Family Healing and Recovery Ministry

03/29/2026

Re: Family Healing and Recovery Meeting canceled next Saturday April 4th

Dear friends,
Our next gathering will be canceled due to parish preparation for Easter services. Please know that you and your families are in our prayers during this season of Lent. We are available to you during this time so please feel free to reach out to us if needed.
Happy Blessed Easter and God bless you and your families.
Karen and Frank McWilliams

Family Divine Mercy

03/07/2026

Hello friends,
Please join us for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on March 7th at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. There will be a 9am Mass and Adoration - please meet us at 1030am in the church hall for intercessory rosary, light refreshments and fellowship to follow. Many of you know Fr Tamiru Atraga from Holy Ghost 11 years ago. He will be visiting our group on Saturday before he flys back to his parish in Atlanta, GA. Please come and welcome him. We hope to have the updated copies of our book " with larger fonts" on Saturday.
Fr Dermot Roache, SMA will be conducting a Lenten Mission at St Catherine's Norwood this Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 9, 10 and 11. We will be selling our book at this mission.

We will also be selling our book at the Boston Catholic Men's Conference, Boston Marriott, Quincy, MA on April 18th, 2026

Please check out our new website http://www.anchoredinmercy.org.

I respectfully ask that you forward this reminder e-mail to your friends and family and invite someone to join you to experience how welcoming this ministry is. Most of us know that it is difficult to make that first step into a healing environment when you are suffering from the effects of addiction within the family. Please consider offering to be that bridge of hope for others.

Upcoming Dates:
Saturday 1030am-12pm:
March 7th, 2026
April 4th,2026
May 2nd, 2026
June 6th, 2026

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

02/05/2026

First Saturday Family Healing and Recovery Ministry will meet on Saturday

Hello friends,
Please join us for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on February 7th at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. There will be a 9am Mass and Adoration - please meet us at 1030am in the church hall for intercessory rosary, speaker, and light refreshments and fellowship to follow. We are happy to introduce a young man in recovery and on fire for our Lord. We also will give you some exciting updates to our rosary book!

Fr Dermot Roache, SMA (our book's spiritual director) will be aired on the "At Home with Jim & Joy show" on EWTN, Wednesday, February 11 at 1:30. He will be speaking about his book, "I am the Virgin Mother of God, and your mother too... (reflections on Our Lady's action in our lives)."

Also, he will be conducting a Lenten Mission at St Catherine's Norwood on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
March 9, 10 and 11. We will be selling our book at this mission.

We will also be selling our book at the Boston Catholic Men's Conference, Boston Marriott, Quincy, MA on April 18th, 2026

Please check out our new website http://www.anchoredinmercy.org.

I respectfully ask that you forward this reminder e-mail to your friends and family and invite someone to join you to experience how welcoming this ministry is. Most of us know that it is difficult to make that first step into a healing environment when you are suffering from the effects of addiction within the family. Please consider offering to be that bridge of hope for others.

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank

12/06/2025

First Saturday Family Healing and Recovery Ministry will meet at 1030am in the church hall.

Hello friends,
Please join us for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on December 6th at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. There will be a 9am Mass and Adoration - please meet us at 1030am in the church hall for intercessory rosary, speaker, and light refreshments and fellowship to follow.

Please check out our new website http://www.anchoredinmercy.org. Presently, this will direct you to http://www.familydivinemercy.org as we are in the process of merging with Family Divine Mercy to expand our outreach.

I respectfully ask that you forward this reminder e-mail to your friends and family and invite someone to join you to experience how welcoming this ministry is. Most of us know that it is difficult to make that first step into a healing environment when you are suffering from the effects of addiction within the family. Please consider offering to be that bridge of hope for others.

Upcoming Dates:
Saturday 1030am-12pm:
January 3rd, 2026
February 7th, 2026
March 7th, 2026

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

Family Divine Mercy

08/01/2025

Tomorrow's First Saturday Family Healing and Recovery Ministry will meet at 1030am in the church hall.

Hello friends,
Please join us tomorrow for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on August 2nd at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. There will be an opportunity to attend the daily 9am Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration and Intercessory rosary. We will meet at 1030am in the church hall to hear the faith witness of a young man in recovery. Light refreshments and fellowship to follow.

UpDate: Our meditative rosary booklet is nearly finished but would still accept any reflection (message of hope) you would want to share in our book. These are anonymous reflections of thoughts, feelings and struggles of you/your loved one's journey through addiction and how your faith has helped you/your loved one heal. If you are interested, please sent to this email or bring a copy to our meeting. It need not be long (1-3 paragraphs) and dont worry about its format. We hope that this booklet of prayer will help those who are feeling helpless and give hope knowing they are not alone. Thank you in advance.

I respectfully ask that you forward this reminder e-mail to your friends and family and invite someone to join you to experience how welcoming this ministry is. Most of us know that it is difficult to make that first step into a healing environment when you are suffering from the effects of addiction within the family. Please consider offering to be that bridge of hope for others.

Please visit our website Family Healing and Recovery Ministry

Family Healing and Recovery Ministry

Upcoming Dates:
Saturday 9am-11am:
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

07/04/2025

Tomorrow's First Saturday Family Healing and Recovery Ministry will meet at 1030am in the church hall.

