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VERY REVEREND MARC B. DROUIN, V.F. , PASTOR
P.O. BOX 285, BELMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03220 Receptionist (603)
267-8174 Fax (603) 267-1170 [email protected]
Saint Joseph Parish Website Address:
http://www.stjosephbelmont.org/
PARISH OFFICE OPEN THUR 9am –1pm
Receptionist Available Mon-Fri 8:30 am—4:30 pm
…..603-267-8174
Church Hall & Sacristy….603-267-8648 P.O. Box 285, Belmont,
NH 03220
Fax (603) 267-1170 [email protected]
www.stjosephbelmont.org
Reconciliation: Saturday 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Baptisms: Contact the Parish Office for details regarding
preparation that is required prior to the baptism.
Marriages: Please call the Parish Office for a first meeting at
least six months prior to the desired wedding date.
Anointing of the Sick: Arrangements can be made to cele-brate
this Sacrament at any time by calling the Parish Office.
Homebound and Hospital Ministry: Kindly call the Parish Office
if you are homebound so we may bring Holy Eucharist. If you are
entering the hospital, inform the staff you are Catho-lic so you
may receive Holy Eucharist during your stay.
New parishioners: Please call the office to register.
Mission Statement - Ours is a faith community which is
welcoming, family oriented, and spiritually vital. We seek to
provide each person with the op-portunity to experience spiritual
growth by developing a deeply personal relationship with Jesus
Christ and to serve the community by making present the person of
Jesus and his Gospel message. We seek to attract others to enter
into our parish family by rejoicing in the resurrection and living
what we profess to believe.
EUCHARISTIC LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Weekdays: St. André Bessette Parish in
Laconia (refer to inside calendar)
Holy Days: 6:00 p.m.
May
3 2020
Parish community of
Saint Joseph
Answering Our Call To Discipleship
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St. Joseph Parish Belmont
PARISH TELEPHONE LISTINGS
Weekend Assistant: Rev. Msgr. Richard Thompson…... 267-8174
Bulletin Coordinator: Wanda Gilson…………………….267-8174
Church Hall & Sacristy
................................................... 267-8648
Cursillo/Ultreya: Lionel & Annette Maurier
.................. 279-4320
Faith Formation Coordinator: Seth Evangelho………… 267-8174
Finance Council: Don McLelland
.................................. 387-4358
Food Pantry: Carol Heydt………………………………..267-8174
Knights of Columbus/Robert R. Leroux, Council 10943:
Leonard Campbell
................................................ 455-1105
Liturgical Ministries/Scheduling: Lucille Leroux ..........
267-8105
Music Director: Jeanne Breton………………………… 524-8469
Pastoral Council: Al Nix………....………………….…..524-6834
Receptionist: Tina Hayward……………………………..267-81744
Sacristan: Janet Leroux
.................................................... 267-8105
Scripture Sharing: Martha Levesque
............................... 267-6101
Sexton: Mark
Messier......................................................
267-8174
Website: Richard Dumais …[email protected]……455-3149
Masses will continue to be celebrated at a time of Fr. Marc’s
choosing, in order to satisfy the intentions that have been
requested. Sunday Mass will be live streamed. Please go to the
website for details.
Saturday, May 2- The Vigil of 4th Sunday of Easter Ray Seabeck;
Joseph Schillinger by David Cooley
Sunday, May 3- The 4th Sunday of Easter-Acts 2:14a, 36-41/Ps
23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/1 Pt 2:20b-25/Jn 10:1-10 The Parishioners
of St. Joseph
Monday, May 4- Acts 11:1-18/Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4 [cf. 3a]/Jn
10:11-18
Tuesday, May 5- Acts 11:19-26/Ps 87:1b-3, 4-5, 6-7 [Ps
117:1a]/Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday, May 6- Acts 12:24—13:5a/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6 and 8 [4]/Jn
12:44-50
Thursday, May 7-Acts 13:13-25/Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25 and 27 [2]/Jn
13:16-20
Friday, May 8-Acts 13:26-33/Ps 2:6-7, 8-9, 10-11ab [7bc]/Jn
14:1-6
Saturday, May 9- The Vigil of the 5th Week of Easter The
Parishioners of St. Joseph Sunday, May 10– The 5th Week of Sunday-
Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12 Joseph
Alves (Birthday) by the Riley Family; Nelson Rolfe by Theresa
family; Patricia Roberts by her husband Don
FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 12, 2020 Offertory …………………………….$ 1,824.00
Vanco………………………………...$ 803.07 Total………………………………… $ 2,627.07 Amount
needed weekly to make budget $4,038 Fiscal Year Totals Budget
Amount July 1-April 12… .$173,634.00 Actual Amount July 1– April
12….....$164,523.45 Deficit Amount July 1– April 12…..$(
-9,110.55)
MASS INtentions
Looking for Spiritual enrichment during your self-quarantine
time?
