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The first-ever graduation of St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School was held June 12 on the school grounds, with a baccalaureate Mass celebrated by Bishop McManus, who presented graduates with their diplomas. Jared Bailey and Cristianna

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent At 72, music minister Steve Sonia cannot imagine retiring. “I love what I do,” he said. “I’ve been so lucky to have wonderful pastors.” In August of 1970 he was hired as part-time music director for St

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent  Throughout the Legacy of Hope campaign, stories emerged of parishes meeting and exceeding their goals to strengthen the Church’s foundation in the Diocese of Worcester.   One of those stories comes

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent Paul Jernberg stands before the 130-member choir at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Clinton, encouraging them with these words: “You are going to draw in (the congregation) by your singing … the idea

was Susan Windley-Daoust, author of six books, including “101 Ways to Evangelize.” She serves as the director of missionary discipleship, Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota.   CFP: How did you become interested and involved in Catholic

president at St. Peter-Marian last year, was the other class president at St. Paul. The two presidents welcomed everybody at the start of the graduation Saturday.   The valedictorians – Jared Bailey from St. Peter-Marian and Cristianna Giovanangelo

By Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent Sharing joy, comfort, and inspiration have been the goals of the audiovisual and music ministry teams at St. Patrick’s in Whitinsville. Still, the parish never anticipated the impact of their giving. Since

By Tanya Connor | The Catholic Free Press  and Susan Bailey | CFP Correspondent      Christmas Eve Masses in the Worcester Diocese can be celebrated earlier in the day this year, in light of space limitations and a state curfew

capsule items representative of 2020 and 2021, Father Reid said.  A renewal of vows for married parishioners was planned for April 2020, since the parish’s first wedding was celebrated on April 17, 1870, said Susan Veshi, a member of the 150th

the Pandemic,“ from 7-9 p.m., Thursday, April 29, via Zoom. The speaker is Susan Windley-Daoust, Ph.D., author of “101 Ways to Evangelize,” and director of missionary discipleship, Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota. Registration is free. Send name, email, and phone number to Esperanza Oliveras, prae77group@gmail.com, by Monday, April 26, to receive the Zoom link.