MECHANIC FALLS — The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish will hold its annual parish celebration on Sunday, Aug. 15, at Our Lady of Ransom Church Hall.

The event will begin with the 10:30 a.m. Catholic mass at Our Lady of Ransom Church. A “burger and dog” barbecue with all the fixings will follow. There will be games and entertainment for children and adults alike. Side dishes will be provided by the parishioners and 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 Malone in commissioning the new parish, the 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.

Anyone interested in more information about the Aug. 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 should call the parish office at 743-2606.