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4 Dracut Road, Hudson, NH 03051 • Tel (603) 882-7793 • Fax (603) 595-1465

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THE TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

6 October 2019

God Alone! Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to echo again my deep gratitude for all those who were present for the Mass of Installation on Sep-tember 26th. It was good to be able to celebrate this prayerful moment with all of you in the context of the holy Mass; there was such a great outpouring of support from everyone, and that truly meant a lot to me! May God bless all of you abundantly for all your kindnesses and warm-hearted support. As we continue to reflect on the meaning and renewal of Eucharistic Adoration in our life as a parish, I want to return to the four ends of the Mass, which I mentioned briefly last week, and which are also the four ends of spending time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament: adoration, thanksgiving, atonement, and petition. This week let us look deeper at the act of adoration. When Jesus offered his life on the cross for us, His sacrifice was an act of adoration, meaning a per-fect fulfillment of the greatest commandment: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The cross restored the adoration due to the Father, which was reject-ed by the disobedience of man. Further, Jesus’ act of adoration on the cross was not simply an action, but rather was a perpetual state of soul before His Father. The cross was the culmination of Jesus’ continual adoration of the Father. Thus, when we participate and worship at Mass, we are joining in Jesus’ adoration of our eternal Father, which is His due as our creator and our Lord. It is a renewing of our love for Him, which is His by right, and in the renewing of His sacrifice, Jesus takes up our act of adoring and unites it to His at every Mass. In some way, this makes us ponder why we go to Mass, not just to fulfill an obliga-tion, not because we get something out of it, not because we want to be a part of a community; these are all sec-ondary reasons which flow from the first purpose of Mass, which is to adore God, in other words to renew our love for Him. This love for Him is given expression in the very effort we make to go to Mass on Sunday and to offer Him the perfect praise He calls us to offer: the sacrifice of his beloved Son. Spending time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament then flows naturally from this as an act of adoration, of expressing our love for Jesus truly present on our altar, and for His heavenly Father. Jesus continues to remain hid-den in the Blessed Sacrament as an act of adoring, of loving the eternal Father. Whenever we sit before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, we are not only loving Jesus, but joining our love to His love in adoring the Eternal Father. Wherever Jesus is present, so too is His Father, and their Holy Spirit. When we adore Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, we are also profoundly present to the Father and the Holy Spirit. Thus, adoration is nothing other than loving. As human beings, we have a longing to spend time in the presence of those who are dear to us: our husband, our wife, our children, our parents and family. The same is true for God, He has created us with a longing for His presence, and even though the world tries to replace this with other things, it can only be fulfilled by spending time with Him. Eucharistic Adoration is simply adoring, loving Jesus, and united to Jesus’ perfect love of His Father, adoring and loving the Father and the Holy Spirit with Him. As with the Mass, the effort we make to spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is an act of adoration, which Jesus blesses abundantly with the sweetness and peace of His holy presence. In a very real way, if we want to see a transformation of our world, we need to rediscover that interior atti-tude of adoration of God, and there is no greater way to cultivate adoration of God than to spend time with Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. It is no coincidence that before our Lady appeared at Fatima, the children were taught a simple and beautiful prayer, “My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love you! I ask pardon of you for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love you!” As we begin a more intense program of Eucharistic adoration as a parish family, let us seek to more con-sciously love and adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and thereby grow in our love for God! In Jesus and Mary,

Fr. Michael

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MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Saturday, October 5 Vigil (The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time) 4:00PM—+Theresa Duprey, by Joan Malone

Sunday, October 6 (The Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:30AM—+Sylvia A. Smaldone (2nd Anniversary), by her family 10:30AM—For the People of the Parish 6:30PM—+Cheryl McQuaid, by her family

Monday, October 7 (Our Lady of the Rosary) 8:30AM—+Francis and Christine McNamara, by Chris Haigis

Tuesday, October 8 (Weekday) 7:00PM—+Coming Home Team

Wednesday, October 9 (Saint Denis; Saint John Leonardi) 8:30AM—+Roland St. George, by Claire St. George

Thursday, October 10 (Weekday) 7:00PM—+Al Cartier, by Dick and Peg Pietrowski

Friday, October 11 (Saint John XXIII) 8:30AM—+Irene Frechette, by Ed Gleason

Saturday, October 12 (Weekday) 8:30AM—+Irene Frechette, by Rosa Bucchio

Vigil (The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 4:00PM—+Pauline LeMoine, by her husband and family

Sunday, October 13 (The Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time) 8:30AM—+Alice Duclos, by the Bernier family 10:30AM—For the People of the Parish 6:30PM—+Dawn Marie Sullivan-Pilat (4th Anniversary), by her family

