Entries for May 2018

Ascension Thursday A Holy Day of Obligation The Ascension embraces the mystery of the mo-ment when Jesus presented our human body in its most perfect state to the Father….Our faith and consolation are focused on this mystery that when Christ ascended, he took everything that is ours with him. In the icon of the Ascension, we con-template the disciples standing on the Mount of Olives, looking upwards, where the see a cloud separating them from heaven’s glory, and just barely poking out of the cloud are our Lord’s feet. In those feet, we contemplate ourselves and the task we have before us, to become t...

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  The Church celebrates the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua on June 13. Many ethnic groups have embraced St. An-thony as their patron saint, but no people love this saint more than the people of Cape Verde. After all, St. Anthony was Por-tuguese, a culture and language that belongs richly to Cape Verde. The large Cape Verdean community in Norwich invites you to join them in a special celebration in honor of St. Anthony. It will be held at St. Mary Church at the 4 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass on June 16. After Mass, will will rededicate the St. Anthony Chapel and share delightful Cape Verdean cuisine and a fine celebratio...

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Many Thanks go out to all who helped make our bake sale to benefit Lifeteen a success ! Thanks to your generous giving, we raised over $800 !!! A special thanks to those that donat-ed baked goods! We greatly appreciate all of your support! Your Lifeteen Core Team

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Memorial Day. May 28th, 2018 Take a little time on this great national holiday to join in prayer for those who have given their lives for our country and for all of our departed loved ones. There will be an open-air Mass at St. Joseph Cemetery at 9 a.m. on Memorial Day. Msgr. Les Janick, the Vicar General of the diocese and pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Norwichtown, will preside. In case of inclement weather this Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Patrick Cathedral.

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Please come by the hall at Sts. Peter and Paul Church Saturday, June 2nd after the 5:30 Mass for a joyful celebration of Fr. Tomasz Albrecht’s 10th anniversary to ordination to priesthood! We will be having a potluck style supper. Please plan on helping us celebrate! Call the parish office (860-887-1565) to let us know if you are coming and will be bringing anything. All are welcome!

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If you are a divorced Catholic who would like to know more about annulments or is considering beginning the annulment process but aren’t quite sure what it is or how to go about doing so, consider attending this informational workshop Wednesday, June 6, 2018, from 7-9 P.M. at St. Mark’s Church Hall, 222 McVeagh Rd., Westbrook, CT. A panel of experts from the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal will be there to answer questions and explain the numerous aspects of the annulment process. For more information, contact the Catholic Family Services Office at 860-348-2237, Ext 306.

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So many people contribute to the life of our parish at St. Joseph's in so many ways: Council and committee members, liturgical and pastoral ministers, fundraisers and fish fryers, collection counters, food preparers, volunteers at the St. Vincent de Paul Place, and not least of all, faithful and steady givers. We have no adequate way to express our deep appreciation, but we would like to invite you to an open house reception (and lawn party if the weather allows) at our parish rectory on Friday, June 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. We will encourage a festive evening of sharing by offering hors d&rs...

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Friday June 8th, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday June 9th, 10:00 – 3:00 p.m. St Mary’s Parish is once again hosting an early summer Bazaar. There will be a sale of new and quality second hand items, Basket Raffle, Pizza, Popcorn, Ice Cream, Baked Goods. Special activities will be available on Saturday for our children. This year, the Bazaar is dedicated to the funding of the LifeTeen movement, a Catholic resource for the youth of our Norwich Parishes. It’s a great cause that deserves our support.     Viernes 8 de junio, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. y sábado 9 de junio, 10:0...

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On Thursday May 24th, Michael Castiblanco was ordained a transitional deacon of the Diocese of Norwich at St. Mary Church of our cluster. Our heartiest congratulations and prayers go to him! This summer, Deacon Michael will serve in the Groton parishes of Sacred Heart and St. Mary before returning to Mount St. Mary Seminary in Maryland to complete his studies. Please pray for Deacon Michael and all of our seminarians!

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  You’re Invited! Next Sunday, the 10 o’clock Mass at St. Mary Church will be a multicultural Mass in English, Spanish and Haitian Creole. Parishioners from the entire cluster are invited. The occasion is Fr. Washabaugh’s 40 th anniversary of ordination to priesthood. After Mass, there will be a reception in the parish hall at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. The fare will be light and easy on the budget (salad and sandwiches), but it would be nice to give a donation to cover our costs, and also to help realize a longstanding dream of his, a project that will give great comfort to his old priestly h...

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Confirmation for our three parishes of the Norwich Cluster will be held this year on Friday night, June 15 at 7 p.m., at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Fr. Peter Langevin, the vice-chanceller of the Norwich Diocese will preside. Save the date!   Konfimasyon pou twa pawas nou yo nan Norwich la ap fèt ane sa a nan Vandredi swa, 15 jen a 7:00 p.m., nan Legliz Sen Pyè ak Sen Pòl. Pè Pyè Langevin, vis-chanselye nan dyosèz Norwich la ap prezide. Kenpe dat sa a!

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This year again we will be participating in the Care Net baby Bottle Campaign as usual it starts on Mother’s Day May 14 and ends on Father’s Day June 18. This really helps young mothers and single parents with food, diapers, formula and counseling. Thank you for your Support

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Please consider sponsoring-either partially or in full– a teen to attend Steubenville NYC , an exciting conference held at Saint John’s University July 20th-22nd. The cost to attend is $355 per teen. This three day event will be incredibly enriching for our youth,but as you can imagine the cost is a burden on our fami-lies. Donations can be made by clearly marking an envelope “lifeteen” and placing it in the col-lection baskets, or by contacting one of our parishes.

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