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The Fifth Sunday of Easter - April 29 2018

Weekly Collection

Sacrificial Offering - April 22nd 2018:

OLMM:

Envelopes: 244 $ 4,600.00

Loose Collection $ 3,565.82 $ 8,165.82

St. Elizabeth:

Envelopes: 55 $ 1,439.00

Loose Collection $ 1,121.00 $ 2,560.00

Online Giving: $ 1,625.00

Second Collection - Capital Improvement:

OLMM: $ 2,368.00

St. Elizabeth: $ 922.00 $ 922.00

Total Collections: $13,272.82

Thank you for your generous support to the

Parish throughout the year. We also want to remind you that Online Giving is

available to you at the Parish Website:

www.olmmparish.org

The Second Collection for the weekend of April 29th

will be for Catholic Charities. WHY support Catholic Charities? Through your support, we reach 1-in-12 individuals statewide. And, we spend your gift wisely. Ninety-two cents of every dollar goes back into programs and services. And we don’t sell or share our donor information with anyone. Together, YOU help us build healthy families, teach self-sufficiency and help individuals move from despair to hope. Please prayerfully consider making a gift. You can make a one-time gift, a pledge or become a monthly sustaining donor. Every contribution makes a difference, and your gift stays right here in New Hampshire.

There is no Second Collection for the weekend of

May 6th.

Thank you for your generosity!

Mass Intentions Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

Saturday, April 28

4:00 pm David Hopkins by George & Kathy Allen

Sunday, April 29

7:30 am Glenna Brown by Laura & Kevin Sagalski 9:00 am Lewis & Beatrice Toohey by Ron & Kathy Tramonte 10:30 am Albert Cerniauskas-5th Anniv. Remb. by his wife 7:00 pm Salvatore Barcia, Jr. by the Hurley Family

Monday, April 30

6:45 am All the Holy Souls in Purgatory 9:00 am Ray Alie by Pauline Dupuis

Tuesday, May 1

6:45 am In Thanksgiving to the Blessed Mother 9:00 am Raymond Alie by Sheila

Wednesday, May 2

6:45 am Peg Riley-2nd Anniv. Remb. by her family 9:00 am Peg Riley-2nd Anniv. Remb. by Renee & Peter

Casian

Thursday, May 3

6:45 am J.T. Armentrout-Bday Intentions by family 9:00 am Charles Perkins-10th Anniv. Remb. by his family

Friday, May 4

6:45 am Tom Liddy by the McGowan Family 9:00 am Baby Joseph by Kay Tanner

Saturday, May 5

4:00 pm Carol & Andrew Lindquist by family

Sunday, May 6

7:30 am Edward T. Madden by Mark & Peggy Chidester 9:00 am 10:30 am Colin Cavanaugh-Living Intentions by his aunt 7:00 pm Donna Marie Abely-Bday Remb. by her family

Mass Intentions: St. Elizabeth

Saturday, April 28

5:00 pm Our Parish Family

Sunday, April 29

10:00 am Thomas G. Liddy by the Tirrell Family

Saturday, May 5

5:00 pm Our Parish Family

Sunday, May 6

10:00 am Angelo P. Zappala-Bday Remb. by his children

Readings for the Week of April 29, 2018

Liturgy of the Hours and/or Christian Prayer

Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Jn 14:27-31a

Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Jn 15:1-8

Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14

Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Jn 15:12-17

Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Jn 15:18-21

Next Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; 1 Jn 4:7-10;

Jn 15:9-17

WANTED ONE HOUR OF YOUR TIME

He gives you 168 hours in a week, 672 hours

in a month. Can you spend “ONE HOUR”

each week with Him, your friend, Jesus each month?

If you can and will – please call Joan at 926-3673.

Eucharistic Adoration is from Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.

until Thursday at 6:30 a.m. Pick the hour of your choice

to spend with your BEST FRIEND IN EUCHARISTIC

ADORATION.

