Bridgeport, CT, - - The McGivney Community Center has been fulfilling its mission to provide stimulating and enriching programs that foster academic success and self-esteem to the youth of Bridgeport since 1992. The success and growth of the Center is due in large part to the passion, drive, and skill of a dynamic Board of Directors.
Outside the Dorothy Day Hospitality Center in Danbury, three volunteers are opening the doors of the soup kitchen. They're about to start preparing meals for our Morning Glory Breakfast Program.
BRIDGEPORT-- It was a busy last Friday morning for the new Superintendent of Schools in the Diocese of Bridgeport, Dr. Steven Cheeseman.
Dr. Cheeseman spent the morning hours at the four campuses of the Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, visiting staff and getting personal tours of St. Ann Academy, St. Raphael Academy, St. Augustine Academy, and St. Andrew Academy.
STAMFORD— Dr. Steven Cheeseman, Superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Bridgeport, has announced that Mr. Tony Pavia has stepped in as Interim Principal at Trinity Catholic High School effective Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
Above: In this 1996 black-and-white file photo, Blessed Teresa of Kolkata talks with Ken Hackett, left, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and former president of Catholic Relief Services in Baltimore, Md. (CNS photo/courtesy Catholic Relief Services)
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If there is one person who immersed herself in the "peripheries" Pope Francis is drawn to, it was Blessed Teresa of Kolkata.
If there was one who showed courage and creativity in bringing God's mercy to the world, like Pope Francis urges, it was the diminutive founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
STAMFORD, CT (July 25, 2016) – Community members are invited to a film screening of the award-winning docudrama Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story on Wednesday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. at The State Cinema, 990 Hope St., Stamford, CT. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Sousa Mendes Foundation, and light refreshments will be served.
TRUMBULL—Women of all ages are invited to participate in the third annual Women’s Conference for the Diocese of Bridgeport, “Made By Love, For Love,” to be held Saturday, November 12, at the St. Catherine of Siena Family Center, 210 Shelton Rd, Trumbull, Conn.
The conference will run from check-in at 9:30 am until the closing Mass at 5:30 pm.
BLACK ROCK SUMMER CONCERTS have begun. They take place every Tues. at 6:30 pm on St. Ann Field (next to St. Ann Church), 481 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Rain date is on Weds. Bring your chairs, blankets, munchies, and kids. Admission: $5; children under 12, free. There's a new band and a new food truck every week! Check out www.StAnnBlackRock.com for schedule and cancellations/postponements.
SUMMER CAMP: “Lives of our Catholic Saints,” will be held at St. Mary Parish, Norwalk, Tues.-Fri., Aug. 16-19 from 9:30-11 am. Open to children entering fourth grade and older, through Confirmation. Free of charge (donations welcome). For more info, contact Andrea Remlin: Lourdes_fatima@hotmail.com or 203.227.5477.
S’MORES AND STARS: Have fun around the fire and enjoy some s’mores while watching the stars. Aug. 19 from 8-11 pm at St. Ann’s, 181 Clapboard Ridge Rd., Danbury.
SHAKESPEARE AUDITIONS:Saint Scholastica’s Shakespearean Players (children age f4-18) will beperforming the comedy The Merry Wives of Windsor in June 2017 as a fundraiser
for St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish in Brookfield. Auditions will take place Fri.,August 19 at St. Marguerite’sIf your child would like to audition for the cast, or help with set design, props, or stage crew, or for more info, email junelentini@yahoo.com. If you would like to join the cast, but cannot make the audition, email this address to schedule a private audition.
ENCOURAGE apostolate for friends and family of loved ones with same sex attractions or gender ID issues, meets the third Saturday of the month (August 20, Sept. 17) at 10:30 am and is strictly confidential. For more info contact the Norwalk Chapter: EnCourageNorwalk@gmail.com.
