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Diocese of Worcester Releases Annual Report for Fy2012

Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester
December 25, 2012

http://www.worcesterdiocese.org/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

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Though imperfect, we are a blessed people striving to participate in Christ’s mission of reaching out to all. Therefore, we accept the Gospel challenge, which calls us to bring another to a deeper knowledge and love of God.

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Diocese of Worcester Releases Annual Report for FY2012

December 20, 2012, WORCESTER, MA -- Following a complete audit of its financial accounting, the Diocese of Worcester has issued online and printed editions of the annual report detailing activities for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012.  In his letter, the Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, S.T.D., Bishop of Worcester, wrote that “our financial reports demonstrate that we have been good stewards of the donations we have received either directly or through our parishes.” The audited report showed an operating surplus of $109,804 after expenses totaling $26,037,091 for 2012 compared to a deficit of $315,690 the previous year on expenses totaling $27,016,336. Given the reduction of nearly $1 million in expenses, the bishop’s letter noted that “the various departments in our central administration exercised tight fiscal controls in order to operate within their budgets.”  CLICK for MORE

Diocese Opens Year of Faith

October 11, 2012, Worcester, MA -- Today, October 11, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI officially opens the Year of Faith during Mass in Saint Peter’s Square. This day also marks the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council by Blessed John XXIII and the twentieth anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

On October 12 at 7:00 pm, Most Rev. Robert J. McManus, Bishop of Worcester, will be the principal celebrant of the Solemn Liturgy to officially inaugurate the Year of Faith in the Diocese of Worcester. It will be held at the Cathedral of St. Paul, Chatham and High Streets in Worcester. The public is invited to join with representatives from parishes around the diocese in this liturgical celebration. CLICK HERE FOR FULL RELEASE




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