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OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH�
And IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH�
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August 23, 2020�
PARISH MISSION:�
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Our Lady of Fatima and Immaculate Conception Parish is a Catholic faith community called by God to
holiness. Our calling is realized in a spirit of love, unity and hospitality. As a faith community we will
deepen our knowledge and love of God in Christ. We will seek to contribute our time, talent and other
resources in a spirit of service, based on our Baptismal commitment, founded on the Word of God and
celebrated in sacramental life, especially Eucharist.�
O�� L��� F�� ��� � N�� L����
Saturday, August 22, 5PM�
Continue Recovery of Father Bob �
by Jane & Alan Birk�
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Sunday, August 23, 830AM�
Birthday Remembrance, Bill Byrne Jr�
by His Family�
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Sunday, August 23, 1030AM�
Florence Aulogia by Carla & Anthony Venti�
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Wednesdy, August 26, 9AM�
Reverend Brian Cronin�
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Saturday, August 29, 5PM�
Rosali Hanslin by Her Family�
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Sunday, August 30, 830AM�
Laura Rudkins (liv)�
Sunday, August 30, 1030AM�
PARISH WEBSITE�
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Visit the parish website at www.olfic.org to see
our weekly bulletins, parish information and
updates, as well as other spiritually enriching
materials and websites.�
R !"#$%& '() *+ , - (' A.%.&* 23, 2020�
Sunday: � Is 22:19�23/Ps 138:1�2, 2�3, 6, 8 �
� � [8bc]/Rom 11:33�36/Mt 16:13�20�
Monday: � Rv 21:9b�14/Ps 145:10�11, 12�13�
� � 17�18 [12]/Jn 1:45�51�
Tuesday: � 2 Thes 2:1�3a, 14�17/Ps 96:10�
� � 11�12, 13 [13b]/Mt 23:23�26�
Wednesday: 2 Thes 3:6�10, 16�18/Ps 128:1�2�
� � 4�5 [1]/Mt 23:27�32�
Thursday: � 1 Cor 1:1�9/Ps 145:2�3, 4�5, 6�7 [1]�
� � Mt 24:42�51�
Friday: � 1 Cor 1:17�25/Ps 33:1�2, 4�5, 10�11
� � [5]/Mt 25:1�13�
Saturday: � 1 Cor 1:26�31/Ps 71:1�2, 3�4a�
� � 5�6ab, 15ab and 17 [cf. 15ab]�
� � Mk 6:17�29�
Next Sunday: Jer 20:7�9/Ps 63:2, 3�4, 5�6, 8�9 �
� � [2b]/Rom 12:1�2/Mt 16:21�27�
EUCHARIST OUTSIDE OF MASS�
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Distribution of the Eucharist for those who
are unable to attend Mass ��
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Immaculate Conception � 9:30 to 10.a.m.�
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Our Lady of Fatima � 11:30 to Noon�
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW�
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MASS SCHEDULES:�
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Our Lady of Fatima�
5:00 p.m. Saturday�
10:30 a.m. Sunday�
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Immaculate Conception�
8:30 a.m. Sunday�
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The Sacrament of Reconciliation will continue to
be available on Saturdays at Our Lady of Fatima
from 4:15 to 5 p.m. The Sacrament of Anointing
of the Sick will be available by calling the
rectory 603�526�4484; the office staff will advise
you of the process. The suspension of Holy
Communion to the Homebound continues in
effect.�
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RESUMED PRAYER ACTIVITIES�
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Intercessory Prayer Group �
IC Mondays 4:30 p.m.�
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Rosary � IC Mondays 6:15 p.m.�
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Rosary � OLF Tuesdays 9 a.m.�
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Men’s Scripture � Preparing for Sundays �
Tuesday 7:45 � 9 .a.m. OLF Hall�
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The Parish Office remains open, Monday to
Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Limit your
communications to the telephone, or email.�
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Our Lady of Fatima Church opens daily from �
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for private prayer. Please use
the back 3 pews only as they are thoroughly
cleaned daily. �
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These trying times cause financial difficulties.
Remember, Loaves and Fishes is here to help.
