Saint Columbanus is the patron saint of motorcyclists. He became a monk in Ireland in the mid-seventh century, but because of his love for the open road, he traveled throughout Western Europe, moving from one monastery to another, even crossing the Alps on foot.  Let us pray to St. Columbanus for the safety of all  motorcyclists during Laconia Bike Week 2023!

We are very grateful for all the donations given in memory of mothers, living and deceased, on Mother’s Day 2023.  While many were given anonymously, we entrust them all to the maternal care of the Blessed Mother.

Donor:  In Memory/Honor of

Doug and Margaret Sweeney: Marianne Loranger, Lillian Sweeney, Mary Moniz, Rose Loranger
Janet Peltier: Helen Cadorette, Claire Ward, Arlene Peltier
Mary Pieroni: Mary Iarocci, Cecilia Pieroni, Geraldine Paolino
Barbara Vitale: Marguerite Young.
Rae Perron: Aime Perron.
Lee and Eileen Latham: Mary Driscoll.
Quinten & Judy Boyle:  Laura Boyle, Mary Boyle, Judith Boyle, Doris Sawyer
Susan Whitman: Blanche Boyle, Mary Boyle,  Elizabeth Whitman.
Patrick & Christine Walsh: Margit, Margot, Maria, Marion, Irene,
Patricia Hamdan:  Mary, Mother of Jesus, Patricia Yagielowicz, Wanda Hamdan
Letitia Stewart: Anna Marie Stewart, Margret Ferrera
Donald Landry:  Helena Haynes,  Edna LaForest
Nancy Bujeaud:  Claire Bujeaud
Elizabeth Poirier:  Doris Barnes, Harriet Barnes.
Charles and Pauline Harrington: Marietta Bossie, Violet Harrington, Eugenie Charland
Paula Strickon:  Margaret Lightfoot , Norma Strickon, Ellen Dombroski,
Nathan & Nina Haynes: Helena Haynes, Mabel Lehouillier

With prayerful best wishes,
Fr. John Mahoney

Dear Parishioners and  Visitors, 

Every two years, Bishop Libasci asks that parishes throughout the Diocese of Manchester welcome a missionary to speak on behalf of the “Mission     Cooperative Appeal.”  Reflecting on the assertion in Acts of the Apostles, “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20), Bishop states, “We encourage our parishioners to answer that call …by sharing our zeal.  We can speak about our faith, about our passion for mission – and what support of this evangelizing work means for more than 1,100 mission dioceses.” Further, Pope Francis reminds us, “As Christians, we cannot keep the Lord to ourselves as we recall with gratitude all those men and women who by their testimony of life help us to renew our baptismal commitment to be generous and joyful apostles of the Gospel.”

This weekend, please join me in welcoming Father Michael Adebote to St. Joseph Parish.  Father is a missionary priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA Fathers), whose mission organization is  currently ministering to seventeen countries in  Africa, primarily by providing basic needs of building schools, churches, water projects, health centers, and by supporting peace efforts in countries affected by war and in the most poverty-stricken areas.

With prayerful best wishes,

Fr. John Mahoney