Common Core updates

May 26 Mon - Happy Memorial Day

The new Common Core imposed by federal beaureacrats, would weaken our state's education system, which is already the strongest in the country. The Massachusetts Teachers Association (M.T.A.), which represents 110,000 teachers, recently elected an Anti-Common Core President, Barbara Madeloni, on May 10th. A clinical psychologist-turned-teacher, Madeloni was elected 681 to 584.

This vote shows that even the liberal education establishment is beginning to understand how bad Common Core is, but the message hasn't reached Beacon Hill power-brokers. Recently the legislature voted along party-lines to continue funding and implementing the Common Core. Every Republican voted to defund it, and every Democrat voted in favor.

The MA Dept. of Education is holding informational sessions on Common Core. This is an opportunity to voice your concerns and get answers to your questions. Please consider attending the one nearest you, and invite your legislator to attend!
Jun 3 Tue Bridgewater State University, John Joseph Moakley Center, 131 Summer St., Bridgewater, MA
Jun 4 Wed Merrimack College, Sakowich Campus Center (2nd floor conference area), 315 Turnpike St., North Andover, MA

Jun 6 Fri 8pm Mass to “save babies through prayer” celebrated by Father Richard A. Fortin, Retired, (offered for the soul of Fr. William Gallagher), followed by all-night Eucharistic Adoration in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel 495 Pleasant St. and concluding at 8am with 1st Saturday Mass celebrated by Father Michael J. Roy of St. Roch Parish, Oxford. Everyone is welcomed. Scheduled Adorers 9PM – Chris T. 10PM - Julie S - Paul T. 11PM - Eileen D, 12 AM midnight – Shawn S, 1AM – Jim R. 2AM – Fran W 3AM – Jay G 4AM – Jay G. 5AM – Fred M - Bob D 6:00 – Mike&Chris, Adrian 7AM – open Let me know if you cannot cover your hour.
Jun 7 Sat 8am 1st Saturday Mass with Fr. Roy in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel
Jun 7 Sat noon 1st Saturday Mass with Fr. Gaby Hoyak at Our Lady of Mercy Maronite Church, June St. Worc, 11am confession and Rosary, 1st Sat. meditation and Divine Mercy Chaplet before Mass.

Dale O’Leary, author of “One Man, One Woman, A Catholic’s Guide to Defending Marriage”, (available at Shower of Roses in W.Boylston), has written a well-researched, thorough and compassionate defense of our Church’s teaching that marriage is a life-long union between one man and one woman. I continue quoting from this work to assist our outreach to our brothers and sisters who have Same-Sex Attraction, SSA.
“For most people. This process of sexual identification proceeds without a problem, and by age three, if asked, ‘are you a boy or a girl/’ the child will look incredulous, as though the questioner must surely be blind, and reply confidently, ‘I’m a boy!’ or ‘A girl, of course!’.”
“As children grow, they find they have more in common with children of their own sex than with children of the other sex. Same-sex friendships become extremely important as the child consolidates his sense of masculinity or her sense of femininity. At this stage, familiarity leads to friendship, whereas complementarity – feeling essentially different from another person – creates mystery, which some believe is the foundation of romantic attachment. In adolescence, sexual desires appear and become associated with that mystery.”

Jun 9 Mon 7pm The Common Core Forum group is getting together to organize for the Duke Pesta event. If you can help in any way I have a list of tasks that have to be done, PLEASE contact Donna Colorio
Jun 10 Tue - Common Core Info Session, Massachusetts Elementary Principals Association 28 Lord Rd., Marlborough, MA
Jun 12 Thu - Common Core Info Session, W.Roxbury Academy, 1205 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA

Jun 14 Sat 10am Mass celebrated Fr. Mark Rainville, Assoc. from St. Joe’s Charlton, in the Problem Pregnancy Chapel, 495 Pleasant St. Worc, followed by Sidewalk prayerful protest in front of Planned Parenthood, 470 Pleasant St. Worc

Jun 17 Tue - Common Core Info Session, Berkshire Community College, Koussevitzky Arts Center, Room K-111, 1350 West St., Pittsfield, MA
Jun 18 Wed - Common Core Info Session, Cape Cod Regional Technical High School, 351 Pleasant Lake Ave., Harwich, MA Jun 19 Thu 2nd annual March for Marriage, Washington DC, http://www.marriagemarch.org/

Jun21 Sat 10am 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.
Jun 21 Sat 8am Mass and Rosary to end abortion at Framingham Union Hospital, St. Stephen's Church.

Sign petition asking Sudan not to kill 8 month pregnant Mariam Yehya for being Christian
and here too

Jun 28 Sat 10am Mass Problem Pregnancy. Fr. Ken Cardinale

Jun 29 Sun afternoon MCFL 28th Annual Walk for Mothers And Children, on the Boston Common, Parkman Bandstand. Registration: 1:30 pm, Walk starts: 2:30 pm, pre-register/make a donation

Mark Fisher, Candidate for Republican Nomination for Governor of Massachusetts, will be on the Primary Ballot this September 9th. The MA Republican Party platform reads that they believe every abortion is a tragedy, while the Devalue Democrats want our taxes to pay for abortion. The clear Pro-Life vote is in the Republican Primary Sept. 9.

The Democrats own this state, but that means they own all the problems. They can't blame Republicans for anything! Now, I'm going to make them own up to all the problems they've created."

Please help me carry the fight to them with an online donation or a donation to the "Committee to Elect Fisher"
mailed to 13 Elm St. Auburn, MA 01501. Let's show them that we're in this to win it!

Looking forward to meeting you on the campaign trail.
Mark Fisher
Candidate for Republican Nomination for Governor of Massachusetts
800-863-5737
mark@markfisher2014.com

Jul 4 Fri 8pm – 1st Friday Mass Problem Pregnancy Chapel

Jay G.
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