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Celebrate Easter on Campus: Join Us for the Easter Triduum

Celebrate Easter on Campus: Join Us for the Easter Triduum

The Easter Triduum is the most sacred time of the Christian year. From Holy Thursday evening through Easter Sunday, the Assumption community is invited to gather in prayer and reflection as we walk together through the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. All students, faculty, staff, families, and friends are warmly welcome to participate in these special liturgies at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

Kenya

Mission Trip to Kenya — Putting Faith into Action (August 12–25)

For true Christians, faith is not just something we believe — it is something we live. And yet, stepping out of our comfort zones to serve others is never easy. This mission trip to Kenya is an invitation to do exactly that — to live the Gospel through action, by serving our brothers and sisters with humility, compassion, and love.

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Easter Triduum Services on Campus

The Easter (or Paschal) Triduum from Holy Thursday evening to Easter Sunday are the most important days of the Christian year.
All members of the Assumption community are welcome to participate in prayer and worship for these days in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

Bake Sale

St. Patrick’s Day Bake Sale Supports Radio Mission in Congo

On March 14 and 15, our parish community in Sturbridge, Massachusetts came together for the St. Patrick’s Day Solidarity Campaign Bake Sale—now in its 11th year. Parishioners generously donated baked goods as we raised funds for this year’s campaign in support of a radio station in Kivu, Congo.

Campus-Ministry---Weekly-Updates

Assumption University Campus Ministry: Weekly Updates

This past week we had the opportunity to welcome students back to campus with several social events—our Cookie Social Hour on Tuesdays, a reception after the 10am Sunday Mass, and First Thursday Bagels—all staples of Campus Ministry.  

Day Three of the Father Vincent Machozi Colloquium at Boston University

Day Three of the Father Vincent Machozi Colloquium

The final day of the Fr. Vincent Machozi Colloquium at Boston University’s School of Theology brought participants together for reflection on peacebuilding, faith, and social transformation. Scholars, students, and guests gathered to continue the conversations inspired by the theme Ecologies of Peacemaking and the legacy of Fr. Vincent Machozi, A.A.

An Appeal to Support Jesuit Refugee Service in Beirut

An Appeal to Support Jesuit Refugee Service in Beirut

Coralis, a Maryknoll missioner, chose to spend her three-month “rest” period before renewing her commitment to Maryknoll in El Paso volunteering as close to Gaza as possible. She traveled to Beirut, where she served at a center run by the Jesuits. Coralis left for Lebanon in early January and was scheduled to return to El Paso today. Well, war broke out last week.  The center where she lives and works has been turned into a shelter for foreign workers.