Please join us for our Bazaar Wrap Up Meeting on Wednesday, October 20th at 7pm in the Parish Family Center. All are welcome to attend to share your thoughts about the past, present and future of this annual fun event! We hope to see you there!
Six weeks ago, the central part of Haiti where groups of our parish family traveled in the past, was hit by another devastating earthquake. The nutrition center for children with severe malnutrition was demolished and the convent suffered extensive damage. Could you help out with a monetary donation? Checks may be made payable to THE HAITI PROJECT, INC. and left at the parish office or click the link above. Also, supplies such as children’s summer clothing, shoes, powdered baby formula, over the counter meds, school supplies, food items (rice, dry beans, pastas) canned goods (meats and fish) and peanut butter. NO GLASS CONTAINERS PLEASE. Totes for Haiti will be at the front entrance to the church and in the Parish Family Center lobby with a list of supplies until the end of October. Questions? Please call Emery Gaudet (978)537-1907
Join us on Saturday, October 2nd at 9am in the parking lot to have your pets blessed! All pets and their owners are welcome. This celebration commemorates the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
Parishioner Genevieve Farr has created a new project to collect and distribute socks to those in need, "Socks On Sundays", or "S.O.S." Socks for donation can be placed in the bins at any church entrance. Please click the link above to learn more about Genevieve's project.
Due to anticipated weather issues, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the Mass for Father Dennis to next Sunday, 8/29 at 10:30am. Thank you for your understanding.
Click the link above to view slides that show wonderful moments from this summer's Religious Education program, "Becoming Jesus' Disciples". The program provided an opportunity for parish children in first through fifth grade to study Scripture, Old & New Testament. Thanks to all our Religious Education catechists for sharing their time, talent and faith-filled hearts with our young disciples. Please keep them and all of the Religious Education students in your prayers.
A Grandparents Day Mass and Breakfast will be held this year on Monday, July 26th at a special 8am Mass. We will honor the grandparents of Jesus, Saints Anne and Joachim, on their feast day. All grandparents and their grandchildren are invited to participate. Please come and join us, even if your grandchildren cannot attend with you. You can bring them with you in spirit! Sign up sheets are at the entrances of the church.
If you were not able to attend in person, you may watch Father Dennis' funeral Mass by clicking the link above. Login or registration is NOT necessary.
Dear Friends, I received word late last night that our former pastor and friend, Father Dennis O’Brien, passed away in his sleep at his home on Cape Cod. He will be remembered as a wonderful priest who’s zeal for the Lord touched so many, many lives. I will send out further information regarding funeral arrangements as soon as they are available. Eternal rest, grant to him, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon him. Peace, Fr. Michael
The Bishop's has issued a Pastoral Letter to the Diocese to "Come Home" to Mass after the pandemic. In the letter, he restores the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation beginning with The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ, on June 6, 2021. Click the link above to read the document.
The 6pm Mass will be suspended effective Sunday, June 6th, through Sunday, September 5th, and will resume on Sunday, September 12th. This is due to the very limited number of folks who come to this mass. We will have it in the fall as part of our faith formation program. For those who are looking for a Sunday evening Mass, Holy Family has a 5:30pm Mass and St. Bernard’s at St. Camillus has a 6pm Mass.
On Sunday, May 16th at the 10:30am Mass, our First Eucharist Religious Ed students (and their families) will be in attendance for the Rite of Enrollment during that Mass. Seating will be very limited, and you may want to consider attending a different liturgy. Thank you for your cooperation. As always, please call the parish office if you have any questions.