Author: Fr. Mahoney (Page 3 of 83)

Palm Sunday, March 29 Regular Holy Mass Schedule with distribution of Blessed Palms at all Masses.

Monday, March 30  Diocesan Day of Penance 
Confessions will be heard at St. Joseph Church at
11:00 AM -12:00 PM and 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.

Tuesday, March 31 11:00 AM  Chrism Mass and Blessing of the Holy Oils
– St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester

Wednesday, April 1 NO 8:00am MASS NO ADORATION

Holy Thursday, April 2 NO 8:00am MASS

5:30 PM  Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by        
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Anne Room until 8:30 pm.

Good Friday, April 3   NO 8:00am MASS                                                         5:30 PM  Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Distribution of Holy Communion.

Holy Saturday, April 4   

NO CONFESSIONS    NO 4:30 PM MASS

7:00 PM  The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night

Easter Sunday, April 5 
7:30 AM and 10:00 AM   Holy Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord

New Hampshire Cursillo Spring Weekends are scheduled as follows:
March 12-15 for Men and
April 16-19 for Women. 

For more information, visit the NH Cursillo website at https://nhcursillo.org or contact Claudette Dachowski at laydirector@nhcursillo.org or Mary Pat and Rick Simmons at Sim7@roadrunner.com.

Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

As I write this column, parts of the interior of the church building are under renovation, particularly,  the deteriorated and torn carpeting is being replaced and new pew frontals are being installed. Many thanks to the private donors whose generous contributions have wholly funded the project. Thanks to Steven Babin who has managed the removal and installation of the carpet, and thanks to his team of coworkers, Margaret Sweeney, Colin McIver, and Mike Iarocci who helped remove the blue chairs and kneelers from the nave and narthex. Many of the chairs and kneelers were donated to local non-profit organizations; the few that were stained and broken beyond repair were discarded. A special word of thanks goes out to Millie Berry, a devoted parishioner and an EM at our 10:00 A.M. Sunday Masses, who donated $18,000 to cover the cost of the new carpeting and its installation. We owe a great deal of gratitude to all our benefactors – and especially to Millie – for their support of St. Joseph’s, both prayerful and financial.

With prayerful best wishes,

Fr. John Mahoney

Dear Parishioners and Visitors,

Throughout next week, the church building will be under construction. Daily Masses, Adoration and Stations of the Cross are canceled, and the building will be closed. As reported previously, the torn and rippled wall-to-wall carpeting in the nave and the narthex will be replaced, in order to eliminate trip-and-fall risks.   Also, a new pew frontal will be installed that will provide kneelers for those seated in the front pews. The project will provide additional depth to the    transept, which will facilitate the distribution of Holy Communion when a bridal party or casket are situated at the juncture of the transept and the center aisle.   Of great significance, though, I am happy to report that I have been handed checks from a number of donors totaling more than $30,000, which covers the lion’s share of the project. While some of these donors wish to remain anonymous at this time, I will publish more about these acts of generosity later.

With thanks and prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney