On the Way.......

Last Sunday's Mass of Remembrance remains in our hearts and minds as a moment of peace, sadness, beauty and realization that we are all On the Way to the Kingdom, there to meet God and those who have gone before us. That reality can raise us completely above our daily concerns into the depths of God's mystery. Life can at times seem so frail, yet we realize that we are in the hands of Providence. We can appear to our selves and others as insignificant, yet Jesus has taught us by His life and Gospel that we are precisely the ones He has loved and saved. At the Mass of Remembrance we were also offered the opportunity to bring to the grieving of our parish the support of our presence and our prayers. The families who experienced the suffering and death of a spouse or parent, sibling or child, relative or friend, sat together in church, and were singled out as the "Blessed are those who mourn". I pray we will all continue to be among the ones who bring them comfort.

May you rest in peace, Gloria Keane, Betty Hales, Ernest Battistelli, Edith Baroody, Anna Letendre, Virginia Mandigo, Catherine Uncles, Dorothy Cote, Donat Ouellette, Eugenia Belanger, Carl Smith, Charles Doucette, Alice George, Richard Thomas and Lillian Duval. And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

PARISH NURSE: THERE WILL BE NO PARISH NURSE ON FRIDAY, NOV. 14 AND 28. KATHY WILL BE HERE FRIDAY, NOV. 21 from 7:30-10:00 am.

Weekly Offertory: $6,342

CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: Next weekend is the annual Catholic Campaign for Human Development, and Black and Indian Missions. Nearly 37 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, and 13 million of those are children. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) works to create lasting solutions to the problem of poverty through real community change. Please donate prayerfully and generously to CCHD next weekend to help those in poverty help themselves. Visit www.povertyusa.org  to learn more.

NOVEMBER GENERATIONS OF FAITH:

St. Peter Church - November 16 from 4:00-6:00 pm. There is NO Generations of Faith session at St. Paul in November.

Our offertory for October was $21,132.37. The tithe of $2,113, added to the carryover of $1,330 totals $3,443, which was donated as follows:

New Horizons, Kid’s Cafe, and Sonshine Soup Kitchen ($400 each) $1,200.

Auburn Volunteer Fire Department: 300.

World Missions (collected $892): 108. (sent $1000)

The balance of $1,835 will be carried over to our November tithe. Our young people’s donations totaled $30, one-half of which was sent to NH Catholic Charities for St. Charles Children’s Home, and one-half to our own offertory.

CHRISTIAN FORMATION: There are several

families who have not re-registered their children for our Christian Formation program. If this is due to financial hardship, and you feel you cannot afford the tuition for Christian Formation, please do not let this keep you from continuing your child’s faith formation. We can waive the tuition fee, and all requests will be strictly confidential. Please call Jake Linxweiler at 669-5134, or e-mail him at stpetercf@comcast.net

Is your marriage tearing you apart? Call Retrouvaille at 1-800-470-2230 or go to www.retrouvaille.org

CHOIR REHEARSAL: Wednesday Nov. 19, at 7:00 pm.

PLEASE NOTE: The new e-mail address for our Prayer Line is crichard51@verizon.net

WELCOME TO NEWLY-REGISTERED PARISHIONERS Michael and Lorry Chabot.

A PRAYER FOR VETERANS DAY: Dear God, you have called your people to many walks of life.

Some like St. Francis were called to a life of peace and others to the life of a soldier and warrier. David, the Maccabees, Sts. Joan, George and Martin all were called by you to take up arms in the service and protection of their citizens.

On this day, bless those who have given their time, talents and in some cases their lives, to protect our freedoms. Guide them in their tours of duty. Comfort the wounded and their families.

Remind us to appreciate their sacrifices.

Amen.

THIS WINTER? Late last year we received a donation from the Estate of Jim and Meg Stack, deceased of our parish. The stipulation was that the people of the parish who are in need would be the sole beneficiaries. So as we begin this heating season if you are having difficulty making ends meet, please call Fr. Dumont at 623-5429. If you are "skimping" on medical expenses or food to pay your heating bill, please call. If your budget is overtaxed because of limited income in the face of increased expenses, please call. Fr. Dumont will talk it over with you for a few minutes and determine the level of assistance. The matter will be held in the strictest confidence. Please remember in your prayers these benefactors, Jim and Meg. Please remember your parish in your will.

PLEASE NOTE: Our Mass attendance continues to increase! In order to accommodate our growing flock, please be courteous, and slide to the center of the pew. Many people seem to prefer the "aisle" seats, but this leaves many seats in the center not being used, or difficult to get to. Please consider either moving to the center of the pew, or if for some reason, you need to sit on the end seat, please make it easier for people to get to the available seats. Thank you.

Nov. 10, Mon. 7:00 am Richard Thomas by St. Peter Liturgy Committee

Nov. 11, Tue. 7:00 am Mary Nicoll (2nd Anniversary) by her daughter, Pat

Nov. 12, Wed. 7:00 am Richard Thomas by Legion of Mary

Nov. 15, Sat. 4:00 pm For all parishioners of St. Peter Church

Nov. 16, Sun. 8:00 am Theo and Jeanne Therrien by their family

Nov. 16, Sun. 11:00 am Neal Farland (9th Ann.) by Ray and Denise Boucher

In John’s Gospel, Jesus cleanses the temple at the beginning of the Gospel and not at the end as in the Synoptic Gospels. The cleansing signals the beginning of the plot to kill Jesus. In John’s Gospel, Jesus is preparing for His passion from the very beginning. The money changers were in the temple because one could not offer coins there that had the image of the Roman emperor on them. The money changers would thus exchange those coins for Jewish shekels that could then be given as an offering. Likewise, animals were needed for the necessary sacrifices in the temple and they were sold at the entrance to the temple. What offended Jesus so much was the spirit of commerce that went beyond what was necessary (making the temple more of a marketplace than a place of prayer). The temple that Jesus would rebuild was not the building of stone in which He was now speaking. It was His own body. The Jewish authorities would destroy that temple (by crucifying Him) but He would rise after three days.

Today's Feast is rather unusual and we have to dig a little to find out its original meaning. The building which is the Lateran Basilica is situated in Rome and was the first church to be publicly and officially consecrated as a church, a place of worship for Christians. The dedication took place in the year 324 (+ or - one year) on land given by the Emperor Constantine. In the year 313, in his famous ruling called "The Edict of Milan", Christianity was recognized as a lawful religion in the Roman Empire. Now the significance of this Feast is that it was the first publicly consecrated church in Christianity. This should lead each one of us the remember that we too were publicly consecrated on the day of our Baptism; that we were vowed to become a Temple of the Holy Spirit; that each one of us is a living stone in God's building; that we must strive to give good example that others may see "the good that we do and give glory to God".