happy they were at any given moment. Then he asked them how much money they would need to be even happier. “All of them said they needed two to three mes more than they had to feel happier,” says Norton. Tuesday, February 10 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 8, 2015 [The LORD] tells the number of the stars and calls them by name. — Psalm 147:4 8:00 am ~ Madeleine Ouellet by Francine Davis 8:00 am ~ For the deceased family & friends of Francis Hyatt 8:00 am ~ For the deceased family & friends of Carol Boulé 8:00 am ~ All Soul’s Day Intention Wednesday, February 11 8:00 am ~ Luis Caamano by his wife 9th Anniversary 8:00 am ~ M. Patricia Baxter by Lorraine LaPlante Thursday, February 12 8:00 am ~ For the deceased family & friends of Mr. & Mrs. Brian Tyrrell 8:00 am ~ Stephen Babine by his family Friday, February 13 8:00 am ~ No Service Saturday, February 14 4:00 pm ~ Greta Moreau by her husband, Bob & family 4:00 pm ~ Theresa Yedinak by her husband, Richard Sunday, February 15 8:00 am ~ Daniel Riendeau by the Riendeau Family 12th Anniversary 10:00 am ~ For all the celebrating a Birthday this month READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 — 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:113 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 2728, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:3137 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1 -10 Sunday: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46; Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Cor 10:31 — 11:1; Mk 1:40-45 SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER, 777 WEST HOLLIS ST., NASHUA, NH 03062 Information page St. Joseph the Worker Parish 459350 Paula O’Connell 603-883-0757 [email protected] Number of pages: 6 February 8, 2015 Transmission: Wednesday 10am Publisher 2010 Adobe 2010 Special Instructions:
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