With sadness yet with Christian hope and trust, we share with you the news of the sudden death of Father Phil Bonvouloir, A.A.  He was recently diagnosed with cardiac difficulties, and was found on Saturday morning (April 28, 2012) in his room at the rectory at Saint Anne Saint Patrick Parish in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, where he had been re-assigned as Associate Pastor for the last years of his life.

Posted By The Catholic Free Press
By Laura Lambert
CFP Correspondent

Friday at 4 p.m., Assumption College will celebrate the dedication of the new Tinsley Campus Ministry Center, a recent addition to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.  The celebration will begin with a brief ribbon-cutting, followed by a dedication Mass, celebrated by Bishop McManus, and the blessing of the building.

As Lent approached, Fr. Peter Precourt, our Pastor, informed us of the request  to support a new Assumptionist parish in Uganda.

As coordinator of our religious education program at St. Anne and St. Patrick Parish, I suggested that the children in our program take on the challenge of raising money to help as part of their almsgiving during Lent.

Teachers shared the information about Uganda and pictures obtained by Fr. Sal, with the children in their classes.

This sheet is intended to connect all those who are collaborating, or are simply interested, in the cause of Fr. Emmanuel d’Alzon’s beatification. Its contents aim at providing information on what is happening in different countries, at passing on testimonies of those who have received favors and of possible miracles obtained through Fr. d’Alzon’s intercession, and at proposing certain texts to assist in doctrinal or pastoral reflection on this cause.

It will appear every three months in French, English, Spanish and Dutch. And in order that it have a truly international character, we have to maintain continual communication with all those collaborating in the cause.