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: office@stgabrielnh.org 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

Nativity of St. John the Baptist June 23 & 24, 2018

PARISH FINANCES

Readings for next Weekend

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 01, 2018

First : Wisdom 1: 13-15;23-24

Second : 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15

Gospel : Luke 1:5-17

HAPPENING THIS WEEK

Mon June 25 7:00 PM Faith Formation Committee in the Boutin Center

Mon June 25 7:30 PM Assembly #638 Meeting

Tues June 26 1:15 PM Adoration (T)

Wed June 27 7:00 PM KC #11868 Meeting (T)

Fri June 29 10:00 AM Communion @ NHVH

Offering June 17

Loose Money 1,130.00

In Envelopes 3,585.00

Building Fund & Fuel 105.00

Masses 465.00

Candles& Memorials 31.00

Donations 1,600.00

300 Club 65.00

TOTAL FOR PARISH 6,981.00

You are invited to be part of ‘the change’! Come join us Monday (June 25th) at 7 PM in the Boutin Center. We are planning a Faith Support Committee to help guide us through

the changes in the CCD and Adult Enrichment programs. Anyone interested in being part of this should attend. If you cannot attend but are interested in helping out, call the parish office at 934-5013.

We hate to talk money, BUT we’re not making it. We are $10,000 short at the end of the fiscal year 2017-2018. Please consider putting an additional dollar in your weekly envelope or adding a dollar to your weekly donation (e-giving or cash in the bas-ket) in 2018-2019. It is often hard to look at our church as a business but we have to meet our monthly/yearly obligations just like everyone else. We work hard to be prudent in our spending but there are always those unexpected crises that effect our bottom line! Thank you for your consideration!

The diocesan program related to the changes in receiving Sacraments of Initiation is called RESTORE, RENEW, PROCLAIM, The Hope that is Christ! You can find more information on their web page: catholicnh.org/lifelong.

FREE LUNCH: The Franklin Parks and Recreation Department in collaboration with the Twin Rivers Clergy Fellowship and Franklin High School will be making lunches available during the summer months Pick-up lunches will be available

at Franklin High School (119 Central Street) and the program is open to all children 18 and under. Lunches can be picked up Monday thru Friday between 12 PM and 12:30PM starting June 25th through August. The St. Gabriel team serves on Thursdays. Our team is co-chaired by Ernie Solis (603-998-0260) and Deacon Tom (603-934-6680). If you can help out on Thursday, give them a call. For more information on the program or to volunteer to help on another day contact Krystal at 603-934-2118. This program reaches out to those who de-pend on the school lunch programs.

Note: There will be no morning mass on Wednesday, June 27.

The collection next week is for the Works of the Holy Father (Peter’s Pence). It enables the Holy Father to provide emergency financial assistance to some of the poorest place on earth, especially those who suffer as a result

of war, oppression, and natural disasters. The Dio-cese does assess our parish $1,296.00 for this collec-tion. Please be as generous as you can.

Thank you to the anonymous donor who saw that we were running short this year and donated $1,500! We appreciate your generosity and may God Bless you for it!

Faith is the daring of the soul to go further than it can see!

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

Sat. June 23 4:00 PM (F) 6:00 PM (T)

Anticipated Mass Hale Shaw by Bette Henderson & Family Kelly Finemore by a parishioner

Sun. June 24 8:30 AM (T) 10:30 AM (F)

Nativity of St. John the Baptist Clarence (Buzz) Basiliere by Ron & July Mills Raymond Gauthier by the Family

Mon. June 25 8:00 AM (F)

Ordinary Weekday (12th Week) Dick Nilsen by Friends @ Thrift Clothes Closet

Tues. June 26 8:00 AM (F)

Ordinary Weekday June Clogston by the Parish

Wed. June 27 8:00 AM (F)

Ordinary Weekday No Mass

Thurs. June 28 St. Irenaeus, Bishop & Martyr No Mass

Fri June 29 8:00 AM (F)

Sts. Peter & Paul, Apostles Randy Blanck by Leo & Joan St. Pierre

Sat. June 30 4:00 PM (F) 6:00 PM (T)

