St. Mary's Parish
Miramichi NB
E1V 2J9
Who we are
Welcome to our faith community. St. Mary’s was founded in 1862 and since its humble origins, we have told a very important story, our sacred story of who we are as God’s people. At St. Mary’s we are presently a community made up of many families and many backgrounds who gather to worship God, to build a community of faith and to be a people constantly weaving the story of Jesus into our lives.
Our Parish mission statement sums up so well what St. Mary’s for 150 years has meant to us and to the people of the greater Miramichi area. “St. Mary’s is a people called through baptism to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through our gifts, great and small, we build a caring community of faith and prayer which enables us to risk being open and responsive to present and future needs.”
This is what the Lord asks of you: To act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
Enjoy your visit, more importantly gather with us to experience as a people of faith the inclusive love of God revealed in each of us, revealed in our sacred story.
Our Parish mission statement sums up so well what St. Mary’s for 150 years has meant to us and to the people of the greater Miramichi area. “St. Mary’s is a people called through baptism to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through our gifts, great and small, we build a caring community of faith and prayer which enables us to risk being open and responsive to present and future needs.”
This is what the Lord asks of you: To act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
Enjoy your visit, more importantly gather with us to experience as a people of faith the inclusive love of God revealed in each of us, revealed in our sacred story.
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Fr. Godwin Kalu, SMMM
Leader Position:
Pastor
Phone:
Fax:
(506) 622-7031
Leader Email:
Click here to contact Fr. Godwin Kalu, SMMM
Administration
Admin Name:
Becky Lyons-Standring
Admin Position:
Office Administrator
Admin Address:
360 Newcastle Boulevard
Miramichi
New Brunswick
E1V 2J9
Miramichi
New Brunswick
E1V 2J9
Phone:
Fax:
(506) 622-7031
Admin Email:
Click here to contact Becky Lyons-Standring
St. Mary's Parish Mass Times
Weekend Mass Times
Saturdays 4:30 pm
Sundays 10:00 am
1st Saturday of each month 9 AM Rosary, Exposition, Confession; 9:30 AM Mass, Devotions to Our Blessed Mother.
Weekday Mass Times
Tuesday to Friday: Holy Rosary - 11:30 am / Angelus-Noon;
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Saturdays 4:30 pm
Sundays 10:00 am
1st Saturday of each month 9 AM Rosary, Exposition, Confession; 9:30 AM Mass, Devotions to Our Blessed Mother.
Weekday Mass Times
Tuesday to Friday: Holy Rosary - 11:30 am / Angelus-Noon;
It's been more than a year since the last mass times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm mass times.
Please contact the church to confirm Mass Times or SUBSCRIBE to updates below
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Bereavement
Children's Word Liturgy
Liturgical Ministries
Music
Prayer Shawl
Development & Peace
Martha Guild
Prison Ministry
Vineyard Labourers
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Monday – Thursday
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
St. Mary's Parish History
St. Mary’s was founded in 1862. After years of immigration into this area, a need was seen to build a church. Before this, the Catholic people of the area had been ministered to by priests at Bartibog and Nelson.
The first church was built on Prince William St. (Now Newcastle Blvd.) between the area of today’s railway tracks and the former rectory and had a capacity of 450. This church served the congregation adequately until the 1930’s and 40’s when population growth made a larger church necessary. During the Pastorate of Rev. Raymond Hickey (1954-63) the new St. Mary’s building was erected, blessed and opened on December 4, 1956.
This church was built to accommodate 1300 people and could look after the approximate 1000 families in the parish. The basement of the church contained an auditorium to seat 800. It also had kitchen facilities, classrooms and meeting rooms.
St. Mary’s Church could be described as a handsome edifice in Neo-Gothic style, of locally quarried stone. The interior woodwork, pews and 8 doors are of oak and windows of coloured glass except for four windows of stained glass donated by parishioners. Since 1956 additional stain glass windows have been purchased as well as a magnificent window dedicated to the Virgin Mary that was installed as a millennium project in 2000. This window overlooks the choir loft and main entrance.
St. Mary’s Parish was part of the Diocese of Bathurst for the first 3 years after construction of the new building, but in 1959 the English speaking churches of the Miramichi were transferred from that diocese to the Diocese of Saint John.
No history of St. Mary’s could be complete without mentioning the two mission churches, that of St. Joachim’s in the First Nation of Eel Ground and St. Theresa’s in Bridgetown in the west end of the city. This church was sold to the adjoining pulp and paper company and later torn down.
The first church was built on Prince William St. (Now Newcastle Blvd.) between the area of today’s railway tracks and the former rectory and had a capacity of 450. This church served the congregation adequately until the 1930’s and 40’s when population growth made a larger church necessary. During the Pastorate of Rev. Raymond Hickey (1954-63) the new St. Mary’s building was erected, blessed and opened on December 4, 1956.
This church was built to accommodate 1300 people and could look after the approximate 1000 families in the parish. The basement of the church contained an auditorium to seat 800. It also had kitchen facilities, classrooms and meeting rooms.
St. Mary’s Church could be described as a handsome edifice in Neo-Gothic style, of locally quarried stone. The interior woodwork, pews and 8 doors are of oak and windows of coloured glass except for four windows of stained glass donated by parishioners. Since 1956 additional stain glass windows have been purchased as well as a magnificent window dedicated to the Virgin Mary that was installed as a millennium project in 2000. This window overlooks the choir loft and main entrance.
No history of St. Mary’s could be complete without mentioning the two mission churches, that of St. Joachim’s in the First Nation of Eel Ground and St. Theresa’s in Bridgetown in the west end of the city. This church was sold to the adjoining pulp and paper company and later torn down.
"As is the business of tailors to make clothes and cobblers to make shoes, so it is the business of Christians to pray."Martin Luther
St. Mary's Parish listing was last updated on the 27th of November, 2022
