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'He Has Risen' - Bishop Cote's Easter Message
  Easter Message 2022 “There is no need for alarm. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth who was crucified. He has risen, he is not here. See, here is the place where they laid him.” Mark 16:6 My dear brothers and sisters in the risen Lord: One of the greatest and mos...

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Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra Returns to Cathedral for Palm Sunday Concert
After a three-year absence, the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra again filled the Cathedral of St. Patrick with beautiful music on April 10 in a special Palm Sunday evening concert.  The orchestra and chorus performed before an audience that almost filled the cathedral, and which ...

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Shoeboxes of Hope - Mercy Community Sends Love to the Children of Ukraine
The Mercy community responded immediately and enthusiastically to long-time friend and supporter, Katie McCarthy Lombardo, and her request to join a grassroots effort to help the children of Ukraine. “I was looking through social media posts about Ukraine and happened to come across the pro...

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Are We Living Easter Joy? Hope & Faith Video Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Nina Romero-Caron speaks about her Easter Joy.   View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks    

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Assisted Suicide Bill, Once Again, Dies in Judiciary Committee
S.B. No. 88 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING AID IN DYING FOR TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS  Failed to Pass the Judiciary Committee and is dead for this legislative session. Thank You - without the efforts of all those who sent in emails and called their Senators and Representatives this outcome...

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Spread Easter Joy - Hope & Faith Video Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Alex Soucy speaks about the three places he finds Easter Joy.   View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks    

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New Parish and Administration Center at Blessed Sacrament Parish
On February 27th Bishop Michael Cote blessed the new Blessed Sacrament Parish Administration Center and the renovated St Bernard Parish Center. Father Rick, pastor of the Blessed Sacrament Parish addressed the parish on this great occasion. From his homily at the Mass of Blessing Father Rick shar...

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Deacons Shift from 'Build A House' to 'Give A Goat'
The word “deacon” is derived from “diakonia'', a Greek word which means “to serve”. Deacons are members of the clergy along with priests and bishops.  The deacon’s ministry has three dimensions: liturgy, word and service. Deacons are ordained as a sac...

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Saint Vincent de Paul Place Helps Community with Housing Essentials 
“Lent is a good time for sacrificing. Let us deny ourselves something every day to help others.” – Pope Francis  Self-sacrifice can be defined as the act of giving up something in order to help another. Ever since I was very young, my family made a self-sacrifice during Le...

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Love for Easter Comes from New Life in Christ
Often, when I was a young child, my mother would say how much she loved Easter.  At the time, I never understood why. To my young mind, how could Easter be better than the birth of Christ at Christmas and the sharing of gifts?  Yet, as I grew older, I began to understand why. I have bee...

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Young Adult Retreat: Encounter the Eucharist Through Friendships
Young adults ages 18 to 39 are invited to a day of prayer, fellowship, and renewal on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Saint Michael the Archangel Church, 60 Liberty Street, Pawcatuck. Inspired by the witness of the newly canonized Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati, the retreat will explore a central question: How can young adults encounter the Eucharist through friendships? Retreat Schedule 9:30 a.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (Celebrant: Fr. Jeffrey Ellis, Vocation Director) Talk 1: Ethan Roberts, UConn FOCUS Missionary Small-group discussion following the first talk...

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Join a Silent Discernment Retreat for Single Catholic Women
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Knights of Columbus Celebrate Fourth Degree Exemplification at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
The Knights of Columbus held an Exemplification of the Fourth Degree on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Norwich, marking a significant moment in the life of the Order and the Diocese. The Fourth Degree, the highest degree within the Knights of Columbus, emphasizes the principle of Patriotism and calls members to live their Catholic faith in faithful service to God, country, and community. The day began with Mass at 10:30 a.m., which was celebrated at the cathedral and offered in prayer for the candidates and their families. Following Mass...

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St. Vincent de Paul Middletown Celebrates Groundbreaking for St. Vincent’s Commons
On Thursday, January 15, 2026, St. Vincent de Paul Middletown celebrated a major milestone with the groundbreaking of St. Vincent’s Commons at 12 Liberty Street in Middletown—a visible sign that the mission is moving forward, not just in words, but in bricks and mortar. The ceremony brought together supporters, community partners, and guests for an upbeat, hope-filled moment: prayers offered, plans shared, and then the symbolic “shovels in the ground” that officially marked the start of what will become St. Vincent’s Commons. Executive Di...

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A Sanctuary for the Smallest Souls- How the Little Angels Shrine Brings Peace to Parents Who Mourn
There are moments in life when loss arrives quietly and seems to dissolve into the folds of ordinary days, leaving behind a hollow ache and the sense that something precious slipped through your hands before the world ever had the chance to know it. Grief like this settles in the hidden places of the heart, searching for somewhere to land, somewhere to breathe, somewhere to be held with the gentleness it deserves. For our family, one of those moments came in July of 2023. We experienced a traumatic miscarriage, a sorrow we carried mostly in silence because that is so oft...

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Save the Date: Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti  Invites You to “For the Love of a Child Charity Gala”
    Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti  Invites You to the 19th Annual Gala   For the Love of a Child Charity Gala   Saturday, April 18, 2026 A Villa Louisa, 60 Villa Louisa Rd., Bolton, CT The Most Reverend Richard F. Reidy, of the Diocese of Norwich invites you to join him in this event that benefits the children who live in the Archdiocese of Port-au-of Prince, Haiti. Cocktails and appetizers at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner buffet. Special Guest Speaker, Haitian crafts, artwork and silent auction. Tickets are $100...

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