Reverend Michael Hobson is a Roman Catholic Priest and was ordained May 17,1997 from Saint Pope John XXII National Seminary, Weston, MA. Fr. Mike served for 5 years in the United States Air Force as flight Test Engineer and was stationed at Edwards Air Force Base, California.  He has an extensive engineering background. He is Pastor of Our Lady of the Lake (Halifax) & St. Joseph the Worker (Hanson) and previously served as Pastor for ten years at St Agnes Parish, Middleton, MA. He is the Spiritual Director for Family Healing and Recovery Ministry and has been supportive and dedicated to those afflicted and affected by the plague of addiction, giving hope where despair was ever present. His compassion and encouragement has helped lead many from the path of destruction to a full and purposeful life. His prayerful guidance has brought healing to broken families through forgiveness, mercy and love. Fr. Mike is appreciated and respected for his guidance and his holy priesthood.

Frank and Karen McWilliams, Massachusetts natives, moved to NH after they were married in 1986. Their son and daughter were born and raised in NH. After 25 years in NH, they returned to Massachusetts where they live today. Their story is very similar to many unsuspecting parents caught in the snares of the opiate epidemic. Raising their children to have good character, respect for self and for others and a deep community responsibility never prepared them to be pulled into the pain and helplessness of their son’s addiction to opiates. “It was like trying to stop a runaway train, knowing that the wreckage was imminent”. As parents, they searched for help and support for their son and family and would often be given insensitive advice or blamed for "failed parenting" further bringing them into feeling deeper shame and desperation. This brought them to isolation from support systems in a time when they needed it most. As their isolation increased, they began to search for answers on how they could restore the happiness and peace they once enjoyed as a family. They found comfort and peace in prayer and through God’s Mercy they were brought from the depths of darkness and through increased faith and reliance on Jesus they understood that they were not alone and they wanted to share this hope with others. Frank and Karen knew they were being called to help others and started this ministry in a private home in 2013 with a handful of concerned parents and community members and by 2014, it was decided to move it to the Holy Ghost church, Whitman, MA., where it could be offered to many people. The monthly meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month with an average gathering of 45 people each month. There are two other locations and more are on the way.
 
 “I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.”
Mother Teresa  
 

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