No Tours/No Golf

The so-called anti-discrimination ‘Bathroom Bill’ currently being debated in the Massachusetts Legislature allows boys or men who ‘feel’ they are a girl or woman to use women’s public locker rooms and bathrooms. Some legislators attempt to argue that this law will not affect public schools, but it will: Recently a group of State legislators met with Department of Education Commissioner Mitchel Chester. The Legislators attempted to explain that the legislative intent of the Transgender law excluded bathrooms and locker rooms from the changes to non- discrimination laws. Commissioner Chester rejected the explanation and has refused to withdraw the 11-page Guidance Document which includes bathrooms and locker rooms and discipline for students who complain. This Guidance document has received considerable local and national press including an Op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that was written by James Ehrhard who serves on the Tantasqua Regional School Committee in Sturbridge.

The nine-member legislative group called for the meeting because the Guidance document directs boys who think they are girls to use the girls’ bathroom and girls’ locker room. The Legislators contend that the law explicitly removed provisions that would allow this and that the Commissioner has gone beyond his legal authority. The Commissioner listened, but refuses to withdraw the Guidance.

Please take 30 seconds to use the easy Catholic Citizenship advocacy system to send an email directly to your legislators on this issue:

40 Days for Life vigil continues across from Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant St. Worc.
The Washington Times published an online commentary about 40 Days for Life written by Shawn Carney and national director David Bereit.
This article refers to the HUGE campaign -- in 261 locations -- that is going on in this, the year that marks the 40th anniversary of legal abortion in the United States. The message we deliver is that "God is listening and He does hear us."

Mar 16 Sat 13th annual Diocese of Worcester Catholic Men’s Conference, DCU Center
Mar 16 Sat 8am Mass to save babies with Fr. Adam Reid in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, 495 Pleasant St. Worc, followed by Sidewalk prayerful protest in front of Planned Parenthood.
Mar 16 Sat 8AM Mass and Rosary to end abortion at Framingham Union Hospital, St. Stephen's Church

Mar 22 Fri 4pm – 40 DFL Closing Mass and Eucharistic Procession starting at Blessed Sacrament, 555 Pleasant St

Mar 23 Sat 8am Mass to save babies with Fr. Ken Cardinale, Problem Pregnancy Chapel
Mar 23 Sat - Marriage March in Washington, D.C. sponsored by National Organization for Marriage

Apr 5 Fri 8pm 1st Friday Mass & adoration.  Scheduled Adorers 8:30 PM – Nina T. 9PM - Chris T. 10PM – Julie S - Paul T. 11PM - Eileen D, 12 AM midnight – Shawn 1AM – Jim R 2AM – Fran W 3AM – Jay G 4AM – Jay G. 5AM – Fred M - Bob D 6:00 - Mike & Chris 7AM – Kathy L.  All hours could use backup. Let me know if you cannot cover your hour.
Apr 6 Sat 8am 1st Saturday Mass with Fr. Roy
Apr 6, Sat 11am-1pm 1st Sat Devotion, Confession and Mass at St. Joan of Arc Church on Lincoln St. in Worcester
Planned Parenthood is an organization that
has willingly enabled sex traffickers
accepted racist donations
lobbied for secret abortions for minors
covered up statutory rape
and concealed child sexual abuse

Apr 10 Wed 10am-2pm Pro-Family Lobby day on Beacon Hill, lunch provided.  RSVP info@coalitionformarriage.org

Good Movie: ‘The Guys’ “is a small, intimate meditation on grief and loss in the days after September 11, 2001. Set less than two weeks after that fateful day, it relates an encounter between a New York fire captain named Nick and a writer named Joan, who meet to discuss the eulogies Nick has been called on to deliver for a number of his fallen brothers…[it]…is not an entertainment, or even a story, but a simple, direct portrait of grief amid overwhelming circumstances.” - Steven Greydanus

Apr 13 Sat Sat 10am Mass to save babies in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel with Fr. Nick Desimone, then prayers on the sidewalk.

Apr 20 Sat 8am Mass to save babies with Fr. Adam Reid in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, 495 Pleasant St. Worc, followed by Sidewalk prayerful protest in front of Planned Parenthood.
Apr 20 Sat 8am Mass and Rosary to end abortion at Framingham Union Hospital, St. Stephen's Church.
Apr 27 Sat 8am Mass to save babies with Fr. Ken Cardinale, Problem Pregnancy Chapel

Jay G.
  Prayer Needs

No Tours/No golf: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) filed an amendment that would block all Federals funds could have been spent transporting the President or Secret Service to a golf course until the President lifts the ban on White House tours.
Unfortunately for Gohmert, and us, House leaders, blocked it.

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