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St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church is a welcoming community in a traditional and Eucharistic setting focused on prayer, service, and life-long faith formation on the values and teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church.

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Saturday: 4:00 P.M. Sunday: 7:00 A.M.; 8:45 A.M; 10.45 A.M. (Choir). WEEKDAY MASSES:

Monday, Thursday & Friday 7:30 A.M. Wednesday 5:30 P.M. Mass, unless otherwise indicated. HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION: 7:30 A.M. & 5:30 P.M. (Except Dec 25th, Christmas & Jan 1st, Mary, Mother of God).

Parish Office: 673-1311 Fax: 673-3687 Faith Formation: 673-4797

Website: saintpatrickmilfordnh.org

PASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Dennis Audet, Pastor daudet52@gmail.com Patti Hendrickson, Pastoral Associate pattih2015@comcast.net Diane Bergeron, Secretary diane.st.patoffice@gmail.com Sue Pasquale, Faith Formation re@saintpatrickmilfordnh.org Pauline Nepveu, Accountant pbnepveu@myfairpoint.net Henry Kopczynskie, Music Director

Saint Patrick Catholic Church

34 AMHERST STREET, MILFORD, NH 03055 Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9-12 and 1-5pm.

Closed at Noon on Friday

SACRAMENTS:

Baptisms: We rejoice with parents at the birth of a new child. Parents are encouraged to initiate preparation for baptism prior to the child's birth. Call the Parish Office at 673-1311 for information and pre-baptism instruction.

Marriage: Weddings are a special time of joy and prom-ise for a bride and a groom. Engaged couples are invited to contact the pastor personally (preferably 6-12 months) prior to the desired wedding date to begin their prepara-tion. Couples should not make any commitment with a reception venue prior to the 1st meeting with the pastor.

Reconciliation: Individual confessions are held every Saturday from 3:00-3:45 P.M. in the reconciliation room at St. Patrick Church or during the week by personal appoint-ment with the pastor.

Sacrament of the Sick: If you are anticipating surgery or experiencing health issues and would like to be strength-ened with the Church’s sacrament of healing and hope, please contact the pastor personally to arrange for the Anointing of the Sick.

Prayer Line call

Diane or Patti at 673-1311.

Mon: 11:00-1:00PM—Reconciliation—Church 5:00-7:00PM—Reconciliation—Church Tues : 4:30PM—Faith Formation grades 1-5—SPC 7:00PM—Cribbage—C/H Wed: 4:00-5:15PM—Adoration—Church 4:30-5:15PM—Reconciliation— Church 4:30PM—Faith formation 6:05PM—Women’s Prayer group 7:15PM—ScoutsBSA Troop 1794—C/H Thur: NO MORNING MASS Fri: OFFICES CLOSED Sat: 7:30AM—Men’s Prayer group—C/H Sun: NO Coffee & donuts

Palm Sunday—April 14, 2019

APRIL 15-21, 2019

MON—4/15 - Monday of Holy Week

7:30AM - Helen Marchocki by her daughter, Kathy

5th anniversary

TUES—4/16 - Tuesday of Holy Week

7:30AM - All Souls

WED—4/17 - Wednesday of Holy Week

5:30PM - Richard Vickery

THURS—4/18 - Holy Thursday

NO MORNING MASS

7:00PM - All Souls

9:30PM - Night Prayer

FRI—- 4/19 - Good Friday

9:00AM - Morning Prayer

7:00PM - Veneration of the Cross

SAT—4/20 - Easter Vigil

NO 4:00PM MASS

7:30PM - Christina Ferguson by Henry Kopczynskie

and the Choir members

SUN— 4/21 - Easter Sunday

7:00AM - All Souls

8:45AM - All Souls

10:45AM - Members of the Parish

A BLESSED HOLY WEEK TO EVERYONE. HOPE TO GREET YOU PERSONALLY DURING THE TRIDUUM SERVICES.

APRIL 15-21 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK

APRIL 18-21 2019

Holy Thursday:

7:00PM: Altar Servers: Joe B., Ron C., Kathy S.

Eucharistic Ministers: Bernie K., Donna T.,

Bridie C.

Lector: Terri M.

Greeters: Gary M., Pauline N.

Good Friday:

7:00PM: Joe B., Katherine P., Kathy S.

Eucharistic Ministers: Sally W., Kathie N.,

Linda V.

Lector: Mike C., Ron C.

Greeters: Gary M., Pauline N.