The parish has a membership to Formed, which is a wonderful
source of spiritual growth materials right on your computer. The
parish pays for a membership and you just have to sign up with the
code. Go on line to Formed.org Work through the sign-up process and
when asked, en-ter the parish code: ea17dc From there, choose how
you would like to learn, read, watch, etc. The site is full of
wonderful ebooks and au-dio books, videos, and other sources of
learning and Spiritual Growth. There are even options for children!
St. Joseph Parish Formed Code: ea17dc
Dear Parishioners,
I hope you are doing well these trying days.
We have started a phone call campaign to check in with every
family of the parish. During these calls we will be making sure you
are doing fine and if you have any needs with which we can
help.
Our volunteers will also be asking to verify your contact
information and the members of your household, however, we will not
be asking for any financial information.
If you are asked to provide financial information, please do not
give out any details. Please contact us at the office if you are
asked these questions.
God Bless, Fr. Marc
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4th Sunday of easter
ST. JOSEPH FOOD PANTRY Serving Belmont and surrounding towns.
Currently open Friday: 9—11 am Safety protocols have been
implemented to allow for safe dis-tancing. Donations are still
welcomed on Fridays. For more information contact the office.
PLEASE REMEMBER OUR PARISH
During these times of unprecedented uncertain-ty and upheaval of
our daily lives, we remain faithful and lean on the Lord for our
strength and courage. As we look to the Lord for our daily needs,
please remember our parish in your offertory giving and in your
prayers. We are encouraging parishioners, for the time being, to
mail their offerings to:
St. Joseph Parish PO Box 285 Belmont, NH 03220
For your convenience and ours, another option for making your
donation is to go to our web-site, www.stjosephbelmont.org, to
easily sign up for on-line giving at Vanco by clicking the link
provided. Once you’ve navigated to the site, it’s quick, easy and
straightforward. If you need assistance please leave a message at
the office and a staff member will return your call to walk you
through the process.
Do you have online banking? Donations may be set up made through
your online banking. All that is needed is the parish account
number and routing number. Call and we will give you that
information.
Fr. Marc and the entire staff of St. Joseph Parish thank you for
your generosity and are praying for you in these uncertain times.
God Bless!
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May 3, 2020
With whom do we converse and listen to the most? Believe it or
not, the answer is ourselves. We are constantly having
conversations with ourselves, and sometimes we even get caught! Our
inner conversations reveal the truth about our-selves. We really
cannot hide from ourselves, although we often pretend we can. By
conversing with ourselves, we find solutions to our challenges,
problem solve, work through our relationships, formulate opinions,
run through dress rehearsals of possible conversations, and wrestle
with and determine our system of priorities and values. What other
voices affect the conversations we have with our-selves?
Often, voices from our past continue to haunt us. These voices
cause us to mistrust our judgment, harbor anger, and cling to our
fears of rejection, failure, being wrong, and the like. It is in
these inner conversations that we face what holds us captive — our
limitations, weaknesses, sinfulness, and stubborn ego
preoccupations. We often go about our lives putting out one fire or
another, keeping ourselves pre-occupied and busy, and trying to
stay on top of things. In-tentionally or unintentionally, we find
ourselves wandering off. We turn around and can no longer see our
home. We look down at our feet and realize we have lost our anchor.
Feeling scared, out of place, desolate, unsettled, and lonely, we
realize that we are lost.
We listened to the wrong voices! In the midst of everything
competing for our attention, the voice of the One who could truly
call us home got muffled. We didn’t hear it. As our inner dialogues
continue to play out, the one voice we need to consult — even
before our own — is God’s. He is the Good Shepherd who can keep us
safely where we need to be. As we graze through the stuff of our
lives, we must con-stantly remember to look up, be attentive, and
stay focused. Our habits of prayer are the only thing that can
properly root us and keep us grounded. Contemplating God’s
pres-ence and developing an inner awareness of love incarnate, we
will then find ourselves praying unceasingly as the days and nights
and the ebbs and flows of our of lives unfold. Suddenly, the inner
conversations we are constantly having are no longer just with
ourselves or with voices that can lead us astray but with the
Trinity, who desperately wants us to stay home.
©LPi
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May 3, 2020
“You have made known to me the paths of life.”
Do you recognize Christ in your life and hope to make Him known
to others? Perhaps you are being
called to the priesthood or consecrated life. If you are
considering this possiblity, call Father Matthew Ma-
son 663-0196, or write: [email protected].
PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Praying this week will be:
Janice Della Croce Carol Seely
If you would like to pray for a week or have questions,
please contact Leonard Campbell at 455-1105 or Len email at
[email protected].
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