Diocesan News

Join us for our 3rd Annual Diocese of Worcester and Catholic Schools Night at the Worcester Railers on Saturday, Jan. 25 presented by Assumption College!   Our Lady of the Angels School will lead the National Anthem; Assumption School in Millbury will sing God Bless America;  and All Saints Academy in Webster will sing America the Beautiful.

We will also be hosting our all-school Open House on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 11 am- 2 pm for families looking for PreK - Grade 8. This event is open to parents and students. Registration for both of these events is online at veneriniacademy.com/ad.... Questions? Contact us at katie.obrien@venerinia... or 508-753-3210.

The Diocesan African Ministry will hold Mass weekly St. Andrew the Apostle Mission, 5 Spaulding at 11:30am.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 84 Salem Street will celebrate Mass in Swahili and English weekly at 12:30pm.

The Office of Religious Education will offer a retreat for those preparing to be confirmed at the diocesan celebration. The retreat will be held at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 555 Pleasant Street, Worcester, on Sunday, January 26, 2020, from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. For further information, or to register candidates for the Confirmation celebration or the retreat, please contact the Office of Religious Education at (508) 929-4303. More information can be found on the diocesan website worcesterdiocese.org/r.... 

St. Joan of Arc, 570 Lincoln Street will celebrate Mass in Twi weekly, 2pm.

A Divorced/Separated Catholic Support Group meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 7 – 9 pm at North American Martyrs Church, Altar Server Room, 8 Wyoma Drive, Auburn MA 01501. 

Have you or someone you know suffered a loss? Join us in a prayerful evening in front of the Holy Eucharist on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 7- 8:30 pm with Fr. Michael Roy at St. Roch Church, 332 Main St., Oxford.  All are welcome. 

For more information please call Maddy Hennessy at 508-860-2261 or email at mhennessy@ccworc.org.

The Creation documentary series will continue this month at North American Martyrs Church on Friday, Jan. 31 at 7 pm with the episode “Respect.”  Each 30-minute episode will be presented in the parish hall on six Friday evenings throughout the year with discussion to follow.  

The scouting workshops scheduled for the Winter/Spring 2020 will be as follows: St. Damian and Blessed Mather Marianne Cope Patches - February 1 with a snow date of Feb. 8. Our Lady of Fatima and Pope St. John Paul II Patches - April 4.   These are all Saturdays and the time will be from 9 - 11:30 am at the Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies, Illinois Street, Worcester.  Cost is to be determined. Pizza will be included. Please RSVP to Linda Brink at  LBrink2019@gmail.com.

St. Ann Parish,  652 Main Street,  North Oxford is holding an Indoor Yard Sale on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9 to 2 pm. Furniture, lamps and pictures are featured. All proceeds to benefit St. Ann Parish.