June 10, 2007
Sunday of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

Weekend Mass Intentions
Saturday, June 9
    6:00 PM  For Mrs. Lucie Raby by Normand& Jeannine Fraser
Sunday,  June 10
    9:30 AM  For Parishioners of St. Paul
Saturday, June 16
    6:00 PM  For Parishioners of St. Paul
Sunday,  June 17
    9:30 AM  For Richard Surovipz by Richard & Sherry McGregor

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 ________

Christian Formation News

Grades K – High School       All children from grade K – the end of Confirmation must register.  The registration does not roll over from one year to the next.  You can pick up a form in the back of the church or you can visit the parish office Monday – Thursday during office hours or give us a call at 483-8481 and ask us to mail you a form.  We would be happy to do this Grades K- 3  Classes for children in these grades have class every week between September 30 and May 15th except Christmas and Easter.  The children in grades 1 and 2 must attend regularly is they are to be prepared for their First Communion at the end of grade two.  This is a two year program. Grades 4 – 10 +   The classes are held once a month and the program is geared to the entire family. Parents are strongly urged to attend the sessions as there is an adult component to the program which helps them to deepen their knowledge of the faith as well as making it possible for them to compliment the practice of the faith in the home. Our last class for this school year was on Sunday, April 15th in Auburn.  We will resume classes in September.

Question of the Week
Theme: ( Jesus continues to offer himself to us and feed us in the Holy Eucharist)
Reading 1: Gen. 14:18-20 (Melchizedek brought bread and wine.)
Reading 2: l Cor. 11: 23-26 (Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord)
Gospel: Luke 9: 11-17 (They all ate and were filled.)

Question for Adults: How can you prepare yourself to be nourished by Jesus in the Eucharist this week?  This question has several implications.  Before you take the time to reflect, you might want to consider some important facts.  A very important consideration is that being fed by Christ takes commitment on our part.  Do we take the time to reflect on our commitment or are we so wound up from our other daily commitments that we are unable to fit the Eucharist in even if we want it desperately?  Also, being fed means that we are able to digest.  Are we too often wound up so tight that there is no way we can “digest” this great gift?  Lastly, when we are fed we must show our appreciation in some way.  How do we do this?

Question for the Teens:  Each week, when we celebrate the Holy Eucharist we are asked to “do this in remembrance of me”.  How else do you acknowledge the importance of Jesus in your life? Through prayer? Through the ways that you treat others?  Many teens find it difficult to acknowledge anyone even their parents, much less God.  The need to feel accepted means you need to be “cool” at all times at least in the presence of your friends and others your age.  Does this mean that you cannot acknowledge Jesus in your life?  No, absolutely not.  These are not two mutually exclusive ideas.  You can pray on your own time and you can be good, kind, gently, sensitive, considerate and forgiving ( all Christ like virtues) without being “uncool”.  How will you do this?

Question for Children?      How can you share what you have received from Jesus with others this week?  Help your child to make a list of things they have received from Jesus.  They may need a little help from you because they may get stuck in the concrete.  Then have them choose one or two that they could share with friends, family members or classmate.  

Community News

Notre Dame College Alumni Reunion . . .The Notre Dame College Association of Alumni and Friends will hold its fifth annual reunion on Saturday, July 14, 2007, at St. George’s Manor, Island Pond Road in Manchester.  All alumni and friends are invited to attend this year’s reunion.  The Association was formed following the closure of the College in 2002.  While the College doors have closed, the Notre Dame Family is thriving and growing.  The Association maintains its affiliation with the Congregation of Sisters of Holy Cross.  Our mission is to provide continuing communication with and activities for its members, and to promote opportunities for community service as nurtured at NDC.  Alumni and other interested persons are invited to visit our website at www.ndcalumniandfriends.com. The home page contains information regarding the reunion and membership opportunities, as well as the ability to register online.  In addition, interested alums may email the organization at info@ndcalumniandfriends.com, and persons who do not have internet access may call Claire Bourque at 603-623-7718.

Please Pray. . . for the defeat of House Bill 184.  Call your state senator immediately and ask them to vote against the Repeal of parental notification.  This bill seeks to overturn parental notification, which requires a parent be notified 48 hours before a minor child has an abortion.  Although this law was never enforced because of a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood, please tell your senator you want the state to protect parental rights.  Studies show that minor abortions go down 16% when parental involvement laws are in place.
Candia – Ted Gatsas 668-1233
Raymond & Deerfield - Jack Barnes 895-9352.  If you can, come to the public hearing in Concord on Tuesday, May 29 at 1:30 in the Legislative Office Bldg Rm. 305-307.