OCTOBER 6, 2019

THIS WEEK AT CHURCH

Sunday, October 6th Blessing of Animals/Courtyard (following 8:30

a.m. Mass) Religious Education, Group 1 /RMs 1-6 (10:00A-

Noon) First Penance Parent Meeting/Hall (12:15P) Baptism Catechesis/RM 1 (12:15P)

Monday, October 7th Homeschool Group/Rooms 1-6 (9:00-Noon) Parish Page-Turners: Devotional Journey into the

Mass/Hall B (9:30-10:45A) Daughters of Eve/Room 1 (7:00P) Parent Meeting for Confirmation, Grades 7-9/Hall

(7:00P)

Tuesday, October 8th Crafters/Craft Room (1:00-8:30P) Order of Christian Initiation/Office (7:00P) Cub Scouts/Hall A and RMs 5 and 6 (6:30-7:30p) Boy Scouts/Hall B and RM2 (7:00-8:30P) Tithing Council/Library (7:40P)

Wednesday, October 9th Adoration/Chapel (5:30-8:15A and 1:00-7:00P) Staff Meeting/Office (9:45-10:30A) Evening Prayer and Benediction/Chapel (7:00P) Choir Rehearsal/Church (7:30-9:00P)

Thursday, October 10th Homeschool Recitation Day/Hall (1:00-3:00P) Adult Confirmation Preparation/RM 1 (6:30P)

Friday, October 11h Mom’s Group/Room 1 (9:00-11:00A)

Saturday, October 12th Men of Saint Joseph/Room 1 (7:00-8:30A) Secular Carmelites/Room 2 (8:00A-Noon) Rainbow Seekers/Room 1 (10:30A-1:00P) Cub Scouts Train Show/Hall (10:00A-3:30P)

Sunday, October 13th Religious Education, Group 2 /RMs 1-6 (10:00-

Noon) Religious Education, Grades 7-10/RMs 1-3 (4:30-

6:00P) Cub Scouts Train Show/Hall (11:00A-4:00P)

BLESSING OF ANIMALS

Our annual Blessing of Animals for the Feast of Saint Francis will take place in the courtyard on October 6th after the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Please bring your caged/crated/leashed furry, feathery, or even scaly friends for a blessing!

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SHILOH MEN’S RETREAT

The annual Shiloh men's retreat will be held on Octo-ber 18-20. Come for some time of spiritual renewal with fellow men of the parish! Registration forms can be found in the back of the church. The deadline for registration is October 7. Please contact Jerry at 603.880.6377 with any questions.

ITALIAN DINNER NIGHT

The Knights of Columbus are selling tickets to our annual Italian Dinner Night. Adult tickets are $12.50 and children 12 and under are $6.00. Come enjoy pas-ta and meatballs, pulled pork, beef, salad, dessert and all the sides! The dinner takes place on Saturday, Oc-tober 19th with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starting at 6:00 p.m. Win some raffle prizes, eat, drink and partake in the Italian heritage of our pa-troness!

ATTENTION EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS

OF THE EUCHARIST FOR THE HOMEBOUND

There is a slight change in procedure for returning the pyx you use for bringing our Eucharistic Lord to the homebound or hospitalized. The Rite of Holy Communion specifies that the sacred vessel in which the Eucharist has been carried must be purified as with other Sacred Vessels. The sacristans of our par-ish have been recently trained to be able to purify the pyx after it has been used to bring Holy Communion to the homebound. When returning the pyx to the sacristy, please place the pyx in the basket near the statue of the Blessed Mother in the sacristy and the sacristans will purify them and return them to the drawer in order to be used again on another visit to the homebound. Thank you for your assistance in this matter and for your continued ministry to those who are not able to be present with us at Mass.

REFLECTING GOD’S GENEROSITY TO US Offertory: $ 6,571.87 Online Giving: $ 3,989.00 Total: $ 10,560.87

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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

DONATIONS

Thank you! Bazaar 26, taking place November 9th and 10th, is off to a good start! An anonymous donor has given us $500 to cover our 3rd place Grand Raffle Prize. 2nd place is $750 and 1st is $1,000. Many Grand Raffle ticket envelopes have already been returned for a total of $2,100 so far! Penny Sale and Theme Basket donations have begun to roll in. Any brand new, unopened items are welcome! Ideas can be found on the flyers in the Grand Raffle ticket envelopes. Donations can be brought to a greeter before Mass or left in the parish office. Last year, we had over 300 Penny Sale items and over 60 Theme Baskets. We’re on our way to another record year! We still have some Grand Raffle ticket envelopes in the windowsills at the back of the church. Each envelope contains $35 in sales that will get us that much closer to our $50,000 goal. Thank you for buying or selling the tickets and returning the proceeds as soon as possible! Also, please return any unsold tickets and we will sell them at the bazaar.

