Your gifts to God and Parish January 31
Parish Offertory	$ 4,950.00
Stipends (Mass Intentions)	$ 30.00
Stole Fees (Sacramental Offering)	$ 125.00
Seminary Collection	$ 50.00
Hall Rental	$ 100.00
Haiti Earthquake Relief	$ 4,367.00
Building Debt Phase I
Building Debt Phase I (12/21/2009)	$ 1,039,731.69
Principal Payment (1/21/2010)	$ 3,731.69
4.75% Interest Payment (1/21/2010)	$ 4,115.60
Updated Building Debt Phase I (1/21/2010)	$ 1,036,000.00
Building Debt Phase II
Building Debt Phase II (12/21/2009)	$ 51,704.38
Principal Payment Phase II (1/21/2010)	$ 1,704.38
4.75% Interest Payment Phase II (1/21/2010)	$ 204.66
Updated Building Debt Phase II (1/21/2010)	$ 50,000.00
Generator Loan
Building Debt - Generator Loan (12/21/2009)	$ 28,000.00
Principal Payment (1/21/2010)	$ 2,000.00
4.75% Interest Payment (1/21/2010)	$ 110.83
Updated Generator Loan Debt (1/21/2010)	$ 26,000.00
Total Building Debt (12/21/2009)	$ 1,119,436.57
Total Building Debt (1/21/2010)	$ 1,112,000.00
Total Debt Reduction received this month	$ 2,591.00
Debt Reduction received this week	$ 20.00
Pledges/Donations/Bricks/Property Sales
Pledged Amount Outstanding	$ 224,779.40
Amount received this month	$ 10,321.15
Amount received this week	$ 1,026.25
Thank You

Coffee and Donuts Following Masses

Sunday, February 7, 2010

There will be no coffee and donuts during Lent.

Recently Baptized

Fr. Mark recently baptized Wyatt Thomas Beland, son of Craig and Stephanie Beland of Bennington. Please pray for him as he continues to grow in God's grace.

Martha's Ministry

Thank you once again for the great outpouring of help and food for the William Walters funeral reception. The family was extremely grateful. You have scattered bread upon the water, may it return to you a hundredfold.

Jeannine Aucoin, Martha's Ministry Coordinator

Volunteer Needed

For the next several months we are looking for a volunteer to take the food from the bin in the Narthex to the Hopkinton Food Pantry. Please contact the parish office if you are able to help.

Important Dates

Sun Feb 7 Youth Ministry, Super bowl Party. See website http://tinyurl.com/STYouth for more info.

Wednesday, February 17 ASH WEDNESDAY

See Pastor's Notes for Mass and Liturgy of the Word schedule.

Sun Feb 21 2:30 p.m. Church

Divine Mercy

Wed Mar 3 7:00 p.m. Room 2

Women's Ministries

Fri Mar 5 3:00 - 9:30 p.m. Parish Hall

Olan Mills Photography

Sat Mar 6 10:00 - 5:00 p.m. Parish Hall

Olan Mills Photography

Sun Mar 7 1:30 p.m. IHM-Concord

Deanery Penance Service

Day	Date	Time	Place	Meeting/Other
Sunday	Feb. 07		Youth Ministry, Super Bowl Party See http://tinyurl.com/STYouth
Wednesday	Feb. 17		Ash Wednesday — See Pastor’s Notes Below For Mass and Liturgy of the Word Schedule
Sunday	Feb. 21	2:30 p.m.	Church	Divine Mercy
Wednesday	Mar. 03	7:00 p.m.	Room 2	Women’s Ministries
Friday	Mar. 05	3:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.	Parish Hall	Olan Mills Photography
Saturday	Mar. 06	10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Parish Hall	Olan Mills Photography
Sunday	Mar. 07	1:30 p.m.	Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Concord, NH	Deanery Penance Service

Mass Intentions

February 6, - 14 2010

Day	Date	Time	Celebrant	Intention
Saturday	Feb. 06	4:00 p.m.	Fr. Mark	† Raymond Damour, by the Damour family
Sunday	Feb. 07	7:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.	Fr. Mark Fr. Mark	† Ann Marie Brown, by Ann Carew † Sheila Taylor Munson, by Tom & Geri Taylor
Monday	Feb. 08		No Mass Today. Fr. Mark’s Day Off
Tuesday	Feb. 09		See St. Mary Parish Schedule Below
Wednesday	Feb. 10	8:30 a.m.	Fr. Mark	For the Sanctity of Life, by a parishioner
Thursday	Feb. 11		See St. Mary Parish Schedule Below
Friday	Feb. 12	8:30 a.m.	Fr. Mark	† Edward Gratton, by Barbara Gratton
Saturday	Feb. 13	4:00 p.m.	Fr. Paul	† SSG Brad Svoboda, by the Hodges family
Sunday	Feb. 14	7:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.	Fr. Mark Fr. Paul	† Robert S. Carruthers, by Pamela Carruthers † Yvonne Brown, by the Myers family
				† Mass intention for the deceased
				☼ Mass for a special intention of the living

CORRECTION

John Kelly's funeral was held this past week in New York, not Massachusetts. We apologize for the error.

