OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH And IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

January 5, 2020

PARISH MISSION:

Our Lady of Fatima and Immaculate Conception Parish is a Catholic faith community called by God to holiness. Our calling is realized in a spirit of love, unity and hospitality. As a faith community we will deepen our knowledge and love of God in Christ. We will seek to contribute our time, talent and other resources in a spirit of service, based on our Baptismal commitment, founded on the Word of God and celebrated in sacramental life, especially Eucharist.

Our Lady of Fatima New London

Saturday, January 4, 5:00 pm Theresa Venti by Carla & Anthony Venti

Sunday, January 5, 8:30 am Joseph Gardner by His Family

Sunday, January 5, 10:30 am David Thayer by His Family

Monday, January 6, 9:00 am Ellen Talbet by Carol and Mike McGarry

Tuesday, January 7, 9:00am Ken Legenhausen by His Family

Wednesday, January 8, 9:00am Megan Rublee (liv) by Grandma Broom

Saturday, January 11 5:00 pm

Sunday, January 12, 8:30 am For the Intentions of Nancy Frechette (liv)

By Grandma Broom

Sunday, January 12, 10:30 am John Giblin by Lois Giblin

KIDNEY DONOR NEEDED

If you might be willing to be that donor for Father Bob, contact Dartmouth-Hitchcock directly for information on what is required to be a donor and how the process works.

By telephone: (603) 653-3931

On line: Become a Living Kidney Donor | Transplantation

Surgery | Dartmouth-Hitchcock

PARISH WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sun Jan 5, NO Religious Ed Class Mon Jan 6, 9:45 - 11:00 Adoration No Religious Ed classes 2:30 Rosary at IC 4:30pm Intercessory Prayer Grp-IC Tue Jan 7, 7:30 Preparing for Sunday 9:30 Rosary 1-6pm Blood Drive 2-3pm Knitters LMR Wed Jan 9, Women’s Society Luncheon Sun Jan 12, 9:30 am Religious Ed Class

Readings for the week of January 5, 2020 Sunday: Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12 Monday: 1 Jn 3:22—4:6/Ps 2:7-8, 10-12a /Mt 4:12-17, 23-25 Tuesday: 1 Jn 4:7-10/Ps 72:1-2, 3-4, 7-8 /Mk 6:34- 44 Wednesday: 1 Jn 4:11-18/Ps 72:1-2, 10, 12-13 /Mk 6:45-52 Thursday: 1 Jn 4:19—5:4/Ps 72:1-2, 14 and 15, 17 /Lk 4:14-22a Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 /Lk 5:12-16 Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21/Ps 149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and 6a and 9b/Jn 3:22-30 Next Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 /Acts 10:34-38/Mt 3:13-17

RIDERS AND DRIVERS

If anyone needs a ride to church or is willing to drive, please contact Carol Conforti-Adams at 938-2562 or confortiadams@gmail.com.

The Epiphany of Our Lord

The Epiphany of the Lord January 5, 2020

PRAY FOR THE SICK

Tim Berns Carol Giordano Dianne Johnson Lorreen Keating Elise Caplan Dolores Bausch Amy Leonard Tyler Graf Peter Phillips Jess Green Judy Lafond Chet Novak Karen Flanagan Richard Reed Bill Connors Patricia Iannuzzi Marietta Meloy Isaac Walsh Claude Belleman Shin Akiyama Marianne Rissolo Ardyth Caccavo Holly Metsch Jack Miller Bob LaGassa Fr. R. St. Louis Kenny Dearborns Mark Licitra Chelsea Cascio Charles Ginter Terrie Donnell Peggy Vasquez Richard Orlando Carole Ross Alice Rogers Connolly Melissa Newton Michele Noyer Margaret Marschner Celine Hatch Joseph DeVito Winnifred Nussbaum Paula Valentino Margaret Henneberry Doris Ebel Neil Hatch James Mitchell Mary Ofenloch Kathleen Anderson Sr. Maeve McDermott Jordan McDonnell Sande Parcell Paula McColgan Laurel Arranaga Robert Cottier

Call the office to help keep this list current.

