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33rd 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: parishoffice@stjoenash.org
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
bpfrancischristian@stjoenash.org
Rev. Roger Bilodeau
Priest in Residence
Deacon Raymond Wheeler
Permanent Deacon – Ext. 5
RCIA Coordinator
deaconraymondwheeler@stjoenash.org
Deacon Roland E. Leduc
Permanent Deacon—Ext. 5
r-leduc@comcast.net
Helen Dumont
Business Manager – Ext. 3
helendumont@stjoenash.org
Janice Mercure
Director of Faith Formation – Ext. 4
janicemercure@stjoenash.org
Paula O’Connell
Office Manager – Ext. 2
paulaoconnell@stjoenash.org
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
stjoeprayerline@stjoenash.org 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
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Weekend Offertory
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Gift Program
Youth Choir, Room 2/3/4, 8-10pm
CYO Mass & Breakfast, Worship/Center, 10am
Baptism, Worship, 12pm
CYO Deanery Basketball, Center/Kitch/Rm 1, 5/6 & 7/8
12:30-5:30pm
Middle Sch Religious Ed, Center/All Rms, 5:30-8:30pm
Monday, November 17, 2014
CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm
Girl Scouts, Room 7/8, 6-8pm
Boy Scout Troop Meeting, Room 5/6, 7-8:30pm
Liturgy Committee Meeting, Conference Room/ 7-9pm
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Adoration, Chapel, 7:30-8:30pm
Quilting, Room 2/3/4, 7-9pm
Cribbage League, Center, 12-3pm
CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Adoration, Chapel, 8:30am-12noon
Homeschool Co-op, Center, All rooms, 8am-3pm
CYO Practice, Center, 5-10pm
Adult Choir Practice, Worship, 7-9pm
Cub Scouts (Tigers), Room 7/8, 6:30-8pm
Cub Scouts (Webelos) I), Room 5/6, 6:30-8:30pm
Cub Scouts (Wolf), Room 2/3/4, 6:30-8:30pm
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Boy Scout Troop Meeting, Center, 6-9pm
Bible Study, 9–11am & 7-9pm
CYO Board Meeting, Room 1/ 6-8pm
Friday, November 21, 2014
Craft Fair Set-up, Center
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Craft Fair, 8am-2pm
Parish Tables after Mass
100 CLUB MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
We have already been asked when we will be selling our
2015 tickets for the 100 Club season. The committee will
begin their sales on the weekend of December 6th and 7th.
As in the past, the tickets are $100 for the year or $10/
Month beginning with January, 2015. And as usual, first
come first serve regarding selecting the number you would
like to purchase!
Weekly Offertory needed to meet budget………………….$9,075*
Offertory Collec on, November 8 & 9 2014………..……….$9,021
Fiscal Year Offertory needed to date……….…….……… $161,700*
Fiscal Year Offertory collected to date……………….…….$157,777
2.5% of the Total Offertory goes to Tithing each week.
* NOTE: The “needed to date” lines incorporate the 10%
increase asked for at the end of September.
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT COLLECTION
Next week’s Collection for CCHD needs your help.
CCHD was founded to end the cycle of poverty in
the United States by funding organizations that help
people help themselves. With the tradition of
improving education, housing situations, and the
economic development, CCHD continues to make a
positive impact on communities nationwide. Your
contribution will defend human dignity and help
those living on the margins of our society. Please
give to this collection and we thank you in advance.
CORPUS CHRISTI BROWN BAG WEEKEND!
We thank you for your generous participation
regarding our Brown Bag Weekend!
How thankful we are for all of your generosity.
Have a wonderful holiday!
HOLIDAY FAIR, NOVEMBER 22ND
Please look at our flyer this weekend
regarding our Holiday Fair! We thank
everyone who has come forward to volunteer
working at the fair next weekend. We thank
you for your time and talent to bake, donate
books and videos, offer a theme basket or gift
card to the penny sale, etc. Our quilt ladies
have just finished this year’s quilt. The first
view: At our holiday fair! It truly is a
winner! Thanks ladies for all of your
devoted time and beautiful work!
Come and see!
Hope you enjoy our 2014
Holiday Fair!!
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Parish News
THE ST. JOSEPH COOKBOOK UPDATE!
If you haven’t purchased your cookbook please
be aware that the Parish Office has books
available for purchase during the week. Also,
we will be selling books the weekend of the
Holiday Fair, November 22nd-23rd. The ladies
will also be selling cookbooks at a few fairs in
the Greater Nashua Area. The cookbooks cost:
$18.00. All proceeds go to the parish. Thank
you for your support.
