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! Saint Joseph Cathedral ! ! 145 Lowell Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104 www.stjosephcathedralnh.org telephone 603-622-6404 fax 603-626-4415 Rectory Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ! Christmas at the Cathedral Christmas Vigil Mass 4:00 p.m. (with Children’s Pageant) Christmas Vigil Mass 6:30 p.m. Midnight Mass 12:00 a.m. with Cathedral Choir Christmas Day Masses 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. New Year’s Eve Mass 4:00 p.m. New Year’s Day Masses 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. For God So Loved the World... SAINT J OSEPH C ATHEDRAL , M ANCHESTER , NH MOST R EVEREND Peter Anthony Libasci Divine Liturgy Tenth Bishop of Manchester Saturday evening 4:00 p.m. Pastoral Staff Sunday 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Reverend Monsignor Weekdays–(chapel) Anthony R. Frontiero Monday thru Friday 7:00 a.m. Rector Saturday 8:00 a.m. Reverend Eric T. Delisle Holy Days–as announced Parochial Vicar Confessions Rev. Mr. Robert R. Potvin Monday-Saturday 7:30-8:00 Permanent Deacon a.m. Saturday 2:30-3:30 p.m. Colleen B. Lang Faith Formation Communion Calls for Eric J. Bermani Homebound Director of Music Call the rectory for arrangements: 622-6404 Louis Franciose Dominique Lesieur St. Vincent DePaul Youth Ministry Call the rectory 622-6404 Office Staff St. Joseph Cemetery Office Louise A. Welsch Rick Welsch 622-9522 Parish Secretary Baptisms Pauline M. Reed Parents must be registered Parish Receptionist members of the parish and Karol Carroll attend a prebaptismal Bookkeeper Blessed are you who believed meeting. Call Rectory for arrangements. In Residence that what was spoken to you by Marriages Most Reverend Arrangements should be made Francis J. Christian the Lord would be fulfilled. with one of the priests at least Auxiliary Bishop Luke 1: 45 six months in advance. Most Reverend Pastoral Council John B. McCormack Daniel Wheeler 540-5310 Bishop Emeritus New Parishioners Rev. Michael Ciccone, Welcome and please register O.P by calling the Rectory as soon Bishop’s Secretary for as possible. Ministry Formation FOURTH S UNDAY OF A DVENT FROM T HE R ECTOR ’S D ESK Finally, the weekend was crowned beautifully with the presence of Bishop Libasci, who, in union with Pope Francis in Rome, Dear Friends and Parishioners, solemnly opened the Holy Door here at our Cathedral as we begin the Jubilee Year of Mercy. It was a magnificent celebration, and it Last weekend was a whirlwind of grace-filled experiences both at is hoped that many graces will be realized in the lives of Saint Hedwig Parish and at Saint Joseph Cathedral. It all began individuals and in the life of the Church as we proceed into this with a beautiful, prayerful evening of Advent Lessons and Carols New Year of mercy. I am so very grateful to Ray Lizotte and in the Cathedral Chapel last Friday night. The candle lit intimacy Roger Perry, who worked tirelessly crafting the new Holy Door in of the Chapel, the superb music of the Cathedral Choir, and the the Cathedral. It is functional, but not quite finished. In the large number of participants this year was a magnificent prelude to coming weeks, Roger and Ray will continue to use their gifts and the great Feast of Christmas. Our heartfelt thanks goes to Mr. Eric talents to make the door more beautiful and a fitting symbol of this Bermani and the Cathedral Choir for continuing to serve and Holy Year. Please look for the schedule when the Cathedral will inspire our prayer and worship with a true sense of the be open during the week for visitations throughout the year. transcendent, beauty, and grace. We have much to be thankful for! May we never take for granted On Saturday morning, Father Eric and I had the privilege of the graces that our Lord showers upon us; may we always be there hearing the First Confessions of the young children preparing for for one another; and may this Year of Mercy be filled with a First Holy Communion, which is always a joyous occasion. It was renewed faith, hope and love for us all. a precious opportunity, particularly in this Holy Year of Mercy, to share with the children the infinite love of our God for each of us, Yours in the Lord, which is made all the more concrete in the great Sacrament of His mercy. Most of the parents of the children also availed themselves Monsignor Anthony of the Sacrament, re-affirming the exhortation parents accepted on the day of their child’s baptism: “You (dear parents) will be the first teachers of your child in the ways of the faith; may you always be the best of teachers, bearing witness to the faith by what you say, and what you do in Christ Jesus our Lord!” I thank Colleen Lang and Laura Brophy and the parents for their fine Our parish seminarians Ryan