St. Theresa Parish Community
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 09 and 10, 2008

Your Gifts to God and Parish


August 3

Parish Offertory

$ 6,909.00

Stipends

$ 30.00

Peter's Pence - Works of the Holy Father

$ 20.00

Parish Facility Rental

$ 100.00

      Building Debt Phase I

Building Debt Phase I (6/10/2008)

$ 1,106,607.28

Principal Payment (7/9/2008)

$ 3,373.48

5.5% Interest Payment (7/9/2008)

$ 5,071.95

Updated Building Debt Phase I (7/9/2008)

$ 1,103,233.80

      Building Debt Phase II 

Building Debt Phase II (6/10/2008)

$ 119,781.30

Principal Payment Phase II (7/9/2008)

$ 1,005.57

5.5% Interest Payment Phase II (7/9/2008)

$ 549.00

Updated Building Debt Phase II (7/9/008)

$ 118,775.73

Total Building Debt (6/10/2008)

$1,226,388.58

Total Building Debt (7/9/2008)

$1,222,009.53

Total Debt Reduction received this month

$ 3,475.87 

Debt Reduction received this week

$ 1,341

Pledges/Donations/Bricks/Property Sales 

Total Amount Pledged/Income

$ 3,482,287.51

Total Cash Received

$ 3,146,316.64

Pledged Amount Outstanding

$ 388,796.69

Amount received this month

$ 28,949.39

Amount received this week

$ 4,804.89

 

 


 

 Important Dates


Friday, August 15, 7:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m., Church, Assumption of Mary Masses

Wednesday, August 20, 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Parish Hall, Red Cross Blood Drive 

Sunday, August 24, 2:30 p.m., Church, Divine Mercy

 

September 7th Religious Education begins!

If you have not registered your children, please contact the parish office as soon as possible.  Registrations will not be accepted on the first day of class, so you must pre-register your children for the 2008-2009 school year.  Student Information Packets were sent out to everyone who registered their children.  If you have not received a Student Information Packet in the mail, please contact the parish office as soon as possible.

 

St. Mary Parish, Hillsboro, NH

Social Time following Masses

St. Mary Parish in Hillsboro will have a social after the 6:00 p.m. Mass on August 16th.  There will be cheese, crackers and veggies and a lot of fellowship.  There will also be coffee and donuts after both Masses on Sunday, August 17th.


Mass Intentions

 August 9 - August 17

Saturday, August 9

4:00 p.m. - St. Theresa - Fr. Mark, † George Fitzsimmons, by Fred & Pat Moreland

6:00 p.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Mark, Pauline Vallee, by Marie McGill

Sunday, August 10

8:00 a.m. –St. Theresa - Fr. Don,   Edward Monaghan, by Mary Ellen Monaghan

8:00 a.m. St. Mary - Fr. Mark, † Jean Murphy, by her family

10:30 a.m. - St. Theresa - Fr. Don, Daymon Murdough

10:30 a.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Mark, † Garrick Pelletier, by the family

Monday, August 11

8:30 a.m. - St. Theresa - Fr. Mark, In thanksgiving for all the love and blessings received on a very special Sunday in July

5:00 p.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Mark, † Michael Hill, by his Parents

Tuesday, August 12

8:30 a.m. - St. Theresa -Fr. Mark, For Priests, Deacons and Seminarians of our diocese

5:00 p.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Mark, † Geraldine O'Neil

Wednesday, August 13

8:30 a.m. - St. Theresa - Fr. Mark, † To increase adoration to the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar

5:00 p.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Flo, † Maria Mello

Thursday, August 14

8:30 a.m. - St. Theresa - Fr. Mark, George Eldridge

St. Mary - NO MASS

Friday, August 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

7:00 a.m. St. Theresa - Fr. Mark

12:00 p.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Don

7:00 p.m. - St. Theresa - Fr. Mark

Saturday, August 16

4:00 p.m. –St. Theresa - Fr. Mark† Mary Elizabeth Hamilton and Edward Monaghan, by their families

6:00 p.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Don, † Pauline Vallee, by Marie McGill

Sunday, August 17

8:00 a.m.- St. Theresa - Fr. Mark, † Evelyn Bracy, by Marjorie Fisher Payne

8:00 a.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Don, † Joyce Breault, by Stanley Ligas

10:30 a.m. – St. Theresa - Fr. Mark, † Mary Coffin, by her family

10:30 a.m. - St. Mary - Fr. Don, † Julia Jovin, by Julie & Eugene Hebert

† Mass intention for the deceased

Mass for a special intention of the living


 

 

Religious Education

starts September 7th

K-6 on Sundays from 9:00 - 10:10 a.m.

7, 8, 9 (Confirmation I) and 10 (Confirmation II)

on the first and third Sundays of the month

from 6:45 - 8:00 p.m.

 

This week information packets were mailed to all families who have registered students.  If you didn't receive this packet, but intend for your children to attend Religious Education, please contact the office as soon as possible.  As in previous years, we will not allow students to register on the first day of class.

 

 

Community Blood Drive

Wednesday, August 20

2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

St. Theresa Parish is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Wednesday, August 20 from 2:00 - 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.  All who come to donate blood will be given a new edition of the Red Cross/Red Sox t-shirt, a coupon for a free 1/2 gallon of Friendly's Ice Cream, and a chance to win a new Porsche!  Please encourage your family and friends to donate blood.

