MONDAY, MARCH 17

 9:00 AM  For Intention of Fr. Mike

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 18

 7:30 AM  For Priests of the Diocese of Manchester

 

 6:00 PM  Chrism Mass @ St. Joseph Cathedral

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19

 7:30 AM  For Raymond A. Perron

                 by St. Joseph Parish

 

HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 20

NO MORING MASS

 

 7:00 PM  Mass of the Lord’s Supper

                 For all Priests

Adoration: after Mass until Midnight

 

GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 21

Noon – 3PM  Silent Reflection and Confession

 

 3:00 PM  Stations of the Cross

 

 7:00 PM  Good Friday Service

 

 8:00 PM  Divine Mercy Novena

 

HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 22

 3:00 PM  Divine Mercy Novena

 

 7:30 PM  Easter Vigil for all candidates

     and catechumens entering the Church

Reception following Mass

 

EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 23

 7:30 AM  For Myrna Demers by mother and family

 

 9:30 AM  For all members of St. Joseph Parish

 

11:30 AM  For deceased members of Toohey, Cote,

                  Andrews and Mawson families

 

12:30 PM  Divine Mercy Novena

 

NO EVENING MASS

There are no CCD classes from March 16^th to April 5^th. Classes resume on Sunday, April 6^th.

 

RECONCILIATION

The Season of Lent reminds us that out of love for us, the Lord Jesus has taken away the sin of the world and has given us hope of eternal life as we celebrate His Resurrection on Easter morning. By celebrating this sacrament we grow closer to our god and to each other. Fr. Mike will be hearing confessions on Friday, March 21^st from Noon to 3PM

 

DIVINE MERCY NOVENA

Divine Mercy Sunday is March 30^th, the Second Sunday of Easter. It was established by Pope John Paul II at the canonization of St. Maria Faustina. Jesus told St. Faustina that this Feast of Mercy would be a very special day when “all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened” (Diary 699). Our Lord made a great promise to all those souls who would go to Confession and then receive Him in Holy Communion on the Feast of His Mercy, now called Divine Mercy Sunday throughout the Catholic Church. To prepare for Divine Mercy Sunday, we invite you to join with us in praying the Novena to the Divine Mercy which begins on Good Friday. The days and times are as follows:

Good Friday, March 21^st: after the evening services

Holy Saturday, March 22^nd: 3:00 PM

Easter Sunday, March 23^rd: after the 11:30 AM Mass

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 7:00 PM

Thursday, March 27^th: after the 7:00 PM Mass

Friday, March 28^th: 7:00 PM

Saturday, March 29^th: 1:00 PM

 

Divine Mercy Sunday (March 30^th) schedule:

 1:00 PM Adoration

 2 00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet

   followed by a Healing Service

 6:00 PM Mass

 

 

"Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest." And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was shaken and asked, "Who is this?" And the crowds replied, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee." - Mt 21:9-11

 

March 9, 2008

281 envelopes             $4,322.00

Non-envelopes                 695.00

Total                            $5,017.00

 

220 CLUB

March 9, 2008

$25.00 #201    Paula Shumaker

$15.00 #078    Mary Ahern

$10.00 #116    Tina Sturdivant

$10.00 #060    Cecile Moreau

$  5.00 #035    John Downing

$  5.00 #087    Bertha Hallerand

 

Your Rice Bowl donations will be collected at the Holy Thursday Mass on March 20^th or can be placed in the labeled basket in the Narthex during the next couple of weeks.

 

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION

On Good Friday, our parish will take up the annual collection for the Holy Land. Your financial contribution will support the works of the Catholic Community in the Middle East and protect the Holy Places and Christian shrines. Please be generous.

The Parish Council will meet on Monday, March 24^th at 7:30 PM in the parish hall.

 

DID YOU ATTEND VILLA AUGISTINA SCHOOL IN GOFFSTOWN, NH?

We invite you to share your fondest memories of the Villa with us! To share your story and begin receiving the Villa Augustina alumni newsletter, VILLA Visions, please contact us via email at info@villafuture.org. This is a great way to reconnect with the Villa Augustina School community and your former friends. To learn more about the future of the Villa Augustina School and to read stories from other Villa alumni and community members, please visit www.villafuture.org.

 

SEVENTH TRUMPET MASS

The next Seventh Trumpet Mass for Vocations will be held on Sunday, March 30^th at 3:00 PM at St. Anselm College in Manchester.

 

K OF C ANNUAL PRO-LIFE SEMINAR

The Knights of Columbus annual pro-life seminar will be at St. Joseph Cathedral church hall (Manchester) from noon until 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 6^th. Our guest speaker is Dr. Elizabeth Rex of the Children First Foundation. She will give a presentation of safe havens and adoption. Lunch at 12Noon provided by Daughters of Isabella (free will offering accepted). You must register no later than Sunday, March 30^th. Please contact Ron DiStasio either by phone (595-7837) or email NHknight@aol.com.

 

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Holy Thursday, March 20^th

No morning Mass

 7:00 PM  Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Washing of

               Feet followed by Adoration until Midnight.

 

Good Friday, March 21^st

 Noon – 3:00 PM  Confession

 3:00 PM  Stations of the Cross

 7:00 PM  Good Friday Service and

                Veneration of the Cross

 Divine Mercy Novena after Good Friday Service

 

Easter Vigil, March 22^nd

 3:00 PM  Divine Mercy Novena

 7:30 PM  Service of the Light

                Service of the Word

                Liturgy of Baptism

                Liturgy of the Eucharist

 

Easter Sunday, March 23^rd

  7:30 AM  Mass – Traditional music

  9:30 AM  Mass – Children’s music

 11:30 AM  Mass – Contemporary music

Divine Mercy Novena after the 11:30 AM Mass

No Evening Mass