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We could all use some uplifting stories so why not show our teens (& families) more movies based on real life miracles. The goal is to provide a safe venue to socialize (following social distancing guidelines) and be uplifted as we watch how God's hand changed lives.  So, pack up your beach chair/bean bag chair/other comfy seating and head on over, find your spot in the hall, & put your popcorn bag in the microwave.  Doors open at 6pm and movie will start promptly at 6:30pm. 

Aug 10^th:  Miracle (2:15)
Aug 17^th: Breakthrough  (1:56)
Aug 24^th: Miracles from Heaven (1:49)
Aug 31^st:  Big Miracle (1:47)

-- NOTICE --

• See Mass Schedule below (regular schedule plus the 4:00 PM Satuday outdoor Mass and Sunday 10:00 AM live streamed Mass).

-- PARISH UNICYCLE SCHOOL --
10-14 and 17-21 Aug

• The parish will host a Youth Unicycle School for two weeks: Aug 10-14 and 17-21, beginning each day at 10:00 AM. Rain or shine, one hour each day. The parish will provide the unicycles. Participants will need to bring a bike helmet. 

• The only requirement is students promise not to quit however long it takes to learn to ride the unicycle. The purpose is to foster the virtue of perseverance so necessary in the life of faith.

OUTDOOR MASS

• PLEASE NOTE: An Outdoor Mass is now being offered on Saturdays at 4:00 PM. It'll offer the greatest precautions for those most susceptible to the COVID-19 virus. LOCATION: the Altar will be set up directly in front of the SJN parking lot. AUDIO: transmitted on a FM channel, so those attending can listen in their car. (You're welcome to bring chairs to sit outside as well.) HOLY COMMUNION: distributed -- in accord with diocesan guidance -- at the end of Mass, as cars depart the parking lot.

• PANDEMIC PRECAUTIONS at all other Masses will be strictly observed by parish staff. Parishioners are encouraged to wear masks while in the church. Hand sanitizer is available at the entrances. Should you have any questions, please call/email the parish office: pastor@sjnnh, (603) 880-4689.

• The SUNDAY10:00 AM MASS is still being live streamed the SJN Merrimack Facebook page:

• The DAILY 1215 PM MASS was justed posted to our Facebook page: <facebook.com/sjnnh>. We try to post the DAILY MASS by 1:00 PM each day.

CONFESSION SCHEDULE

• Due to the start of the Saturday 4:00 PM Outdoor Mass, and for the length of pandemic precautions, the time for CONFESSION will necessarily move to: SUNDAYS 11 AM-1 PM.

• Jesus Christ presents himself in the SACRAMENT OF THE ALTAR to express/communicate his love for us. As St [Mother] Teresa of Calcutta (d. 1997) put it: "If you look at the cross you see how much he loved you then; when you look at the Eucharist, you see how much he loves you now." And other than Holy Communion, no act of worship pleases God so much as VISITS TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. "VISITS TO THE BLESSED SACRAMENT are a proof of gratitude, an expression of love, and a duty of adoration toward Christ our Lord" (Pope St Paul VI, d. 1987). 

• While COVID-19 remains a pandemic issue, Governor Sununu and the NH Bureau of Elder and Adult Services has directed all Adult Day programs be closed until the CDE and Centers of Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) deems there is no longer a risk of spreading the virus to the vulnerable elderly populations that attend these programs.

• Our Day Away program is therefore on hiatus.

• HOWEVER, WE ARE OFFERING "VIRTUAL ACTIVITY SESSIONS" EACH THURSDAY. For information, please contact:

• Please continue to pray for those infected with the coronavirus as well as the medical professionals and their support staffs who are caring for the sick and dying:

• That the sick may find strength and courage in the cross of Christ and discover the redemptive value of their suffering, we pray to the Lord. R/. Lord, hear our prayer.

• For doctors and nurses, for all medical workers and support staff, that God sustain them in the arduous labors of caring for the sick. We pray to the Lord. R/. Lord, hear our prayer.

• For biomedical researchers, that God may grant them success in discovering effective treatments for the COVID-19 virus. We pray to the Lord. R/. Lord, hear our prayer.

• And for all who have died, that they may rest in the peace and glory of Jesus who is our life and resurrection. We pray to the Lord. R/. Lord, hear our prayer.

• SJN FOOD PANTRY. We've had quite a few calls recently about donating (both financial contributions and food items) to the SJN Food Pantry. Information about our Food Pantry is posted to our parish website under "Ministries > Outreach". 100% of monies donated to the Food Pantry are used to provide food items for those in need. We very much appreciate the support the Food Pantry has received from both parishioners and the community at large!

• Edited by the Holy See’s Dicastery for Communication, "STRONG IN THE FACE OF TRIBULATION" contains a collection of prayers, intercessions and homilies to help sustain the Church’s sense of communion amid the coronavirus pandemic. It is regularly updated and can be downloaded for FREE:

• Pope Francis' "Way of the Cross" is also posted and available for download.

• To download a copy of "The Kids Bulletin", go to:

• <foxnews.com> home page has a link to daily/Sunday Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral (New York City).

• Daily Mass w/ Bp. Robert Barron (Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Los Angeles) or Fr. Steve Grunow (CEO, Word on Fire website) is posted by 8:30 AM each day at: 

• Daily Mass w/ Pope Francis is posted at 12:30 PM at:

• Daily Mass is posted, usually by 11:00 AM on EWTN:

• PLEASE NOTE: Priests may give HOLY COMMUNION to the faithful who ask for it even outside Mass [see Instruction on Eucharistic Worship (Sacred Congregation of Rites, 25 May 1967)]. The faithful are asked to receive Holy Communion on the hand, not on the tongue.

• Fr. Glasgow is available to bring Holy Communion to those who are homebound or sick. There are restrictions on hospital visitations (the hospital pastoral staff must call for the priest).

• The Catechism (#2183) and the Code of Canon Law (§1248.2) specially recommend the faithful take part in the LITURGY OF THE WORD or engage in prayer for an appropriate amount of time if participation in the Celebration of the Eucharist is impossible. We have posted an ORDER OF SERVICE (LITURGY OF THE WORD) below together with the Sunday Readings (accompanied by a commentary on the readings). (It is much the same as what we ask service members to do during deployments if they were unable to attend Mass.) 

• The family-oriented ORDER OF PRAYER below provides the framework for a LITURGY OF THE WORD. It ends with a prayer of SPIRITUAL COMMUNION (explained in this link). The Sunday Readings and associated Bible Studies are provided separately below.