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A 30-week directed prayer experience in the tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola is being offered by a team of Jesuits and parishioners experienced in Ignatian prayer. Weekly sessions will begin Oct. 1. Each session will be approximately 90 minutes on Tuesday evenings at St. Peter Church, 931 Main St., Worcester, and will include reflection, direction and a presentation.

Dr. Frank McGuire and Fr. Walter Riley will be hosting a Scripture Study series on the first four Tuesdays of October (1, 8, 15, and 22) from Noon to 1 pm. at Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove Street, Worcester in the Church Basement. The topic for the series is the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians. Feel free to bring your lunch along with your Bible. Refreshments and dessert will also be provided. All are invited to attend.

All are welcome to celebrate a Shower of Roses at the St. Therese Triduum at St. Mary of the Hills Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 7 pm with the Feast Day Mass and Procession to the Shrine. We are located at 630 Cross St., Boylston.

Join us on Oct. 1 at 7 pm for a Night of Prayer in Honor of St. Therese of Lisieux at St. Ann Church 652 Main St., North Oxford with Mass,  Exposition, Adoration, Benediction, Litany of St. Therese, Veneration of Relic,followed by a Social in the Parish Hall.

The Divine Mercy Cenacle meets weekly in the St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish Center on Tuesday at 7 pm for prayer and discussion of Scripture, the Catechism, and the Diary of St. Faustina.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Miraculous Medal Novena on consecutive Wednesdays through the Feast of St. Catherine Laboure on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

St. Bernard Parish at St. Camillus Church, 333 Mechanic St., will hold a holy hour Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., to the Father in thanksgiving for the gift of life and for an end to abortion and euthanasia.

The next Vianney dinner is Thursday Oct. 3 at the Holy Name of Jesus House of Studies.  These are nights for men, high school aged and up, interested in learning more about a priestly vocation.  They are welcome to come to all or part of the evening as their schedule allows.  6:05 PM Mass, 6:30 dinner, and 7 PM social.

St. Mary Parish, Uxbridge will be hosting “Grieving with Great HOPE,” a five-week grief support workshop. This program was created by Good Mourning Ministry a Catholic Apostolate. As Catholics we are given hope for eternal life in the risen Lord for ourselves and for our loved ones.

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

Annual Polish Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct 5, 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday, Oct. 6, 8 am to 1 pm in the hall under Our Lady of Czestochowa Church at 34 Ward St., Worcester.Festival features include: Homemade, Delicious Polish Food and Baked Goods, Raffles, Games of Chance, Crafts, Attic Treasure and much more.

First Saturdays of June through October at 3 pm  at St. Thomas-a-Becket Church, South Barre, for Reconciliation, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Recitation of the Rosary, a period of Meditation on the Mysteris, and Closing Benediction.

An Octoberfest Dinner will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 from 5 to 7 pm at St. Edward the Confessor Church Hall, 10 Church Street, Westminster.  Menu: Pot Roast with vegetables, gravy, green beans, salad, rolls and dessert.

A Novena of the Miraculous Medal is offered at St. John, the Guardian of Our Lady Parish in Clinton (80 Union Street) at 7 pm each evening from Saturday, Oct. 5 to Sunday, Oct. 13.  

Blessing of Animals will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart - St. Catherine Church, 600 Cambridge St., Worcester.  The ceremony includes special prayers, blessings and readings.  Animals are blessed individually and presented with a St. Francis of Assisi medal.  

All are invited to join the 32nd annual Life Chain on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.  This event of peaceful, prayerful witness to the sacredness of human life is held annually on Respect Life Sunday across the nation.  Life Chain stations will be located at Elm Park and at Denny's Restaurant on Lincoln St. in Worcester and at White City Plaza in Shrewsbury.

Venerini Academy will host its 8th Annual Mary Ricciardi Sivo Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 7 at Shaker Hills Golf Club in Harvard. Lunch will precede a 12:30 shotgun start, followed by dinner and awards at the Club. Full event details and registration can be found at veriniacademy.com/golf....

