February 24, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am Natural Family Planning: Good for the Body, Good for the Soul St. John the Evangelist Church 1 St. John Place, Attleboro, United States St. John the Evangelist Parish in Attleboro is offering this brief presentation with time for questions on the beauty and benefits of Natural Family Planning (NFP). Resources will also be available. Couples as well as young women are invited to attend. Presenter will be Monica Bergeron, a Certified Fertility Care Professional. She holds a degree …
March 2, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Spring 2024 Preparation Process for Adult Confirmation Opening Session St. Julie Billiart Parish Hall 494 Slocum Rd., North Dartmouth, MA, United States This is the first session of the Spring 2024 preparation program for adult (18+) confirmation. The program is intended to provide catechetical instruction in the faith, as well as spiritual support to compliment the parish in the formation of candidates, who are completing their initiation in the Catholic Church. The preparation is a hybrid program, …
March 2, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Spring 2024 Preparation Process for Adult Confirmation Opening Session St. Julie Billiart Parish Hall 494 Slocum Rd., North Dartmouth, MA, United States This is the first session of the Spring 2024 preparation program for adult (18+) confirmation. The program is intended to provide catechetical instruction in the faith, as well as spiritual support to compliment the parish in the formation of candidates, who are completing their initiation in the Catholic Church. The preparation is a hybrid program, …
March 8, 2024 - March 10, 2024 YES! Retreat La Salette Retreat & Conference Center 947 Park St., Attleboro, MA, United States The YES! Retreat is a three-day weekend retreat, providing post-Confirmation high school youth an opportunity to encounter God through the sacraments, testimony, fellowship, and a closer examination of self and relationships with others. The experience allows young people to affirm their Confirmation promises and return to their communities with renewed conviction and empowerment to bring Christ …
March 8, 2024 - March 10, 2024 YES! Retreat La Salette Retreat & Conference Center 947 Park St., Attleboro, MA, United States The YES! Retreat is a three-day weekend retreat, providing post-Confirmation high school youth an opportunity to encounter God through the sacraments, testimony, fellowship, and a closer examination of self and relationships with others. The experience allows young people to affirm their Confirmation promises and return to their communities with renewed conviction and empowerment to bring Christ …
March 9, 2024 - March 10, 2024 Catholic Relief Services Collection Parishes in the Diocese of Fall River This weekend the Catholic Relief Services Collection is taken up in parishes in the Diocese of Fall River along with those in most dioceses across the United States. This collection makes grants to six Catholic agencies that provide relief and support for struggling communities and work for peace and reconciliation among our marginalized brothers and …
March 9, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 2:15 pm RCIA Retreat St. John Neumann Parish Hall 157 Middleboro Road, East Freetown, MA, United States This RCIA retreat is geared toward all Catechumens, Candidates, Sponsors, and RCIA teams as they journey through the RCIA ahead of celebrating Sacraments during the Easter Vigil and Easter season. The cost is $20 per person, which includes: • Continental Breakfast • Talks by members of the Diocesan RCIA Team • Discussion & Community • …
March 24, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Palm Sunday Taizé Service St. John Neumann Church 157 Middleboro Rd., East Freetown, MA, United States St. John Neumann Parish invites all to their Palm Sunday Taize’ Service. This service includes song, reflections and readings. The church is located on Route 18 – 157 Middleboro Road in East Freetown, Mass. Take Chace Road exit off Route 140.
March 26, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Chrism Mass St. Mary's Cathedral 327 Second St., Fall River, MA Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the annual Mass of Chrism on this day during Holy Week in which he will bless the oils that are used in the sacramental life of the Diocese throughout the year: Oil of Catechumens, Oil of the Sick, and Chrism. In the context of the Mass, priests …
March 28, 2024 Holy Thursday Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the sacred Easter Triduum, which concludes with the celebration of Easter Vigil Mass. On this day, we remember the Last Supper, during which "Jesus, loving those who were his own in the world even to the end, offered his Body and Blood to the Father under the appearance of …
March 29, 2024 Good Friday On Good Friday, we recall Christ’s Passion and Death. Good Friday is a time to reflect on our own sinfulness and need for repentance, and it is a day in which, amid the sorrow, we show our appreciation for Christ’s loving sacrifice. Good Friday is a day of both fast and abstinence.