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The BCAF Provides Assistance to the Strafford County Family Reception Center
The Strafford County Family Reception Center received a grant from the Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund (BCAF) to help defray the cost of snacks and special quarterly year events for the kids of those incarcerated at Strafford County Department of Corrections.The Family Reception Center’s mission is to provide a comfortable, trusting, and supportive environment where inmates’ families and friends may come before or after visits to receive validation and resources that may lessen the impact experienced through incarceration of a loved one.
Learn more about the Strafford County Family Reception Center and the BCAF grant.
From the Bishop: “Don’t Wait Too Long for a Renewal"
Have you ever felt like opportunities have passed you by? Like maybe your best days are behind you? Well, as I celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of my ordination this past year, I thought I could qualify as someone who was, as we like to say here in New England, “all set.” At my young age, I did not really anticipate encountering anything brand new. Well, I have news for you. Very good news: God is never finished with any of us.Read the Bishop's message from Parable Magazine.
30th Annual Scout Retreat
All Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts in grades 5-12, and adult leaders, are invited to the 30th Annual High Adventure Scout Retreat held at Camp Fatima on September 17-19. This Retreat is very active, like a camporee, involving the scouts in a number of fun, interesting, challenging, thought provoking and faith filled activities. It includes a climbing wall, high ropes, capture the flag, and dance. Sponsored by the Diocesan Catholic Scouting Committee & Fr. Ray Ball, Diocesan Director/Chaplain.Click here for details and to download registration information.
Travel Series: Our Lady of Hope House of Prayer, New Ipswich
Each week as part of our summer travel series, we feature a different Catholic destination in New Hampshire or greater New England right here on catholicnh.org. Last week, we traveled to Spencer, Massachusetts to visit Saint Joseph’s Abbey, home of a community of Cistercian monks whose famous jams, Trappist Preserves, support their ministries. For the final destination in our Summer Travel Series, we head back to New Hampshire to visit Our Lady of Hope House of Prayer in New Ipswich. The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary operate the House of Prayer, a place of quiet retreat and solitude for the spiritual traveler.Read more about Our Lady of Hope House of Prayer in New Ipswich, NH.
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week
The week of July 25 to 31, 2010 is Natural Family Planning Awareness Week which coincides with the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae on July 25th. Humanae Vitae articulates the Catholic beliefs on human sexuality, conjugal love and responsible parenthood. The dates also mark the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, July 26, the parents of our Blessed Mother.Click here to read more about Natural Family Planning and to learn about some upcoming events.
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Employment Opportunities
Looking for employment? We have a number of employment opportunities in our Catholic schools including administrator, teacher and staff positions. There are also a number of positions available throughout the Diocese and New Hampshire Catholic Charities.Click here to find employment opportunities in our Catholic schools.
Click here to find employment opportunities in the Diocese and New Hampshire Catholic Charities.