Amazeen, Michael Hennessy ministry in helping to prepare the children for this special day. If that were not enough, Saturday afternoon saw the Cathedral Our service men and women filled to the brim with brothers and sisters from throughout the Angela Averill, Charlie Biron, Roland Boisvert, III, City of Manchester who struggle with poverty and homelessness. Randy Donaldson, Jeffrey Michael Fredette, Travis Gelinas, For the second year in a row, the Cathedral most happily hosted Michael Haas, Stefan Kammer, Richard LaSalle, Collin Locker, what I believe to be one of the most powerful experiences of Matthew Lodge, Monique Martineau, Kyle Pelletier, ecumenism in our neighborhood: You’re a Gift Christmas Christopher Prunier, David Vallauri, Elizabeth Wagner, Richard Wagner, Thomas Wagner, Timothy Wagner, Ryan Williams Event— an hour of prayer and praise followed by an opportunity to lavish Christmas gifts—(clothing, warm blankets, and other basic Our sick needs items), great food, and most especially Christmas joy, love Lucy Barrett, David Bilodeau, Lori Bishop, Merin Blake, Ed Blais, and peace—upon our struggling brothers and sisters living in the Ethan Brown, Kevin Brown, John Caldwell, City. Last year, we opened the doors to the Cathedral for 200 of Anne Foye Campaiola, Dominick Ceppetelli, Karen Cloutier, these friends; this year we more than doubled that number!! It was Riley Crowder, Jamie Cucinotta, Lucille DeRochers, truly an awesome experience of our common humanity and a Paul DesRochers, William Deveau, Kathy Dion, Roger Drolet, shining example of what it means to “love one another as Christ Jaxson Field, Donna Fowler, Norah Lynne Frank, Anet Garneau, has loved us.” And, what better timing to share this love with one Mary Gavin, Madelaine Gilmartin, Richard Groux, Charlie Hunt, another as a local Christian community than at the very start of the Patrick Joyce, Christine Labrecque, Nancy Lorenz, Helene Nya, Holy Year of Mercy! I cannot begin to thank the many, many Judith Maurer, John Meehan, Lee Morin, Joseph O’Sullivan, businesses who donated goods to be given, the generous and June Prunier, Roger Prunier, Megan Ross, Dolores St. Pierre, loving volunteers from our Cathedral parish, Saint Hedwig’s, and Colin Swegart, Richard Walas, Abigail Yeomans other area churches (all told, around 200 volunteers made this happen!). You all worked long hours to pull this event off. Words fall short of expressing the joy and thanksgiving that was present in the Cathedral that day. I know that the Lord will reward each of you for your goodness! Saturday evening, at Saint Hedwig, we celebrated the Annual Wigilia —a venerable tradition of delicious Polish food, music and SANCTUARY L AMP ! fellowship. Indeed, this year saw a marked increase in participants, both in the preparations the week before, and at the Wigilia itself! Many, many thanks go out to all who organized, Deceased Members of the assisted, and supported the event in any way. It was truly a joyful evening, and a wonderful opportunity to be together to celebrate Welsch and Errico families ! as a parish family the miracle of Christmas. DECEMBER 20, 2015 CALENDAR F OR T HE W EEK SUNDAY Retired Religious Collection DECEMBER 20 Sunday Social —following the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Masses—Church Hall MONDAY Decorate the Cathedral —6:00 p.m.— SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19 DECEMBER 21 Cathedral VIGIL OF THE F OURTH S UNDAY OF A DVENT 4:00 P.M. +William Bucky Welch by the Welch family TUESDAY Communion Service —6:00 p.m.—Gallen DECEMBER 22 Apartments SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 THE F OURTH S UNDAY OF A DVENT Saint Vincent de Paul- 3:30 p.m.—Church Hall 8:30 A.M. Intentions of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Riggs 10:30 A.M. For the People of the Parish WEDNESDAY Christmas Pageant Rehearsal —4:30-5:30 p.m. DECEMBER 23 —Church Hall 7:00 P.M. +Angela Brisson by her husband MONDAY, DECEMBER 21 LATE ADVENT W EEKDAY THURSDAY Parish Office Closed ECEMBER 7:00 A.M. +Armand Sinotte by his wife Janice D 24 Christmas Collection Christmas Vigil Mass and Pageant —4:00 p.m. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 LATE ADVENT W EEKDAY Cathedral 7:00 A.M. +Mary Ramaska by her family Christmas Vigil Mass —6:30 p.m.—Cathedral WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 LATE ADVENT W EEKDAY Christmas Midnight Mass —Midnight 700 A.M.. +Robert LeBlanc by his wife Cathedral; Carols begin at 11:00 p.m. Christmas Midnight Mass —Bishop Peter A. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 ATE DVENT EEKDAY L A W Libasci, Celebrant—Cathedral 7:00 A.M. For the People of the Parish FRIDAY Parish Office Closed THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24 HRISTMAS IGIL C V DECEMBER 25 Christmas Collection 4:00 P.M.