Immaculate Conception Parish

Immaculate Conception Church in Worcester welcomed new Deacon David Soares and his wife Alessandra to our parish community. Deacon Soares will be our full-time deacon while Deacon Deignan will be preaching one weekend a month.

Today Sonny Choe received his First Holy Communion. It was a glorious day filled with love. May the Lord continue to bless him as he grows in his faith.

𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳,
𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴. 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘶𝘴, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥.
𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘯!

Wishing all a blessed Memorial Day!

After 15 years of faithful and generous service at Immaculate Conception Parish, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻 is retiring. We are so grateful for your loving witness and for how you've accompanied us in our faith journey. We are also grateful to your bride 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 who has also given selflessly of her time and talent throughout your ministry. We have been blessed by you both and are grateful that you will remain with us as parishoners! May God bless you both!

Our Lady’s Garden looks beautiful, even in the rain! Photo by Martha.

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗔𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬!
⭐️Vigil Mass - Wed 5/13 5:30PM
⭐️Solemnity - Thu 5/14 9AM

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight." - Acts 1:8-9

For more on this solemnity: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/why-celebrate-the-ascension

On Sunday, May 3rd, at St. Paul's Cathedral, our Confrmation
students received the Sacrament from Bishop McManus
alongside many other recipients from other parishes in the
Diocese. It was a wonderful celebration for all involved. Thank you to Stephen Sycks for sharing his wisdom and
knowledge of the Catholic faith in his teaching role
for another Confirmation year. May God's holy blessings be upon our
Confrmands as they continue to work for the Lord as they grow in their faith and share in the ministry of the Church.
Congratulations to Michael Ansel, Amya Chamberlain, Alexandra Charlton, Ben Dobson, Cooper Evanowski, Mollie Hagearty, Ryan Hermance, Kate Jalbert, Dominic Klofft, Ryleigh Lowe, Jayden Schnare, Abby Spaulding and Isabella Tassone.

On Sunday, May 3rd, 6 children received their First Holy Communion and participated in the Crowning of Mary. It was a glorious day filled with love. May the Lord continue to bless them as they grow in their faith. A special thank you to their teachers, Nicole Hermance and Joanna Jalbert, who shared their time and faith to prepare the children for this very special day. Congratulations to Drea Brock, Joseph Curran, David Grummell, Oliviya Mansfield, Beluchi Okeja, and Akachukwu Okeja.

FEAST OF ST CATHERINE OF SIENNA, APRIL 29.
Saint Catherine of Sienna is a mystic, a doctor of the Church, as well as a patroness of Italy and of Europe. Catherine was sought out as a spiritual director, and she played an important role in ending the Avignon papacy. She only lived to the age of 33 and was canonized in 1461.

“The soul is in God and God is in the soul. God is closer to us than water is to a fish.” - St. Catherine of Sienna

St. Catherine, pray for us!

Today students from our Religious Education classes filled back packs with personal care essentials that will be passed out to people in need in our community. Thank you to the St. Vincent de Paul Society for donating all of the supplies for the backpacks.The children also made cards with inspirational messages. We are a parish blessed with wonderful families.