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Monday - April 30, 2018 9:30am Marian Movement of Priests Cenacle - OLMM 6:15pm Children’s Choir Practice - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room 7:00pm RCIA - St. John Bosco Room

Tuesday - May 1, 2018 9:30am Rosary for Priests - OLMM Church

Wednesday - May 2, 2018 9:30am Adoration - OLMM Church 7:00pm Knights of Columbus - Marian Hall

Thursday - May 3, 2018 9:30am Alanon - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room 7:00pm Bible Study - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting

Room Friday - May 4, 2018

4:00pm First Friday Devotion - OLMM Church

Saturday - May 5, 2018 Men of St. Joseph/First Saturday: —6:30am Recitation of the Rosary

—7:00am First Saturday Mass followed by

Confession-OLMM Church

—7:00am Men of St. Joseph Mass/Meeting-

OLMM Church/Marian Hall 1:00pm Alanon - St. Catherine Laboure Meeting Room

Sunday - May 6, 2018 10:00am May Crowning - OLMM Church

Save the date: OLMM Parish Mission OLMM Church

May 7th to May 9th from 7-8pm. The parish will also be offering a special “Mission Mass” on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings at 9am as well as a closing Mass for the retreat on Wednesday evening. Confessions will be available during the week, especially on Tuesday evening when extra confessors will be present.

** See today’s insert for more information**

God wants to work a miracle in our lives. All we need

to do is show up.

The 26th Annual "STAMP OUT HUNGER" Letter carriers Food drive will take place on Saturday, May 12th. St. Vincent DePaul receives a substantial amount of our food

donations from this drive. Please place a bag or bags of nonperishable food

items out for your letter carrier. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated.

As our year comes to an end, the

Faith Formation Office would like

to thank our 40 Volunteer

Catechists for answering the call to

serve Christ by teaching our

younger cherubs and our teen

cherubs the most beautiful truths of

our Catholic faith. We thank you

for giving of your talents and your

time; a combined total of over

1,500 hours! We offer thanks to the

Lord for the blessings we’ve shared

this past year. When noise levels grew and peace

seemed far away, we knew our Lord was with us,

helping us to remain calm. When our classes and

parties were bubbling with song, dance and laughter

and exploding with joy, Our Lord was there in the midst

of the enthusiasm and when we joined together in

prayer He embraced us with His love. Our Catechists

have tried to teach as Jesus did and to love as Jesus

loves. They have responded to the call to share the

Word of God and we are blessed to have them and look

forward to continued joy in the ministry of Life Long

Faith Formation with them and with our families.

Keeping all of you in prayer during the Spring and

Summer seasons, Sherry and Chris ☺

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Dear Second Grade Families,

Please mark your calendars with these dates and times ☺

1st Eucharist Practices: BOTH ARE REQUIRED

Drop off-Marian Church Hall, pick up-OLMM

Church:

Tuesday, May 8th and Thursday, May 10th

3:30-5:00pm for ALL 2nd grade students

On Thursday, May 10th, a parent/guardian is asked to

come to the church at 5pm to share in a blessing

with your child.

Sacrament of First Eucharist

Saturday, May 12th for ALL 2nd grade students at

10am

I look forward to sharing this journey of faith

with your families,

Sherry ☺

Steubenville East Youth Conference

July 13-15 | UMass Lowell

Steubenville East is open to all high school aged teenagers (graduating 8th graders through graduating seniors). If you are interested in attending, please register soon - seats are limited. For more information or to register, please visit goo.gl/GF3hGY. Contact Chris Fortin, Youth Minister, at the Parish Office at (603) 926-2206 or cfortin@olmmparish.org.

“God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.” ~1 John 4:9

Dear Parishioners,

Bishop Libasci has asked that our Diocese restore the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation to its original place,

before the celebration of 1st Eucharist and to make lifelong faith formation a priority within our parish communities.

