January 1, 2006
Feast of  Mary, Mother of God
Weekend Mass Intentions
Saturday,  December 31
    4:00 PM  For Delice Mathieu by Normand & Jeannine Frase
Sunday,  January  1
   8:00 AM  For the parishioners of St.Paul
   9:30 AM  Intention of the Celebrant
Saturday,  January 7
   4:00 PM  For Raymond Maillot & Margaret Fairbanks by Alan & Janet Maillhott
Sunday,  January 8   
   8:00 AM  Intention of the Celebrant
   9:30 AM  For the parishioners of St.Paul

Parish News and Notes

Parish office hours
    Our parish office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. The Pastoral Associate is in most afternoons until 4:00 PM.  If you need to come in the PM please give us a call to make sure someone is here. Messages can always be left on the answering machine. 

Are you registered?
     Are you new to our parish?   If you are, please pick up a registration form in the vestibule of the church. Registration is very important.  Just drop it in the basket or mail it to our office.  Thanks!  We are always happy to receive new parishioners.  We welcome you and pray you will be happy here with us.

Please use church envelopes 
    Envelope users provide the bedrock of our financial support.  Please consider using them.  New packets of envelopes are mailed every three months. If you would like to receive some but you are not yet on the mailing list, please call Jeannine to give her your name and address. Thank you!

Envelope Request Form ____ I want to support our parish on a regular basis. Please add me to the envelope list. Name ______________________________ Address___________________________ Town ________________,NH Zip ________

Thank You To All WHo Helped
    A Special thank you to all of you who gave of your time and energy on Saturday, December 24, to come to set up the CYAA building for Mass.  Your time and cooperation was very much appreciated.  We do realize that it is a juggle to get everything ready and still make time for Church work but your help is so very necessary.  Without you it would not be possible.
    Thank you also to all who stayed after the Mass to bring everything back to the church.  You are really wonderful people to work with.  Thank you!

Christian Formation News

Grades K – 3     The children entering grades K- 3 this fall will be attending Lectionary Catechesis as they have been in the past.  The program began on the weekend of September 24/25th.  We hope to be able to offer the program at all Masses but we will have to have a sufficient number of teachers and monitors to staff the three Masses.  If we do not have enough volunteers we will have to limit the classes to two Masses.   Grades 4 – 10+     All children in grades 4 – 10 will be attending the new program that is being initiated in the parish this year.  This means that they will attend classes once a month with their parents and the rest of the parish.  This class will be complimented by work at home which will enable the children to deepen their understanding of the theme of the month as well as to process the information on a day to day basis.  .    Since there will be only one class per month, parents will be asked to commit this weekend time as a priority to Christian Formation. The class may be made up by attending the class at St. Peter Parish the following weekend.  The classes will begin in October.  A  schedule for the year  has been mailed out to parents who have children previously enrolled in Religious Formation. Our first class is Sunday, October 16, 2005 from 11am - 1pm. This next two classes for the year 2005 are November 13 and December 11.   If you are new to the parish or if you child is just beginning his/her formation, please call the parish office for a registration blank.     Confirmation students will also meet one extra time per month.  The dates for the year 2005 are November 6 and December 4.  The time for class is at 12:30PM immediately following the 11:30 Mass in Auburn.  All students from both parishes will meet together in Auburn for this extra meeting.

Question of the Week
Christmas Day - Nativity of Our Lord Theme: (The Gift of Love)
Reading 1: Isaiah 9:1-6 (The Light Has Come)
Reading 11: Titus 2:11-14 (God's Saving Grace)
Gospel: :Luke 2:1-14 (The Word Made Flesh)

Community News

News from the CYA(Catholic Young Adults)
    Are you between the ages of 20-39 and want to get more involved in your Church? Come join us on Tuesday, Jan. 3rd, from 6:30-8:00pm. here at St. Paul’s.  For more information email Christy at christye@cyanh.org.
     This month the CYA Group is looking for food staples such as: Tuna, Soup, and Ready to heat meals in a can such as Ravioli, Dinty Moore etc.. Thank you for your kindness and generosity during the month of Nov.   
  The CYA Core Group