Saints Mary & Joseph Parish March 17, 2019 Our Mission Statement: Discover God’s Love so we might Love God; Love Others; and Grow as a Community of Disciples.

Mary Queen of Peace Church 200 Lawrence Road Salem, NH 03079 MASS: Sat: 4:00pm Sun: 9:30am w/KidsChurch Sun: 11:00am

RECONCILIATON: Sat: 3:00pm—3:50pm or by appointment

St. Joseph Church 40 Main Street Salem, NH 03079 MASS: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 7:15am Sun 7:30am & 5:00pm

STATIONS of the CROSS Wed: Noon (Followed by soup)

Parish Office 603-893-8661 200 Lawrence Road, Salem, NH Fax: 603-890-0292 Mon-Thu 9:30am-2:30pm Fri 9:30am-12:30pm by appt. Email: [email protected] Website: www.saintsmaryandjoseph.org Facebook: Sts Mary and Joseph Twitter: @StsMary_Joseph Instagram: Stsmaryjoseph

March 17, 2019 —The Second Sunday in Lent

St Patrick, Man or Myth?? Actually, a bit of both! St. Patrick was born in 389 AD so that is A LOT of centuries for tales to be told! They don’t call it the stone for nothing! For example, St Patrick supposedly rid Ireland of all its snakes. While it is true that there were no snakes after Patrick converted the country - there were none there to begin with! And so, the stuff of legends is made! So who WAS this man we celebrate every March 17th? Patrick was born in Bonavern, Britain. At 16 years old he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland, where he would work the land for 6 years, before he finally escaped. During that time, Patrick’s life was marked by intense prayer. He was repulsed by the Druid’s , magic spells and , and so he committed himself fully to God. After his escape, he prayed that God would allow him to eventually go back to Ireland to spread the Good News of Jesus to the Druids and the Celts. Finally at age 40, God did send Patrick back to Ireland, with 12 holy Monks as well. And although they did not chase away snakes from the country, they did open 300 churches and Baptize over 120,000 people! What was the key to Patrick’s success? At the time, missionaries would go to different lands and begin to “civilize” the people. It was common thought and teaching that someone could not understand Christianity if they were “barbaric.” Patrick understood that God has written a sense of Himself into the heart of every human being. He learned about the culture of the Celts. He had the freedom to start evangelizing the culture as he found it. For example, the Celtic people had a sense of a divinity’s closeness to them, they believed in an afterlife and they had a great love of creation. Patrick explained these truths anew, according to the Bible, showing them how their beliefs were fulfilled in God’s revelation, and ultimately in the person of Jesus Christ. Bottom Line: He accepted people where they were at! He didn’t try to make them be British, or Roman or learn Latin. He had the freedom to leave the culture as it was, and show them that Christianity was compatible with the conditions of their heritage and they could thrive greater with Jesus in their lives. What an example for us today! Our culture seems far from God, but we can bring God into the culture as it is. We can have the freedom to love others we view as “uncivilized” or even “barbaric”. With the love of Christ in our hearts, we can bring His love to the hearts of our culture. People say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. But wouldn’t it be great if everyone were like St Patrick on St Patrick’s Day? If instead of, “Hey, Let’s find a bar and have a green beer!” We’d say, “Hey! Let’s find a bar, buy a round and talk to the folks about Christ and His Church.” Justine Dufour

Lenten Observances: FRIDAYS of Lent: All Fridays of Lent are days of full abstinence from meat for all who are 14 years of age and older (unless prohibited for reasons of health.) Fasting, almsgiving and prayer are the three traditional disciplines of Lent that should be taken seriously in a spirit of penance and preparation for baptism and renewal of baptismal promises at Easter.

Stations of the Cross Each Wednesday during Lent, we will have Stations of the Cross at noon at St. Joseph Church. A light lunch of soup and bread will follow downstairs in the Family Room. March 20 The Way of the Cross March 27 A Contemporary Way of the Cross with Jesus Today April 3 Praying the Stations of Mercy with Pope Francis April 10 Close to Jesus to the Last If you would like to lead the prayers one of the weeks, or offer your gift of preparing soup one week, please contact Justine at the office.

