STAFF

Rev. Daniel J. Sinibaldi, Pastor (pastorsmsp@metrocast.net)

Deacon Richard Falardeau

Sr. Lucie Ducas, CSC Pastoral Associate

Anna Ingram: St. Mary Rel. Coordinator (332-4671)

Suzanne Verrill Office Manager

ST. MARY CHURCH

71 Lowell St., Rochester, NH 03867

(603) 332-1869 FAX (603) 332-2040

E-mail: stmary@metrocast.net

Web site: www.stmarychurchnh.org

Office : Monday-Thursday 9 am –12 noon—1pm—4 pm

MASSES:

Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 7:15 am & 11:30 am

Monday-Wednesday & Friday 8:00 am

First Saturday 8 am Confessions, 9 am Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturday 3 pm—3:30 pm

Or by Appointment

ST. PETER CHURCH

88 Central St.—P.O. Box 565, Farmington, NH 03835

(603) 755-2280

E-mail: stpeterchurchfarmington@msn.com

Web Site : www.stpeterchurch.webs.com

MASS

Sunday 9:15 am

Office Hours

Tuesday & Thursday: 9 am to 12 noon,

or by appointment

BAPTISMS

Call office for arrangements. First time parents must attend

Pre-Baptismal Instruction.

MARRIAGE

Arrangements should be made with the Pastor or the Deacon at

least six months before the wedding date.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK/COMMUNION TO

THE HOMEBOUND

Please call the office to inform us if someone is ill or has been

hospitalized and is in need of the Sacrament.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION

Process of initiation into the Catholic Faith. If interested,

please call either church office.

Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2015

Saturday May 9th—Sixth Sunday of Easter (vigil) 4:00 PM Denis LeBlanc by His Wife & Daughter Sunday May 10th—Sixth Sunday of Easter 7: 15 AM Cecile “Sue” Fournier by Doris Maxfield John Hart by Loving Wife Betty 11:30 AM Frank Forest by Wife Doris Paul & Jerry Gregoire by Their Mother Shirley Proulx by Her Children Monday May 11th—Easter Weekday 8:00 AM Lorraine Powell by Richard Powell Tuesday May 12th—Nereus & Achilleus, martyrs and Pancras, martyr 8:00 AM Donald & Elizabeth Bolduc by Jerrine Wednesday May 13th—Our Lady of Fatima 8:00 AM St. Brother Andre by Diana Tessier Thursday May 14th—Ascension of the Lord 8:00 AM Pat Walton by Family 7:00 PM Lucille Buckley by John & Chris Norris Friday May 15th—Isidore 8:00 AM General Intentions Saturday May 16th—Seventh Sunday of Easter (vigil) 4:00 PM Mary & Edward Leger by Edward Leger Jean Mary Elliott by Husband Norman Sunday May 17th—Seventh Sunday of Easter 7:15 AM Yvonne M. Barker by Cheryl Dick Cavanaugh by Kathy Cavanaugh John Hart by Loving Wife Betty 11:30 AM In Honor of St. Anthony by Rita Gregoire Arthur Walsh by David & Helene Beauregard

"It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I command you: love one another." - Jn 15:16-17

PART TIME OFFICE HELP NEEDED St. Mary is in need of part time office help. Candidates must be proficient in Word, Excel and Publisher and have an accounting background. They must also have good people skills and be flexible and adaptable. If interested, please send your resume to stmary@metrocast.net.

ANNUAL FLOWERS FOR MOTHER’S DAY FUNDRAISER

Seacoast Birthright friends and volunteers will have carnations available at the church exits after this weekend’s services. A $1.00 donation is suggested to help keep Birth-right’s free, confidential services available to women facing an unplanned pregnancy. We offer a gentle, loving alterna-tive to abortion. If you wish to make an additional donation, checks may be made payable to Seacoast Birthright.

Congratulations to the children of St. Mary’s who re-ceived Jesus in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

Cameron Bastien Madelyn Gagnon

Abigail Kosko Emma Zeblisky

Sawyer Levesque Makayla Beaulieu

ST. ELIZABETH SETON SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE/CURRICULUM FAIR

All are invited to our spring K-8 Open House/Curriculum Fair on Tuesday, May 19, from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm. Tour our school, received admission/financial aid information, explore our exciting academic programs and meet other new and current families. Tell your friends and family. Look for a bulletin insert next weekend.

MARIAN SOCIETY DRESSER PROJECT The Marian Society has initiated its Annual Dresser Project. This year the recipient will be Our Place, spon-sored by NH Catholic Charities. Please take a tag from the table, purchase the item, and bring the item back WITH THE TAG UNWRAPPED by the first weekend in June (June 6-7). Items can be for either a boy or a girl, your choice.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME! We will be going to the Fisher Cats game on Saturday, June 6

th. A luxury coach bus will transport us to the NE

Delta Dental Stadium at 5:00 pm for the 7:05 pm game. Tickets are $27.00 per person, including transportation, tip, ticket, and fireworks (adults and children). We have 55 tickets. Please sign up in the gathering area with check payable to St. Mary Church. We may be able to get extra tickets, but we will be unable to provide additional transpor-tation. For more information, contact Anna Ingram at 332-4671.

CEMETERY CLEAN-UP The annual clean-up of St. Mary’s cemetery and adja-cent woods will be held on Saturday, May 23

rd, from 8 am

to 12 noon. Please bring your rakes and gloves and be ready to work.

PRAYER SHAWL MEETING The Prayer Shawl group will be meeting on Wednes-day, May 13, from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the conference room. All crocheters and knitters are welcome.

