OER was the scene of a “Celebration of Spring” on April 8, 2014, from 3 to 4:30 P.M. It was the amalgamation of two ideas. For a time, Jamie Couture, Donna Michael’s assistant, had been talking about having his friend Wil Darcangelo and his group, called the Tribe, come to OER and sing for the religious of OER. Tomasz who, with Sister Clare had come to take photos of the religious, talked about having a showing of the photos. Both ideas were put together. “De fil en aiguille,” as we say in French, it was decided to invite all the religious of the region and their friends and relatives to share in both experiences. Refreshments were served: ice cream, cookies, cake, coffee and tea. It became a wonderful spring party, concert and picture showing, complemented by great conversation and laughter with some 45 people.

O God, who on this day, through your Only Begotten Son, have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity, grant, we pray, that we who keep the solemnity of the Lord's Resurrection may, through  the renewal brought by your Spirit, rise up in the light of life.   

  (Easter Sunday - Collect)

Jesus, you who on the cross were my model, my priest, my king, and my God, you who entrusted me to your mother, who forgave the thief, who thirsted for my salvation and who, after fulfilling the Scriptures, said that everything was finished; you, whose power tore the veil of the Temple, tear the veil of my illusions; you who brought the dead back to life, bring me back to the life of grace; you who split rocks, break the hardness of my heart so that, dying with you, I may also rise to new life with you.   

Emmanuel d'Alzon

On a recent Lenten Saturday, the Lay/Religious Alliance members from St. Anne/ St. Patrick's Parish in Sturbridge, MA and the Assumptionist Center in Brighton gathered for a day of prayer.

Fr. Claude Grenache, A.A., superior of the house and the provincial alliance liaison shared two reflective sessions on, "Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us the wrong we have done as we forgive those who wrong us," from Matthew's account of the Lord's Prayer.