The month of November will be dedicated to the  souls  of our faithful            departed.  Remembrances may be specifically made with assigned offertory       envelopes, envelopes located in the pews and/or listed in the Book of Intentions located to the left of the Fatima statue, throughout the month.   We pray that our intentions, on their behalf, might be received by Almighty God in a special
way during celebrations of Holy Mass.

Since the political world is where society makes its most significant decisions concerning human dignity and the common good, we have a serious moral obligation to participate in the public square and to vote.  For Catholics, it is obvious that deciding who to vote for is something that   cannot be based on our own self-interest. Instead, just like all the decisions we make in life, it must be based on one thing: a desire to serve God and neighbor. If we confess Jesus as Lord, then it only follows that we must see our political allegiances through the lens of our faith, and not the other way around.  Since the Church cannot be partisan, the Church does not tell Catholics who to vote for or against in an election. No one can tell you who to vote for in an election. It is up to each Catholic voter to prayerfully consider the policies of each candidate in an election and then decide which one will best advance human dignity and the common good.

For more information about casting your vote, visit: www.catholicnh.org/voting or www.faithfulcitizenship.org.

Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

As we embark upon the month   of November, Bishop Libasci calls our attention to the significance of Catholic funeral rites and Catholic cemeteries.

The month of November is traditionally a time in which the Catholic community remembers those who have died. It is related to the fact that the end of November is the end of the Liturgical Year with a new year starting the First Sunday of Advent – the four-week period of preparation before Christmas. The Church, then, uses this end-of-the-year period as a time to think of the end of life and the end of all things and the great hope that our earthly end is transition into a new life in God’s heavenly reality. We remember and give thanks for those who have gone before us, and we look with prayer and hope to their new life in heaven and our desire to join them there one day.

I hope that you will take a few minutes to read more about Catholic funerals and Catholic cemeteries as outlined on the enclosed flyer. There are additional pastoral guidelines and canonical regulation available for your review at the Diocese’s website, www.catholicnh.org under the tab “Funerals and Christian Burials.”

With prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney

Dear Parishioners,

The Diocese of Manchester, a Corporation Sole and legal owner of St. Joseph Church and all its temporal goods, has received from the Town of Lincoln’s Planning & Zoning Department a notice of hearing with respect to a request for “a special exception for a free-standing, off-premise, electronic message board sign in the village residential district,” meaning that the Town’s library wishes to erect on its front lawn at 22 Church Street a scrolling, electronic sign for advertising purposes, and to do so in a residential neighborhood.

What do you think?

While I am interested in learning your thoughts, please email me at stjlincoln@gmail. com. Additionally, please consider attending an in-person hearing at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at the Town Hall Building, 148 Main Street in Lincoln, or join the meeting virtually using these connection options:
See the town website: www.lincolnnh.org
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81700766161?pwd=WUFKR2N1Zk9xSzllbVFP
RWVzbyt4UT09
Meeting ID: 817 0076 6161

Passcode: 179696

With prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney