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Mercy Students’ ‘A Butterfly of Love’ Project Shows Support
A group of Mercy High School friends have teamed up to assemble care packages for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a service project called A Butterfly of Love. The girls put together packages of face masks for people working and volunteering on the front lines during the pandem...

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Priest Chat 2

Posted on June 26, 2020 in: News

Priest Chat 2
Priest Chat 2 - June 18th Our Chancellors, Fr. Brian and Fr. Peter, answer questions about the Diocese of Norwich as the church begins to open in the midst of the Pandemic.

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Cards Spread Hope, Happiness to Shut-ins
“Hope and happiness is something we all need now,” said Kathleen Kukish of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Durham. That thought, she said, was the motivation she needed to join an Office of Faith Events (OFE) venture making greeting cards for residents confined to area convalescent homes and h...

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A Cheerful Heart- Hope and Faith Video Series
The Office of Faith Events weekly video series "Hope and Faith" features videos focused on Hope and Faith during the pandemic.  Week 12 This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Liza Roach the Youth and Young Adult Minister in the Office of...

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Prayers From Haiti

Posted on June 23, 2020 in: Outreach to Haiti

Prayers From Haiti
 As we deal with the pain, sorrow and fear from the coronavirus, one of our friends in Haiti, an artisan, sent the following sentiments to one of our board members. How are you doing these days? I was thinking about you. By the grace of God, we are fine in Croix-des-Bouquets. My only c...

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St. Vincent de Paul Place, Norwich, Receives Federal Funds for Food Pantry
FCC News Desk St. Vincent De Paul Place, Norwich, will receive $25,000 in relief aid for its food pantry through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Executive Director Jillian Corbin said the number of households that signed up with the food pantry for the fi...

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A Seminarian Reflection: Dharen Manuel Brochero Garavito
By Manuel Brochero Garavito 1 st Theology, Mount Saint Mary Seminary I LOVE JESUS! These words bring me back to the moment I realized how much I love Jesus. It reminds me of a story Father Richard Ricard, pastor of my home parish, Blessed Sacrament in Rockville-Tolland, said in one of his homi...

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Religious Freedom Week- June 22-29

Posted on June 19, 2020 in: News

Religious Freedom Week- June 22-29
Beginning June 22, the Feast of Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops celebrates Religious Freedom Week. Join us in promoting religious freedom For the Good of All. All people desire to know their Creator. All people have a natural impulse to seek th...

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Sunday Public Worship to Resume

Posted on June 19, 2020 in: News

Sunday Public Worship to Resume
Norwich- Today the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich, announced that due to the success and positive feedback received regarding the public celebration of weekday masses, parishes of the Diocese of Norwich may resume the public celebration of Sunday Mass beginning the weekend of July ...

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Video Series Explores 'Hope and Faith'
While most people were shut in during the pandemic, the Office of Faith Events in the Diocese of Norwich embarked this Spring on a new series of weekly online videos, with office members offering messages of positivity and hope for troubled times. The “Hope & Faith” video series g...

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An Inspiring Evening for Haiti Featuring Yale Professor Marlene Daut
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 Road Bolton, CT Purchase Tickets Join Bishop Richard F. Reidy for this special event benefiting the children of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Cocktails and appetizers begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by a dinner buffet. The evening will also feature Haitian crafts, artwork, a silent auction, and a keynote address by Marlene L. Daut, an award-winning author, scholar, and profe...

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Diocesan Women's Conference Speaker's Journey Inspires
Jennifer Hubbard was the keynote speaker at this year’s Diocesan Women’s Conference. Jennifer lost her daughter in the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown. One would think that her keynote would be inspiring while at the same time including sad recollections of a terrible low point in her life. But that could not be farther from the truth! Jennifer’s talk was filled of inspirational antidotes from her life as a cradle Catholic- sharing very frankly the ups and downs of her faith journey. She stressed that as a believer she can always count on two facts - ...

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