My name is Father Marc Mancini, I am the Pastor of St. Therese parish. Our church serves more than 2800 registered families in the Succasunna/Roxbury area. Working with me on our staff are Father Janusz Rzadca, Deacon Anthony Signorelli and Deacon Bruce Olsen. Mrs. Lisa Hirschfeld is the principal of our elementary school and Mrs. Catherine McGuire is the Director of our Religious Education Program. Also, on staff is Mr. Michael Harding, the Director of our Youth Ministry & Confirmation Program, and Mrs. Robin Porter, our Music Director. I really consider myself (as well as the parish!) blessed with such good people.

You’ll find our weekend mass schedule listed on the cover of our bulletin. In addition, on Tuesdays we celebrate mass at 2:00pm at Merry Heart Nursing Home. During Lent we celebrate morning mass at 6:30am and one during the lunch hour beginning at 12:05pm. Once a month we have a Teen Mass on Sunday evening at 7:00pm.

Every week we devote a considerable amount of time to the preparation of the parish bulletin, intending to let our parishioners know facts that should be of special interest to them. We also have put a lot of information onto our parish website. We hope that it will help you become involved in the life of St. Therese Parish. We need your ideas, your energy, and your input.

The enclosed envelope describes “God’s Plan for Giving”, a plan we have initiated as a parish. We trust that it will bring to our community a measure of financial security and peace of mind to all who participate in parish life. The decision you make on how much to contribute is between you and God, but I ask you to please read the material carefully, think it over, and to pray before you make your decision. I am asking that you use the enclosed pink envelopes for the Sunday offering. Soon your new name imprinted envelopes will be mailed to you. Please use one every week.

Our parishioners here at St. Therese have been so very generous with their time and talent to meet the needs of every age group in our parish family. It is my hope that you too may personally experience the blessing God has in store for you as you participate in ministries within our community. It is my conviction that our many programs mean putting God at the center of our lives. The purpose of giving God our time and talent is to give our very selves back to the one who has given us life, love and salvation. I know that God will have many blessings in store for you and the people you touch through the ministry that you participate in. I thank God for you every day and for the openness and availability you bring in service to our parish family.

My hope is that you can feel that St. Therese is truly your spiritual home, one that you can support with a joyful spirit and a place where your talents and time will be placed at God’s service for His glory and your own growth in holiness. May He bless you and all those whom you love!