Dear Parishioners and Visitors,
As you heard at the Masses recently – and can tell by the posters you see at the church entrances – the 2026 New Hampshire Catholic Appeal (NHCA) has “kicked off” here at St. Joseph’s. As you may recall, the NHCA supports the care for our retired and elderly priests, seminarian education, vocations to religious life, Catholic education, evangelization through Parable magazine, the Community Services programs at Catholic Charities NH, and more. Last year, we met our parish’s goal of $20,135, and we even received some rebated funds for donations that exceeded our goal.
This year, the parish’s goal is $20,468. I am grateful to all our parishioners who have already made a gift to the New Hampshire Catholic Appeal. As of today, we have raised $7,652 in donations and pledges towards our parish goal. 90% of the funds raised above the Appeal goal are returned to our parish.
If you have not made your gift yet, please bring your gift envelope, which includes your donor ID and parish ID, to Mass next weekend, or you can make your gift online at www.catholicnh.org/nhca. Extra gift envelopes are available in the pews. We need the support of all our parish families to reach our parish goal and every gift matters, no matter the size of the gift.
I wish to invite all the parishioners and visitors to pray for financial guidance before giving to the NHCA; in turn, I send along special and prayerful thanks for your anticipated generosity.
God bless,
Fr. John Mahoney
