Catholic Events in Connecticut

A forum on Assisted Suicide, “Expect Care, Expect Hope, Expect Peace” will be hosted at St Mary’s Church Hall (731 Main Street, Branford), Monday, January 20, @ 7pm.

Parking behind the church; hall is handicap accessible.

Speakers:

Peter Wolgang of the Family Institute of CT
Cathy Ludlum of Second Thoughts CT

Questions:

Does assisted suicide increase suicide?
Does the way we live affect the way we die?
Can assisted deaths be done without consent?

Learn more: NoAssistedSuicideConnecticut.org

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Monday evenings, 6-7pm, there is a Eucharistic Holy Hour, St Mary's Church, 5 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven.
There is a reading from holy Scripture, praying of the rosary, time in silence, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and prayers for the canonization of the Venerable Servant of God Fr Michael J. McGivney.

This prayer opportunity is open to all, especially the Knights of Columbus. McGivney was a great model secular priest, Connecticut native, champion of those who live on the margins of church and society.

As you know, St Mary's Church in New Haven is the birthplace of the Knights of Columbus in the late 19th century. The international headquarters of the KofC is centered also in New Haven.

Please come and join in prayer.

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The Scriptures tell us to be presence to those on the margins; Pope Francis is teaching us this now by his good example, and our friends in The Malta Prison Volunteers of Connecticut, Inc. have given us an opportunity to be educated in virtue of Justice as a way to life our Catholicity.

In collaboration with the Institute for Regional and Municipal Planning Central CT State Univ, the Malta Prison Volunteers of Connecticut will host the Building Bridges Conference on January 14, 2014.

The conference speakers will feature professionals from the Pew-MacArthur Results First as well as CT's own Justice Re-investment program.

Details:

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Time: 9am to 4pm

Location: Student Center, Alumni Hall, CCSU, New Britain, CT

For more info and to register: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=18906

The Malta Prison Volunteers of Connecticut, Inc. (Malta Criminal Justice Initiative) is a corporal work mercy by members of the Order of Malta, an international lay Catholic order; the organization is a 501-c-3 non profit corp.

Remember, Christ told us to be a friend to those imprisoned. And so, Catholics follow what Christ asked.