The Assumptionist Province of North America and the Philippines is happy to announce the appointment of Fr. Peter Precourt, A.A. as a member of the Bayard Administrative Council in the United States.
Fr. Peter is presently pastor of St. Anne & St. Patrick's Parish in Sturbridge, MA. Congratulations Fr. Peter!
This year the Assumption family in Vietnam is offering residence to 84 university students in Saigon, in four different communities. They are studying a variety of subjects: humanities, management, education, law, languages, engineering, etc. in many different schools. They are all responsible for organizing their daily life together. There is an Assumptionist and an Assumption sister assigned to each community to help with the spiritual development and to provide overall direction.
My dear Religious Brothers and Lay Brothers and Sisters in Assumption:
Christmas always reminds us that the love of God is close to us. Not only does the child Jesus make Himself human, but also His fragility reveals his face in the little ones of this world.
I cannot wish you anything better than the presence of Jesus in your lives, in your feelings, in your relationships and in your decisions. He is the one who has reunited us, He is the one who has called us to live our faith in the style of Assumption.
The challenges and rewards of doing campus ministry as evangelizing the next generation of adult Catholics was the topic and focus at the recent Sunday “Conversations at the Center” in Brighton, MA. After celebrating the liturgy for the Second Sunday of Advent, the community, residents and guests listened to Fr. Bernard Disco, O.S.B. address the topic. Fr. Bernard, a resident at the Center since August, 2011, is a Benedictine monk and was campus minister at St. Anselm’s College in Manchester, NH from 2006-2011. He is now in graduate theological studies (S.T.L.) at Boston College’s STM.
Based on his experiences, Fr. Bernard shared stories, his perspectives and questions about ministry to college-age young adults for our reflection and conversation in order to illustrate approaches to this ministry in our contemporary culture.
Recently, the Assumptionist Center in Brighton, MA welcomed Archbishop John Dew as a visitor from ‘down under’ Wellington, New Zealand. The purpose of his visit was dual in nature. First of importance was his wish to spend some time with one of his diocesan priests, Fr. Patrick Bridgmen, who is studying for his License in Theology in the STM at Boston College. Secondly, he was in route to Rome for his ‘ad limina’ visit at the Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI.
The entire Assumption Family requests healing prayers for our brother Fr. John Franck, A.A.
On Friday, November 24, as he was returning from a routine jog in Rome, Fr. John was the victim of a hit-and-run driver. He sustained extensive injuries, including broken bones, multiple abrasions, and sprains. Confined to bed with casts on both legs, he is now recovering at the Assumptionist house in Rome, Italy.
Having most recently served as superior of Emmanuel House in Worcester, MA and vocation director for the Province of North America and the Philippines, Fr, John is now serving the congregation as a member of the Superior General’s council in Rome. May he experience a quick and complete recovery.
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