Saint Gabriel Catholic Community At St. Paul Church in Franklin At St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Tilton How to reach us Phone: Parish Office: (603) 934-5013 Rel. Education: 934-4372 Fax Line: 934-3469 Mail: P.O. Box 490, Franklin, NH 03235 Street Address: 16 Chestnut St. Tilton 110 School Street Franklin E-mail: [email protected]Web site: stgabrielnh.org Pastor: Rev. Raymond E. Gagnon Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas Matzke Office Mgr: Claire Connifey Bulletin Editor: Meri-lynn Banton Rel Ed. Coord.: Mary Ellen Shaw Music Ministry: Debbi Gibson Food Pantry: John Bruno Cemeteries/Maintenance: Gary Plourde & Mike Parmelee Office Hours Monday thru Thursday from 9AM - 4PM Food Pantry Monday & Friday from 9AM – Noon (Tilton) Join us in prayer Weekend Mass Saturday at 4:00PM (Franklin) & 6:00PM (Tilton) Sunday at 8:30AM (Tilton ) & 10:30AM (Franklin) Weekday Mass Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:00AM in Franklin Reconciliation Saturday at 3:15PM (Franklin) & 5:15PM (Tilton) Eucharistic Adoration Every Tuesday from 1:15 to 3:15PM (Tilton) Second Sunday of the Month from 3:00–4:00PM (Franklin) Ministry to the Sick & Homebound Please call the office to request the Sacrament of Anointing or homebound visits. Baptism–Marriage Call the Parish Office to schedule instruction and the ceremony St. Mary St. Paul We’re here for you
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Saint Gabriel Catholic Community At St. Paul Church in Franklin
At St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Tilton
How to reach us
Phone: Parish Office: (603) 934-5013 Rel. Education: 934-4372 Fax Line: 934-3469 Mail: P.O. Box 490, Franklin, NH 03235 Street Address: 16 Chestnut St. Tilton 110 School Street Franklin E-mail: [email protected] Web site: stgabrielnh.org
Pastor: Rev. Raymond E. Gagnon Deacon: Rev. Mr. Thomas Matzke Office Mgr: Claire Connifey Bulletin Editor: Meri-lynn Banton Rel Ed. Coord.: Mary Ellen Shaw Music Ministry: Debbi Gibson Food Pantry: John Bruno Cemeteries/Maintenance: Gary Plourde & Mike Parmelee
Office Hours Monday thru Thursday from 9AM - 4PM
Food Pantry Monday & Friday from 9AM – Noon (Tilton)
Join us in prayer Weekend Mass
Saturday at 4:00PM (Franklin) & 6:00PM (Tilton) Sunday at 8:30AM (Tilton ) & 10:30AM (Franklin)
Weekday Mass Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 8:00AM in Franklin
Reconciliation Saturday at 3:15PM (Franklin) & 5:15PM (Tilton)
Eucharistic Adoration Every Tuesday from 1:15 to 3:15PM (Tilton)
Second Sunday of the Month from 3:00–4:00PM (Franklin) Ministry to the Sick & Homebound
Please call the office to request the Sacrament of Anointing or homebound visits. Baptism–Marriage
Call the Parish Office to schedule instruction and the ceremony
St. Mary St. Paul
We’re here for you
Corpus Christi June 02 & 03, 2018
PARISH FINANCES
Readings for next Weekend
Corpus Christi , June 10, 2018
First : Genesis 3: 9-15
Second : 2 Corinthians 4:13-5 –1
Gospel : Mark 3: 20– 35
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Sat June 02 6:00PM French/Canadian Supper (T)
Sat June 02 7:00 PM Holy Hour—Our Nation & the World (F)
Sun June 03 1:00 PM Holy Hour Closing LX Hours – For Vocations (F)
Tues June 04 1:00 PM Mass @ Golden Crest
Tues June 04 1:00 PM Communion @ MCNH
Tues June 04 1:15 PM Adoration (T)
Tues June 04 2:00 PM Communion @ Mt. Ridge
Fri June 08 10:00 AM Mass @ NHVH
Sun June 10 11:30 AM Special Meeting Regarding Changes to CCD & Parish(F)
Sun June 10 1:00 PM Baptisms (F)
Sun June 10 4:00 PM Travel Group Meeting and Italian Dinner (T)
Offering May 27
Loose Money 1,000.00
In Envelopes 3,233.00
Building Fund & Fuel 1,039.00
Masses 355.00
Candles& Memorials 56.00
Donations 220.00
300 Club 20.00
TOTAL FOR PARISH 5,923.00
Catholic Communications 10.00
The ‘very important’ Parish meeting is next Sunday, JUNE 10; following the 10:30 Mass in Franklin. Diocesan per-sonnel will be present to explain and answer questions regarding the proposed changes to Confirmation and First Eu-
charist Programs. This is a very important meeting for our parish! The changes will affect us all. We encourage everyone to attend this meeting. Light lunch will be provided prior to the meeting.
