During Advent, Father will be offering extended Confession times.

Thursday evenings-7pm

Saturday-4-5pm

Sunday-4:30-5:30pm

Our Deanery will also be offering a Penance Service on 

Sunday, December 11^th  at 2:00pm

Hosted by:

Saint Joseph The Worker Church

777 West Hollis Street    Nashua, NH

Finally, confession times for other parishes in our area can be found on a handout available in the gathering space.

During this year of the Eucharistic Revival, we hope to share information and practices surrounding the Holy Eucharist.  This month, we would like to share St. Ignatius' of Antioch letter to the Philadelphians.

"Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with his blood, one altar and one bishop with the (priests) and deacons, who are his fellow servants.  Then whatever you do , you will do according to God."

Starting in January, we will be sending out a weekly update, rather than a monthly update.  The monthly update has become unwieldy and difficult to digest.  We would rather it be short and usable.  We are truly grateful to all of you.  We began this update as we emerged from COVID, as a way to connect with the parish.  It has been a lovely surprise to see how it has been received.  We hope that the move to the new format will be as welcomed.

For a complete listing of our Advent Activities, please go to our website.

For more ideas for private devotions and different Advent series, please click here.

On Thursdays during the Advent season (December 1, 8, 15, and 22) at 7:00 pm, all are invited to join Deacon Brian for a Holy Hour beginning with the praying of Evening Prayer from Liturgy of the Hours. Father Rob will also hear confessions during this time.  To learn more about Liturgy of the Hours, watch this quick video. 

Breakfast will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee & juice.  There’ll be fun holiday activities for the kids and a visit from St. Nicholas!

This is a freewill donation event with proceeds going to the various Knights charities.

On the weekend of December 3rd and 4th after all Masses, we will be holding a Sophia Press Book Sale.  Take care of some of your Christmas shopping early.  A range of selections of Catholic books will be available from new releases to some classic titles, children's books, and even puzzles.  Payment can be made with credit card, check, or cash (exact amount appreciated).  A portion of all proceeds comes back to the parish.

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Holy Day of Obligation.

We will be offering Mass on:

The Knights of Columbus invite you to join us in celebrating the Vigil of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe after the 6pm Mass on December 11.  We will gather to pray a Rosary.  All are welcome to stay for Adoration afterwards.

Come join us in celebrating the Birth of Our Savior!

Christmas Eve

There will not be a 6pm Mass on Christmas Day.

One of the members of our Music Ministry, Rudy Borkowski, has composed and orchestrated a Responsorial Psalm.  Rudy's orchestration will be used by the Seasonal Choir at the 10pm Mass on Christmas Eve.  We are grateful for his willingness to share his gifts and look forward to the Celebration of the Birth of Our Lord with Rudy's music.

We will celebrate the Solemnity of Mary:

The Giving Tree is now up in the gathering space of the Church.  Please take a tag and return your gift cards by December 16, either in the Main Office or in the lock box, located in the gathering space.  We thank you for your generosity!

The Knights of Columbus are hosting a poster contest for kids in grades K-8. Entry forms are available in the gathering space.  Entries must be sized 11x17 in order to be considered.  All entries are due by December 20, 2022.

The Knights of Columbus will again be offering Religious Themed Christmas Cards for sale during November and December.  

This year, we have a different supplier, most of the Christmas Cards are in Packages of 18 for the cost of only $10.00!  

We will have them available after all the Masses during this timeframe.  Get your cards early and beat the rush!

To learn more about the Knights of Columbus, please visit their web page, the SJN Knights web page, or feel free to contact me directly Leo Bobek, Grand Knight SJN Council.

We're re-starting the Creation Care team! The Creation Care team is a parish ministry designed to bring light and life to Pope Francis’ encyclical: Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home.
 
This ministry accomplishes this through

Before the pandemic, this ministry sponsored a mini-retreat about Laudato
Si, and worked with the Boy Scouts on the creation of compost bins and the community gardens.
 
If you are interested in being a member of the creation care team, please
come to our meeting:
 
Sunday Dec 18 at 5 pm -- Right before the 6 pm mass.

If you can't make it, or want more info, please email Mary Beth Raven or call at 603-620-0670 .

Our grief share group will meet for 13-weeks starting Wednesday, November 30 from 6:30-8:30pm.  (In December, there will be no meeting on December 28.)

GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. 

All are welcome at any time.  You are welcome to join the session in progress.

For more information, please contact Deacon Brian.  

You may have noticed that we have placed cards in the pews.  On the cards is a list of ministries that we currently or hope to soon have in the parish.  Please take a look at the cards.  If you see something that you are interested in, please fill it out and put it in the collection basket.  Someone from that ministry will reach out to let you know how you can become involved.  If you have an idea for a ministry, please jot it down on the bottom of the card.  We would love to hear your ideas!

St. John Neumann Day Away resumed its regular indoor program on Thursday, October 20, 2022, 9:00am to 3:00pm. We are blessed to welcome 14 new volunteers to this life-giving ministry. Some of our volunteers are “snowbirds” heading to warmer climates from November to May. A larger volunteer staff enables a more flexible schedule for those who can assist every other week or once per month.  Our goal is to continue to seek caring people to join our all-volunteer staff, who provide a safe, loving and stimulating environment for program participants who are living with the early stages of dementia.  We offer a wide variety of roles to choose, including:

The best volunteers are friendly listeners, who enjoy being with the elderly and learning about all that’s meaningful in their lives. If you wish to learn more about the volunteer roles and orientation training, please email

St. John Neumann Day Away or call

603-880-4689

Location: 460 Amherst St  Suite# 23 (next to SJ Family Medical Services)

Date:   Every Monday

Time: 1:00pm 

Friday, December 2^nd 

Topic:  Caregiver Grief During the Holidays

Speaker: Shannon Osterhoudt, MSW, SJH Grief Counselor

Friday, December 9th

Topic:  Understanding What a Senior Behavioral Health Unit is All About

Speaker: Rachel Corus, Director, SJH Senior Behavioral Health Unit

Friday, December 16th

Topic:  Palliative Care

Speaker: Kristen Fos, ARNP, SJH Palliative Care Team

For more information, email Pam Deres, RN, MSN, Director or call (O) 603-884-3030

We have a number of active social media sites.  We'd love to connect with you there.

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Facebook (Youth Ministry)

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