This Week...
Monday, September 28
10:30am Book Group
12:15pm Mass
6:45pm Parish Council
Tuesday, September 29
12:15pm Mass
Tuesday, September 29
12:15pm Mass
7pm Troop 15
Wednesday, September 30
Wednesday, September 30
9:30am Yarn Ministry
10:30am Intro to Psalms
6:30pm Grief Share
6:30pm Intro to Psalms
6:30pm OCIA
Thursday, October 1
9am Day Away
12:15pm Mass
12:45-8pm First Thursday Adoration
6:30pm Foundations of FaithThursday, October 1
9am Day Away
12:15pm Mass
12:45-8pm First Thursday Adoration
7pm Young Adult Adoration and Social
Friday, October 2
10am Food Pantry
Friday, October 2
10am Food Pantry
10:30am Foundations of Faith
12:15pm Mass
12:45pm Adoration
12:15pm Mass
12:45pm Adoration
Saturday, October 3
8:30am Men's Group
8:30am Rosary9am First Saturday Mass
4pm Confession
5:30pm Mass
5:30pm Mass
Sunday, October 4
8am Mass
8am Mass
8:50am Religious Education (K-5)
10am Mass
10am Mass
11am Coffee and Donuts
6pm Mass
7pm Adoration
7pm Adoration
Monday, October 5
10:30am Book Group12:15pm Mass
6:30pm Book Group
Catholic Appeal
- We continue to need help in reaching out Appeal Goal. If you are able to give, please visit the website at www.catholicnh.org/nhca or bring your gift envelope that includes your donor ID and parish ID and drop it in the collection basket at Mass next weekend. We thank you for your generosity!
- If you would like to become a part of a group who will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet for individuals that Father Rob has been called to anoint when death is imminent, please click here to join or call Teri at 603-880-4689. Please include your name and cell number (preferred) or email.
- The Dartmouth Health Geriatric Center of Excellence has put out an Agency Resource Guide for the older members of our community.
For more information, go to dartmouth-hitchcock.org/aging-resource-center.
OCIA
Have you considered becoming Catholic? Would you like to learn more about the Catholic Faith? You are invited to explore OCIA, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process used by the Catholic Church to welcome new adult and older child members.
Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm in Room 1, beginning September 30. For more information, please contact Deacon Brian.
Have you considered becoming Catholic? Would you like to learn more about the Catholic Faith? You are invited to explore OCIA, the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is the process used by the Catholic Church to welcome new adult and older child members.
Classes will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm in Room 1, beginning September 30. For more information, please contact Deacon Brian.
Feast of St. Francis -Partial Indulgence
In honor of the 800th anniversary of the passing into eternal life of Saint Francis of Assisi, Bishop Libasci imparts a Partial Indulgence for partial remission of temporal punishment due to sin, (different from a Plenary Indulgence’s complete remission of all temporal punishment) for those who visit either the Blessed Sacrament Church (Franciscan church) in Manchester,
or St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Franciscan church) in Derry or St. Francis of Assisi Church in Litchfield on Saturday afternoon/evening October 3 or Sunday morning/afternoon October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis.
Please contact those specially recognized parishes for exact times of their special services which may include Mass, Eucharistic Procession, Blessing of animals and receiving donations of food for the poor.
The usual conditions for receiving the partial Indulgence apply: Confession and reception of Holy Communion, prayers for the Holy Father and an act of charity.
In honor of the 800th anniversary of the passing into eternal life of Saint Francis of Assisi, Bishop Libasci imparts a Partial Indulgence for partial remission of temporal punishment due to sin, (different from a Plenary Indulgence’s complete remission of all temporal punishment) for those who visit either the Blessed Sacrament Church (Franciscan church) in Manchester,
or St. Thomas Aquinas Church (Franciscan church) in Derry or St. Francis of Assisi Church in Litchfield on Saturday afternoon/evening October 3 or Sunday morning/afternoon October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis.
