Thursday, March 19, 6:15PM,

Holy Trinity Church

Feast of St. Joseph

Third Week of Lent Schedule

Confessions: Wed, March 18 8:30AM | Holy Trinity & 7:00PM | St. Martin Sat, March 21 2:30PM | St. Martin; Sun, March 22 12:00PM | St. Mary

Masses: Mon-Wed 9AM Holy Trinity | Tues & Wed 6:15PM St. Martin

Friday 9AM | St. Mary (*Note: There is no 9:00AM Mass or Adoration on Thurs, March 19.

We hope all will attend the special St. Joseph Mass at 6:15PM !)

St. Joseph’s Feast Day! 6:15PM Mass at Holy Trinity Church

With a dessert reception to follow in the church hall

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This week as we continue our journey through Lent, we take a break from the solemnness of the season to celebrate with great joy the Feast of St. Joseph (on Thursday)- the patron of families, a happy death, and our diocese. If you have never tak-en part in this beautiful tradition I highly encourage you to consider doing so. If you have celebrated St. Joseph Day with us before I have no doubt you will want to join again as it is truly a beautiful part of our faith and a great way to remember in prayer our fam-ilies members living and deceased. As a child I could never imagine a moment when I was not surrounded by family. Family in some sense was my whole world. The older we get the more time and life take us to different places. The family I once saw every day and at every meal are spread between two states and four different towns. As the old saying goes – time waits for no man. As life goes on the more I realize not only how cher-ished those moments from the past where, but how cherished the family I still have are to me. On the feast of St. Joseph I remember them all in my prayer. I come to Church and pray for all my family living – and for their families, and I re-member those who have gone before me marked with faith. I pray for them and that they may be with God forever, and that they may save a place for me at His eternal heavenly banquet. Three years ago when we began this beautiful tradition of celebrating St. Joseph’s day in our par-ish, we had no idea how things would go. In the end what happened was that we began something beauti-ful: a yearly tradition of not only honoring St. Jo-seph, but also remembering our families. Our celebration of St. Joseph’s day begins with the building of the St. Joseph Altar on the sanc-tuary steps at Holy Trinity and ends with a beautiful Mass celebrated at 6:15pm. The Mass is followed by a reception in the parish hall immediately after and a gathering of our Church family on this great occa-sion. Throughout the day on Thursday, March 19th people are invited to come and pray at Holy Trinity. In a special way we will be encouraged to pray for our families and our diocese, and to bring pictures of deceased loved ones to be honored. Since the feast of St. Joseph is a Solemnity in the Church we are free to break our Lenten fasting in order to honor the fos-ter father of Jesus, and our patron. As I love to say, it is our obligation to celebrate that day and to step away from Lent and into the glorious witness and light of St. Joseph.

On another note, I wanted to take this moment to speak to the parish community and to share with you the steps we are taking to help best ensure the safety, health, and well being of our parish family. First and foremost we are asking all parishion-ers to join us in using the best practices of health and hygiene. These practices include the following: Regular and vigorous Handwashing Avoid shaking hands/touching public surfaces Avoid touching one’s face and most importantly... Stay home from Mass if you are sick or caring for someone who is sick

As parish we regularly disinfect public surfac-es in our churches between services, insist on regular handwashing for all Eucharistic ministers, as well as altar servers and lectors, provide hand sanitizer to all Eucharistic ministers to be used before and after the distribution of Holy Communion. As you have no-ticed at Mass we have also dispensed from offering the Chalice, as well as the sign of peace. At this point none of us know exactly how and where things will proceed with the Corona Virus. The temptation is to respond either with indifference or panic- neither of these will help in any way. As a parish we are being very pragmatic and taking all the necessary steps to best proceed as things unfold. We are watching closely the directives from the CDC and the State of New Hampshire in how best to respond to the current outbreak. We work hard to maintain an active social media and internet presence which means that we can quickly disseminate information as needed and keep you up to date throughout the week and not simply at Masses. I would encourage to become familiar with our parish website www.stignatius-stmary.org and to follow us on facebook. We regularly use both of these platforms to keep parishioners informed on the daily happenings in the parish. Please also know that you can still support your parish through online giving. Online giving al-lows you to give your weekly offertory from your checking account or charged to your credit card. It’s a great way to support the parish each week, especially when you are away from town for the weekend or under the weather. Finally, be assured the parish is making con-tingency plans for how best to proceed with this emerging health challenge. These is no need for fren-zied panic but it is a good time for us to be smart, to use common sense and to be prepared. As I believe in full transparency and common sense- I will be keeping you up to date each week here in the bulletin, from the pulpit, and online. -Fr. Andrew

