About Sacred Heart (St. Marguerite d'Youville Parish) · North Stratford, New Hampshire
St. Marguerite d'Youville Parish is a mission parish formed by the merger of St. Francis Xavier Church in Groveton and Sacred Heart Church in North Stratford, New Hampshire. It serves a small, financially strained community with limited staff, relying on partnerships with neighboring parishes for religious education. The parish emphasizes care for the poor and strangers, safe environments for children, and living out God’s Word. It operates with one priest and a part-time secretary, offering Masses at both locations and maintaining a food pantry.
- Patron
- St. Marguerite d'Youville
- Rector
- Father Dan Deveau
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
Why belong here
Join a parish deeply committed to serving the poor and strangers, offering Masses at both Groveton and North Stratford, and providing a food pantry. Despite limited resources, the community strives to offer sound religious education through partnerships and maintain a safe, welcoming environment for all ages.
Mass times at Sacred Heart (St. Marguerite d'Youville Parish)
Weekly Mass schedule
Our Mission
We, the families of St. Francis Xavier Church and Sacred Heart Church, join together to form St. Marguerite d'Youville Parish, dedicate ourselves to live God's Word, and let the light of Christ shine through our community. With respect, we accept the unique identity, traditions, and customs of each individual church. We will continually strive to provide sound religious education for people of all ages, a safe environment for all God's children, and care for the spiritual and social well-being of one another, with particular attention to the stranger and the poor in our midst.
Current Situation
Our staff has shrunk to one priest and a part-time secretary. In regard to the religious education of our children, we have to work with the neighboring parish in Lancaster, NH, that has more resources. The economic growth in Groveton hardly exists. In a real sense, we are a mission parish within our own diocese.