Please contact those specially recognized parishes for exact times of their special services which may include Mass, Eucharistic Procession, Blessing of animals and receiving donations of food for the poor.
The usual conditions for receiving the partial Indulgence apply: Confession and reception of Holy Communion, prayers for the Holy Father and an act of charity.
First Thursday and Saturday Devotions
St. John Neumann will offer First Thursday Adoration from 12:45-8pm on the October 1. Please join us in spending time with our Lord in Adoration.
We also offer First Saturday Devotion. On Saturday, October 3, we will pray the rosary at 8:30am and Father will offer Mass at 9am. All are welcome!
St. John Neumann will offer First Thursday Adoration from 12:45-8pm on the October 1. Please join us in spending time with our Lord in Adoration.
We also offer First Saturday Devotion. On Saturday, October 3, we will pray the rosary at 8:30am and Father will offer Mass at 9am. All are welcome!
40 Days for Life
Pray with 40 Days for Life Sept 23-Nov 1 in Manchester: Join a global, peaceful prayer initiative that reaches 71 countries and one million volunteers. Over 26,545 babies have been saved from abortion since 2007 through the peaceful prayer vigils of 40 Days for Life.
Would you like to join the local vigil from September 23-November 1? Volunteers pray outside the abortion clinic on the sidewalk of Pennacook St., Manchester from 7am-7pm, seven days a week. For more information and to sign up for a prayer hour please visit 40DaysForLife.com/manchester or email campaign director Michael at michael40days@gmail.com Bring a rosary and a heart full of love.
Pray with 40 Days for Life Sept 23-Nov 1 in Manchester: Join a global, peaceful prayer initiative that reaches 71 countries and one million volunteers. Over 26,545 babies have been saved from abortion since 2007 through the peaceful prayer vigils of 40 Days for Life.
Would you like to join the local vigil from September 23-November 1? Volunteers pray outside the abortion clinic on the sidewalk of Pennacook St., Manchester from 7am-7pm, seven days a week. For more information and to sign up for a prayer hour please visit 40DaysForLife.com/manchester or email campaign director Michael at michael40days@gmail.com Bring a rosary and a heart full of love.
Youth Ministry Fundraiser
Enjoy a night out Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the Thirsty Moose in Merrimack and support our high schoolers headed to Steubenville East this summer!
Ten percent (10%) of all dinner (4-9pm) dine-in meals will help our students reach their goal. (This does not include beverages/drinks or take out. Eligible at the Merrimack location only).
Thank you for your support!
Enjoy a night out Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at the Thirsty Moose in Merrimack and support our high schoolers headed to Steubenville East this summer!
Ten percent (10%) of all dinner (4-9pm) dine-in meals will help our students reach their goal. (This does not include beverages/drinks or take out. Eligible at the Merrimack location only).
Thank you for your support!
Diaper Drive
Birthright of Manchester is holding a diaper drive the weekends of October 17/18 and October 24/25.
They are most in need of diapers sized: 5,6,7.
Birthright is an organization that serves women in crisis pregnancies and their babies. They are grateful for your generosity.
Birthright of Manchester is holding a diaper drive the weekends of October 17/18 and October 24/25.
They are most in need of diapers sized: 5,6,7.
Birthright is an organization that serves women in crisis pregnancies and their babies. They are grateful for your generosity.
Basket Raffle
We are excited to announce that in place of the Craft Fair, we will be hosting a Christmas Gift Basket Raffle to raise money for parish needs.
How you can help:
Donate a basket or an item for a basket that we can build. Ideas for baskets include:
Buy Raffle tickets for a basket. We will have the baskets available to view at the Harvest Dinner, throughout November, and will pull the winners in December at the Breakfast with St. Nick on December 6. Thank you for your support!
We are excited to announce that in place of the Craft Fair, we will be hosting a Christmas Gift Basket Raffle to raise money for parish needs.
