Welcome St. Luke's New Administrative Assistant, KofC's Latino Rock/Reggae Night, St. Luke's Feast Day, Together in the Spirit, Grief Series, Signature Campaign This Weekend to Repeal 188, St. Luke Feast Day, ASP Food Drive, ASP Registration, Salt & Light: Getting to Know the Person of Jesus, Prayer Shawl Ministry, Full of Grace Women's Prayer Group, Forever Young First Fall Meeting, You've Got a Friend Men's Group, Mustard Seed, ALPHA, OCIA, English Classes, St. Luke’s Church Fiscal Year Financial Report, St. Luke's Ministry Fair Photos
Together in the Spirit
Wednesday, October 14
7:00 - 8:00pmSt. Luke's Church
Please join us for Worship & Praise.
St. Luke’s Feast Day!
Join us in celebrating the Feast of Saint Luke our Patron Saint!
Saturday, October 17th
10:00am, Parish Center Hall
Getting to Know the Person of Jesus Retreat
Sunday, October 18th
Solemn Mass at 11:00am
WELCOME
LAURA FAIRBANKS!
Our New Administrative Assistant
After a long, thorough search, we are pleased to welcome Laura Fairbanks as our new Administrative Assistant at St. Luke’s! Laura will be assisting with the day-to-day administrative needs of the parish and helping to support our parishioners, ministries, and staff.
She and her husband have been members of St. Luke’s since they moved to Westborough 20 years ago. Her son Jonathan has been very involved in our Faith Formation and Music Ministries.
Please join us in welcoming Laura to our parish staff. We are grateful for her willingness to serve our parish community, and we look forward to all that she will bring to St. Luke’s!
Please stop by the Parish Center and say hello!
Please join us in welcoming Laura to our parish staff. We are grateful for her willingness to serve our parish community, and we look forward to all that she will bring to St. Luke’s!
Please stop by the Parish Center and say hello!
St. Luke’s Ministry Fair
A huge THANK YOU to all of the representatives from our 39 ministries who gave their time and energy over two days last weekend to make our Ministry Fair such a wonderful success! We appreciate everyone who visited our booth and inquired about our many ministries. Whether you were looking to discover ways to serve others, meet new people, grow in faith, or share your talents, St. Luke’s has something for you!
For more information visit our website www.stlukes-parish.org or call our Parish Center at 508-366-5502.
Signature Campaign to Repeal 188
This Weekend!
This year in Massachusetts, we face a grave threat to human life which requires our attention. On August 10, 2026, our governor signed a law (Chapter 188) removing all restrictions on abortion. If this law takes effect as scheduled in November, abortion will be legal through all nine months of pregnancy for any reason, even if the mother and baby have no medial issues.
The Catholic bishops from Massachusetts have joined concerns to gather a statement to be shared with the lay faithful of our dioceses. Please read the Bishops' Letter below.
A citizen-led referendum petition has been filed seeking to suspend Chapter 188 and allow voters to decide whether the law should remain in effect. 49,716 certified voter signatures are required to suspend the law while the referendum process proceeds. If reached by October 23, the law will be suspended, and the question will be added to the ballot in 2028.
Download the Bishops Letter, here:
Signature gathering will take place at many parishes, including St. Luke’s, during the weekends of October 10-11 and October 17-18. The four bishops of MA urge your participation in this worthy effort. Your signature is very important!
Learn more at: repeal188.com
Learn more at: repeal188.com
A Message from Archbishop Henning, Bishop McManus, Bishop da Cunha, and Bishop Byrne for the Clergy, Religious, and Lay Faithful of Massachusetts
In June during his Apostolic Visit to Spain, our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV delivered an appeal to defend human dignity and protect life from conception to its natural end.
“Every legislative task,” he said, “ultimately confronts a decisive question: what conception of the human person inspires laws, and what kind of society do those laws build?”
Just two months after the Holy Father’s address, Massachusetts passed one of the most expansive and permissive abortion laws in the nation, telling us what kind of society they desire for Massachusetts: one which leaves its most vulnerable citizens – children in the womb and their pregnant mothers – at perilous risk. This law is a tragedy, and the Catholic legislators who helped to enact it have caused grave scandal.
The Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act permits abortion throughout pregnancy for any reason, and it allows these grisly procedures – dangerous to mothers and cruel to their unborn children – to be performed in non-hospital settings. Laws function as teachers. This new law falsely teaches that human beings who are ill or inconvenient are not worthy of life; that motherhood can be incompatible with women’s freedom, well-being, and flourishing; and that no viable alternatives to abortion exist in the face of difficult diagnoses.
Alternatives do exist. A 2023 peer-reviewed article published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science found that 60% of women considering an abortion would choose life if they had more material and emotional support. We want to help women and families to choose life! We invite every expectant mother in distress to ask us for help. We ask that elected officials and healthcare providers – especially those whose consciences are rightly troubled by the new law – work to ensure that life-sustaining care for vulnerable children in utero and that mothers and fathers who feel alone and overwhelmed have all they need to welcome and raise their children with confidence.
The Lord Jesus Christ saw the forgotten and reached out to the neglected. As Bishops, we call upon all to see the dignity of the poor, the unborn, the sick and the elderly. No one is expendable, no one is a burden. All have a sacred God-given dignity. The foundation of social justice is this inviolable dignity of the human person. The Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act unjustly condemns to death our most vulnerable children and pits a mother against her own child.
In his Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo teaches: “Human dignity does not depend on a person’s abilities, wealth or position in life, nor on the right or wrong choices made; instead, it is a gift that precedes and transcends each person, endowed by God as an expression of his unfailing love.” There is no stage of development or characteristic which would render a child unworthy of life – even if that life will be short or require palliative care.
May Our Lord Jesus Christ protect us all from harm, may He inspire us with self-giving love, and may He guide our civil leaders to enact laws which protect and promote the dignity of every person from conception to natural death.
What Can We Do?
“Every legislative task,” he said, “ultimately confronts a decisive question: what conception of the human person inspires laws, and what kind of society do those laws build?”
Just two months after the Holy Father’s address, Massachusetts passed one of the most expansive and permissive abortion laws in the nation, telling us what kind of society they desire for Massachusetts: one which leaves its most vulnerable citizens – children in the womb and their pregnant mothers – at perilous risk. This law is a tragedy, and the Catholic legislators who helped to enact it have caused grave scandal.
The Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act permits abortion throughout pregnancy for any reason, and it allows these grisly procedures – dangerous to mothers and cruel to their unborn children – to be performed in non-hospital settings. Laws function as teachers. This new law falsely teaches that human beings who are ill or inconvenient are not worthy of life; that motherhood can be incompatible with women’s freedom, well-being, and flourishing; and that no viable alternatives to abortion exist in the face of difficult diagnoses.
Alternatives do exist. A 2023 peer-reviewed article published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science found that 60% of women considering an abortion would choose life if they had more material and emotional support. We want to help women and families to choose life! We invite every expectant mother in distress to ask us for help. We ask that elected officials and healthcare providers – especially those whose consciences are rightly troubled by the new law – work to ensure that life-sustaining care for vulnerable children in utero and that mothers and fathers who feel alone and overwhelmed have all they need to welcome and raise their children with confidence.
The Lord Jesus Christ saw the forgotten and reached out to the neglected. As Bishops, we call upon all to see the dignity of the poor, the unborn, the sick and the elderly. No one is expendable, no one is a burden. All have a sacred God-given dignity. The foundation of social justice is this inviolable dignity of the human person. The Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act unjustly condemns to death our most vulnerable children and pits a mother against her own child.
In his Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo teaches: “Human dignity does not depend on a person’s abilities, wealth or position in life, nor on the right or wrong choices made; instead, it is a gift that precedes and transcends each person, endowed by God as an expression of his unfailing love.” There is no stage of development or characteristic which would render a child unworthy of life – even if that life will be short or require palliative care.
May Our Lord Jesus Christ protect us all from harm, may He inspire us with self-giving love, and may He guide our civil leaders to enact laws which protect and promote the dignity of every person from conception to natural death.
