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: 286-4554 Youth: 286-1290 Fax Line: 934-3469 Mail: P.O. Box 490, Franklin, NH 03235 Street Address: 16 Chestnut St. Tilton 110 School Street Franklin E-mail: office@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 Youth Minister Karen Ober 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

Third Sunday of Easter May 04 & 05, 2019

PARISH FINANCES

Readings for next Weekend

Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 12, 2019

First Acts 13:14, 43-52

Second Revelation 7:9,-14b-17

Gospel: John 10:27-30

HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Sat/Sun May 4-5 Catholic Charities Appeal

Sun May 05 2:00 PM Travel Group Meeting (BC)

Tues May 07 1:15 PM Adoration (till 3:15 PM) (T)

Tues May 07 1:00 PM Communion at Golden Crest & Mt. Ridge Homes

Fri May 10 10:00 AM Mass at NHVH

Sat May 11 5:00 300 Club Dinner

Sun May 12 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

Save the dates: Monday, May 6-Wednesday May 8: Fr. Ray will be gone to the priest meeting in Whitefield Saturday, May 11 after 4 PM Mass: 300 Club Dinner. Saturday, May 18 at 8AM KC work bee in Franklin Friday, May 24, 7:00 PM: Confirmation Monday, May 27 8:30 AM: Memorial Day Mass at the Cemetery in Tilton.

Offering April 28

Loose Money 838.00

In Envelopes 3,182.00

Building Fund & Fuel 563.00

Masses 145.00

Candles& Memorials 46.00

Donations 302.90

Easter 248.00

TOTAL FOR PARISH 5,324.90

Good Friday 7.00

Rice Bowls 543.56 The cookbooks are in. Those that have already paid for them can pick them up in the back of church. If you have not al-ready purchased one, you can do so in the

back of church for $12. Come check them out—they would make a nice Mother’s Day gift!

The Diocese of Manchester is seeking part time presenters and part time hospitality coordinators for our Engaged Couples Weekends in the following regions; The Seacoast area, Greater Manchester/Nashua area, Western NH and Northern NH areas. These positions will collaborate to lead positive, formative weekend experiences for engaged couples based on Ascension Press’ Joy-Filled Marriage pro-gram. These workshops will take place on various weekends throughout the year. Couples married at least five years are encouraged to apply. Training will be offered for these openings. If you are inter-ested in applying please send your resume to Chris Hagen at chagen@rcbm.org by May 17th. Please visit the following link for more information and the full job description. www.catholicnh.org/employment/#ecs

CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL! There are so many people facing challeng-es they have no control over or could never have predicted. With your support they have access to Catholic Charities programs and

services. Families, children and adults – includ-ing our fellow community members need your support more than ever. Please consider mov-ing lives forward with a gift to Catholic Charities this year. You’ll provide comfort, education, mentoring, and most importantly, hope for those who are facing difficult times. Our Parish Goal: $17,500

Fr Ray will be at the Diocese Priest meeting in Whitefield this week. There will be no morning mass on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. Please keep all our priests in your prayers, especially this week.

The Carport is coming down! Rust and rot have turned it into a hazard. We’ve got to take it down before it collapses on the truck (or the pas-tor’s car!)The Knights of Co-lumbus are organizing a work bee for Sat. May 18th at 8 AM. If you like tearing things apart, bring your tools and join us!

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sat. May 04 4:00 PM (F) 6:00 PM (T)

Anticipated Mass Roger & Marie Houle by M/M Richard Houle Arthur St. Jacques by Eva and Children

Sun. May 05 8:30 AM (T) 10:30 AM (F)

Third Sunday of Easter Maurice ‘Rock’ Carignan by Jean & Family Michael O’Rourke by Karen & Family

Mon. May 06 8:00 AM (F)

Easter Weekday Joan Williams by Michael Masse

Tues. May 07 8:00 AM (F)

Easter Weekday No Mass

Wed. May 08 8:00 AM (F)

Easter Weekday No Mass

Thurs. May 09 Easter Weekday No Mass

Fri May 10 8:00 AM (F)

Easter Weekday Marie Clavitte by Irene

Sat. May 11 4:00 PM (F) 6:00 PM (T)

Anticipated Mass Rita Menard by Sam & Gloria Joseph Butler by Alfred Weissensie

Sun. May 12 8:30 AM (T) 10:30 AM (F)

Fourth Sunday of Easter Michael Richard by Joe & Family Olga Buczynski by her Children

Sanctuary Lamp

From this Sunday thru next Saturday, the sanctuary lamp in church will burn for these intentions: St. Paul’s: Maurice ‘Rock’ Carignan by Jean & Family (B'Day) St. Mary’s: Sandra Dougherty by the Parish

ST. GABRIEL’S PRAYER LINE If you’d like to call in your prayer requests, this month’s contact is Jeanne Petrin, 455-9621. You can also write in your request in the book at either church.

