Tenebrae will be sung on Monday, April 15th beginning at 7:45 p.m. in the church. In our Jubilee Year, we will meditate upon the Seven Last Words of Christ and hear the beautiful music composed by Charles Gounod and Theodore Dubois. A meditation on the Seven Last Words will be offered in conjunction with each Scripture text.

The month of April is designated as Child Abuse Prevention Month in the United States. The Diocese of Manchester provides child safety articles, parent guides, and other helpful information about child protection on its website. For more information, please visit www.catholicnh.org/safety during April and share this information with others.

Join our Grounds Manager, Rick Balboni, on May 18th in Room 1 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. for a second class on “best practices" for waking up both your lawns and your gardens this spring. This class will cover material that was not discussed in our first class in March. But, if you missed the March class, you can still attend Part II to gain valuable insight that will help you have a greener thumb and gardens! Please call the office at 603.882.7793 to register. A free will offering will be accepted.

Please click the above link to view all of the many opportunities to celebrate the sacraments, participate in devotions and parish activities, and grow in your relationship with the Lord during the season of Lent. More Masses, more confession, more devotions both in person and online!

Our parish Tithing Council is accepting applications for fall 2019 scholarships through April 12, 2019. Several scholarships are awarded each year to students who will be attending college or trade school in the fall, have maintained a C or better average in high school, and are active, registered, confirmed parishioners of Saint Kathryn's. The scholarship may be used for tuition, books, or supplies.

We are once again raffling cash prizes off every day of the month of May! Purchase your raffle calendars after Mass or in the parish office. The calendars are $10.00 each, or three for $25.00. With two $500.00 prizes, three $200.00 prizes, and twenty-six $100.00, this calendar could be your lucky ticket!

We are pleased to announce that our Fifth Annual Ceremony of Lessons and Carols will take place on Thursday, December 27th, at 7:00 p.m. in the church. (Holy Mass on this day will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m.) Join us for this spectacular evening of Scripture readings, Christmas carols and anthems presided over by Deacon Ray, our gifted parish lectors, and superb choir, schola, instrumentalists, and soloists. Hear the ancient prophecies announcing the birth of Christ, join with us at the manger and hear the choirs of angels sing, and rejoice in the text, “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Join with us in singing carols like, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Joy to the World,” and “What Child is This?” Hear anthems old and new such as “Christmas Day,” “The Beautiful Mother,” and “O Holy Night.” What a delightful way to bask in the glory of the Christmas season in our beautiful church!

Experience the beauty of God's creation through the works of a diverse group of Catholic artists from southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, all parishioners of Saint Kathryn Parish. A large range of photographic works will be on display as well as oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, pen and ink renderings and more. Come in to the parish hall any time on Sunday, October 21st between 2:00-5:00 p.m. and walk the gallery at your own pace, enjoy wine and cheese and immerse yourself in wonder and awe through beauty, which has its source in the Divine Artist. Free. No registration required. Most works available for purchase.

All children of the parish are invited to dress as saints and visit our adult saints for sweet and non-sweet treats! Please click the link to learn more about this fun event or to sign up to help. Sign up your vehicle, dress as a saint, or donate a bag of treats!

The Military Veterans' Group will host an Alzheimer's Forum on Saturday, November 3rd from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Please click the photo for details. This event featuring six experts is free and open to the public.

Our Commemorative Jubilee Photo Directory will be our biggest and best parish directory to date! We ask all of our registered members to sign up for a free photo session with LifeTouch Studios to receive a free 8x10 portrait and free hardbound directory. There is no purchase necessary. Imagine if our entire parish family were pictured in the directory! What a priceless keepsake of our 50th Jubilee.

Saint Andrew was the first of the apostles to hear Jesus’ call to follow him. We would like to invite men in our diocese who are considering a vocation to the priesthood or would simply like some help hearing the Lord’s call for their life, to an evening of prayer, conversation with the Vocations Team, and dinner. These evenings will take place for different age groups on Fridays from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Joseph House (279 Cartier Street) in Manchester. Please RSVP to Becky Vinson at rvinson@rcbm.org or 603.663.0153 if you would like to attend. February 22: Age 25 and over.

This fall, we will delve into studying the Gospel of Mark with our Thursday adult faith formation classes. Once again, there will be morning sessions from 10:30 a.m. - noon and identical evening sessions from 7:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. Please click the class photo for full details and to register.

Please join us on Sunday, September 9, 2018 on the parish grounds from 1:00-3:00 p.m. for our Jubilee Parish Picnic. Sponsored by Saint Kathryn Parish and the Knights of Columbus, Council 5162, this annual event includes a cookout (hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, desserts) and a favorite tradition of the parish: Father Joe in a dunk tank! This year, we will also have a 50/50 raffle and more games for the children including a hula hoop contest --start practicing now! To be added to the guest list for the event, please click the cookout photo, print the registration tag, enclose it with payment in an envelope, and drop it in the offertory basket at a weekend Mass or return to the parish office no later than September 5th. The registration tag may also be found in our bulletin.

Has someone you know expressed an interest in learning more about the Catholic Faith? Perhaps you know someone who is beginning on a spiritual journey toward Catholicism but has never been baptized or is a member of a different Christian denomination. Maybe you are the spouse or child or friend of a Catholic and are simply looking for answers to some of your questions. Well, we have an opportunity for you! Deacon Ray and the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) team will host a chance for you to ask your questions and to open the door for further discussion about the Catholic Faith. There is no topic that is “off limits” and, in fact, we hope that there will be some of those difficult questions that will challenge us to greater faith! Plan to join us on Monday, August 20th from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Room 1 on the lower level of the church. Your questions, observations, and insights will be most welcome—and so too are you!

Bishop Peter Libasci will celebrate the Mass for the opening of our 50th Jubilee Year on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE. A light reception in our Parish Hall will immediately follow.

In celebration of our Golden Jubilee, over the course of the 10 days leading up to our 50th Anniversary date of October 4, 2018, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for adoration from September 24th through October 3rd. The schedule will be available for sign-ups beginning the weekend after Labor Day after Masses in the back of the church.

Join us for a Eucharistic Holy Hour for Vocations to the Priesthood at the hour when our diocese traditionally celebrates ordination to the priesthood on this day. With no one being ordained for our diocese this year, we must ask the "Lord of the harvest to send more workers into his vineyard." All of us interceding--young and old alike and everyone in between--will encourage young men to consider a vocation to the priesthood.

Plan now to join us for a concert of sacred music performed by our parish choir and schola on Sunday, June 3rd, beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the church. The program will feature some of the “favorites” of the choir and schola as sung through the liturgical year. A light reception will follow in the parish hall.

DATE CHANGE - STAY TUNED: Join us this summer for a very special event, an Investiture in the Brown Scapular of our Lady of Mount Carmel.  This event is open to all who wish to further their devotion to the Brown Scapular and deepen their knowledge of this particular devotion.  We begin with a 6:00 PM Carmelite Talk on Our Lady of Mount Carmel & the Brown Scapular followed by 7:00 Mass concluded with a Ceremony at 8:00 PM.  Click on the picture for more information.