The first Sunday of Advent is this Sunday, December 1st. We invite families, couples or individuals to join us in lighting the advent wreath at each Mass throughout Advent.
If you are interested, please see one of our ushers or greeters.
by Patrice Metcalf - Director of Music Ministries - St Mary
On Friday, December 13th at 7:00pm at St. Mary's, we will take part in the Christian tradition of Lessons and Carols. The evening consists of 9 Biblical readings depicting the story of the birth of our Savior from the fall of humanity in Genesis to the birth of Jesus Christ in the Gospel. Each reading is followed by a Christmas carol that supports the Scripture. Details....
If any family is in need of Christmas help, please call the office at 508-699-8543 and leave your name and number. A member from St Vincent de Paul Society will contact you....
The delicious luncheon served at our collaborative parishes
following the recent Eucharistic Procession was
kindly donated by Café Assisi of Wrentham. We are most
appreciative of their generosity.
Join us on Tuesday, December 3rd, 7:30 PM at. St. Mary's for a Marian Advent program of music, prayer, Rosary and reflection. The evening will include a narrative recitation and....
We regret that neither of our churches will be open except during liturgies and events. We like to have at least one of our churches open for personal prayer as much as possible, but we need to implement this change as a (hopefully temporary) precaution due to intentional church fires in our area.
Please join us to celebrate St. Mary being debt free! Parishioners from both parishes are invited to come honor the St. Mary Parishioners for their....
Once again the St. Martha fair was a huge success. The Fair Committee is happy to report a net profit of $13,302.29. We are very grateful for the support of the entire parish. Your generosity is overwhelming. We are proud to be members of such a supportive community.
First, I need to begin on a somewhat serious note. You may have seen the news this past week that the investigation into the party(-ies) responsible for the intentional fire at St. Mary church in Franklin is still ongoing. Because the authorities do not yet have a suspect, they are looking into the possibility of a connection between this fire and those at two other churches in the southeast Massachusetts & northern Rhodes Island area in the past four months. The fact that arson and vandalism usually....
We will be holding Masses of Thanksgiving at both St. Martha and St. Mary churches. Please join us in giving thanks, and if you’d like, please bring an item that will be
included on your Thanksgiving table for a....
If you would like to honor your loved ones with Christmas Flowers, please place your flower envelope and donation in any collection between now and December 9. There are extra envelopes by the doors in both parishes. As you fill in the names of your loved ones please print clearly....
Giving trees will be placed in the churches during Advent again this year. This is a wonderful opportunity to help those in need (Advent. The trees are decorated with gift tags each having an item listed on it. Take the tag....
The glorious picture on our bulletin cover this week depicts the experience and reaction we hope all will have in the eucharistic Procession next Sunday. Over 60,000 Catholics attended the recent National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, a weeklong experience that has been described as life-changing and full of hope. From....