St. Leo Parish

St. Andrew Bobola Church will be hosting its first annual Nativity Display and Bake sale on the weekend of Dec. 14 and 15.  Parishioners are sharing their nativity displays on Saturday from 1 to 5:30 p.m.  and on Sunday from 8 am-noon. We anticipate having over 50 nativity scenes on display!!  What better way to remind ourselves of the meaning of Christmas!  Coffee is complimentary for all attendees.  Pierogi, baked goods, paczki and pies will be available for sale as well as soup.  We are also raffling off a jeweled Nativity Set from the Bradford Exchange worth over $400.

The next Worcester Diocese Calix Society meeting will take place on Sunday, Dec. 15 from 9:30 to 10:30 am. with the potential for Mass and adoration either before or after.  It is always the 3rd Sunday of each month.  It meets in the rectory alongside Sacred Heart Church in Webster.  Calix is a fellowship that provides Catholic support for those seeking freedom from the slavery of addiction, and for their families and friends who also suffer.

St. Bernadette Parish in Northborough is hosting its annual Lessons and Carols service on Sunday, December 15 at 2:00pm. All are welcome. If you are someone who uses Facebook, please feel free to interact with the event at this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/545316429379994/

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.

The Sisters of Ste. Anne invite you to their annual Advent Prayer Program at Marie Anne Center at St. Bernard Church, 228 Lincoln St., Worcester on Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17 from 10 - 11:30 am. Presenters in order to appearance are Fr. Juan Sanchez, Mr. Ernie Rivard and Sr. Yvette Bellerose.

Join us for "From Advent to Christmas: A Concert of Carols" presented by the Magdalen College Polyphony Choir on Tuesday, Dec. 17  at 6:30 pm in Holy Rosary Church, 135 Nichols St., Gardner. 

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.

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.

Saturday, Dec. 21 at 9 am all are welcome across from Planned Parenthood 470 Pleasant Street in Worcester as we pray the Rosary and sing Christmas Carols in between the decades of the Rosary.  At 9:45 we will move inside to Problem Pregnancy at 495 Pleasant St. for Holy Mass.  After Mass we will gather in the waiting room for conversation while we feast on bagels, cream cheese, coffee and juice provided by The Bagel Inn in Holden. Participants are invited to bring a new baby item (diapers, wipes, sleepers, etc.) or a monetary donation to help Problem Pregnancy

The Catholic Girls Club meets on the third Saturday of the month from October to May.  We discuss a female saint or Marian feast day, do a corresponding craft/activity and enjoy a saint-related treat which is nut-free.  Our location is at the Emmaus Center across from Sacred Heart Church in Webster, (please use Day Street entrance).  The club is open to girls who are ages 6 and up. On Saturday, Dec. 21 from 2-3:30 pm, we will meet to discuss the life of St. Lucy.