Easter Vigil:

7:30PM: Altar Servers: Joe B., Timothy B., Chris C.

Eucharistic Ministers: Pauline P., Laura C.,

Kathy S.

Lector: Mike C., Jeanne D.

Greeters: Gary M., Pauline N.

Easter:

7:00AM Altar Servers: Roman B., Sam & John L.

Eucharistic Ministers: Amy & Jerry G., Sally W.,

Linda V., John O.

Lector: Kathy J.P.

Greeters: Skip G., John M., Joe Z.

8:45AM Altar Servers: Ron C., Stephen A., Willa A..

Eucharistic Ministers: MaryGrace D., Joe R.,

Donna T., Karen & Brian N.

Lector: Will M.

Greeters: The Santinellis., the Migneaults

10:45AM Altar Servers: Kobe T., Caitlyn & Jacob B.

Eucharistic Ministers: MaryJane N., Henry A.,

Jude L., Eric J., Kathy M.

Lector: Paul D.

Greeters: The Hohenadels, the McGinleys

WEEKEND OF: April 7, 2019

Parish Offering Prior Year This Year

Budget From(170) Envelopes $6,725

Loose Offerings $3,861

Total Sunday $ 8,016 $10,586

ALL OFFICES WILL BE

CLOSED ON GOOD FRIDAY

Faith Formation Ministry Classes

Grades 1-5 from 4:30-5:30PM Grade 6-10 from 6-7:30PM May 5 Tues: Apr 16, 30

Wed: Apr 17 Grades 6-12 from 6-7:30PM Sun: April 14, May 19

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is about to Begin!!! The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) process is beginning soon. If you or someone you know is interested in becoming Catholic or knowing more about our faith, please call the office 673-1311 or email Patti: pattih2015@comcast.net.

RCIA is a process by which the Catholic Church forms and initiates new members into the Christian way of life, specifically in the Roman Catholic tradition.

Pastoral Council Members

Chairperson: Chris Conard

Peter Arnoldy, MaryGrace Duncan, Jerry Guthrie, Jude Lorman,

Will McGrath, Irene Prunier, Tony Varga.

Toothbrushes & paste, Deodorants, Shampoo & Conditioner, Bar Soap, Feminine Hygiene Products, Diapers, Wipes Can be dropped off at the

SHARE office or in the Church Hall. Thank you for your donations. The clothing barn is in need of children’s sleepwear.

We are still collecting these for the school system. If you do not have children in the school system and you buy products with this emblem on them could you please save them and bring them to the office and we will give them to the school and they will be redeemed for supplies. Thank you.

NON-TRIVIAL PURSUITS Weekly challenge from your Faith Formation Team (4-14-2019)

Who requested permission from Pilate to take down the Body of Jesus? What was Pilate’s re-sponse? Answer to Last Week’s Question: (4-7-2019)

Weep not for Me, weep for yourselves and for your children.” Jesus had warned that Jerusalem would suffer a terrible time of tribulation during the lifetime of the generation that saw His crucifixion. This calamity took place about 40 years later, when the Romans laid siege to the city.

St. Patrick is going to have a yard sale in September, so when you are doing your spring cleaning you might want to save some of the

things that you do not want anymore and do-nate them to the church in SEPTEMBERG More information will be in future bulletins.

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn this week in memory of George M. Emrich by the family