Saint Mary Church Rochester, NH

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL Jesus said to his disciples: “As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my com-mandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. “I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy might be complete. This is my commandment: love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his mas-ter is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you. This I com-mand you: love one another.” John 15:9-17

We must remain in Christ’s love and be known for and by that love!!!

THE PASTOR’S PONDERANCES Today the Lord beckons us to bear fruit that will last. The only way that the fruit will last is if it is good fruit borne from good and wholesome expressions of Christian love! Fr. Daniel

May 2-3, 2015 Envelopes $5,727.56 Loose Collection $ 854.06 Total Collection $6,581.62 Sunday Offertory $5,629.62 Repairs $952.00

Thanks for your continued generosity!

FATIMA TRIDUUM The Fatima Triduum will be held on May 11, May 12, and May 13, at 7:00 pm nightly, culminating on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. There will be Holy Mass with teaching on the mysteries, followed by praying the scriptural rosary. Our Lady of Fatima requested five First Saturdays devotion, praying the rosary and reflecting on the mysteries for 15 minutes. Join us as we enter the mysteries of the rosary more deeply and learn to connect them to daily life at Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer St., Ports-mouth. For more information visit www.corpuschristnh.org or call (603) 436-4555.

FAITHWORKS FaithWorks is for unemployed and under employed men and women. The next FaithWorks meeting is May 14 at St. Michael Parish, 9 Lincoln St., Exeter, Gabriel House. The meeting begins with networking and refreshments at 7 pm. Program begins at 7:30 pm. Steven G. Davis will be presenting How to Use Social Media for Your Job Search with LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. He is currently the Director of Operations, Staffing and Human Resources for Staffing Sense, LLC and Allied Government Solutions, Inc.

ASCENSION THURSDAY The Ascension of the Lord is commemorated on Thurs-day, May 14, and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at St. Mary’s will be at 8:00 am and at 7:00 pm on Thursday. There will be a vigil Mass at St. Peter’s on Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm.

HOLY MASS OF HEALING & HOPE Christ is Risen! He is truly Risen! Join us on Tuesday, May 19, at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Roches-ter, as we celebrate the Resurrected Jesus, our healer and our hope. Recitation of the Rosary begins at 6:30 pm, fol-lowed by Holy Mass at 7:00 pm. Fr. Paul Gousse is our main celebrant. He will be assisted by trained prayer teams. Come experience the peace and healing of the ris-en Lord. For more information, call Jackie at 332-3576 or the parish office at 332-1863.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND In the readings we are commanded to love one anoth-er. Strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacra-ment by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Week-end on May 29-31, July 10-12 and September 19-20, For more information, call Jim and Elaine Richard at (800) 710-WWME or visit the webpage at www.wwme.org.

COLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION Next weekend our parishes will take up the Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This collection communicates the Gospel through Catholic social media activities, and enriches our faith through podcasts, televi-sion, radio, and print media. Half of all proceeds remain in our diocese and support local needs, so please be gener-ous in this collection.

WHAT TO DO WHEN A VETERAN SPOUSE DIES? On Saturday, May 16

th, St. Mary’s will be hosting a

seminar from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the church hall. The topic will be What to Do When a Veteran Spouse Dies? The seminar will include topics such as benefits, compen-sation, and general knowledge of resources you may need when a loved one dies. The seminar will be put on by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Service Officer John Bar-rett. Information will be provided, as well as a question and answer period. There is no cost to attend. For more infor-mation, call Dana Hussey at (603) 973-5000.

Saint Peter Church Farmington, NH

ST. PETER’S PAGE

May 10, 2015

GWEN MONROE ESTELLE CLEMENT AND

JOYCE BUMFORD BY CHERYL CLEMENT

SR. LUCIE SAYS The second reading taken from St. Paul’s

letter to the Ephesians states:”. . .grace was

given to each of us according to the measure

of Christ’s gift.” It is perhaps a good time to

take inventory of the graces we have received

in our life times. It is also a good time to fo-

cus on the last part of the quote , especially “to

the measure of Christ’s gift.” The truth is that

Christ gave ALL so that we could receive from

His bounty. This would be a good time to re-

ally ponder on the gifts we have been given

and how we can use these gifts to serve one

another and to give glory to God, in particu-

lar to thank Him for the gift of our mothers,

whom we also celebrate and honor on this

Mother’s Day.

Sr. Lucie

May 3, 2015

Offertory $1,418.00

50/50 WINNER

CHERYL CLEMENT

PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY Please join in saying a silent prayer for our country at 12 o’clock noon each and every day. Evil is all around us but so are blessings, and we know God hears our prayers. A meaningful prayer like “have mercy on us” or “God pro-tect our country” said sincerely is all that is needed or your own words that come from the heart. Thank you “nothing is impossible with God.” Your name is not necessary, but if you wish to give it, our names will be sent to the Divine Mercy Prayer Line for our protection. Contact: Jackie Emerson at 692-4296 Cheryl Keery at 755-2198

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 6th Meat Raffle Bingo at St. Mary’s June 7th Annual Picnic including outdoor Mass, picnic and games. Sign-up sheets available soon.

Readings for the Week of May 10, 2015 Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn 15:9-17

Monday: Acts 16:11-15/Jn 15:26--16:4a Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34/Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday: Acts 17:15, 22--18:1/Jn 16:12-15 Thursday: Ascension: Acts 1:1-11/Eph 4:1-13 or 4:1-7, 11-13 or

Eph 1:17-23/Mk 16:15-20 Friday: Acts 18:9-18/Jn 16:20-23

Saturday: Acts 18:23-28/Jn 16:23b-28 Next week: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26/1 Jn 4:11-16/Jn 17:11b-19

ROSARY IN MAY During the month of May, we will be meeting in the Parish House on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm to say the Rosary. Please join us.