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!  On several Sunday's each month and 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.

 


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Alcoholics Anonymous

Meetings are held every Thursday evening at 8:00pm in the parish hall.  A 12-Step Mass is held the 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm in the church.

 

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.

 

Dismas House

Once a month, volunteers from our parish cook an evening meal for The Dismas Family Farm in Oakham, MA.  They then deliver the meal and have dinner with the residents.  The Dismas mission is to reconcile former prisoners to society, and society to former prisoners, through the development of a supportive community.  To get involved, please contact the rectory office.

 

My Brother's Keeper
 Held the first Saturday of each month, the parish takes up a collection of non-perishable food items and donates the collection to local community food pantries in the area.  It is one way that we thank God for the abundance that He has blessed us with.