Second Sunday of Advent December 4, 2016

WELCOME TO THE NEWLY BAPTIZED!!

Layla Lynn Theresa Barlow Daughter of Joel Francis Barlow and

Leslie M. Wood

Oona Rae Reese Daughter of Raymond Reese and

April Tucker

John wore clothing made of camel's hair and had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. At that time Jerusalem, all Judea, and the whole region around the Jordan were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River as they acknowledged their sins. - Mt 3:4-6

CAMPS NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS Camp Bernadette for girls and Camp Fatima for boys are now accepting registrations for the 2017 summer sea-son. The camps, located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, offer 2-week overnight sessions for children, ages 6-15. To request a brochure, contact Michael Drumm at (603) 364-5851 or email mdrumm@bfcamp.com. Visit us on the web at www.bfcamp.com. Please don’t wait as ses-sions fill up quickly!

Well, it has been a few weeks, but I did want to finish part two of my introduction. I wanted to share with you some of the other ministry that I am involved with. One of the major ones that many of you know is that I am the Wing Chaplain at Pease Air National Guard Base. This position is one in which I both provide Pastoral care and counseling, and oversee the Chaplain’s office. I have been at Pease for just over two years, and in charge of the office since Febru-ary. It was a steep learning curve, but has been very inter-esting and rewarding for me. For many years now I have also worked with people who are Deaf and with sign language interpreters to provide services or Bible study or other social events. Sometimes Deaf people come to Church where I am and so you may see me at times signing while celebrating Mass. It is a real-ly powerful experience. Bishops over the years have also asked me to serve on various committees. Currently, I serve on only three com-mittees, having recently finished with a couple of ad hoc ones. I serve on the Public Policy Committee, which advis-es our bishop with regard to legislative activities, and gen-eral issues related to public statements and activities of our bishop and our diocese. For example, should the bishop make a statement regarding some issue in the public fo-rum? I also serve on the Deacon Formation Policy Board, which oversees the recruitment and training of new perma-nent deacons. Since a new class is being recruited now, this Board will have some additional work coming up this year. Lastly, I serve on the Priests Continuing Formation Commission. This Commission plans for retreats, days of prayer, and convocations for us priests to continue in our Pastoral, spiritual, human, and intellectual Formation. This Commission works with our Vicar for Clergy, Fr. Mike Cic-cone. Speaking of whom, some of the Saturdays when I am at Pease for my Guard duty, you will be seeing Fr. Mike for Saturday Mass. I guess that is all I wanted to mention for now. From time to time I do try to get off one Committee or another. They are all important things for the life of our Church, but I do think that we priests should all take turns serving these additional duties. Ultimately though, we do what our bishop asks. God bless, Fr. Thom

RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS Your donation works for aging religious. “I read that roughly 95 percent of donations to the Retirement Fund for Religious aid senior religious,” a donor writes. “That’s won-derful when we truly want our donations to work.” Your gift works for elderly religious by helping to furnish medications, nursing care, and more. Please support next weekend’s collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, and give to those who have given a lifetime.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation for ALL Grade 2 stu-dents will be celebrated on Saturday, December 10

th, at

9:30 am, at St. Peter’s in Farmington. At least one parent must attend. Any questions, contact Anna Ingram at 332-4671.

Saint Mary Church Rochester, NH

Saturday December 3rd—Francis Xavier, priest 4:00 PM Pauline Torr by Torr & Williams Families Frances Orlando by Family Marie Prussen by Family Sunday December 4th—2nd Sunday of Advent 7: 15 AM Fritz Caplette by Deb Smith & David Caplette Fr. Daniel Sinibaldi by Althea & Roland Dagon 11:30 AM George Hebert by O’Neil Michaud Frank Forest by Wife Doris Frances Orlando by Family Marie Prussen by Family Monday December 5th—Advent Weekday 8:00 AM Deceased parents of Mr. & Mrs. Walter Michaud Bernadette & Deceased Friends by Mr. & Mrs. Walter Michaud Ben Thomas by Deb Smith ‘ Frances Orlando by Rodearmel Family Tuesday December 6th—Nicholas, bishop 8:00 AM General Intentions Wednesday December 7th—Ambrose, bishop & doctor 8:00 AM General Intentions 7:00 PM General Intentions Thursday December 8th—Immaculate Conception 8:00 AM General Intentions Friday December 9th—Juan Diego Cuahtlatozin No Parish Mass Saturday December 10th—3rd Sunday of Advent (vigil) 4:00 PM Lorraine Powell by Richard Powell Moore Family by Daughter Christine Eleanor Mansfield by Loving Husband Ray Frances Orlando by Family Marie Prussen by Family Bob & Dot Descoteaux by Daughters Fr. Daniel Sinibaldi by O’Neill Family Patricia Jordan by O’Neill Family Sunday December 11th—3rd Sunday of Advent 7:15 AM David Mathis by Deb Smith (11th anniversary) Lawrence Sullivan by Rocky & Marilyn Garland Fr. Daniel Sinibaldi by Sue Stetson 11:30 AM Frances Orlando by Family Marie Prussen by Family

