PLEASE HELP DEACON TIM FIGHT HUNGER!! He's raising money for 'Race To Feed Kids' and can use YOUR support. All donations will be matched! Details are here.
Our New Parish Name! On May 25th, the Bishop selected a new name from our list of top three choices. Our new name effective July 1, 2022 is Our Lady of Hope Parish Read more about it here.
Welcome [soon to be] Rev. Derek Mobilio!The Bishop has assigned a new Associate to the new Our Lady of Hope Parish as of the first weekend of July. He is very excited and ready to serve our community. Please keep him in your prayers as he gets ordained June 18th! Read his bio here.
Dismas Farm Father’s Day Cookout-Join us on Sunday 6/19 for FREE food, meet the animals, play cornhole, and more! Location: 687 Lincoln Road in beautiful Oakham, MA. Time: 12 – 3PM.
Totus Tuus - Vacation Bible School: Will be held at St. Mary Church July 10-15, by Worcester Diocesan Seminarians & Grafton’s own Delaney Hanna and Courtney Romeo. For more info and to register, contact Darleen at: dfarland@stmarysgrafton.org Grades 1-6 9:00am - 2:30pm Grades 7-12 7:00pm - 9:15pm
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - We will be holding Summer Atrium Hours stating Monday, June 13th. See dates and times here. To enroll, please contact Darleen at dfarland@stmarysgrafton.org.
Parish Merger Information: Please check out our Information Stations at all 3 churches. Grab a copy of FAQ #1 and "The Story of Our Lady of Hope". Voicemail suggestion box is (508) 603-6199 (let it ring ~25 seconds and then leave a message when prompted). Check out our new website too at https://OurLadyOfHopeGrafton.org.
Volunteers Needed! To help sort Religious Education supplies and restock supply buckets. If you can help, please contact Darleen at dfarland@stmarysgrafton.org.
Support IHN with a chance to WIN! A chance to win three top prizes for a Grocery Store Gift Card while supporting the Family Shelter. See details here.
Please note: Adoration at St. Mary's has suspended for Spring/Summer. Adoration will still be available Thursday's 6-7pm at St. James.
Special collections:
Peter’s Pence - June 26
Aid for Church in Eastern/Central Europe - August 14 Thank you for your continued support! Donate online securely with WeShare here.
It's never too late for Reconciliation! See the schedule here.
The Worcester Catholic Women’s Conference:All women are invited to this exciting Conference, “Embrace the Cross”, to be held at St. Joseph School in Webster, MA on Saturday, October 1st. Hear dynamic talks from outstanding Catholic leaders, priests will hear confessions and there will be many interesting exhibitors. Bishop McManus will celebrate Mass. For more information and to register, visit their website here.
Don't forget to read the additional information at the bottom of this email!
A special Daily Novena to prepare for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi). Sign up for the 'public-notes' group on Flocknote here. Read the novenas here.
Sent by Edward Romeo on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 12:44PM