Entries for March 2019

Take a look at the book and CD racks in the back of Church. They hold many spiritual treasures for your Lenten spiritual reading. In particular, we invite you to pray with Pope Francis’ Apos-tolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, a rich spiritual treasure and our guide to becoming mis-sionary disciples. It is available at the book rack for $8.00.  Also, we are providing to all parishioners free of cost another Lenten book, Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle 

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On Thursday, March 21, join in praying with Bishop Cote during a Eucharistic Holy Hour for Vocations. This month the holy hour will be at St. Mary Church, Baltic from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Come pray for those who are called to priestly or consecrated religious life. Pray for our semi-narians and those in the process of applying to the diocese. You can join our diocesan prayer for vocations team or receive more information by e-mailing the vocation office at voca-tions@norwichdiocese.net or going to our website, god-calls.com! 

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Take a look at the information and prayer packet that comes with your rice bowl.  In Guatemala, we encounter Norma, who as a young mother supports her family and shares her skills with her community. Reflect on the importance of family in your life. How can you con-tribute to support families in your community? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. 

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Join us for a bilingual forum in Honor of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador Sunday, March 24, 2019 3pm- 5pm Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church hall 10 Huntington Street New London CT Presentation in English Anne Gebelein, Ph.D. Presentation in Spanish Walter Mena, MA for more information, please call (860) 456-3349 email:aposthispano@gmail.com 

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Take a look at the book and CD racks in the back of Church. They hold many spiritual treasures for your Lenten spiritual reading. In particular, we invite you to pray with Pope Francis’ Apos-tolic Exhortation, The Joy of the Gospel, a rich spiritual treasure and our guide to becoming mis-sionary disciples. It is available at the book rack for $8.00.  Also, we are providing to all parishioners free of cost another Lenten book, Bringing Lent Home with St. John Paul II by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle. 

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On Thursday, March 21, join in praying with Bishop Cote during a Eucharistic Holy Hour for Vocations. This month the holy hour will be at St. Mary Church, Baltic from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Come pray for those who are called to priestly or consecrated religious life. Pray for our semi-narians and those in the process of applying to the diocese. You can join our diocesan prayer for vocations team or receive more information by e-mailing the vocation office at voca-tions@norwichdiocese.net or going to our website, god-calls.com! 

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Take a look at the information and prayer packet that comes with your rice bowl.  In Guatemala, we encounter Norma, who as a young mother supports her family and shares her skills with her community. Reflect on the importance of family in your life. How can you con-tribute to support families in your community? Visit crsricebowl.org for more. 

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The 2019 Ministry Fair showcasing our Diocesan ministries and programs will be held this year in Cromwell on April 7, 2019 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. We will offer a continental breakfast through-out this open house style event. If you would like to attend this event to learn how donations to the 2019 Annual Catholic Appeal, ‘Hand in Hand with All God’s Children’, support our ministries and programs please RSVP by March 29th to Rosela Precopio at 860-886-1928 ext. 10 or dodadm@norwichdiocese.net. Reservations are required due to space limitations. 

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Because our food pantry at Sts. Peter and Paul Church is very low, we are re-questing your help this coming Sunday, Please help us restock our shelves Suggested items are: canned pasta, canned vegetables, canned fruit, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, macaro-ni and cheese, soups, baked beans, pork and beans, tuna,. Thank You ! 

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This past week, Elaine Volmuth, the parish secretary at St. Mary Church, has let go of secretarial responsibilities there. Elaine will, however, continue as the bookkeeper for our three parishes. We will be looking to have our two remaining cluster secretaries serve our three parishes with some slight modifications of our office schedule. Shirley Bosque, our secretary at Saints Peter and Paul’s will be at St. Mary’s on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. With this arrangement, her schedule at Saints Peter and Paul’s will be as follows: Mondays, 9am to 1pm Tuesdays, 9am to 12 pm Thursdays, 9 am ...

