Facilities
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Immaculate Conception Church
98 Summer Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-436-4555The church is open for prayer:
- 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily (open later during summer)
Directions:
For Google map directions, click here.
For narrative directions: to Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer St. from I-95
From North or South
Exit 7, Market St.
If you are coming from the north, turn left at the bottom of the ramp; if you are coming from the south, turn right at the bottom of the ramp.
Proceed approximately .75 miles, staying in the right lane. After crossing the railroad tracks, bear right onto Russell St. and proceed to the Stop sign (Deer St.) Turn right onto Deer St. stay to the left and proceed to the traffic light (Maplewood Ave.) Turn left onto Maplewood Ave. and proceed two blocks to the second traffic light (Islington St.) Turn right onto Islington St. and proceed about 500 yards to your first left (Summer St.) Turn left onto Summer St. and proceed two blocks to the church on the right.
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Parish Center & Offices
845 Woodbury Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
603-436-4555Parish Center — The former church building was renovated in 2017 to become our Parish Center, with a great hall on the upper level and classrooms/meeting spaces on the lower level.
Parish Office — The Parish Office is located in the former St. Catherine rectory, and is open 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday – Friday.
This church has been removed from sacred use. As such, there are no liturgical services conducted here. All liturgies are now provided at Immaculate Conception Church, 98 Summer Street.
Directions to this Parish Campus
For Google map directions, click here.
For narrative directions: To Corpus Christi Parish Center, 845 Woodbury Ave. from I-95
From the North
Exit 7, Market St. At the bottom of the ramp, turn right (Market St.) Proceed about .75 miles (get in the left lane) to the third traffic light (Woodbury Ave.); you will see a Rite-Aid pharmacy on the left and Market Basket grocery on your right. Turn left onto Woodbury Ave, and proceed about .75 miles to the Parish Center on your left.
From the South
Exit 6, Woodbury Ave. At the bottom of the ramp, turn left (Woodbury Ave.) Proceed about .5 miles to the Parish Center on your right.
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Immaculate Conception Church
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Parish Center & OFfices
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Calvary Cemetery
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Calvary & St. Mary Cemeteries
There are two Catholic cemeteries in Portsmouth, Calvary and St. Mary, in close proximity to each other. St. Mary is the older of the two; new plots are not available here. Calvary Cemetery is located on Middle Rd. (NH Route 33) at the intersection of Islington St. See map link. We offer both traditional burial plots and a cremation garden.The cemetery is owned by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester. The pastor of Corpus Christi Parish is its local trustee. Day-to-day functions are the responsibility of the cemetery manager, Kathleen Gordon. The cemetery office is collocated with the Corpus Christi Parish offices at the 845 Woodbury Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; phone 603-436-9239. Office hours are 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Cemetery Rules & Regulations
Click here for a PDF with Basic Information for Calvary/St. Mary Cemeteries.
Click here for a PDF with a FULL LIST of Diocesan Rules and Regulations.To preclude misunderstandings between plot holders and management, we ask that all clients familiarize themselves with the following:
Plot “Ownership”
Plot holders do not own their plot. When you “buy a plot/grave,” you are actually purchasing a license for burial for as many graves as the plot is allowed. The Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester owns all cemetery land.
Plot Maintenance, Plantings and Decorations
- Plantings – shrubs, trees and the like – are not permitted.
- Flowers – only in approved containers attached to monument; artificial decorations allowed December – March only.
- Flags – allowed only when placed by veterans’ and fraternal organizations, in metal holders, one per monument.
- The use of boxes, shells, toys, metal designs, ornaments, vases, glass, plastic, concrete, vigil lights, or crockery jars and containers, wood or metal cases, potted plants, etc., shall not be permitted on any plot and such articles shall be removed by the management.
- Memorial Day floral arrangements and/or decorations must be placed on the base of the monument or placed on an extension to that base. Memorial Day floral arrangements and/or decoration may be placed no earlier than May 20th and removed from the cemetery no later than June 10th.
- Management reserves the exclusive right to trim, cut, or remove all trees, shrubs and herbage.
- Should any memorial become unsightly, management shall have the right, after 30 days’ notice to the plot holder of record, to correct the condition or remove it, in either case at the expense of the plot holder.
- In all matters not specifically covered by these rules and regulations, management reserves the right to do anything which in its judgment is deemed reasonable in the premises, and such determination shall be binding upon the plot holder and all parties concerned.
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