March 17, 2019 —The Second Sunday in Lent

Youth Happenings: All activities are held at Youth Center, 40 Main St., Salem, NH, Behind St. Julie Hall

Faith Formation Schedule: What’s Happening at KidsChurch at MQP Option 4:00: March 16 during the 9:30 am Liturgy ….. Option 9:30B: March 17 Option 9:30C: March 24 MARCH FINDS US....TREASURED BY GOD! The little ones enjoyed listening to the story: Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola. They learned all about how a little boy named Patrick who lived in Great Britain, was captured by pirates Lenten Youth Ministries and taken to Ireland. While working as a slave, taking care Mondays in the Youth Center of sheep in the mountains, he spent much of his time pray- ing to God. He was able to escape from Ireland. Once back home, he decided to become a priest. Later he became a Taking up our CROSS and offering up: bishop and returned to Ireland to teach the people about C omfort (Sacrificing) Jesus. He used a green shamrock that grew in the country- R esources (Rice Bowl) side to teach the people that God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Patrick was a good man. He was even kind to his March 18: ptions (Choosing NOT to be seen) O enemies. He wrote many prayers and he built the first March 25: S chedule (Making Time for God) Christian church in Ireland. April 1: S elf (Being for Others) Shamrock Trinity Poem Just like the leaves on each shamrock I see, There are three parts to the Holy Trinity. First is God The Father, Gr K-2 Fun in the Son meet 4-5 Then Jesus, His only Son, Gr 3-5 The Jesus Kids meet 5-6:30 With the Holy Spirit, Gr 6-8 CIA (Christians in Action) Together, they are Three In One. Meets 6-7:30 March 17th: St. Patrick And The Shamrock Dawn Pavlini, Director of Kids Church [email protected]

Dinner for Grades 3-8: Meatless March! Join the L.O.L. Love Out Loud: teens in action! March 18: Top your own Baked Potato 5:00pm Mass at St. Joseph Church March 25: Cheese Pizza 6:00pm Dinner in Youth Center 6:30pm LOL Time A Free Will offering helps offset meal costs… March 17 Permanent Markers Thank YOU!!! March 24 Plan In Action

As we transition to the Restored Order of Baptism, Confirmation and then First Communion, youth in grades 3, 7-12 and their siblings are being prepared for Confirmation this Spring. Next year we will prepare the remaining youth.

We have received our dates for Confirmation from the Bishop’s Office!

Wednesday, March 20th (rehearsal on Tuesday, March 19th at 5:00 pm) Friday, March 22nd (rehearsal on Thursday, March 21 at 5:00 pm) Confirmations will begin at 6:00 pm and will be held at the Mary Queen of Peace campus.

March 17, 2019 —The Second Sunday in Lent

Welcome New Parishioners! Slice-of-the-Pie March Winners! Through Baptism on March 3: Cameron Michael Bouchard Michael Gervino #79 Anna Rosalie Cioffi Charlotte Louise Desrosiers Carole Haggerty #86 Annika Marie Siok Vivienne Elise Siok May God richly bless you as each of you grow in faith. Vincent Balukonis #8 Through Registrations: Robert & Susan Ricci Each receives a check for $125.00! Nicholas & Arianne Sangermano & Family Craig & Julie Parsons & Family Stephen & Teresa Lagace & Family Kevin Esposito Nicole Stuhlmiller

Family-to-Family Easter Basket Project Next weekend, March 23 & 24, we will begin giving out information after all Masses for families that need to be adopted for Easter meals. The information will include family size and suggestions of items to include in the basket. If you would like to adopt a family and you know you will be away that weekend, you can email Justine Dufour at [email protected] and the family info will be emailed to you. All baskets need to be dropped off at Mary Queen of Peace on Saturday, April 13 between 9 –11am.Thank you for your continued generosity and giving spirit.

19th Annual Diocesan Catholic Men's Conference at Assumption College Men (of all ages, including teens and college students) are invited to this important annual Conference, scheduled for Assumption College on Saturday, April 6th. Visit the conference website at www.firstmensconf.org for information and to purchase tickets online and elsewhere. Come and hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders: Kevin Dunn, Trent Horn, Mike Aquilina, Eric Mahl, Bishop McManus, Francesco Cesareo and Father Warren Savage. Bish- ops and priests will hear confessions. Bishop McManus will offer the Conference Mass. For a Conference brochure, fur- ther information or registration, call Sara Smillie at 508-929-4345. Adult tickets are $45 until March 25th, afterwards $60. Student tickets are always $30.