What Can We Do?
Each year, Respect Life Month offers the opportunity to renew our reverence for life and take concrete actions to witness to the beauty and sanctity of this foundational gift of the Lord. Here are some of the concrete actions you might consider this year:
We Pray. First and foremost, we pray. With the passage of this bill our leaders and our Commonwealth have failed in the duty to uphold the sacred dignity of every human life. In prayer, we seek the mercy of a loving God for our failures and for this sin against His Law of Love. We pray for our civil leaders that the Lord will give them wisdom and strength to do their duty to protect life and uphold the common good.
We Witness. As disciples, we are also called to give witness. We urge you to contact your representatives and make known your desire for just laws which protect every person in this state.
We speak up. There is also an effort underway to pause and even possibly overturn this immoral law. We encourage you to take part in this effort and raise your own voice in opposition to the law and in favor of life.
We walk with families. Scripture commands us “Choose life that you may live” (Deut. 30:19). A culture of life requires families, parishes, and schools to live that reverence for life. We need families who form their sons and daughters in the summons to promote and defend life. We need ministries that accompany and support women and families in crisis. In our state with such a radical law, it is more important than ever for us to make clear our desire to welcome and nurture the gift of life.
LOCAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT WOMEN AND FAMILIES IN CRISIS
PREGNANCY HELP:
Problem Pregnancy of Worcester: 508-507-8378
Visitation House: 508-798-8002
POST-ABORTION HEALING:
Project Rachel Ministry: 508-791-HOPE (4673)
St. Luke the Evangelist Parish Family
presents our
Grief & Bereavement Series
What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose.
All that we love deeply becomes part of us.
All that we love deeply becomes part of us.
-Helen Keller
Our Fall Series meets on Wednesdays, in person at
St Luke’s Parish Center, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, 6:30 to 8:15 pm.
St Luke’s Parish Center, 1 Ruggles St., Westborough, 6:30 to 8:15 pm.
Offered by the St. Luke’s Bereavement Ministry
Space is limited.
Register with Julie Basque at 508-366-5502 ext. 15,
Natalie Bruce at 774-258-0869,
Joe Pucciarelli at 508-878-5964, or
For more info & to download our current flyer:
Join us for a Great Night of Latino Rock/Reggae
SUGAR KINGS
Friday, October 16
Doors open at 7:30PM
Music starts at 8PM
John Boyle O’Reilly Hall, 17 Willow Street, Westborough
Westborough Knights of Columbus invites
all communities of Westborough to come together to enjoy great music and dancing.
Tickets:
Venmo $15 per ticket to @KofC85
with the note “Latino Rock night and your name.”
Tickets will also be available at the door for $20.
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A New Name,
A Broader Vision:
Salt and Light
St. Luke's Ministry for Adult Spiritual Growth
From Confirmation through all stages of adulthood, Salt and Light offers a broader vision for growing in faith through opportunities of connection, reflection, prayer, learning, worship, and community—nurturing lives rooted in faith, hope, and love.
This is a 2-part event which shares ways we can come to know the person of Jesus by imaginatively contemplating key gospel passages. Using techniques from Ignatian Spirituality, and listening to insightful reflections from the gospels, participants will draw closer to Jesus and experience his love through active involvement in prayer, music, discussion, and contemplation. This promises to be an informative and engaging time of spiritual enrichment and grace, and we hope you can attend. You may attend one or both sessions.
Coffee and light breakfast/pastries will be served.
Getting to Know the Person of Jesus
PART 1: Saturday, October 17 ~ 10:00 - 11:30 AM
PART 2: Saturday, November 14 ~ 10:00 - 11:30 AM
St. Luke's Parish Center Hall
~ Come to ONE or BOTH sessions ~
This is a 2-part event which shares ways we can come to know the person of Jesus by imaginatively contemplating key gospel passages. Using techniques from Ignatian Spirituality, and listening to insightful reflections from the gospels, participants will draw closer to Jesus and experience his love through active involvement in prayer, music, discussion, and contemplation. This promises to be an informative and engaging time of spiritual enrichment and grace, and we hope you can attend. You may attend one or both sessions.