We have been able to extend that help due to the
faithful support of our parishioners. �
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So, to the extent that you are able, please keep
your parish in mind. You can mail your weekly
envelopes or contributions to the parish office�
724 Main Street, New London, NH 03257.
Perhaps this may be the time to become an �
E�Giver. It is safe, secure and efficient, even
when you cannot be present.�
T������F ��� S����� � O�� ���� T ��� � A����� 23, 2020�
MANAGING THE “NEW NORM” OF LIFE Ann E LaRocque�
We all know that this year is unlike any previous year. Few people could have predicted the hunkering down in our
homes that we have been required to do for the last few months because of the COVID�19 pandemic. It has been a
different experience and going forward into the uncharted waters of a global pandemic, life as we have known will not
return any time soon, if ever. The insightful reporting of health and economic experts tells us that unpredictable is the
new norm and an appropriate description for the future.�
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Recently there have been various newspaper and online articles that have identified our reactions to the pandemic
aptly ��we are experiencing grief and loss. Grief is a normal reaction to any type of loss, whether it be a loss of a
person through death, separation, or a relationship ending, or loss of property, lifestyle, social patterns or routines.�
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Grief is a language that is expressed through emotions, physical sensations, thoughts, and behaviors. Unlike familiar
spoken or written language, the expression of grief, for many, is a foreign language; one never taught or learned
throughout life. It implies a hidden message, a secret we would rather not know � something in life has changed
drastically. We often perceive that change as not a change for the good, but an uprooting of that which we have known
and expected, into a map�less and unpredictable journey into the future.�
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As human beings, we find comfort in the predictable, definable, known realities of life. When life’s course no longer fits
into these categories, our primitive instincts go into protective mode; emotions become heightened, our physical
sensations become more intense, and our cognitive abilities become diminished. All are normal reactions when faced
with loss.�
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The good news is our bodies and minds know how to grieve; the more difficult news is grief takes time, attention and
care. The good news is grief has a beginning, a middle and an end; the more difficult news is this process takes time,
attention and care. The good news is the grief process is predictable and recognizable; the more difficult news is grief
is work and the work takes time, attention and care.�
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If grief is predictable and definable, then what does it look like? There are three aspects of grief � grief is a process
rather than something in need of fixing; the grief process is normal for all human beings; and grief takes much longer
than we would think. �
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Within these few realities, Therese Rando, a psychotherapist and well�known expert in grief, loss and death, compiled
the works of many experts who have researched the process of grieving, and she presents the six tasks of grief and
mourning to all of us who are grieving many losses, a framework to guide our experience of loss of the known into a
new “normal.” . �
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These tasks are not things we have to “do” as much as things we ought to experience when we are grieving. They are
not followed in sequence but flow in and out of each other over the course of a lifetime, or in a few moments of one
day. In some sense, we will always grieve, given the changeable nature of life, but the pain of loss does not have to
weigh us down forever.�
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Recognize:�First, we must�recognize�what has happened; who, what, when and where did we lose? The details help
us identify what has happened and give it a form that makes it understandable.�
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React:�We have to�react�to what has happened, moving from disbelief to slowly noticing the emotions, sensations and
thoughts that are arising as the reality of loss takes hold.�
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Recollect:�We must then�recollect; remember what we used to have and allow ourselves to cycle through the
short� and long�term memories created by an experience with another, ourselves and the world.�
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Relinquish:�Fourth, and possibly the most difficult for many people,�relinquishing�and letting go of that which we had
once assumed would be part of our future and creating new assumptions, one of which is uncertainty.�
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Readjust:�We must�readjust�to the changes that life has presented to us; learning how to navigate new waters that
are sure to be choppy and challenging, but exciting as well.�
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Reinvest:�Lastly, we find that we have the energy to�reinvest� in a life much different from the one we have known.
