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St. Rose is Best Middle School
Delegation
at United Nations
"Global
Classrooms" Conference
March 12, 2010 • Latest News
Thinking Globally--St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown participated in the Model United Nations Global Classrooms Conference held recently at the City College of New York. Pictured: UN Team Coaches (Back Row): Jen Reilly, Lisa Spina, Eileen Kirk, Joe Demaida Middle Row: Elizabeth Ludanyi, Larissa Spies, Kaylie Daniels, Tim Moore, ALex Gerbo.Front Row: Bill Pindell, Tony Leonardi, Caroline Wolf, Emily Spina, James Barry.
The Secretary-General's Award for the Best Middle School Delegation was awarded to the entire St. Rose of Lima School delegation at the Model United Nations Global Classrooms Conference held recently at the City College of New York.
The Model U.N Conference is sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA). Read More
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Housing Good News
March 12, 2010 • Latest News
Six new townhouse units are nearing completion on Catherine Street in Bridgeport (left) as part of the Catholic Charities Homes project. Al Barber, Catholic Charities CEO, said he expects construction of the townhouses to be completed by the end of April with the families moving in by June. The project is around the corner from Merton Center, the Diocesan soup kitchen that serves breakfast and lunch to more than 300 guests each day.
This view (right) shows the new 16-unit Catholic Charities Homes now under construction alongside of Merton Center, formerly St. Joseph Church on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. When completed later this year, the projects will provide two and three bedroom apartments for the working poor and others at risk of homelessness. The Supportive Housing units will serve families of all faiths. The project is a collaboration between Catholic Charities, which sponsors Merton Center, and the Mutual Housing Association.
View full-page slideshow of these and other photos!
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Don’t miss Trinity Catholic High School’s Production of Bye Bye Birdie
March 12, 2010 • Special Event
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Saturday, March 20 – 7:30pm
Sunday, March 21 – 2:00pm
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"Mini" performance,
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Trinity Catholic High School
926 Newfield Avenue, Stamford, CT
(203) 322-3401
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Mrs. Barbara Labbadia, Drama Director
(203) 912-9806 (cell)
(203) 849-8173 (home)
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Rehearsals are being held every afternoon or evening in the school auditorium (at various times), now until the performances.
Full dress rehearsal is scheduled for Thursday evening, March 18th at 7:00pm, with a “mini” performance for Trinity Catholic Middle School at 12:00 pm.
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A Production Celebrating the Priesthood
March 6, 2010 • Fairfield County Catholic
Noted actor and director Leonarado Defilippis portrays St. John Vianney.
BRIDGEPORT – The live
theatrical one-man drama
VIANNEY, about the life
of St. John Vianney, will be
performed by internationally
celebrated actor and director
Leonardo Defilippis at several
locations across the Diocese of
Bridgeport, April 13-18.
This production is touring
the U.S. as a part of the worldwide
celebration of the Year
for Priests, declared by Pope
Benedict XVI.
Local performances will be
staged on Tuesday, April 13,
7 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas
Church Hall in Fairfield;
Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m. at
Trinity Catholic High School
Auditorium in Stamford; and
Sunday, April 18, 2 p.m. at
“The Gathering Hall” of St.
Rose of Lima Church.
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“White Mass” Recognizes
Health Care Professionals
March 6, 2010 • Fairfield County Catholic
ST. VINCENT’S WHITE MASS COMMITTEE – Bill Hoey, vice president, Mission Services; Michael V. Herman, M.D., chairman, Department of Medicine; Sr. Mary Jean Tague, D.C., parish nurse coordinator; and Thomas G. Flynn, M.D.
BRIDGEPORT – The 17th annual White Mass for Catholic health care professionals in Fairfield County will be celebrated by Bishop William E. Lori on Sunday, March 14, at 8:30 a.m. at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport. The Mass recognizes the contributions of Catholic physicians, nurses, dentists and other health care professionals. Read More
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Serving up a Second Language
March 4, 2010 • Latest News
New Covenant House of Hospitality, the greater Stamford area¹s only soup kitchen, has introduced English as a Second Language classes after its noontime meal. The soup kitchen is a program of Catholic Charities.