To date we have cleared $3,817!
St. Matthew Scripture Study
Dates: November 20th, December 4th, 11th and 18th,
January 8th, 15th and 22nd
Day of the Week ……..… Thursday
MORNING SESSIONS …9: 00 TO 11:00 AM
(GREAT TIME WITH CHILDREN AT SCHOOL)
EVENING SESSIONS … 7: 00 TO 9:00 PM
LOCATION ………….… St. Joseph the Worker
Parish
CYO Mass
Sunday, November 16th @ 10am
Join the Cheerleaders & Basketball
players as they kick off the
2014-2015 season.
STJ ALL THE WAY!
Everyone Loves To Receive Gift Cards
The items for the Penny Sale at the St. Joseph Parish
Craft Fair to be held on Saturday, November 22nd will
mostly be gift cards from various stores, restaurants and
other area businesses.
If anyone is interested in donating to the Penny Sale,
they are asked to consider donating gift cards from any
restaurant, gas station, movie theater or store. Any
amount from $5.00 and up would be greatly
appreciated.
Donations may be dropped off or mailed to the parish
office. All proceeds of the penny sale are given to the
parish.
Thank You!!
Saint Patrick Church Opening &
Huge Craft Fair
Visit historic Saint Patrick Church during the Winter Holiday
Stroll, Saturday, Nov 29th, 5:30 - 8:15 p.m. Hear the church's
amazing organ, excellent choir and an outstanding violinist
while taking in Saint Patrick Church's spectacular classical
architecture.
The 1st Winter Holiday Stroll Craft Fair will be held
Saturday, November 29th, 3 to 9 pm in the Saint Patrick
Church gym fronting Main Street. Over 50 crafters and
vendors will be there to make your Christmas shopping
unique!!! Come early for the best selection!!! Park near the
Nashua Post Office on Spring Street and follow the signs
through Saint Patrick Church parking lot to our gym or walk
in off Main St across from Nashua City Hall.
St. Christopher School
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 1
Open House
Friday, November 21
9:30 AM -- Church Hall (enter through the school)
St. Christopher School in Nashua will hold an
Open House for prospective Pre-kindergarten to Grade 1
students and their families on Friday, November 21 at
9:30 AM. The program will focus on the younger grades and
the advantages St. Christopher School offers early learners. A
tour of the school and its classrooms will follow the
presentation
No reservation is necessary for the Open House, but
parents are welcome to call the school at 882-7442,
ext. 114 or visit them on their
website www.StChrisSchoolNH.org
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy
GIFT ASSIGNMENT
Grades Kindergarten through Grade 5
The 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
DATES TO REMEMBER
Confirmation I, Sunday, November 23rd from
6-9pm
Middle School Faith Formation,
Sunday, November 16th from 5:30-8:30
Children's Dismissal at Mass
As you know, during the academic year the children in grades
Kindergarten through Grade 5 are dismissed at Mass right before the
Liturgy of the Word and return to Mass during the offertory. There
have been several inquiries to what the children are doing during that
time. The answer is quite simple. When the children are dismissed
they go into the classroom to celebrate the Children's Liturgy of The
Word. In other words, the first reading, the Responsorial Psalm, and
the Gospel are read to them from the Children's Lectionary. The
Readings are the same as what is being proclaimed in the Church, but
the readings are geared for their age level. After the readings
proclaimed, the "Minister of the Word" explains the meaning of the
Gospel to the children in various ways, i.e. discussion, puzzles,
coloring sheets for the very young, crafts etc. The children are
participating in Sunday worship, just not in the Church proper. The
GIFT program therefore is not a class, but part of our Sunday
celebration of praise and thanksgiving to Our Lord. Due to the nature
of the GIFT Program it is not a "class", the students are not studying
the basic teachings of the Church systematically. However, when
there is opportunity to connect a teaching of the Church with the
Gospel, the Minister of the Word will share it with the children.
Therefore, the children attend the Summer Faith Formation program
at which time they learn in a systematic manner the appropriate
doctrines for their age group.
A Christmas Carol
The Family Ministry Committee
will be sponsoring a trip to the
Palace Theatre in Manchester to see the play
"A Christmas Carol"
On Saturday, December 6th at 7:30pm
$20 per ticket (a $45 value)
People can order tickets this weekend and next after all
the Masses. Tickets will be available the weekend of
November 29/30.
