December 20, 2022 The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointment in the Diocese of Norwich   Reverend Kevin Reilly, Diocesan Director of Vocations, while continuing as Pastor of Saint Patrick Church, Mystic. Eff...

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December 12, 2022 The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D. D., Bishop of Norwich, has made the following clergy and diocesan appointment in the Diocese of Norwich   Deacon Douglas Hoffman, Director of Permanent Deacon Personnel. Effective:  December 6, 2022. Reverend Roy Parayi...

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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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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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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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    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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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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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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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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  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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