Saint Blaise brought healing and peace to others through his strong relationship with the Lord. An ardent follower of Jesus, Saint Blaise truly became like Christ. Even as he was led to a grisly death, he focused on the needs of those around him. On February 3rd, the church honors Saint Blaise, Bishop and Martyr. In memory of Saint Blaise, the Blessing of Throats will be given at all of the Masses on January 29th & 30th.

We are all saddened in mind and heart that our beloved Ann Carroll will be relinquishing her role as Pastoral Associate. Her presence has blessed our parishes with the love of Christ. Although we are terribly saddened to see her venture on, we are grateful that she will continue to be an integral member of our collaborative family. Ann has been a tremendous support to me as your pastor, in these times especially. I am most grateful for Ann’s dedication to our collaborative of Most Precious Blood and Saint Theresa of Lisieux Parishes. - Fr. Blaney

It is with much gratitude that I am sharing with you my decision to retire from my Pastoral Associate role at St Theresa Parish on March 1, 2022. It is hard to believe, but I have worked in different roles between Saint Theresa and Most Precious Blood Parishes for 22 years. I have been blessed beyond measure and deeply humbled to have been invited into your every-day journeys with our Lord as well as your joys and sufferings and in turn you have let me share mine with you. I look forward to discerning where the Lord is calling me in this next chapter of my life. With much gratitude, Ann Carroll

In response to the many parishioners who have expressed a desire to move the time of the Saturday Vigil Mass at Saint Theresa Parish from 5:30 p.m. to 400 p.m., we have made the decision to make this change beginning Saturday, February 5th.I appreciate the time spent with the Collaborative Pastoral Council discerning this move. May it allow greater participation of our parishioners in the celebration of the Mass.

We urge our parishioners to stay off the roads during severe storms both for personal safety and to give town crews time to clear roads. If Dover-Sherborn schools are canceled due to weather, daily Mass and Religious Education classes will be canceled at both of our parishes and the parish offices will be closed. On weekends, cancellations will be announced on local television channels 5 and 7, on this website, and on the parish phone. Please note that if there is a power outage, the parishes will be closed and it may not be possible to update the phone message.

As the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God falls on Saturday this year, there will be a Vigil Mass at 4:00 PM Friday, December 31 at Most Precious Blood and a Holy Day Mass at Saint Theresa Parish at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 1. The normal Saturday evening and Sunday morning Mass schedule will be in effect for Sunday, January 2, The Epiphany of the Lord. Additionally, the 5:30 PM Sunday Mass resumes on January 2, now taking place at Most Precious Blood Church.

In preparation for Christmas, our collaborative will hold two evenings of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Reconciliation. On Wednesday, December 15 at Saint Theresa Parish and Thursday, December 16 at Most Precious Blood, Adoration will be held from 7:00 - 8:00 PM. During this time there will also be the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Both of our parishes are once again collecting donations for those in need this holiday season. Due to Covid restrictions and limited staffs, all the charities have requested that donations be in the form of gift cards this year. Please click on the photo for details.

Please plan to join us after morning Mass on Sunday, December 12 for a Christmas Sing-along! Father Blaney will play the piano and lead the singing at each parish immediately following Mass. We also invite you to bring the Christ Child figurine from your home nativity to be blessed during the sing-along in observance of Bambinelli Sunday.

We invite all adults of our collaborative parishes to celebrate the season at a Christmas Cocktail Party from 5 – 7 PM, Saturday, December 11 at Most Precious Blood. As this is a catered event, we ask that you RSVP to Anne Mangini at 508-785-0305 or mpbdover@mpb-stp.org, by December 6 so that we can have an accurate count.

We are happy to announce the resumption of Sunday morning coffee hours! After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, we are so pleased to invite everyone to join together for coffee and fellowship after Sunday morning Mass at both of our parishes.

Every year, our Peer Ministry Youth Group assembles and ships Final Exam Care Packages to the college students from our collaborative parishes. If you are interested in sponsoring a student, please click on the photo for more information.

On Sunday, October 31, our Peer Ministry Youth Group will host a "Trunk or Treat" event for the children of the collaborative. Click on the pumpkins for details.

On Sunday, October 10, parishioners and their pets gathered on the front lawn of Saint Theresa's for the Blessing of the Animals. Traditionally held near the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, October 4, this event recognizes the importance of all animals in our world and the special place of pets in our lives.

The women of our Collaborative of Most Precious Blood and St Theresa Parish are invited to our Annual Women’s Fall Mass on the evening of Thursday October 28 at 7:00 pm at St Theresa Parish. We are delighted that we can offer our Annual Women’s Mass again. Fr Blaney is looking forward as our celebrant and Deb Honor and Anne Miller will kindly provide the music. Please join us, as the women of our collaborative come together to celebrate the Gospel of Discipleship and Building up the Body of Christ.

Our 2021 - 2022 Religious Education year begins on Sunday, October 17. Please pray for our students and catechists as we begin a new year of in-person classes. If you would like to register, please visit our Faith Formation pages.

The animals of God’s creation inhabit the skies, the earth, and the sea. They share in the fortunes of human existence and have a part in human life. God, who confers his gifts on all living things, has made them symbolic reminders of the gifts of salvation. All are invited to bring their pets – of all kinds – to our collaborative “Blessing of the Animals” Sunday, October 10th at 12 Noon on the front lawn at Saint Theresa of Lisieux Parish.(To assist in the facilitation please bring all of your loving animals on a leash or appropriate carrier.)

Due to a town ordinance, masks are required for all at Most Precious Blood other than children under the age of 2, or people with a medical exemption from mask wearing. Masks are not required at Saint Theresa Parish. However, we have divided the seating into "Mask Required" and "Mask Optional" sections. You may sit in any section while wearing a mask. If you choose to sit in the "Mask Required" section, you must comply. Unvaccinated people are strongly encouraged to wear a mask. We hope these new arrangements will make Mass attendance safe and comfortable for all.

Love Your Neighbor: Get the Vaccine! Pilgrim Church is holding a COVID Vaccine Clinic next Wednesday, September 8, at 25 South Main St, Sherborn. Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines will be available 12:00 - 4:00 PM. Follow up for 2nd shots will be held on October 6. Walk ins are welcome.

Join us to celebrate our being able to “gather together” again to worship in our home parishes after such a challenging year. It will also be great to connect with each other -- both spiritually and socially – and to thank all of the folks who helped us in countless ways throughout the past fifteen months. On September 19th we will celebrate 10:30 AM Mass followed by an Outdoor Reception at St. Theresa of Lisieux Parish. On September 26th, we will offer Mass at 9:00 AM followed by an Outdoor Reception at The Church of the Most Precious Blood.