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Welcome To Our Parish
We pray that you enjoy our web site and have the opportunity to come celebrate with us. Whether you are new to our community or live here, know that you are invited to join our Parish family at any time.
Please be sure to introduce yourself to Father after Mass or any of our other activities.
To become a member you may register with us by downloading the Registration Form and emailing or mailing it in. You can also drop by the Rectory during normal hours our call 603-435-6242 for an appointment.
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FR JOHN'S JOTTINGS
PROPHETIC TIMES FOR A PROPHETIC PEOPLE will not be held this week. Father John will be away. It will resume November 14th.
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“Can you drink the cup?” They said yes over and over. And what about seats in the kingdom? They might not be the kind of seats they expected, but could they still be closer to Jesus than the other followers? Jesus’ answer is as radical as his question: “…as for seats at my right hand and my left, these are not mine to grant; they belong to those to whom they have been allotted by my Father (Matthew 20:23). Drinking the cup is not a heroic act with a nice reward! It is an act of selfless love, trust, and surrender to a God who will give what we need, when we need it.
Jesus’ inviting us to drink the cup without offering the reward we expect is the great challenge of the spiritual life. It breaks through all human calculations and expectations. It asks for the most radical trust in God, the same trust that made Jesus drink the cup to the bottom. Drinking the cup that Jesus drank is living a life in and with the spirit of Jesus, which is the spirit of unconditional love. The intimacy between Jesus and Abba, his Father, is an intimacy of complete trust and love. That intimacy gave Jesus the strength to drink his cup. That same intimacy Jesus wants to give us so that we can drink ours.
That intimacy has a Name, a Divine Name. It is called the Holy Spirit. Living a spiritual life is living a life in which the Holy Spirit will guide us and give us the strength and courage to keep saying yes to the great question. -
News
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November 9Turkey Shoot will be at the Parish Center following the 10 am Mass. Please bring in a non-perishable food item to participate. Hot dogs, chips and drinks! Trophies for all 3 age groups.Read More
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November 9Help support Parish Youth Activities. Pies, cookies, cupcakes and more1Read More
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October 2“Box of Joy” Collection Begins Now! Our parish goal is to collect enough small children’s toys, school supplies, and hygiene products to fill 100 shoe sized boxes to be shipped to third world countries for Christmas! In addition to filling the boxes, we will be collecting monetary donations as each box costs $9 to ship. The Box of Joy program is coordinated by Cross Catholic Outreach http:// www.crosscatholic.org/ boxofjoy. Please consider collecting a few items or a box worth of little presents. Sponsoring for any part of the shipping costs is greatly appreciated. Monetary donations can be made out to our parish in a separate envelope and put in the Sunday offertory.Read More
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September 27NET Retreat: Sunday, October 28, 2018, 2-8pm at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Concord. For all Middle School and High School Youth. Capital Deanery Parishes invited! Kindly reserve seats for your group by Monday, Oct. 8th. Confirm number attending by Wednesday, Oct. 24th. $25 per youth. Registration check-in 1:50pm in the Church Hall. Youth will attend 4pm Mass during the retreat. Pizza and Salad Dinner & Dessert included. Contact: IHM Faith Formation & Youth Ministry Office 603-224-439faithformation.ihm@gmail.com Visit: www.netusa.org to read more about the National Evangelization Team.Read More
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September 27Wednesday Discussion Group Beginning on Wednesday, October 10th, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm in the Parish Center in Northwood, Father John will be hosting/leading an event entitled “PROPHETIC TIMES FOR A PROPHETIC PEOPLE”. It will be open to the public in general and to all parishioners who may wish to attend. This free event will run every Wednesday evening at this same time for an as-of-yet undetermined date. It will be highly interactive. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. More details to come next week.Read More
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September 18The diocese would like to invite men who are considering a vocation to the priesthood to an evening of prayer, conversation with the Vocations Team and dinner. There will be evenings for different age groups and they will take place at the Joseph House at 279 Cartier St in Manchester. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or 663-0153 if you would like to attend. October 5: high school - age 14-18; October 19: young men - age 19-24; November 2: older men - age 25+Read More
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RCIA
Do you know an adult who has not been confirmed? Do you know an adult who would like to become Catholic? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a won- derful weekly meeting during which we study the ele- ments of our faith. We explore our experiences of God, our prayer life, and prepare to receive the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation. Classes will begin in September.
Please call the rectory this week for more information.
