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Four County Catholic April 2011
Friday-Sunday, April 8-10, 2011 Marriage Encounter Weekend Designed to give married couples a time to share their feelings and hopes. Focusing on one another you have the opportunity, without distractions, to examine your lives together and revitalize your marriage. Rediscover each other for an entire weekend with a heart-to-heart Marriage Encounter. To register for the next weekend in Groton, or for more information please call 860-644-7260. Website: www. wwme.org . Friday-Sunday, April 8-10, 2011 Reaching for a Lifeline for Your Troubled Marriage? Retrouvaille begins with a weekend in which husbands and wives are helped and given tools to heal, re-establish communication, work on their issues, and gain new insight into themselves as individuals and as a couple. A series of 6 post sessions follows the weekend phase. For information or to sign up for the next weekend in Hartford, call 203-8793842. All contacts are in strict confidence. Website: www.retrouvaille.org
Chrism Mass Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Bishop Michael R. Cote will celebrate The Mass of Chrism in the Cathedral of St. Patrick at 10:30am. During this special liturgy, the holy Chrism and other sacred oils are blessed. Come gather for this unique celebration.
Saturday, April 9, 2011 All-Day Reconciliation Celebration St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 219 Providence St, Putnam will be having an all day Confession from 8:00am till 4:00pm. There will be two priests available at all times for either face to face or screen confession. Written instructions provided and volunteers will be available to answer your questions. Sunday, April 10, 2011 Mass of Healing and Hope Will be held at St. Mary Mother of the Redeemer Church, 69 Groton Long Point Rd., Groton at 2:00pm. Monday- Tuesday, April 11-12, 2011 “Movin' With The Spirit” Sean Forrest of the “Movin' With The Spirit” ministry, will be leading the 2011 Lenten Mission at St. John Catholic Church, West Street, Cromwell, from 7:00-8:30pm each night. Sean will be speaking on two related themes, “Why Be Catholic” and “The Eucharist”. For additional information please call 860-635-5590 or 203-232-8316. Admission is free. Thursday, April 14, 2011 Aging and Nutrition Join us for another Thursdays at Ten on April 14, 2011, at the Chiara Center, 275 Finch Avenue on the campus of the Franciscan Life Center, Meriden, Connecticut. Marie Laffin, RN, Clinical Director, Franciscan Home Care and Hospice Care, will present “Super Foods” and Healthy Eating. Marie’s presentation is informative and supportive. Bring a friend and questions. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more information visit the web sites at www.franciscanhc.org or www.flcenter.org. Friday-Sunday, April 15-17, 2011 Engaged Encounter Weekend One of the most important parts of your wedding planning is your marriage preparation program. Engaged Encounter is a weekend-long program and meets all the aspects of marriage preparation required by the Diocese. Engaged Encounter weekend: April 15-17, 2011 at Immaculata Retreat House in Willimantic. Call 860-536-8665. Early registration is advised. Visit www.engagedencounter.org. Saturday, April 16, 2011 The Vernon Chorale and UConn Concert Choir St. Bernard's Church in Rockville is hosting The Vernon Chorale and UConn Concert Choir, along with a 20-piece orchestra, to perform Mozart's Requiem and Solemn Vespers on April 16, 2011 at 7:30pm. There is a suggested donation of $15 for adults, $10 for students and seniors. For more information please contact St. Bernard Church at 860-875-0753. Saturday, April 16, 2011 Be My Witness! The first annual Catholic Women’s Conference of the Diocese of Norwich for Women of all ages! On Saturday, April 16, 2011 from 8:30am –3:30pm at Saint Bernard School, Uncasville. This conference is about building up an army of strong, spirit-filled women of God, women committed to living out their baptismal call to be Christ’s witness in the
16th Annual Secretaries Mass Tuesday, April 26, 2011 Bishop Michael R. Cote will celebrate Mass for all Secretaries at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick, 213 Broadway, Norwich, at 12:10pm. Family, friends, and employers are also invited. A luncheon will follow in the lower Cathedral Auditorium. For information call 860-887-9294 ext. 232 or 234.