Walking Way of the Cross “The Lenten journey begins today, Ash Wednesday. I Walk the road to Calvary with Jesus on Good Friday, invite each of you to live this time in an authentic April 19, beginning at St. Joseph Church at 9:00am. spirit of penance and conversion, like a return to the Join with over 100 Salem area residents who carry a Father, who awaits us all with open arms.” Pope cross down Main Street to the cemetery, stopping Francis tweeted this to mark the beginning of Lent, a along the way for prayer and scripture. Return trans- journey of Forty Days. Forty is symbolic of a journey; portation to St. Joseph parking lot is available. it is the journey of the catechumens to baptism. Forty is symbolic of a lifetime, the lives of all the CRS Rice Bowl donation instead of donuts??? baptized. We pattern our life-long work according to For Catholic families, the “CRS Rice Bowl Effect” be- the gospel. gins conversations about Lent and their faith, about the role of charity, and about the many different people who make up our world family. Why not take advantage of that during Lent?

When your children see there are no donuts, perhaps your fam- ily could make a “donut” contribution to your rice bowl. Have The ropes along the side walls at both churches some conversations with your children about other children in symbolize our own journey of Lent. With its ups and the world that have NO food on Sunday, let alone donuts. In downs, accomplishments and setbacks, we strive fact, 380 million children each day go without proper nourish- toward the victory of Easter so we can more fully ment. This Lent, let’s look beyond our own needs, and begin to celebrate the Resurrection! recognize the needs of others in our world.

March 17, 2019 —The Second Sunday in Lent

Upcoming Parish Activities Parish Information: New Parishioners If you have just moved to the Salem area, we wel- NH Knights of Columbus: “In service to one, In service to all.” come you to our Parish. Please SCTV #17: Cosmos Girl register on our website or at the Airing 03/18– 03/20 Mondays 8:00pm Tuesday & Wednesday 2:00pm Parish Office.

Baptisms Please call Justine Dufour The Knights of Columbus are looking for a few good men to help the less at the parish office at 893-8661 x103. fortunate in our community. You can be one of us. Contact Norm Comeau at

Communion or Sick Calls A Priest 603-893-4791 or visit our website at www.kofc4442.org for information. or Eucharistic Minister will be hap- py to arrange a visit at your home or hospital. Please call Justine BLOOD DRIVE sponsored by Knights of Columbus #4442 Salem Dufour at 893-8661. Thursday, March 21 from 1:00pm—7:00pm Walk-ins Welcome! To schedule an

Marriages Couples please call the appointment call 800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)or visit Redcrossblood.org parish office at 893-8661 x101 for and enter sponsor code: KOC-SALEM Pasta meal will be served. an appointment at least six months prior to the date of your marriage.

Rosary Making sessions resume on Wednesday, March 20 from 10:00am to Food Pantry 893-8661 x131 Pantry Hours Every Friday 11:30am NOON at Mary Queen of Peace in the back classroom. The participants will meet to 12:30pm at St. Joseph Campus. every third Wednesday of the month through June, 2019. Please plan on joining Salem residents can visit the Pantry them this Wednesday and April 17, May 15 and June 19. every four weeks. Please call by Thursday Noon for Friday pick-up. Operation Pet Therapy Prayer Line Join our parish as we collect stuffed animals that are given to all the residents We are 35-40 families that pray for those who have died and those of Salemhaven. Stuffed animals can be dropped off in the Family Room at St. struggling with health issues or any Joseph campus and in the vestibule at Mary Queen of Peace campus. Please, kind of discord in their families. donate only NEW or VERY GENTLY USED stuffed animals. They must be Requests for prayer are sent to prayers by first name only to pre- brought to the parish by April 14th. We will not save any that are dropped off serve family privacy. Call Melanie after that date. Thank you for making the residents of Salemhaven smile. at 603-893-6763 or Lee at 603-898- 1927. Email requests can be sent to Year-End Tax Statements [email protected] BUT must It’s almost tax time again! If you would like to receive a copy of your contribu- have the word "prayer" in the tion statement, please provide the following information via email or phone subject line!!! message: Name, Address, Envelope number, phone number. Call 893-8661 x101 for Maryanne, or email [email protected] Statements will be mailed out on Fridays for requests made during that week. Parish Staff: 893-8661 Mailings will begin mid-January. Thank you for your cooperation! Fr. Vincent Onunkwo…….Administrator [email protected] x106 Neighboring Parish Activities Jay Cormier…………………...…….....Deacon [email protected] Puritan Confer- 7 Ways Catholic April 11 at To purchase tickets David Costello….…….……………....Deacon ence & Event Cen- Schools Build up 6:00pm by Dr. call Celeste Ouellet [email protected] ter, Manchester, Humanity of Stu- Anthony Esolen 603-644-7247 Justine Dufour…………...Pastoral Minister NH dents - Seminar [email protected] x103 Sue Levesque……..Family Faith Formation Holy Family Acade- Open House for March 27 from Call 603-644-7247 or [email protected] x107 my, 281 Cartier St., Jr. High and High 9:00am-10:00am visit holyfamily Carol Kater…………………...Finance Director Manchester, NH School academy.org [email protected] x102 Maryanne Murach….Bulletin/Admin x101 Executive Court St. Gianna’s May 1 from 5:30- Visit stgiannas [email protected] Banquet Facility, Place: A home for 9:15pm Benefit place.org for details [email protected] Manchester, NH mothers in crisis Banquet $60 pp or Kelly McIntire 770- Kay Barretto..Volunteer Coordinator x109 pregnancies 9288 [email protected]

