1st Friday Mass

Sep 30 Fri 8:00pm 1st Friday Mass celebrated by Fr. Fortin followed by adoration until 8am 1st Saturday Mass with Fr. Michael Roy of St. Roch’s. Everyone is welcomed. All Adoration hours could use backup. Scheduled Adorers 9PM – Chris T. 10PM - Julie S - Paul T. 11PM – Julie S, 12 AM midnight – Fran., 1AM – Carol/Diane 3AM – Jay G 5AM – Fred M - Bob D 6:00 – Adrian 7AM – Kathy L. Could really use some help in the middle of the night as well as at 6AM.
Oct 1 Sat 8am 1st Saturday Mass and devotion Problem Pregnancy Chapel, Fr. Michael Roy
We continue with Fr. Pagan’s prayer group to pray for our Country and the up-coming election, as part of the 1st Saturday devotion, after the 8am Mass, and including our regular Pro-Life prayers.

Oct 2 Sun 2-3:30PM, 25th Life Chain; Elm Park, Lincoln St near Denny's, White City Shrewbury, Life Chain signs will be available, For information please call Louise Failola
Oct 2 Sun 7-8pm 40 Days UNITED bus tour outside the Worcester Planned Parenthood on Pleasant St.

Oct 6 Thu 6:30-9pm, 2nd of four Catholic Free Press and diocesan Respect Life Office sponsored pre-election forums, titled “Conscience and the Catholic Voter”. Immaculate Conception Parish, 353 Grove St., Worcester. Holy hour at 6:30pm followed by Bishop McManus on “The Catholic Voter: Called to Faithful Citizenship.”

Oct 8 Sat Pro-Life Prayer protest on the sidewalk, with 40 Days for Life, but no Mass. Pleasant St. , Pray for America in front of the Temple of the Secular Religion, Planned Parenthood
Oct 9 Sun 1-4pm Boston Common, Annual Massachusetts March for Life, (formerly, the Respect Life Walk)

This closing would never happen in the United States, but Private citizens in Moscow, 'helped' close an Art exhibit called "Jock Sturges: Absence of Shame." The US photographer is described as being known for his 'nude images of adolescents and their families'

The closure of the exhibition came after influential conservative senator Yelena Mizulina on Saturday released a statement on her website calling it "a public demonstration of child pornography materials" and said it "must be closed urgently". Russia's children's ombudswoman Anna Kuznetsova then weighed in, condemning it on Facebook a few hours later as "child pornography". Of course this being Russia, the Moscow gallery curator Natalia Litvinskaya told journalists the show had "nothing to do with paedophilia" but that she took the decision to close after receiving "threats from absolutely delusional people".

Oct 14 Fri 7pm MFI's 25th Annual Fundraising Banquet, featuring world-renowned faith leader Dr. Ravi Zacharias. Boston/Newton Marriot 2345 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA 02466

Oct 14 Fri 11am-noon, Bishop McManus leads Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet at Worcester 40 Days for Life, Pleasant St across from Planned Parenthood, Note time changed back to 11am original time
Oct 15 Sat 9am Prayer protest on sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood, followed by 10AM Mass celebrated by Fr. Reid Mass in the Problem Pregnancy chapel
Oct 15 God’s Mercy Conference

Oct 20 Thu 6:30-9pm, Register
Oct 22 Sat 10am Mass, Fr. Cardinale, 9am Sidewalk peaceful prayer vigil

Oct 27 Thu 6:30-9pm, MCFL Annual Fundraising Banquet. Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood, with featured keynote, Dana Scallon, internationally renowned Irish singer, composer, and former member of the European Parliament.

November Election
The US election is between Hilary and Trump, and it’s the most important election in our lifetime! What we do now will change the lives of our families and their children!

I come not to defend Trump, but to vote for him, though he is adopting the GOP Platform, will nominate good, non-activist conservative judges, and will defend the rule of Law. He is learning, and is becoming more Presidential
The alternative is Hillary who will continue the attempts to force cloistered nuns to pay for artificial birth control, force Churches to allow self-proclaimed transgenereds to use opposite sex bathrooms during Church activites open to the public (which ones aren't?) and continue to spend our grandchildren's National Inheritence, expand abortion on demand by government funding through an eviserated Hyde Amendment, as well as being a liar.
Pray for both, but vote for Trump.

2017 Apr 1 Sat - 17th Annual Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men's Conference. NEW LOCATION! ASSUMPTION COLLEGE 500 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA

Protect student privacy.
In May 2016, the federal government issued a mandate demanding that schools must let boys in the girls’ locker rooms, shower facilities, and restrooms … and vice versa. This mandate is not limited to certain areas of the country. It impacts all public and private educational institutions, from preschool to post-graduate school, that receive federal funds.

All children have the right to privacy and cannot be forced to share intimate facilities, undress, and even shower with the opposite sex. The common sense and compassionate solution to respect the privacy and safety of everyone is to offer single-sex facilities for those who are uncomfortable using locker rooms and showers designated for their biological sex. But the new federal mandate is not focused on common sense or real compassion. . .One of several federal lawsuits highlighting this issue is now being considered for review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Please help to make sure the Supreme Court knows where the American people stand on this issue, visit the Alliance Defending Freedom web site to see their friend-of-the-court brief.

God Bless America

Jay G.
Prayer Needs;
5 year-old Andrew of the of Mahoney and Tosche families tragically killed by a car last Sunday, Please continue to pray for Bill and Karen’s granddaughter, 2 week old Gabriella who was born with a fever and now has sepsis (some improvement after Thursday night Rosary for her), John O’Mara RIP,, Barbara Reidy RIP, Phyllis Schlafly RIP, 4 year-old Sarah who sustained 2nd & 3rd degree burns over 10% of her body in an accident (no surgery needed!), Jarrett's past girlfriend Ashley to return to the church and turn her life around, Paul Wood who's transferring to hospice and his family, Jonathan Ard RIP, Alyssa, Mike Jones & Renie McGee surgery, Baton Rouge LA & Dallas TX Police officers and their families, Philando Castile…