PARISH PAGE-TURNERS

A DEVOTIONAL JOURNEY INTO THE MASS

As part of our Parish Page-Turners series of book studies, Deacon Ray will lead a book discussion on Christopher Carstens' A Devotional Journey into the Mass. This title is available for purchase for $8.50 at Saint Kathryn Religious Goods. Delve deeper into how Mass can become a time of grace, nourishment, and devotion. Topics include:

How to Enter the Church Building How to Make the Sign of the Cross How to Pray the Opening Prayer How to Listen to the Readings How to Prepare the Heart at the Offertory How to Participate in the Eucharistic Prayer How to Receive Communion to the Fullest How to Respond to the Dismissal

The book discussions take place on Mondays: October 7th and 21st, and November 4th and 18th. We gather for discussion in Hall B from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Book discussions will not be recorded and posted. Participants should purchase and read the book prior to attending a discussion. We are still taking registrations! Please register at stkathryns.org/ppt or call the parish office at 603.882.7793.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

JUBILEE PHOTO DIRECTORY

Our beautiful Jubilee Photo Directory is here! Please pick yours up in the parish office, open Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m.—noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

PENNY SALE TICKET ROOM VOLUNTEER

TRAINING AND SIGNUPS

We will hold one more training session for anyone interested in volunteering in the Penny Sale ticket room. Please join us in Room 1 on Wednesday, October 23rd at 6:00 p.m. to get hands-on practice with our new Penny Sale ticket selling program and to officially sign up for your shift for the Penny Sale room for bazaar 2019! Volunteers who have tried the program so far have remarked on how easy it is to use. Come see for yourself! You can even bring your own laptop if you’d like us to install the program for you to try at home.

COMING HOME TO CATHOLICISM

Is there a family member or friend who has fallen away from the Catholic faith whom you have always wanted to invite back? Or, are you yourself a Catholic who has been away from the active practice of the faith and are now feeling called to a deeper relationship with the Lord? Jesus Himself waits for each one of us here in the Eucharist every day, offering us the peace the world cannot give! This October, please invite a friend and/or join us at our Coming Home program. Meet others who are on the same journey back to the Catholic Church. All of our team members had left the Church for years—because of pain, misunderstandings, Church laws, apathy, and many other reasons—but they have now found their home in the Catholic Church and would love to share their stories and listen to yours. This is a judgment-free zone and there is no commitment! To register for the Coming Home sessions on October 19th and 26th from 10:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m., please visit www.stkathryns.org/chc or call the parish office at 603.882.7793. Welcome home! You have been missed!

MODEL TRAIN SHOW

Cub Pack #252 is sponsoring a gigantic model train show by the Garden Railway Society here in the Parish Hall on Saturday, October 12th from 10:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 13th from 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Participate in raffles, buy some concessions, and see G-scale trains in action! Admission: donations accepted at the door.

ALTAR FLOWERS

Birthday Blessings for Jocelyn and Zachary Guerriero

ADORATION SIGNUPS

Signups for weekly Wednesday adoration and/or monthly First Friday adoration are taking place once again in the vestry after Masses this weekend. As always, parishioners are invited and encouraged to stop in for adoration any time, no signups required! However, the Lord must have at least two attendants at all times, so the more people we have on a consistent schedule (with contact information if a substitute is needed) the better. Please sign up after Mass, online at stkathryns.org/adoration-and-benediction, or by calling the parish office at 603.882.7793.

VOCATION ROSARY

Thanks to those who will pray the Vocation Rosary in October, the Month of the Rosary, for those from our parish who are in formation for the religious life and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, and consecrated life. Week of October 6: Presentation of Mary Sisters Week of October 13: Jim Moran Week of October 20: Claire St. George Week of October 27: Chris Haigis

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THE TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SAINT ANDREW DINNERS

St. Andrew was the first of the Apostles to hear Jesus’ call to follow him. We would like to invite men in our diocese who are considering a vocation to the priest-hood or would simply like some help hearing the Lord’s call for their life, to an evening of prayer, con-versation with the Vocations Team, and dinner. These evenings will take place for different age groups on Fri-days from 6-8pm at the Joseph House (279 Cartier Street) in Manchester. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or 663-0153 if you would like to attend. October 18: Men Ages 19-60

DAUGHTERS OF EVE

The Daughters of Eve will be meeting Oct 7th at 7:00 p.m. Room 1. We will be discussing various religious orders. Take a quiz to find your spirituality type: are you Augustinian, Franciscan, Thomistic, or Ignatian?

