Our parish will host 3 separate weekly sessions for this year’s Advent/Christmas seminar. Each has 6 sessions; 4 for Advent and 2 for Christmas. The sessions at MQP will not include the Activities unless requested. This is to accommodate those persons who like traditional discussion sessions only. Both of the...
Due to the flu and cold season, Bishop Peter is directing all parishes to forego offering the precious Blood at masses from Advent through Holy Thursday: “It is my contention that our belief in the concomitant Presence of Body and Blood must be reiterated in these days. Our people need...
The parish is now introducing the “Memorial and Tribute Giving Program”. It has long been a tradition to memorialize or pay tribute to someone special by making a donation to the parish. When faced with a personal loss, family and friends often want a way to honor a loved one...
ESCHATOLOGY and APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE in the BIBLE The Bible is composed of various writings and literature and for that reason it can present problems and difficulties for a reader in the understanding of the various books and passages of Sacred Scripture. In these last days and weeks of the Church’s...
Gift Card Sale!! It’s that time of year for Honduras Mission Team to be selling gift cards as a fundraiser again this year. Some of our sales last year were grocery cards purchased for our Food Pantry and specialty gift cards that were used for our annual Giving Tree. Order...
Each month families are sent from our Family Faith Formation class with a ‘Spiritual Exercise’ to practice and sharpen the skill discussed. Last month families were challenged to watch tv, look around at school, work, home, etc. and find examples of the acts of mercy being lived. Here is just...
All Souls’ Day Mass of Remembrance Saints Mary & Joseph Parish will celebrate an All Souls’ Day Mass for those who died this past year on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, 7:00pm at St. Joseph Church, 40 Main St., Salem, NH. Invitations will be mailed to the family members who had...
Dear Parishioners of Saints Mary and Joseph Parish: Below is the parish financial report for fiscal year 2015—2016. Although we continue to run at a deficit, we have cut expenses over the past year by reducing the costs of both payroll and maintenance. Also, we are selling property to further...
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So, Who’s in charge? Are you tired of all the election rhetoric going on? Everywhere – television, newspaper, radio, facebook ; mud-slinging, lying, name-calling. Are you looking forward to the election being over? Well, I’d like to make a prediction. I predict, with confidence, that when we wake up on...