St. Paul Church in Warren is now an oratory in which the extraordinary form of the Mass will be celebrated. A religious community committed to the traditional Latin Mass, and new to the Diocese of Worcester, will serve the pastoral needs of parishioners. The decree also changed the canonical status of St. Stanislaus Parish in West Warren to a territorial parish to serve the needs of the Catholic community of Warren.
St. Anna Elementary School, St. Leo Elementary School, and St. Cecilia Parish experienced flooding. The schools closed for several days last week to assess the damage.
“Male and Female He Created Them” is the theme of this year’s Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference. Deborah Savage’s talk is titled “Return to the Garden: Man and Woman in the Order of Creation.”
On Sunday, the major relics of St. André will be honored at St. Cecilia Church in Leominster. His relics will be exposed in the main church for veneration at 8:30 a.m. A short talk on the saint’s life will be given by the custodian of the relics, Father Roman Kalladanthiyil, CSC, followed by an anointing with St. Joseph oil from the shrine in Montreal.
Following the storms that moved across the city of Leominster and surrounding towns on Monday, roads and schools were shut down and families were displaced because of flooding.
Megan Paradis, executive director of First Concern Pregnancy Resource Center, which has offices in Clinton and Marlborough, spoke at a “birthday party” for the Blessed Mother at St. Cecilia’s Parish Center on Sept. 9. Msgr. James P. Moroney, St. Cecilia’s pastor, celebrated Mass for the Nativity of Mary. The party, with cake and balloons, followed.
Holy Family of Nazareth Parish, 750 Union St., is continuing its St. Therese Novena weekdays at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 23 at 5:15 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 30, with Mass, at 9 a.m.
Back to Basics Narcotics Anonymous Support group for those attempting to recover from drugs meets 7-8 p.m., Fridays at Our Lady of Lourdes Chruch in the parish hall, 1290 Grafton St. National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
St. Columba Parish, 18 Richards Ave., will host a “Powerful Holy Hour to Pray for America” 9 a.m., Saturday Sept. 23 to learn more about Our Lady of America’s message and to pray a rosary.
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Pope Francis entrusts a meeting of Mediterranean bishops and youth to the Virgin Mary during the first appointment of a two-day trip to...
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