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WORCESTER – Faith and family – blood family and the parish family. Members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish talked about these treasures – more than the impending demolition of one of their church buildings – at their Italian Festival Sunday.

People have a new way to report any suspected misconduct by bishops in four New England states. The bishops of the Boston Province reported that a third party system to report abuse by Catholic bishops has been established.

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The summer months are coming to an end and with them comes the conclusion of our annual Partners in Charity Appeal. ... Today’s request is a simple one. If you have not yet made a pledge or gift to the annual Partners in Charity appeal, I ask that you consider prayerfully making a gift today.

Not good enough? Not holy enough? Don’t pray enough? Don’t let that kind of thinking stop you from attending “Find your Greatness,” Sept. 15 at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Hopedale.

LEOMINSTER – In Northern Worcester County there haven’t been many options for women seeking a long-term program to treat their substance addiction. Catholic Charities determines to fill the need.

WORCESTER – It was the groom’s idea. They could have their wedding at the health care facility – because the bride’s grandmother lives there and they wanted her to be included.

WORCESTER – As people await the expected demolition of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, some are still moved by the holy site. “It’s hard to see an Italian heritage like this being demolished,” John Gillio said Aug. 1.

The Legacy of Hope campaign has assigned an amount of $12,000,000 for parishes so that capital projects can be funded.

This summer, St. Mary Health Care Center began renting 3,200-square feet of its 39 Queen St. location to Webster Square Day Care Center. The collaboration will provide intergenerational programming.

WESTBOROUGH – “We’re all focused on Jesus – together.” That’s how the Methodist minister described a five-day Westborough Ecumenical Vacation Bible School held at St. Luke the Evangelist.

Workmen have removed windows and other items from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in preparation for razing the building after Superior Court Judge Dennis M. Wrenn ruled against a request for a preliminary injunction which would have blocked the demolition.

WORCESTER – Father Eugene V. LaPlante, A.A., 87, died July 27 in Rose Monahan Hospice after an illness. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 1, at St. Anne- St. Patrick Parish, 16 Church St., Fiskdale.

Father Joseph W. McKiernan, 92, died Friday, July 26, at the Christopher House of Worcester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Bishop McManus on Thursday, Aug. 1, at 11 a.m. in St. Mark's Church, 356 Boston Road in Sutton.

WORCESTER – It will be a change for the better when families move into the new Youville House in the coming weeks.

CHARLTON - Two down, one to go. The two down are the volleyball courts, newly built and in use next to St. Joseph Church. The one-to-go is the paperwork that David Abbott is completing for an Eagle Scout award.

BLACKSTONE – A new pro-life monument was blessed at St. Paul Parish after the 4 p.m. Mass July 19. Afterwards, parishioners asked about joining the parish’s pro-life team.

BLACKSTONE – St. Theresa Parish received a relic of its patron’s parents for its 90th anniversary. Presenting the relic at the anniversary Mass Sunday was a bishop whose parents were the first couple married in the parish.

STURBRIDGE - Brazilians were the new ethnic group featured at the 132nd annual Novena to St. Anne, held July 18-26 at St. Anne Shrine.

Bishop McManus will serve as acting chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, it was announced Tuesday. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., of Louisville, Kentucky, resigned as chairman of the committee, after his diagnosis with urothelial carcinoma.