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Events in August 2025
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ATTENTION: ALL VOLUNTEERS - Protecting God's Children Session - Saturday , August 9th at 9:00AM to 12:00PM (In Portuguese)
Thank you all for volunteering for the various ministries at Saint Michael. Your efforts keep our corner of God's vineyard fruitful. In our activities we always need to be keeping a safe environment for all.
In the wake of the abuse scandal from two decades ago, the Archdiocese of Boston now requires certain tasks and trainings for all parish volunteers: every volunteer must complete and submit CORIs annually, and every parish volunteer must also take a class called “Protecting God’s Children” (PGC) at least once.
To assist in these efforts, Saint Michael is offering a “Protecting God’s Children” (PGC) class at Saint Michael Parish, 21 Manning Street, at the Parish Center (ground floor)
PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register or view the list of classes being held elsewhere, go to virtusonline.org (the listed link found below).
If you do not have access to a computer and need assistance with the signup, please call or visit Lori or Andrea at the parish center.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. This class is a requirement for continuing in any ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston.
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ATTENTION: ALL VOLUNTEERS - Protecting God's Children Session - Tuesday, August 12th at 6:00PM to 9:00PM (in English)
Thank you all for volunteering for the various ministries at Saint Michael. Your efforts keep our corner of God's vineyard fruitful. In our activities we always need to be keeping a safe environment for all.
In the wake of the abuse scandal from two decades ago, the Archdiocese of Boston now requires certain tasks and trainings for all parish volunteers: every volunteer must complete and submit CORIs annually, and every parish volunteer must also take a class called “Protecting God’s Children” (PGC) at least once.
To assist in these efforts, Saint Michael is offering a “Protecting God’s Children” (PGC) class at Saint Michael Parish, 21 Manning Street, at the Parish Center (ground floor)
PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. To register or view the list of classes being held elsewhere, go to virtusonline.org (the listed link found below).
If you do not have access to a computer and need assistance with the signup, please call or visit Lori or Andrea at the parish center.
We thank you for your cooperation in this matter. This class is a requirement for continuing in any ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston.
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Knights of Columbus Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, August 12th at 7:00pm
Council #81, the local Knights of Columbus meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM at Saint Matthias Parish Hall, 409 Hemenway Street in Marlborough MA.
If you are 18 years or older, please consider joining a great team of men, placing faith into action!
Contact Brendan Butler at 607-233-5436 for more information.
Throughout each year, the Knights contribute with their time, talent and treasure. All of which help benifit and improve our Church communities and the local communities.
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Religious Freedom Week, June 22nd thru 29th 2025
Religious Freedom Week is celebrated in Catholic dioceses nationwide from June 22 to June 29.
Throughout the week we will focus on the importance of preserving the essential right of religious freedom, both now and in the future, for Catholics and all people of faith.
Beginning June 22nd, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) invites Catholics to PRAY, REFLECT, and ACT to promote religious freedom.
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Pope Leo XIV
Francis Cardinal Prevost as the 267th Bishop of Rome.
The 69-year-old Robert Francis Prevost is from the northern part of the American continent, though he spent many years as a missionary in Peru before being elected head of the Augustinians for two consecutive terms.
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Easter Season
The Easter Season- Begins April 20th thru June 8th
The Easter season is fifty days from the Sunday of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ to Pentecost Sunday.
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The Season of Lent is March 5th through April 26th 2025
The season of Lent is a Catholic Liturgical Season that is the forty days before Easter consisting of Fasting, Prayer, Almsgiving beginning on Ash Wednesday(March 5th) and concluding at sundown on Holy Thursday.
Lent ends when the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday begins.
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Catholic Appeal
The Catholic Appeal is the annual fund that puts faith into action to support our parishes, schools, and communities.
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Saint Michael Parish's Lent Calendar
Get the 2025 Lent Calendar to help with your preparation for the Lord's Passion, Death and Resurrection.
This is a list of the Important parish events and parish information for Lent and Holy Week.
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Jubilee 2025 PILGRIMS OF HOPE
2025 is the Jubilee Holy Year, the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord, an "event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church."
The concept of "Jubilee" has its origins in the Book of Leviticus (chapter 25) as a special year of reconciliation, pilgrimage, and coming home. Pope Francis has designated the 2025 Holy Year as a time to renew ourselves as "Pilgrims of Hope."
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Pope Saint John Paul XXIII, National Seminary
God Needs Priests. Is He Calling You?
Pope Saint John XXIII National Seminary is a Catholic professional and graduate theological institution dedicated uniquely to the preparation of seminarians 30 years of age and older responding to a call to priestly ministry.
Our program fosters the human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral formation of its seminarians. We especially respect and utilize the life experiences and accomplishments of our mature seminarians, as we prepare them for priestly ministry.
Since 1964 our Seminary has been acclaimed for offering quality formation specifically suited for the adult learner. Currently, our 700+ alumni serve throughout the world.
Visit the National Seminary's website for questions you may have.
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Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn ChildrenList Item 1
Wednesday, January 22nd is the annual "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children" observed by the Catholic Church in the United States. This day is set aside to pray for the legal protection of human life and to do penance for the violations to human dignity caused through abortion. We are called to observe this day through prayer and penance.
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