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Join the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy and celebrate St. Faustina's Feast day on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 1:00PM to 4:30PM at St. Ann's Parish at 251 Neponset Ave, Dorchester. Sister Caterina Esselen and Fr. Richard F. Clancy will speak. Attendees are invited to join the Sisters in prayer during Adoration and during the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Participate at a special feast day Mass at 3:30PM, Fr. Clancy presiding. Come to this grace-filled, prayerful and holy Sunday afternoon celebration! Admission is free. For more information, call the Sisters at 617-288-1202.

Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
251 Neponset Ave
Dorchester, MA, 02122

(Photo Credit: Luca Giarelli).

Embracing Dorchester's growing art community, the new and improved Peabody Square will include a sculpture by local artist and Ashmont Hill resident Joseph Wheelwright. Come join Mayor Menino and distinguished guests, and be entertained by the Boston City Singers in celebrating this newest addition to Dorchester's public artwork collection. The dedication ceremony starts at 4 PM on Tuesday, October 26th and will be held at Ashmont Station Plaza at the intersection of Ashmont Street, Talbot Avenue and Dorchester Avenue.

The Boston Globe reported on the installation in 2006. The Dorchester Arts Collaborative quotes the artist: "The moon and the clock will relate sweetly and quietly in a ‘timeless’ dance, and admirers will find new seating at the base of the clock." See this recent article describing the Sleeping Moon, and another public art installation at the other end of Dorchester.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority will hold a public meeting on Monday, Oct. 4 to discuss plans to rehab the Lower Mills Apartments. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Lower Mills development, located at 2262 Dorchester Ave. The Boston Housing Authority plans to spend $7 million to renovate the 177 unit high-rise building beginning next year.

6:30 p.m., 2262 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, MA, 02124.

(Image credit to the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program).

The Haitian Mental Health Network, in collaboration with the American Psychiatric Association, will host a forum on the mental health consequences of the January 12 earthquake. The goals of the forum are to (1) raise awareness about the impact of the disaster on the Haitian community, (2) learn about current mental health initiatives both in Boston and Haiti, and (3) engage the community in a discussion about unmet mental health needs and how best to address them.

The forum will take place on Sunday, October 17 at the Hyde Park Municipal Building, 1179 River Street, Hyde Park, MA. Admission is free. However, preregistration is required. >> Read More

This year's 11th annual New Bostonians Community Day event will take place on Thursday, September 23, 2010, from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at Boston City Hall Plaza's Courtyard.

New Bostonians Community Day was created to help the diverse communities better understand and access crucial city resources and to better understand how city government works and how to participate in it. New Bostonians Community Day is also a celebration of the diverse communities, and an opportunity to build better understanding and closer relationships amongst the diverse communities as well as with city leaders. The annual New Bostonians Community Day usually takes place in September or October at Boston City Hall. Activities throughout the day include free immigration clinics, multilingual tours of city departments, resource tables on topics ranging from immigration to job opportunities, and performances by a variety of musicians and dancers from different countries. >> Read More