Weekend Masses:
Saturday 4:30pm (Live streamed)
Sunday 8:30am
Sunday 10:30am
Daily Masses:
Monday 8:30am
Tuesday 8:30am
Wednesday 8:30am
Friday 8:30am
Weather Cancellations:
If Merrimack schools are cancelled for weather, then daily Mass will be cancelled. Weekend Masses will follow the normal schedule, but please use caution when deciding to travel in bad weather.
Holy Days:
Vigil (Evening Before) 7:00pm
Holy Day 8:30am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:
1st Friday of the month following the 8:30am Mass
Sunday after the 1st Friday of the month following the 10:30am Mass
Upcoming:
Prayer Group with Guided Adoration: Monday, March 18 from 4:00-5:30pm
Wednesday People Scripture Study
Wednesday, March 20 from 6:20-8:00pm, downstairs in parish office building
Knitting Ministry
Thursday, March 21 at noon
RCIA
Sunday, March 17 at 11:30am, parish office
Faith Formation & Sacramental Prep:
•Youth Ministry (Edge & Life Teen)
Sunday, March 24 at 6:15pm, church hall
•Grades 1-5
Wednesday, March 20 at 4:30pm OR 5:45pm in the church. Includes parents!
•Confirmation & First Communion
Rehearsal on May 13 at 6:00pm
Celebration on May 14 at 6:00pm
Every Saturday:
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Every Thursday in Lent:
5:30pm - 6:00pm
Holy Week:
Monday, March 25 from 11:00am-1:00pm and 5:00pm-7:00pm
By Appointment:
Please call the parish office to schedule with Father Paul.
Parish office:
Monday - Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Please contact the office to donate a missal to the parish in honor of someone or in memory of a loved one.
Lent is an invitation to connect deeply with Jesus Christ.
Fasting & Abstinence:
Evening Mass on Thursdays during Lent at 6:30pm; evening prayer begins at 6:10pm.
Confession is available on Thursdays during Lent from 5:30-6:00pm.
Stations of the Cross: soup is served in the church hall beginning at 5:30pm with stations at 6:30pm on Fridays during Lent.
Holy Week Schedule:
Palm Sunday, March 24
4:30pm Saturday, March 23 Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
8:30am & 10:30am Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Monday, March 25
Confessions heard from 11:00am-1:00pm and 5:00pm-7:00pm
Wednesday, March 27 at 7:00pm
Tenebrae: Scripture lessons and reflections to prepare for the Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter)
Holy Thursday, March 28
8:30am Morning Prayer
7:00pm Mass of the Last Supper
Good Friday, March 29
8:30am Morning Prayer
3:00pm Stations of the Cross in the church
7:00pm Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday, March 30
8:30am Morning Prayer
7:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, March 31
8:30am and 10:30am Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord
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