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Keeping the Faith at St. Joseph's
Subtitled, "A century old parish and a local Jeanne d'Arc face off against the Diocese in a showdown up on French Hill." Article on the efforts of St. Joseph's Parish members to keep their Worcester, Massachusetts church open after the bishop's announcement of his decision to shut it down. Descriptions of the church building, its history, and the context for its closure. Examples of individual and collective actions taken by parishioners in their refusal to accept the decision. This drawn-out event as placed within a general trend of growing skepticism toward episcopal authority in the late 20th century. Contains a small historical insert labeled, "One Hundred Years of St. Joseph's Parish," with a timeline of major parish events between 1826 and 1991. -
Miracle at St. Joseph's
A compassionate recounting of the 1993 occupation of Worcester, Massachusetts' St. Joseph Church. The 13-month, around-the-clock vigil held at St. Joseph's by many of its parishioners - those refusing the orders of the Roman Catholic bishop that the church be shut down and boarded up on account of his evaluation of its structural disrepair. The parishioners' drawn-out battle, the growth of their public and economic support, the time leading up to their eventual eviction, and their final day in protest. The growth of the St. Joseph's faith community in spite of the closure of its physical place. Commentary from participants in the protest vigil, among others, as well as an interview with the responsible bishop, The Most Reverend Timothy J. Harrington. -
Keeping the Faith at St. Joseph's
Subtitled, "A century old parish and a local Jeanne d'Arc face off against the Diocese in a showdown up on French Hill." Article on the efforts of St. Joseph's Parish members to keep their Worcester, Massachusetts church open after the bishop's announcement of his decision to shut it down. Descriptions of the church building, its history, and the context for its closure. Examples of individual and collective actions taken by parishioners in their refusal to accept the decision. This drawn-out event as placed within a general trend of growing skepticism toward episcopal authority in the late 20th century. Contains a small historical insert labeled, "One Hundred Years of St. Joseph's Parish," with a timeline of major parish events between 1826 and 1991. -
Miracle at St. Joseph's
A compassionate recounting of the 1993 occupation of Worcester, Massachusetts' St. Joseph Church. The 13-month, around-the-clock vigil held at St. Joseph's by many of its parishioners - those refusing the orders of the Roman Catholic bishop that the church be shut down and boarded up on account of his evaluation of its structural disrepair. The parishioners' drawn-out battle, the growth of their public and economic support, the time leading up to their eventual eviction, and their final day in protest. The growth of the St. Joseph's faith community in spite of the closure of its physical place. Commentary from participants in the protest vigil, among others, as well as an interview with the responsible bishop, The Most Reverend Timothy J. Harrington.