Sainte Anne Roman Catholic Church is located in the Castle Hill neighborhood of South Salem, Massachusetts, USA. In February of 1982, twenty five years ago, the nearly 100 year old wood church building, was totally destroyed by an after midnight conflagration.
The brand new Pastor at that time, Fr. Louis Bourgeois, was awakened at approximately 2:00 AM by the "unexplained ringing of the church bell".. only to find the building completely engulfed in flame…! That bell and a few other artifacts, are all that remain of the original church building, for, that night , it completely burned to the ground...
The devoted and faithful parishioners, through the grace of God…immediately came together and firmly vowed to rebuild the church…..and that they did…!!
A beautiful new church was dedicated on that site in August of 1986. Originally established as a French parish in 1901, Ste. Anne now consists of approximately one thousand diverse catholic families.
Sainte Anne is a faith community that strives to live up to the motto, "We are Family". This motto has served to unify its people in their efforts to be welcoming and loving. As Eucharistic people, we reach out in a spirit of unity and faith to all.
We invite all to share with us, and, the universal Roman Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Boston, a life of service and devotion for the greater honor and glory of God.