Lent is a time for healing and conversion. Sacramental confession allows God’s loving mercy and His grace-filled absolution to be confirmed to us through the ministry of the priest. Father John is available to offer the sacrament of confession every Saturday at 3PM at OLOL, after Sunday Mass at SJ, or by appointment. Drive-thru confession will be available at St. Joseph's Church on Saturday, March 20, at 10AM.

Prayer gives us a means of showing compassion toward others as we take them and their needs to our loving God who cares and can help them far more than we could ever hope to do ourselves. We are in need of volunteers to help with this most important ministry! Please sign up on flocknote under “Prayer Ministry” or contact the rectory with your name and email address. You will receive a weekly email with a list of parishioners intentions. Prayer intentions can be left in the prayer box at the back of the church. If you would like to pray as a group, please consider praying with the Divine Mercy Militia Thursdays, 5:30 at OLOL. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:19-20

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+