Deacon John J. "Jack" Lovett died on Monday, June 27, 2022, at the age of 84. Deacon Lovett was ordained to the permanent diaconate on May 21, 1994 in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, later moving and beginning ministry in the Archdiocese of Hartford in 2008. Deacon Jack most recently served at St. Francis [...]
Reverend David John Baranowski, Class of 1973, died Saturday, June 25, 2022. Fr. Baranowski served at many parishes in the Archdiocese prior to his retirement, most recently as Pastor of St. Junípero Serra Parish in South Windsor and then as Senior Parochial Vicar at St. Damien of Molokai Parish in Windsor. We extend our [...]
Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt dedicates and blesses the new addition to the Church of St. Patrick in Farmington on June 11, 2022, one hundred years to the day the church building was originally dedicated on June 11, 1922. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf FARMINGTON [...]
Deacon Michael O’Toole died on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at the age of 97. Deacon Michael was ordained to the permanent diaconate on June 6, 1973 by Most Reverend John F. Whealon. Deacon Michael served at various parishes in the Archdiocese, most recently at St. Mary Church in Newington. We extend our deepest sympathy to [...]
Julian Alvia, a scholar from St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol, honors his teacher, Mrs. Sherrie Gemmell, during the 2022 Archdiocesan Summa Scholars Award Ceremony held on May 17 at the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford. Photo by Aaron Joseph Story by Shelley Wolf WEST [...]
Reverend Robert Gerard Heffernan, Class of 1963, died Thursday, May 26, 2022. Fr. Heffernan served at many parishes in the Archdiocese prior to his retirement, most recently as the pastor of St. Stephen in Hamden. We extend our deepest sympathy to Fr. Heffernan’s loved ones at this time of loss and offer them our prayerful [...]