Calendar of Events

Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich, concludes its Summer Speaker Series with Father Michael Della Penna, OFM, who is pastor of St. Leonard Church in Boston. The Speaker Series has as its theme, Bread for the World: Blessed, Broken and Shared, which builds on the Eucharistic Revival now underway across the country. Each evening will feature …

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the taking into heaven of Mary, soul and body, at the end of her life on earth, a truth of faith that was proclaimed a dogma by Pope Pius VII on November 1, 1950. The feast, among the oldest and most solemn dedicated to …

The Office of Clergy Support of the Diocese of Fall River encourages all Catholics of the Diocese to support our priests spiritually by participating in a Monthly Day of Prayer and Fasting for Priests. This Monthly Day of Prayer and Fasting for Priests typically takes place on the third Thursday of the Month and is offered …

Proceeds from this annual Summer Gala support FACE -or the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education- which raises money to assist families with the cost of a Catholic education in the Diocese of Fall River. Its goal is to provide need-based scholarships to ensure that no child is denied the opportunity of attending a Catholic school …

This Mass will be celebrated in both French and French Creole for members of the Haitian Community living in the Greater Taunton Area. Celebrant will be Father Joseph Larose, who ministers to the Haitian Community in the Brockton Tri Parish Collaborative. 

All are welcome to this Mass of Remembrance offered on the last Saturday of each month in the Mausoleum Chapel of Notre Dame Cemetery in Fall River.

Masses of Remembrance are offered in New Bedford and Taunton churches on the first Sunday of each month to to pray for those who have died and are buried in Catholic Cemeteries in those areas, respectively. In New Bedford, it is a 10 a.m. Mass in Holy Name of the Sacred Heart Church; in Taunton, …

All are invited to join Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., for this Day of Eucharistic Encounter featuring dynamic presentations in multiple languages, Mass, Adoration, music, vendors, lunch, and more. This opportunity for encounter and enrichment is part of the diocesan observance of the National Eucharistic Revival now underway across the country. International author and …

The Annual Portuguese Charismatic Conference, sponsored by the Diocesan Renewal Service Committee, with the theme: “Re-Igniting the Flame of Pentecost,” with subtitle ‘A Call to Prayer and Mission of the Disciple,’ will take place at the Espírito Santo Parish Hall, Alden Street, Fall River, on Friday, September 13, and Saturday, September 14, 2024. The Conference …

A second collection will be taken up at Masses at all parishes in the Diocese of Fall River this weekend (Sept. 14-15) to support financial scholarships for students attending a local Catholic school. The scholarships are distributed through FACE, the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education. In 1991, the St. Mary's Education Fund was founded to …

Saint Vincent's Services (SVS) is holding its 19th Annual Motorcycle Run presented by Preferred Concrete Corp. Last year's event drew in 200 riders and spectators and raised $20,000 for their community garden efforts, and this year’s event is on track to be even bigger! Funds raised will assist with renovating and upgrading the on-site gymnasium …