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In Memoriam - Sr. Anita Paul, DHS

Posted on November 30, 2022 in: News, Vocations

1930 – 2022 Sr. Anita Paul, DHS, 92, a member of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, died on November 23, 2022 at St. Joseph Living Center in Windham, CT. Born on December 31, 1930, in Washington, VT, the daughter of the late Felix and Antoinette (Roberge) Paul, Sr. Anita entered religious...

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The Priest and the Eucharistic Meal - Hope & Faith Video Series

Posted on November 16, 2022 in: Vocations, FaithSparks, Eucharistic Revival

This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Mary-Jo McLaughlin, coordinator of Catholic Family Services, speaks on the role of the priest at the Eucharistic meal. View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks

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In Memoriam: Sr. Mary Alice Kline, RSM

Posted on November 07, 2022 in: News, Vocations

Sister Mary Alice Kline, RSM, died peacefully on Baggot Street, Saint Mary Home, West Hartford, on Wednesday, October 26th. Born in Washington, D.C. on March 26, 1934, she was a Sister of Mercy for 69 years, she served in ministries throughout CT. Sister Mary Alice earned a Bachelor’s degre...

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Bringing Christ to the Infirm

Posted on November 07, 2022 in: Reflections, Vocations

When my wife was an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion at Mass, she would also bring Holy Communion to residents at our local convalescent home. Often, she would tell me stories about the people there and how they loved having someone visit them and bring them our Lord....

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Catholic Knights Templar Meet In Griswold

Posted on October 22, 2022 in: News, Vocations

The first meeting of the Northeast Commandery of the Catholic Knights Templar took place on October 14-16, at the Marian Friary of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Griswold. The Catholic Knights Templar is a private, international association of faithful men and women established in accordance with ...

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In Memoriam: Father John J. O'Neill

Posted on October 18, 2022 in: News, Vocations

Fr. John J. O'Neill, M.S., pastor of St. James Church in Danielson CT, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 11th at UMass Medical Center in Worcester, MA, after a short illness. With joy he served the people of the parish and many others throughout the area. He was pastor for thirty-one...

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Candidates Installed as Acolyte

Posted on October 05, 2022 in: Vocations

Bishop Cote confers the ministry of Acolyte on five men who are candidates for ordination to the permanent diaconate, on Sunday, October, 2, at the Church of the Holy Family, Hebron. The role of an acolyte is to aid the deacon and to minister to the priest. It is his duty to attend to the se...

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The Peace of Saint Francis

Posted on September 28, 2022 in: Vocations

On October 4, the Church commemorates the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis, we know, is a very popular and beloved figure worldwide. He has inspired the hearts and minds of so many people, both religious and non-religious alike. Founder of the Franciscan Orders of t...

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Vocations - Reflections on Summer Assignments

Posted on September 13, 2022 in: Vocations

An integral part of a seminarian’s priestly formation is his summer assignment. Each summer, upon returning home from the seminary, our seminarians are assigned to different parishes in the Diocese for eight weeks of pastoral work and experience. This time in the parish is important for them. ...

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Diakonia - Prison Ministry

Posted on September 08, 2022 in: Vocations

Prison Ministry Having been a high school religion teacher for 18 years, I was in diaconal formation when my second high school was closed and I was jobless. At a retreat for deacon candidates and lay ministers on Ender’s Island, I was mulling over where I would do my six-week ministry r...

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Clergy Appointments

Posted on July 09, 2025 in: News, Vocations

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July 3, 2025 The Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy, Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointments in the Diocese of Norwich DIOCESAN APPOINTMENT Rev. Msgr. Leszek T. Janik, JCL, Vicar General of the Diocese of Norwich, while continuing as Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Norwichtown, and Saint Joseph Church, Norwich. Effective: June 5, 2025. Very Rev. Ted Tumicki, STL, JCL, Judicial Vicar for the Tribunal Office of the Diocese of Norwich. Effective: June 5, 2025. CLERGY APPOINTMENT Reverend Francis Gi...

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Annual Report Finds There Are ‘Not Enough’ Deacons Being Ordained in the U.S.

Posted on June 24, 2025 in: News, Vocations

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Annual Report Finds There Are ‘Not Enough’ Deacons Being Ordained in the U.S.

The number of ordinations of permanent deacons in the United States has decreased by nearly 200 from 2023 to 2024, according to a recent survey. The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University published the survey results in its 2025 report “A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate in 2024.” According to the report, 587 men were ordained to the permanent diaconate in 2023, but in 2024, the number fell to 393. The report was created in collaboration with the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (US...

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