OUR LADY OF FATIMA

724 MAIN ST      

NEW LONDON NH

(603) 526-4484       

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

12 CHURCH LANE

POTTER PLACE, NH

 

RECTORY AND CHURCH OFFICES

Office Hours: M-F 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

Phone: 603-526-4484 Fax: 603-526-8055

Email: olfic@comcast.net Web: www.olfic.org

Catholic Charities: 1-800-562-5249

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

 

PASTORAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

Rev. Robert Biron Pastor
Deacon Gregory McGinn Permanent Deacon
Cheryl Fitzgerald Pastoral Associate/Religious Ed. Director
Anne Brown Administrative Assistant
Mary Dionne Administrative Assistant
Paul Gorman Music Director
Joannie Whiting Music Ministry for Immaculate Conception
Carlton Fitzgerald Folk Group
Walter Kangas Maintenance
 

SACRAMENTAL AND PRAYER LIFE

Our Lady of Fatima   Immaculate Conception  
Mass Schedule
    Mass Schedule    
9:00 a.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday   8:30 a.m. Sunday
5:00 p.m.
Saturday
10:30a.m.
Sunday
 
Scripture Study & Commission
8:00 a.m.
Thursday
 
Eucharistic Adoration
4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday
 
Reconciliation/Confession
4:15 p.m. Saturday
 
 

 

Saturday, Aug 23, 5pm

Luke Hanley by Marcella & Gordon Starkey

Sunday, Aug 24, 8:30am

Mike VanLieshout by The Belle Isles

Sunday, Aug 24, 10:30am

The Life & Memory of Thomas Flatley by Eileen Brennan

Monday, Aug 25, 9am

Julia Mones by Joyce & Jim Catrambone

Tuesday, Aug 26, 9am

Frances Husarik by Family

Wednesday, Aug 27, 9am

Healing Mass for Philip Broom by Joan & Ed Broom

Saturday, Aug 30, 5pm

Louise L Heenigan by Mary Nagle

Sunday, Aug 31, 8:30am

John W. Coffey by Jim O’Hayer

Sunday, Aug 31, 10:30am

Cheryl Cook by Marcella & Gordon Starkey

 

 

"I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

– Mt 16:19-20

 

READINGS

Sunday:              Is 22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20

Monday:             2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Mt 23:13-22

Tuesday:             2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Mt 23:23-26

Wednesday:       2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18/Mt 23:27-32

Thursday:           1 Cor 1:1-9/Mt 24:42-51

Friday:                  1 Cor 1:17-25/Mk 6:17-29

Saturday:            1 Cor 1:26-31/Mt 25:14-30

Next Sunday:      Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27

 

HOLIDAY FAIR

We are now collecting jewelry, scarves, evening bags and gloves for this annual November event.  Kindly place donations in the designated basket at the church entrance or contact Norma Gosselin at 763-4459 or Bea Stedman at 526-6872.

 


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH

11AM - 4PM

Mass – Lunch – Recreation

Join us at our 11th annual parish picnic and share this special day with your faith community.  Tickets sold after all weekend masses and at the rectory during office hours:  Adults $8 ($10 Sep 1-7); children under 6 years old are free, $40 maximum per nuclear family.  Please buy your tickets early because of food planning/buying. 

 

CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY UPDATE!!

Last weekend some photos were taken for our directory.  The next dates photos will be taken are on Wednesday, Sept. 24 & Thursday, Sept 25th at OLF*.  We do have times available on those dates and encourage all families to sign up.  *Note change in location.

 
 

OFFERTORY COLLECTION

  OLF IC
Required $5,300 $1,000
Collected 4,535 1,109
+/(-) ($ 765) 109
 

Feast of the Assumption:  $1,989

This week’s 2nd Collection: NH Missionaries Abroad and Migrant & Hispanic Ministry in NH

 

CROP WALK

SEPTEMBER 21st

The area interfaith community will be walking around Pleasant Lake to raise awareness and money for the hungry both locally and worldwide.  If you want to start getting pledges now, call Carrie Richters at 526-7795 for a pledge envelope,

 
MOUNT ROYAL ACADEMY FUNDRAISERS
 

Pizza and soup sale: Sep 8 – 28

 Little Caesar’s frozen pizza kits and handmade dried soups in jars by Jodi Rockwook.  Contact MRA 763-9010 to order.

 

Plant Sale:  Saturday, Sep 13th

9am - 1pm

Fall Mums and plants for the cooler weather; pumpkins, cornstalks, bulbs and dug perennials from the campus grounds.  Contact Lynn Solomon at 526-9289 for donations or more information.  Proceeds from both events benefit the MRA fine arts and music programs.

 

 

SEPTEMBER 13TH

9AM – 1PM

Time to start gathering items for the Fall Sale.  Priscilla and Loretta will have IC’s church hall open the following dates and times ---Sept. 1st, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 10th from 9:00-11:00am and Sept. 2nd, 4th, and 9th from 6:00-8:00pm.  In the meantime you may drop off items at IC only after mass, or contact Priscilla at 735-5833 or Loretta at 735-5790 for special drop off times

 

EXCHANGE STUDENT PROGRAM

Is looking for caring host families for students to go to Kearsarge High School.  The students are here for the school year but families can apply to welcome the students and get them started in the school while we continue to look for a permanent family.  There are both girls and boys in the program.  For more information call Dolores Siik at 497-4702 or email: siikzoo@verizon.net.

 

PARISH WEEK AT A GLANCE

Mon Aug 25 6:15pm Rosary – IC

Tue Aug 26  9:45 Christian Formation Mtg Library

                      10:30 Play Group (Noelle 763-5153)

                      6:30pm Parish Council - Library

                      7pm IC Intercessory Prayer Group

                      7-8pm IC Men’s Scripture Study

Wed Aug 27 9:45am Youth Ministry  Mtg-Library

Thu Aug 28  8am Scripture Study

                      9am Communion

                      4-6:30pm – Adoration

Fri Aug 29    9am Communion Service

 

Charlie Marston
Tess Mulkerron
Margaret Eiseman Charles Ginter
Dianne Johnson Bob Cox
Elise Caplan Kathy O'Neill
Bud Major Joseph Patrick
Peter Phillips Mary Scanlon
Ed Waterstradt Cindy Wescott
Cindi Croft Wanda Kowalski
Karen Flanagan Jack Hayes
Richard McGraw Lynne Peirce
Marie Gaston Christine Wright
Joseph & Fay Velie Patricia Iannuzzi
Ed Narushof   Mihdi Brock
Margaret Cricenti   Marietta Meloy
Tom Young   Gale Lorden
Linda Fullam   Curtis Ivey
Tom Duffin   Bonnie Frank
Jan Acard   Nicole Jewell
Ginny Halsey   Liam Reilly
Paul Bechtold   Robert Johnston
Joseph Klucinec   Edith Keyes
Marianne Rissolo   Terrence Towle
Christopher Palmer   Zachary Wallace
 
Please call 526-4484 to help keep this list current.
 

MUSIC SCHEDULE

     Aug 31, 5 PG; 8:30 Joannie; 10:30 Joannie

     Sep 7, 5 MK; 8:30 Joannie; 10:30 FG

     Sep 14, 5 Choir; 8:30 FG; 10:30 Choir

     Sep 21, 5 FG; 8:30 Joannie; 10:30 Choir

     Sep 28, 5 YG; 8:30 Joannie; 10:30 Choir

 

                 

 

 
 

 

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