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What's Happening This Week

Monday, March 18

12:15pm Mass
6-8pm Confession
6:30pm Middle School Program
7pm Contemporary Ensemble

Tuesday, March 19

8:30-1:30pm Red Cross Blood Drive. To sign up, click here.
6pm Great Adventure Bible Series
6-8pm Confession
7pm Troop 15 Scouts

Wednesday, March 20

9:30am Yarn Ministry
10:30am No Greater Love
12:15pm Mass
6-8pm Confession
6pm No Greater Love
6:30pm Grief Share
7:30pm Seasonal Choir

Thursday, March 21

9am Day Away
10am Women's Group
12:15pm Mass
6-8pm Confession
6:30pm Liturgy of the Hours

Friday, March 22

10am Food Pantry
10:30am Great Adventure Bible Series
12:15pm Mass
12:45pm Stations of the Cross
5pm Lenten Fish Bake
6-8pm Confession
7pm Passion Play

Saturday, March 23

8:30am Men's Group
4pm Confession
5:30pm Mass
6:30pm Confirmation Class (Youth)

Sunday, March 24-Palm Sunday

8am Mass
10am Mass
11am Religious Ed (K-5)
2pm Passion Play
6pm Mass
7pm Adoration

Monday, March 25

10-12pm Confession
12:15pm Mass
1-3pm Confession (This is a change in time.)
6-8pm Confession
6:45pm Parish Council
7pm Contemporary Ensemble

Lent at SJN

Confession:

Saturdays: 4-5pm
Fridays: 6-8pm
March 18-22: 6-8pm
Mon. Mar. 25: 10am-12pm, 1-3pm (Change in time), 6-8pm

Liturgy of the Hours

All are welcome to join Deacon Brian for Liturgy of the Hours Evening Prayer on Thursdays in Lent.

Thursdays (until Holy Thursday)

6:30pm in the family counseling room

Stations of the Cross

Fridays
- After the 12:15 Mass (short-form)
- 6:30pm (long-form)

Passion Play

Join us in the church at 7pm on Fri., March 22 or 2pm on Sun., March 24 for a version of Stations of the Cross performed by the teens of the parish. Appropriate for grades 6 and older.

For additional opportunities, go to sjnnh.org/Lent

Passion Play

Join us in the church at 7pm on Fri., March 22 or 2pm on Sun., March 24 for a version of Stations of the Cross performed by the teens of the parish. Appropriate for grades 6 and older.

This is a wonderful way to enter into Holy Week. Please join us!

Lenten Fish Bake

The Knights of Columbus will be offering their annual Lenten Fish Bake on Friday, March 22, 2024 beginning at 5pm.

Options:
$15- Fr. Aggie's Baked Fish, Baked Potato and Fresh Vegetable (Gluten free is available upon request-in advance)
$10- Grilled Cheese and French Fries

The Knights will be offering both Eat In and Take Out options. Advance reservation is required for Take Out. Local delivery can also be arranged.

Meals will be available for pickup, starting at 5pm in the Church Hall. To minimize crowding at 5pm, a specific pick-up time will be provided when the reservation is confirmed.

To order your meal, please email Steve Murphy or call or text at 603-582-0601. Texting is preferred.

Easter Ham Raffle

The Knights of Columbus will be raffling off 5 Easter Hams. The drawing will be held on March 24, 2024 (Palm Sunday) after the 10am Mass.

Tickets are:

$1 each

6 for $5

15 for $10

Proceeds will benefit the SJN Food Pantry.

Decorating Help Needed

We will be decorating the church for Easter on Holy Saturday at 11am. If you are able to help, please let Teri know. I am hoping that it will take us less than an hour.

Epic-The Early Church Study

Epic: The Early Church will lead you on a powerful, fast-paced journey through the first 500 years of Church history. You’ll meet courageous saints, eloquent theologians, ruthless emperors and heroic martyrs. This dynamic 10-Part study program presents the origins of the Faith from a truly Catholic perspective!

You will…

Discover the major people, places, and events of the first 500 years of Church history
Recognize that the early Christian Church was truly the Catholic Church
Discover that many of the challenges facing the Church today are the same ones boldly confronted by the early Church fathers
Learn how the heroic stories of the saints can challenge and affirm your own walk of faith …and much more!

Beginning April 3^rd we will be offering sessions:

Wednesdays at 10:30 am and 6:00 pm

Sign up in the gather space (or via email) for the time that works best for you.

NOTE: If you want a study pack on first night, you need to sign up by March 24th.

For more information on content of this study contents, visit ascensionpress.com,
or contact Cheri’ Andersen

Jesus and the Eucharist

Want to grow in your faith and build new relationships with other members of our parish? Well, as part of the Eucharistic Revival we are excited to announce a third and final running of this new small group study, Jesus and the Eucharist. This 7-session study was created specifically for the Year of the Parish Revival. Each group that went through this spoke very highly of it and we believe it will be an excellent opportunity for you to deepen your faith and grow in community with fellow members of the Church. All are welcome to attend. There is no cost and no homework for this course – it just takes you choosing to come and share your time.

To ensure all have a chance to participate, we are offering this series on different days of the week/time of day. Please sign up for a small group today!

Mondays 10AM

Classroom 2

Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;
May 6, 13, 20

Mondays 6PM

Classroom 1

Apr 1, 8, 15, 22, 29;
May 6, 13, 20

Tuesdays 10AM

Classroom 1

Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30;
May 7, 14, 21

For more information, please contact Cheri'.

