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Saint Catholic Community At St. Paul Church in Franklin At St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Tilton

How to reach us Phone: Parish Office: (603) 934-5013 Rel. Education: 286-4554 Youth: 286-1290 Fax Line: 934-3469 Mail: P.O. Box 490, Franklin, NH 03235 Street Address: 16 Chestnut St. Tilton 110 School Street Franklin E-mail: [email protected] We’re here for you Pastor: Rev. Raymond E. Gagnon Deacon: Dc. Thomas Matzke Office Mgr: Claire Connifey Bulletin Editor: Meri-lynn Banton Rel Ed. Coord.: Christine Dzujna Youth Minister Tishie Skaff Music Ministry: Debbi Gibson Food Pantry: John Bruno Cemeteries/Maintenance: Mike Parmelee Office Hours Monday thru Thursday from 9AM - 4PM Food Pantry Monday & Friday from 9AM – Noon (Tilton) Join us in prayer Weekend Mass Saturday at 4:00PM (Franklin) & 6:00PM (Tilton) Sunday at 8:30AM (Tilton ) & 10:30AM (Franklin) Weekday Mass Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:00AM in Franklin Reconciliation Saturday at 3:15PM (Franklin) & 5:15PM (Tilton) Eucharistic Adoration Every Tuesday from 1:15 to 3:15PM (Tilton) Second Sunday of the Month from 3:00–4:00PM (Franklin) Ministry to the Sick & Homebound Please call the office to request the Sacrament of Anointing or homebound visits. Baptism–Marriage Call the Parish Office to schedule instruction and the ceremony

St. Mary St. Paul First Sunday of Advent November 28 & 29, 2020

Prayer Against Coronavirus PARISH FINANCES Lord Christ, our Divine Phy- sician, we ask you to guard and pro- The financial information was not available at the time tect us from Coronavirus COVID-19 the bulletin was due. Information will be available in and all serious illness. For all that next week’s bulletin. have died from it, have mercy; for those that are ill now, bring healing. It is not too late to contribute to the Catholic For those searching for a remedy, enlighten them; Campaign for Human Development. This Cam- for medical caregivers helping the sick, strengthen paign supports programs and services for per- and shield them. For those working to contain the sons with low income, both in NH and around spread, grant them success; for those afraid, grant the US. Grants support programs that address peace. May your precious blood be our defense and community problems. Increasing education opportuni- ties, and the creation of jobs. A portion of the collection salvation. By your grace, may you turn the of also supports Black and Indian missions in the U.S. disease into moments of consolation and hope. May we always fear the contagion of sin more than ill- ness. We abandon ourselves to your infinite mercy. Holiday Pork Pies: The Knights of Colum- Amen Pedro de la Cruz bus will be selling Pork Pies again this year. Full pies are $15.00 each or 2 small individu- Please take note: St Gabriel Council #11868 of the al pies in a package for $15.00. They will Knights of Columbus will continue meeting in the deliver if you are unable to pick up at Church. To place basement of St. Mary Church (Tilton) due to the an order please call or email Mark Lemire – 603-738- space needed for continued social distancing. 3101. Don’t miss out on this tasty holiday tradition. Pies are available for sale in the back of church, after We are planning to have our Hope Tree mass. outside both churches. We will again fill the trees with knitted hats & mittens. UPDATE ON ST. MARY’S CHURCH REPAIRS People who need them are encouraged to Both the Parish Finance Council and the Pastoral Coun- take them anonymously when they go by. cil have met in the past two weeks to discuss this matter. If you’d like to help us keep the trees supplied, you can As mentioned last week, the engineers have billed us drop off your handmade/bought knit items in the boxes $950 for the initial report and want another $9250 for a inside the church. We’ll try to keep this going through the repair plan. Another company wants $500 to prepare a winter. bidding document. We have also been given an estimate Giving Tree: We will again be collecting for families in of $4000-$5000 to repair the hole in the ceiling. We’ve need during the Christmas season. We are asking for also received an estimate of $1000,000 to do the repairs. Hannaford, Market Basket or Walmart gift cards. Multi- Both Councils agree with me that we need to discuss this ple cards in smaller donations are helpful. St. Gabriel with the Bishop before committing to any repairs. To Parishioners are known for their generosity and we appre- cover the liability issue, we’d have to commit to the ciate all that you do. structure repairs in the near future. What if the bishop is planning more mergers and closings and does not ap- prove the repairs? We would have spent a lot of money Readings for next Weekend needlessly. I’ve requested a meeting with the bishop. Second Sunday of Advent I’ll let you know what he says. December 06,2020 First 40:1-5;9-11 St. Gabriel’s Advent Retreat Second 2nd Letter of St. Peter 3: 8-14 MY HEART IS BETHLEHEM :1-8 Dec. 14th, 15th and 16th Boutin Center, Tilton 6:30-8:00 pm Over the years this program has been presented in other HAPPENING THIS WEEK parishes and participants found it a wonderful blessing in Sat. Nov 28 6:00 PM No Youth Ministry (BC) preparation for Christmas. Give yourself and your family this gift. Spend this extra time with Jesus this Advent to Sun Nov 29 9:00 AM NO CCD (K-4) (BC) deepen your relationship with and open your heart Tues Dec 01 1:15 PM Adoration in Tilton (until 3:15) to encounter Him. Pre-registration is required and space will be limited to allow for social distancing. Fri. Dec 04 7:00 PM Family Faith Formation (BC) Watch the bulletin with more details! To register call Sun Dec 06 9:00 AM CCD (K-4) (St. Nicholas) (BC) Marilee at 393-6539. MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Sanctuary Lamp From this Sunday thru next Saturday, the Sat. November 28 Anticipated Mass sanctuary lamp in church will burn for these 4:00 PM Lucille Howard by M/M Maurice Laroche 6:00 PM intentions: The Colby Family by a friend St. Paul’s: Cindi Carignan Catino by Jean & Family Sun. November 29 First Sunday of Advent St. Mary’s: Steven Pelletier by his Family 8:30 AM Reginald LaPlante by Gus Pouliot & Family 10:30 AM YaJa Lagace by Daughters & Family Mon. November 30 Advent Weekday ST. GABRIEL’S PRAYER LINE 8:00 AM Rev. Adrian Longchamps by St. Gabriel’s If you’d like to call in your prayer requests, this month’s contact is Carol Seely, 520-5235. You can Tues. December 01 Advent Weekday also write in your request in the book at either 8:00 AM Andy Nadeau by M/M Maurice Laroche church.