We recently received word that John Coyman passed away last month.

St. Theresa Photo Directory

St. Theresa Parish is putting together a new family photo directory. Please consider bringing your families in for photos.

Sign-up sheets are in the Narthex for March 5th and 6th.

This is not a fund-raiser; this is simply an effort to strengthen our community. Frequently, we know parishioners by sight, but don't know their names or we see names in the bulletin and don't know who they are. Many times people call the office wanting addresses to send sympathy cards, or personal notes to parishioners and because of privacy laws, we are unable to provide them. This directory will make it possible for people to communicate as part of the larger community. This is our opportunity to put names to faces. There will be many opportunities on weekends and evenings to have photos taken, so please schedule an appointment at the sign-in table in the Narthex.

Homeless Shelter needs donations

During the winter months, there is a homeless shelter in Concord for people who need shelter. They are asking for donations of sample-sized soaps, shampoo, disposable razors, warm socks, gloves, deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brushes. Liquid Laundry Detergent, coffee hot chocolate or creamer are also in great demand. If you can make a donation, please leave items in the box located in the Narthex. Thank you.

Social Concerns Suggested Reading

We hear so much about the maltreatment of our downed servicemen during World War ll. If you are interested in reading an uplifting although sometime sad, account of downed servicemen in Borneo, please read " The Airmen and the Headhunters" by Judith M. Heinmann. Jeannine Aucoin

Spiritual Adoptees

Once again it is time to spiritually adopt children conceived to be born in October. Please fill out the form below and place the completed form in the collection basket. These names will be placed at the feet of Mary during February. Please fill out a form, and then pray this simple prayer daily.

“Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you very much. I beg you to save the life of the unborn baby that I have Spiritually Adopted who is in danger of abortion.”

SPIRITUAL ADOPTION

DATE __________________

I, __________________ pledge to spiritually adopt my unborn brother/sister in Christ today. I pledge to intercede on his/her behalf to be spared from abortion by praying the ten-second prayer by Bishop Fulton Sheen; I spiritually name him/her

_____________________.

7th and 8th grade Religious Education

is Cancelled on February 7.

Enjoy the Super Bowl!

Pastor's Notes

Please take a moment to walk down the hallway near the bathrooms and look at the bulletin boards. Most of our committees and organizations have updated their information. Look for the pictures of our parishioners who were able to attend the March for Life in Washington DC last month.

Eco-Tip of the Week

With Spring around the corner (hopefully!), it's time to start thinking about feeding the birds again. There are many ways to recycle household items into birdfeeders. A very popular, natural and attractive birdfeeder can be made from pinecones, peanut butter and birdseed. If you choose to put out birdfeeders, please keep them refilled regularly, as birds come to count on feeders for food, and if they are left empty the birds will go hungry.

Wednesday February 17

(Not a Holy Day of Obligation)

7:00 a.m. Mass at St. Theresa

9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word at St. Theresa

Noon - Mass at St. Mary

5:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word at St. Theresa

7:00 p.m. Mass at St. Theresa

Please return your palms

Please consider returning last year's palms to the baskets in the church. Every year, Fr. Mark burns the previous year's palms to make ashes for Ash Wednesday. Since they are blessed, they need to be burned and cannot be thrown away. Baskets will be in each church until Early February.

Stations of the Cross During Lent

Each parish will offer Stations of the Cross during Lent.

St. Theresa

Fridays at 7:00 p.m. with the following exception:

Friday, March 19th at 7:30 the Franciscan Players will present the Sorrowful Mysteries.

St. Mary

Tuesday Mornings following Mass

Friday Evenings at 7:00 p.m.

Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Holy Thursday, April 1

Mass at 7:00 p.m. at St. Theresa

Good Friday, April 2

3:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross at St. Theresa

7:00 p.m. - Veneration of the Cross at St. Theresa

Easter Vigil, April 3

7:00 p.m. Mass at St. Theresa

Easter Morning, April 4

7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Theresa

9:00 a.m. Mass at St. Theresa

10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Theresa

8:00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary

10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary

Catholic Relief Services Collection

to Benefit Haiti

For the next several weeks there will be collection baskets in the back of each parish for donations to Catholic Relief Services and the work they are doing in Haiti. This money is sent directly to Catholic Relief Services. All monies will be collected and deposited at the end of the month. If you would like to make a donation with a check, please make the check payable to: St. Theresa Parish or St. Mary Parish or Catholic Relief Services.

Nunsense - The Musical

February 26, 27 & 28

Hillsboro-Deering Middle School

Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium. Come see local performers in this witty, musical straight from Broadway.

Retrouvaille -A Lifeline

Rediscover a loving marriage with a Retrouvaille weekend. If your marriage is tearing the two of you apart, if there is little or no meaningful communication, if you are considering separation or divorce, we believe Retrouvaille can help you. The next New England Retrouvaille marriage renewal weekends will be held April 16 - 18 and September 24-26. To register for a weekend or for more information, visit www.helpourmarriage.com or call 1-800-470-2230.

Spring Confirmation Program

begins March 14

If you are in 10th grade, would like to be Confirmed May 4, 2010 and have not attended the six-week confirmation program, please contact the parish office to register for classes beginning March 14.

Upcoming Meetings

Soup and Bread Following 4pm Mass

During Lent

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

First Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Scripture and Faith Sharing

Monday Mornings from 10:00 - 11:30 - Rectory

Choir Practice

Monday Evenings, at 6:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to attend

Coffee & Donuts After 9:00 a.m. Mass

February 7 Parish Hall

Finance Committee Meeting

Thursday, February 11 at 6:30 p.m. St. Mary Rectory

Mardi Gras Potluck Supper

Saturday, February 13 at 5:30 p.m. Parish Hall

Pastor's Notes

I'm hoping the parish hall floors will be finished soon. This has been a huge project that includes the kitchen and bathrooms! The Apple Pie Festival proceeds will be going towards new kitchen cabinets. Hopefully everything will be ready for the Mardi Gras Bash!

Lenten Soup and Bread Suppers

If you would like to help plan and prepare Soup and Bread suppers for Sunday evenings during Lent, please contact Celia Decowski at 290-0499.

Hillsboro Food Pantry

The items most needed at this time are: pasta, lasagna, sauce, macaroni, noodles, canned pasta, macaroni and cheese, etc.

Mardi Gras Potluck

There is a sign-up sheet for Potluck on the bulletin board in the entrance of the church for the Mardi Gras on February 13 at 5:30 in the Parish Hall.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Sunday, February 21 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

There is a sign-up sheet in the entrance of the church for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for the First Sunday of Lent from 10:00 - 3:45 p.m. with Benediction to follow. Won't you please consider signing up to spend one hour with the Lord?

Your gifts to God and Parish January 31
Parish Offertory	$ 2,248.07.00
Stipend (Mass Intention)	$ 20.00
Haiti Earthquake Relief	$ 1,322.00
Catholic Education	$ 43.00
Donation in Memory of William Walters	$ 100.00
Capital Campaign Update January 31
Total Amount Pledged	$ 204,326.00
Total Amount Received	$ 86,937.84
% of Parish pledging 82 Pledges Received	47%

Thank you.

Mass Intentions

January 31 - February 7, 2010

Day	Date	Time	Celebrant	Intention
Saturday	Feb. 06		See St. Theresa Parish Schedule Above
Sunday	Feb. 07	9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Fr. Mark Fr. Paul	— † Simone Lefebvre, by Yolande Nicknair
Monday	Feb. 08		No Mass Today. Fr. Mark’s Day Off.
Tuesday	Feb. 09	8:30 a.m.	Fr. Mark	† John Kelly, by a parishioner
Wednesday	Feb. 10		See St. Theresa Parish Schedule Above
Thursday	Feb. 11	8:30 a.m.	Fr. Mark	† Alida Vallee, by Marie McGill
Friday	Feb. 12		See St. Theresa Parish Schedule Above
Saturday	Feb. 13		See St. Theresa Parish Schedule Above
Sunday	Feb. 14	9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.	Fr. Mark Fr. Mark	Family and friends of the Yudkin family —
				† Mass intention for the deceased
				☼ Mass for a special intention of the living

Lenten Presentation

The Passion of the Christ

Come join us during the Lenten Season to watch the Passion of the Christ followed by a group discussion and reflection.

Please watch the bulletin in coming weeks for dates and times of this special presentation.