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" No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends." (John 15:13) Jesus spoke these words referring to his own love for his....

We offer this poignant reflection to honor the nurses who serve our hospitals, health clinics, nursing homes and hospices, as well as the visiting nurses who provide services that allow the sick and the elderly to remain in their homes. We honor these selfless....

Piano and Brick Donations Donations are gratefully being accepted to offset the cost of the new piano at St. Mary Church. Any amount will be gratefully accepted....

The Plainville Community Scholarship Fund, Inc. is pleased to announce that they will offer $1500 scholarships to several applicants for the coming 2017-2018 academic year. In order to be eligible, applicants must reside in Plainville and be attending an accredited 2 or 4 year college, university, or trade school. Further, they must have completed a full year of academic study already at this educational institution.

The third session of Faith Matters will welcome Sister Theresa Aletheia Noble, F.S.P. on this Monday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. as Sister Theresa reflects upon her own faith journey, first away from the Church and her later return to the Church and her embrace of a vocation as a Daughter of Saint Paul. Sister Theresa will offer practical advice from her book, “The Prodigal You Love: How To Invite Loved Ones Back to the Church” to those who are experiencing the pain that their own loved ones have taken that same journey away from the Church.

God blesses us in so many ways, and in our country this Sunday we especially honor the gift of our mothers. While parent-child relationships can be complicated at times, we are grateful for the ways we are blessings to each other. We give thanks.....

We are seeking committed adorers for the following First Friday hours:

As our children receive First Communion these early weeks of May, we realize that the central things that bring us together as parish communities are our....

Great seeing so many of our parishioners at "the Unlikely Story Bookstore" in Plainville last night where Father Chip led a lively discussion on the book/movie "The Shack"....