A note from the pastor...
There will be a Deanery Penance Service this Sunday, March 17th at 1:30pm at St. Andre Bessette Parish in Laconia.
If you’re at Mass and have an overactive or crying child, please don’t get up and leave. All parents go through this experience. Consider getting up and walking around with the child or at St. Matthew Church, proceed to the confessional waiting room (even for a brief period). This room now has a wide screen TV that broadcasts the Mass via live streaming. Trust me, it is a blessing for the parish to have young families as part of our parish life!
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the statues in our churches are draped over with purple cloths, representing the barrenness of entering into the sacred time of Holy Week, and creating the liturgical atmosphere of the Tomb of Christ.
Fr. Mark