Sunday, March 15 7:00AM Mass—Holy Trinity 9:00AM Mass—St. Martin

Whole Family Catechesis Following Mass 9:30AM St. Mary Rel. Ed.—Parish House 11:00AM Mass—St. Mary 12PM Confession—St. Mary 1:00PM Faith Movie—St. Martin 5:30PM Living Station Rehearsal—St. Martin 6:15PM Pizza & Youth Night—St. Martin Monday, March 16 7:30AM Walking Club—St. Martin 9:00AM Mass—Holy Trinity 10:00AM Prayer Group—Holy Trinity 6:30PM Bingo—Dover Bowl Tuesday, March 17—St. Patrick’s Day! 7:30AM Walking Club—St. Martin 9:00AM Mass—Holy Trinity 1:30-3PM Walking with Purpose—St. Martin 6:15PM Mass—St. Martin 7:00PM RCIA—St. Martin Wednesday, March 18 7:30AM Walking Club—St. Martin 8:30AM Confession—Holy Trinity 9:00AM Mass—Holy Trinity 6:15PM Mass—St. Martin 7:00PM Confession—St. Martin 7-8:30PM Walking with Purpose—St. Martin Thursday, March 19—Feast of St. Joseph! 7:30AM Walking Club—St. Martin 9:00AM NO MORNING MASS 6:15PM Mass & St. Joseph Celebration— Holy Trinity 7:00PM Choir Practice—St. Martin Friday, March 20 7:30AM Walking Club—St. Martin 9:00AM Mass—St. Mary 3:00PM Stations of the Cross—Holy Trinity 6:00PM Eucharistic Adoration—St. Martin 7:00PM Stations of the Cross—St. Martin 7:00PM Stations of the Cross—St. Mary Saturday, March 21 7:30AM Walking Club—St. Martin 1:00PM Follies Rehearsal—St. Martin 2:30PM Confession—St. Martin 4:00PM Mass—St. Martin

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Weekly Schedule

If you are looking for some fun, join the cast of our “Saint Ignatius Spring Follies!” If you have ever been in a show before, you know how much fun it is. And if you have never been in a show, now is the time for guaranteed fun and fellowship! We plan to have dance numbers, singing numbers, and parish talent of all kinds. You are invited to be a part of the chorus numbers and/or to share your own special talent! We will be having a rehearsal for everyone interested in being a part of the show on Saturday, March 21 at 1 pm in the downstairs hall of St. Mar-tin church. For more information, you can call the parish office or email Cindi at cindiverrill@aol.com

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St. Ignatius of Loyola & St. Mary Parishes First Communion and Confirmation

March 8, 2020

St. Ig atius of Loyola ParishConfirmation and First Communion

Scott Aldebot “Dennis” Charlotte Amatucci “Matilda” William Anwiler “Francis” Mary Beckwith “Mary” Asia Dydo “Marianne” Antonio Fields “Anthony” Jacoby Flanagan “James” Tristan Gobern, Jr. “Blaise” Emily Green “Elizabeth” Nia Vergne-Griffith “Maria” Anthony Klosenski “Ambrose” Ethan Klosenski “Henry” Parker Lavoie “James” Riley Lavoie “Rose” Elizabeth Molda “Joan” Gabriel Pellenz “David” Brianna Rodriguez “Hope” Luke Ryan “Patrick” Neveah Stanwood “Elizabeth” Mia Westphal “Joan” Maxwell Woytek “Jerome” Keegan Yerakes “Anthony”

Confirmation Only Ashley Delahunty “Florian” Samantha Eldredge “Mary” Claire McGee “Terese” John McGee “Josemaria” Aiden McNally “Nicholas”

Photos by Vivianne Derosier—thank you!

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Congratulations!

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SSt. Mar ’s ParishConfirmation & First Communion

Gwen Abbott “Clare” Kale Smith “Thomas” Leo Hill “Leo” Vania Schartner “Melangell” Meghan Quirk “Mary” Meghan Maldonis “Mary” Hannah Maldonis “Catherine”

Confirmation Only Brooke Flynn “Theresa” John Flynn II “Francis”

This Lent, let’s journey as a parish family through beautiful music and presentations intend-ed to bring us closer to Christ.

Presentation and Music by Vince Ambrosetti

Mark your calendars! Dates of the Mission:

Family Concert—Sunday, March 29 Mission Days 1, 2, and 3

Monday, March 30—Wednesday, April 1 6:15PM St. Martin

Parish Lenten Mission

St. Gianna’s Place Fundraiser Supporting women in crisis pregnancies

Please join us for the 2nd Annual St. Gianna's Place Fundraising Banquet on April 22 at The Event Center in Nashua, NH. Immaculee Ilibagiza, Rwandan genocide survivor and bestsel-ling author of Left to Tell, will be the keynote speaker. Appetizers and cash bar begin at 5:45 and dinner will be served at 6:45. There is no fee to at-tend, but reservations are required and there will be a time for giving during the event. Please call Liz at (603) 247-8654 or Kelly at (603) 770-9288 to re-serve your seat.

