Dear Friends,
Mass has begun to resume in our churches, the Bishop has still granted a special dispensation for ALL regarding the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of obligation.  As we welcome you back, we must take certain precautions.  VIEW HERE the guidelines we have for attending Mass.

If you are uncomfortable in attending Mass or simply unable to attend Mass during this time, Saint Boniface will still be recording and posting Sunday Masses on our website. 

September 13:  Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
LIVESTREAM HERE: Sunday 10:00AM, Diocese of Worcester Mass
WATCH HERE: Saint Boniface Mass

September 6:  Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
LIVESTREAM HERE: Sunday 10:00AM, Diocese of Worcester Mass
WATCH HERE:  Diocese of Worcester Mass

August 30:  Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
LIVESTREAM HERE: Sunday 10:00AM, Diocese of Worcester Mass
WATCH HERE: Saint Boniface Mass

VIEW HERE Saint Boniface's YouTube channel.

April 6th, 2020

These weeks have been hard for me, I cannot lie. I am a social person.
I crave the conversation and interaction of others.
At a time when we cannot come together and need it the most, it is not here for us. What I would not give to go to the park and swing the grandbabies on the swing or visit with a friend over dinner in a restaurant. These were all ordi- nary things that have become extraordinary in the last three weeks. Facebook reminds me daily of the times past and I am so jealous of myself back then. The world was good and I was happy in the chaos of ordinary days.

Then this happened and what a time for it to happen: during Lent. Others may not see the irony as deprivation for 40 days, but Jesus certainly does. For lack of a better analogy, we are all in our own desert and we are walking alone: wandering and wondering what the end may be. Uncertainty is our constant companion as my daily walks have turned into people switching sides of the streets as I pass them and looking down from me. They were my neighbors three weeks ago, but now they are confined to them- selves, worried about their own preservation.

I am reminded of Palm Sunday and all those who joyously welcomed Jesus only to call out his name a few days later to be crucified. It will not be that dramatic but there is an underlying feeling that if I coughed on my walks or in a store, those around me would turn against me. I feel more isolated than I already am.

So what can we do?  We do as Jesus did and look to our Father.  Only our Father can end all of this and it will only be in our Father’s time that it is ended.  That is a truth we find hard to understand.  Holy Week will come and go like no other Holy Week in history.  We have never stopped Easter Sunday masses, not even during war- time.  We are living in unprecedented times. But we have, as children of God and heirs to heaven, been charged with taking up our armor and fighting for our world to come back. Our weapon is hope and the chant in battle is prayer.

Over insurmountable obstacles we must pray for an end to this.  We must pray with everything that is in us.  We must never lose hope in God that he will be triumphant over this. We are in the desert right now, but we will come out of it.

We will be stronger and more prepared for the world that emerges along with us. We may not ever have the world that we had before but it will be better. It will be consecrated from God and through our prayers. We will be triumphant in this and when we are, we must celebrate our Easter, the joyous resurrection of life anew again.

Lucy Marcil
Religious Education Director

Welcome all who are new and returning to our Religious Education program at Saint Boniface!  

     The present schedule of classes and activities can be viewed online with the above calendar which is labeled, "The Religious Education Calendar 2019-2020".  Please, reference this calendar throughout the school year, as the schedule for classes, events, and activities may change from time to time.  We will send email notifications, as well, for changes to the schedule, so you may have the most current information. 

     Father Anthony and myself have worked hard to create a calendar of classes and activities that will bring us closer as a church family.  This year, there is a calendar of family events that we put together highlighting some of the many opportunities there are to come together.  

     We also ask that you commit, this year, to making Jesus the center of your life.  Time is at a premium and families are stretched. Dedicating one hour a week to attend the Mass as a family, will strengthen your family in ways that you could not imagine.  You will feel Christ's presence in your everyday life and you will be giving your children the gift of faith and spirituality. 

May God Bless your family and thank you for participating in our Catholic Community at Saint Boniface.

Sincerely,
Lucy Marcil
Religious Education Administrator
 

Please, view with your family the below video to gain a greater understanding of the Mass.