Hello friends,
Please join us tomorrow for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on July 5th at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. There will be no Mass this month and we will start at 1030am with intercessory rosary in the church hall. Immediately following our intercessory rosary, we will hear the faith witness of Nick, a young man in recovery. Light refreshments and fellowship to follow.

I respectfully ask that you forward this reminder e-mail to your friends and family and invite someone to join you to experience how welcoming this ministry is. Most of us know that it is difficult to make that first step into a healing environment when you are suffering from the effects of addiction within the family. Please consider offering to be that bridge of hope for others.

Please visit our website Family Healing and Recovery Ministry

Family Healing and Recovery Ministry

Upcoming Dates:
Saturday 9am-11am:
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

05/02/2025

Hello friends,
Please join us tomorrow for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on May 3rd after the 9am daily Mass at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. Mass will start at 9am followed by Eucharistic Adoration, intercessory rosary followed by a guest speaker and fellowship in the church hall.

Please join us and reach out to invite those you know who are in need of support to experience our compassionate and prayerful community. Please visit our website http://www.rosary4recovery.org

Saturday 9am-11am:
April 5th
May 3rd
June 7th,
July 5th
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

Karen-(603) 682-7933

Frank-(603) 997-6927

January 2023 As we look back in the past year, we see the blessings and graces God has poured out over our family and friends of the Family Healing and Recovery Ministry. We have had joyous occasions of engagements, weddings, welcoming of new life into our families as well as the sadness and hardshi...

04/04/2025

IMPORTANT CHANGE
We will now have our Family Healing gatherings on First Saturdays starting on April 5th.

Hello friends,
Please join us for our first Saturday Family Healing and Recovery on April 5th after the 9am Mass. See schedule below and mark in your calendars for the new dates.

The Family Healing and Recovery Ministry will now meet on First Saturdays effective April 5th. We will continue at our current location at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. Mass will start at 9am followed by Eucharistic Adoration, intercessory rosary followed by a guest speaker and fellowship in the church hall.

Please join us and reach out to invite those you know who are in need of support to experience our compassionate and prayerful community. Please visit our website http://www.rosary4recovery.org

Family Healing and Recovery Ministry
Here are the new dates:
Saturday 9am-11am:
April 5th
May 3rd
June 7th,
July 5th
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th

God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

January 2023 As we look back in the past year, we see the blessings and graces God has poured out over our family and friends of the Family Healing and Recovery Ministry. We have had joyous occasions of engagements, weddings, welcoming of new life into our families as well as the sadness and hardshi...

03/06/2025

IMPORTANT CHANGE

We will have our last Friday gathering on March 7th. Don't worry! Our gatherings will resume on the First Saturday of each month starting April 2025.

Hello friends,
Please join us for our first Friday Family Healing and Recovery on March 7th at 6pm. This will be our last evening gathering but will change all future gatherings to First Saturday's starting in April. See schedule below and mark in your calendars.

The Family Healing and Recovery Ministry will now meet on First Saturdays effective April 5th. We will continue at our current location at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA. Mass will start at 9am followed by Eucharistic Adoration, intercessory rosary followed by a guest speaker and fellowship in the church hall.

Here are the new dates:
Saturday 9am-11am:
April 5th
May 3rd
June 7th,
July 5th
August 2nd
September 6th
October 4th
November 1st
December 6th

Please join us and reach out to invite those you know who are in need of support to experience our compassionate and prayerful community. Please visit our website http://www.rosary4recovery.org.

12/04/2024

We are sorry to announce that the Family Healing and Recovery Ministry gathering is canceled for this Friday, December 6th, 2024. We understand that this may be a difficult time of year for those families who struggle with substance use disorder (SUD) and we encourage you to reach out to us before then if needed. Our gathering will resume on January 3rd, 2025, at 6pm at Our Lady of the Lake with Adoration, Intercessory Rosary, Holy Mass and Fellowship.
God bless you and your families!
Peace and Love,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

10/24/2024

10/03/2024

Hello Friends of the family healing and recovery ministry
Tomorrow, First Friday Family Healing and Recovery Ministry (October 4th) will begin at 6:00 pm -Holy Apostles Parish (Our Lady of the Lake, Halifax, MA) with rosary, Eucharistic Adoration, our guest speaker, John, who will share his story of recovery and Holy Mass celebrated by our guest priest, Fr. Boris Sife Lemfon followed by fellowship in the hall.

Please join us and reach out to invite those you know who are in need of support to experience our compassionate and prayerful community.
***IMPORTANT LOCATION CHANGE***

Until further notice, we will be meeting at Our Lady of the Lake church, 575 Monponsett Street, Halifax, MA (this is approximately 4 miles from St Joseph the worker church and is a part of the Holy Apostles Parish). Please enter the church from the side entrance(s) . The handicap entrance is closest to the church hall, where we will have fellowship afterwards.

Please visit our website http://www.rosary4recovery.org.
God bless you and your families,
Karen and Frank McWilliams

Karen-(603) 682-7933

Frank-(603) 997-6927