Confidence is the hallmark of this task. Although it may be shaky at times, it is strong enough to keep living with a
sense of hope and purpose.�
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These six tasks are fluid; they flow in, out and through each other. At different times in life, we may find that a certain
task simply emerges out of necessity. We may be at a family function and feel emotions associated with a loved one’s
loss that hadn’t been present for years suddenly emerge because we remember that person and wish they were with
us. At other times we may realize that we still have sitting inside of us the emotional pain created from a loss of a job,
relationship or tradition that happened years ago and we still have some work to do on relinquishing that experience.�
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The experience of loss changes us; our lives, routines, assumptions, and the way we view ourselves, others, and the
world. At this time of global pandemic, we can only guess what it will look like on the other side of this huge mountain
of uncertainty and change. Grief, more than any other experience in life, can be an invitation to ask the bigger
questions and seek the resources we may need to help find the answers.�
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The central question of this pandemic experience, is what does this mean to you personally, to us as a local
community, to us as a nation, and to us as a global community living on this earth today? Answering this question
takes time and attention and care.�
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S��������� ��� P�� �� L����
Pastor� � � � Rev. Robert Biron�
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Permanent Deacon� � Deacon Gregory McGinn�
� � � � [email protected]�
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Religious Ed. Coordinator� Teresa Jackson�
� � � [email protected]�
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Administrative Assistant� Anne Brown�
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Music Director� � Paul Gorman �
Music Ministry for IC � Robert Minaert �
Maintenance� � � Brian Fraioli �
P������ ��� A������������� S�����
724 Main St�
Office Hours: M�F 9:00 a.m.�3:00 p.m.�
Phone: 603�526�4484 �
Email: [email protected] �
Web: www.olfic.org�
Catholic Charities: 1�800�562�5249�
Loaves & Fishes Help Line: 1�800�978�6395�
R����� ��� C����� O�������
Our Lady of Fatima�
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Mass Schedule�
� 5:00 p.m. Saturday�
� 10:30 a.m. Sunday�
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�
Eucharistic Adoration�
� Suspended�
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Reconciliation/Confession�
� 4:15 p.m. Saturday�
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Immaculate Conception�
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Mass Schedule�
� 8:30 a.m. Sunday�
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Anointing the Sick & Baptism:�
Please contact the Rectory to make arrangements.�
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Marriage:�
Please contact the Rectory at least 6 months prior. �
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Homebound / Hospitalized: �
Bringing Communion to anyone unable to attend
Mass has been suspended.�
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PRAY FOR THE SICK�
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Joyce Catrambone � Carol Giordano�
Dianne Johnson Lorreen Keating�
Elise Caplan� � Dolores Bausch�
Amy Leonard� � Tyler Graf�
Peter Phillips� � Jess Green�
Judy Lafond� � Chet Novak�
Karen Flanagan� � Richard Reed�
Bill Connors� � Patricia Iannuzzi�
Marietta Meloy� � Isaac Walsh�
Liz Mills� � � Shin Akiyama�
Marianne Rissolo�� Ardyth Caccavo�
Holly Metsch� � Jack Miller�
Bob LaGassa� � Fr. R. St. Louis�
Kenny Dearborns� � Mark Licitra�
Chelsea Cascio� � Charles Ginter �
Terrie Donnell� � Peggy Vasquez�
Richard Orlando� � Carole Ross �
Alice Rogers Connolly� Melissa Newton �
Michele Noyer� � Margaret Marschner�
Celine Hatch� � Joseph DeVito�
Winnifred Nussbaum� Paula Valentino�
Margaret Henneberry� Doris Ebel�
Neil Hatch�� � James Mitchell�
Mary Ofenloch� � Kathleen Anderson�
Sr. Maeve McDermott � Jordan McDonnell�
Sande Parcell� � Robert Cottier�
Laurel Arranaga� � Michael McEnrue�
Carol Conforti�Adams� Linda Poire�
Debi Dalrymple Budet� Tim Berns�
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Contact [email protected] or 526�4484 to
help keep this list current.�
AUGUST 23, 2020�
TAKE FIVE�
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W+!* #& *( E + !F " �
G.&* '#)&* E !H-$(,F "% " �
Today, on the International Day for the
Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its
Abolition, we seek forgiveness for what’s been
called the “original sin” of our nation: seeing
people of color as exploitable resources.
Generations of slaveholders were unrepentant
about horrific acts they deemed to be entirely
moral. The sin of racism that made such
attitudes possible has been condemned
heartily by the church in more recent
generations� though some church leaders in
generations past were late coming to that
perspective as slaveholders themselves. If
racism is to be overcome, we each have
confessions to make, repentance to do, and
voices to raise�
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