Our Vision To grow the presence of the Catholic Church in the towns of the Contoocook River Valley and on the New England College Campus

Our Mission To welcome members and guests

To form disciples To train for ministry, service, and giving witness To help families grow in faith

To go deeper into Scripture and prayer

St. Theresa Parish 158 Old West Hopkinton Rd.

Henniker, NH Saturday 4:00 pm

Sunday 8:00 & 11:00 am Monday & Wednesday 8:30 am

Confessions: Saturday 3:00-3:45 pm and by appointment

Adoration: Wednesday 9:00 am–Noon Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm

St. Mary Parish 38 Church Street Hillsborough, NH Sunday 9:30 am

Tuesday & Thursday 8:30 am

Confessions: Following Sunday Mass

Adoration: 1st Thursday of Month 6:00 pm

Pastoral Staff Pastor:

Fr. Marcel Martel marcelnh25@gmail.com

Hospital Chaplain & Weekend Assistant: Fr. Maurice Abasilim

(347) 475-8629

Deacons: Wayne Bolduc wbolduc@hotmail.com Jim Rock jimrockireland@yahoo.com

Parish Staff

Administrative Assistant: Linda Patter son patterson-linda@tds.net

Bookkeeper/Finance: Dolly Megens megens-dolly@tds.net

Faith Formation Coordinator: Mary Corsetti

marycorsetti@gmail.com

Parish Nurse: Mary Reidy, RN 603-995-1384 thereidyfamily@gmail.com

Catholic Charities Su McKinnon, M.ED 603-228-1108

The Communities of St. Theresa Parish St. Mary Parish

Mailing address for both parishes: PO Box 729 Henniker, NH 03242

Telephone: 603-428-3325 Email: parish.office@tds.net Website: www.showerofroses.org

March 29, 2020

St. Theresa and St. Mary Parishes

ST. THERESA ST. MARY

St. Mary Prayer Chain

Jerry Beaupre, Nicole Belanger,

Gil Boule, Lori & Steve C., James Carney, Diane Cunningham, Celia Decowski,

The Dubuque Family, The Dumais Family, Nadja Endreson, Charlotte Furo, Cindy Guanci, Courtney Kimbale, Denise & Ronnie Latouche,

Kenneth LeBlanc, Jordan Leishman, Loretta and Russ, Vinnie Lu, Ashley M., Brady Martin,

Melissa Morin and Family, Paige, Kayla Paquette, Brandon Plante, Marlies Radermacher, Phillip Sullivan,

Judy & Fred Swett, Jonathan Tafe, Roberta Vadney, Christine & Roger Vallee

St. Mary Calendar

April 2 Adoration 6:00 p.m.

April 19 Anointing of the Sick

St. Theresa Prayer Chain

Sally and Bruce Ackerman, David Albertson,

Nita Alexandris, Tim Alexander, Georgette & Bertrand Beaudette, Nicole Belanger,

Lisa Bell, Vesta Blanchard, Erin Boss, Amanda Boutin, Brenda Boutin, Susan Bullock, Gloria Busby,

Pauline Christie, Meg Curtis, Dan D., Lisa DeLeon, Ann Dollard, Karen Dufault, Bob Dugas,

Maryse Dugas, Sally Dupre, Paul & Donna Fanny, Peter Fontaine, The Ford Family, Tara G.,

Robert Leo Gannon, Cindy Guanci, Joyce Knasiak, Emily L., Alan Laroche, The Lind Family,

The McCann Family, Bertha McComish, Kevin McElroy, Sue McElroy, Gwen Metz, Sheila Miller, Pam Monaghan,

Barbara Nordstrom, Kevin O’Hurley, Anthony Page, Peter Paul, Heather Poisson, Shawna Poisson,

Christine Prince, Rodney Richardson, Laura & James Roberts, Grace Rock, Gabriel Rock,

Katie Serodio, Armand & Jeannette Soucy, Dan Ware and Kathy Wimmer

March 22 2020

Offertory $ 720.00 Offertory Online 3/16-3/20/20 $ 510.83 Debt Reduction $ 30.00 Debt Reduction Online 3/16-03/20/20 $ 50.00 Catholic Relief $ 65.00

Building Debt (01/07/20) $ 226,236.84 Principal Payment (02/16/20 $ 7,174.47 Updated Building Debt (01/07/20) $ 219,062.37 4.85% Interest Payment (01/07/20) $ 848.39

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

St. Theresa Calendar

Mar. 30 Finance Council 6:30 p.m.—Canceled

April 4 Family Formation –Postponed until May 2nd

April 5 Youth Ministry 6:00-8:00 p.m.—Canceled April 5 Life in the Spirit! Prayer Group 6:30 p.m.

