Celebrate the coming of the Infant Jesus with our parish children at the end of Mass on Sunday, December 17, at St. Joseph Church. Join us for cider and cookies after the performance.

A Deanery Penance Service will be held at Christ the King Parish on North Main Street in Concord on Sunday, December 17, at 2pm.

This period of Advent is not just a time of getting ready for Christmas by planning celebrations, decorating homes and buying gifts. It is, most significantly, a spiritual preparation for the Second coming of Christ, which is enriched through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. John will be available all Sundays of Advent, at St. Joseph's Church at 9:30am prior to Mass and immediately afterwards. Reconciliation at Our Lady of Lourdes will remain at 3pm on Saturdays. Additional time will be available Thursday evenings from 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm beginning December 3, or by making an appointment with him at the rectory.

The Interfaith Community Kitchen invites holiday bakers to donate two dozen of their favorite homemade Christmas cookies for our Christmas Cheer Cookie Project the weekend of Dec 17&18. A sign-up sheet to donate, or volunteer, will be available at both churches.

To Our Lady of Lourdes – St. Joseph Parishioners, With Father John’s approval, and the permission of the superintendent of NH Catholic schools, we have been given the opportunity to explore the option of becoming a satellite school for Seton Academy, a private Catholic elementary school currently located at Holy Rosary Parish in Rochester. Currently, we are seeing the fruits of Little Blessings Preschool in our own parish and wish to offer a continued Catholic education to these families and families within our parish and surrounding communities. As we continue to explore this option, your prayers are greatly appreciated, and updates will be sent to you as well as dates/times for informational meetings. If you wish to learn more about Seton Academy, please click the link below. Sincerely, Jeannie Garcia - Parish Faith Formation

Distribution of Communion is offered to parishioners who are unable to attend Mass due to personal or family related health concerns and can be received after the Mass dismissal on Saturdays at OLOL from 5-5:15 and Sundays at STJ from 11:15-11:30. Receiving the Blessed Sacrament alone does not take the place of Sunday Mass. Parishioners who receive the Blessed Sacrament outside of the Mass should also prayerfully participate in the Liturgy by viewing a Live Stream or Recorded Mass at home. Please contact Father John if you have any additional questions.

The diocese would like to invite men who are considering a vocation to the priesthood to an evening of prayer, conversation with the Vocations Team and dinner. There will be evenings for different age groups and they will take place at the Joseph House at 279 Cartier St in Manchester. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or 663-0153 if you would like to attend. October 5: high school - age 14-18; October 19: young men - age 19-24; November 2: older men - age 25+