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This Lent our focus is on our call to become an evangelizing Church. Essential to that process is our prayer for God to lead us and strengthen us. I invite you to join Fr. Tomasz and me in pray-ing at all Masses this Lent for the Holy Spirit to lead us powerfully. A prayer for the new evan-gelization will be found inside our song books and missals and cards will be available for pray-ing at home. 

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En esta Cuaresma, nuestro enfoque está en nuestro llamado a convertirnos en una Iglesia evangelizadora. Esencial para ese proceso es nuestra oración para que Dios nos guíe y nos fortalezca. Los invito a unirse al p. Tomasz y yo oramos en todas las misas en esta Cuaresma para que el Espíritu Santo nos guíe poderosamente. Una oración por la nueva evangelización se encontrará dentro de nuestros libros de canciones y misales y tarjetas estarán disponibles para orar en casa. 

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  El jueves, 21 de marzo, únase a orar con el Obispo Cote durante una Hora Santa Eucarística para las Vocaciones. Este mes, la hora santa será en la iglesia St. Mary, en el Báltico, de 6:00 a 7:00 p.m. Ven a orar por aquellos que son llamados a la vida religiosa sacerdotal o consagrada. Ore por nuestros seminaristas y por aquellos en proceso de postularse a la diócesis. Puede unirse a nuestro equipo diocesano de oración por las vocaciones o recibir más información enviando un correo electrónico a la oficina de vocaciones a vocations@norwichdiocese.net o visitando nuestro sitio web, god-calls.com. 

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  Conoce a Dieufait Jean Pierre y su hijo, Kensley. Dieufait ha venido de Haití para cuidar a su es-posa, Jozelaine, que, en cierto sentido, está atra-pada en el Hospital Backus. Puedes ver su histo-ria completa en la página web de nuestra parro-quia. Joselaine sufrió una infección que la puso en coma durante dos meses y se convirtió en una sepsis potencialmente mortal. Contra todo pronóstico, Jozelaine se recuperó, pero la sepsis ha obligado a los médicos a amputar dedos de su mano y sus piernas debajo de la rodilla. Tam-bién la ha dejado sin función renal. Jozelaine ha estado en el hospital por dos años, principa...

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Quisieras ser un mejor padre, o una mejor madre? Participa en estos 4 talleres, domingos 17,24,31 de Marzo y 7 de abril despues de misa y durante la hora del catecismo. de 11am a 12pm en el salon de la Iglesia Santa Maria. donativo voluntario. 

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Please join in adoration and prayer for on opening of dialogue and reconciliation between our parish and the staff of the St. Vincent de Paul Place. We gather on the evening of the Feast or our Parish Patron, St. Joseph to ask his intercession: 7:00 p.m. Holy Mass Adoration until 9:00 p.m.

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Meet Dieufait Jean Pierre and his son, Kensley. Dieufait has come from Haiti to care for his wife, Jozelaine who is, in a sense trapped in Backus Hospital. You can see their full story on our parish web - page. Joselaine has suffered an infection that put her in a coma for two months and developed into a life-threatening sepsis. Against the odds, Jozelaine recovered, but the sepsis has forced doctors to amputate her fingers and her legs below the knee. It has also left her without kidney function. Jozelaine has been in the hospital for two years now, primarily because, as an immigrant seeking asylum, she does not qualify f...

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Únase a los feligreses de San José en oración en su fiesta de su santo patrón, San José este martes por la noche, el 19 de marzo:  • 7:00 pm. Santa Misa  • Adoración hasta las 9:00 p.m. 

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  Quisieras ser un mejor padre, o una mejor madre? Participa en estos 4 talleres, domingos 17,24,31 de Marzo y 7 de abril despues de misa y durante la hora del catecismo. de 11am a 12pm en el salon de la Iglesia Santa Maria. donativo voluntario. 

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  March 10th and 24th CCD Classes after 10am Mass  Confirmation Classes at 3pm Lifeteen at 5pm at the parish hall. 