The Book of Remembrance is once again
on display next to the baptismal font
during the month of November. You are
encouraged to enter the names of any of
your deceased relatives or friends
provided that they do not already appear on the pages of
this book. Please note that all prior entries as well as
any newly inscribed ones will be remembered in prayer
throughout the month.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
All Christians in both East and West
embraced the care of the sick as essential to church
life. In the West, the importance of the visit of the
priest is stressed, while in the East, the sick person is
brought to the church for a full Liturgy of the Word.
Some, such as the Armenians, even call it the “Ritual
of the Lamp,” since the oil is poured out of the lamp
by which the Word is read. This may be why Eastern
Christians sometimes anoint the sick with this oil,
since the trip to church might kill them.
Our tradition in the West also unfolded in
monasteries, where it was possible for infirm monks
to be attended with a full and beautifully consoling
liturgy. In 950 the monks of St. Alban’s Abbey in
Mainz produced a ceremonial book that was
instantly a pastoral hit everywhere. There were two
lengthy rituals for the sick, one an extended vigil,
and the other a liturgy of anointing that included
Communion under both species. While this ritual
was a house formula for monks, it is easy to see how
monks who had the care of parishes desired to serve
their parishioners in a similar way. The first form
included the chanting of penitential psalms, and the
second form required a confession beforehand. Both
forms included a laying on of hands, which everyone
understood as being an essential part of penance.
—Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
USE YOUR TALENT
Having only modest talent is no excuse for not
using it. Think what the morning would be like if only
talented birds sang!
—Anonymous
LIVING PRAYER
Who prays as they ought will endeavor to live as
they pray.
—Anonymous
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
REFLECTIONS
By Bishop Christian
In keeping with the focus on the Last Judgment
that prevails at the end of the Church year, St. Paul
reminds us in the second reading that the "day of
the Lord"- the day of Christ's return-will come just
when we least expect it and are confidently
predic ng a new era of peace and security. And
Ma hew's Gospel gives us a parable about a master
who returns and expects a good return on the
investments made by his servants.
Monday, November 17
One of the paradoxes of the Chris an life is that
even though it is only through God's grace that we
are saved, God s ll holds us accountable for our
ac ons. The "talents" that God puts into our hands
are to be used by us, and those who make good use
of them, like the woman in the first reading, are to
be praised. Those who midly hide their talents,
like the servant in the Gospel parable, will lose that
which they seek to preserve.
8:00 am ~ No Service
We ought not let the fear of loss keep us from
ac ng boldly for God's cause. It is precisely because
God's grace and mercy are the source of our
salva on that we can run the risk of using our tables
without knowing for sure what the outcome will be.
Grace liberates us and enables us to take a chance
on living our lives wholly for God, so that when the
day of the Lord comes we may welcome it with joy.
Thirty-third Sunday in
Ordinary Time
November 16, 2014
Blessed are you who fear the
LORD.
— Psalm 128:1a
8:00 am ~ Herbert Sprankle by his family
8:00 am ~ Alfred Belair by his sister, Muriel Belair
Tuesday, November 18
8:00 am ~ In honor of St. Jude
Wednesday, November 19
8:00 am ~ Susan C. Dobens by her family
Thursday, November 20
8:00 am ~ All Soul’s Day intentions
Friday, November 21
Saturday, November 22
4:00 pm ~ Mariette Soucy by her family
4:00 pm ~ For all those couples celebrating an Anniversary
this month
Sunday, November 23
8:00 am ~ Roland Poirier by the Desfosses & Reynolds
Family
8:00 am ~ Raymond Boulé by his wife & family
10:00 am ~ For the deceased members of the Radziewicz
Family
10:00 am ~ Raymond Roy by his wife & daughters
20th Anniversary
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday:
Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk
18:35-43
Tuesday:
Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:110, or, (for the memorial of the
Dedication)
Acts 28:11-16, 30-31; Ps 98:1-6; Mt
14:22-33
Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28
Thursday:
Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk
19:41-44
Friday:
Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103,
111, 131; Lk 19:45-48
Saturday:
Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk
20:27-40
Sunday:
Ez 34:11-12, 15-17; Ps
23:1-3, 5-6;1
Cor 15:20-26, 28;
Mt 25:31-46
SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER, 777 WEST HOLLIS ST., NASHUA, NH 03062
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St. Joseph the Worker Parish
459350
Paula O’Connell
603-883-0757
paulaoconnell@stjoenash.org
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