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

SACRAMENTAL AND PRAYER LIFE

Saturday, Sept 13, 5pm

In Memory of Anne McNicholas by Eileen Brennan

Sunday, Sept 14, 8:30am

Cheryl Cook by Joyce & Jim Catrambone

Sunday, Sept 14, 10:30am

Cheryl Cook by Lorette & Charles Dean

Monday, Sept 15, 9am

Joseph Patrick by Nancy & Ed Smith

Tuesday, Sept 16, 9am

Elizabeth Cataldo by Nancy & Ed Smith

Wednesday, Sept 17, 9am

Francis Husarik by His Family

Saturday, Sept 20, 5pm

The McGann & Meffan Families by

Frank & Betty McGann

Sunday, Sept 21, 8:30am

Antoinette Casale by Jo & Jim Dinan

Sunday, Sept 21, 10:30am

Gabrielle & Robert Healy by Lucille Gilcreast

"And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so he who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. - Jn. 3:14-16

Readings for the Week of September 14, 2008

Sunday:              Nm 21:4b-9/Phil 2:6-11/Jn 3:13-17

Monday:             1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Jn 19:25-27

Tuesday:             1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Lk 7:11-17

Wednesday:       1 Cor 12:31-13:13/Lk 7:31-35

Thursday:           1 Cor 15:1-11/Lk 7:36-50

Friday:                  1 Cor 15:12-20/Lk 8:1-3

Saturday:            1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Lk 8:4-15

Next Sunday:      Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a

CROP WALK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST

Our interfaith community will be walking around Pleasant Lake to raise awareness and money for the hungry Call Carrie Richters 526-7795 for a pledge envelope.

Friends of NL Hospital will sponsor the American Red Cross’ Community Blood Drive at OLF on Monday, Sep 15th from 1 to 6pm.  Remember to bring your photo ID.  Presenting donors receive a coupon for a free carton of Friendly’s Ice Cream

CRAFTS

Bring your creative self to a craft session on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 in the parish hall.  Join the crafty people as they have fun making holiday projects for one of our biggest fundraisers! 

HOLIDAY FAIR

We are 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.

CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY UPDATE!!

Photos will be taken on Wednesday, Sep 24 & Thursday, Sep 25th at OLF*.  All families are encouraged to sign up, as appointments are still available.  *Note change in location.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION

                                                                OLF                  IC

                                            Required  $5,300           $900

                                           Collected    4,874             864

                                           +/(-)           ($ 426)          ($ 36)

This week’s 2nd collection:  Catholic University and U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Next week’s 2nd collection:  Retirement Fund for New Hampshire Priests

ANNOUNCEMENTS

You are invited to join Bob Bausch’s family and friends to a surprise 80th birthday celebration after 10:30am Mass on Sept 21.

Cub Scout Pack 71 is open to all boys from 1st Grade up to 10 years of age.  Plan on joining the Pack on Tues, Sept 16th at the New London Elementary School Library between 6 and 8pm.

Boy Scout Troop 71 is open to all boys ages 11 through 17.  The Troop will have an open house on Wed, Sept 17th at the First Baptist Church in New London.  The Troop meets from 7 to 8:30pm.

Registration forms are due ASAP!  If you did not receive the form & the calendar in the mail, call the rectory or register on the first day.  Important dates are:

   9/14  Grades 1-5 @ OLF 9-10:15am

   9/21  Crop Walk – Elkins

   9/28  Youth Ministry (gr 6-12) @ OLF 6-8pm

   10/5  Gr. 1-5 @ OLF 9-10:15am

   10/6  First Reconciliation Parent Meeting

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD (CLOW)

Can you help once every 2 months with Children’s Liturgy of the Word?  Call Cheryl for details.  We hope to begin Oct 5th.

PARISH WEEK AT A GLANCE

Mon Sep 15  9:45am Class on St Paul – LMR

                      1-6pm Blood Drive

                      6:15pm Rosary – IC

                         7-8:30pm Class on St Paul - LMR

Tue Sep 16   7pm IC Intercessory Prayer Group

                      7-8pm IC Men’s Scripture Study

Wed Sep 17 9:30 Craft meeting in parish hall

                     12:30 Contemplative Dialogue

Thu Sep 18  4-7pm – Adoration

MUSTERFIELD FARM’S HARVEST DAY

We will be making PIES on the 4th of Oct. to be sold at Musterfield Farm’s Harvest Day on the 5th of October.  All help will be greatly appreciated.  We will be in the OLF kitchen from 8:30am on that Saturday.  Please come to help us make the pies and join in the fun.  Thank you, Julie Canuto.

CHOIR

The Choir of OLF/IC welcomes new members.  Rehearsals are held regularly on Wednesday evenings @ 6:30pm at OLF.  If you enjoy singing, please come and join the choir.  The next rehearsal will be Wed, 9/17 @ 6:30pm in the hall of OLF.

INSTRUMENTALISTS

We would like to involve the use of a wider variant of musical instruments at liturgical celebrations.  If you play the flute, violin, or oboe and would like to play at the liturgies from time to time, please contact Paul Gorman @ 526-4353.

Do You Know Someone Interested in Becoming Catholic? 

Call the rectory for more details about RCIA

526-4484

MUSIC SCHEDULE

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

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

PARISH WELCOME

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