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The St. Marys mens group will have a speaker on Saturday January 19 in the
hall. Father Marc Montminy will deliver a talk titled "Growing as Christian
Men". Coffee and bagels will be available at 7:30AM and Fr. Marc will begin
at 7:45AM. The talk will end promptly at 8:45AM. All men in the parish are
encouraged to attend.
Fr. Marc Montminy was ordained in May of 1977 for the Diocese of Manchester
after receiving a bachelor and master's degrees from St. John Seminary in
Brighton, Ma.
Since his ordination, Fr. Marc has served the diocese of Manchester through
a variety of ministries, including associate pastor in Salem, N.H. where he
became very involved in renewal movements throughout the Diocese. He
waschairperson of the Diocesan Liturgical Commission and began the Office of
Worship.
Fr. Marc was co-director of the Manchester Christian Life Center and was the
founder of the Spiritual Renewal Services. In that capacity, Fr. Marc served
as liaison to the Cursillo Movement, liaison to the Charismatic Movement and
developed a Center for Spiritual Direction and later opened a Retreat Center
known as Joseph House which continues to offer days and weekends in the art
of contemplative prayer. During his many years as head of the Office of
Spiritual Renewal, Fr. Marc offered yearly retreats for men, women, young
adults, families, teenagers, couples and days and weekends of renewal during
various liturgical seasons. He was also instrumental in conducting healing
services throughout the diocese and of founding the Men of Joseph in the
Diocese of Manchester.
In 1988 Fr. Marc was named pastor of Ste. Marie parish where he has
continued to minister for the last 20 years. In 1995, Fr. Marc also became
pastor of a second parish, Sacred Heart which is also located in the city of
Manchester. Besides his work as a pastor, he continues to give parish
missions and workshops throughout New England and Eastern Canada. If you
have any questions, please contact Armand at 978-250-1332.
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