St. Mary’s honored two leaders who built the present-day success of the parish and its schools at Founders’ Day on Saturday afternoon. The second annual celebration started with a vigil Mass in the Bartlett Street church, and continued with an outdoor reception honoring the Rev. Tony Creane and Sister Christine Lavoie...
On Sept. 18, St. Mary Parish, here, held a special Mass to commemorate its second annual Founder’s Day and honor this year’s two award recipients: Father Anthony Creane, a longtime pastor of the parish; and Sister of St. Joseph Christine Lavoie, former principal of the K-8 elementary school...
Fr. John Salatino and the St. Mary’s community welcomed back Christine Lavoie, SSJ, as the interim principal for St. Mary’s Elementary School during Principal Juli Jensen Derrig’s leave...
James F. Shea, 83, a lifelong resident of Westfield, died Feb. 28. Shea was a faithful communicant of St. Mary’s Parish and a longtime member of the Sons of Erin. He served the city for 30 years, spending 25 years as the Westfield Public Schools’ business manager and five as its superintendent before retiring...
Surrounded by family and friends, two Sisters of St. Joseph celebrated 50 years in ministry, Sunday, Sept. 8 at Mont Marie Chapel in Holyoke. Sisters Catherine Zajac and Christine Lavoie entered religious life on Sept. 8, 1969 at Mont Marie Chapel, taking on the mission of their congregation to unite neighbor with neighbor, and neighbor with God....