Anticipated Mass Dora & Roger Leroux by Janice & Bill Lindstrom Gert Beadle by a Parishioner

Sun. July 1 8:30 AM (T) 10:30 AM (F)

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark Jonathan DeMello by Joe & Dee Timothy Laughy by Jim & Family (B’day)

Sanctuary Lamp

From this Sunday thru next Saturday, the sanctuary lamp in church will burn for these intentions: St. Paul’s: June Clogston by the Parish 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 all Our Graduates

Cora Weglarz

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

“It’s to die for!” A few years ago, this expression was pretty popular and referred to food, fashion or fun activities. Of course, no one really intended to die for any of them, but it made a point. Today, we celebrate John the Baptist who showed us what it means to die for a cause. He took God’s Commandments to heart and wasn’t afraid to confront the king for violating them. He too made a point, but he made it at the cost of his life. In this age of inclusiveness, compromise and accommodation, is there any value or belief that I would be willing to risk my life to defend or promote? We’ve all seen people who stand for hours in front of abortion clinics to proclaim the sacredness of human life, others who risk fines and jail for refusing to bake cakes or take pictures at a same-sex marriage cere-mony, some who travel across the country or the world to advocate for refugees, and the victims of nat-

ural disasters, government oppression or armed con-flict. And I’m sure that most of us would risk our lives to save someone trapped in a burning building, drowning in a lake or about to be hit by a speeding car. Of course, we’re hoping we will never be put to the test. But I have to ask myself: is there a cause out there that I believe strongly enough in, that I am passionate about, that I would be willing to risk it all: my money, my possessions and even my life, to pro-mote or defend? There’s an old country song that states: “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything!” How many people out there have fallen for just about every kind of deviation from Christ’s teachings because I haven’t found something I want to stand for or I can’t muster the conviction or courage of a John the Baptist?

Liturgical Ministers - Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time June 30 &July 01, 2018

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

Servers Jack Manning Leo St. Pierre

Arthur Fecteau Jeremy Dixon Charlotte Dixon

James Potter Jesse Potter

Lectors Tim Stangroom Mark Williams

Sue Fecteau Cecile Cormier Rose Archambault Rich Dougherty

Eucharistic Ministers

Claire Wallace Donna Savage Terry McAloon Marianne Calkins

(H) (H) (C) (C)

Deacon Tom Judy Manning

(C) (C)

Bill Driscoll Bob White Ceil White

(H) (C) (C)

Deacon Tom Margo Coolidge Kathy Russo Marty Russo

(H) (H) (C) (C)

Greeters Betty Meyerhoefer - Connie Forest - Bette Femenella

Peg Halm Kelly Chandonnait

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.

Save the dates: The Strawberry Festival is set for Saturday, July 7. Please contact Bette Paquet (630-5019) or Bob White (630-2151) if you are

willing to help on the 7th with serving, cleaning, and other help as needed. With your help this church fund raiser will be a success!

NEW CHURCH ENVELOPES The new offertory envelopes for 2018-

2019 have arrived. Your will find your new set of envelopes in the back of either church beginning this weekend. We have made an effort to have your box of envelopes at the church you attend Mass. If you do not see your box of envelopes there, please let us know and we will have them for you the next weekend. You should run out of en-velopes this weekend. Have you considered E-Giving? —check the web site for details.

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL:

Thurs. July 05 1:00 PM Clean Strawberries in the Boutin Center

Thurs July 05 7:00 PM KC -Set-up Hall

Sat July 07 9:00 AM Peel potatoes / carve turkeys

Sat July 07 Serving and cleaning during and after the dinner.

The staff of the food pantry needs your help! They are looking for volunteers who can work in the pantry. It is open on Mondays and Fridays from 9 am until noon. Some lifting and carrying boxes to cars is helpful. If you are interested or have more questions

please call the parish office at 934-5013.

With school vacations starting, we need help meeting the increased demand: for cereal; condiments: ketch-up, mustard, & mayonnaise; canned vegetables; canned soups; mac & cheese. They can also use per-sonal hygiene items and diapers. Thank you for your continued generosity!

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

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