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  Join the parishioners of St. Joseph’s in prayer on their feast of their patron saint, St. Joseph this Tuesday evening, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. Holy Mass  Adoration until 9:00 p.m. 

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This Lent our focus is on our call to become an evangelizing Church. Essential to that process is our prayer for God to lead us and strengthen us. I invite you to join Fr. Tomasz and me in pray-ing at all Masses this Lent for the Holy Spirit to lead us powerfully. A prayer for the new evan-gelization will be found inside our song books and missals and cards will be available for pray-ing at home. 

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On Thursday, March 21, join in praying with Bishop Cote during a Eucharistic Holy Hour for Vocations. This month the holy hour will be at St. Mary Church, Baltic from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Come pray for those who are called to priestly or consecrated religious life. Pray for our semi-narians and those in the process of applying to the diocese. You can join our diocesan prayer for vocations team or receive more information by e-mailing the vocation office at voca-tions@norwichdiocese.net or going to our website, god-calls.com! 

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Take a look at the information and prayer packet that comes with your rice bowl.  In Uganda, we encounter Annet, a 16 year-old or-phan who fled her native South Sudan and now cares for her three younger siblings. Reflect on the terrible circumstances of millions of refugees throughout the world today. Visit crsricebowl.org for more. 

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The CCD Program is requesting donations of candy for the Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Individually wrapped candy is suggested .  Thank you !

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Please join us!  An International Food Festival: Help for the Jean Pierre Family Sunday Afternoon, between 11:30a.m. and 3 p.m.  St. Mary Church Hall. Free-will donations accepted for Jozelaine and her family  Many thanks to fine gourmet chefs from our three par-ishes who are preparing foods with the flavors of Haiti, Poland, Mexico, Italy, Puerto Rico, Peru, and more!  Dieufait Jean Pierre,Jozelaine and his son, Kensley. Dieufait has come from Haiti to care for his wife, Jozelaine who is, in a sense trapped in Backus Hospital. You can see their full story on our parish web – page...

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During the last meeting of St. Joseph's Rosary Society, which was held on Saturday, February 9, 2019, Elaine Kempesta, its president, proposed a wonderful idea of installing two benches at the statue of The Blessed Virgin, in order to allow a place of rest for prayer and meditation. Thanks to a donation to cover the cost, the project is in full swing. Weather permitting, the benches should be in place sometime this May, at which time Elaine, along with other Rosary Society members, will complete the project with floral arrangements. When you see work being performed in the vicinity of Our Lady's Statue, please unde...

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El próximo martes 19 de marzo, el Padre Robert no estará disponible para las confesiones y habrá un servicio de la Palabra y la Santa Comunión con Sor Leidy en lugar de la Misa de las 6:30. 

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Únase a nosotros en un foro bilingüe en honor a Oscar Romero Domingo, 24 de marzo de 2019 3 pm - 5 pm Iglesia de Santa María Estrella del Mar 10 Huntington Street New London CT Presentación en inglés Anne Gebelein , Ph.D. Presentación en español Walter Mena, MA para obtener más información, llame al (860) 456-3349 correo electrónico: aposthispano@gmail.com 

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  Eche un vistazo al estante de libros y CD en la parte posterior de Church. Tienen muchos tesoros espirituales para tu lectura espiritual de Cuaresma. En particular, lo invitamos a orar con la Exhortación Apostólica del Papa Francisco, La Alegría del Evangelio, un rico tesoro espiritual y nuestra guía para convertirnos en discípulos misioneros. Está disponible en el estante de libros por $ 8.00.  Además, estamos brindando a todos los feligreses otro libro de Cuaresma, Trayendo la Cuaresma a casa con San Juan Pablo II por Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle. 

