On June 3 Deacon Peter Phuong Phi Bui is to become the diocese’s first Vietnamese-American priest. His godfather, Father Phuong Van Nguyen, was one of the first immigrants from Vietnam ordained to serve the Diocese of Worcester as a priest.

Deacon Gustavo Correa talked vivaciously about his love for Jesus, favorite saints and devotions, and thoughts about his vocation as he anticipated his June 3 priestly ordination.

Maryann Lindgren and Franca Martin, parishioners at Annunciation Parish in Gardner, recently began their mission to visit area churches with an Our Lady of America statue and information about the devotion.

It was a day of rejoicing, smiles and embraces, a day of reliving the past and looking to the future, as four men were ordained deacons last Saturday at St. Paul Cathedral. One man was ordained a permanent deacon, three others transitional deacons, prior to ordination to the priesthood.

SHREWSBURY – St. John’s High School has announced that Headmaster Alex Zequeira will be leaving the school at the end of the next school year in June 2024.

Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday to place flags on the graves of our beloved deceased veterans, in anticipation of Memorial Day. Masses will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in the clergy section of St. John Cemetery and in the main Mausoleum Chapel of Notre Dame Cemetery in Worcester.

WORCESTER - Nearly 100 engaged couples attended the “God’s Plan for a Joy-Filled Marriage” program conducted by the Worcester Diocese Office of Marriage and Family last year. Such a program wouldn’t be possible without financial support from Partners in Charity.