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Should You Sign Up for Leadership Formation Training in the Archdiocese? Applications are currently being accepted for a new crop of participants in the ELM Leadership Formation program. Applicants will be interviewed in October and November. The program will run from January 2020 through June 2021. This program is being offered in English. It will [...]
Lynn Campbell’s Journal From Ethiopia
By Lynn Campbell Editor’s note:Lynn Campbell, executive director for the Archdiocese of Hartford’s Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry and its diocesan director for Catholic Relief Services, was part of a CRS Delegation Tour group that traveled to Ethiopia from May 20-31, 2019. She kept a journal along the way so she might share with [...]
Lay Ministers Certified in Leadership Formation
Parish lay ministers with shared passions meet in new ELM Leadership Formation program By Shelley Wolf Last June, 15 parish lay ministers were among the first to receive certificates for completing the new ELM Leadership Formation program, which is being offered by the Office of Education, Evangelization and Catechesis. The program aims to train parish [...]
Help Your Children Discover God’s plan for them
“For I know well the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jer 29:11) “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I ask my students that question when a new school year begins. After a [...]
Catholic Bishops of Connecticut Release Joint Statement Regarding Humanitarian Crisis at the Southern Border
For Immediate Release: Contacts: Fr. James Shanley, David Elliott Secretariat for Communications and Public Relations Archdiocese of Hartford 134 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT 06105 860-541-6491 HARTFORD, Conn. (July 10, 2019) – On Wednesday, July 10, Archbishop of Hartford Leonard P. Blair, Bishop of Bridgeport Frank J. Caggiano, Bishop of Norwich Michael R. Cote, Bishop of the Ukrainian [...]
Ladies Bake Italian Cookies and Biscotti Recipes
Several ladies from Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish in Meriden came together to bake their favorite Italian cookie and biscotti recipes for the parish's annual Festa Pasta Dinner which was on July 14th. It was an amazing experience to watch these ladies work together. [...]
Sacred Heart Church, located at 24 Ely Street, Heart, Hartford, Connecticut
On July 29, 2019, Sacred Heart Church, located at 24 Ely Street, Heart, Hartford, Connecticut, will be relegated to profane but not sordid use in accordance with canon 1222 §2. On June 21, 2019, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair issued a decree effecting the relegation that Sacred Heart Church is no longer a sacred place for [...]
St. Mary School Students Celebrate With Trips
As the school year drew to a close, St. Mary School students were able to celebrate by taking some fun and educational field trips in May. Our 1st grade took a trip to the Eli Whitney Museum in Hamden. Our 3rd grade enjoyed their time at the Peabody Museum in New Haven. Our 5th grade took a trip to [...]