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Join us for a bilingual forum in Honor of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador Sunday, March 24, 2019 3pm- 5pm Saint Mary Star of the Sea Church hall 10 Huntington Street New London CT Presentation in English Anne Gebelein, Ph.D. Presentation in Spanish Walter Mena, MA for more information, please call (860) 456-3349 email:aposthispano@gmail.com 

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This devotion is a wonderful prayer by which we join ourselves to Christ, Our Lord, who overcame sin and death by suffering and dying for us all. Plan to join us on the Fri-days of Lent:               10:00 a.m. Mass and Stations (Haitian) at St. Mary’s                      6 p.m. Stations (English and Polish) at St. Joseph’s                      6 p.m. Stations at Saints Peter and Paul                 7:30 ...

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  ¡Por favor únete a nosotros!  Un festival internacional de comida: Ayuda para la familia Jean Pierre  Domingo , entre las 11:30 a.m. y las 3 p.m.  Iglesia de Santa María  Donaciones voluntarias aceptadas para Jozelaine y su familia.  ¡Muchas gracias a los excelentes chefs gourmet de nuestras tres parroquias que prepararan ali-mentos con los sabores de Haití, Polonia, Méxi-co, Italia, Puerto Rico, Perú y más!  Dieufait ,Jozelaine Jean Pierre y su hijo, Kens-ley. Dieufait ha venido de Haití para cuidar a su esposa, Jozelaine, que, en cierto sentido, está a...

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  A reminder: if you have not turned in your commit-ment paper to the mission of our church do so as soon as possible!  Right now our parish has particular needs. Maybe you can help:     Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers  Acolytes (that is, altar servers, both young peo-ple and adults welcome)   Visitors of the sick   People who organize and bank our Sunday col-lections  Greeters / Ministers of Welcome  Catechists and Sponsors for adult learners  Intercessors in prayer groups and Rosary socie-ties.    We have sched...

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Because our food pantry at Sts. Peter and Paul Church is very low, we are requesting your help this coming Sunday, Please help us restock our shelves Suggested items are: canned pasta, canned vegetables, canned fruit, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, macaroni and cheese, soups, baked beans, pork and beans, tuna,. Thank You ! 

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The monthly Diocesan Pro-Life Mass will take place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Nor-wich on Saturday, April 6 at 8:30 A.M. Please join our celebrant Rev. Walter Nagle at Mass as we pray to end abortion and for the healing for those who have had an abortion. Following the Mass, the Rosary will be prayed both at the Cathedral and Planned Parenthood. A brunch in the Cathedral Hall will follow the Rosary this month. 

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  Candelight Concert & Compile (Night prayer)  Sunday,March 24,2019  7:30PM  Norwich Diocesan Choir  Denise Plaza-Martin, oboe  Free Admission  Saint Patrick Cathedral  213 Broadway  Norwich CT 06360 

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Join us on April 6 at Mercy High School in Middletown from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help us shine Light in a Darkened World. Our uplifting day offers enrichment workshops, mass with Bishop Cote, basket raffle, vendors, and much more! Lunch is included in $40 registration fee. Go to http://www.norwichdiocese.org to register.

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  ¡No te pierdas la Conferencia Diocesana de Mujeres de Norwich en 2019!  Unase a nosotros el 6 de abril en Mercy High School en Middletown de 8 a.m. a 3 p.m. Para ayudarnos a ser brillo de luz en un mundo oscuro. ¡Nuestro día edificante ofrece talleres de enriquecimiento, misa con Bishop Cote, sorteo de canastas, vendedores de obras manuales y mucho más! El almuerzo está incluido en la cuota de inscripción de $ 40. Vaya a www.norwichdiocese.org para registrarse. 

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  14 de Abril a las 7:30 pm  CATEDRAL DE SAN PATRICIO  ORQUESTA SINFÓNICA DEL ESTE DE CON-NECTICUT  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-Requiem  Con miembros de la ECSO, Toshiyuki Shimada, Director mu-sical y Conductor;  Coro Sinfónico del Este de Connecticut, Wendy Moy, Directo-ra  Sarah Yanovitch, soprano; Caroline Olsen, mezzo-soprano;  Ethan Depuy, tenor; Gregory Flower, barítono  La admisión es gratis.  Las donaciones de buena voluntad recolectadas en el evento beneficiarán al ECSO y al  St. Vincent de Paul Place en Norwich, CT. 