If you have not already done so you, you can still join the 300 Club. It is a steal at $60 a year. The proceeds help us meet our bills during the year. And you get to enjoy our annual dinner next April. The May drawing for the 300 Club is this week!
Thank you to all those who participat-ed in the Forty Hours Exhibition of the Eucharist this weekend. Thank you to those who decorated, those who donated flowers, those who
cleaned up and especially to those who took the time to show up and sit with the Lord. Our parish benefits from participating in these spir-itual events. Because of everyone’s efforts we are able to have this devotion annually. Thank You!
Travel Group Reminder: Next Sunday, June 10 beginning at 4PM is our last meeting before we embark on our trip to
Paris and Rome. We will be meeting in the Boutin Center in Tilton, beginning at 4 PM and this will be followed by our Italian meal. This is a great to get together with our fellow travelers. We will have information on the itinerary, hotels, flights and so much more!. Please plan to join us!
Congratulations to those newly ordained to the transitional diaconate!
While there was no priest ordained this year, on Saturday, May 26, Bishop Libasci or-dained two of the seminarians to the transi-
tional diaconate: Adrian Frackowiak and David Wong. Congratulations to them both! Please keep them in your prayers as they complete their last year of their journey to priesthood.
When entering St. Paul’s this weekend for mass please observe quiet & be mindful of the people attending Adora-tion in the day chapel (as part of our LX
Hours Celebration).
Memorial Day Decorations will need to be removed by Monday, June 11 if you wish to keep them.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Sat. June 02 4:00 PM (F) 6:00 PM (T)
Anticipated Mass Jason Roberts by his family (Anniv) Harold Bennett by the Family
Sun. June 03 8:30 AM (T) 10:30 AM (F)
Corpus Christi Elizabeth Courtemanche (B'Day) M/M Bernard Wooley by Carol Edmunds
Mon. June 04 8:00 AM (F)
Ordinary Weekday (9th Week) Pauline St. Pierre Beaupre by Alma Andrews
Tues. June 05 8:00 AM (F)
St. Boniface, Bishop & Martyr Pauline St. Pierre Beaupre by Bob & Rosie
Wed. June 06 8:00 AM (F)
Ordinary Weekday Roland & Pauline Rivard by the Family
Thurs. June 07 Ordinary Weekday No Mass
Fri June 08 8:00 AM (F)
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus George Ewing by Mary McKeage
Sat. June 09 4:00 PM (F) 6:00 PM (T)
Anticipated Mass LaPointe Family by Shirley Beloved Deceased of Linda Cass
Sun. June 10 8:30 AM (T) 10:30 AM (F)
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Rita Gagnon by her Family (Anniv) Sister Imelda Murrin by Ruth Ann Bentley
Sanctuary Lamp
From this Sunday thru next Saturday, the sanctuary lamp in church will burn for these intentions: St. Paul’s: Elizabeth Courtemanche by Jean (BD) St. Mary’s: All Parishioners
ST. GABRIEL’S PRAYER LINE If you’d like to call in your prayer requests, this month’s contact is Desirea Sleeper, 286-3997. You can also write in your request in the book at either church.
Prayers Requested For Vocations
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for June: For So-cial Networks: That social networks may work to-wards that inclusiveness which respects others for their differences.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
HOW WE REACHED THIS POINT! This weekend, every parish in our Diocese (and many others) are focusing on our severe vocation shortage. We are sharing priests, closing churches and nervously looking at graying and dy-ing priests who are not being replaced. How did we get here? There are many causes and even more theories. Here are a few: There was a clergy surplus in the 60’s. Many young men came back from war and entered the seminary. Bishops had plenty of priests and opened many new parishes to cater to immigrant groups. In big cities, there was a church around every corner! Yet second & third generation Catholics drifted from their ethnic churches to the English-speaking parishes and the ethnic churches ended up with empty pews and empty pulpits. Families in the 80’s & 90’s had 1 or 2 kids (instead of their parents’ half-dozen or more) and they wanted grandchildren. Not much incentive to send a son to the seminary... Also, the large number of nuns & priests meant less involvement by the laity in sharing the faith. It now became a parish responsi-bility. Faith development became a weekly activity, no
longer a family value. When you throw in the clergy scan-dals, the lack of community support for an interest in the priesthood and the current clergy’s ever-increasing work-load and uncertain future, the current dilemma should be no surprise. Where do we go from here? The quick fix would be married priests or ordained women. But that would bring its own issues. Another would be hiring parish administrators, letting priests focus on ministry. But few parishes could afford the additional costs. We won’t solve the shortage overnight, but there are several steps we can take (beyond prayer): Make faith development a family value once again (Mass attendance, adult, youth and child instruction, home prayer, parish involvement). Redefine the clergy job description so it is stable and not overwhelm-ing. Create a positive atmosphere so that a young man expressing an interest in the cler-ical life is encouraged and provided the means to pursue his vocation. If we do noth-ing, things will only get worse!