How you can help:
Donate a basket or an item for a basket that we can build. Ideas for baskets include:
- Cozy Winter Nights
- Italian Dinner Night
- Family Game Night
- Baking Fun
- Self-Care/Relaxation Holiday Cheer
Buy Raffle tickets for a basket. We will have the baskets available to view at the Harvest Dinner, throughout November, and will pull the winners in December at the Breakfast with St. Nick on December 6. Thank you for your support!
August Offering
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:
8/2/26 $6,420
8/9/26 $4,555
8/16/26 $4,983
8/23/26 $4,586
8/30/26 $10,933
Online (August) $8,363.82
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, October 26, 6:30pm
- 378 Notre Dame Ave, Manchester
- St. Michael
- Wed, November 18, 6pm
- 9 Lincoln Street, Exeter, NH 03833
- Join in on a Call to Prayer in the Public Square. A group will be praying the rosary at the Keyes Granite Stage on Elm Street in Milford on October 10, 2026 at noon. All are welcome!
- Bishop Guertin is looking for additional host families for international students attending BG. They are looking for households who have a spare bedroom and would enjoy welcoming a student into their home. Host families receive a $1,250 monthly stipend and can host for either a semester or a full academic year. For more information, please click here.
- The Parish of the Resurrection is hosting Sips and Stems, part of their "Ladies in Faith" series, on October 8 at 5:30pm. To register, click here.
- St. James United Methodist Church in Merrimack is holding a Harvest Fair on Saturday, October 17 from 9am-2pm. All are welcome. For more information, click here.
- Greater Nashua Crop Hunger Walk will take place Sunday, October 18, beginning and ending at Temple Beth Abraham. For more information on how to walk or to support a walker, click here.
- Bishop Guertin Open Houses. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 @ 5:30pm and Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 @ 12pm. For more information and to register, click here.
- Immaculate Conception Parish in Nashua is offering “Spectacular Scandinavia with an optional 3-Night Iceland Post Tour Extension” from May 7-21, 2027. For more information, check out the brochure posted in our entryway.
Seasonal Choir
The Seasonal Choir begins practice on Sunday, November 9 at 1:30pm. Any adult interested in singing in the Christmas choir is welcome!
The Children's Choir will begin practice on Sunday, November 16 at 11am. Any child interested in singing in the Children's Choir at the 4pm Christmas Eve Mass is welcome to join this group!
For more info about either group, please contact Artie.
Seasonal Choir
The Seasonal Choir begins practice on Sunday, November 9 at 1:30pm. Any adult interested in singing in the Christmas choir is welcome!
The Children's Choir will begin practice on Sunday, November 16 at 11am. Any child interested in singing in the Children's Choir at the 4pm Christmas Eve Mass is welcome to join this group!
For more info about either group, please contact Artie.
Pregnancy Support Drive-LAST CHANCE
The Knights of Columbus are once again doing their drive to support local pregnancy counseling centers.
When: January 1st – February 2
Where: The Gathering Space Gift Box
We hope that you can purchase Gift Cards, which will be distributed to the 18 Pregnancy Centers in NH. These courageous young mothers need our Prayers and Support.
Suggested Gift Cards would be appreciated from:
CVS Shaw's Hannaford
Walgreen’s Kohl's Walmart Market Basket Target
Prepaid VISA or MASTERCARD Debit Cards
Valentine's Dinner Dance
The Parish Council is hosting a Valentine’s Dinner Dance on:
Saturday, February 14
6:30pm
SJN Parish Hall
Join us for a fun, music-filled evening! Dinner will be catered. The fabulous Bedford Big Band will once again provide the music for your listening and dancing enjoyment!
Tickets are $20 a person/$40 a couple and can be purchased by clicking here.
For more information on the Bedford Big Band and to get in the mood to hear some fabulous music, check out their YouTube channel by clicking here!