(If you are part of our book club, we read ‘Left to Tell’ earlier this year and it was one of our favor-ites yet! This is a great chance to talk to the author about her amazing experiences and faith.)

Photos by Thomas Royer— thank you!

During this flu season, if you’re sick—stay home! You can still contribute to the parish by doing a donation online or mailing your donation to the office at 404 High St., Somersworth, NH 03878.

Online giving is easy—just visit our website at www.stignatius-stmary.org/online-giving, pick your parish, and donate!

Health Corner Ministry Appreciation Day If you volunteer at our Parishes in any way, you are cordially invited to attend an Appreciation Day to kick off our Parish Lenten Mission. It will be a morning of inspiring sessions followed by a commu-nity building lunch.

RSVP details below!

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We welcome to the Parish Aleczander Twombly son of Alan and Sarah Robinson, and Isabella Griffith-Hanson, daughter of Joshua Hanson and Laura Griffith, who were bap-tized last weekend at St. Martin Church.

Welcome to the Church!

Here are some easy ways to prevent the spread of germs!

Frequently wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not readily available use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alco-hol.

Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow.

Clean frequently touched objects and surfaces. Stay home when sick.

Second Collection Next Weekend

Next weekend, March 21/22, there is a special sec-ond collection for Catholic Relief Services.

CRS is motivated by the example of Jesus Christ to ease suf-fering, provide development assistance, and foster charity and justice. CRS lives out this mission by responding to ma-jor emergencies, fighting disease and poverty, and nurturing peaceful and just societies.

For more information, visit crs.org

LAST CHANCE! Spring Wedding

Anniversary Mass Bishop Peter A. Libasci invites all cou-

ples celebrating an anniversary in 2020 of 10, 15, 20, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 55+ years, to attend the Spring Wedding Anniversary Mass.

This celebration will be held on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester. To register, please contact your parish office by March 20, 2020. The parish office will gather and submit all necessary information.

Once registration has been completed by the parish office, all registrants will receive an invitation to this special celebration. Couples celebrating anni-versaries of 5, 25, or 50 years will be asked to regis-ter later for a fall celebration.

To all other married couples, congratulations and we look forward to seeing you at this spring’s Wedding Anniversary Mass!

Parish Support

St. Ignatius Parish

March 7 & 8, 2020

Sunday Offertory Envelopes $ 6,516.29 Loose Cash Offertory $ 1,396.00 Online Giving $ 1,917.00 Total Offering $ 9,829.29 Other Collections & Donations $ 2,093.37

St. Mary Parish

March 7, 2020

Sunday Offertory Envelopes $ 877.00 Loose Cash Offertory $ 575.16 Online Giving $ 1,015.00 Total Offertory $ 2,467.16 Other Collections and Donations $ 266.50

Thank you for your generous support of our Parishes!

Monday, March 16 9:00AM Holy Trinity Marcelle Chabot (13th Ann.) by Elise Chabot

Tuesday, March 17 9:00AM Holy Trinity Elias Padilla by his granddaughter Amanda

6:15PM St. Martin For the Souls in Purgatory

Wednesday, March 18 9:00AM Holy Trinity

6:15PM St. Martin Claire Bernier by Al and Anita Landry

Thursday, March 19 9:00AM St. Mary NO MORNING MASS

6:15PM Holy Trinity (St. Joseph Feast Mass) Arlene and Pete Duqette by the Tibbets Family Kenneth Tibbetts by his wife Evelyn and Fam.

Friday, March 20 9:00AM St. Mary

Saturday, March 21 4:00PM St. Martin George Desilets (2nd Ann.) by his wife and family

Ernest Normand by Mavis Normand Irene Saidel by Mavis Normand

Sunday, March 22 7:00AM Holy Trinity For the Intentions of all Parishioners

9:00AM St. Martin Hazel DiMambro by Ken and Jen Boufford

Renee Dupuis by her mother Mariette and family Adrien Ouellet by Marc and Rachel Boisvert

11:00AM St. Mary Robertte Bisson by Tamia Porter

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Parish Breakfast Report

Last week we served 119 diners and made a profit of $404. The door prize of a Gift Certificate for two breakfasts went to Flo Shorey, and Kathy Berube won the raffle. We look forward to serv-ing you again September since this was the last breakfast of the current season.

