Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church
MaryImmaculateNewtonMA ETPGrahm
Country	United States
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Membership	2,000
Website	maryimmaculateoflourdesnewtonma.org
History
Former name(s)	St. Mary's Church
Founded	1870
Founder(s)	Rev. John McCarthy
Dedication	William Henry Cardinal O'Connell
Dedicated	24 November 1910
Architecture
Architect(s)	Edward T. P. Graham
Architectural type	Romanesque Revival & Italianate
Years built	1909-1910
Groundbreaking	3 October 1909
Construction cost	$150,000
Specifications
Tower height	135 ft (41 m)
Materials	Red brick, terra-cotta tiles
Bells	3
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Boston
Parish	Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Parish
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Rev. Charles J. Higgins
Laity
Director of music	Mrs. Bobbie Hoffmann
Business manager	Sharon Hogan
Religious education coordinator	Jean Johnson

Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church, also referred to as St. Mary's, is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Boston located in Newton, Massachusetts. Its pastor is Father Charles J. Higgins. The parish is known locally as one of the few Boston parishes to offer the Tridentine Mass.

History

St. Mary's is the first Catholic parish in the city of Newton established in 1870 before the erection of a Gothic revival wooden chapel Catholics in Newton worshiped in private houses eventually they rented out a Hall. Until 1867 when the first chapel was built on Eillot Street. Eventually the parish outgrew their church so in 1909 Edward T. P. Graham was hired to build the church on Eillot street today it was then that the church was rededicated to Mary Immaculate of Lourdes. ^[1]

In 2004 the Archdiocese had put Mary Immaculate on the closing list of churches. However, in 2006 the Cardinal had reconsidered his plan to close the church and decided to close St. Phillip's Church in Waban instead. He moved the Tridentine Mass from Holy Trinity Church in the South End of Boston to Mary Immaculate of Lourdes saving the 149 year old parish from near extinction. ^[2]

Architecture

The church is designed in the Romanesque style with Italianate features. ^[3]

Mass times

Holy Days: as announced

List of pastors

Vocations

Diocesan priests/deacons ^[3]

• Rev. Michael E. Begley, deceased
• Rev. William S. Carpenger
• Rev. Richard F. Cronin
• Rev. Msgr. Edmund Daley, deceased
• Rev. William J. Melea
• Rev. Joseph Meredith, deceased
• Rev. Thomas F. Motherway, deceased
• Rev. Msgr. Francis J. Murphy
• Rev. Msgr. John E. Murphy
• Rev. Robert F. Reardon
• Rev. Bernard J. Smith, deceased
• Rev. John E. Sheridan
• Deacon George Messinger

Religious priests ^[3]

Religious sisters ^[3]

References

External links

• Parish Gallery

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