Please join us on Monday, Oct. 7 from 3-4:30 pm in Zecco auditorium for a panel presentation on ‘Cultivating relationships in the healing and caring professions.’

The 8th Annual Novena to St. Joseph will take place at Christ the King Parish on Monday evenings this fall. There will be prayer for the seriously ill, for improvements in palliative care, and prayer to raise awareness about all attempts to end human life unnaturally as in the case of physician assisted suicide or euthanasia.

Dr. Frank McGuire and Fr. Walter Riley will be hosting a Scripture Study series on the first four Tuesdays of October (1, 8, 15, and 22) from Noon to 1 pm. at Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove Street, Worcester in the Church Basement. The topic for the series is the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians. Feel free to bring your lunch along with your Bible. Refreshments and dessert will also be provided. All are invited to attend.

The Divine Mercy Cenacle meets weekly in the St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish Center on Tuesday at 7 pm for prayer and discussion of Scripture, the Catechism, and the Diary of St. Faustina.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Miraculous Medal Novena on consecutive Wednesdays through the Feast of St. Catherine Laboure on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Cursillo or "short course in Christianity" is an uplifting and educational experience. The weekend is facilitated by a team of laypeople and clergy who deliver organized talks and discussions. Men’s  weekend:Oct. 10-13;All weekends will be held at the Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center in Putnam, CT. For additional information, please contact Sue Leighton at 508-278-3155 or sleighton1958@gmail.co... or visit www.fourthday.org.

St. Bernard Parish at St. Camillus Church, 333 Mechanic St., will hold a holy hour Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., to the Father in thanksgiving for the gift of life and for an end to abortion and euthanasia.

St. Mary Parish, Uxbridge will be hosting “Grieving with Great HOPE,” a five-week grief support workshop. This program was created by Good Mourning Ministry a Catholic Apostolate. As Catholics we are given hope for eternal life in the risen Lord for ourselves and for our loved ones.

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

On the second Friday of each month a holy hour to pray for priests will take place at Immaculate Conception Church on 353 Grove St., Worcester. This holy hour will consist of adoration, a short reflection, the rosary, silent prayer and benediction.

Join us at the Cathedral of St. Paul, Chatham and High Streets in Worcester on Sunday, Oct. 13 at Noon for Mass celebrated by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, on the First Anniversary of the Canonization of St. Romero of America.

Saint Andrew Bobola Parish, 54 West Main St, Dudley is pleased to host the 2nd annual Rosary Coast To Coast event on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 4 pm. Please join us in praying the Joyful, the Luminous, the Sorrowful and the Glorious mysteries of the Holy Rosary. October 13 is the anniversary of the sixth apparition of our Lady of Fatima, the great Miracle of the Sun.  

The 8th Annual Novena to St. Joseph will take place at Christ the King Parish on Monday evenings this fall. There will be prayer for the seriously ill, for improvements in palliative care, and prayer to raise awareness about all attempts to end human life unnaturally as in the case of physician assisted suicide or euthanasia.

Dr. Frank McGuire and Fr. Walter Riley will be hosting a Scripture Study series on the first four Tuesdays of October (1, 8, 15, and 22) from Noon to 1 pm. at Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove Street, Worcester in the Church Basement. The topic for the series is the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians. Feel free to bring your lunch along with your Bible. Refreshments and dessert will also be provided. All are invited to attend.

The Divine Mercy Cenacle meets weekly in the St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish Center on Tuesday at 7 pm for prayer and discussion of Scripture, the Catechism, and the Diary of St. Faustina.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Scouting religious emblem program information session on Tuesday, October 15 at 7:30 pm at St. Christopher on West Boylston St., Worcester. Open to all interested Catholic Scouts ages 13 – 17 (grades 7 – 12) who are seeking to learn more about their faith and their role as a Catholic Scout in today’s society, and how to register for our upcoming classes to earn the awards.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Notre Dame Health Care (NDHC) is hosting our annual Educational Forum “Find Your TRIESSENCE: A mindfulness journey for a joyful and fulfilling life” on Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Hogan Center at the College of the Holy Cross. This special event is a fundraiser to support the educational mission of NDHC.