Liturgical Ministers - Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time June 09 & 10, 2018
4:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM
Servers Leo St. Pierre Jack Manning
Chet Kulus Owain Dixon Jeremy Dixon
Sean & Chris Gettemy James Thibault
Lectors Mark Williams Tim Stangroom
Doug Dube Cecile Cormier Meri-lynn Banton Ken Merrifield
Eucharistic Ministers
Judy Manning Gerry Chenel Susan O’Connell Bronwyn Walsh
(H) (H) (C) (C)
Deacon Tom Gayle Bestick
(C) (C)
Jim Boucher Janice Boudreau Bob White
(H) (C) (C)
Deacon Tom Margo Coolidge Rose Archambault Carole Lemire
Council #11868 Meets 4th Wednesday @ 7:00 PM in Tilton. Council #12147 Meets 3rd Monday @ 6:45 PM in
Franklin Assembly #638 Meets last Monday @ 7:30PM.
What’s Happening at St. Gabriel’s New tractor: our 20-year old tractor needs to go. Its re-placement should be here this week. The 4-year loan on the new machine will be paid from cemetery receipts. Tilton Rectory: last winter, the furnace failed and the roof leaked. We had water damage everywhere! The roof is currently being replaced. After we’ve finished the repairs, we’ll have to see how we can best utilize this building. Religious Ed. Program: The Charter School is growing and needs more classrooms. Our religion program is changing and will also need more space. We are therefore moving it to the Boutin Center. This will make better use of both buildings. Youth Program: we have hired Karen Ober to help us establish a ministry for our children and young adults. With Confirmation being moved to Grade three, we will need more than classroom instruction to provide adequate faith formation for our youth. We hope to have something underway by September.
Save the date: The Strawberry Festival, Saturday, July 7. We will need help cutting strawberries, setting up
tables (Thursday evening), peeling potatoes (Saturday morning), biscuit bakers, people willing to cook the donated turkeys, servers, and clean-up. Watch the bulletin for the specific times as we get closer to the festival. You can contact chairperson, Bette Paquet at 630-5019 for more information.
Holy Trinity School is looking to find new mem-bers for their School Advisory Board. Since Holy Trinity is a regional school, they are looking for more diversity within the board and are hoping to
pick up new members from the Lakes Region Deanery par-ishes. If you would like to be nominated to the Advisory Board, please send a letter stating your interest, along with a resume to: Principal Mary Jane Cooney, 50 Church Street, Laconia, NH 03246 or email to: [email protected]. This might be a great way for a retired educator to give back to the church and the community!
NEW CHURCH ENVELOPES You will run out of offertory envelopes
at the end of June. Your new sets for 2018-2019 will be available at the back of both churches by the middle of the month. Thank you for your continued use of the envelopes. Have you consid-ered E-Giving—check the web site for details.
CATHOLIC SERVICES & PROGRAMS
Knights of Columbus St. Mary of the Assumption
Council #11868 Grand Knight: Aaron Boudreau 998-2806 Bishop Leo O’Neil Council #12147 (Franklin) Grand Knight: Brian LaValley 603-219-6138 Fr. A.J. Timon Assembly #638 (4th Degree) Faithful Navigator: Tim Stangroom 603-934-6782 At www.franklinknights.org
Catholic Schools Holy Trinity School (Pre-K to 8) 50 Church Street Laconia, NH 03246 Web:www.HolyTrinityNH.com Phone: 524-3156 St. John Regional School (Pre-K to 8) 61 S. State Street Concord, NH 03301 Web: www.stjohnregional.org — Phone: 225-3222 Bishop Brady High School (9 to 12) 25 Columbus Ave Concord, NH 03301 Web: www.bishopbrady.edu — Phone: 224-7418
Food Bank St. Francis Rehabilitation & Nursing Center 406 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 Phone: 524-0466
Parish Outreach Franklin Regional Hospital Leo St. Pierre At Merrimack County Nursing Home Meri-lynn Banton NH Veterans Home Rev. Ray Gagnon - Steve Archambault Mt. Ridge Nursing Home - Deacon Tom Nancy Carr - Mildred Sullivan - Chrissy Avila Golden Crest Senior Resort - Deacon Tom Nancy Carr - Mildred Sullivan At Peabody Home Angela Mundy—Christine Dzujna
