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Bereavement Day of Prayer: Praying Your Goodbyes

Posted on October 14, 2025 in: Bereavement Support

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End of Life Ministry Offers Free Cremation Boxes

Posted on June 25, 2025 in: News, Bereavement Support

The Office of Faith Events includes the End of Life Ministry, which facilitates the production of cremation boxes made by retired carpenters, cabinet makers and shop teachers in our diocese. These retired craftsmen are using their gift and talents (and donating their time and treasure) to craft a...

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Jesus Keeps on Loving You, No Matter What

Posted on February 20, 2025 in: Bereavement Support, ProLife, Lent

As we approach Lent, please allow me to speak to all who carry the unbearable sadness and guilt of an abortion experience. Be assured that Jesus keeps on loving you, no matter what. The blessed ashes distributed on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday remind us that we are all sinners; broken, imperfect, ...

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Praying Your Goodbyes - A Bereavement Workshop

Posted on November 12, 2024 in: Bereavement Support

If you are grieving the loss of a loved one, join us for a workshop and learn ways to grow through the experience of your loss Praying Your Goodbyes Saturday, December 7, 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. Cathedral of Saint Patrick Hall, 213 Broadway, Norwich, CT The workshop will includ...

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Find Hope in the Land of Loss: Trust Your Grieving Heart

Posted on October 09, 2024 in: Bereavement Support, Events, Around the Diocese

Hope in the Land of Loss: Trust Your Grieving Heart Church of the Holy Family, Hebron Catholic Community of the Good Shepherd Sunday, November 3, 2024 | 5:30 PM Guest Speaker: Lisa Irish, MEd, MA, BCC As All Souls' Day approaches, we are reminded of the profound importance of remembering ...

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Catholic Family Services to Offer a Day of Support for Bereaved Mothers

Posted on March 29, 2024 in: Bereavement Support, Events, Around the Diocese

Bereavement Support for Mothers The Diocesan Catholic Family Services Office is sponsoring a day of support, reflection, and loving remembrance of ‘A Child Who Was to Be,’ a time of prayer and support for mothers who have lost a child to an ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillb...

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End of Life Ministry: A New Beginning for Retired Carpenter

Posted on December 17, 2023 in: Bereavement Support

A house fire while he was a senior in high school determined the path of retired carpenter Glenn Miller’s life work as a Catholic and pointed him in a different direction than he planned. It is a direction that through many twists and turns has brought him to a new venture in his retirement &m...

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Talk Less, Listen More

Posted on December 12, 2023 in: Bereavement Support

In the wide, wide world of possible diaconal ministry opportunities, a bereavement ministry can be one of the most challenging, certainly one of the most rewarding and one of the less chosen. All deacons are a part of this ministry. We may preach at a funeral Mass, conduct funeral home services a...

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Join a Bereavement Day of Prayer Dec. 2

Posted on October 30, 2023 in: Bereavement Support, Events

Diocese of Norwich Catholic Family Services Bereavement Day of Prayer The Diocesan Catholic Family Services Office is sponsoring a workshop for the bereaved entitled: Praying Your Goodbyes on Saturday, December 2 from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M at the Cathedral of Saint Patr...

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Witness to Life

Posted on October 03, 2023 in: Bereavement Support

Life is unpredictable. We all know this to be true. Nothing is within our control. No amount of planning, organizing or preparation will guarantee a desired outcome. While we go about planning our days and lives, we often come to discover that God has entirely different plans for us. &n...

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Bereavement Day of Prayer: Praying Your Goodbyes

Posted on October 14, 2025 in: Bereavement Support

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The Diocesan Evangelization & Discipleship Ministry will host a gentle, hope-filled Bereavement Day of Prayer on Saturday, November 15, from 10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at St. Colman Church, 170 Hubbard Street, Middlefield, CT 06455. Titled “Praying Your Goodbyes,” this workshop— facilitated by Mary-Jo McLaughlin and Deacon Peter Gill— offers a compassionate space for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. As the holidays approach, participants will be guided through practical ways to navigate the season and discover how God can bring growth,...

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