We – the Knights

The Knight of Columbus are known as the right arm of the Catholic Church. We are the L/Cpl. Paul R. LeHoullier Council, named for the only Somersworth native killed in combat during the Vietnam War. Weserve both St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish and St. Mary Parish. Usually working quietly, behind the scenes, weare involved in many aspects of Parish life. Some of our members serve on each Parish Council, are Eucharis-tic ministers, ushers. choir members, or are involved in the annual Christmas Fair, Yard Sale, monthly Parishbreakfast or the weekly bingo.

Some of our projects and activities accomplished during the past year include using proceeds from our Cash Calendar raffle, which awards winners drawn weekly throughout the year some $3000 in prizes, our Christmas wreath sales, and our Keep Christ in Christmas program, among others, to provide one of our Di-ocesan seminarians with a $500 yearly donation to help cover expenses such as computer and printing sup-plies, paper, postage, and an occasional treat of a meal out or a quick cup of coffee while on the run.

We have raised money through several drives, mostly based at the local Market Basket, to provide a $1500 donation to the Maplewood School Special Olympic All-Stars to help fund their expenses while com-peting in regional, state and national events, and through a Supermarket Sweep raffle offering $1000 in shop-ping cards as prizes, to donate $500 yearly each to the Community Food Pantry, the Table of Plenty Soup Kitchen, the Seeds of Faith Food Pantry and the Somersworth Share Fund.

We have presented St. Ignatius Parish with a much needed new set of Chalice Veils, and were joined by the Catholic War Veterans in providing a monthly pancake breakfast for the Religious Formation program families. We sponsored a spaghetti dinner to raise funds for the Sr. Judith Scholarship, which brought aware-ness to the program, generating an additional donation of $5000 over the $1017 we raised.

We sponsored one of our own members, a masonry craftsman, for the necessary repairs to the outside stairs at Holy Trinity Church and the bell tower at St. Martin Church, saving the Parish a substantial expense for either project.

If you have never been asked to join the Knights, or simply did not have time to attend the degree cer-emonies to achieve full Knighthood, we now offer a condensed ceremonial which includes the exemplifica-tion of Charity, Unity and Fraternity of our Order. Families and friends are invited and encouraged to attend this short, half-hour ceremony in which candidates achieve full Third Degree member status. Some benefits our order offers are affordable insurance, annuities, and estate planning.

We only ask our members to spend a couple of hours in a program or event that they find of interest during the year, and attend a monthly meeting when possible. We meet on the third Sunday of each month at Holy Trinity Church at 7 PM.

If you are interested in joining our vibrant Council and helping your Parish as well, there will be a re-gional degree on Saturday, March 21 at 9:00 AM at the Knights of Columbus hall in Rochester.

To register or obtain more information, please contact Mike LaMontagne at 207-752-1000, Tony Welch at 603-692-5691, Ed McNally at 603-692-2130, or Paul Dubois at 603-953-6066.

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Please see Weekly Schedule inside bulletin

Baptisms take place at the weekend Masses. Please call the office to make arrangements for Baptism and Baptismal preparation.

Diocesan policy states that arrangements be made at least six months prior to the date of marriage.

Please notify us if a parishioner is seriously ill and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick.

f you are homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist, please call the office 692-2172

Fridays 6-7:00PM at St. Martin Church | Every 3rd Thursday 9:30AM at St. Mary Church

Contact Information Parish Office: 603-692-2172 | Fax: 603-692-2499

Office Hours: Monday—Thursday 9:00AM-4:00PM | Office is closed on Fridays Office Address: 404 High St., Somersworth, NH 03878

Office Email: r.stmartin@comcast.net | Website: www.stignatius-stmary.org Facebook: facebook.com/stignatiusstmary | Instagram: @holybandini

Pastor: Rev. Andrew K. Nelson 603-692-2172 | anelson@rcbm.org

Deacon: David Divins 603-692-2172

Cemetery Office: 603-692-0524 | Rectory: 603-841-3944 Office Manager: Denise Gauthier 603-692-2172 | r.stmartin@comcast.net Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) & St. Ignatius Religious Ed

Janet Jacobson 603-692-4367 | janetjacobson@comcast.net St. Mary Parish Religious Education Laurie Lambert 603-742-3996

Bulletin Submissions Amanda Alley alley.amanda@comcast.net Youth Ministry Brittany Molda youthmin@comcast.net

Weekend Masses: Saturdays, 4:00PM at St. Martin Church (120 Maple St., Somersworth) Sundays, 7:00AM at Holy Trinity Church (404 High St., Somersworth)

9:00AM at St. Martin Church 11:00AM at St. Mary Parish (440 Church St., Rollinsford)

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