March 17, 2019 —The Second Sunday in Lent Mass Intentions Parish Events

Sunday March 17 St. Joseph Mary Queen of Peace 9:30am KidsChurch/MQP-Classroom Sunday, March 17 Saturday, March 16 9:30am Family Faith Formation/ MQP-Hall & Classrooms 7:30a Pro Populo (For People of the 4:00p Doris Hebert 1:00pm First Communion Prep/MQP Parish) Sunday, March 17 Emmaus Room 5:00p Rosemarie Tucarella 6:00pm LOL Youth Group/SJ-Youth 9:30a Pro Populo (For People of the Center Monday, March 18 Parish) 7:15a Thomas F. Skehan 11:00a Ellison M. Patterson Monday March 18 4:00pm K-2 Youth Group/SJ-Youth Center Tuesday, March 19 St. Joseph Saturday, March 23 5:00pm Jesus Kids Youth Group/SJ- Youth Center Feast Day 4:00p Emilio Cozzone 6:00pm CIA Youth Group/SJ-Youth 7:15a John LaPlante Sunday, March 24 Center 10:15a SJRCS Mass All Welcome 6:30pm Combined Choir rehearsal/ 9:30a Nieves Cannon MQP-Church 11:00a Pro Populo (For People of the 7:00pm RCIA—call Justine Thursday, March 21 Parish) Tuesday March 19 7:15a Sheila Perry Friday, March 22

7:15a Earl Hunter Rest in Peace Sunday, March 24 We pray for all who died recently, espe- 7:30a Evelyn Demers cially Marie Miller & Charlene Gauvin. 10:00am Bible Study/MQP-Emmaus 5:00p Pro Populo (For People of May their families be comforted by Room the Parish) loving memories of them and by hope in 10:15am SJRCS Mass Feast of St. Joseph—All Welcome Christ’s promise of the resurrection. 12:30pm Quilting Group/SJ-St. Julie Hall 5:00pm Confirmation Rehearsal/ MQP-Church Parish Giving Eternal Light/Sanctuary Candle 7:30pm Al-Anon/SJ—St. Julie Hall March 9 and March 10, 2019 is burning this week at St. Wednesday March 20 (*Our goal is for $11,000 each week.) Joseph for Earl Hunter Second 10:00am Rosary Making/MQP- Envelopes $6,885.00 Anniversary by His Wife, Mary Classrooom 10:00am Choir Rehearsal for 7:30am Loose $1,165.00 and at Mary Queen of Peace *Total $8,050.00 Mass/SJ-Church for John Lavin by the Lavin Family. NOON Stations of Cross/SJ-Church 1:00pm Prayer Shawl/MQP-Emmaus 2nd Collections for March Room March 3 Development Fund** SAVE THE DATE! 5:00pm Scouts/SJ-St. Julie Hall 6:00pm Confirmation/MQP-Church (** Our goal is $3,500.00 each month.) Parish VOLUNTEER Appreciation 7:00pm AA/MQP– Main Hall March 6 European Relief Dinner Wednesday, April 24 Ash Wednesday $1,675.00 Thursday March 21 SJRCS Auditorium 6:30 –8:30 PM 10:00am L L L/SJ-Family Room March 31 Catholic Relief/Home 5:00pm Confirmation Rehearsal/ Missions MQP-Church 6:00pm Atonement Band rehearsal/ “Women make the world beautiful, MQP-Church 7:00pm Bereavement/SJ-St Julie Hall Thank You for your continued they protect it and keep it alive. support and generosity! They bring the grace of renewal, Friday March 22 Your regular financial support of our the embrace of inclusion, and the 6:00pm NarAnon /MQP-Main Hall 6:00pm Confirmation/MQP-Church parish community is essential to our courage to give of oneself.” continued viability and vitality! Saturday March 23 Follow Pope Francis on Twitter 8:00am Bible Study/SJ-Family Room @Pontifex 6:00pm SIA/MQP-Emmaus Room