June 27, 2010
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Weekend Mass Intentions

Last Scheduled Mass for the Parish
Sunday,  June 27
    9:30 AM 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. 

We Are Church
    This week the Church is asking the parishioners of St. Paul to take the words of Scripture literally and seriously.  As we prepare to go our separate ways for various and sundry reasons, we must try to remember that at the root of our faith is the fact that we are not simply parishioners of St. Paul in Candia but we are the people of God who, for centuries on end, have been asked to journey to places unfamiliar, where the expectations were unknown, and consequences of the move could be somewhat daunting to many.
    Moving in Faith is always a Challenge.  It necessitates that we Trust in the One we say we Believe in.  We have gone this far.  Let us support one another and let us be determined to reach our goal together with Courage and Determination and the Grace of God

We Have Prayed
    Probably the most important act we can perform together as a faith community is to pray.  As a parish we have prayed together for many years.  This has brought us together at a level others cannot share.  We have prayed at weddings, funerals, baptisms in prayer groups and of course at Mass.  The celebration of the Eucharist is perhaps the best means of being united both with Christ and with one another.  This is the main reason we have come to love one another so deeply.  We pray today that the faith community we will be joining in the near future will continue to embrace us wholly.


We have Enjoyed
    Over the years we have had many opportunities to enjoy each other’s company.  We will surely remember the times we spent eating sharing a meal together whether it was a pancake breakfast, a spaghetti or ham and bean supper or perhaps a Senior Luncheon.  We will definitely remember all those times when we shared over Coffee and Donuts.  There is always something special about fellowship while we share a meal.  The intimacy that we share is priceless and the friendships we develop will never be forgotten

We Have Grown
    Over the past four decades the people of our parish have grown and matured together.  Our children have attended Religious Education classes and have come to learn about the God who has created and loved them.  They have received the sacraments of initiation and have become full members of the Catholic Church.  As adults we have grown in breath and depth.  Our ability to share with our fellow parishioners in so many ways has enabled us to learn what we could not have learned alone.  As older adults we see ourselves looking back and wondering where all the years have gone.  We ask ourselves if we have done all we could for the benefit of others.  None of us have grown too old to be able to move on other places, always keeping the goal in perfect focus

We Have Cried
    We cannot be a loving family without experiencing the pain of tears.  Over the years we have lost many of our parishioners through death or because they moved away.  These were sad times and we cried together.  Although these are sad times, the fact that we care tells us that we have received a tremendous gift of the heart.  We have made many friends and this in itself is a precious gift.  We thank all we have come to know and to love.  We have become richer on so many levels because of them.  To all who have gone on ahead of us, we pray that they will accompany us on our journey of Faith and continue to support us in time of need.

We Have Loved
    We cannot claim to be good Christians if we have failed to learn the most essential lesson of all, i.e., to love.  As parishioners of St. Paul’s, we have truly experienced this lesson in the concrete.  We have loved our families, our neighbors, and all who need our help.  We love the elderly, the children, the poor and needy the sick and the dying.  We must never forget this valuable lesson.  Love one another.

Community News

Called to Serve
    Would you like to learn more about your faith?  Are you a volunteer at your parish?  Would you like to be certified as a catechist?  Would you like to gain leadership skills in order to help your parish or Catholic school?  Would you benefit from learning in greater depth what the Church teaches?  If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then Called to Discipleship is for you!
       Called to Discipleship is composed of the sixteen hour Core Course, Skills Formation Day and Retreat Day.  It is not necessary to participate in all three components of the program unless you want Diocesan Basic Catechist Certification.  Many people who take the Core Course are simply parishioners who want to learn more about their faith.  Called to Discipleship is offered in three deaneries each year.  For your convenience, the Core Course; An Introduction to Theology is offered online through the University of Notre Dame STEP Program.  For more info go to:  http://www.laycentre.org/programs.html.

Holy Cross Early Childhood Center
Holy Cross Early Childhood Center has provided preschool to NH children for more than fifty years.  We now offer full day early childhood programs in addition to our half day preschool programs.  Our teachers are certified Early Childhood or Elementary teachers.  Our kindergarten and preschool programs are developmentally appropriate and follow NH Early Learning Guidelines from the State Department of Education.  We are offering a summer program for children four years of age through six and a half.  If you are looking for a small, values driven early childhood setting while you work this summer, give us a call at 603-668-0510!  Or if you are a working family looking for Quality early Learning Programs for your child as well as full time Childcare, Holy Cross might be the place for you!

A Look at Upcoming Events

Attention teens ages 15-18
    Come for two weeks of fun, faith, and learning. . . . Magdalen College summer Programs include classes taught by college professors focusing on Philosophy, Music, and catechesis.  In addition participants will go on day trips to the istoric sites of Boston, hike in the white Mountains of New Hampshire, participate in sports, and put on a theatrical production.  Teens will stay on the Campus in Warner, NH, meet other teens from all over the country, and learn about the Catholic faith in a fun setting.  For more information please visit www.Magdalen.edu or call 603-456-2625. Sessions run as follows: Session 1 June 20 – July 3  $36 aday
Session 2:  July 7th – July 20th   $50 a day
Session 3:  July 26th – August 8th  $50 a day

Thinking About Remarriage
    The Thinking About Remarriage Workshop Day provides an enrichment opportunity for couples when one or both have been previously married.  The program serves couples who are just thinking about remarriage and engaged couples who plan to remarry.  Visit www.catholicnh.org/marriage for details or call the Office of matrimony 669-3100, ext. 172

CURRENT PRAYER REQUESTS Please remember the following people and intentions in your daily prayers: Our sick parishioners and friends…    Please pray for the following people: Josephine Stout, Cecile Gendron, Kimberly Mirolo, Rita Sullivan, Kathy Gauthier, Ethel Thomas, Jean Swindler, Roger Plante, Joseph Gesel, Jacob Desrocher, Cindy Huard, Deborah McGovern, Gordon Gladden and Carol Sheperd. For peace in the world, especially in the Middle East… For those serving in the armed forces... For families experiencing stress due to financial, emotional or relational problems For our sister parish in Haiti... For vocations to full-time ministry, especially the priesthood, the deaconate, religious life lay ministry...     If you would like to add a person or intention, please let us know. If people on the sick list are no longer in need of prayers, please let us know.