Lincoln, New Hampshire
Dear Parishioners and Visitors:
He was in Scotland afore ye! For nearly 1,000 years Saint Andrew, the “first called” of the apostles, has been Scotland’s patron saint, and the Saltire or “Saint Andrew’s Cross,” an X-shaped cross on which Saint Andrew is said to have been martyred, is represented on the nation’s flag.
A hearty welcome to St. Joseph’s Church to all who are visiting Lincoln for the annual gathering of the clans.
Go mbeannai Dia Duit!
With prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health issues, please call or text 988 or text TALK to 741741, or reach out to a local mental health provider. Let’s work together to prevent a tragic and pointless death by suicide by creating a supportive community and reducing the stigma around seeking help.
Dear Parishioners and Visitors:
To be a catechist is to be of service to the Lord and to one another through the ministry of handing on the faith through witness, word, and example. In many ways, it is a humbling ministry, for none of us is perfect nor knows all there is to know about our faith. Yet in our imperfection, God calls us to “make disciples of all nations … teaching them to observe all I have commanded you.” Mt. 28:19-20
As a parish community, we should be eternally grateful to our Faith Formation teachers as they exercise their ministry here in St. Joseph’s faith community. Paula King and Kathleen McDermott not only lead our catechetical program, but they do so effectively because they live their faith every day, bearing witness to the Gospel message in word and action. As such – and in conjunction with their weekly classroom instruction – their students learn Christian values and spirituality and incorporate them into their daily lives.
As we observe Catechetical Sunday this weekend, please join me in thanking our Faith Formation teachers for their faith-filled dedication to pass on the message of the Gospel and the teachings of the Catholic Church to our fine young students who achieve so much under their tutelage and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
With prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney
Mildred Priscilla Gionet
Committal Service
Saturday, September 7, 2024
at 10:00 A.M. at Riverside Cemetery
“I thank my God every time I remember you (Philippians 1:3).”
Just as Saint Paul said it to the people he loved in Caesarea Philippi, so do I say it to you, the people and visitors of St. Joseph Parish, for your generosity in fulfilling successfully – and even exceeding – our assigned parish goal for the 2024 New Hampshire Catholic Appeal (NHCA). While every penny was helpful and appreciated, there is no way in which to express sufficient gratitude for the extra, singular effort made last week to move us beyond the NHCA financial ten-yard line where we’d been stuck since last month! God has blessed me with a wonderful, kind, and caring assembly of the faithful and, like Saint Paul, I pray for you with joy in my heart, that “God will complete the good work that he has started in you until the day of Christ Jesus (Philippians 1:6).”
With thanks and prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney
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