Holy Family Retreat Center
From Surviving to Thriving: A Day of Reflection
for Parish Ministers
Thursday, Mar 27, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Holy Family Retreat Center, West Hartford; From
Surviving to Thriving: A Day of Reflection for Parish Ministers, presented by
Liza Peters and Janine Cote. Please join us as we share the challenges and
triumphs that come with parish ministry. Together we will discuss the best
practices in parish religious education and sacramental preparation programs, as
well as adult faith formation and RCIA. $40 (includes continental breakfast,
Mass and lunch).
860-760-9712
Liza Peters is Director of Youth Ministry at
Holy Family Retreat Center. She previously served as the Director of Religious
Education at a parish in Dayton, Ohio, and has worked at the St. Peter Claver
Catholic Worker House in South Bend, IN, and as a caseworker for Catholic
Charities. She has a B.A. in psychology and a Master of Divinity from the
University of Notre Dame. Janine Cote has been a religious educator for
20 years and currently teaches religion at Grace Academy Middle School in
Hartford. She previously served as the director of religious education at St.
Peter Claver Church in West Hartford. She holds a Master’s degree from Boston
College’s Institute for Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry.
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Lenten
Vespers with the Branford Benedictine Monastery of the Glorious Cross
6pm
Lenten Vespers on Tuesdays during Lent
Monastery
of the Glorious Cross (next to St Elizabeth Church)
61
Burban Drive
Branford,
CT 06405
203-315-9964
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ACTS Retreat for men: April 3-6,
2014
This retreat is organized by Catholic men connected
with St Augustine Church (North Branford), under the guidance of clergy. The
goals of the retreat are to strengthen our faith and its application in our
daily life, to renew ourselves spiritually, and to build community through
lasting friendships.
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St. Mary Parish, Ridgefield. DRE Job
Description.
Saint Mary Parish is a vibrant community
of approximately 3,000 registered families, located in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
We are looking for a Director of Religious Education to lead a program of 1200+
children, from grades K to 9. This Individual should be a committed, practicing
Catholic, faithful to Church teaching, with a firm knowledge of the faith
acquired, preferably but not necessarily, through a recognized degree in
Religious Education or Religious Studies. Applicants, understanding the vision
of the Parish faith formation program, will be responsible to implement
all its aspects such as curriculum, staffing and catechist training. In
addition, applicants should possess proven leadership skills and the ability to
work effectively with children, parents, clergy, and parish lay
leadership. Also expected are a good understanding of new developments in the
field of religious education and of the integration of technology into the
program when appropriate. Applicants should have applicable experience in
leading a program/organization of similar size. All applicants can email their
resume and cover letter to Ray Sturz, Business Manager at resturz@smcr.org
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Bus Trip to St. Joseph Shrine, Tower Hill
Botanical Gardens, and more!
On Wednesday, April 30 the Caritas Christi Center
will have a day bus trip to St. Joseph the Worker Shrine in Lowell, MA.
Enjoy a guided tour of the shrine and museum with an optional Mass at the
shrine. Next we are on to lunch at O’Connor’s Restaurant located in Worcester,
MA. After lunch, your tour continues to the Tower Hill Botanical Garden, a
year-round garden paradise located on 132 beautiful acres in Boylston, MA. The
bus departs Hamden at 7:00 am and returns at 8:00 pm. The cost is $110 per
person.
Registration and payment
due no later than March 17,
2014. For more information please call Sr. Patricia
Cigrand at 203-281-2569.
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There are two courses for the SHARE Program
beginning soon (Saturday, March 8 and Thursday, March 13). See the schedule
below. SHARE (Sacred Heart Adult Religious Education) is a Catholic Studies
Program through the Diocese of Bridgeport…all are welcome!
To register, mail a check made payable to “Office
for Pastoral Services” attn: Gina Donnarummo, Office for Pastoral Services, 238
Jewett Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606
· Letters of Saint
Paul Paul's career is one
of the greatest epics lived out by a mere man. He undertook gigantic ventures
that were destined to change the world. He had a tumultuous career. The first
part of the course will consider highlights of that career. Paul was a man of
action, but he knew how to write. His letters contain passages of moving
eloquence, give images which capture the imagination. Of the 27 writings in the
New Testament, 13 bear the name of Paul. His letters are the first Christian
literature that form the keystone of Christian theology. There is an
inestimable spiritual wealth in Paul's epistles. Ignorance of the ideas of St.
