February 5, 2006
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Weekend Mass Intentions
Saturday,  February 4
   4:00 PM  Intention of the Celebrant
Sunday,  February 5
   8:00 AM  Intention of the Celebrant
   9:30 AM  For the parishioners of St.Paul
Saturday,  February 11
    4:00 PM  Butch Cassio by his wife & family
Sunday,  February 12
   8:00 AM  Eleanor Ahearn by her husband George Ahearn
   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 ________

Prayer Group Meeting
    All are invited to join us for our Prayer Session this month.  We will be meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 6:30 pm in the parish rectory.  If you have never joined us, feel free to come.  All are invited.

Thank You . . . Knights of Columbus
    St. Peter Knights of Columbus Council 10973, wishes to thank the parishioners of St. Peter and St. Paul churches for their generous support in our recent fund raising efforts from our October Tootsie Roll drive and the Nov. “Keep Christ in Christmas” card sale.  Proceeds from the Tootsie Roll drive will benefit the Knights general fund which supports various charitable works, while the entire profit from the Christmas card sale will be shared between the Auburn Village School Special Needs Group and the NH Special Olympics.

CYAA Spaghetti Supper.
    The Candia Youth Athletic Association is putting on a Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 from 5:00-7:00 pm.  There will also be a Silent Auction during this time.  The price for this meal is as follows.  $5.00 per person or $20.00 per family. 

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. The January and February Classes are scheduled as follows.  January 15, 2006 and February 12, 2006.  Both classes will be held from 11:00 – 1:00 pm.    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 January and February are as follows.  January 8 and February 5, 2006.  Both will be held at 12:30PM immediately following the 11:30 Mass in Auburn.  All students from both parishes will meet together in Auburn for these meetings.

Holy Family Academy
    Holy Family Academy, a private school located in Manchester, NH, provides a classical education in the Roman Catholic tradition for students in grades 7-12.  The Academy will hold an OPEN HOUSE for prospective students on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at 2:00 PM with a snow date of Feb. 12, 2006 at 2:00 PM.  Come and hear about the Academy’s program of excellence in classical education and solid formation in the Catholic Faith.  Holy Family Academy is currently accepting qualified students in grades 7-12 for the 2006-07 academic year.

Question of the Week
5th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Theme: (Preaching and Healing)
Reading I: Job 7:1-4,6-7 (The Cry of Job)
Reading II: 1Cor. 9:16-19, 22-23 (Preaching the Gospel)
Gospel:  Mark 1: 29-39 (Curing the Sick)

Question for Adults: How can I offer others the healing and wholeness given to me by Jesus?
    Before offering anything at all to others we must take some time to look at our own lives with respect to the gifts offered and freely given to us by God.  If we are not able to identify these gifts of healing and wholeness in our own lives, it could be that we are unable to recognize them for what they are.  If this is true we will be equally at a loss to offer them to others.
    God offers us the gifts of healing in varied ways.  He may bring us into contact with someone who is able to help us through a crisis.  He may work through the experience of a family difficulty. Sometimes God will “reach” us in spite of our stubbornness and pride.  Many of us have experience  a healing while on a retreat or through a spiritual director.  God never seems to fall short of ways to come to us for healing. 
    The other factor that we need to consider is, “What exactly does God heal us from?”  Although we know that God has the power to heal us from our physical ailments, we must be aware that God will also heal us from spiritual ailments.  These are as varied as the human person.  We may be healed from our anger or resentment or our lack of trust.  The list goes on and on.  Whatever it is that makes us less than whole as a human being can be added to our list.  God is always willing to heal us from our pain and “death” like symptoms. 
    Once we have taken the time to reflect on this matter for ourselves we will be ready to return the favor for others.  Although we do not have God’s power we certainly have the power to help others in life. 


Question for Children? How can I be a servant to others this week?
    Perhaps it would be good to help you children understand the real meaning of “servant” in this context.  It is very easy to give a wrong interpretation since we, as Americans are accustomed to one definition in particular and it is not a positive one.  Help your children to understand that servant means being in sync with the will of God and of Jesus.

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