GENERAL MAINTENANCE STAFF

Saint Kathryn Church seeks an organized, efficient, and handy individual to fill a 28-hour general maintenance position. Responsibilities include minor and preventive repairs on facility structures (light carpentry, masonry, electrical, plumbing); working with contractors for pro-jects beyond in-house capabilities; inventory and re-questing of janitorial supplies and materials; adminis-tering schedules and inspections for the heating, air conditioning, electrical, plumbing, septic, elevator, and other systems; supporting grounds upkeep. Please con-tact Charlene at 603.882.7793 or char-lene.maniotis@stkathryns.org to apply by October 11th.

BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN FOR ST. GIANNA’S

PLACE St. Gianna's Place is a new home for pregnant women in crisis that has recently opened in Hudson on the grounds of St. John the Evangelist Church. The home is now ready to serve pregnant women and their babies through the teaching of life skills and assisting with job training. If you or someone you know is in an unsafe environment or needs help with a crisis preg-nancy, please call St. Gianna's at (603)521-8440. Everyone at St. Kathryn's will have an opportunity to help with this great project through a Baby Bottle Cam-paign. This weekend, empty baby bottles will be availa-ble to fill with a donation (spare change, bills or a check). The bottles can be returned to the bin located in the narthex of the church until October 27th. Please visit stgiannasplace.org to learn more of this home that promotes God's great gift of life.

ROSARY COAST TO COAST

The “Rosary Coast to Coast” event will be happening across our entire nation on Sunday October 13. Respec-tive of each time zone, hundreds of thousands of Amer-icans will be praying a public rosary at the same mo-ment for the conversion of our country, our church and the world. We will be meeting at South Beach in Hampton begin-ning at 4:00 pm. Get there early and dress WARM. We will be praying the entire 20 decade rosary, which will take about 90 minutes. Please come and bring a family member(s) and friend(s). Let us together storm Heaven with our prayers. Our Lady of Victory, pray for us! For more information, please contact Larry Landolfi at 603.332.2564 or larxcitmnt@metrocast.net www.rosarycoasttocoast.com

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SAINT KATHRYN PARISH

4 Dracut Road, Hudson, New Hampshire 03051-5006

Telephone: 603.882.7793 Fax: 603.595.1465

Website: www.stkathryns.org Facebook: Saint Kathryn’s Church Store: 603.595.4463

PARISH STAFF Rev. Michael R. Monette, Pastor fr.michael@stkathryns.org

Deacon Raymond V. Marcotte, Permanent Deacon deacon.ray@stkathryns.org

Sister Janice Rooney, SNDdeN, Director of Religious Education sr.janice@stkathryns.org

Charlene Maniotis, Parish Secretary charlene.maniotis@stkathryns.org

Tina Decoeur, Religious Education Secretary tina.decoeur@stkathryns.org

Peter Krauss, Bookkeeper book72worm@aol.com

Larry Franchitto, Music Director lfranchitto@panam.com

Rick Balboni, Grounds Manager/Religious Goods Store Manager rick.balboni@stkathryns.org

PARISH OFFICE Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-4:00 p.m. Closed Friday/Weekends

SAINT KATHRYN RELIGIOUS GOODS Our religious goods store is located in the back of the parish office building and has its own parking.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m.—Noon

Friday and Sunday Closed

603.595.4463

SCHEDULE OF MASSES Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 p.m. Sunday Masses: 8:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 6:30 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Tuesday and Thursday: 6:30 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Catechesis takes place with the parents prior to scheduling a date for the baptism. For more information, please contact

Deacon Ray in the parish office.

SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Engaged couples should contact the parish office at least six months in advance of the proposed date of the wedding. Please

refer to the marriage policy as found on the parish website.

SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK/COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND Arrangements may be made for Communion to the Homebound or for the Sacrament of the Sick by calling the parish office.

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick should be celebrated at the outset of an illness or when there is a change in the

person’s condition. The Sacrament should also be received prior to surgery.

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES The diocesan policies are available by calling the parish office or by consulting the diocesan website at www.catholicnh.org.

OPEN FOR YOU! We invite you to use our main church, the chapel, or the Emmaus Chapel (in the office building) for personal prayer. Our sacred spaces are open daily from 7:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m.

Welcome! If you are new to our community, we hope you have felt welcome! If you are a visitor - occasional or frequent

- we’re glad you joined us! If you’re considering parish membership introduce yourself to the pastor after Holy Mass to get

the process underway!

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ST. KATHRYN PARISH HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03-0779 October 6, 2019 – Week 45