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  Esta devoción es una oración maravillosa mediante la cual nos unimos a Cristo, nuestro Señor, que venció el pecado y la muerte al sufrir y morir por todos nosotros. Planea unirte a nosotros los Viernes de Cuaresma:  10:00 a.m. Misa y Estaciones (Haitiano) en St. Mary's  6 p.m. Estaciones (Inglés y Polaco) en San José  6 p.m. Estaciones en Sts. Peter and Paul  7:30 pm. Estaciones (Español) en St. Mary's 

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La misa diocesana pro-vida mensual se llevará a cabo en la Catedral de St. Patrick en Norwich el sábado 6 de abril a las 8:30 a.m. Por favor únase a nuestro celebrante Reverendo Walter Nagle en la misa mientras oramos para terminar con el aborto y para la curación de aquellos que han tenido un aborto. Después de la misa, se rezará el Rosario tanto en la Catedral como en Planned Parenthood. Una pequena comida en el Salón de la Catedral seguirá al Rosario este mes. 

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  APRIL 14 at 7:30 PM  CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PATRICK  EASTERN CONNECTICUT SYMPHONY OR-CHESTRA  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart-Requiem  Featuring members of the ECSO, Toshiyuki Shimada, Music Director and Conductor;  Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus, Wendy Moy, Director  Sarah Yanovitch, Soprano; Caroline Olsen, mezzo-soprano;  Ethan Depuy, tenor; Gregory Flower, baritone  Admission is Free.  Goodwill donations collected at the event will benefit the ECSO and the  St. Vincent de Paul Place in Norwich, CT. 

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  ¡¡¡NUEVO!!! Este año, el proceso de Compromiso y Video Anual de la Campaña Católica 2019 se llevará a cabo el domingo 30 y 31 de marzo. Por favor, reflexione en oración sobre cómo puede ayudar a otros necesitados dentro de nuestras comunidades diocesanas comprometiendo generosamente a la campaña de ACA de este año, "De la mano de todos los hijos de Dios". Por favor, venga preparado el próximo fin de semana para hacer su compromiso, ya sea llevándose a casa un sobre de compromiso hoy o completando la tarjeta de compromiso que recibió por correo. Sus generosas donaciones permitirán que n...

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  Lent: A Time for Confession!  The confession schedule in our parishes is: Ss. Peter and Paul,  Saturday’s from 6:30pm–7:00pm.  St. Joseph Saturday’s from 3:15pm - 4:00pm. St. Mary Saturday’s from 3:15pm - 4:00pm.   Also, there will be a special confession time in our area held here at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 24 Hours for the Lord. Priests from our district will be in the confessional from 1:00 p.m. on Friday, March 29, through 9:00 p.m., and resuming at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, through 12:00 Noon. Plan to participate in this essential sacra...

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  Recuerde que la confesión está disponible para todos los martes de 5:30 a 6:30 p.m. y antes y después de la misa del domingo.  El martes 26 de marzo, celebraremos un rito co-munitario de Penitencia para todos los fieles que hablan español. La misa normal de los martes se suspenderá para hacer espacio para este im-portante evento. Varios sacerdotes estarán dis-ponibles para escuchar confesiones. Recuerde, los católicos que reciben la Comunión están obli-gados a confesar sus pecados al menos una vez al año, con suerte durante la Cuaresma. Incluso aquellos que no pueden entrar por completo a la Santa Cena pa...

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Please prayerfully contemplate how you can help others in need within our Diocesan communities by pledging generously to this year’s ACA campaign, “Hand in Hand with All God’s Children”. Please come prepared next weekend to make your pledge by either taking home a pledge envelope today or by completing the pledge card you received in the mail. Your generous donations will allow our Diocesan ministries to make their programs available to everyone. Our goal this year is to have as close to 100% parishioner participation as possible. Please remember every gift is important and appreciated, no matter it...

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