St. John Neumann 101-A at Pennichuck Square

708 Milford Road. Merrimack, New Hampshire, 03054

Phone 880-4689 Fax 881-9668

office@sjnnh.org, • http://www.sjnnh.org

AT YOUR SERVICE:

Rev. Christopher Martel Pastor

Mollie Kerrigan Youth Minister

Evelyn Verbeck

and Carol Hopfenspirger Outreach Coordinators

Mrs. Jennifer Lajoie Christian Formation

Mrs. Kathy Hopkins Director of Day Away Program

Mrs. Carol Yetto Director of Music Ministry

Mrs. Eileen Buckley Parish Secretary

Mrs. Elaine Lecius Secretary for Christian Formation

Mrs. Jane Kilgallen Parish Nurse

Diane Bonenfant Sacristan

Steven Serafin Echo Apprentice

PARISH CENTER AND CHRISTIAN FORMATION OFFICE

101A At Pennichuck Square

Christian Formation – 880-0825

Outreach Office – 880-4689 Ext. 20

Knights of Columbus knights@sjnnh.org

Neil Helberg NWH76@comcast.net

CYO John DeFrancisco cyo@sjnnh.org

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS

pastoralcouncil@sjnnh.org

LITURGY

Saturday: 5:30 pm

Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am

(6:00 pm, from (First Sunday after Labor Day to Memorial

Day)

Holy Days: Vigil – 7:00 pm

Holy Day – 12:15 pm & 7:00 pm

Daily Mass: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

and Thursday at 12:15 pm

RECONCILIATION – Saturday 4:30-5:00 pm and by

appointment, any time.

BAPTISMS – By appointment. Parents must be involved

in an instruction prior to the Baptism. This can be during

pregnancy. Call 880-4689 to register.

RCIA – Asking questions about Catholicism? Are you

interested in being a member of the Catholic Church? Call

880-0825 for more information.

RE-MEMBER Church – For those hurt by the Church

who would like to come back to the Church. Please call 880-

4689.

MARRIAGES – Please contact the office at least six months

prior to your wedding date.

COMMUNION CALLS & VISITS TO THE SICK – Call

the office.

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS!

All new parishioners may register at the office.

Fr. Chris

Diane Bonenfan

Elizabeth Corsetti

(Youth Rep)

Bill Dubois

Nancy Dubois

Lisa Emerson

Pat Flynn

Mollie Kerrigan

Jennifer Lajoie

Paula Marie Passen

Nancy Pelletier

Bill Emerson

Don St. Pierre

Katie Corsetti

Loretta Lizotte

Bob Fitts

Chuck Jones

ST. JOHN NEUMANN MERRIMACK

Giving to New Hampshire

Catholic Charities improves our community, strengthens families and transforms a life.

Your gift helps honor the dignity of life with programs that feed the hungry, heal the sick strengthen families, and

welcome the stranger. Through you, people find the way to self-sufficiency, independence and a new life.

Please consider moving lives forward with a gift this

year. You’ll provide comfort, education, mentoring, and

most importantly, hope for those who are facing difficult

times. If you did not receive and envelope in the mail,

there are extra on the table in the Narthex,

Our Parish Goal: $ 71,500.00 The St. John Neumann Prayer Shawl ladies are proud to announce that 17 new , beautiful hand knit or crocheted

shawls, along with several chemo caps, were recently blessed and will be distributed

to St. Joseph Hospital and the Hospice House in Merrimack. Special love and thanks to Beverly, Judith, and Mary, just

a few of our crafters, for their dedication and busy fingers! We pray that the recipients of these beautiful works will find hope, joy and peace while wrapped in the comfort and love woven into these shawls. If you are in need, or know of someone in need of this

special warmth and compassion, please call the SJN office at (603)880-4689, or stop by our Wednesday morning get together! Good friends, good fun, and good works!

We also accept all donations of yarn, which can be dropped by the office anytime. We’re always delighted to welcome new knitters also! Stop by!

Mass will be celebrated at St. Louis Cemetery at 10AM on Memorial Day. In case of rain the Mass will be at St. Louis Church.

Please bring your own chairs for the cemetery. Our Lady of Mercy Parish will also

have a Mass at 8:30am at Last Rest Cemetery, which is across the street from the church.

In case of rain the Mass will be in the Church, followed by Coffee and Donuts, sponsored the The Knights of Columbus

This Week’s Events

Sunday: Mass 8:00am-10:00am and 6:00pm

Monday: Faith Sharing Counsel Room 6:00pm-7:30

Finance Meeting 6:30pm

Faith Sharing Youth Room 7:30-8:30pm

Choir 7:00-8:30pm

Tuesday: Vatican II Series 10:00-11:30 church

Red Cross Blood Drive 8:30-1:30

Scout Meeting 7:00-8:30pm

Wednesday: Knitting Group 9:00am-10:30am

Faith Sharing Counsel Room 10:30-12:00pm

Mother’s Group 9:00-10:30

Vatican II 7:00-8:30pm church

Discernment 7:00– Counsel Room

Thursday: Day Away 9:00-3:00

Friday: Food Pantry 10:00-12:30

Saturday: Men’s Group 8:30-10:00

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Just a reminder May 18th will be the

last 6:00pm Mass until the first Sunday after

Labor Day.

STAY INFORMED WITH CATHOLIC CITIZENSHIP

NEWS

The Diocese of Manchester has an initiative to inform

Catholics about important public policy matters fac-

ing our elected officials. Catholic Citizenship News

provides briefs on legislation as well as information

about Catholic social teaching on some of today’s

pressing issues. To read the current issue of Catho-

lic Citizenship News and to subscribe, visit

www.catholicnh.org/ccn.

