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“Lord, make us an instrument of your peace.” These words of St. Francis of Assisi resonated across eight centuries, and on June 7, 2026, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, our Collaborative, will gather to process with the Blessed Sacrament. We do so at a remarkable confluence: 800 years since Francis’s transitus (his death and entrance into eternal life, 1226), and 250 years since the birth of the United States of America (1776): One Nation under God. We do so in the prayerful context of....

The offices of St. Martha and St. Mary Parishes will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

The Ascension of the Lord is Thursday, May 14th, a Holy Day of Obligation. There will be a 9:00 am Mass at St. Mary and a 6:00 pm Mass at St. Martha.

SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, June 7th, 2026–The Feast of Corpus Christi, our next Eucharistic Procession! Please join in our collaborative Eucharistic Procession as we walk from St. Mary Church to the Maples, then to the....

God blesses us in so many ways, and in our country this Sunday we especially honor the gift of our mothers. While parent-child relationships can be complicated at times, we are grateful for the ways we are blessings to each other. We give thanks to God for those who gave us birth and those who embraced us as mothers through adoption or as step-mothers, for their motherly care as we grew and for continuing to guide us in strong and gentle ways. We give thanks for...

Grief is a life experience we all share whether it is the loss of a job, retirement, moving and leaving behind a special place, the loss of love during a divorce, adult children moving away, illness, miscarriage, or the death of a loved one. There are many kinds of losses....

Saint Martha Parish: Sunday, May 3 First Eucharist 10:00 am Mass Saturday, May 2 First Eucharist 5:30 pm Mass

Last week we shared a column from our Archbishop Richard Henning, in part because of the hope he sees arising in the church, and in part because at the time I had planned to write the column my head was spinning from my conversations with the Archbishop! As we shared with you at Masses last weekend, Archbishop Henning has asked me to remain as Pastor here a bit longer (several months or up to a year) until an....

Confirmation 1(grade 7) has class on Sunday, April 26 from 4:00-7:00 pm. Faith Formation registration is open.

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Over the last several weeks, as I travelled to and from Boston and around the region, I have been delighted to see a beautiful highway billboard with the image of Divine Mercy and the words "Jesus, I trust in You." I do not know who arranged for the billboards, but I am deeply grateful to them. It's a simple but brilliant....

The offices of St. Martha and St. Mary Parishes will be closed on Monday, April 20th in observance of Patriots’ Day.

Confirmation 2(grade 8) has class and Mercy Night on Sunday, April 19th from 4:00-7:30 pm. Confirmation 1(grade 7) has class on Sunday, April 26 from 4:00-7:00 pm.

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