• Women study JPII's 'Letter to Women'
    Women study JPII's 'Letter to Women'
    January 18, 2019
    Recently, while listening to a podcast, Sarah Berry, a mother of two small children, was inspired after hearing about Endow, a nationwide association founded on St. John Paul II’s “Letter to Women,” which advocates for the dignity of women.
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  • Center to be dedicated to Sister Marguerite
    Center to be dedicated to Sister Marguerite
    January 17, 2019
    Bishop McManus will dedicate the Early Childhood Center at St. Bernadette School to the memory of Sister Marguerite Timothy Young, SND, on Jan. 28.
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  • African Ministry to celebrate Year of the Family
    African Ministry to celebrate Year of the Family
    January 10, 2019
    The new year started more than a month ago, with the start of the new liturgical year, for the diocese’s African Ministry. “On the first Sunday of Advent we declared the Year of the Family, with the theme “Ut Omnes Unum Sint (that they may be one),” said Father Enoch K. Kyeremateng, chaplain.
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  • SEEKers get new outlook on Church
    SEEKers get new outlook on Church
    January 10, 2019
    “Only older Catholics like to go to Mass, adoration and confession. The faith is dying. It should be more fun.” Friends say such things to Dale Brown, a student at Nichols College in Dudley. But he has a different perspective after attending the SEEK2019: Encounter Something More” conference.
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  • A look back at 2018
    A look back at 2018
    January 6, 2019
    The Hispanic and the African communities were active in 2018, growing, sharing and evangelizing. Three bishops celebrated significant anniversaries, and so did the diaconate program. Both men and women hosted conventions this year and youth met at rallies, all to build up the faith. The Catholic faithful continued their financial and prayerful support of diocesan ministries. Looking at the highlights for 2018, one can easily see that the people of the Diocese of Worcester are doing their part to transform the culture.
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  • Parishes, people consecrated to Jesus through Mary
    Parishes, people consecrated to Jesus through Mary
    January 6, 2019
    They can’t – or won’t – contain it. It’s bubbling over – to fellow parishioners, neighbors, even strangers. It’s the deepened commitment and joy of people who consecrated themselves to Jesus through Mary, and pastors who consecrated their whole parishes.
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  • 'She absolutely saved the toy drive'
    'She absolutely saved the toy drive'
    January 4, 2019
    Nine-year-old Natalie Jane Smith, a fourth-grade student at St. Joseph Elementary School in Webster, donated more than 100 toys to the Christmas campaign of the Knights of Columbus Council at St. Bernard Church. Her effort put the campaign over the top,
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  • Santa makes visit to St. Stephen's for Jesus' birthday
    Santa makes visit to St. Stephen's for Jesus' birthday
    December 28, 2018
    WORCESTER – Children of all ages at St. Stephen Elementary School have the answer. When Santa Claus came to town – a bit early (Dec. 21) – he asked the students what we celebrate at this time of year. No matter their grade, their answer was the same: “Jesus’ birthday.”
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  • Students hear from Holocaust survivor
    Students hear from Holocaust survivor
    December 28, 2018
    FITCHBURG – You could have heard a pin drop. Middle schoolers and high schoolers were waiting for a 93-year-old to speak. And speak he did – with grief, humor and romance. Holocaust survivor Israel “Izzy” Arbeiter was telling his story Dec. 13 at St. Bernard Central Catholic High School.
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  • Hope was born at Christmas
    Hope was born at Christmas
    December 21, 2018
    Bishop McManus offers this reflection on Christmas and his wishes: "The same Jesus, born at Bethlehem, and laid in the manger by Mary comes to us to nourish our souls, to bring us His love, healing and peace. Like Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds and the Magi, may that encounter give you and your loved ones joy and peace on Christmas and each week at Mass."
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  • ‘Unauthorized’ bank account found at Winchendon parish
    December 20, 2018
    During a routine audit review, which takes place when there is a change in parish leadership, auditors identified an unauthorized bank account at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Winchendon, according to Raymond L. Delisle, spokesman for the diocese.
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  • Bishop ordains one priest, two deacons
    Bishop ordains one priest, two deacons
    December 20, 2018
    Saturday, Dec. 15 at St. Paul Cathedral Bishop McManus ordained Juan-Sebastian Sanchez Guzman, from Colombia, a priest. Thiago Moises Da Silva, from Brazil, and Vijaya Sagar Gundiga, from India, were ordained transitional deacons, preparing for priesthood.
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  • Delivering holiday meals
    Delivering holiday meals
    December 20, 2018
    Michael Grenon has delivered meals for the Bishop’s Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to homes for years. He said he started when he was about 7 or 8. Of course, he didn’t do it alone then. His father, David, did the driving and the whole family came along. Besides the delivered meals, Catholic Charities and Bishop McManus host sit-down dinners. On Christmas Day dinner will be served at noon in the Cenacle of St. Paul Cathedral.
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  • It's never too late to give a gift in His name
    It's never too late to give a gift in His name
    December 14, 2018
    There’s no doubt that the Christmas season is upon us. One gift that we can give Jesus is the gift of our heartfelt participation in the Corporal Works of Mercy, which Jesus calls us to perform. Fortunately, in the Worcester Diocese, there are many ministries that offer us the opportunity to fulfill that call.
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  • Parishes consecrate themselves to Mary
    Parishes consecrate themselves to Mary
    December 10, 2018
    “Mary is on the move,” says Kimberly Harmon. “Mary wants to be so close” to her children, “especially during this trying time in our Church. Mary’s giving us so much hope.”
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  • Second time a charm for St. Bernard's football
    Second time a charm for St. Bernard's football
    December 10, 2018
    St. Bernard Central Catholic High School’s football team won the Massachusetts Division 8 state championship Dec. 1 with a 46 - 35 victory over Pope John XXIII of Everett at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
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  • Environmentally friendly gift giving
    Environmentally friendly gift giving
    December 10, 2018
    Peter Dunbeck, chairman of the Worcester Diocese’s Environmental Stewardship Ministry, suggests that our way of Christmas gift-giving can serve the precepts of “Laudato Si’,” protecting the environment while taking care of those we love, and better providing for the needy.
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  • Ordination Mass set for Saturday
    Ordination Mass set for Saturday
    December 10, 2018
    Men from three different countries are scheduled to be ordained at a special Mass at 10 a.m. Dec. 15 at St. Paul Cathedral. Deacon Juan-Sebastian Sanchez Guzman, from Colombia, is to be ordained a priest. Vijaya Sagar Gundiga, expected to be the first person from India to be ordained for the Worcester Diocese, and Thiago Moises Da Silva, the second Brazilian, are becoming transitional deacons, preparing for priesthood.
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  • Maryknoll missionary describes work that led to a lifetime of conversion
    Maryknoll missionary describes work that led to a lifetime of conversion
    November 30, 2018
    When Maryknoll Father Robert Jalbert - a Southbridge native - went to East Africa in 1976 as a young missionary-in-training, he was excited about all he could offer to the poor. He never dreamed that the poor had something to offer him. he said.
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  • Time for laity to help bishops with crisis, Cesareo tells gathering
    Time for laity to help bishops with crisis, Cesareo tells gathering
    November 30, 2018
    WHITINSVILLE – St. Patrick Parish has been helping its people deal with the turmoil caused by the recent revelations about sexual abuse in the Church. Monday it hosted Francesco Cesareo, president of Assumption College in Worcester and president of the National Review Board, to give people a broader picture of the issue and how to respond to it.
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