Readings: 4/21/2019

Acts: 10: 34a, 37-43 Col: 3: 1-4a Jn: 20:1-9

Palm Sunday: transformative stories and songs As Lent draws to a close, the Palm Sunday Lectionary readings give the believing community many images to reflect on for Holy Week. Today's four readings include two songs and two stories. The two songs are Isaiah's Suffering Servant song in the first reading, and Paul's Carmen Christi (L: "Song of the Christ") in the second reading. (For more information about the songs, see the Lectionary In Context website at LectionaryInCon-text.Wordpress.com.) The two stories are Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, read during the procession with palms, and Luke’s gospel’s passion narrative. Jesus enters Jerusalem. With this story, Luke begins Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem before his death and resurrection. Jesus’ entry is a parable-in-action: the colt recalls Zechariah’s prophecy of the savior’s arrival (Zech 9:9); and the disciples’ ac-clamations of peace and glory echo the angels’ song at Jesus’ birth (Lk 2:14). The peace Jesus brings is the saving act that he will complete in Jerusalem. Jesus completes his prophetic mission. Luke’s passion narrative is a story of a prophet and a martyr (suffering serv-ant) who continues to minister and forgive up to the moment of his saving death. Luke’s passion story opens with the Last Sup-per, which provides the background and context for Jesus’ saving act. Jesus reinterprets the Passover meal, the remembrance of God’s saving act to free the Israelites from Egypt’s slavery, as a Eucharistic meal, remembering God’s new saving act to free all humans from sin’s slavery. Luke then recounts Jesus’ sufferings at the hands of religious and political leaders, and his humili-ating walk to this death. Throughout his passion Jesus continues to care for those in need, such as healing the high priest’s serv-ant, comforting the Jerusalem women, and forgiving the good criminal. Palm Sunday introduces the most important feasts in the liturgical year. The passion narrative, the story of our salva-tion, is rich and deep, and deserves a full and careful hearing. The Suffering Servant, the prophet of the Exile, meditates on the place of suffering in God’s plan; Jesus, the prophet of salvation, fulfills these meditations as prophecy-in-action. Jesus’ sufferings give meaning to all human suffering. Do we see Jesus’ glory in both his entrance to Jerusalem and his exodus on the cross? Do we hear in the suffering servant’s song and the Carmen Christi our own mission to serve? Does Jesus’ final earthly ministry offer us a transformative view of our own and of all human suffering? ---Terence Sherlock Read the full reflection and subscribe at: LectionaryInContext.WordPress.com

Please remember in your prayers: Maureen Belair, Marty, Leo Barriault, Michael McMahon, Jack & Nancy Moro, Wendy Boucher, Mary Ann Hower, Jean Duffy, Ronald & Jean Rood, James Lyons family, Ron Lockwood, Connor Sillowy, Eva, Carolyn Hassett, Lyn, Bettina Mace, Vera Rasmussen, Karen Jarest, Marie Roccio, Thomas Burkardt, Ben & Anne Marie Yorio, Donald Labonte, William, JoAnn & John, Gus Dreher, Dorothy Calogero, Tiffany Brown, Raymond Coté, Irene Dion, Eugene Callahan, Andrea, Sophia Lamarche, Brundage

family, Genie Stone, Coralee Smart, Marie, Frances, Arlene, Georgian, Jeanne, Sue, Dennis Creedon, Paul Golch, John Foss, Rob Erickson, Jenny Ciotti, Dan Nelson, Denise Bergeron, Alice Creighton, Liz Richer, Luke LaVallee, John, Mike Paxton, Isabelle Miller, Marc Belanger, Helen R., Claudette Blais, Kim Beebe, Anne Ronsov, Jack Long, Beth Powers, Scott Dickinson, Nenad Opijac, Jack Daniels, John Knott, Joseph Koprek, Bobby Holland, Lillie & Damien, Benjamin Smith, Patti Patenaude, Jeffrey Yorio, Lisa Yorio, Blanche Belanger, Cheryl Williams, Ken Hower, Jeff MacMartin, Margaret Nelson, Mindy Kane, Linda Lew-is, Susan Yorio, Richard Copeland, Wayne Cormier, Robert Merley, Jeffrey Bryant, Crystal Heaney, Leah Stigliano, Philip McPhee, William Thompson, Sammy Tinaglia, Ed Gartland, Joseph Sherlock, John Sulli-van, Alice & Lloyd Eskins, Mary & Dick Almy, Steven Perez, Elda Paduano, Meaghan Pezze, and for the men and women who are serving our country.

Please call the parish office when someone can be taken off the prayer list.

The Knights of Columbus are hosting the fourth annual chicken barbeque for Catholic education on Saturday May 4th at 5:30 PM in the church hall. Tickets are available at the parish office between 9-12 and 1-5 PM Monday through Thursday and after masses April 27-28. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for chil-dren 4-12 (half chicken breast), and free for those under 4. Seating is limited to 72. Although a limited number of tickets will be available at the door please pur-

chase tickets before May 1st so that adequate food will be available. All proceeds will be applied to the two $1000 scholarships to be awarded in June. Note: Planned menu is chicken breast, baked beans, and garden salad with cookies for desert.