Prayers Requested Sandra Dougherty

Jane Durnan Linda Leighton Cecile Lavoie

Shirley Tumowicz

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for May Church in Africa: That the Church in Africa, through the com-mitment of its members, may be the seed of unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for the continent

Liturgical Ministers - Fourth Sunday of Easter - May 11 - 12, 2019

4:00 PM 6:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM

Servers Jack Manning Leo St. Pierre

Mike Murphy Owain Dixon Jeremy Dixon

Riley Roper Kaia & Noah Roper

Lectors Claire Wallace Joan St. Pierre

Jeanne Petrin Cecile Cormier Meri-lynn Banton Ken Merrifield

Eucharistic Ministers

Marianne Calkins Susan O’Connell Judy Manning Tom Fowler

H H C C

Deacon Tom Janice Boudreau

C C

Barbara Proulx Bette Paquet Kathy O’Brien

H C C

Deacon Tom Bette Flaherty Tim Flaherty Rose Archambault

H H C C

Greeters Pete Sorette - Connie Forest Bette Femenella

Peg Halm Kelly Chandonnait

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Giving without getting taken… I was at camp for 30 hours last Wed-Thurs. During that time, I got four phone calls asking for donations: for women with can-cer, for volunteer firefighters, and I forget the other two. Knowing that most of these are scams and the other callers keep most of the money they collect on behalf of the charity, I either hang up or tell them I don’t donate over the phone. And who can count the number of “urgent appeal” letters and e-mails we all have to sort through? I don’t respond to these either. I like to donate to someone that I know really needs it and is going to use my gift the way I expect them to. In a perfect world, it would be someone I know well and care about. The fact that we have to do charity is a given. Jesus made that pretty clear: “I was hungry

and you gave me to eat…” But He leaves it up to us to decide to whom, when and how much. Since we are responsible for distributing our “surplus wealth” to those who need it more than we do, and since we can’t be certain how our gift will impact the recipient, it is often more prudent to trust in reliable “brokers”. NH Catholic Charities in one such broker. Virtually every penny goes to programs targeting hunger, homeless-ness, addiction, family crisis, and elderly services. Also, all the money stays here in NH, helping our friends and neighbors. Since NHCC is an agency of our diocese, the connection between our gift and God’s compassion is pretty direct. I still say that the best charity happens when you get personally in-volved in helping someone who needs you. But Cath-olic Charities runs a close second.

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.

300 Club—Thinking about joining the 300 Club for next year? You will find flyers in the back of both churches—just fill it out and re-turn to the church office. Only $60 a year and you have a chance to win cash monthly and

join us for next year’s meal!

Travel Group Meeting—This Sunday, May 5 at 2 PM in the Boutin Center in Tilton. We will finalize are travel plans for Ni-agara Falls/Toronto and make

final determinations on the bus assignments. Fi-nal payment is due at this time. The meeting is not mandatory but this is a great time to meet your fellow travelers. We hope that you will be able to attend.

SPRING BURIALS: We have lost a lot of people this past winter. The funeral direc-tors are starting to schedule graveside ser-vices. So that we can accommodate the increased demand and still be available to meet the needs for recent deaths and Vet-

eran Cemetery burials, Father Ray and Deacon Tom will limit graveside services to the following: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 AM to Noon. Please make your arrangements through your funeral director or the parish office (934-5013).

Congratulations and thank you to Jack Richards. For his Eagle Scout Project, Jack organized two success-

ful food drives for the benefit of our Food Pantry

POSTAL CARRIER FOOD DRIVE is Saturday, May 11. Please set your non-perishable items out for collection. Our local food pantries and food kitchens benefit directly from this collection (including St. Gabriel Food Pantry and the Bread & Roses).

Bishop Brady is presenting a free workshop for parents of eighth students entering high school next year.: “Preparing Your Child of High School Success”; Thursday, May 9th at 7 PM in Bishop

Brady HS Library;25 Columbus Ave, Concord NH. Reserve a seat or for more information visit https://bishopobrady.edu. Walk-ins are also welcome.

CATHOLIC SERVICES & PROGRAMS

Knights of Columbus St. Mary of the Assumption

Council #11868 Grand Knight: Aaron Boudreau 603-998-2806 Bishop Leo O’Neil Council #12147 (Franklin) Grand Knight: Mark Lemire 603-738-3101 Fr. A.J. Timon Assembly #638 (4th Degree) Faithful Navigator: Francis (Frank) Ruffing 603-491-2613 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

Catholic Charities Laconia District Office 528-3035 17 Gilford Ave., Laconia, 03246

Counseling - Elderly Services - Adoption/Maternity Parish Nurse - Children’s Home - 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