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Come Pray For Vocations

Posted on March 20, 2023 in: Events, Vocations

Come Pray For Vocations

See the schedule below.

January 19, SS. Peter & Paul, Norwich

February 16, St. John, Montville

March 16, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Quaker Hill

April 20, St. Philip, Ashford

May 11, St. Andrew, Colchester

June 22, Cathedral of St. Patrick, Norwich

July 20, St. Mark, Westbrook

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RSVP: Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti Annual Fundraiser

Posted on March 19, 2023 in: Events, Outreach to Haiti

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RSVP: Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti Annual Fundraiser

Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti will host its 15th annual For the Love of a Child Charity Gala, Saturday, April 29, 2023 at A Villa Louisa, 60 Villa Louisa Rd., Bolton, CT. The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Norwich, invites you to join him. Cocktails are at 6:30, followed by dinner. The price is $100 per person. Please RSVP on-line www.outreachtohaiti.org or call the Outreach office at 860-800-3601. For nearly 40 years, Outreach has been helping our Haitian brothers and sisters throughout the Ar...

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Come Pray For Vocations

Posted on March 20, 2023 in: Events, Vocations

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Join us each month to pray a Eucharistic Holy Hour for vocations led by Bishop Cote. These hours of adoration are a wonderful opportunity to pray for vocations to priesthood and religious life, to pray for our seminarians, and for our priests and religious already serving our diocese. The first Holy Hour of 2023 is Thursday, January 19 at 6 PM. See the schedule below. January 19, SS. Peter & Paul, Norwich February 16, St. John, Montville March 16, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Quaker Hill April 20, St. Philip, Ashford May 11, St. Andrew, Colc...

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Continuing a Journey of Faith - The Rite of Election

Posted on February 27, 2023 in: News, Events

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Continuing a Journey of Faith - The Rite of Election

The Rite of Election, held Feb. 26 at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, takes place each year on the first Sunday of Lent in churches and cathedrals throughout the world. During this rite, upon the witness of Godparents, sponsors and catechists, those gathered affirm their intention to join the Church as well as become full members of the Church. Bishop Michel Cote accepts the elect on behalf of the whole diocese and affirms their desire to be members of the Church. A celebration of faith in word and song took place to support the newe...

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Forgive them-The Video

Posted on March 21, 2023 in: News, Vocations

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Here is the video of how a misplaced homily created ripples that went on to work a miracle of God's grace for at least one family. Hopefully, sharing this will lead to more people realizing that life is too short to not forgive. If you haven't read the article in the Winter 2023 issue of the Four County Catholic magazine, we've included it below. The video can be found after the article. Forgive them, they know not what they do The words below are an edited transcript of a sermon given recently in the diocese. Whenever I’m giving a homi...

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An Unlikely Chaplain Evangelizing an Unlikely Team

Posted on March 16, 2023 in: Vocations

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An Unlikely Chaplain Evangelizing an Unlikely Team

Mount St. Mary Seminary has a tradition of allowing seminarians to act as sports chaplains for the university’s sports teams. Thanks to the work of now-Father Jacob Ramos, who was head chaplain at the time, I was asked to act as sports chaplain for the women’s rugby team —– a group that had not had sports chaplains the previous four years. What that meant for me was that I was working with a team that had no idea what a sports chaplain was supposed to do, and I didn’t either. Throwing everything against the wall for the past three seme...

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