Palm Sunday 2019

Haven’t we all experienced those times when one minute we are on top of the world,

and the next we are scraping the bottom? We land a much sought-after job, marry the perfect

person, give birth to a charming infant, sign a contract on the house of our dreams, and all is

right with our world! Praise be Jesus Christ! And then, seemingly moments later, the boss is

taking credit for our work, our perfect spouse has irritating habits that drive us crazy, our

charming infant becomes a surly teenager, the roof leaks, someone we love becomes serious-

ly ill, perhaps dies. Sometimes the fall occurs in a moment, sometimes it takes longer. But we

all know that the fall does indeed come. We cannot stay on top of the wheel of fortune forev-

er. As Frank Sinatra sings “That’s life.”

In today’s reading of the Passion, Luke tells us that Jesus’ hour has come. Knowing

this, he gathers his friends around him, wanting to celebrate his last Passover meal on this

side of the kingdom. And in a moment, things turn serious. Jesus offers his friends his own

body and blood, soon to be given up for them, in the bread and wine in which they are par-

taking. But then, things really turn dark. He is betrayed by one of his own, captured and im-

prisoned, denied by his trusted friend, not once, but three times. He is brought before a court,

and though declared not guilty, the crowd demands his execution. He is badly beaten and

horribly killed. Darkness comes over the whole land.

How quickly things can change. What began as a time of praise and joyful celebration

on that 1st Palm Sunday morning has on that 1st Good Friday become a time of unimaginable

suffering and death. None of this is new to us. We relive Jesus’ horrific suffering and death

every year during this Holy Week. And we experience suffering and death in our own lives

as well. And while certainly our sufferings are miniscule compared to that which Jesus suf-

fered on our behalf, we do indeed suffer.

Today, and every time we gather to celebrate Mass, we join our suffering to Jesus.

We bring our own crosses to the cross. And in so doing, we are confident, as we will once

again come to see over the next seven days, that just as resurrection comes in Jesus, resurrec-

tion will come for us, imperfectly in this life, and fully in the next. Today, we get a glimpse

of what is to come for Jesus as we enter into the most holy week of our year. And today, we

get a glimpse of our own lives as well.

Fr. Dennis

Annual Day of Confession throughout the Diocese – All

priests in all parishes!

Holy Week - Monday April 15

11:00 am to 1:00 pm AND 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

CONFESSION OPPORTUNITIES THIS WEEK

Wednesdays 4:15 – 5:15 PM

No Confession on Saturday, April 20th.

Please join us: Sunday, April 28 from 2 – 3:30 PM in the Church Hall

Presented by Fr. Dennis Audet Sponsored by St. Patrick Health Ministry Team

“Three Beliefs” is a document from the Diocese of Manchester that gives valuable

assistance to Catholics and others on end-of-life issues. Three Beliefs explains Catholic teach-ing on life-sustaining treatment and care and includes the New Hampshire Advance Directive form modified in such a way to make it consistent with both Catholic teaching and New Hamp-shire law. Funeral Mass Pre-planning and a Notary Public will also be available. Please RSVP to 673-1311 or pattih2015@comcast.net

Upcoming Special Collections

Operation Rice Bowl offers Catholics in the United States a way to connect with our brothers and sisters overseas. We believe that through solidarity the world can be transformed. Through the years, millions have been collected through Operation Rice Bowl to support CRS' development projects that improve peoples' ability to access food, overseas and in local diocesan communities in the United States. Each Lent, more than 13,500 faith communities across the United States participate in Opera-tion Rice Bowl as a way to respect human dignity and foster solidarity with the poor around the world. RICE BOWLS ARE COLLECTED AT THE HOLY THURSDAY MASS AND PARISHIONERS ARE IN-VITED TO BRING THEIR GIFT TO THE ALTAR AT THE OFFERTORY TIME. Good Friday – The Holy Land The Church throughout the world shares its treasures with religious institutions responsible for the maintenance of the Holy Places throughout the Holy Land.

CLEANING!!! The Spring cleaning of the grounds will be on May 11th starting at 8:30 am. The more people that come to help the less time it takes. Please call Diane at 673-1311 and let us know if you are able to come and help. Lunch will be served. Bring your rakes, leaf blowers, wheelbarrows and your energy.

To those who received Confirmation on April 10th, 2019

Tristan Albano Tessa Bemis Jake Bemis Michelle Bergeron Jack Bonafilia Victor Brault Andrew Chorma McKenna Crouse Kelsey Crouse Lucas Fallon Thomas Flynn Catherine Flynn Kate Hansen Shea Hansen Ava Harnish Olivia Harnish Lacey Hett Victor Lomme Daniel Lowy Hannah Lowy Connor McLean Owen Pearsall Jacob Spencer Ava Steel Grace Wilson Riley Wilson