Paul is spiritual poverty. However, understanding Paul can be difficult at
times. The course will help with that understanding. In this six-week course
we will consider Paul's Letters to the Thessalonians, the Corinthians,
Philippians, Ephesians, to Philemon, etc., and hopefully uncover some of their
great treasures that will nourish us.
o Dates: Saturdays, March 8, 15, 22, 29,
April 5, 12 (makeup date = April 26)
o Time: 10am to 12noon
o Location: Notre Dame Catholic High
School, 220 Jefferson Street, Fairfield
o Instructor: Dr. Thomas Hicks
o Cost: $210
· Christian Spirituality:
Pathways to God! This
course will examine humanity's possession by God in Christ through the Holy
Spirit. It will focus on the journey to holiness as manifested in the lives of
outstanding men and women through the ages (e.g., St. Benedict of Nursia, St.
Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. Ignatius of Loyola and, of course,
the champion of lay spirituality, St. Francis de Sales). This is an opportunity
to grace the Lenten season pondering the spirit and charism of these luminaries
in our Christian tradition.
o Dates: Thursdays, March 13, 20, 27, April
3, 10, 24 (makeup date = May 1)
o Time: 7pm to 9pm
o Location: Trinity Catholic High School,
926 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT
o Instructor: Dr. Joan Kelly
o Cost: $210
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You are invited to join members of the Lay Fraternity of
St. Dominic for Part 2 of a series of talks on Dominican spirituality to be held
on in Sunday, March 9, 2014, 1:30 to 4:30pm at the Church of St. Mary’s,
5 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven.
Come and learn about the four pillars of Dominican
Spirituality: Prayer, Study, Community, and the
Apostolate---and hear about the many diverse ways in which members of
the St. Mary’s Chapter are bringing Christ to the world.
The presentation will be followed by a Holy Hour of
Eucharistic Adoration at 3:00 pm and will include the Rosary and choral
recitation of Mid-Afternoon prayer.
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Healing Service by Br. Paul Miller (Secular
Franciscan Order) that will be held at St. Frances Cabrini, North
Haven on March 12th at 4 pm.
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Men's Spiritual Exercises: "A Man of the
Kingdom"
3-Day Ignatian style retreat
March 14-16, 2014
Fr Kermit Syren, LC, retreat
master
Legion of Christ Novitiate, Cheshire,
CT
For More Info Please Contact:
Jim Clark (603)610-7112, email jclark@meridianleasing.net
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Those interested in the person and work of
Jerome Lejeune, may be interested in this NYC presentation. You may know that Dr
Lejeune's cause for canonization is being studied; he holds the ecclesial title
of "Servant of God." The woman doing much of the work for the Holy See will be
present to speak about the state of the cause. Also, Lejeune is an important
figure Catholics in healthcare because after identifying the gene that causes
Down Syndrome, and some other things, he was significantly marginalized by
French physicians and scientists for his belief in Christ and practice of the
Catholic faith.
The Servant of God Jerome Lejeune is a patron
of the ProLife cause.
Date & Time: Thursday, March 20,
7pm
Location: American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway
at 61st St, NYC
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Eucharistic Adoration Extended
St. Rita's Parish in Hamden, Conn., is adding
two extra hours of eucharistic adoration Mondays during Lent. Adoration will be
continuous from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (except for
the 12:10 p.m. Mass).
After Benediction, the parish will offer the
sacrament of penance/reconciliation as part of the Archdiocesan "A Light is on
for You" program of confessions in every parish from 6 to 7
p.m.
Adoration is held in the church's daily Mass
chapel which is on the lower level and best accessed from the parking
lot.
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Monthly
Holy Hour for Vocations that Bishop Cote hosts in a different parish every month
in the Diocese of Norwich.
Holy
Hour for Vocations - 2014 Diocese of Norwich
March 20, St.
Mary Church, Jewett City, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
April 10, Our Lady of Sorrows Church,
Essex, 6pm -7pm
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