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CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND Nearly 37 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, and 13 million of those are children. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) works to create lasting solutions to the problem of poverty through real community change. Please donate prayerfully and generously to CCHD at Masses Nov. 22-23 to help those in poverty help themselves. find out more...

HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT EXAMS Current eighth-graders interested in entering a Catholic high school in the Diocese in September 2009 are required to take a placement exam. Click below for the exam schedule and web links for the five diocesan high schools. find out more...

83 RECEIVE MARIAN MEDAL THIS YEAR Bishop George W. Coleman awarded Marian Medals to 83 laypersons from parishes throughout the Diocese at on November 16 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. First presented in 1968, the annual award recognizes members of diocesan parishes for their dedicated service to the Church. find out more...

JUBILEE YEAR OF ST. PAUL Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed the celebration of a Jubilee Year to mark the approximately 2,000th anniversary of the birth of St. Paul. Throughout this Pauline Year, which continues through June 29, 2009, the Pope asks for special focus on the letters of St. Paul, which make up a large part of the New Testament, "to make ever more widely known the immense wealth of the teachings they contain..." find out more...

NOVEMBER 29 FAMILY MINISTRY PROGRAM OFFERS HELP FACING THE HOLIDAYS WITHOUT ONE'S SPOUSE find out more...

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Office of Pastoral Planning Associate Director find out more...

FAITH FORMATION OFFICE: UPCOMING EVENTS The Faith Formation Office -coordinating Adult Evangelization & Spirituality; Youth & Young Adult Ministry; and Catechesis & Formation in the Diocese- is offering a fall season filled with numerous opportunities for learning, enrichment, and ministerial support. Check out their calendar! find out more...

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