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Families attended a 9:15 a.m. Mass in St. Joseph the Worker in Hanson. Celebrating the Mass were the Rev. John Mark Hannon (Father Mark), center, and Deacon Jack Alexander, rear.

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Carol Connors attended an 11 a.m. Mass at the Hanson church.

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The Rev. John Mark Hannon and Deacon Jack Alexander (left) celebrated Mass.

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Sponsors Dana Shaw (left) and Scott Strothers (right) led the acknowledgment for Michael Mayott and Shelley Rinehart, candidates to become Roman Catholics, after a formal announcement was made that they are committed to the faith. The two are enrolled in Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults class.

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Director Robin Muise quizzed students in the religious education class for eighth-graders in the old mission church at St. Joseph the Worker.

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Cassie Hickie (left) and Erin Wengryn, both 13, worked with “identity catchers” in one of the break-out groups led by teacher Joe Rice during a lesson.

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Deacon Jack Alexander (standing) and (clockwise) Carol Sabadini (in pink), Chris Savio, Frances Jutras, Gail Keene, candidate Michael Mayott, candidate Shelley Rinehart, and sponsor Dana Shaw attended a Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RICA, class in the old mission church of St. Joseph the Worker in Hanson.

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Geraldine Shea, who attends Holy Trinity in Quincy, prayed with her rosary during a Mass at St. Joseph the Worker. Her 8-year-old granddaughter, from Pembroke, will soon receive her First Eucharist in the Hanson church.

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The old mission church of St. Joseph the Worker hosts Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults classes.

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Eighth-graders work with “identity catchers” during a lesson in religious education class.