world. Keynote speaker: ValLimar Jansen. For more information please log onto: www.norwichdiocese.org under ministries, click on Office of Faith Events or call, Marge Vanner, Director of Faith Events at 860-848-2237, or email: faithevents@norwichdiocese.net. Don’t miss it! Register by April 1, 2011 and save! Friday, April 22, 2011 Way of the Cross Walk with Bishop Michael R. Cote and leaders of other Christian communities as we pray the Way of the Cross. A public procession of scripture and prayer held on Good Friday, starting at 5:00pm in Chelsea Parade. The walk will move from Chelsea Parade down Broadway and Union Street to Central Baptist Church, remembering the suffering of Christ. Fridays, April 29, 2011 & May 6, 20, 27, 2011 Marriage Preparation Class for Engaged Couples “God’s Plan for a Joy-filled Marriage” offered by the Office of Family Life. To register for the 4 session class, please call 860-889-8346 ext.283 The classes will be held on Fridays, April 29, 2011 & May 6, 20, 27, 2011 at 7:00–9:00pm, St. Francis of Assisi Church, Fox Parish Center, 10 Elm St., Middletown, CT 06457 The cost: $50 per couple for class materials. Saturday April 30, 2011 Men’s Conference St. Matthias Church, East Lime. Call 860-8482237 ext.312 for information and registration. (See page 5) Saturday, April 30, 2011 Father and Son Adventure Offered by the Franciscan Life Center, 271 Finch Avenue, Meriden, from 9:00am- 4:00pm. The day-long retreat, under the direction of Thomas Finn, Ph.D., is designed to strengthen the father/son relationship using interactive games and ropes course activities. The cost is $30 per person. For more information about the Father and Son Adventure and other family adventure programs, please visit www.flcenter.org. or call 203-237-8084 to register. Saturday, April 30, 2011 3rd Annual Comedy Night St. John School will be hosting the 3rd annual
Comedy Night on April 30, 2011 at the Middletown Elks Club. The show will feature Tommy Koenig, a national headliner as seen on A& E Comedy on the Road as well as MTV Half Hour Comedy and Comedy Central. Other comedians featured will be Richard Roberts and Ellen Karis, who has been seen on the Sopranos, and featured at Jokers Wild Comedy Club and Gotham Comedy Club in NY. Tickets for the comedy show, auction (live and silent), and catered dinner are $45 each (6:00pm): or you can purchase tickets to only the comedy show and auction for $25 each (doors open for non-dinner tickets at 7:30 pm). Tickets must be purchased in advance to ensure seating. Seating is general seating unless you reserve a table for 8 (must let us know when purchasing tickets). To order tickets please call Kathy at 860-543-3680 or SJS at 860-347-3202 Sunday, May 1, 2011 Beatification Mass of Pope John Paul, II The parish of St. Joseph in Norwich, will celebrate the beatification of Pope John Paul, II on Sunday May1, 2011 at the 8:45am Mass. The Very Rev. Leszek Janik, Vicar General will be the celebrant and homilist for the Mass. A coffee reception will be held in the school hall building immediately following. Saturday, May 14, 2011 Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Walk The 16th annual, Hospice Southeastern Connecticut Walk will take place on Saturday, May 14, 2011. The finds raised are crucial to support the care of terminally ill patients in New London County. Individuals and teams may register and create their own fundraising pages by visiting www.hospicesect.kintera.org/walk2011. The annual three-mile Walk takes place in Mohegan Park in Norwich, CT. Become a team leader and bring your team to walk in memory of a loved one and to support Hospice Southeastern Connecticut. Each walker who raises a minimum of $50 will receive a 2011 Walk t-shirt. Registration begins at 9:00am and the Walk begins at 10:00am. A raffle and plant sale will take place. If you cannot join us on that day, you can still raise funds for the event or support one of the walkers. For more information, email events@hospicesect.org or call (860) 848-5699.