Monday, June 30 -Parish Offices Closed

Tuesday, July 1

Wednesday, July 2

Thursday, July 3

Friday, July 4

Saturday, July 5

Sunday, July 6

Monday, July 7

The Parish Offices will be closed the week of June 30-July 4.  Only the following events will occur:

A BIG THANK YOU! to all who contributed to our Parish Diaper Drive over the past two weeks to benefit Birthright of Manchester!   

Birthright gratefully accepted nearly 3000 diapers donated by our parishioners on behalf of the women and babies they serve. The Birthright office is located in Bedford at 448 Donald Street near St. Joseph Cemetery and is currently open by appointment on Mondays from 11 AM to 3 PM, 603-668-3343.

St. John Neumann Day Away continues its regular activities program on Thursdays throughout the year.  Several of our volunteers are planning summer travel, family vacations, and a few will be taking medical leave while they recover from elective surgeries.

We are seeking 3 to 4 caring people to serve as 1:1 Companions to join our all -volunteer staff to provide – in a group setting -- a safe, loving and stimulating environment for our Day Away participants, who are living with the earlier stages of dementia.  

A larger volunteer staff enables a more flexible schedule for those who can assist every other week or once a month.

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 Kathy.

Want to learn the basics of prayer, its necessity and how to make it part of your daily life?  Matthew Leonard guides viewers through the ins and outs of vocal, meditative, and contemplative prayer, showing not just what they are, but how to do them. We will meet:

According to the U.S. Veterans Administration, about 40 New Hampshire veterans commit suicide every year, and 22 veterans take their own lives every day nationwide. Many veterans struggle to recover from battlefield trauma or experience emotional difficulties while recovering from combat injuries. Many are local family members, friends, and neighbors.
 

The St. John Neumann Knights of Columbus are participating in the annual Run to Home Base held at Fenway Park, on July 26, 2025. Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Mass General Hospital program, is a national nonprofit dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen – all at no cost to them.

Donate directly to Run to Home Base
Click here to go right to the NH Knights donation page and donate directly to Run to Home Base.
 

Thank you for your generosity and support!
 

Across the globe more than 100+ million people are taking the Plastic Fee July challenge to create a world without plastic waste.

Our community is joining the challenge.  Together, we can make a difference by simply choosing to refuse single-use plastic.  Ways you can join in:

Choose to refuse single-use plastic.  For more info, go to plasticfreejuly.org.

Are you interested in joining a catholic Co-Op group.  A local group has a large space at the Parish of the Resurrection in Nashua that they utilize on Wednesdays. They offer history, science and afternoon enrichment classes of our choosing. From one of the mom's, "It’s been such a blessing to round out our homeschooling and I would love to share more about it with anyone who is interested."  

If you would like more information on this Catholic Co-op, check out their website or send an email.

We received a call from a parishioner at St. Pat's in Nashua.  She no longer is able to drive and is looking for someone who would be willing to help her with transportation to appointments and the grocery store.  She is on a waiting list with Catholic Charities, but it is taking some time.  If you have the time and are willing to help out, contact Teri in the office and she will put you in touch.

We thank all who made their gift to the New Hampshire Catholic Appeal: Future of our Faith II so far.  We have raised almost $30,000!  Please consider helping us reach our goal of $47,000. Your gift will enable the Catholic Church in New Hampshire to meet the increasing needs of parishes, our community, Catholic schools, retired clergy, seminarians, and much more. If you were not able to make your gift yet, please visit the website at www.catholicnh.org/nhca or bring your gift envelope that includes your donor ID and parish ID (897) and drop it in the collection basket at Mass next weekend. We thank you on behalf of all who will come to know the mercy of God and our Church through your generosity. 

We have had a request for the monthly offering to be placed in the newsletter.  As always, we thank you for your generosity.

 

Offering for:

5/4/25:                               $8,641           5/11/25:                             $5,674

5/18/25:                             $4,412

5/25/25:                             $4,635

5/29/25: (Ascension)         $1,891

Online (May):                     $7448.32

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.

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

Facebook (Parish Page)

YouTube (Streaming Sunday Mass)

Instagram (Parish)