MASS OF HEALING AND HOPE will be celebrated Mon., Aug. 22, at 7:30 pm at Christ the King Parish, Trumbull with Fr. Larry Carew. For more info, call the Charismatic Renewal Office: 203.268.8253.
WOMEN’S GROUP at Christ the King Parish, Trumbull, will resume its monthly meetings Mon., Sept.12, at 9:45 with guest Fr. Peter Cipriani speaking on be "The Spiritual Value of Service." All are invited. We welcome new members. For more info, call 203.261.8020.
SECULAR FRANCISCAN Holy Spirit Fraternity invites everyone to St. Emery Church, Fairfield, on Sat., Sept.17, at 9:30 am. Msgr. Ernie Esposito will celebrate Mass, followed by a social and business meeting in the church hall. “Come and See” if you are being called to a vocation in the Secular Franciscan Order. For more info, contact Pat Heile, OFS: 203.255.8801 or pheile5713@aol.com.
EPHESUS, TURKEY Since at least the fourth century, August 15 has been commemorated in Catholic churches as the Feast of the Assumption, in the belief that the Virgin May was bodily “assumed” into heaven at her death. In the 1950s, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption as dogma, one of the few times papal infallibility has ever been invoked.
As we continue to endure this heat wave, I am sure that we are all trying to figure out ways to stay cool. Luckily, most of us have the benefit of air conditioning in at least a portion of where we live. However, I can remember times just like this, as a young boy growing up in my old neighborhood in Brooklyn, enduring heat wave after heat wave, without any air conditioning at all!
NEWTOWN—Young people throughout the diocese are gathering today in Newtown for the 11th annual Fan the Fire Eucharist-centered Youth Rally on the grounds of St. Rose of Lima Church, 38 Church Hill Rd.
Today’s event is designed to help teens deepen their relationship with Christ. Each year, hundreds of teens gather to celebrate and learn about their Catholic faith.
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The same day a federal Department of Justice report cataloging systemic abuses by Baltimore's police was issued, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore called that report "sobering and distressing."
BALTIMORE (CNS) -- World-class triathlete Katie Hursey Zaferes travels with a custom bicycle and enough workout gear to outfit an entire aerobics class.
NORWALK—On Sunday, August 14, in honor of the Feast of the Assumption, at 4 pm, Bishop Frank Caggiano will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in traditional Latin at St. Mary's Church, 669 West Avenue. The bishop will also dedicate a new statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary which will be known as “Our Lady of Norwalk.”
GREENWICH—Since school let out in June, construction on Greenwich Catholic School (GCS)’s Upper School has been in full swing, with crews working around the clock to renovate and expand the building.
FAIRFIELD—Seven boys and girls from Fairfield, Conn ages 9-14, were named local champions of the 2016 Knights of Columbus Soccer Challenge and have earned the right to compete at the regional level. St. Pius X Council 16347 in Fairfield, Conn sponsored the competition at Ludlowe Middle School on August 6, 2016.
BRIDGEPORT—The Cardinal Shehan Center seeks unwanted, unused, or problematic vehicles for its vehicle donation program. The program will benefit the Shehan Center's After School & Saturday Program.
BRIDGEPORT—The Reunion Committee of St. Stephen’s Parochial School, formerly in Bridgeport, invites alumni and their families to an all-school reunion on Sunday, October 9, at 12:30 pm at Testo’s Restaurant, 1775 Madison Ave, Bridgeport. St. Stephen of Hungary Parish and School were closed in 1971.
BRIDGEPORT—After more than 10 days spent in Poland for World Youth Day, all our pilgrims and chaperones from the Diocese of Bridgeport have returned home safely, transformed by this remarkable experience shared with almost 2 million young from close to 190 countries across the globe.
BRIDGEPORT—In answer to the Year of Mercy, nearly 400 parishioners from St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Bridgeport made a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Mass., on July 30. The pilgrimage was one of many ongoing Year of Mercy initiatives at St. Charles.
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