We are very pleased to announce that Fr. Lucas LaRoche and Fr. John Larochelle will be assigned to St. Mary Church to assist Fr. Nick with parish renewal for the churches in Uxbridge, Millville, Linwood and Blackstone. They will be ordained to the priesthood this coming Saturday, June 19 at 10:00 am at The Cathedral of St. Paul in Worcester. The ordination is open to the public. All are welcome!

I am from Annunciation Parish in Gardner, Massachusetts and will be ordained a priest on Saturday, June 19. The oldest of three, I studied printing and graphic design while completing high school at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg and later philosophy, theology, and languages in Worcester, Boston, and Rome. I recently finished a one year specialization in Patristic Theology (the writings of the Fathers of the Early Church). I enjoy cooking, reading, and traveling and I look forward to working with the parishes in Linwood, Uxbridge, Millville, and Blackstone.

It is my great joy to be assigned to ministry at St. Paul’s Church in Blackstone, St. Augustine Parish in Millville, Good Shepherd Parish in Linwood and St. Mary Church in Uxbridge beginning on July 1. I was born in Springfield but my parents moved to Worcester when I was three years hold and I have spent my life growing up here. I am the oldest of eight children and have 14 beautiful nieces and nephews, three of whom are my God-children. After being homeschooled by my parents, I attended Nichols College in Dudley, where I received my BSBA in accounting. I then worked as a CPA for almost fourteen years while also being very involved as a disaster services volunteer with the American Red Cross. During those years, I gradually came to the realization that God was calling me to be a priest here in the Diocese of Worcester. After a great deal of prayer and with the support of my family and many wonderful priests I entered formation at Saint John’s Seminary in Boston, where I have spent the last six years. As I approach ordination to the priesthood this coming

 Saturday, June 19, please know of my prayers for each and every one of you. I cannot wait to be one of your priests!

Fr. Dennis O'Brien will be celebrating his 70th birthday this Thursday, June 17 and he is very excited! He is also celebrating the 44th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood the next day, Friday, June 18. The new Vocations Ministry will be hosting a celebration after the 7:00 am Mass on Thursday, June 17 with coffee and pastries. All are invited!