Join our parish as we participate in the Annual 1K Walk for Hunger Saturday, May 21, 2016, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet at the Pleasant Street United Methodist Church 8 Pleasant Street Salem, NH 03079 Sponsored by Salem Lions Club All profits will be donated to three local Salem...
The historic tour, marking the 100th Anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, will feature the world famous International Pilgrim Virgin Statue, traveling worldwide for nearly 70 years. Sts. Mary and Joseph Parish is hosting the tour starting at St. Joseph Church on May 6, 2016 with Mass...
A children’s bereavement support group will meet March 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 10 to Noon in St. Julie Hall at St. Joseph Church. Call 893-6061 to register and for questions. For years we thought children did not grieve. That has been proven to be untrue and children at...
A couple of weeks ago we invited you to share your story of feeling welcomed to the parish. We received a couple so far! Let’s make more stories like these! “In my 55 years in this parish, I have been involved in a number of ministries. Two of them required...
Pope Francis has proclaimed 2016 a “year of mercy” – a time for us, as a Church, to be ministers of the mercy of God for all. As part of the jubilee, the Holy Father has extended to all priests the “discretion to absolve of the sin of abortion those...
Today Jesus tells us, “Keep my commandments, … that your joy may be complete” (Jn 15:10-11). Jesus’ entire concern is our joy! THIS is the reason for his taking on human nature, devoting his life to teaching and healing, and ultimately laying down his life. He had nothing to gain—except...
Negotiating the rocky terrain In his long career as a rabbi, Harold S. Kushner, the author of the iconic When Bad Things Happen to Good People, has prepared many couples for marriage. Rabbi Kushner writes: “Think of two married couples. One couple insists that they have never had a serious...
“What return shall I make to the Lord…?” Psalm 116:12 “Give, and it shall be given to you. …For the measure you measure with will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38). In considering stewardship, we often think of giving to God and our neighbor, our time, our talents and...
We have now entered the “Easter Season,” and will be reading over the next six weeks from the book of Acts. The Easter readings describe the remarkable response made by the first disciples to the graces of the Resurrection, and of the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Today,...
Saints Mary and Joseph Parish This year’s Easter Gospel Every year we hear the Easter story a little differently. Where we are on our own journeys to Jerusalem and Calvary affects what we hear and how we hear it. If you are celebrating the safe return of a lost son...