“The true measure of loving God is to love Him without measure.”
St. Bernard
Dear Friends,
Congratulations and thank you to all those who worked so hard and contributed to the success of the St. Patty’s Dinner. May God reward your kindness!
Those who can help decorate for Palm Sunday, cover statues etc, please be at the Church, Saturday at 10AM.
Holy Week begins Palm Sunday. The “Triduum” from Holy Thursday – Easter, allows us to participate in unique and beautiful services celebrated once a year.
Monday of Holy Week is “Keep the Lights On” day. Confessions will be held Monday 11 AM-1 PM and 5-7 PM.
I have lost a brother priest. This is our “third” priest to pass away in the past month. Msgr. Dan Lamothe succeeded me as pastor in Keene. He died Monday AM. RIP. Besides those priests already in nursing homes, we have 15 “working” pastors in parishes beyond 75 yrs of age, waiting for “eternal” retirement. We should anticipate and plan for changes in parish landscapes in the next 5 years. Pray for vocations. Pray for Eric Oullette being ordained in June.
Before July, I anticipate taking several weeks of vacation. If I don’t use it, I lose it!!! Hard to get coverage these days.
Father Don
HOLY WEEK
Palm Sunday - March 24th - Blessing and distribution of palms at each of the weekend masses at OLF and IC
Monday of Holy Week - Confessions 11AM-1PM and 5-7PM at OLF
No confessions on Holy Saturday
TRIDUUM
Holy Thursday - March 28th
7:00pm Mass of the Lord's Supper followed by Adoration until 9:30pm at OLF
Good Friday - March 29th
3:00pm Stations of the Cross at OLF
7:00pm Celebration of the Passion at IC
Holy Saturday - March 30th
7:00pm Easter Vigil at OLF
Easter Sunday - March 31st
8:30am mass at IC
10:30am mass at OLF
It's time to return your rice bowl!
We will be accepting rice bowls them beginning March 28 through April 7. You can drop off your Rice Bowl at church, or make out a check payable to the parish with "Rice Bowl" entered on the memo line, and place it one of the collection boxes. Thank you for supporting sisters and brothers in need across the globe.
Summary of March 11 Pastoral Council Meeting
The Pastoral Council met on March 11, 2024. Father gave an update on the success of recent events and informed us of upcoming events. The NH Catholic Appeal will take place again in April/May. There is a handout in the back of the church on how the last appeal monies were distributed. We continued developing our action plan for making our parish a Church on the Move. The next meeting will take place on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 in the Church Library.
The Pastoral Council met on March 11, 2024. Father gave an update on the success of recent events and informed us of upcoming events. The NH Catholic Appeal will take place again in April/May. There is a handout in the back of the church on how the last appeal monies were distributed. We continued developing our action plan for making our parish a Church on the Move. The next meeting will take place on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 in the Church Library.
This Sunday, March 24th, Sacrament Prep meets at 9:30AM.
Please remember your Saint reports!
