St. Richard of Chichester

New Parishioners

Welcome!  Please stop by the parish office to register and introduce yourselves to the parish staff!  We hope you will become an active member of our parish family!

 

Palm Sunday Promenade

Sterling's ecumenical walk on Palm Sunday raises thousands of dollars to help people locally and even in our Sister Village in Guatemala. The walk will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year and follows the Sterling Rail Trail ending with a Pasta Dinner at St. Richard.  For more information, or to join the walk, contact the rectory office at 978-422-8881.

 

Sister Village Sunday Breakfast

Breakfast is served!  Every Sunday following the 9am Mass volunteers serve up tasty breakfast entrees.  All the proceeds benefit our Sister Village in Los Patzanes, Guatemala.  In conjunction with First Church of Sterling, this ecumenical partnership provides medical and nutritional assistance to the small village of Los Patzanes, Guatemala.  For more information or to get involved contact the rectory office.

 

St. Vincent de Paul
The mission of the Society is to serve others. We are a volunteer non-profit Catholic Lay Organization comprised of 850,000 members in 132 countries who help the poor and needy people in their homes. Volunteers serve within parish groups called Conferences. There are over 50 conferences working throughout the Worcester area community. They strive toward increased spiritual growth through acts of charity.  St. Richard Church provides a recycle bin for good, used clothing.  The bin is located at the back right side of the parking lot.  For more information about the Thrift Shop Program and the Recycle Program please contact the Thrift Store at 508-752-4232.
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Advent Giving Tree

The Advent Giving Tree is an annual Christmas gift from the parish of St. Richard of Chichester to some less fortunate people in our community. Our tree benefits organizations like Catholic Charities and Interfaith Hospitality Network.  The process is simple and begins right after Thanksgiving.  We ask you to pick a tag off the tree, go buy that gift, wrap it, and return it to the church by the weekend designated with the tag attached on the outside of the package to identify the gift.   Hundreds of families have been the recipients of the generosity of St. Richard’s parish family.

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

Meetings are held every Thursday evening at 8:00pm in the parish hall.

 

Communion Calls
Communion calls for the aged, shut-ins and nursing home patients are our constant concern.  Those in need of sacramental care at home or in the hospital should be brought to the attention of the pastoral staff by contacting the parish office at 978-422-8881.

 

Cub Scouts

The community of St. Richard of Chichester is proud to sponsor Cub Scout Pack #14.  Monthly meetings are held in the parish hall.  For more information about joining Scouts in the Nashua Valley Council please call the Scout Service Center at (978) 534-3532 or email council@nashuavalleybsa.org.

 

Prayer Group

The Prayer Group meets in the church on Mondays at 9:45am.  Anyone who would like to join is most welcome.  If you have special intentions, need for prayer or to add a name to the prayer line, please call 978-422-6548 or 978-422-6627.