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The Hope and Faith Video Series Resumes in September

Posted on August 13, 2021 in: News

The Hope and Faith Video Series Resumes in September

Grow in your relationship with God through our Hope and Faith Video Series, which takes place weekly throughout the year. The Office of Faith Events creates videos that are less than 3 minutes long which delve into monthly topics such as love, church knowledge, Saints, and spiritually. We encourage you to dedicate just a few minutes weekly to enliven your faith.

To enroll, send a text to: 81010 (Text) Message: @hopenfaith (one word)

It will then ask you to reply with your name. Those who are not text savvy do not need to feel left out, you can receive them by email by contacting Marianne Nicolas at manicholas@norwichdiocese.net. Note: If you are already enrolled, you do not need to enroll again.

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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

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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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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

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In Memoriam: Sister Anne Marie Berthiaume, DHS

Posted on September 09, 2026 in: News

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In Memoriam: Sister Anne Marie Berthiaume, DHS April 8, 1935 – September 3, 2026 Sister Anne Marie Berthiaume, DHS, 91, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, Connecticut. Born Marie Anne Louise Berthiaume in Waterbury, Connecticut, she was the daughter of Lawrence (Loronzo) Berthiaume and Alice (Beland) Berthiaume. After graduating from Waterbury Catholic High School as the business valedictorian in 1953, she entered the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and professed her vows ...

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