The next Baptism Class will be Tuesday, June 17th at

6:30pm

Please call the office to register if you wish to attend

this class. Parents must be involved in an instruction

prior to the Baptism.

If your baptism has not been scheduled yet please call

the office and we will help you set a date.

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Bake Sale

THANK YOU!!!

Thank you to everyone who helped at our

bake sale fundraiser, those who baked and

those who purchased items!! We were able

to raise $624.56 towards our senior scholarships and

Steubenville East Retreat. We are very grateful for

generous and overwhelming support from our parish

family! Thank you again.

Graduation Mass

Sunday, May 18th 6:00 pm

All of the 2014 jr. high, high school and college graduates

will be recognized at this mass and there will be a reception

held after Mass in the parish hall. Graduates, we hope you

can come and celebrate your accomplishments with us. We

would also like to invite the community to join us as we

congratulate this year’s graduates.

Congratulations Graduates

Congratulations to all our graduates from

high school, College and Graduate School. We are so

proud of your accomplishments and pray that you continue

to use the many gifts and talents that God has given you as

you move forward in life’s journey.

Youth Ministry Adult “Thinking Group” Meeting

Tuesday, May 20th 6:30pm – 7:30pm Adults involved with the YM Adult “Thinking Group” are

asked to attend our 4th meeting on Tuesday, May 20th in the

Youth Room.

Youth Team Cook-Out

Tuesday, May 27th 6:30pm – 8:30pm Thank you to the Youth Team for all your hard work in

planning and working at the different parish activities

throughout the year! Please come to this cookout on

Tuesday, May 27th at 6:30 for a night of food, bon fire, slip

n slide, socializing and fun. For more information call

Mollie at 880-0825 or email youth@sjnnh.org.

Car Wash

Saturday, June 14th 5:30pm –

7:30pm Sunday, June 15th 8:00am -

10:00am; 10:00am - 12:00pm

Junior High and High School students interested in

washing cars to raise money for youth activities, sign

up to help Saturday or Sunday, June 8th/9th. Adult

chaperone help is also needed. If you can help in

anyway please call the office to sign up. Thank you!!

Vatican Council II Series Continues!

Tuesday Mornings 20th or Wednesday

Evenings 21st

Have you ever wanted to learn more

about the Second Vatican Council? We still have one

more session designed to help expand our knowledge

of this very inspired Council and the documents that

were created. Tuesday morning 20th will be from

10:00-11:30am or Wednesday evening May 21st from

7-8:30pm. Please consider joining us!

AT-HOME K-6 Families

Books are now due!

Completed books are now due, so please drop them off

in the crate setup in the coat room. If you forgot to

bring your books in this weekend, just drop them off

during the week or remember to bring them with you

to Mass with you next weekend. If you need more time

please let the office know at 880-0825. Thank you J !!

Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life.”

Learn how much Jesus brings this into our Sacrament

of Marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Weekends are June 20 - 22, 2014, September 19 - 21,

2014 and October 17 - 19, 2014. For more information

call Jim and Elaine Richard at 1-800-710-WWME or

visit our webpage at www.wwme.org

Please check our web site for all the

upcoming events and schedule. www.sjnnh.org

MAY 17TH, 18TH, 2014

Financial Updates

Weekly Offertory

May 10th—11th

Offertory $8,018.00

Pay Pal $1,108.00

Our weekly budgeted Collection is $9,000.00. Thank

you for your continued support in helping us maintain

our budgeted Goal in order to best serve you. We are

currently -$13,404.00 under budget.

Wherever your weekend takes you, be it local or far

away, your continued support is much appreciated!

AN EASY WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE

PARISH ~ AUTOMATE YOUR OFFERINGS

Consider making your regular offerings to

St. John Neumann automatically from your bank

account. Several parishioners are already using this

convenient feature. You might make one monthly donation.

This has benefits for all, such as saving you from writing

weekly checks and saving your SJN the expense of mailing

envelopes. At the same time, with this same option still

providing a tax record of your contributions at the end of

the year.

Most banks offer their checking account customers

a “Bill Payer” service. There is generally no charge for this

service. After you set up a bill payer account, your bank

will directly send all authorized checks from your account.

Just call your bank and they will let you know how to open

the account. You may also check out our Pay Pal account

on the website.

Diocese Catholic Schools of Greater Nashua

Nashua Catholic Junior HS

Grade 7-8 (603)882-7011 www.ncjhs.org/

Infant Jesus School

Grade K-6 (603)889-2949

www.infantjesusparish.org/ijs

St. Christopher School

Grade Pre K-6 (603)882-7442

www.stchrisschoolnh.org

5th Sunday of Easter

When John wrote his

Gospel he was not shy about the

gift of the Holy Spirit that Jesus

handed over to believers. That

Spirit of God dwells in each of the

baptized and empowers us to do

the works of Christ. Those who were baptized at the

Easter vigil just a few weeks ago, now share in that

same out-pouring of the Holy Spirit that is within all of

us who renewed our baptismal promises. God is there

ready to work within us. Let's take that road!

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MAY 17TH, 18TH, 2014

Mass Intentions

Saturday: 5:30pm Hank Syseskey, requested by

the family

Sunday: 8:00am Jeanne Dube, requested by

Russ and Paula Durkee

10:00am Frances Greene, requested by

The Kirkwood Family

6:00pm Parishioners of our Parish

Monday: 12:15 Stefan Grabowski, requested by his

son Max Grabowski

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12:15 No Intention at

this time

The Sanctuary Lamp burns this week for a

special intention

Readings for the Week of May 18, 2014

Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12

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: Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11

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

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

Next Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/1 Pt 3:15-18 or

1 Pt 4:13-16/Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

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