Home/Stay Informed/All Diocesan Articles/Reflections/Advent

All Diocesan Articles

Current Articles | Archives | Search

Attend an Exciting and Interactive Advent Experience

Posted on December 10, 2019 in: Events, Advent

O Holy Night

The Advent Season is a Time of Expectation!

It is a time of hope!

Come and join us at St. Joseph Church on Montauk Avenue in New London, CT
on Monday, December 16 from 6-8 P.M.
We are honored to welcome Father John Gordon, Director of Evangelization and
Vicar for Pastoral Life for the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.

Fr. Gordon will bring us an exciting and interactive Advent experience.
He will take us on a journey of the heart in preparation for the coming of Christ at Christmas and for His second coming which we await.

There will be music, an opportunity for a faith response, and an Advent book as a gift.

There is no admission fee, but a donation would be appreciated.

Come with anticipation and encounter Jesus this Advent season! All are welcome, so bring a friend! We look forward to seeing you there!

Our Advertisers Support Our Ministries

Please Support Our Advertisers

Most Viewed Articles of the Last 30 Days

Get Tickets: Oct. 25 Seton Scholarship Dinner & Yeti Cooler Raffle

Posted on October 01, 2026 in: News, Events

1825

Get Tickets: Oct. 25 Seton Scholarship Dinner & Yeti Cooler Raffle

Seton Scholarship Dinner October 25, 2026 4:00pm Cocktail Reception 5:00pm Dinner Lake of Isles 1 Clubhouse Dr, North Stonington, CT 06359 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 Raffl...

Read More

Saturday: The Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference in Waterbury

Posted on October 07, 2026 in: Events

1034

Saturday: The Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference in Waterbury

Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference 2026 “Rebuild My Church” Saturday, October 10, 2026 Holy Cross Catholic High School · Waterbury, Connecticut Catholic men from the Hartford, Bridgeport and Norwich Dioceses are invited to the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference 2026, a day centered on faith, fellowship, prayer and spiritual renewal. This year’s theme, “Rebuild My Church,” will be highlighted throughout the conference, which will feature national speakers, Catholic exhibits and ministries, Confession, ...

Read More

The World Mission Rosary Comes to Norwich Oct. 9

Posted on October 08, 2026 in: News, Events, Around the Diocese

670

The World Mission Rosary Comes to Norwich Oct. 9

Throughout October 2026, the faithful of the Diocese of Norwich can join Catholics around the world in praying the World Mission Rosary each day at 3:00 PM. Even if we cannot gather together physically, imagine the power of thousands of Catholics stopping at the same hour and offering Mary’s Rosary for the missionary work of the Church. This tradition carries on the missionary legacy of Blessed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who had a deep devotion to the missions and encouraged Catholics to unite prayer with support for the Church’s missionary work. Gather...

Read More

Pope Leo XIV's Video Message for World Mission Sunday, Oct. 18

Posted on October 07, 2026 in: News, Events

199

Pope Leo XIV's Video Message for World Mission Sunday, Oct. 18

World Mission Day was first established by Pope Pius XI, beginning in October 1927. This year the Church celebrates the 100th World Mission Day on Sunday, October 18, 2026. As the Church prepares to celebrate this day, Pope Leo XIV calls us to unity in Christ, love, and renewed missionary commitment "with joy and zeal in the Holy Spirit" in his first World Mission Sunday Message: “One in Christ, united in mission."

Read More

Pilgrims invited to Auriesville for the Feast of the North American Martyrs

Posted on October 08, 2026 in: News, Events

178

Pilgrims invited to Auriesville for the Feast of the North American Martyrs

Bishop Richard Reidy and Fr. Brian Maxwell are inviting the faithful to join them on Monday, October 19, for a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville, New York, to honor the North American Martyrs on their feast day. Pilgrims will meet at the shrine, at 136 Shrine Road in Fultonville, and join other visitors from across the region in celebrating the feast with a Shrine Mass, a walk through the shrine's historic grounds, and a community lunch with Bishop Reidy. Where three saints gave their lives Auriesville is a well-known place...

Read More

Annual Catholic Appeal

ACA DONATE

English

Español

Current Issue

Past Issues

All Diocesan Articles

O Holy Night

The Advent Season is a Time of Expectation!

It is a time of hope!

Come and join us at St. Joseph Church on Montauk Avenue in New London, CT on Monday, December 16 from 6-8 P.M. We are honored to welcome Father John Gordon, Director of Evangelization and Vicar for Pastoral Life for the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.

There will be music, an opportunity for a faith response, and an Advent book as a gift.

There is no admission fee, but a donation would be appreciated.

Come with anticipation and encounter Jesus this Advent season! All are welcome, so bring a friend! We look forward to seeing you there!

Most Viewed Articles of the Last 30 Days

Annual Catholic Appeal

English

Español

News Archive

Come and join us at St. Joseph Church on Montauk Avenue in New London, CT
on Monday, December 16 from 6-8 P.M.
We are honored to welcome Father John Gordon, Director of Evangelization and
Vicar for Pastoral Life for the Archdiocese of Newark, NJ.