St. Bernadette School is dealing with financial difficulties caused by a drop in enrollment, but Father Ronald G. Falco, pastor at St. Bernadette Parish, remains optimistic about the future of the school.
Major services of the 23-year-old center were the after-school and summer programs for young people, and English as a second language classes for adults.
Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies at 51 Illinois St., where many seminarians have lived since 2007, is officially closing Aug. 31. The building is to be sold.
During the day on CSAW week, the group spends time at local agencies and organizations that help provide for individuals and families fighting food insecurity and homelessness.
Catholic ministry, supported by Partners in Charity, helped these Worcester Polytechnic Institute students find and strengthen their faith. Father Alfredo R. Porras, Catholic chaplain at WPI, said Partners pays his salary and provides money for hosts, wine, candles and the use of a diocesan building.
Surrounded by family and friends at Notre Dame Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center in Worcester on Monday, Father Theodore R. Laperle celebrated his 100th birthday.
The parish is giving rooms in the former St. Stephen School building at 355 Grafton St., free of charge, to people who are reaching out to others in need.
YNIA projects in Worcester enabled the Northborough youth to see local needs and something bigger than themselves, as well as learn “you get more back in return when you give of yourself,” Mrs. Nichols said.
Perhaps most obvious is the change in name from “Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults” (RCIA), which was used to refer both to the liturgical book of initiation rituals and the process it laid out. The new name is “Order of Christian Initiation of Adults” (OCIA).
Bishop McManus issued a statement on the appointment of the new archbishop of Boston. He said, "On behalf of the entire Diocese of Worcester, I offer prayers of gratitude today for the appointment by the Holy Father of Archbishop-elect Richard Henning as successor to Cardinal Sean O’Malley as the next Archbishop of Boston. Archbishop-elect Henning has demonstrated a strong commitment to the evangelizing mission of the Church, inviting people to know Christ’s love in their lives."
Sister Mary Paul Giordano, a member of the Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy Community, entered into eternal rest on July 29 at Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in York, Pennsylvania.
The Bishop George Rueger Memorial Adopt-A-Student Golf Tournament will be held at Wachusett Country Club in West Boylston on Aug. 26. It raises scholarship money to help students attend St. Paul Diocesan Jr./Sr. High School and St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School.
As part of this renewal, eight priests gathered six times over twelve weeks to complete Divine Renovation’s kickstart program which includes watching videos and discussions. This program is the first step to begin the process of parish renewal.
WORCESTER – A Mustard Seed Catholic Worker summer program enabled children living nearby to help with the food pantry and free meals there, connect with their neighborhood, and experience the wider world.
Timothy Messenger, director of the Worcester diocese’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, said this was the first time he has taken a group from here to a youth conference on the Ohio campus, where the university started the conferences decades ago.
