Altar Server Training



I'm happy to share that we'll be launching altar server training for children that are interested in becoming altar servers. Serving during the Mass is a privilege and a special way for children to experience the beauty and majesty of the Eucharist. Altar service is a vital ministry in the life of the Catholic Church, and altar service fosters a child's spiritual growth and encourages active participation in the life of the Church and our community.


The altar server training will be led by Father Barry Mongeon (I'll play a supporting role) in the coming weeks, so dates and times to be determined. Altar service is open to both boys and girls, and is open to any child who has received their 1st Eucharist. This training is open to families in all three parishes as well as students of Saints Academy.


If you have children who are interested in serving during Mass, please respond to this email. Once we have dates solidified we will share that. Even if your family can't commit to specific dates or Masses at this very moment, we'd love to get a sense of how many children are interested in participating in this ministry.


If you have any questions and/or would like more information on altar serving, please let me know. We are looking forward to bringing back this beautiful ministry to all parishes in our Collaborative. Thank you!


Sarah Coen

Archbishop's Statement on the Election of Pope Leo XIV

"With great joy we received the news from Rome: habemus papam! We have a pope! I join with Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston and throughout the world, along with people of good will, in celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV as the new Holy Father. We pray for him as he begins this ministry as the Vicar of Christ and the Bishop of Rome. May he be for us a visible source and foundation of communion in faith. 

In his first words to us, Pope Leo spoke of the peace that is the gift of the Lord Jesus:


Peace be with you all, this is the first greeting of the resurrected Christ, the good shepherd who has given up his life for God. And I should also like this greeting of peace to enter our hearts and our families. 


May that peace give him strength and consolation, and may it fill our hearts as we live our own calling."

Learn more about Pope Leo XIV

A statement on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis

Archbishop Richard Henning released the following statement on the passing of His Holiness, Pope Francis:


"I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Pope Francis. His legacy as Holy Father is broad and deep. In his ministry and across his writings, he has continuously called us to deeper faith and to a more generous participation in the boundless compassion of God.  He has challenged us to turn away from selfish impulses and towards communion with others and respect for God's creation. I am personally grateful that he called me to the Episcopacy and entrusted me with the pastoral care of the Church of Boston. His example remains a guiding light to the Universal Church. Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother and Saint Joseph, may he rest in peace."