What's Happening This Week
Monday, August 21
- 12:15pm Mass
- 12:45pm Exercise Class
Tuesday, August 22
Wednesday, August 23
- 10:30 Transforming Power of God's Word
- 12:15pm Mass
Thursday, August 24-Father Rob's 70th Birthday!
- 9am Day Away
- 12:15pm Mass
Friday, August 25
- 10am Food Pantry
- 12:15pm Mass
- 12:45pm Adoration
- 7pm Final Friday Fun Night (Grades 6-12)
Saturday, August 26
- 8:30am Men's Group
- 4pm Confession
- 5:30pm Mass
Sunday, August 27
- 8am Mass
- 10am Mass
- 11am Farewell Party for Carol
- 6pm Mass
- 6:45pm Adoration
Monday, August 28
- 12:15pm Mass
- 12:45pm Exercise Class
- 6:45pm Parish Council
Happy Birthday!
Father Rob's 70th Birthday is this Thursday. Please wish him a Happy Birthday when you see him!
Religious Education Sign-Ups
Registration for Religious Ed (grades K-12) is now open. To register, click here.
If you would like to register on paper, rather than online, registration forms can be found in the gathering space or a printable form can be found here. For more information on our programs, please click below.
A Fond Farewell
Our beloved Director of Music Ministry, Carol Yetto, has decided to retire after 52 years in Music Ministry and 27 years here at St. John Neumann. We will miss her love for music, kindness to all and devotion to the parish. She has been an absolute treasure.
Please join us as we say good-bye after the 10am Mass on Sunday, August 27. All are welcome at her farewell celebration.
Final Friday Fun Nights
7 - 8:30 p.m.
If you’re grades 6 – 12, come join us for some fun the final Friday of each month this summer! (August 25 is our final one!)
We’ll meet in the hall and then go outside for games and end with campfire & s’mores.
Creation Care Ministry Event
Join us for a screening of The Letter - A Message for Our Earth, a brilliant and moving documentary that focuses on the Care for Creation message of Pope Francis, who urges us “to hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor,” while encouraging climate change action on a global scale.
The Letter tells the story of a journey to Rome of frontline leaders to discuss the encyclical letter Laudato Si’ with Pope Francis. The exclusive dialogue with the Pope, included in the film, offers a revealing insight into the personal history of Pope Francis and stories never seen since he became the Bishop of Rome.
Tuesday, August 29th at 6:30pm in the Parish Hall.
Open to all, not just parishioners.
Open to all, not just parishioners.
Come on a Great Adventure and study scripture with us!
Tuesdays 6:00-7:30
Beginning October 3
Open to all adults and youth from first grade up.
Cheri Andersen will lead adults in the Great Adventure Bible Timeline Study and high school students while Claire Bryson leads grades 1-8 in God’s Plan in Scripture.
For more information:
Cost: $20 for materials and 24 sessions.
Grief Share
Join Us!
14 Sessions, including "Surviving the Holidays" You can join at any time in the series.
When: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm, Starting September 13
Where: St. John Neumann Hall
Contact: Email Deacon Brian Lester
Creation Care Ministry Update
The Biodiversity Crisis Webinar: Seeking a Holistic Response
We are experiencing an interconnected crisis that has reached profound levels. Alongside devastating climate impacts, ecosystems are under unprecedented pressure. God’s creation - the biodiversity of our web of life - is being lost at an astounding rate: in the US, 34% of plants and 40% of animals are at risk of extinction, and 41% of ecosystems are at risk of range-wide collapse. As Pope Francis says, “The great majority become extinct for reasons related to human activity. Because of us, thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their very existence, nor convey their message to us. We have no such right.” (Laudato Si, 33).
The climate and biodiversity crises reinforce one another, so we need a holistic response in support of an integral ecology where all life can flourish. Join the Laudato Si Movement, St. Kateri Conservation Center, and the Columban Mission for Justice, Peace, and Ecology for a webinar on August 24, from 12-1pm ET, to learn more about this crisis, reflect upon the Gospel call of our faith, and discern our responses in efforts to respond to the cries of “Our Sister, Mother Earth” (LS, 1).
Did you know?
Our SJN website is a treasure-trove of information.
The Veil Removed video and information on Praying the Liturgy of the Hours can be found on the Liturgy & Sacraments page.
There are also multiple links on the faith formation pages to help people find useful information for self-paced faith development.
The News & Updates not only contains info on things going on at our parish, but also links to dynamic content like news from the Vatican & National Catholic register feeds. This content changes on a regular basis.
Come check out our sjnnh.org webpage!
41st Annual Scout Retreat!
All Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts in grades 6-12, and adult leaders, are invited to the 41st Annual Scout Retreat Fri. Sept. 15 – Sun. Sept. 17, 2023 at Camp Fatima in Gilmanton Iron Works NH. The cost is $20 per scout and $13 per adult.
This Retreat is like a Camporee - it’s very active, involving scouts in a number of fun, interesting, challenging, thought provoking and faith filled activities, including a climbing wall, high ropes, capture the flag, and a dance!
Put on by Fr. Ray Ball & the Diocesan Catholic Scouting Committee. American Heritage Girls, Venture Crews, and Knights of Columbus Squires are also invited to attend.
To register: click here.
Annual Fun Fall Fest
The Presentation of Mary Academy (PMA) Parent Group is sponsoring its 26th Annual Fall Fun Fest on Saturday, September 23, 2023. As always, we are inviting all local parishes to participate and enjoy some fall fun with us!
All festivities and parking will be at PMA at 182 Lowell Rd in Hudson, NH.
Enjoy a large selection of inflatables, touch-a-truck, mechanical bull ride, obstacle course, petting zoo, face painting, pumpkin painting, tie-dye station, Sisters Fish pond and so much more! Try your luck at our Super Raffle, theme basket raffles, and Yankee raffle sale. Treat yourself to some great fair food and then cool off with some ice cream or satisfy your sweet tooth with our homemade apple crisp or bake sale!
For more information, please visit our website.
Our Lady of Beauraing
The annual celebration of Our Lady of Beauraing, will take place on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary, Tuesday, August 22, at 6:30 p.m. in St. Mary Magdalen Church, 95 Lakeview Ave., Tyngsboro, MA.
The Pro-Maria Committee invites all the friends of the Queen of the Golden Heart to the recitation of an International Rosary followed by a brief testimony from three individuals of whose lives were touched by Our Lady’s powerful intercession.
Refreshments will be served after in the church hall, where an important announcement will be made concerning the forthcoming book on Our Lady of Beauraing.
Information: Call Irene 978-649-1813.
Celebrate 200 years of Catholicism in NH!
This year is a very special year for the Catholic Church in New Hampshire. This year we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Old St. Mary Church in Claremont, the first Roman Catholic Church in New Hampshire.
Daily Mass and Guided Tours will be offered Sept. 1-8.
There will be presentation and viewing of the authentic replica of The Shroud of Turin visiting St. Mary Church in Claremont on Saturday, September 9th.
The celebrations culminate with Bishop Peter Libasci celebrating Mass on Sunday, September 10th at 10:30 AM followed by a Parish Picnic, which everyone is invited to attend!
For more information, including the schedule, please click here. or call the parish office at 603-542-9518.
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We have a number of active social media sites. We'd love to connect with you there.
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