 

Can you help with the blood drive?  We need volunteers to help the Red Cross workers on the day of the drive as well as people to supply sandwiches and fresh fruit for the blood donors.  Sign up in the Narthex this weekend or call Mary Bianchetti at 428-3817.

 

 

 

 

Assumption of Mary

Friday, August 15

St. Theresa - 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

St. Mary - Noon

 

This feast celebrates Mary's death and assumption of her body into heaven.  This is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin.  The Assumption of Mary is one of the Holy Days of the Catholic Church.  Mass attendance is obligatory.  

 

 



 

Around the Parish 

 

Christmas Craft Fair

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Accepting Applications

If you would like to participate in the St. Theresa Christmas Craft Fair please contact Marlene Freyler at 938-2530.  We recommend that you register early, because space is limited and this is a very popular craft fair.

 

Eco-Tip of the week:  Taking a 5-minute long shower uses a fraction of the water used in a bath.  Even a 1 to 2 minute reduction in shower time can save up to 700 gallons of water per person.  For a family of four, that is the equivalent of a small swimming pool in savings!

 

 

 

R.C.I.A. – If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic or rejoining the Church, we invite you to come to an RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) inquiry and information session.  Please contact the parish office or Tom and Jan Riley at 938-5539 to make an appointment.  We can meet after one of the Masses in the parish hall or at your convenience.  Come with questions and/or concerns.  All are welcome.

 

 

Fall Adult Confirmation

November 2, 2008

with Bishop Christian

Sacred Heart Church, Concord

There will be an Adult Confirmation Program for people 18 and over who regularly attend Mass, but who have never received the Sacrament of Confirmation


 

 Around the Community


New Hampshire Kidney Walk

Sunday, September 21st

Merchants Auto.com Stadium

Manchester, NH

800-542-4001 or www.kidneyhealth.org

 

The Kidney Walk is a 5 K walking, non-competitive pledge event.  The focus is to educate the community about the threat of kidney disease and the miracle of organ transplantation.  The walk represents an occasion for dialysis patients, organ transplant recipients, organ donor families, the medical community and the general public to celebrate life.

 

 


Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Memorial Field, Concord, NH

 

The Making Strides for Breast Cancer 5 mile Walk encourages togetherness and support to find a cure for breast cancer. Money is raised through donations made to walkers or teams. If you are interested in walking with other people from St. Theresa, please contact the parish office.  If we have at least 10 interested people, we can form a St. Theresa team. 

 

 

 

 

Bible Study

Scripture from Scratch

Tuesdays during the summer

6:30 p.m.

St. Mary Parish, Hillsboro

You are invited to join for 16 hours of videotaped talks that cover four broad areas: overviews from the Bible, the Old Testament, the New Testament and the four Gospels.   It is designed for those who want to know more about the Bible, but don’t know where to begin.  These studies will take place on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer.  For more information you can contact Celia at 464-5565.

 



 From the Pastor's Desk

 

Pastor's Notes:

Thank you for your prayers while I was away.  I needed them!  The tornado came within a 1/2 mile of where I was on Merrymeeting Lake in New Durham, NH.  The weather wasn't great, but the time off and rest was needed and appreciated.

 

Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers and Altar Servers: The schedule for September, October and November is being prepared now.  Please let the parish office know if there are dates you are not available.

 

Vocation Chalice: This week the Vocation Chalice will be held by Karen and Dave Dufault.

 

Recently Baptized: Deacon Winton baptized Natalie Elizabeth Courser, daughter of Craig and Stacey Courser of Henniker.  Please pray for her as she continues to grow in God's grace.

 

Rev. Mr. Chris Martel will be at St. Theresa Parish August 16 and 17!

Chris Martel was a seminarian at St. Theresa a few years ago, and many of us have followed him through his time in the seminary and read the e-mails he sent from the Holy Land.  Chris was ordained as a Transitional Deacon earlier this year, and August 16th and 17th will be his first weekend back at St. Theresa as a Transitional Deacon. 

 

Prayer Chain

Please keep the following loved ones in your prayers:

Annie Alcorn, Dorothy Anderson, Sharon Barry, Oliver Bell, Tom & Melissa Bellino, Joseph Bewersdorf, George Boucher, Ann Marie Brown, Marty Brown, Annette Burns, Danny Carew, Jan Caron, Jim Carr, Rebekah and Sarah Carrara, Ann Corey, Joyce Delaney, Ruth Donovan, Tommy Donovan, Judy Ellis, Levon Epsteen, Fred Finnerty, Patricia Fisher, James Gagnon, Dan Gobin, Kathleen Gundeck, Caroline Hamilton, Charlene Hechkenbach, Michael Harris, Wendy Hayden, John Kelly, Jim Kizer, David King, April Kurinskas, Isaac, John Lapham, William Lazzar, Stephen Lembrée, Virginia Lembrée, Marie Bergh Levasseur, Jackie Long,  Mary Mangiapane, Rosemary Mangiapane, Mason Michael McCarty, Danny McCarthy, Gale McDowell, Marie McGrain, Anita Neily, Richard O’Brien, Joan Olivieria, Chris Parker, Debbie Patterson, Helen Patusky, Steven Pellicano, Bertha Perron, Jessica Peruzzi, Rene & Leon Riel, Margaret Riley, Max Shirley, Lorraine Storey, Pat St. Laurence, Pat Sullivan, Sheila Taylor-Munson, Elizabeth Terrell, Robin Theodore, Diana Tilton, EllenNora Toombs, Cindy Veilleux, Jeff Vogt, James Wayland, Lucia Welch, Joel Williams, Chuck Witaszek.