Please read the announcement below from the Diocese, and if you have any further questions or concerns please the

Faith Formation Office. Have a blessed week, Fr. Gary

“The three sacraments of initiation lay the foundations of every Christian life.” (CCC 1212)

Through the waters of Baptism, we are incorporated into the Body of Christ through the Spirit. We die to sin and

become new creations in Christ. Confirmation is a special outpouring and strengthening of the Holy Spirit. This sac-

rament permanently seals us to Jesus Christ. Through the sacrament of the Eucharist we receive Christ, Body, Soul,

and Divinity, in the bread and wine. In the early church, people were initiated into the community at one single

event. They were baptized, anointed with chrism and shared in the Eucharist. The sacraments, over time, have been

separated from one another and this happened for a variety of reasons. The Second Vatican Council asked the

Church to make it more clear that Confirmation is intimately connected with Baptism and the whole of Christian

initiation. This also helps us to see that Eucharist completes our initiation into the Church and unites us as one body

in Christ.

Go to www.catholicnh.org/lifelong for more information on this important change.

First Communion Photos If you would like to book your formal First Communion photographs early, please call Chura's Photography in Hampton Falls at 603-926-9779 for an appointment.

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300 Club Tickets Tickets for 2018 are available for $25!

Monthly drawings:

January-November: $100 and two $25

December prizes: Grand Prize of $1000, 2nd

Prize $500, 3rd Prize $250, 4th Prize $100, 5th

Prize $50.

To Purchase tickets: *Available at the OLMM Parish Office or contact

Mike McMahon at mmcmahon68@gmail.com

or 531-0111

1st Friday’s Hour of Prayer Friday, May 4th, 4:00-5:00pm

OLMM

1st Saturday Devotion Please join us at 6:30am on Saturday, May 5th, for

Recitation of the Rosary. The Holy Mass will be at 7:00am

followed by Confession.

Men of St. Joseph

On Saturday, May 5th, the Men of St. Joseph will gather for

Mass @ 7:00am at OLMM Church followed by fellowship

and coffee in the Church Hall. The morning gathering ends

at 8:30am. All men are invited to attend.

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Has

Something

Changed??

Have you moved, or

changed your phone

number? Do you now

use online giving and

would rather not receive

envelopes anymore? Be

sure to call the Parish

Office at 926-2206 to let

us know about the

changes in your life so

we can update our

records! Thanks!

Below are just a couple of the CD titles available in our Lighthouse Media Collection:

The Forgotten Virtue: Pathway to Holiness God opposes the proud but bestows favor on the humble. (1 Peter 5:5) In this revealing talk, Fr. Casey shares how wisdom and blessings come through a healthy cultivation of the virtue of humility, and he equips us to be vigilant in avoiding that often subtle temptation and danger to the soul, which is pride. He shows how humility allows us to see things, and ourselves, as they truly are, and how pride makes us prone to serious mistakes, both in our spiritual and practical lives. At the end of this presentation is a bonus segment from Confession by Fr. Larry Richards. Praying the Rosary Like Never Before Dr. Edward Sri is a nationally sought Catholic speaker who appears regularly on EWTN, and is a founding leader of FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students). In this discussion of his book "The New Rosary in Scripture: Biblical Insights on Praying the Twenty Mysteries" (Servant Books), Dr. Sri shares John Paul II's practical strategies for praying the Rosary better, so that you can encounter Jesus more deeply in prayer. We kindly ask for a donation of $4.00 per book (or otherwise specified suggested donation), $3.00 per CD, $2.00 per booklet and $0.50 per pamphlet so that we may continue this program. Please make all checks out to “OLMM.” Won’t you reach out and help bring someone home?

Highlighting Our Advertisers Did you know that Benjamin Moore Paints advertises on the back pages of our bulletin? Any business you give them benefits our parish in the publication of our bulletin. We thank all of our advertisers.

SAVE THE DATE

Knights of Columbus #5093 are hosting the 2nd annual

authentic “Back to the 50's Sock Hop” on Saturday,

May 5th from 6-10pm in the Sacred Heart School Gym.

Cost: $10.00 per person

Please join us for music, food, contests, and of course….DANCING!

So break out your saddle shoes & bobby sock & comb back your greased DA.

All proceeds go to Knights of Columbus Charities

Please contact Grand Knight Jim at 997-1916 for more details.