Creation Care Update

Thank you! Since January, you have helped us collect 160 pounds of plastic film for recycling! That is 160 pounds that is not in landfills or the ocean. Please keep up the good work!

We do have a request, though. Please do NOT put paper or hard plastic in the bins. Also, we noted that they are often overflowing. Please try to push down the plastic film when you add your contribution.

The next Creation Care team meeting will be Thursday, April 4 at 7 pm - online via Zoom. https://us04web.zoom.us/j/3593768649?pwd=bXZmbHpoTXBram9DalhqZFBaWkprUT09

All are welcome to attend. How else can we care for God's creation other than recycling?

Yarn Ministry

The SJN Yarn Ministry will meet on Wednesday, March 20, and every other Wednesday thereafter.

It is a social group, for all skill levels, that makes prayer shawls, lap robes, chemo caps, newborn caps, and military scarves. (We gratefully accept yarn donations in the coat room.) We supply yarn, needles/hooks, instructions, and friendship.

Please join us! Any questions, please contact Aldrian Rostron at 603-440-9969.

Become a 2024 Totus Tuus Missionary!

The Diocese of Manchester is seeking committed Catholic College Students, preferably sophomores or juniors, to serve as Totus Tuus Missionaries this summer. The commitment is from June 5 to August 2, 2024. The first ten days are dedicated to rigorous training to present the Totus Tuus Catholic curriculum, along with prayer, games, song, and witness to elementary age students and high school students in a team setting. Immediately following the training, missionaries from the Diocese of Manchester will travel to the first of six parishes to impart the week-long program. Missionaries will have the week of July 4 off. Room and board are provided by each parish, and a stipend is provided by the diocese.

For the complete job description and online application, please go to:

https://totustuus.church/new-missionary-application

When applying, please check the box next to NH: Diocese of Manchester as the diocese to which you would like to apply.

For questions and more information, please contact Gloria Zapiain, Cabinet Secretary for Catholic Formation, at gzapiain@rcbm.org or 603-669-0159.

Please prayerfully consider this unique opportunity to serve your faith and community.

Wedding Anniversary Mass

Bishop Libasci invites couples celebrating 5, 10, 25, 50, and 60+ years of marriage in 2024 to attend a Mass in celebration of significant wedding anniversaries.

Sunday, May 5th, 2024,

2:00 PM

Saint Joseph Cathedral,

Manchester, NH

To register, please contact Teri in the parish office by April 12, 2024. The parish office will gather and submit all necessary information. Once registration has been completed by the parish office, all couples will receive a mailed invitation to this special celebration.

To those celebrating the indicated anniversary years, congratulations and we look forward to seeing you at the Cathedral this spring!

Assisted Suicide Vote

HB 1283 is a bill pending before the NH Legislature that would legalize assisted suicide. The House of Representatives will vote on this bill March 21. Please call or write to your representatives now to urge them to oppose this bill: gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members

Paschal Mystery Mini-Retreat

On Friday, March 22 at 4pm, the Parish of the Resurrection in Nashua will be hosting a two-hour retreat in the church, to help us prepare to celebrate the Paschal Mystery., the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter. Fr. Anselm, a Benedictine monk from St. Anselm Abbey will talk about what the Paschal Mystery is and answer questions like, what does the Paschal Mystery mean for us in the 21st century? How can we experience the Paschal Mystery and its effects on a day-to-day basis? And, how can we become aware of its presence in our lives in a real way and not just something we know about?

All are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to be transformed and to enter the Holy Week spiritually prepared.

Lenten Parish Mission with the Franciscan Friars of the Primitive Observance at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Keene, NH.

March 17-19

5:30pm-7pm

Includes Rosary, Talk and Adoration

Thursday March 20

5-7pm

Includes Mass, Rosary, Talk and Adoration

Confession will be available each evening

St. Bernard Church

185 Main St., Keene, NH 03431

For more information, please call 603-352-3525 or email: holyspirit.peace@gmail.com

Lenten Retreat

Vita Nova, in conjunction with St. Michael parish, is happy to announce our 2024 Lenten Retreats for Women this March.

Please join us for a day of reflection starting with 8:00 am Mass in the Church.
Registration will begin at 8:30 in the Church Hall. The Conference will start promptly at 9:15 - Ending at 2:00

Cost is only $20 pp and includes all supplies, as well as Coffee, Continental Breakfast and Lunch.

Register with your spouse for both events and receive a $5 discount!

WOMEN - March 25 - St. MIchael Parish, Exeter, NH - Led by Fr. Rory Traynor
- If you went to the Men’;s retreat at the Barbara C Harris Center in January, Fr Rory will be doing a shortened version of the same retreat for the Women.
- Registration for the Women's conference will close on Sunday Mar 3

For more information, vitanova.org/2024-lenten-conferences

Healing Masses

We have had a request to list the healing Masses in the area. This section will be found right before our contact information in following updates.

Ste. Marie's
- Tues, Mar. 26, 6:30pm
- 378 Notre Dame Ave, Manchester
St. Patrick
- Fri. Apr. 5, 7pm
- 12 Main St., Pelham
St. Michael
- Wed, May 22
- 6 Lincoln St, Exeter

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

Facebook (Parish Page)

YouTube (Streaming Sunday Mass)

Facebook (Youth Ministry)

Facebook (Children's Ministry)

Instagram (Parish)

Instagram (Youth Ministry)

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