A Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 5 to 7 pm at St. Edward the Confessor Church Hall, 10 Church St., Westminster   Menu: Spaghetti and meatballs, salad, rolls and dessert.  This is a fundraiser for our Boy Scout Troop in order to raise much needed funds to run the troop. Cost of the dinner is $10 per adult, $5 per child under 12 and children under 6 eat free. Tickets are available at the door.

The Diocesan African Ministry will hold Mass weekly St. Andrew the Apostle Mission, 5 Spaulding at 11:30am.

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 84 Salem Street will celebrate Mass in Swahili and English weekly at 12:30pm.

Join us at Blessed Sacrament Church  551 Pleasant St., Worcester for an Ecumenical Celebration of the Word of God during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Sunday Jan.19 at 2 pm. "They showed us unusual kindness" (Acts 28:2)

St. Joan of Arc, 570 Lincoln Street will celebrate Mass in Twi weekly, 2pm.

The Annunciation Parish Men's Group is a place for men from High School and older to come together to have some time to share their faith, to get perspectives from different generations and to support each other living out our lives. The group will provide regular meetings, planned social events, and service activities for members to participate in from time to time. Rectory. on 135 Nichols Street, Gardner. Call 978-632-0253 for more information.

Did you know that in Dioceses throughout the United States, January 22 is designated as a Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Human Life?  As Catholics we are called to observe this day through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting and/or giving alms, in a way similar to our Lenten practices.  Learn more about how you can participate at worcesterdiocese.org/j....

All are welcome on Jan. 22 at 7 -8:30 pm at St Denis Parish, 23 Manchaug St., Douglas for the next Environmental Stewardship Roundtable. The Environmental Stewardship Ministry for the Diocese of Worcester will be hosting a meeting for anyone interested in learning more about Catholic teaching on the environment and how to put this into action in your parish.

As part of Annunciation Parish's Faith and Reason Series, Fr. Stephen Lundrigan will give a talk entitled "Searching for the Ever-Present God" on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the Holy Rosary Church Hall, 135 Nichols St., Gardner. This presentation will explore the hidden and not-so-hidden evidence for God’s action in the universe and is open to all.