Miraculous Medal Novena on consecutive Wednesdays through the Feast of St. Catherine Laboure on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

St. Bernard Parish at St. Camillus Church, 333 Mechanic St., will hold a holy hour Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., to the Father in thanksgiving for the gift of life and for an end to abortion and euthanasia.

St. Mary Parish, Uxbridge will be hosting “Grieving with Great HOPE,” a five-week grief support workshop. This program was created by Good Mourning Ministry a Catholic Apostolate. As Catholics we are given hope for eternal life in the risen Lord for ourselves and for our loved ones.

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

Creation seeks to answer the deeper questions about ecology and the environment within God’s revelation as found in his creation and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Each 30 minute episode will be presented at North American Martyrs Church hall on 6 Friday evenings throughout the year beginning at 7 pm with discussion to follow.   The first episode titled Sense of Wonder will be held on Oct. 18 at 7 pm.    

Annual Meat Raffle on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 6:30 pm at the Baldwinville American Legion, 3 Central Street.

The Commission for Women invites you to join us for a Mini-Retreat for Women on Saturday, Oct. 19 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Main Street, Shrewsbury. The topic will be “Re-entering the Paradise of the Heart:  A Spiritual Path for Healing” will be facilitated by Sr. Kathryn Hermes, Through quiet prayer, guided inner exploration, and Scripture meditation, this retreat will help you take back your self-ownership when you learn how to stand at the door of your heart, when you re-enter the paradise of the heart

Sacred Heart Women's Club will hold its Fall Fair on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 9 am - 3 pm in the Bell Tower Room (Parish Center second floor). Handicapped accessible. Costume jewelry, religious items, home decor and more! Lunch and other snacks

The Catholic Girls Club meets on the third Saturday of the month from 2-3 pm (next one on Oct. 19) between October and May, .  At this club, we discuss a female saint or Marian feast day and then do a corresponding craft or activity.  Our location is at the Emmaus Center across from Sacred Heart Church in Webster, (please use Day Street entrance).

Our Lady of Providence Parish at St. Bernard will hold a dinner dance in the gym on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 5:30 p.m. featuring live music by Joe Luca Sextet. Cocktails , followed by a family style roast pork and turkey dinner with fixings and dessert.

Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Webster is now hosting a SPRED learning center for all those with learning and intellectual disabilities in the South County area. SPRED, an internationally accepted method of instruction, is a program that provides religious development for children, teens, and adults who are unable to thrive in the typical religion classes or who, as adults, would benefit from gaining a deeper sense of God, the Church, and Christ.  

Our Fall Open House will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20 from 1-3 p.m.  Prospective students and their families will have an opportunity to meet faculty and current students, take a student-led tour and learn more about our curriculum, athletics, and extra curricular activities. 45 Harvard Street, Fitchburg 01420

Bishop Robert J. McManus will celebrate the Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 3 pm at the Cathedral of St. Paul, Worcester.  This liturgy of thanksgiving to God for many years of faithful witness to the sacredness of Christian marriage honors couples who are marking significant anniversaries (25th, 40th, 50th, etc.) this year. A light reception will follow downstairs in the Cenacle.

The Annunciation Parish Men's Group is a place for men from High School and older to come together to have some time to share their faith, to get perspectives from different generations and to support each other living out our lives. The group will provide regular meetings, planned social events, and service activities for members to participate in from time to time. Rectory. on 135 Nichols Street, Gardner. Call 978-632-0253 for more information.

Our Lady of  Good Counsel Parish will hold its next 6-part series of "A New Day Ministry" beginning Monday, Oct. 21, 1-2:30 pm in the Parish Hall, 111 Worcester St., West Boylston.  For more information or to register (required prior to the start of the sessions) call Renate Isbell (508) 835-3286.

