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Fundraiser for Special Olympics When: After Sunday Masses on September 13th (weekend AFTER Labor Day) Where: Gathering spaces at St. Leo, St. Mary, and Holy Rosary Churches.

The Parish office will have limited hours the week of August 31st. Office hours will be Monday, August 31 from 9AM-11AM, and Wednesday, September 2 from 9AM-11AM. Normal office hours will resume after Labor Day.

American Red Cross August Blood Drives, Co-sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Location is at Frisbie Memorial Hospital Conference Center Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: ROCHESTERNH to schedule an appointment.

There will be a second collection the weekend of August 29-30 to benefit Franciscan Works, which supports Catholic education and care for poor and orphaned children at Liberia Mission in West Africa. Thank you for your generous support.

For all Cursillistas and those wanting to learn more about Cursillo. Join us on August 29th at Immaculate Heart of Mary, 180 Loudon Rd. in Concord, NH. Registration is at 11AM. Bring a potluck dish and outside chairs. Grills will be available. There will be a speaker and music. For more information, contact Leonard Campbell: [email protected] or pre-register at www.https://nhcursillo.org/

Reminder, there will be no daily Holy Mass on Wednesday August 12th & Thursday August 13th. (There are no daily Friday Masses with the exception of First Friday).

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Saturday, August 15th. Though not a Holy Day of obligation this year, there will be a 9AM Mass at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary.

RAIN OR SHINE, WALK OR RUN. REGISTER NOW TO PARTICIPATE

Do you have one hour each week to join this Apostolate? Contact Catherine Reese for more information.

If you haven’t been to Cursillo, now may be the time! Men and women 18 years of age and older are invited. If you are feeling the world is lacking something or that it is in chaos, perhaps it is because too many of us have forgotten the simple direction of God: "Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness." The Father is calling you, Jesus is thirsting for you, and the Holy Spirit is prompting you. What will be your response? The NH Cursillo Fall 2026 weekends will be held at St. Mary Magdalen Cener in Warner, NH. Men: October 15-18 Women: November 5-8 For more information and registration details, Contact Kevin Gauthier (603-507-8438), Or visit www.nhcursillo.org. “Make a friend, be a friend, bring a friend to Christ.”

Current open hours in need of an adorer: Thursday at 5am, 9am, & 12pm - Saturday at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm & 4pm - Sunday at 6am & 12pm. For the most up to date open hours of adoration and sub requests, visit Adorationpro.org/hrsl or email [email protected].

The Women's Tea resumes at Holy Rosary, on Saturday August 1st at 9:00AM, following First Saturday Mass at 8:00AM. A light breakfast will follow in St. Anne's Hall. Fr. Thom Duston will talk to us about priests in the military. Contact Angele Cook with any questions at 603-312-0936 or [email protected]. All are welcome. Free will offerings will be accepted.

Donors will receive a $20.00 Amazon Gift Card! For an appointment visit redcross.org SEARCH: FATHERDAN

12TH ANNUAL JAMES W. FOLEY FREEDOM RUN - Rochester Run is October 17, 2026 Location - 150 Wakefield St. Rochester, NH In its 12th year, the Freedom Run/Walk is held at the James W. Foley Community Center in Rochester, NH and in Washington, DC with the option to participate virtually from anywhere in the world!

Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: ROCHESTERNH to schedule an appointment.

Father Patrick is away from Monday July 6th through Friday July 10th. There will be no WEEKDAY Masses at Holy Rosary during this time. The daily Mass schedule for St. Mary in Rochester is Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 8AM & on Wednesday at 5PM.

Looking to volunteer but short on time? Please consider helping to clean and iron the altar linens. With a rotating schedule of volunteers, it is only about one hour per month. To help or to learn more, please contact Frances DiTursi at 603-664-5127.

The teens going to Steubenville are holding a Car Wash Fundraiser at Holy Rosary on June 20th! It will run from 9AM until 1PM. Thank you!!

There will be limited office hours at Holy Rosary during the week of June 8th. If you need to reach someone, please stop by or call on Monday or Wednesday between 9am to 12 noon. Normal hours will resume the following week.

Looking for someone to take over the Annual Christmas Fair chair position. It is almost June, and before you know it, November is here! Planning for the fair starts months in advance and the chair person position needs to be filled first. Please consider this rewarding role and contact Kathie Bystrek for more information at your earliest convenience at [email protected] or 603-781-0311.