Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish Holds Annual Celebration In Mechanic Falls

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish will hold its annual Parish celebration on Sunday, August 15 at Our Lady of Ransom Church Hall in Mechanic Falls.  

The event will begin with the 10:30 a.m. Catholic mass at Our Lady of Ransom Church.  A “Burger & Dog” barbecue with all the fixings will follow.  There will be games and entertainment for children and adults.  Side dishes will be provided by the parishioners. The parish ladies groups will prepare the dessert.  The event is sponsored by Our Lady of Ransom’s Ladies Guild and St. Catherine of Sienna’s Sodality. 

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta parish was created on July 1, 2008 when Bishop Richard Malone combined the former parishes of St. Catherine of Sienna in Norway and Our Lady of Ransom in Mechanic Falls (including the mission church of St. Mary’s in Oxford). As stated by Bishop Malone in commissioning the new parish, this joining of the Norway and Mechanic Falls parishes took into consideration “the bonds which presently exist between the people of these parishes, and… the need of even closer cooperation between the parishes for the sake of evangelization.” Also important in merging the two former parishes was the desire “to create a single, vibrant parish by bringing together the gifts and resources” of the three churches comprising the former parishes.

For more information about the August 15 celebration, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish, or the churches of St. Catherine of Sienna in Norway, Our Lady of Ransom in Mechanic Falls, or St. Mary’s in Oxford, call the Parish office at 207-743-2606.