The importance of service was highlighted at the 2025 Parish Ministry Awards Banquet Sept. 26 at the DCU Center in Worcester, as leaders praised parish workers, speakers offered inspiration and awardees celebrated with supporters.
The event honored parish and ministry volunteers chosen by their priests, with whom they were photographed next to Bishop McManus. It was part of the diocese’s celebration of its 75th anniversary and of the Jubilee Year of Hope.
Photos by Tanya Connor | CFP and Stephen Kaufman | Diocesan Communications Ministry