Coffee and light breakfast/pastries will be served.
TO REGISTER:
Please register to give us an idea of numbers attending:
Online at stlukes-parish.org/adult, or
Drop a note into basket at Mass.
(Mention Session and Include First/Last Name, Email, and Phone Number)
Explore both Fall 2026 and Year-Round Opportunities!
For more information and to register,
visit our website: stlukes-parish.org/adult
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Tuesday, October 13
1:00 - 2:30PMRoom 23 of the Parish Center
This ministry is open to all interested in knitting or crocheting shawls, lap robes or afghans. We also knit and crochet winter hats and mittens for the Giving Tree at Christmas.
New Members are Welcome! We would love to have new members since there are many requests for the handmade items. Yarn is available at the Parish Center.
If you would like to participate but can’t make the monthly meetings, please contact Carol Mulcahy at cmmulcahy@live.com or 508-898-0409 for more information about patterns and yarn.
If you would like to participate but can’t make the monthly meetings, please contact Carol Mulcahy at cmmulcahy@live.com or 508-898-0409 for more information about patterns and yarn.
FULL of GRACE
Women's Prayer Group
Tuesday, October 20 (updated date)
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
St. Luke's Parish Center Hall
"And the Lord called her by name." – Isaiah 43:1
All women seeking to grow closer to Jesus are invited to gather in prayer and reflection, walking together through life’s journey, guided by His Spirit, sharing His grace, and nurturing faith in fellowship.
Join our Mailing List: FullofGrace@stlukes-parish.org
Join our Mailing List: FullofGrace@stlukes-parish.org
Westborough ASP
Registration Ongoing
Through October 18
Youth in grades 9 and above, plus their families and interested adults, are welcome
If you missed the Info Meeting or Ministry Fair and still have interest, visit our website or reach out to us! We can provide answers and registration forms.
Visit our website for more information: ASP - St. Luke's
Questions? Contact Debbi at debbiziegler@stlukes-parish.org
Westborough ASP's First Service Mission for the 2026-2027 Season!
ASP FOOD DRIVE
Saturday, October 24
Register Your Address HERE or email westboroughfooddrive@gmail.com.
Simply leave your donation curbside by 9am. Thank you!
Simply leave your donation curbside by 9am. Thank you!
St. Luke's
Forever Young Ministry
Join us for the New Season
Monday, October 26th
10:00am in the Parish Hall
St. Luke’s Forever Young Adult Ministry invites you to visit our table on MINISTRY WEEKEND, OCTOBER 3 & 4, to find out more about this year’s activities. Please consider joining us this year for fellowship, Faith topics, and engaging activities. Membership forms will be available at our table and in the back of the church that weekend.
Our FIRST gathering will take place on Monday, October 26, at 10:00am in the Parish Hall. For more information, please contact Dianne Patrick at 508-839-3220 or diannempatrick53@gmail.com. THANK YOU!
We meet in the morning on the 4th Monday of the month after 9:00am Mass. We welcome both men and women to join this active group of adults ages 50 and up.
Our FIRST gathering will take place on Monday, October 26, at 10:00am in the Parish Hall. For more information, please contact Dianne Patrick at 508-839-3220 or diannempatrick53@gmail.com. THANK YOU!
We meet in the morning on the 4th Monday of the month after 9:00am Mass. We welcome both men and women to join this active group of adults ages 50 and up.
Please join us! All are welcome!
Bienvenidos!
FAITH -
AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Men's Group
Meets Monthly in the Parish Center
AND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Men's Group
Meets Monthly in the Parish Center
Tuesday, October 27
“Come to me all who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Archbishop Hebda speaks on the Sacred Heart of Jesus. All men of the parish are invited join us in the Parish Center for dinner, fraternity, faith formation and prayer.
Mustard Seed
Friday, November 6th
Cooks Needed!
