PRESS RELEASES 2009
January
February
- Bishop Timothy A. McDonnell to kick-off 2009 Annual Catholic Appeal
- Mary Reap, IHM, Ph.D. Named 10th President of Elms College
- Season of Lent begins
March
- Cardinal Sean O’Malley to take part in this weekend’s Catholic Men’s Conference
- Cardinal Sean O’Malley to visit Newman Ctr. at the University of Massachusetts
- Leadership team for new St. Michael’s Academy announced
April
- 14 new permanent deacons to be ordained on May 9
May
- Literacy Partnership Strengthens Students’ Fluency at St. Stanislaus School
- Accepting Nominations: Catholic Schools Distinguished Community Leader Award
- The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- Belchertown
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- Chicopee
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- Holyoke
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- Longmeadow
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- South Hadley
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- Westfield
- 14 new permanent deacons ordained in diocese- Wilbraham
- New principal named for Holyoke Catholic High School
June
- “Three Bishops and the Apostle Paul”
- Diocese creates new Seminarian Education Fund
- St. Mary's Northampton to temporarily close
- Number of seminarians has tripled in the last 10 years
- Bishop to bless memorial area for local priest under consideration for sainthood
July
- St. Mary's Church Northampton to reopen this weekend
- Bishop to bless new building at Our Lady’s Child Care Center, Easthampton
August
- Bishop to ordain three seminarians to transitional diaconate
- Eighth-graders allowed to participate in some Cathedral High School sports
- Final parish reconfigurations announced, 19 churches to be closed
- Text of Bishop McDonnell’s address to the Diocese
September
- Bishop to dedicate new St. Michael’s Academy
- Bishop to dedicate new St. Michael’s Academy tomorrow
October
- Diocese to honor Catholic school supporters tonight
- Bishop to dedicate and bless newest $4 million mausoleum
November
December
