The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, January 17 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Please note that the daily Mass schedule is modified during the weeks of January 16 and January 23. The only dates that are impacted are Tuesday, January 18 and Thursday, January 27. The weekend Mass schedule remains the same. Read more…

Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual Respect Life novena, 9 Days for Life, Wednesday, January 19 – Thursday, January 27. Get daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Sign up at 9daysforlife.com!

Due to inclement weather, First Friday Eucharistic Adoration has been cancelled for Friday, January 7. Mass will be celebrated at 7:30am as usual. Thank you to our parishioners for your willingness to commit to an hour of adoration. We will see you on Friday, February 4!

The Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Mass schedule has been released! Decide which Mass time works best for you and your family! Read more...

The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a holy day of obligation, will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 8. Decide which Mass time works best for you and your family! Read more...

During the season of Advent, we hear the call of John the Baptist to repent and prepare for the kingdom of God. In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, the shackles and burdens that prevent us from approaching the light of Christ are undone. To make this important Sacrament more available, we will be adding opportunities throughout the week of December 12. Read more...

Because of your generous response to last year's "Fill the Gap" campaign, our parish ended a very difficult year in very good shape. So, counting on this generosity, I am asking you to help us fill the gap again this year. I am asking each family in the parish to make an additional one-time gift of $200. Last year, this generosity raised over fifty thousand dollars and more than filled the gap left by the cancelation of the parish fair. Read more...

There are plans to hold our first Advent Intramural Youth Basketball Tournament at the St. Ignatius Gym this December! Specifically, the tournament is set to include a practice night on Wednesday, December 15, a round of short scrimmages on Sunday, December 19, and finally an evening Advent tournament on Wednesday, December 22. Read more...

We'd like to profusely thank St. Thomas School for their canned food drive, and especially to Mrs. Sanborn's class who brought the many boxes of food outside to be picked up. They provided the bulk of the items we used for the Thanksgiving baskets. It was truly a huge help! Read more...

Please note that the Parish Office will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26. The Parish Office will reopen on Monday, November 29 at 9:00am.

Join us as we give thanks to God with the celebration of Mass on Thanksgiving Day at 9:00am on Thursday, November 25 at Holy Family Church! Please note that regularly scheduled Eucharistic Adoration, confessions, and Mass on Thursday evening are cancelled.

Please note that the final 7:30am Sunday Mass at Notre Dame Church, Springvale will be celebrated on November 7. Beginning Sunday, November 14, all Masses will be celebrated at Holy Family Church, Sanford through the winter months.

Please note that due to parish clergy being away, the weekday schedule for the week of November 8-12 is modified. Read more…

Our monthly Matthew Meal will be held on Tuesday, November 9, 5:30-6:30pm at St. Ignatius Café (25 Riverside Avenue, Sanford). Dinner is a curbside, no contact, take-out dinner. FREE for ALL!! Come and join the youth groups from our parish & Holy Spirit Parish as they serve a yummy pasta dinner, with bread, salad, drinks, and dessert. Youth in grades 6-12 who wish to volunteer, please call Shelly at the Parish Office, 3242420.

This upcoming weekend, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Parish is pleased to welcome Father Andrew Mbinkar Berinyuy, Sch.P. for our annual mission cooperative. Father Andrew introduces himself and the work of the Piarist Fathers in the following note. Thank you in advance for your generous support of the missions! Read more…

Please note that due to parish clergy being away, the weekday schedule for the weeks of September 27-October 8 is modified. Read more…

Do you know someone not baptized or baptized in a non-Catholic Christian tradition, who is thirsting for what it means to become Catholic? Do you know someone already Catholic but has not yet received Confirmation & Communion? They may be thirsting, too! The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a place to ask questions and seek understanding. Call Shelly in the Parish Office for more information. Sessions begin soon and will be on Mondays at 6:30pm at the Faith Formation Center, 10 Payne St. in Springvale.

The September baptism preparation class will be held on Saturday, September 11 from 11am-12pm at the Notre Dame Faith Formation Center in Springvale. If you're looking to have your baby or young child baptized, or if you're expecting and want to take the class ahead of time (before you're sleep deprived!) call the Parish Office to sign up. Babies are welcome in class!

One year ago on August 22, 2020, Father Alex Boucher became a Priest! We are so very grateful that you are here! You have served St. Therese of Lisieux parish and St. Matthew parish with love, wisdom, humor and holiness this past year. May God continue to bless you as a beloved Priest of Jesus Christ with faith, wisdom, joy, peace and a long and healthy life!