The article was first reported by The Catholic Free Press.

STURBRIDGE – Facing dark times in the Church, clergy, religious and laity made a consecration to Mary Saturday in front of a new statue at St. Anne and St. Patrick Parish and St. Anne Shrine. “I think it’s time once more to go back to the Mother,” said the new pastor, Assumptionist Father Alex Castro, mentioning news reports about abuse and scandal.

Members of the Assumptionist Center Community in Brighton (August 2018)

The Assumptionist community at the Assumptionist Center in Brighton, recently held their Local Chapter for 2018 - 2019.

MEMORANDUM

Office of the President

To:               Assumption College Community

From:           Dr. Francesco C. Cesareo, President

Re:               Founders Week

Date:           31 August 2018

The mission of the College is inspired by the vision of Fr. Emmanuel d'Alzon, which continues to animate the life of the College through the presence of the Assumptionists and each of us as their lay collaborators. To better understand our mission, a new initiative, which I hope will become part of the tradition on campus, is Founders Week, which will begin on Thursday, September 6th, with the Mass of the Holy Spirit at 11:30 a.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. You will find the schedule of events for Founders Week posted throughout campus, as well as on the portal each day of throughout the week.

The goal of the organizing committee for Founders Week is to provide the College community with an opportunity to learn more about the mission of the Assumption brothers and sisters here on campus and in the world. For this reason, the focus of the week this year is not so much explicitly on the educational mission at the College, but is an invitation to broaden our understanding of the ministry of the Assumptionists and the Religious of the Assumption, as well as their collaborators, in addressing the challenges faced by immigrants in our world today in Worcester, Paris, Brussels, Chaparral (New Mexico), and in Saigon.