First Saturday Devotion at St. Joseph the Worker

Please join us for the recitation of the rosary in the Eucharistic Chapel, after the Saturday 4 pm Mass on

December 7th.

During the apparitions at Fatima, Our Lady promised the graces and assistance necessary for salvation at the hour of death to all those who would make reparation to her on the first Saturday of five successive months. You are invited join us for this very powerful devotion as requested by Our Lady in return for her promises of the salvation of souls and peace in the world.

Callie Mae Pickett,

daughter of Thomas Pickett andAmanda Rossi 

and

Jonathan Reed Tammaro, Jr.,

son of Jonathan and Francesca(Arcari) Tammaro 

were recently were baptized.

 We prayerfully welcome them into our Catholic faith.

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to everyone who participated in and supported our Holiday Fair! It was a wonderful parish event and we are so grateful to all of you! A report on this fantastic parish fundraiser will be included in a future bulletin

Next Weekend: 12/7-12/8 Retirement Fund for Religious

You can help! Religious are blessed to serve. Please donate to the Retirement Fund for Religious next weekend. Your gift

will provide essential care for nearly 25,000 senior sisters, brothers and religious order priests who have dedicated their lives to serving others. Let us show our gratitude to these selfless individuals by giving generously.

To learn more visit: https://retiredreligious.org/.

Our parish will continue with our tradition of “giving to those less fortunate”. Next weekend (12/7-12/8), several Outreach Committee members will be in the parish hall after all the Masses with information and handouts explaining this year’s gift giving program. Our agencies for 2024 are: The Mary A Sweeney Home, Harbor Care Agency, Family Promise, and Parish Families. New items should be brought back to church on the weekend of (12/14-12/15) and will be brought down to the altar during Mass at offertory time. Volunteers will be available to assist you.

God bless you and thank you for your support!

The Outreach Committee

During this Advent season we will have a Christmas tree in the Gathering Space for parishioner intentions. There will be paper ornaments available throughout the advent season. Parishioners may write their prayers and petitions on the ornaments and place them on the tree. The tree with the prayer intentions will be placed by the nativity scene during the Christmas season.

We’ve officially begun calendar sales and we’re excited once again this year!

• Calendar cost: $10

• For the month of January, 2025

• Filled with $3,500 worth of cash prizes

• On sale until 12/31/24

Calendars may be: picked up at the parish office or download here.

Get some of your Christmas shopping done early! This calendar would make a great stocking stuffer or gift for family and friends!

All women are invited to our next WINGS ( Women In God’s Spirit) gathering, “Welcoming The Light of the World” on Saturday December 7 from 10:00 am until noon. Join us as we come from a place of waiting and anticipating into the light. Take time to pause, reflect and join us in the wonder of welcoming our Divine Light, Jesus, Emmanuel. Pre registration is required. Register by visiting our website (http://www.stjoenash.org/wings) or by calling the parish office at 603 883 0757.

Grades Kindergarten to Grade 5

Saturday, December 7th

12:00 noon -3:00 pm

Saint Joseph Parish Center and Classrooms

Come and find out the meaning of Advent through story and crafts. Lunch (pizza, juice, and water) will be served.

Sponsored by the Faith Formation Committee

Sign-ups will be next weekend November 30th/ December 1st in the parish hall or contact Janice Mercure at 603-883-0757, ext. 4 or at janicemercure@stjoenash.org if you are interested in attending.

Sunday, December 8th at 2:00 pm at St. Joseph the Worker Church

As we prepare for Advent, come to the Lord and experience the extraordinary grace of His forgiveness! Priests from the parishes of Nashua will hear confessions after a brief Liturgy of the Word.

Join Bishop Barron on the journey to unlock the truth behind the most influential people of the Catholic Church. You’ll uncover the roots of St. Ignatius’ world changing Jesuit order and Spiritual Exercises; discover Bartolomé de las Casas’ passionate advocacy for human dignity and justice, and enter into Flannery O’Connor’s shocking, convoluted, funny, violent, and profoundly influential stories. Each session will include a question and answer period with Bishop Christian.

Thursdays: December 5th, 12th and 19th at 9:00 am or 7:00 pm

Thursday, December 5th - St. Ignatius of Loyola

Thursday, December 12th - Bartolomé de las Casas

Thursday, December 19th - Flannery O’Connor

Sign-ups will be next weekend November 23rd/24th and the weekend of November 30th/December 1st in the parish hall or click here for form.

