Entries for January 2020

Karèm ap vini ! 26 fevrye se Mèkredi Dèsann, inogirasyon solanèl 40 jou nou yo nan renouvèlman espirityèl nou. Se pou Karèm sa konsole nou e bannou defi etan n ap prepare pou nou selebre Mistè Paskal, lanmò Kris la ak Rezirèksyon li, epi Lespri Sen an kap vide sou nou. Nap akonpaye katechumens e...

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¡Ya viene la Cuaresma! El 26 de febrero sera Miércoles de Ceniza , la inauguración solemne de nuestra temporada de 40 días de renovación espiritual. Que esta Cuaresma nos consuele y nos desafíe mientras nos preparamos para celebrar los misterios de Pascua de la muerte y resurrección de Cris...

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Ash Wednesday is on February 26, the solemn inauguration of our 40 day season of spiritual renewal. May this Lent be both comfort us and challenge us as we prepare to celebrate the Easter mysteries of Christ’s death and resurrection and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. We accompany catechum...

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Aug. 23-31, 2020 Msgr. Les Janik invites you on a Pilgrimage to Northern Poland. We will visit: Warsaw- capital of Poland, Niepokalanow- city of the Immaculata founded by St. Maksymilian Kolbe, Glogowiec – family home of St. Faustyna Kowalska, Lichen – Basilica of Our Lady, Torun –...

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Thank you to all the teens who came out to our social night last Sunday. We had a wonderful time, and cannot wait for what is to come this semester. As a reminder Life Nights are now from 4pm7pm. Our next Life Night will be on Sunday, February 9th. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Graci...

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For the next several months, we will be sharing Holy Communion only under the form of bread, the host. Also, at the moment that we express a sign of peace before communion, all are asked to refrain from shaking hands. A simple nod with a verbal greeting will do! Thanks for your help in ensuring that...

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STEUBENVILLE NYC 2020- HIGH SCHOOL Join 3,000 teens from throughout the US for three days of fellowship, faith, the sacraments, and awesome music at Steubenville NYC on Friday July 24 – Sunday July 26, 2020. Begin your faith journey with a sendoff Mass with Bishop Cote, put on your new Diocese...

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Now that the New Year, 2020 is upon us, it is time to engage in planning for the future. We have long postponed the formation of a Pastoral Council for the Parish Cluster. We hope to have a minimum of three council members from each of our three parishes. The council will meet monthly, beginning, we...

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Upcoming Cluster Newsletter As you may know we are planning on launching a cluster newsletter as way of building community and bridging all three parishes in our cluster. To clarify, this newsletter will be sent out via e-mail. This is a great way to stay informed and go green! The newsletter wil...

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Who’s ready for Life Teen? We will be kicking-off our 2020 Life Nights on January 26th with a social night! Let’s make this our largest Life Night yet, bring your friends. We will be raffling a prize to any teen who follows our Instagram account, and also attends our first social nigh...

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CCD Begins This Sunday, January 12th! For any parent who cannot make it to either of these meetings due to the St. Joseph’s Feast of the Lord’s Baptism celebration, or work, please get in contact with Maria Junco at mfja35@gmail.com. Sunday, January 12th, CCD will begin! We will...

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Financial Responsibility As with many older congregations, our three parishes are surviving because of financial reserves. None of our three cluster parishes is presently able to balance annual income with expenses, but all three parishes need to achieve this balance. Beginning this week, we will...

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The Day of New London wrote up a very nice piece on our Three Kings Celebration on the Feast of the Epiphany. The article can be viewed at: https://www.theday.com/article/20200105/NWS01/200109716

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Free Citizenship Classes January 18 until March 21 Every Saturday 10-12 at Otis Library Have you been a permanent resident for at least 5 years? Consider citizenship. Applicant must: • Read, write and understand English • Attend all 10 weeks of classes To Register: Call: 860-889-2355 e...

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A great celebration took place at St. Mary’s last Sunday on the Feast of the Epiphany. Families and children from our three parishes gathered, first for a multicultural Mass – The Three Kings joined us! – and then at a great party. More than 200 children took part. We took up a col...

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Calling all Catechists As many of you know we have been working hard to launch a CCD program for our St. Joseph’s children. In order to Launch this program we need a minimum of 3 catechists. If you know someone who you believe would make a great catechist, please encourage them to reach out. I...

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