The 8th Annual Novena to St. Joseph will take place at Christ the King Parish on Monday evenings this fall. There will be prayer for the seriously ill, for improvements in palliative care, and prayer to raise awareness about all attempts to end human life unnaturally as in the case of physician assisted suicide or euthanasia.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Miraculous Medal Novena on consecutive Wednesdays through the Feast of St. Catherine Laboure on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

St. Bernard Parish at St. Camillus Church, 333 Mechanic St., will hold a holy hour Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., to the Father in thanksgiving for the gift of life and for an end to abortion and euthanasia.

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

St. Anna Parish, 194 Lancaster St.in Leominster will hold a Christmas Fair on Friday, Oct. 25, 4–8 pm and Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 am – 5:30 pm. Featuring Chinese Auction, Lottery Scratch Ticket Frame, Children and Adult Ornament Tree, Crafts, Designer Baskets & Delicious Baked Goods, Nonnie’s Attic filled with treasures. Nonnie’s Café featuring soup, pasta,Sausage, pepper & onion subs, hot dogs, brownie sundaes  & more.

St. Anna Parish, 194 Lancaster St.in Leominster will hold a Christmas Fair and Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 am – 5:30 pm. Featuring Chinese Auction, Lottery Scratch Ticket Frame, Children and Adult Ornament Tree, Crafts, Designer Baskets & Delicious Baked Goods, Nonnie’s Attic filled with treasures. Nonnie’s Café featuring soup, pasta,Sausage, pepper & onion subs, hot dogs, brownie sundaes  & more.

Annual Harvest Fair on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 am – 3:30 pm on the church grounds St. Vincent De Paul Parish, 1 Forest St., Baldwinville, & in the church hall. Features Theme Baskets – Holiday Table - Major Raffle (Cash Prizes) – Lunch - Food & Snacks – Chinese Auction – Gift Certificate - Chinese Auction – Baked Goods – Raffles – Crafts – Money Tree – 50/50 – and more!

Assumption College, Worcester--sponsored by Pflaum and the Diocese of Worcester

St. Joan of Arc Parish -Sunday, Oct. 27 form 1 - 5 pm all are welcome to the Hispanic Day Celebration after Mass. Come and taste the delicious food from different countries. Tickets will be for sale at the Event.  

Saint Jude Novena will take place on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 2-3 pm at Saint Aloysius-Saint Jude Church: 489 Pleasant St.,- Leicester.. Eucharistic Adoration; Saint Jude Novena Prayers; Homily; Sacrament of the Sick; Benediction.

Join us for the traveling holy hour for vocations.  The next one takes place on Monday, Oct. 28 at 7 pm at the Saint Patrick Church in Rutland.  All are welcome to attend and pray for vocations to priesthood and religious life in our diocese.

The 8th Annual Novena to St. Joseph will take place at Christ the King Parish on Monday evenings this fall. There will be prayer for the seriously ill, for improvements in palliative care, and prayer to raise awareness about all attempts to end human life unnaturally as in the case of physician assisted suicide or euthanasia.

The Divine Mercy Cenacle meets weekly in the St. John the Guardian of Our Lady Parish Center on Tuesday at 7 pm for prayer and discussion of Scripture, the Catechism, and the Diary of St. Faustina.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Join us at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Webster for a Bible study “The Bible and the Sacraments.”  on either Tuesdays at 7 pm or Wednesdays at 10 am in the Emmaus Center lower level, 17 Day Street, Webster (across East Main Street from the church) from September 3 to November 13.

Miraculous Medal Novena on consecutive Wednesdays through the Feast of St. Catherine Laboure on Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

St. Bernard Parish at St. Camillus Church, 333 Mechanic St., will hold a holy hour Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., to the Father in thanksgiving for the gift of life and for an end to abortion and euthanasia.