Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Merrimack NH October 28, 2018

SATURDAY, October 27th Vigil: Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

4:30PM: Donald Rivard (1st Anniv) req by his wife

SUNDAY, October 28th Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30AM: Nicole Ayotte req by her family and for all parishioners 10:30AM: Joe & Paul Creager req by their family

Monday, October 29th 8:10AM: Morning Prayer 8:30AM: For the Souls in Purgatory

Tuesday, October 30th 8:10AM: Morning Prayer 8:30AM: Roger O’Connor req by his wife

Wednesday, October 31st 8:10AM: Morning Prayer 8:30AM: For deceased pr iest of the Diocese

Thursday, November 1st All Saints’ Day

8:30AM: Alice Roy req by her daughter 7:00 PM: For those who have died while serving in our military

Friday, November 2nd All Souls’ Day

No Morning Mass 7:00 PM: For the deceased members of the Par ish who died this past year

SATURDAY, November 3rd Vigil: Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

4:30PM: Russ Scheider req by Kareen Dunn

SUNDAY, November 4th Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:30AM: For Grace Gagne req by Rosemary & Brian Gagne 10:30AM: For Cr istobal Lopez Mar tinez req by Cindy and for all parishioners

Man of Many Talents When you think of Jesus, what do you think was his job? Healer of the sick, the lame and the blind, as in today's gospel? Preacher? Teacher? Leader of men? Messiah? The second reading from Hebrews reminds us of his main duty: Priest. It calls him a High Priest, referring to the Jewish priesthood in which one priest was chosen each year to offer the most important sacri-fices and so appeal to God for forgiveness of the peo-ples' sins. Now this may sound like primitive religion, but it actually lets us understand Jesus even better. The high priest offered sacrifice for his own sins, as well as the peoples'. While Jesus did not sin, he experi-enced temptations just as we do and so can intercede for us as one who knows what it is like to be tempted. He also knows suffering, from his passion and death on the cross. If you ever wonder if you deserve to be for-given, remember that Jesus died for all sinners, deserv-ing or not. The High Priest was the one to bring the Israelites prayers to God and God's blessings to the people. Jesus also brings our prayers to his Father and shows us the Father's love. Our baptism gives us a share in that priesthood. You don't have to be ordained to pray for your friends and family. You don't have to be a bishop to bring God's love to those around you. When you listen to a friend who is hurting, or forgive someone who hurts you, you are blessing them with God's love. When you encour-age them to have faith and trust in the Lord, you are bringing them to God. You are sharing in the priest-hood of Christ. Tom Schmidt, Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have booked a Mass and would like for you or your family to bring up the gifts at that Mass, please let one of the ushers know before Mass begins.

Weekend of October 21st : $4496.00

World Mission Sunday: $1609.00

Thank You! **************************

Week #12: Bob L’Heureux & Geri Botch

OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH MERRIMACK, NH

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

Each Week At the 10:30 Mass

We welcome all children who would like to join us to hear a child’s version of the gospel. Our goal is to provide a relatable experience for children to understand the

Word of God. Children and catechists will be meeting downstairs in our church hall. Please invite your fami-ly, friends and neighbors to join us!!

Hard to believe but Thanksgiving will soon be upon us. For many in our community with stressed budgets and financial challenges, a Thanksgiving dinner just isn’t possible. Your sup-port of our annual Food Drive will help make a fulfilling holiday possible for many families this season and also con-tinue to help throughout the year.

Our annual Thanksgiving Drive benefits Our Lady of Mercy and also St. John Neumann Food Pantry. Our ministry to the needy is combined with St. John Neumann to better assist our neighbors in need. Many families have benefit-ted from your support of this program.

This year we again are asking that you contribute gift cards from local supermarkets (Shaws, Market Basket or Hannafords) in any denomination or if you prefer you may purchase one of the non perishable items listed below. Gift cards should be dropped of in the basket on the altar and food items in the boxes at the doors beginning the weekend of October 27 and 28 through the weekend of November 17 and 18th.

Non-Perishable Items Needed: Boxed stuffing mix, canned vegetables, instant mashed potatoes, canned fruit (peaches, orange segments—no grapefruit), Jelly (all kinds), canned meats such as Dinty Moore stew, spam, tuna, chicken, Progresso soups, pasta and cans or jars of sauce, boxed mixes—cakes, cookies, brownies, muffins, etc,

If you are a practicing Catholic who has not received the sacrament of Confirmation and would like to receive this sacrament, please

call Marie Dancy (424-3757) and get started on the road to Confirmation.

If you have begun to desire to be baptized and become a member of the Catholic Church, please call Marie Dancy at 424-3757 and get started on the road to initiation.

The Sanctuary Lamp for the week October 27th through November 2nd is lit for the intentions of Rosemary & Isabella Clougherty.

Please call the parish office if your would like the Sanctuary Lamp lit in memory of or for the intentions of a loved one.