Wed. December 02 Advent Weekday 8:00 AM Deceased Members of the Baker Family Prayers Requested Thurs. December 03 St. Francis Xavier, Priest Rev. Adrien Longchamps No Mass Carol Levesque

Fri December 04 Advent Weekday 8:00 AM For the Holy Souls by a Parishioner Sat. December 05 Anticipated Mass Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for December– 4:00 PM Frank Mazur III by Mary & Family For Life of Prayer: We pray that our personal rela- 6:00 PM Ralph & Rose Cullen by the Family tionship with Jesus Christ be nourished by the Word Sun. December 06 Second Sunday of Advent of God and a life of prayer. 8:30 AM Deceased Members of the Colby Family 10:30 AM Cindi Carignan Catino by Jean & Family

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Three Comings of Jesus. This is the start of the third “Coming”, his glorious advent at the end of time Church Year. This Sunday, we put aside the Gospel to establish his Father’s Kingdom and reward those of Matthew and take up the , the old- who have trusted and followed him. The Scriptures est and shortest of the four . St. Mark was have rightfully expressed our yearning for the “Day of writing St. Peter’s memoires and was focused on Ro- the Lord”. But they have also reminded us of an im- man converts. His gospel helps us appreciate the portant fact: Jesus, Lord of the Universe, is the Mas- three comings of Christ. We start with his first com- ter of Time. He can come to the Earth as often as he ing 2000 years ago. How the Son of God, in an in- wants, over thousands of years. But we have only credible act of love, came to live among us, reveal one shot, and, for most of us, it does not even last God to us, teach us how to relate to him, bring us 100 years. And to make things worse, it could end forgiveness and prepare us to spend eternity with when we least expect it. So the Lord is saying that God in heaven. Mark also helped us become sensi- we should not plan on getting our house in order at tive and aware of Christ’s among us: the last moment; we should be living in an ordered in the poor, the needy, the suffering, the persecuted, house all the time. And that order is pretty clear: first, the stranger and the outcast. He helped us look learn all we can about who Jesus is and why he through these disguises so that we could find Christ, came the first time; second, seek him out and serve serve him and get closer to him as we “lived, invest- him in his many apparitions and disguises during our ed, or spent” our time on earth. And for the past lifetime and thirdly, get ourselves ready for our great three weeks, the Church has focused on the Lord’s and permanent reunion with him on his third visit.