No class on Sunday, January 5.

HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS

The rectory will have abbreviated hours (9am- 12pm) beginning Wednesday, December 18

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through to and including Tuesday, January 7th.

Normal hours, (9am-3pm) will resume Wednesday, January 8

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closed on Wednesday, December 25th and

January 1st. Please plan accordingly.

BIBLE STUDY

Come to a 7 session course on the Bible, from Genesis to Jesus. Tuesdays starting January 7

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from 12:45 to 2:00pm in the OLF Library. Questions? All Carrie Richters, 526-7795.

MORE THAN SAD

The Diocese of Manchester is pleased to part-ner with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in presenting the “More Than Sad” workshop on suicide prevention at Sacred Heart Parish in Lebanon on January 13th; 6:30-8pm The More Than Sad family of programs has taught over a million students, parents and edu-cators how to be smart about mental health. Learn how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health problems, initiate a conver-sation and get him or her help. Hosted by the Diocese of Manchester and offered by the American Foundation for Suicide Preven-tion. This workshop is offered for parents, teachers and those who work with youth.

Women’s Society Luncheon

Women of the parish are invited to join us for soup and dessert at our monthly meeting at noon on January 9th. Dr. Jack Kirk will be our speaker

Sacramental and Prayer Life

Pastoral and Administrative Staff

Rectory and Church Offices

724 Main St

Office Hours: M-F 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Phone: 603-526-4484

Email: parishoffice@olfic.org

Web: www.olfic.org

Catholic Charities: 1-800-562-5249

Loaves & Fishes Help Line: 1-800-978-6395

Pastor Rev. Robert Biron

Permanent Deacon Deacon Gregory McGinn gregmcginn@yahoo.com

Religious Ed. Coordinator Teresa Jackson reled@olfic.org

Administrative Assistant Anne Brown

Music Director Paul Gorman

Music Ministry for IC Robert Minaert

Maintenance Brian Fraioli

Our Lady of Fatima

Mass Schedule For This Week Only 9:00 am Monday No 9am mass on Tuesday 5 pm Tuesday 10:30am Wednesday 5:00 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sunday

Eucharistic Adoration 9:45-11:00 a.m. Monday

Reconciliation/Confession 4:15 p.m. Saturday

Preparing For Sunday 7:30 a.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m. Thursday Immaculate Conception

Mass Schedule 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and Sunday

Anointing the Sick & Baptism: Please contact the Rectory to make arrangements.

Marriage: Please try to contact the Rectory at least 6 months in advance.

Homebound / Hospitalized: Communion brought to anyone unable to attend Mass. Call Paul Gorman at 526-4353

January 5, 2020

Epiphany of the Lord

God’s glory, now, is kindled gentler than can-dlelight under the rafters of a barn: Eternal Peace is sleeping in the hay, And Wisdom’s born in secret in a straw-roofed stable.* When I was younger, I wrote music to and rec-orded Thomas Merton’s poem, “Epiphany Car-ol.” If you have never read it, search it out on the internet. Merton’s words are profound and paint a picture of the awesomeness of Jesus, the newborn King of Kings, lying in a simple straw bed. The shepherds and Wise Men are drawn to pay homage to the One who has been born above all others and brings with him hope for a broken world. As Merton correctly points out, the gifts we are called to bring to this baby and lay at his feet are our prayers and penances, next to those gifts of worldly wealth. What is it that you have to bring to the stable on this feast of the Epiph-any of the Lord? Unless those prayers and penances lead to a new way of living, our gifts will be void of meaning. What we lay before him speaks to the change in us that he has giv-en to us by his birth. Our daily stewardship is resembled in those gifts. If we are to truly echo the kingdom of God in our lives and actions, what we ultimately offer to him is no less than our entire selves. This baby will give his entire self for us, and his work must continue through our hands and feet. While we unnumbered children of the wicked centuries Come after with our penances and prayers, And lay them down in the sweet-smelling hay Beside the wise men’s golden jars.* *Excerpts from “Epiphany Carol” by Thomas Merton — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS ©LPi