Posted on May 19, 2019 in: News
By Ryan Blessing
Doctors, nurses, specialists and other health care workers and caregivers were honored during the celebration of the 29th annual Diocesan White Mass.
“In this Mass for all health care workers, may the divine physician always be a model for their ministry of healing, mercy and compassion,” The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D. Bishop of Norwich, said in his greeting.
The Reverend Ted Tumicki, homilist and pastor of St. Mary Parish in Jewett City, St. Catherine in Preston and Sts. Thomas and Anne in Voluntown, described how 700 religiou...
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Posted on May 18, 2019 in: News
By Mary-Jo McLaughlin
“God is the one who makes our to-do list when we live by the grace of ‘yes,’” author, blogger and international speaker Lisa Hendey said during her keynote speech at the ninth annual Norwich Diocesan Women’s Conference at Mercy High School in Middletown. “God has a unique purpose for each of us and for the world. Our ‘yes’ to God is needed in today’s world and it has dignity and worth.”
Hendey is the founder and editor of CatholicMom.com and the author of several books, including The Gra...
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The Hope Lives Here Spring Walkathon & Music Festival will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. May 21 at Norwich Free Academy.
Students from NFA Project Outreach, in an effort to raise awareness about homelessness, will hold a fundraiser, walkathon and music festival at Norwich Free Academy's Slater Building.
Join them to see how many laps you can make while you collect stamps and earn tickets to enter for a free prize drawing. Bring a lawn chair to sit and enjoy live music.
There will be a kids table with activities for them to do. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to seven local agencies, including ...
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By Ryan Blessing
Students from St. Patrick Cathedral School in Norwich and St. John Paul II School in Middletown were among the participants at the 36th annual Connecticut Invention Convention state finals. The day-long showcase of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) took place May 4 at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs.
Four Diocesan students learned Monday that they’ve been selected to compete at the National Invention Convention at The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn, Michigan taki...
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In Sacred Heart Cemetery, Harland Road, Taftville, Reverend Christopher Zmuda will celebrate this Mass at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 27, 2019.
260 Harland Rd, Norwich, CT 06360 Get Directions >>
In case of inclement weather, the Mass will be celebrated in Sacred Heart Church, Taftville. All priests are invited to concelebrate. Please bring alb and white stole.
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In Saint Joseph Cemetery, Boswell Avenue, Norwich, the Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich will celebrate Mass on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019, at 9:00 a.m.
In case of inclement weather this Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral of St. Patrick, 213 Broadway, Norwich.
All priests are invited to concelebrate. Please bring alb and white stole.
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Posted on May 14, 2019 in: News
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H.B. 7070 is based on completely inaccurate and misleading information abou...
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By Mary Ellen Mahoney
The Red Lion Hotel in Cromwell was the site of this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal Ministry Fair on Sunday, April 7. Twenty-two of the ministries of the Diocese of Norwich were represented by their directors and staff who manned booths showcasing the good works being done by each ministry within our communities. This year, the ministry fair was “open house” style with an expanded continental breakfast being served. It was hoped that by encouraging people to stop in any time between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., more people would attend the ...
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Posted on May 13, 2019 in: News
On April 27, an ambitious group of 25 volunteers with St. Vincent de Paul Place spent two hours cleaning the streets around Cliff, Oak, Park and Roath Streets in Norwich.
Three large trucks and a trailer were filled to the brim with old mattresses, furniture and debris which topped our biggest weight collection last month (6,500 pounds) with a whopping 6,600 pounds this month.
It is amazing to see what can be done in a two-hour period of time with a dedicated group of volunteers. Each month, new people join the efforts. Some volunteers have attended most if not a...
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Posted on May 12, 2019 in: News
May Crowning
May is the month of Mary. It is also the month we celebrate Mother’s Day. This year Mother's Day was extra special as the First Holy Communion class of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church in Baltic participated in the Crowning of the Virgin Mary statue prior to the 10:00a Mass.
The students, who received First Holy Communion on May 11th, processed down the aisle each carrying a red rose. The roses were placed in a vase which was then placed in front of a statue of the blessed Mother.
Throughout the month of Ma...
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May crowning
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