The deadline for registration will be December 1st.

St. Joseph the Worker Parish is looking to hire someone to become part of our Facility Maintenance Team. We are looking for a part-time individual to help with cleaning, small maintenance projects and occasional facility coverage of special events. The days and hours are flexible. If interested, please email facilities@stjoenash.org or call 603-883-0757, X6.

If Nashua schools are closed or delayed due to snow/ice, daily Mass will be cancelled. Nashua school district closing/delay information can be found on the WMUR website at: www.wmur.com/weather/closings. Mass intentions will be rescheduled to a later date. The parish office will open once weather conditions improve. However, please call and check before visiting. Thank you!

Knights of Columbus Council 12311

St. Joseph the Worker Parish

Blood Drive

Friday, December 13th, 12-5 pm

St. Joseph the Worker Parish

Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit: www.redcrossblood.org and enter: JOSEPHTHEWORKER to schedule an appointment.

Join us in answering the call to help others give blood!. 

GIFT Assignment:

Solemnity of Christ the King

Dates to Remember!

Sunday, December 8th from 6-8:00 pm - Session of the Edge Program for Grades 6, 7, 8.

Items that are low at the pantry:

Ketchup, Condiments, Cream Soups, Spaghetti Sauce, Canned Fruit, 

Rice, Flour, Ramen Noodles, Cake Mix, Shampoo, Conditioner and Toothpaste

Thank you for your generous and continued support!

Supermarket Plastic Grocery Bags

Corpus Christi is once again in need of plastic supermarket bags. Their clients and volunteers save the plastic bags they get from shopping and give them to the pantry for use. This saves the pantry money, They are currently out of these plastic bags. Corpus Christi is asking us to put our extra bags with our donation drop-offs.

Thank you for joining with the EDGE Program in a special outreach project for the youth in Nashua who have aged out of the foster care system.

Requests as 11/12/24

The youth are urgently in need of gift cards to Market Basket, Target, Walmart and also personal care items, i.e., soap, shampoo, deodorant, etc. 

You may drop off your gift card donations at the parish office and personal care items left at the front entrance with Janice Mercure's name on it.  

Thank you and God Bless!

Adoration Of the Blessed Sacrament

(Chapel)

Tuesday evenings - 6 to 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday mornings - 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon

“Every Holy Hour we make so pleases the Heart of Jesus that it is recorded in Heaven and retold for

all eternity!” ~ St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

HOLY HOUR WITH ROSARY

(Chapel)

6:00-7:00 pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament,

beginning with the Rosary, quiet time

and faith building prayers.

ADULT FORMATION RESOURCES

Resources can be found on our parish

website: www.stjoenash.org/grow-in-faith

To make a request you may call the parish office, place your Mass Intention in an envelope marked “Mass Request” and place it in the offertory basket or stop by the parish office during regular hours. The suggested donation is $10.00.

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Diving into the beauty of the Faith has never been easier: at home, on the go, or from any internet connected device. Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, documentaries, and studies... there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer to Christ and His Church.  Visit our FORMED page for more information.  Check out this week's recommendations from FORMED. 

For those of you interested in using “online giving”, please click on the Online Giving “button” which can be found in the top right corner or call Diane Mattock in the Finance Office for more details at 603-883-0757, ext. 8.

During difficult times, music can draw us closer to God and through his grace bring peace to our troubled hearts.  

• K-Love Christian radio is now in our area!  You can listen to uplifting contemporary Christian music by tuning to 107.3FM!

• Music For Your Soul!  Check out our website at:  https://www.stjoenash.org/music-for-the-soul

Please visit our Grow in Faith webpage to find many free resources to support prayer and engagement during these difficult days.  Also visit our Music for the Soul page for curated playlists.  

A valuable resource for the Liturgy of the Word for different age groups and families ~ please click here to go to Loyola Press Sunday Connection.

"God speaks to us in many ways, including through the Sunday Scripture readings. The Sunday Connection provides useful background and activities to better understand the upcoming Sunday's Scripture readings, helping you to connect the Scripture to daily life in a meaningful way.".

Have pictures of Parish activities you’d like to share? We’d LOVE to use them on the Parish Website and Facebook page to promote our lively community! Please send pictures to Melissa Spinella at melissaspinella@live.com. Thank you!