St. Luke’s serves dinner at the Mustard Seed on Fridays every other month. We need volunteers to provide a batch of chicken, riced pilaf, cooked vegetables, soft fruit, and finger desserts we will bring to Mustard Seed.
All food should be delivered hot to St. Luke's Parish Center parking lot between 3:30 and 4:00 on Friday, November 6th. (Look for Sean and his red CRV.)
Any questions? Please contact Meghan McLoughlin at (978) 807-4625 or meghan@biggins.com
Any questions? Please contact Meghan McLoughlin at (978) 807-4625 or meghan@biggins.com
You’re Invited to ALPHA!
Explore Life. Faith. Meaning.
Join a Conversation this Fall.
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the
Christian faith in a friendly,
open space and environment.
Everyone is welcome!
Come as you are.
Bring a friend!
Choose the Setting
that is
Right for You:
St. Luke's Alpha
Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm
Sept. 17 - Dec. 19
St. Luke's Parish Hall
Café Alpha
Wednesdays 10am-12pm
Sept. 16 - Dec. 9
Café Nine, Westboro
Pub Alpha
Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm
Sept. 16 - Dec. 9
Central House, Westboro
Visit our website for more information or to sign up: St.LukesAlpha
The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults
OCIA INQUIRY SESSIONS
Weekly on Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Room 23, Parish Center
OCIA Inquiry Sessions start Tue, Sept. 15, then continue weekly Tuesdays at 7:30 PM in Room 23, Parish Center. If you are not already a member of the Catholic faith community (or perhaps no Christian faith community), this is an excellent opportunity to learn about the Christian faith in the Catholic tradition.
All are welcome to attend without any obligation or pressure to “become Catholic.” For those who choose, OCIA can provide a path to one or more of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist.)
No need to sign up — just stop by the Parish Center and join us in Room 23.
All are welcome to attend without any obligation or pressure to “become Catholic.” For those who choose, OCIA can provide a path to one or more of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist.)
No need to sign up — just stop by the Parish Center and join us in Room 23.
If you are a confirmed Catholic who has received all your sacraments, please gently mention OCIA to any people you meet who you sense may be receiving a calling from God to explore Christianity in the Catholic faith tradition. We would be delighted to meet them!
For more information on OCIA at St. Luke’s, please contact
Josh Dion at 978-807-1631 or Joshua.t.dion@gmail.com.
Remember that at the end of our time on earth, our faith is our most precious possession.
Transportation Available
To Mass on Wednesdays
A bus service will now be available on Wednesday mornings for transportation. Call the WRTA to reserve a spot at 508-752-9283. It is first-come first-served.
English Classes
Register with Carmen (508) 826-5172
Mondays 6:00-8:00pm for Beginners
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm for Advanced
Mondays 6:00-8:00pm for Beginners
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm for Advanced
St. Luke’s Church Fiscal Year 2025/2026
Financial Report
Mass Times, Events, and More:
Visit our website: St. Luke the Evangelist
St. Luke's Mass Schedule:
Saturday 4:00pm and 6:00pm (Spanish)
Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am
Sunday 7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am
Daily Mass Mon - Fri, 9:00am with Rosary following
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Adoration
Tuesdays after 9:00am Mass. 9:30am - 6:00pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday 3:00 - 3:45pm and by personal request
Saturday 3:00 - 3:45pm and by personal request
- View St. Luke's weekly bulletins online, here: BULLETINS
- View recent Flocknote Newsletters or sign up here: FLOCKNOTES
- Follow St. Luke's on our Facebook page: St. Luke's on Facebook
- Browse Bishop Barron's Word on Fire content, here: WORD on FIRE
- Browse all FORMED content or sign up as a parishioner, here: FORMED.org
- Secure donations and contributions can be made here: WeShare
Parish Center Office:
508-366-5502
Monday - Thursday 10:00am to 4:00pm
Parish Mailing Address:
St. Luke's Parish, 1 Ruggles Street, Westborough MA 01581
(Note: We cannot receive mail at 70 West Main Street.)
St. Luke's Church is always open -
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take time out of your busy week to spend some quiet time with the Lord.
