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Catholic Family Services Announces Natural Family Planning Week

Posted on July 18, 2019 in: News, Marriage

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 21-27th

The slogan for this year’s Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is: Love, Naturally! Cooperating with God’s design for married love. Natural Family Planning is medically safe with no harmful side effects, is 99 percent effective at achieving or postponing pregnancy without the use of chemicals, is easy to learn and use, and is in keeping with God’s design for married love. Read more about NFP at www.foryourmarriage.org or www.ccli.org. Or, for more information, call the Catholic Family Services Office at 860-848-2237, Ext. 312. Ongoing NFP classes are offered within the diocese by certified instructor couples.

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Taking the Light Out From Under the Bushel Basket

Posted on August 31, 2026 in: News, Events, Around the Diocese

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Taking the Light Out From Under the Bushel Basket Every parish has people living just beyond its doors who may never think of the Church until they need it—when a loved one dies, when life raises a question they cannot answer, when loneliness settles in, or when they simply begin wondering whether faith has anything to say to the life they are living. The challenge is reaching them before that moment passes. That is the opportunity Father Brian Converse sees in the Tri-Parish Community’s renewed Evangelization Program, sponsored by St. Mary, Mother of t...

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Pope Leo appoints Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly to Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

Posted on September 02, 2026 in: News

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Pope Leo appoints Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly to Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

NEW HAVEN — Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly was honored to be appointed by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as a member of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life. Formed by Pope Francis, the Dicastery’s mission is “the promotion of life, the apostolate of the lay faithful, the pastoral care of the family and its mission according to God’s plan and for the safeguard and support of human life.” “I am deeply grateful to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for appointing me as a member of the Dicastery for Laity, Family a...

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Seton Scholarship Dinner Tickets on Sale Now — Plus a New Yeti Cooler Raffle Supporting the Event!

Posted on September 03, 2026 in: News, Events

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Seton Scholarship Dinner Tickets on Sale Now — Plus a New Yeti Cooler Raffle Supporting the Event!

Tickets for the Seton Scholarship Dinner and the Yeti Cooler Raffle are now available. Both support scholarships for students in our Catholic schools, and every purchase helps make a difference. How to Purchase Tickets for both the raffle and the dinner can be purchased using the same link below. To buy raffle tickets, simply choose the 4th option, “Yeti Cooler Raffle,” and you will be automatically entered. You need not be present to win! For ticket purchases, raffle tickets, or to read more about this year’s honorees, ple...

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Third Order of Mary Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

Posted on September 02, 2026 in: News

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Third Order of Mary Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

A new Chapter of the Third Order of Mary was founded at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Essex, Connecticut in May 2006. The local branch of the worldwide Society of Mary originally founded in Lyons, France in 1816, is devoted to performing solid spiritual work for the Church in a hidden way, imitating Mary in humility and mercy thus drawing attention to Jesus and His Gospel message. Mrs. Lorraine P. Maloney, a Professed Third Order of Mary since 1994 in Brunswick, Maine, moved to Connecticut and helped to found the group with the assistance of the late Fr. Paul Gaumond, then...

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A Circle of Women Echo St. Pio’s Devotion to Prayer

Posted on September 03, 2026 in: News

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A Circle of Women Echo St. Pio’s Devotion to Prayer

A group of women inspired by St. Pio of Pietrelcina’s deep devotion to prayer gathers weekly at the Padre Pio Foundation of America in Cromwell to pray for others. “We pray from our hearts to Padre Pio,” says prayer warrior Donna Morales of Cromwell. “He’s drawing me here and we pray for the needs of the community. It’s a calling.” For the past 20 years, Morales and three other women have been the core group of the Padre Pio Prayer Group which meets three mornings each week. Surrounded by statues, artwork and holy relics of St...

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Athletes for Christ Mass Celebrates Faith and Sports

Posted on September 09, 2026 in: News

Athletes of all ages are invited to come together in faith at the Diocese of Norwich’s Athletes for Christ Mass on Sunday, September 27, at 2 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich. Bishop Richard Reidy will celebrate this special Mass honoring athletes and the role faith can play both on and off the field. Attendees are encouraged to wear their sports uniform or a jersey representing their favorite team. Whether competing on a school team, participating in a recreational league or simply cheering from the sidelines, all are welcome to join the dioce...

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