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Press releases announcing a diocesan, parish, or Catholic school-sponsored event must be received at least 14 days in advance of the event.. 

Your information should be typed into the body of an email. Please DO NOT submit flyers. Compose your submission as seen below. Provide the essential information about your event — what, when, where, and whom to contact. 175-word maximum. 

Diocese of Norwich 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal “One Faith, One Family” MINISTRY FAIR
Sunday, May 15th 11:00am – 12:30pm

Meet our ministries & hear about their good works: 

• Complimentary continental breakfast
• Open house style event
• Kids’ Corner
• Reservations are required due to space limitations – Check-in required at the door

For details and location information for this Norwich area event, please contact Gina Foster at 860-886-1928 ext. 115 or gfoster@norwichdiocese.net

Choral Concert by Marywood Chamber Singers
May 18, 2022 at 7PM, Cathedral of St. Patrick, Norwich

A touring choir will contain about 27 singers, and the program will be entirely a cappella. It will feature music by Palestrina, Samuel Barber, and Wolfram Buchenberg, as well as folk songs and spirituals arranged by Howard Helvey, Stacey V. Gibbs, and Moses Hogan.

The Marywood University Chamber Singers are a select ensemble of undergraduates pursuing a variety of majors. They have performed on music series throughout the Northeastern United States and are featured on an annual PBS broadcast. They embark on a concert tour each May to various parts of the United States and Canada.

Recent venues have included Steinway Hall and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, St. Francis of Assisi Cathedral in New Jersey, First Church and Faneuil Hall in Boston, Yale University’s Marquand Chapel, Notre Dame Basilica in Montreal, and several locales in California, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. The Marywood University Chamber Singers were finalists in the Collegiate Choral Division of The American Prize. After being the featured choir for the 2021 National Meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, the ensemble was invited to be the featured choir again for the 2022 ACCU National Meeting in Washington, DC.

Marriage Encounter
May 21-22

Worldwide Marriage Encounter is offering a non-residential two day experience May 21-22 at St. Patrick Church Hall, East Hampton. This experience will be conducted in accordance with CDC safety protocols including social distancing. For that reason, we will be accepting fewer couples, so it is important that couples register as soon as possible. To apply, contact Frank and Margie Pearson at 860-869-2610 or sign up online at apply - Worldwide Marriage Encounter (wwme.org) and click on May 21-22, East Hampton, CT (ACWM) .

Healing Weekend
June 3-5

Beginning Experience Of Connecticut invites men and women of all ages who have suffered the loss of a marriage due to  death, divorce or separation to a Healing Weekend, a program designed to assist you along the road to recovery from one of life’s most traumatic experiences. For individualized grief topics to reflect upon who you were, who you are now and where you want to be. Lourdes of Litchfield, Ministry of the Montford Missionaries, 50 Montford Road, Litchfield, CT. Reservations are required: Call Victoria 860-993-5469, Info@BeginningExperiencect.org www.Beginningexperiencect.org

Notre Dame Church Monthly Tag sale
Saturday June 4

Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Saturday,June 4, 8am - 1 p.m. at  272 Main St., Durham, rain or shine. Refreshments in the church hall. See you at our next Saturday tag sale June 4.

Pentecost Mass of Healing and Hope
Sunday, June 5, 2 PM
Church of the Holy Family, Hebron

Come join us for a Pentecost Mass of Healing and Hope (spiritual, emotional, psychological) at the Church of the Holy Family, 185 Church St, Hebron Mass celebrated by Fr. Ray Introvigne With healing prayers by Judith Hughes.  Fr. Ray and Judith will also be available for those needing individual prayer. For more information contact Andrea Hoisl at faithevents@norwichdiocese.net or 860-848-2237 ext. 203

Caregiver Spirituality Mini Day Retreat
Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sacred Heart Church, Groton
56 Sacred Heart Drive (Meeting room attached to the rectory)

A Mini Retreat for CAREGIVERS, an opportunity for caregivers to share their thoughts, feelings and frustrations with others who have  similar shared experiences. Facilitator:Andrea Hoisl, Diocesan Director, Office of Faith Events.
To register contact the manicholas@norwichdiocese.net or 860-848-2237, ext. 203 before June 1, 2022.