GOSPEL OF LUKE

Soon a new liturgical year will begin. Can you believe it? In the new liturgical year the gospel readings will be drawn from the Gospel of Luke. Luke is an amazing Gos-pel; it is the only gospel with a Greek/Gentile au-thor. There are many things unique to this gospel and it reveals many aspects of Jesus and his ministry that are not found in the other gospels. On Tuesday, Nov 13 at 9:15 AM in the Church Hall and on Thursday, Nov 15 at 7 PM in the Parish Center we will have a teaching about this gos-pel. Like the gospel which it explores, this teaching will be presented in a new way. Please join us.

BLOOD DRIVE

A decision to donate your blood can save a life, or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma — which can be used individual-ly for patients with specific conditions.

A Blood Drive will be held here at Our Lady of Mercy on Thursday, November 15th from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Church Hall. Helping others in need just feels good. Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment. Appointments are encouraged, but walk ins are always welcome.

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

This year the annual March for Life will be taking place from Thursday, January 17th through Saturday, January 19th. The March for Life is an annual rally protesting abortion, held in Washington, DC on or around the anni-versary of the United States Supreme Court’s decision legalizing abortion in the case of Roe V. Wade.

Our Lady of Mercy is organizing a group that will attend the rally and the cost is $122 for just the bus, Room cost: $195.00 per person for double occupancy, $178.00 for triple and $168 for four. We will be having a meatball fundraiser to help defray the cost of this trip for our pa-rishioners.

If you have any questions or would like more infor-mation, please contact Deacon John Castelot: deacon-john@olmnh.org.

The 19th annual Knights of Columbus Fall Craft Fair will be held on Friday, Nov 2 from 5pm to 8 pm and Saturday, Nov 3 from 9am to 3pm in the Mastricola Upper Elementary School. There are a wide variety of handmade crafts, a Chinese auction, bake table and a kitchen serving home-made meals and snacks. We welcome donations of baked goods such as sweet breads, pies, muffins, cookies, and whoopee pies. Please bring them directly to the craft fair on Friday evening or early on Saturday and we will sell them as part of the fundraiser.

MISSION TRIP

If you are interested in an experiential, fulfilling short-term mission trip, we encourage you to consider Project Eden/Adelante in Honduras. We invite you to join us in Olancho for 10 days of hands-on community-based expe-riences with health, agriculture and education projects. Mission groups from New Hampshire have been partici-pating in this project since 2002. All are welcome—feel free to invite friends or family members. Students age 13 and older are welcome with a parent, young adults are also encouraged to join us. Our dedicated NH Board members are happy to meet with you and provice more detailed information. We have open spots on a trip scheduled to leave on 3/27/19, returning on 4/6/2019. For more information, contact Scott or Mary Fitzpatrick at 226-0205. Visit our website www.projectedenhonduras.org.

Profession of Faith into Catholicism

If you were baptized in another faith but would like to become part of the Catholic faith community, please call Marie Dancy at 424-3757 and get started on the road to making a profession of faith into Ca-tholicism.

All Saint’s Day—November 1, 2018: all Saints’ Day is a solemn holy day of the Catho-lic Church celebrated annually on November 1st. The day is dedicated to the saints of the Church, that is, all those who have attained heaven. Mass times for this Holy Day are Thursday, November 1st at 8:30 am and 7:00 pm. There will be no anticipated Mass on October 31st.

During the month of November we take time to remember our loved ones who have passed away. Again this year you are asked to bring photos (framed or unframed) of a loved one who has died. Beginning on the weekend of October 27th and 28th, a table will be set up in the main entrance of the church to leave your photos. The photos will remain for the month of November. Make sure to put your name and phone number on the back of the pictures.

On November 2nd we celebrate All Souls Day. At the 7:00 pm Mass we will r ead aloud the names of those whose funeral Mass was celebrated in our parish during the past 12 months and a candle will be lit for each one. All parishion-ers are invited to attend this Mass and remember these and all of our beloved dead.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE A MISSAL IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE…..

A $25.00 donation can be made by an individual, a family or in memory of a loved one. The front cover of the missal will have a label with the name of the donor or deceased loved one. This can be a very meaningful way to express sympathy to a bereaved family or to honor someone who has passed away. To make a donation, please call the par-ish office at 424-3757.

PARISH BREAKFAST

Join us for another parish breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, November 11, 2018 after the 8:30 and 10:30 masses. A blood pressure clinic spon-sored by our parish nurses will also take place at the same time .

Information Page

Acct #: 694750 Our Lady of Mercy Parish 16 Baboosic Lake Road Merrimack, NH 03054 Contact Person: Kathleen Rush Phone: (603) 424-4477 or (603) 424-3757 Fax: (603) 424-1780 Email Address: kjrush1@olmnh.org

Bulletin for October 28, 2018 Kathy