Immaculate Heart of Mary
180 Loudon Road, Concord NH 03301
(603) 224-4393
WHAT TO DO FOR LENT?
Mon. March 18, 6-8pm: ALPHA COURSE! At the Alton Woods Community Building, 241 Loudon Rd., Concord Everyone welcome! No cost. Includes supper! Our parish is offering this Alpha Course to everyone! Give it a try!
For more info: L.challender64@gmail.com
Website: https://alphausa.org/
Promo Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fViYK_Xb3Wg
IHM March Madness -
NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket Challenge!
No cost to enter & a prize to the winner!
Fill out a bracket and return to Fr. Ray by Thurs. March 21 at 12Noon:
By email: frray3@gmail.com
By FAX: 603-224-6229
By mail: 180 Loudon Rd., Concord NH 03301
By dropping if off at the Rectory Office.
For IHM Parishioners.
Printable Bracket: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket?fbclid=IwAR3h9kdwYuLjQRkBp0Nl2_LZpx79J4zLXTPdx2vFaK8Oh7QLxK4SV8FgvfM
ALL Tuesdays at 6am in the church: Men’s Prayer Group: All welcome!
ALL Tuesdays at 6:30pm in room 1 of parish center: Charismatic Prayer Group: All welcome!
Tues. March 19, 6:30-8pm: Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality Course. Fr. Ray is leading this weekly Lenten Course on Tuesdays from March 12 - April 9 in the parish hall. No cost. Those interested in taking the course, let Fr. Ray know by email: frray3@gmail.com
Wed. March 20, 5-6pm: Centering/Contemplative Prayer for Lent. Learn and practice the art of Centering/Contemplative Prayer this Lent in Room 1A of our parish center (the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month).
Wed. March 20, 6:30-8pm: Understanding What We Believe Course with Ed Mullen in Room 4 of our parish center. Refresh your understanding of what you learned years ago. Info: emullen@ihmnh.org Meets every Wednesday.
Thurs. March 21: Interfaith Lenten Lunches: Thursdays at 12Noon (March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 11) at Bow Mills Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow. Cost: $7. Various pastors will lead a prayer, reflection and devotion.
Thurs. March 21, 5:30-8pm: Bishop Brady Open House
Includes a free Italian Dinner, student led tours, mini classroom lessons, student speakers, and club & sports displays. Info: 224-7419.
Friday March 22, 5pm: Stations of the Cross in our church, followed at 5:30pm with a Free Soup Supper downstairs in the parish hall. (THIS TAKES PLACE ALL FRIDAYS OF LENT: March 8 – April 12)
Friday March 22, 6-7pm: Young Adult Bible Study (ages 18-32), in Room 4 of our parish center. Info: Kateri Bean: kateri.bean@gmail.com (THIS TAKES PLACE ALL FRIDAYS OF LENT: March 8-April 12, right after Stations & Soup!
Friday March 22, 4:30-7pm: Fish Fry at Bishop Brady High School, 25 Columbus Ave., Concord. Eat in or take out: Fried: $10, Baked: $12, Mac and cheese for children: $5. With fries, clam chowder, cole slaw. THIS TAKES PLACE ALL
FRIDAYS OF LENT: March 8 – April 12. Info: 224-7418.
Sat. March 23, 9am-4pm: Sanctity of Life Conference. Christ the King Activity Center, 72 S. Main St., Concord. Cost: $50 includes lunch.
Info & Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sanctity-of-life-conference-tickets-55445004501
40 Days for Life: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/concord/
Sat. March 23, 9-11am: Protecting and Equipping Families in the Digital Age. At St. Marie Church Hall, 378 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester. Cost: $10.
Info: https://events.catholicnh.org/view/2004/protecting-and-equipping-families-in-the-digital-age
Flyer: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/flyer-RevKilcawley-2019-doublesided.pdf
Sat. March 23, 5:30-9pm: St. Patrick Pot Luck Dinner Party! In our parish hall. Includes live Irish Music featuring the Rebel Collective! All welcome!
Sat. March 23, 5:30-8:30pm: St. Patrick Children Party! In our parish center. All children grades 5 & under are invited. Includes supper, activities, and games. Cost: $5 per child or $10 max per family. For info or to help: kostrowski.ihm@gmail.com
Sun. March 24, 1:30pm: Lenten Penance Service at Christ the King Parish in Concord. 7 priests will be on hand to hear confessions.
Sun. March 24, 6:30-8pm: Parenting in the Digital Age Workshop for Parents. At St. Marie Church Hall, 378 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester. Cost: $10.
Flyer: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/flyer-RevKilcawley-2019-doublesided.pdf
Info: https://events.catholicnh.org/view/2009/parenting-in-the-digital-age
Mon. March 25, 12-2:30pm: The New Evangelization & the Hypersexualized Culture. At St. Marie Church Hall, 378 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester. Cost: $12
Flyer: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/flyer-RevKilcawley-2019-doublesided.pdf
Info: https://events.catholicnh.org/view/2008/the-new-evangelization-the-hypersexualized-culture
Sat. March 30, 10-4pm: Life With Wings Women’s Day Retreat with Mae Edwards. At the Sunapee Mountain Retreat, 63 Nature’s Way, Sunapee. Cost: $59 includes lunch. RSVP by March 25 to: maeedwards@comcast.net or 568-0236.