Taping the Sheetrock
Using phrases drawn from jobs that many immigrant men and women in the Stamford area perform, English as a Second Language volunteer Susan Benthall instructs the class in language that they can use in their trade and in communicating with customers and employers. New Covenant House attracts a large number of Spanish-speakers from such countries as Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala. Many work as day laborers in the area. The soup kitchen is located at 90 Fairfield Avenue in the Yerwood Center building.
Naming Things
"This is a guitar," says Stamford Partnership volunteer Celia Batan, one of the instructors in the English as a Second Language Class now being taught twice weekly at New Covenant House of Hospitality, the soup kitchen sponsored by Catholic Charities. Dozens of guests take the English as a Second Language class after lunch on Tuesdays and Fridays. The two-hour sessions are intended to help immigrants who depend on the soup kitchen for food to also improve their communications skills relating to daily living and the types of day jobs that provide their employment.
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Please Live the Gospel By Making
a Sacrificial Gift Today!
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Food for the Soul
Day of Prayer and Fasting for Priests
In Bishop Lori’s “Soundings” column this month, he
mentions that March 26 has been designated as “A Day
of Prayer and Fasting for Priests” in the Diocese of
Bridgeport.
We can observe this day in many ways, but as a way
of assisting individuals or parish groups, we have provided
ideas for services and prayers.
On this diocesan website we will be posting sample prayer
services (litany, prayers and hymns), suggestions for
praying the rosary (one decade for the priest who baptized
you, another for your pastor, etc.), and a prayer composed
by the U.S. bishops along with other helpful ideas.
Above all, however you observe the day, please lift up
the priests of our diocese to the Lord with deep faith and
grateful hearts.
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A Brief Conversation with the People Behind the Annual Bishop's Appeal...
Our third interview:
Fr. Robert Kinnally,
Director of Vocations of the Diocese of Bridgeport
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For the latest updates and breaking news about the Church response to the Haiti crisis,
visit the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) website.
HOW TO HELP:
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Catholic Relief Services
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, Maryland 21203-7090
Memo portion of check: Haiti Earthquake
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Bishops Call for Bipartisan Action to Advance Health Care Reform That Protects Human Life and Dignity
Feb 25, 2010 • More News
WASHINGTON -- On the eve of the White House Health Care Summit, the U.S. Bishops urged Congressional leaders to commit themselves to enacting genuine health care reform that will protect the life, dignity, consciences and health of all. In their February 24 letter to Congressional leadership, the bishops also cited their longtime support of adequate and affordable health care for all, calling health care a basic human right.
The letter was signed by Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre, New York, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and Bishop John Wester of Salt Lake City, chairs of the bishops committees on Domestic Justice and Human Development, Pro-Life Activities and Migration, respectively.
The bishops urged the House and Senate to adopt legislation that ensures access to quality, affordable, life-giving health care for all; retains longstanding requirements that federal funds not be used for elective abortions or plans that include them; effectively protects conscience rights; and protects the access to health care that immigrants currently have and removes current barriers to access.
"We hope and pray that the Congress and the country will come together around genuine health care reform that protects the life, dignity, consciences and health of all", said the bishops. For more information about the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops teaching on health care reform, visit www.usccb.org/healthcare.
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Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Welcomes Candidates
Feb 22, 2010 • More News
On Sunday, February 21 the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion was held at St. Theresa Parish, Trumbull. Forty parishes were present bringing over 70 Catechumens and 160 Candidates with their godparents and sponsors who were presented to Bishop Lori. They have been accepted and will receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist at the next Easter Vigil. Everyone present joined in their celebration as they accept Christ’s call. Let us continue to pray for them.
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BlumShapiro Donates to Merton Center
Feb 22, 2010 • More News
BRIDGEPORT -- For the second consecutive year, partners and employees of BlumShapiro decided to forego the company’s annual holiday party and donate to charities across the state, including the Thomas Merton House of Hospitality in Bridgeport. Catholic Charities Vice President Mark Grasso received the $2,500 check from Mary Hoyt, partner of BlumShapiro; Michael Niedermeier, partner-in-charge of BlumShapiro’s Southern Connecticut office; and Tom DeVitto, chief marketing officer of BlumShapiro.
The Thomas Merton House of Hospitality, a program of Catholic Charities, provides breakfast, lunch and day shelter to approximately 200 people daily. “BlumShapiro’s donation reflects our personal commitment to the success of activities and organizations like the Thomas Merton House that make our state a better place to live,” says Niedermeier.
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