The parish offices at Most Precious Blood and Saint Theresa of Lisieux Parishes will be closed Monday, December 26 - Monday, January 2, 2023. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

Our annual Mass for the deceased members of our parishes will take place at Saint Theresa of Lisieux Church on November 20 at 5:30pm. The Mass will include a reading of the names of all those who were buried from our collaborative since All Souls Day 2021. All parishioners are invited to attend and pray for their loved ones at this Memorial Liturgy

The High School Peer Ministry invites the children of our collaborative to the second annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 29, from 1:30-3:00 PM in the parking lot of Most Precious Blood Church. All children (up to middle school age) are invited to wear their Halloween costumes and trick or treat from trunk to trunk. Please note that children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver. If your family would like to host a trunk, please contact Linda Phelan at lcphelan3@gmail.com.

Don't miss out! Our collaborative FUNDRAISER, the "We Don't Know What to Call This Show" show is THIS Sunday, November 6 at 2:00pm at Saint Theresa of Lisieux Church. Tickets will be available at the door. Tickets are $20 per person (family cap $60). Please come and enjoy the musical stylings of Father Blaney and your fellow parishioners as they present a variety of music for your listening pleasure. Please click on the title above for more information.

We are thrilled to announce the hiring of Graceanne Bowe as our new Director of Religious Education! Graceanne comes to us from St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Winthrop where she served as the Director of Faith Formation for grades 1-6. As our collaborative DRE, she will be responsible for grades 1-8, as well as oversight of the Grade 9 & 10 Confirmation Program. Graceanne received her Master of Arts in Ministry degree through St. John’s Seminary and has many years of working with children of all ages, first as a volunteer and then as a religious education staff member at multiple parishes in the area. She is experienced in developing and implementing programs across various grade levels and skilled at bringing the teachings of the Church alive for our young members. Graceanne will officially join our staff on Tuesday, October 11th. Look for a personal note of introduction from Graceanne in the bulletin soon. More information about this year’s program will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, registration is ongoing. Please click on the Religious Education button above on this page to register.

Although this year the Feast Day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not a holy day of obligation, it is of course a holy day nonetheless. The Mass for the holy day of the feast of the Assumption on Monday August 15th will be held at 9am at Most Precious Blood Church.

I am pleased to let you know that Jeannine Phillips and Martha DePaola have accepted the offer to become our new Directors of Religious Education!! For several years they have been the Coordinators of Religious Education Grades 1-5 in our collaborative. Over the past year and half since my arrival, I have been amazed by the degree of flexibility and inventiveness that they have brought to the program -- especially during the past very unique and challenging two years. Families and students have all benefited from their degree of dedication -- demonstrated in a variety of ways. As they have labored to bring Christ to our young students grades 1-5 over the past years through their nurturing of an authentic relationship with Our Lord, they will continue to build upon and augment their knowledge and skills with additionally overseeing and instructing our students grades 6-12. Please join me in congratulating Martha and Jeannine, our two new DRE's!!!!! We are blessed to have them. Father Blaney

Wanting to accommodate the many parishioners who have expressed a desire for the Saturday Vigil Mass at Most Precious Blood Parish to return to 5:30pm, the decision has been made for this change to begin Saturday, June 4th. May this return of the 5:30pm mass allow for greater participation of our parishioners in the celebration of the Mass.

Please join us on SUNDAY, JUNE 12th immediately following the 10:30am Mass at St. Theresa’s for a coffee & donuts reception to celebrate and show our appreciation to Ann Carroll!!! For 22 years Ann has lovingly served both St. Theresa’s and Most Precious Blood Parishes – as a Coordinator of Religious Education, as the Director of Religious Education, and most recently as the Pastoral Associate. Her presence and dedication – manifested in a multitude of ways over the years – has continually blessed our parishes with the love of Christ. Although Ann recently relinquished her official staff responsibilities, we are grateful that she continues to be an integral member of our collaborative family, giving of her time as a volunteer, as a Spiritual Director and mentor, and as a parishioner. We hope that you can join us in thanking and celebrating Ann for all of her years of service and generosity!!

Abstinence -- Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligation of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent. On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all. Fast -- Catholics over 18 and up to the beginning of their 60th year are bound to the obligation of fasting. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the days of fasting. On these days, only one full meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed. Regarding other weekdays of Lent, participation in daily Mass and the voluntary observance of fasting is recommended.