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
 

FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

He told them, "Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come." So he went into their synagogues, preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.  - Mk 1:38-39

 

 

READINGS

Sunday:            Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23

Mk 1:29-39

Monday:           Gn 1:1-19/Mk 6:53-56

Tuesday:          Gn 1:20---2:4a/Mk 7:1-13

Wednesday:    Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Mk 7:14-23

Thursday:         Gn 2:18-25/Mk 7:24-30

Friday:              Gn 3:1-8/Mk 7:31-37

Saturday:          Gn 3:9-24/Mk 8:1-10

Next Sunday:Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/1 Cor 10:31---11:1

                            Mk 1:40-45

 

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, Feb 7, 5pm

Ann Gallagher by Allyson & Greg McGinn

Sunday, Feb 8, 8:30am

Vocations to Religious Life

Sunday, Feb 8, 10:30am

Antonio Biron by His Son

Monday, Feb 9, 9am

Fr Stirling MacDonald

Tuesday, Feb 10, 9am

Francis Husarik by His Family

Wednesday, Feb 11, 9am

Richard & Doris Doran by Tom & Joan Doran

Saturday, Feb 14, 5pm

Emil Hanslin by Rosli

Sunday, Feb 15, 8:30am

Antoinette Martin by Kathleen Bruning

Sunday, Feb 15, 10:30am

Mary Loh by Pat & Jack Sheehan

 

MEN’S CLUB

The Men’s Club will meet on Feb 10th in the parish hall at 7pm.  NH’s Deputy Attorney General Orville (Bud) Fitch will be the speaker.  It promises to be a very interesting evening! 

 

Refreshments served.

WOMEN’S SOCIETY

Join the fun and fellowship at our February meeting on Thu, February 12th at noon.  This will be a Mardi Gras celebration complete with Gumbo, King Cake and Beads.  So don’t miss out!

 

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

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Grades 1-5

Mar 8, Apr 5, May 3, & Jun 7

All classes run from 9 to 10:15AM at OLF.

Youth Ministry

Feb 8 & 15; Mar 8,15,22,29; Apr 5;

May 3 & 17; Jun 7

All classes are from 6 to 8PM at OLF

PARENTS!

Please take note of the following dates:

Mar 2, First Eucharist parent meeting

Apr 27, Confirmation rehearsal 7pm at OLF

*Apr 30, Confirmation

May 17, First Eucharist Ceremony

*Changed from April 29th.

 

THE JUST IN TIME FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

BAKE SALE!

 

 

Our Women’s Society sponsors a bake sale on Saturday, February 14th & Sunday, February 15th after the OLF masses to benefit the Loaves and Fishes Fund.  Get your sweetie some sweets!

 

OFFERTORY COLLECTION

  OLF IC
Required $4,400 $780
Collected  3,806 511
+/(-) ($594) ($269)
 

2nd Collections

Last week, Catholic School Education Fund:  $1,610

Next week, Fuel

 

MUSIC SCHEDULE

 

 

           Feb 15, 5 FG; 8:30 Joanie; 10:30 Choir

           Feb 22, 5 PG; 8:30 Joanie; 10:30 Choir

           Feb 25 Ash Wednesday, 7pm Choir

 

FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE

AARP & the IRS will sponsor free income tax preparation, with e filing, for middle & low-income taxpayers and the elderly.  Volunteers are available at Lake Sunapee Bank in NL 526-2535 ext.6122 or in Andover 735-5923.  Please call for an appointment.

 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST

FROM 5-7PM AT IC

Loretta & Bill will again be looking for help in the following areas – Friday the 20th from 6pm -? to help make meatballs, salad & garlic bread, also the night of the supper for people to take 1 hour either from 4:30-5:30, 5:30-6:30 to help serve, or 6:30 to help clean up:  Also at least 12 people willing to bring a dessert.  If you could help at any of these times, please call Loretta at 735-5790 as soon as possible.

 

PARISH WEEK AT A GLANCE

Mon Feb 9   6:15pm Rosary – IC

Tue Feb 10   9:45 – 12pm Adoration

                      7pm Men’s Club mtg. in parish hall

                      7pm IC Intercessory Prayer Group

                      7-8pm IC Men’s Scripture Study

Thu Feb 12   Noon, Women’s Society in OLF Hall

                      6:30-8pm YM Teachers’ Mtg - LMR

Feb 14 & 15     Bake sale after OLF masses

 
 KEARSARGE, LAKE SUNAPEE FOOD PANTRY KICKOFF POTLUCK

Join us on Friday, Feb 20th at the NL First Baptist Church to hear about and support this outreach program sponsored by the area’s churches.  Two seatings (5 & 7PM) are planned and reservations are necessary. Call Alice Field, 526-7375, for the 5pm seating or Mary Teach, 526-4607 for the 7pm seating Give your name and the number of people in your party and if you’re providing a main, salad, or dessert dish.  A donation of canned goods or money to help the Pantry get started along with your potluck dish is the ticket for admission. 

 

Charlie Marston
Tess Mulkerron
Margaret Eiseman Charles Ginter
Dianne Johnson Bob Cox
Elise Caplan Kathy O'Neill
Bud Major Liam Reilly
Peter Phillips Mary Scanlon
Ed Waterstradt Zachary Wallace
Cindi Croft Wanda Kowalski
Karen Flanagan Richard Reed
Richard McGraw Marie Gaston
Christopher Palmer Christine Wright
Joseph & Fay Velie Patricia Iannuzzi
Edith Keyes   Kathleen Gunn
Margaret Cricenti   Marietta Meloy
Tom Young   Curtis Ivey
Bonnie Frank   Jan Acard
Nicole Jewell   Ginny Halsey
Patrick Mulready   Paul Bechtold
Mike Schillinger   Joseph Klucinec
Marianne Rissolo   Terrence Towle
     
 
Please call 526-4484 to help keep this list current.
       
 

SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS

 

 

New London’s 4th grade Girl Scout Troop, 10233, is collecting personal care items until Feb 10th, for soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Place lotions, soap, toothpaste, etc., in the red box of OLF vestibule.  Thank you, for helping them reach their goal of 40 care packages!