Around the Diocese

Adoration will be held 6 a.m.-8 p.m., Wednesdays, in the Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, 135 Nichols St. All are welcome. Volunteer for an hour a week, an hour a month, or be placed on a substitute list. Contact Anne Roberts 978-632-4075.

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish will hold first Wednesday devotions to the Most Chaste Heart of St. Joseph for those wishing to obtain the promised special graces for the sick and dying. The St. Joseph Chaplet will be prayed after the 9 a.m. Mass in the St. Joseph Chapel of the parish center, 17 Winter St. (livestreamed at stmarymilford.org/live-streamed-masses) For information call 508-473-2000.

Do you feel that Christ is calling you to serve his followers as a permanent deacon? If you are a male between the ages of 30 and 59, single or married, this form of service may just be the answer. Come to an information session. Our next class will begin in 2025. Contact Deacon Donald Pegg at dpegg@worcesterdiocese.org. CLICK FOR MORE.

: St. Mary “University” will host Dr. Marc LePain Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11, and 18, 6:30-8 p.m.in the parish hall, 77 Mendon St., in preparation for the Jubilee Year of Hope by reading the poem, The Portal of the Mystery of Hope by Charles Peguy, a reflection on the virtue of hope. Contact Diane dmoriarty@stmaryuxbridge.org to pre-register and purchase books. CLICK FOR MORE.

The Marie Anne Center at St. Bernard Church, 228 Lincoln St., conducts English as a Second Language classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join at any time. Registration is $30 and book fee is $30. Call Monde with questions, 508-425-9254.

St. Peter Parish, 39 Church Ave., will hold a weekly bible study Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in the church. Fr. Michael Lavallee will facilitate these sessions reflecting on the gospel for the coming Sunday and more. CLICK FOR DETAILS.