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Registrations Now Being Accepted for Upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend in the Manchester, CT Area

Posted on July 20, 2019 in: Events, Marriage

Connecticut 2019 Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend - Register Today! The weekend is designed to help married couples communicate more intimately with one another in order to deepen and enrich their relationship. The weekend is free from everyday routines, distractions and tensions. An atmosphere is created where the couple can concentrate exclusively on one another in a private,...

Catholic Family Services Announces Natural Family Planning Week

Posted on July 18, 2019 in: News, Marriage

Natural Family Planning Awareness Week July 21-27th The slogan for this year’s Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is: Love, Naturally! Cooperating with God’s design for married love. Natural Family Planning is medically safe with no harmful side effects, is 99 percent effective at achieving or postponing pregnancy without the use of chemicals, is easy to learn and use, and...

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Marriage

Life in the Spirit Seminar Weekend Retreat - August 2 - August 4, 2019

Posted on July 17, 2019 in: Events

My Father's House Retreat Center 39 N Moodus Rd, Moodus, Connecticut 06469 Presented by Spiritual Renewal Services, a ministry of the Diocese of Norwich The Life in the Spirit Seminar is a highly enjoyable and healing eight- session program designed to bring an individual into a pers...

St. Vincent de Paul Place Offers a Break from the Heat

Posted on July 17, 2019 in: News

With an expected heat wave set to blanket the region this weekend, it's a good time to remind all that the St. Vincent de Paul Place food pantry, at 120 Cliff St. in Norwich, is available for those seeking a cooling center. The pantry/soup kitchen is open from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily, except Sundays. The Rose City Senior Center at 8 Mahan Drive is another local cooling...

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Connecticut Catholic Bishops Release Statement On Immigration Controversy

Posted on July 12, 2019 in: News

July 10, 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: These past months have been marked by escalating tensions at our southern border. Most recently we were confronted with the tragic images of the drowning deaths of Óscar Martínez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria, who were fle...

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Monthly Holy Hour for Vocations - July 18th at 6pm in Mystic, CT

Posted on July 09, 2019 in: Events, Vocations

Join us at St Patrick Church in Mystic at 6pm on July 18, 2019 as we pray for men to answer the call to be instruments of God’s grace as priests of Jesus Christ. St. Patrick Church 32 E Main St. Mystic, CT 06355

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Vocations, Prayer, Holy Hour, Mystic

New Column Aims to Spark Faith Among Families

Posted on July 08, 2019 in: News, FaithSparks

By Mary-Jo McLaughlin Faith Sparks…. Ignite Your Faith is a new column that the office of Faith Events (OFE) will premier in the August issue of the Four County Catholic to help engage parents, grandparents and families in their faith. “One of the focuses of our new Diocesan faith formation curriculum is to get adults involved in learning more about their faith along with their ...

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Norwich

Help Those in Need and the Environment

Posted on July 03, 2019 in: Catholic Charities News

Catholic Charities, Providing Help & Creating Hope in New London, Middlesex, Windham & Tolland counties, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program. The Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, which launched in May 2019, is a reusable bag program tha...

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Budding Scientist Rooted in Faith

Posted on July 02, 2019 in: News, School News

By Eileen Betz Aithanh Nguyen graduated from the Academy of the Holy Family in Baltic, Connecticut on June 4, 2019. When first attending the Academy, Aithanh was not sure whether it was the right place for her to develop into the person God wanted her to be. However, these doubts didn’t la...

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Superintendent's Letter: Congratulations to our graduating Classes of 2019

Posted on July 01, 2019 in: News, School News

My Dear Friends, Our pre-kindergarten to grade 8 schools and high schools have successfully completed another academic and spiritual year in the Diocese. Our students are self-disciplined, self-motivated, responsible, athletic and creative. It is truly a time to celebrate their accomplishment...

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Posted on October 01, 2026 in: News, Events

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Get Tickets: Oct. 25 Seton Scholarship Dinner & Yeti Cooler Raffle

Seton Scholarship Dinner October 25, 2026 4:00pm Cocktail Reception 5:00pm Dinner Lake of Isles 1 Clubhouse Dr, North Stonington, CT 06359 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 Raffl...

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Saturday: The Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference in Waterbury

Posted on October 07, 2026 in: Events

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Saturday: The Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference in Waterbury

Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference 2026 “Rebuild My Church” Saturday, October 10, 2026 Holy Cross Catholic High School · Waterbury, Connecticut Catholic men from the Hartford, Bridgeport and Norwich Dioceses are invited to the Connecticut Catholic Men’s Conference 2026, a day centered on faith, fellowship, prayer and spiritual renewal. This year’s theme, “Rebuild My Church,” will be highlighted throughout the conference, which will feature national speakers, Catholic exhibits and ministries, Confession, ...

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Respect Life Month 2026: Mary, Mother of Life

Posted on October 01, 2026 in: News

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Respect Life Month 2026: Mary, Mother of Life

October Marks Respect Life Month: Mary, Mother of Life Each October, the Catholic Church in the United States celebrates Respect Life Month, a time to renew our commitment to recognizing, cherishing and protecting the dignity of every human life, from conception to natural death. The first Sunday of October, celebrated this year on October 4, is designated as Respect Life Sunday. The 2026 Respect Life Month theme, “Mary, Mother of Life,” turns our attention to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her profound witness to the sacredness of human life. This year&rsq...

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They Went to Help — and Found Their Own Lives Changed

Posted on September 30, 2026 in: Outreach to Haiti

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They Went to Help — and Found Their Own Lives Changed

Outreach to Haiti to Honor Supporters at 40th Anniversary Celebration Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti will mark its 40th anniversary on Sunday, November 1, 2026, with a celebration at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich honoring people whose generosity has grown into something deeper than service alone — enduring relationships with individuals and families in Haiti. Father Frank Rouleau, David and Pam Jarrett, and Jim and Mary Ann Hubert will be recognized as honorees, while Mrs. Julie Wood and The Tom and Julie Wood Family Foundation will receive the W...

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The World Mission Rosary Comes to Norwich Oct. 9

Posted on October 08, 2026 in: News, Events, Around the Diocese

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The World Mission Rosary Comes to Norwich Oct. 9

Throughout October 2026, the faithful of the Diocese of Norwich can join Catholics around the world in praying the World Mission Rosary each day at 3:00 PM. Even if we cannot gather together physically, imagine the power of thousands of Catholics stopping at the same hour and offering Mary’s Rosary for the missionary work of the Church. This tradition carries on the missionary legacy of Blessed Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who had a deep devotion to the missions and encouraged Catholics to unite prayer with support for the Church’s missionary work. Gather...

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Celebrating Blessed Unions: The Silver and Golden Jubilee Anniversary Mass

Posted on October 05, 2026 in: Marriage

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Celebrating Blessed Unions: The Silver and Golden Jubilee Anniversary Mass

Photo Gallery: Couples Honored at the 2026 Anniversary Mass More than 50 married couples in the Catholic Diocese of Norwich gathered on Sunday, October 4, for a special Silver and Golden Jubilee Anniversary Mass to celebrate and honor their enduring love. This year, the Mass, with Bishop Richard F. Reidy as celebrant, honored the unions of 56 couples within the Diocese of Norwich — from Philip and Gloria Lafave, celebrating 10 years, to John and Jane Sterry at 70 years. Darren and Theresa Scruggs, observing 40 years of marriage, delivered the First (Isaiah 5:1 ...

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