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Birdies for Charity to Benefit Catholic Charities
We are excited to announce our 2022 partnership with the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity program. Birdies for Charity is a giving platform where nonprofits simply solicit donations and receive a 15% bonus on every dollar raised thanks to Webster Bank! So make your donation go even furt...

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Catholic Charities Teams up with Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast
With the current shortage of baby formula, more and more moms are considering donating their breast milk to Mothers' Milk Bank Northeast. The New London office of Catholic Charities is a Milk Bank Depot for moms wishing to make a lifesaving donation. Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, a...

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Saint Bernard School Summer Studies Program: “Become a Summer Saint” 
Saint Bernard School will continue its third year of the comprehensive Summer Studies Program. This program has been designed to provide academic enrichment and to build skills in many subject areas. It offers something for every student and all students in grades 6-12 are welcome. All participants ...

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Prayers of a Soldier's Mother - Hope & Faith Video Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Kathy D'Amelio from the Office for Safe Environments speaks about how her faith has influenced being the mother of a soldier. View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks  ...

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Knights Give Out McGivney Awards

Posted on May 17, 2022 in: News

Knights Give Out McGivney Awards
The Little Sisters of the Poor in Enfield and St. Edmund’s Retreat on Enders Island received the 2021 and 2022 Blessed Michael McGivney Award, respectively. The 46th annual McGivney Awards banquet was held March 27 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, Connecticut. The 2021 award to the Lit...

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Monthly Pro-Life Mass to be Held June 4
The monthly Diocesan Pro-Life Mass will take place at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich on Saturday, June 4th at 8:30 A.M. Please join our celebrant Rev. Ray Introvigne at Mass as we pray to end abortion and for the healing for those who have had an abortion. Following the Mass, the...

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Conference Speaker Urges Women to ‘Love Like A Saint’
The stories told of two unknown yet faith-filled women inspired participants at the 12th Annual Diocesan Women’s Conference to ‘Love Like A Saint.’  Keynote speaker Liz Kelly, an award-winning author, professor and spiritual director, told women attending the virtual confer...

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Diakonia: Installation into the Ministry of Lector
Bishop Michael R. Cote installed five candidates for the Order of the Permanent Diaconate into the Ministry of Lector on May 27: Joseph Delaney, Mark Desrosiers, Christopher Hammond, David Imhof and Ronald Krystofik.  The installation into the Ministry of Lector was one of the required steps...

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Pastoral Letters Received - 2022 Annual Catholic Appeal
The Annual Catholic Appeal is working hard to reach its 2022 goal and has enlisted the very gracious assistance of our pastors to help with this endeavor.  We began our 2022 ACA, One Faith, One Family in February and as we do every year we have asked our pastors to follow up with their paris...

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Parish Helps Displaced Ukrainians in Poland 
It all started with a couch.  Rev. Richard Sliwinski, pastor of St. Mary Czestochowa Parish in Middletown, was visiting his mother in Konin, Poland, just as Russia began the invasion of Ukraine. Due to her medical issues, Fr. Richard’s mother was in need of a hospital bed, and in order...

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January 1: A Holy Day of Obligation

Posted on December 23, 2025 in: News, Events

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January 1: A Holy Day of Obligation
The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God On January 1, Catholics honor Mary’s unique role in salvation history with the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation. This feast underscores Mary’s title as Theotokos, or “God-bearer,” a doctrine officially declared at the Council of Ephesus in 431. At the close of the council, the faithful filled the streets, joyfully proclaiming, “Praised be the Theotokos!” Mary’s title as “Mother of God” is rooted in the Incarnation, where, as St. Paul teaches: “...

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Calendar of Parish Events from Around the Diocese
    Do you have an upcoming parish or school event that would be of interest to others in the Diocese? These folks do! Around the Diocese Submissions Please provide your event details to your parish administrator for submission. Email submissions are NOT accepted. Descriptions are limited to 30 words. Parish Admin Log-In   Calendar of Events Here's what's happening Around the Diocese!   Upcoming Parish Events   Classes & Formation Wednesday, September 3 – May 13 Certificate P...

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Join the Diocese on an Overnight Pilgrimage to the 2026 March for Life
Join the Diocese of Norwich for an overnight pilgrimage to the 2026 March for Life in Washington, D.C., January 22–24. The cost is $55 for transportation only ($2 additional fee when paying through VANCO). Our pilgrimage will begin with Mass with our Bishop at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick on Thursday, January 22, at 7:30 PM, with bus departure immediately following. We will begin our return to Norwich in the early evening on Friday, January 23, following the March. To register, visit https://bit.ly/VANCO or email atejada@norwichdiocese.net to speak with Alv...

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Celebrate the Closing of the Jubilee Year of 2025
“May the light of Christian hope illumine every man and woman, as a message of God’s love addressed to all!” — Pope Francis My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, On the Solemnity of Epiphany, January 4, 2026, at 2 pm, we will celebrate the closing of the Jubilee Year with Adoration and choral Liturgy of the Hours at Saint Patrick Cathedral in Norwich. With roots in the Old Testament (see Leviticus 25:8-55), a Jubilee Year is a special time of grace to grow in holiness, experience God’s mercy and be filled with hope. Jubilee Years, ...

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Watch the Replay of Christmas Midnight Mass

Posted on December 25, 2025 in: News

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Watch the Replay of Christmas Midnight Mass
Couldn't Make it to Midnight Mass? Don't worry, we captured it all right here for you. Enjoy! Merry Christmas!

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Watch the Replay: Festival of Lessons & Carols at Saint Patrick Cathedral
The Diocese of Norwich invites you to watch the replay of the Festival of Lessons and Carols, held Sunday, December 21, 2025, at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich. The Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy presided over this cherished Advent tradition that weaves together Sacred Scripture and sacred music as we prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord. Throughout the service, Cathedral lectors proclaimed the readings that trace God’s saving plan, leading to the joyful proclamation of Christ’s birth. The Cathedral was filled with choral selections, organ...

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Watch the Replay of Christmas Midnight Mass
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Celebrate the Closing of the Jubilee Year of 2025
January 1: A Holy Day of Obligation
Monthly Pro-Life Mass to be Held January 3rd
Watch the Replay: Festival of Lessons & Carols at Saint Patrick Cathedral
Join the Diocese on an Overnight Pilgrimage to the 2026 March for Life
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