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THE HISTORY OF OUR PARISH

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1835  First Mass celebrated in Lebanon by Fr. O'Reilly.
1856  Storage building at 10 Parkhurst Street was purchased and converted into a chapel for the 15 Catholic families of Lebanon.
1876  Establishment of Sacred Heart Parish in Lebanon for about 100 families.
1879  Blessing of the first parish church on School Street.
1889  Opening of first Sacred Heart School on Granite Street near West Street. This school was staffed by lay teachers for about 100 students and closed in 1900.
1901  Building of Holy Redeemer Chapel in West Lebanon as a mission of Sacred Heart.
1909  Opening of Sacred Heart School on Eldridge Street and the arrival of the Sisters of Mercy who staffed this                 school.
1932  School enrollment jumps to 407.
1932  New convent is built on Hanover Street.
1942 Dedication for new Sacred Heart church and rectory on High/Hough Streets.
1971  Sacred Heart school is closed.
1976  Parish celebrates 100th Anniversary.
1979  Sacred Heart Parish is entrusted to the pastoral care of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette. 
1985  House adjoining parish property is purchased as offices for Religious Education.
1992  The current Sacred Heart church (building) celebrates 50th Anniversary.
2003  Merging of Holy Redeemer Parish in West Lebanon with Sacred Heart Parish.
2004  Sacred Heart celebrates 25th anniversary of being staffed by La Salette priests.
2010  Interior of the church was renovated and Bishop John McCormack rededicated the church
​           on Palm Sunday weekend.
2015  Sacred Heart Parish is entrusted back to the pastoral care of the Diocese of Manchester on January 3, 2015.
2016  The pipe organ dating back to 1885 (installed at Sacred Heart in 1941 and not having been used since the                 1980s) undergoes restoration work and is completed on the feast of St. Cecilia, patron saint of musicians, 
           November 22, 2017.
2017  A majority of the sanctuary (floor/woodwork) is restored to its original 1941 beauty during the Lenten           
           season and the front doors of the church are restored.
2018  In the spring, the Church Hall kitchen undergoes a complete renovation, doubling the size of the kitchen and
           adding a new coffee/drink bar.
2019  In the spring, four new side altars are built and installed. The altar of Mary, the altar of the Sacred Heart, the             altar of Our Lady of La Salette, and the altar of St. John the Baptist.
2019  In August, portions of the church were painted restoring the original burgundy color.
2020  In February, the altar rail was restored to the sanctuary using all of the original pieces that were removed in
           the mid-1970s.
2020  During the Lenten season and Covid-19 Pandemic, and with Catholic churches suspending the
           celebration of public Mass, the high altar is restored.
2021 The original church bell from 1879, that was moved from the old church to the current church in 1941, was
          restored.  It rang for the first time on Holy Thursday, April 1, after 40+ years of being out of service.

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Monday through Thursday,  
9am - 3pm

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603-448-1262

Email

sheartlebanon@gmail.com