Diocesan Dispatch

Faith in Action,  featuring agencies and ministries
supported by the Annual Partners in Charity Appeal will air as follows:  (available on your eCatholic parish website if you use the Featured Program drag and drop icon)
Charter Communications - WCTR TV3 on Channel 193: Saturday, July 27 at 6 p.m. Rebroadcast on the following: Sunday at 6 a.m. & Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
SPAC TV28 (Shrewsbury): Sunday, July 28 at 7:30 a.m., 5 p.m. and on Monday, July 29 at 7:30 a.m.
Clinton area Comcast CH 99: Sunday, July 28 at 8:30 a.m.
WCCA TV13 (Worcester Ch. 194): Tuesday, July 30 at 8 p.m.
Fitchburg Comcast CH 8 and Verizon CH 35: Thursday, Aug. 1 at 9:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Leominster LATV: Check their bulletin board for times
Athol/Orange (AOTV) Cable Access CH 13: Sunday at 11 am; Wednesday at 2:30 pm and Thursday at 2:30 am
Grafton Cable Access: Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
ALL LOCATIONS – via the internet: Watch online anytime at  worcesterdiocese.org

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
“Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Luke 11:9)  Jesus assures us that if we ask, God will take care of what we need. The problem is that our culture often confuses what we really need with what we simply want. Many people need very little. However, we usually want so much more. A good steward only asks God for what he needs.

17°  domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
“Pide y recibirás, busca y encontrarás, llama y la puerta se te abrirá.” (LUCAS 11: 9) Jesús nos asegura que si pedimos, Dios cuidará de lo que necesitamos. El problema es que nuestra cultura a menudo confunde lo que realmente necesitamos con lo que simplemente queremos. Muchas personas necesitan muy poco. Sin embargo, solemos querer mucho más. Un buen administrador solo le pide a Dios lo que necesita.

Fatal Flaws Showing in Uxbridge
Should medical professionals have the legal right to end human lives? Are laws allowing assisted suicide leading society down a dangerous path? Filmmaker Kevin Dunn (2019 Catholic Men’s Conference speaker) travels to the Netherlands, Belgium, the U.S.A., and Canada to ask these questions. The Massachusetts legislature is currently trying to legalize it here. See this important film on Wednesday, August 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Mary Parish, 77 Mendon Street, Uxbridge.

Adult Volunteer Opportunities
Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) New England, a yearlong volunteer opportunity for women and men 50 years of age and better, is recruiting volunteers for the upcoming (September to June) year. Volunteers give two full days/week of service and commit to a monthly spiritual reflection program in the Jesuit tradition. IVC works with nonprofits in the Boston/Worcester/Providence areas that address problems of homelessness, education, immigration and more. Get info and application by contacting regional director  Dave Hinchen at  newengland@ivcusa.org, or check out the IVC New England website at www.ivcusa.org/new-england. This year the Ignatian Volunteer Corps is celebrating 25 years of service to non-profits and those whom they serve.

Theology on Tap - Gardner
All young adults, ages 18 - 30s, are welcome to Theology on Tap, Saturday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m. at Williams Restaurant, 184 Pearson Blvd, Gardner, for drinks and dinner and lively conversation in good company. Guest speakers will be Steve and Kim Brown who will be discussing  Why Marriage Matters: the blessings of the sacrament of marriage.  You don’t need to be dating or married to join us!

Italian Festival
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish Italian Festival - August 8-11.   Great Italian food, live entertainment, rides for the kids, Italian cookies, ice cream, beer and wine garden and more!!!  37 Massasoit Rd., Worcester.