April 18-19 Anointing of the Sick all Masses

March 22, 2020

Offertory $ 241.00 Offertory Online 3/16-03/20/20 $ 855.00 Catholic Relief $ 50.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT

Know any homebound parishioners?

Please let the parish office know of parishioners who are in need of assistance, like grocery shopping. Please call 428-8576 or 517-404-8588 and leave a message.

St Theresa will remain open for private prayer on:

Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (Adoration)

St. Mary will remain open for private prayer on:

Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

St. Theresa and St. Mary Parishes

Sun. Mar. 29 9:30 a.m. Bob & Cee Safford and son, Mike by Mary Lou Lannon

Tues. Mar. 31 8:30 a.m. For the parishioners of St. Mary and St. Theresa Stations of the Cross following Mass Thurs. April 2 8:30 a.m. For the parishioners of St. Mary and St. Theresa Sun. April 5 9:30 a.m. In memory of Eugene “Cricket” Hebert

and In memory of Mary Guilmette by Family

If you would like to schedule a

Mass Intention at St. Mary, please contact the Parish Office.

Mass cards are available.

ST. MARY

ST. THERESA

Sat. Mar. 28 4:00 p.m. In memory of Ernest & Beatrice Marois and Roland from the girls Sun. Mar. 29 8:00 a.m. In memory of Walter Richard by Marcelle Richard 11:00 a.m. In memory of Gregory Richard by Marcelle Richard Mon. Mar. 30 8:30 a.m. For the Parishioner of St. Theresa and St. Mary Wed. April 1 8:30 a.m. For the Parishioner of St. Theresa and St. Mary Adoration 9:00 a.m.–Noon

Adoration 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Sat. April 4 4:00 p.m. For the Priests, Deacons, Seminarians and Religious of the Diocese Sun. April 5 8:00 a.m. For Bernadette Crane 11:00 a.m. For those who have no one to pray for them

If you would like to schedule a Mass Intention at St. Theresa,

please contact the Parish Office. Mass cards are available.

Sanctuary Lamp Memorial The Sanctuary Lamp is the candle burning near the

tabernacle which signals Jesus’ Eucharistic presence in the tabernacle. The Sanctuary Lamp burns

constantly, 24 hours a day!

This week at St. Mary the lamp is burning in memory of

Robert and Roger P.

Stations of the Cross with Deacon Wayne

Fridays at 6:30

Live Streaming on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/ StTheresaStMary

The Catholic Relief Services Collection

Thank you for your support of The Catholic Relief Services Collection and for helping help Jesus in

disguise. Your contr ibutions make a difference for the poor and marginalized around the world.

If you missed the collection it is not too late, please mail your contribution to the parish office.

St. Theresa and St. Mary Parishes

If you are new to our parish, please complete a registration form or contact the parish office. Visitors, we are glad that you joined us today!

Welcome!

St. Theresa's Parish Library

During Lent, or in virus quarantine, you might need edifying literature for spiritual development. We have

removed all sign-out requirements so that you may freely use any library materials for as long as you need them.

The library cart is in the narthex. It carries books you may keep, trade or return. Any book or with a library label should be eventually returned. May your remaining

Lenten devotions be fruitful and grace-filled.

Spring Cleaning Time Has Arrived!

When cleaning your food pantry, please remember the local food

pantries need your support throughout the year.

Baby Bottle

Boomerang

Please continue to fill your Baby Bottles with coins,

currency and checks (made out to the Knight’s of Columbus). Remember to return your bottles to

St. Mary and St. Theresa . All proceeds are going to support the pro-life Pregnancy Center

of Greater Concord.

We are all in this together. In efforts to minimize the spread of the Coronavirus and of Codvid19, every individual, group and institution is being called to suspend business as usual. I find that changing our routines is really hard. What do we expect of ourselves? What can we reasonably expect of each other? What can our relatives, colleagues, neighbors and friends expect from us? We begin and end each day with a surrender to God, who loves us and has a plan for each of us to thrive and succeed. We beg God's mercy. We implore God's intervention. We ask the Lord, what is it you want us to do? A lot of what many of us are being asked is what not to do. Do not put yourselves at risk of contagion. Do not complain if facilities are closed. Do not disconnect from the world around you, because phones and computers are providing us all ways to look out for one another. Parish leaders and staff are exploring ways to stay connected with parishioners. Lets not hesitate to pick up the phone, send an email, or look to social media to meet our needs, to offer encouragement, and to enter into prayer. I still use a compact disk (CD) to recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet. That is quickly becoming old and dated technology. I have gotten rid of whatever cassette tapes I had, since I no longer have any ways to play them. Here are opportunities to use our digital world more as tools and perhaps less as toys. Just like the gifts of the Holy Spirit. They are not toys to be played with, but tools to connect us with God and in service to one another.

St. Theresa and St. Mary Parishes