Liturgical Ministers - Second Sunday of Advent - December 05 & 06, 2020 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM Lectors George Dzujna Doug Dube Jeanne Petrin Kelly Chandonnait Eucharistic Deacon Tom H Hope Dube H Deacon Tom H Bob Bachler H Ministers Greeters Betty Meyerhoefer Peg Halm Kelly Chandonnait St Gabriel Council #11868 Meetings are held 3rd Monday of the month at 6:45 PM in the basement of the church in Tilton. Grand Knight: Mark Lemire 603-738-3101 or email: [email protected]

PLANNING FOR CHRISTMAS MASSES Christmas is just five weeks away. Our neighboring parishes are taking reservations and handing out tick- ets. We’d rather not do this. We really don’t want to refuse admission to anyone, especially at Christmas. And yet, we can’t ignore the pandemic. Since the real issue is the large attendance at the 4 PM Mass on Christmas Eve, we would like to suggest: 1. Consider attending one of the other three masses (6 PM, 8:30 AM or 10:30 AM). Because of the vi- rus, there is no children’s liturgy this year. 2. Leave the pews with the red tags empty; Make sure you “social distance” unless you’re sitting with your family. 3. Share the pew: move in, so someone else can have a seat. 4. If you can, wear a mask. It will make those around you feel safer and we’ll all have a healthy holiday. 5. Even if it’s Christmas, please encourage those who are ill to stay home and celebrate Christmas Mass on TV.

Hopefully, there will be “room at the inn” for everyone.

From The Desk of Mrs. Dzujna, CRE As Advent Season begins and we await the coming of Jesus, will you be prepared? In our daily lives, we try to make ourselves ready for the future. This year has been particularly difficult to even consider planning for anything, even a simple trip to the store. The Scripture readings during Advent remind us that we are called to be attentive to our spiritual lives. We are to wait in hope so that the coming of Jesus will not catch us by sur- prise. How can we be spiritually prepared? Some sug- gestions include talking about a time when you received surprise visitors at your house, perhaps a neighbor stop- ping by or a relative who arrived unannounced. Was your household prepared to receive this surprise guest? What might your family have done differently if you knew ahead of time that this visitor was going to arrive? Jesus told his disciples that only the Father knows when the will come in . Read what Jesus told his disciples about this in Mark 13:33–37. As you prepare for Advent, I would like to remind you that this is the year that third graders will be receiving both First Holy Communion and Confirmation. After the holidays, we will need to begin the process of pre- paring your child to receive the Sacraments. Please phone with any questions. We are here to help you! “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomor- row.” Albert Einstein CATHOLIC SERVICES & PROGRAMS

Knights of Columbus St. Gabriel Council #11868 Grand Knight: Mark Lemire 603-738-3101 Email: [email protected] Fr. A.J. Timon Assembly #638 (4th Degree) Faithful Navigator: Tim Flaherty 603-630-0410 At www.franklinknights.org

Catholic Schools Holy Trinity School (Pre-K to 8) 19 Gilford Ave. Laconia, NH 03246 Web:www.holytrinitynh.com Phone: 524-3156

St. John Regional School (Pre-K to 8) 61 S. State Street Concord, NH 03301 Web: www.stjohnregional.org — Phone: 225-3222

Bishop Brady High School (9 to 12) 25 Columbus Ave Concord, NH 03301 Web: www.bishopbrady.edu — Phone: 224-7418

Catholic Charities Laconia District Office 528-3035 17 Gilford Ave., Laconia, 03246 Counseling - Elderly Services - Adoption/Maternity Parish Nurse - Children’s Home - Food Bank

St. Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center 406 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 Phone: 524-0466

Parish Outreach Franklin Regional Hospital & Gerrish Manor Leo St. Pierre Merrimack County Nursing Home Meri-lynn Banton NH Veterans Home Rev. Ray Gagnon - Steve Archam- bault Mt. Ridge Nursing Home - Deacon Tom Kimberly Rojas Golden Crest Senior Resort - Deacon Tom At Peabody Home Angela Mundy—Christine Dzujna