November 19-20, 2016 Registered Parishioners $3,696.00 Loose Collection $1,153.89 Total Collection $4,849.89 Sunday Offertory $4,438.89 Human Development $402.00 All Saints $7.00 Military Services $2.00

November 26-27, 2016 Registered Parishioners $3,625.00 Loose Collection $1,040.25 Total Collection $4,665.25 Sunday Offertory $4,605.25 Human Development $30.00 Fuel $30.00

Thanks for your continued generosity!

SANCTUARY LAMP DECEMBER 4-10 IN MEMORY OF

LAWRENCE SULLIVAN BY ROCKY & MARILYN GARLAND

Readings for the Week of December 4, 2016 Sunday: Is 11:1-10/Ps 72/Rom 15:4-9/Mt 3:1-12

Monday: Is 35:1-10/Ps 85/Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Ps 96/Mt 18:12-14

Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Ps 103/Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Ps 98/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38

Friday: Is 48:17-19/Ps 1/Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Ps 80/Mt 17:9a, 10-13

Next Sunday: Is 35:1-6a, 10/Ps 146/Jas 5:7-10/Mt 11:2-11

MARIAN SOCIETY The Marian Society will be meeting on Monday, De-cember 5

th, at 6:30 pm. All women of the parish are invited

to attend.

FAITHWORKS FaithWorks is for unemployed and under-employed men and women. The next FaithWorks meeting is Decem-ber 8 at St. Michael Parish, 9 Lincoln St., Exeter, Gabriel House, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The meeting will begin with networking and refreshments. Program begins at 7:00 pm. The speaker, Armando G. Llorente, will be discussing resumes, specifically the pitfalls associated with poorly writ-ten resumes and how to construct winning resumes that get noticed. He will also talk about the Applicant Tracking Sys-tem and how to navigate those murky waters so that your nicely constructed resume will actually be seen by a human being.

FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Thursday, December 8

th, is the Feast of the Immaculate

Conception and is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses will be at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 7

th, and at 8:00 am

on Thursday, December 8th. Masses will be here at St.

Mary Church.

Saint Peter Church Farmington, NH

ST. PETER’S PAGE

December 4, 2016

GERALD McCCARTHY by Knights of Columbus St. Peter Council 10662

MICHAEL GIGGI by Daughter Diane Brandon

FR. DANIEL SINIBALDI by Sally Sublette

SR. LUCIE SAYS

The readings for this Second Sunday of Ad-

vent call out to us to prepare the way of the

Lord. How are we supposed to do that? When

we clear a path in real life, we first get rid of

what is in the way. What is the biggest hin-

drance stops us from going through? Perhaps

downed trees and limbs—a pathway full of

grass—or cobblestones which make it difficult

to walk through. What are the “trees and

limbs” or “cobblestones” on our spiritual jour-

ney? How can we clear the path if needed or

at least begin to weed out the people or things

in our lives that seem to hinder us from re-

ceiving spiritual food for the journey? Let us

recognize what might keep us from loving God

and our neighbor as we should. Indeed, it

seems to be a good time to take our spiritual

inventory and discover how we can make His

Word heard in the “joy of our hearts.”

Sr. Lucie

November 20, 2016

Registered Parishioners $1,162.00 Loose $ 376.85 Total Offertory $1,538.85 Offertory $1,376.35 Human Development $108.00 Repairs $50.00 50/50 $4.50

November 27, 2016 Registered Parishioners $1,204.00 Loose $ 244.01 Total Offertory $1,448.01 Offertory $1,391.01 Human Development $53.00 50/50 $4.00

SANCTUARY LAMP

DECEMBER 4-10 IN MEMORY OF

AIDA & DOMINIC SINIBALDI, SR. & JR. BY MARGIE BEAUDOIN & FAMILY

50/50 WINNERS

11/20 RAY CLEMENT

11/27 JOAN CARDINAL

GIVING TREE Please bring the gift you have chosen next weekend if you have not already done so. Thanks for being so gener-ous.

RIGHT TO LIFE Don’t forget to bring in baby clothes, etc. Baskets are waiting for you in the cry room.

ST. PETER’S NEEDS MORE SINGERS St. Peter Church is looking for additional singers for our choir on Sunday mornings. If interested, please contact Sr. Lucie or Gordon Oliver.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation for ALL Grade 2 stu-dents will be celebrated on Saturday, December 10

th, at

9:30 am, at St. Peter’s in Farmington. At least one parent must attend. Any questions, contact Anna Ingram at 332-4671.