Fri. & Sat. March 29-30: Women's Lenten Retreat: "The Lenten Rose - A Blossoming Life" is being offered at Joseph House in Manchester. Cost: $130. Info: www.josephhouseretreats.org or 627-9493
Thurs. Apr. 4, 7-9pm. Parenting in a Culture of Confusion. At St. Marie Church Hall, 378 Notre Dame Ave, Manchester. Free.
Register: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/Flyer-Parenting-CultureOfConfusion-04.04.19.pdf
Thurs. Apr. 4, 9:30am-3:30pm. Ministering in a Culture of Confusion. At Puritan Conference Center, 245 Hooksett Rd., Manchester. Cost: $20.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ministering-in-a-culture-of-confusion-registration-54242565975
Info: https://events.catholicnh.org/view/2000/ministering-in-a-culture-of-confusion
Flyer: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/Flyer-CultureOfConfusion-04.04.19.pdf
April 4-7: Women's Cursillo at the Sarto Center, 17 Londonderry Tpk, Hooksett. Consider a life changing and faith growing experience this Lent! Contact Fr. Ray or the IHM office to sign up. Info: https://nhcursillo.org/ Application: https://nhcursillo.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Application_Sponsor_Form-1-8-2019.pdf
Fri. April 5, 7pm: Rachel Mass of Healing from Abortion. Christ the King Parish, 72 S. Main St., Concord.
Sat. April 6 at 9am: Women's Lenten Breakfast with Fr. Matt Mason at the Red Blazer in Concord. Cost: $20. Register: Lent2019Breakfast.Eventbrite.com
Sat. April 6, 9-4pm: Maine Catholic Women's Conference in Portland ME: https://portlanddiocese.org/mcwc2019
Sunday April 7 at 6pm: Living Stations of the Cross Passion Play! At Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. (One rehearsal for all 6-12th graders who want to be in it: Sat. April 6, 5:30-7:30pm).
Wed. April 10 at 7pm: Tenebrae Service of Darkness & Light in our Church. Experience this beautiful one hour service of prayer, music, darkness & light.
Friday April 12, 7-8:30pm: Ultreya! In our parish center. All welcome!
Ultreya means “onward.” It is an onward journey in faith, Christian fellowship, and a deepening of one's prayer life & life as a disciple. It is an opportunity to grow closer to Christ through listening to a witness speaker, song, laughter and snack foods. No cost! All are welcome, whether you attended a Cursillo or not. (the 2nd Friday of each month)
April 13-14: Fill a Truck Food Drive in our parish parking lot. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
Thurs. April 18 at 5:15pm: Passover Seder Pot Luck Dinner in our parish hall for all ages. No cost.
Thurs. April 18 at 7pm: HOLY THURSDAY MASS of the Last Supper.
Fri. April 19 at 3pm: GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross
Fri. April 19 at 7pm: GOOD FRIDAY Service with Veneration of the Cross
Sat. April 20 at 7:30pm: EASTER VIGIL MASS
Sun. April 21, 8am & 11am: EASTER SUNDAY MASSES [no 4pm Mass]
(Easter Egg hunt after 11am Mass for age 9 & under)
Sat. Apr. 27, 9:30am-5pm: 6th Annual Catholic Literature Conference. At Bishop Brady High School, 25 Columbus Ave, Concord.
Info & Registration: http://www.christthekingnh.org/literature-conference.html
Sunday April 28, 2:30pm: Divine Mercy Sunday Holy Hour at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
Wed. May 15, 9am-3pm: Pastoral Ministry with Young People. At the Holiday Inn, 172 N. Main St., Concord. Cost: $20.
Info: https://events.catholicnh.org/view/1993/listening-dialogue-discernment-and-accompaniment-in-christ-the-2018-synod
Flyer: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/Flyer-UnpackingSynod-05.15.19.pdf
Sat. May 18, 8am: Women’s Marian Mass & Breakfast with the Bishop. At St. Joseph Cathedral, Manchester.
Info: https://events.catholicnh.org/view/1828/marian-mass-and-breakfast-for-catholic-women
Flyer: https://www.catholicnh.org/assets/Documents/Flyers/Flyer-MarianMass2019.pdf
July 12-14: Steubenville East Conference at UMass-Lowell! For all current 8-12th Graders. To go: ssmith.ihm@gmail.com
Info: https://lifeteen.com/events/steubenville-east/
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St. Padre Pio Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel: All welcome 24/7/365
Restore - Renew - Proclaim: For more information about this Diocesan program: https://www.catholicnh.org/parishes/formation/lifelong/
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Bishop Libasci's Pastoral Letter: https://www.catholicnh.org/about/who-we-are/bishop/pastoral-letter/
Our Diocesan Website: https://www.catholicnh.org/
To view past parish Christmas Shows:
2018 Christmas Show: https://vimeo.com/307984210
2017 Christmas Show: https://vimeo.com/252513471 (Part 1) https://vimeo.com/308487875 (Part 2)
2017 Epiphany Show (Amahl): https://vimeo.com/256033051
2016 Christmas Show: https://vimeo.com/244941500
2014 Christmas Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEldSY_9LZU
2013 Christmas Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMj791AQEGg
