Upcoming Events

Soulmass will be held on November 2nd, All Souls Day.  It will be a beautiful Mass and afterward, Soul Lights will be lit outside of the church in memory of the Faithful Departed loved ones of those in the community.  Soul Light votives can be purchased through the Guild.

NOW’s mission is to engage young adult Catholics (18-35) in the act we were made for: uniting ourselves to the One Who we desire and offering ourselves as an act of praise. We were made for worship, now and for eternity. This life is not just rehearsal, and this night will serve as a glimpse into our eternity with our Creator. For this reason, NOW as a title serves these two purposes: not only communicating the Night of Worship as an acronym but also communicating our intentional and Christian responsibility to glorify our Lord: first, now, in this life to work toward communion with our Lord and each other, so that we can then celebrate in perpetual worship with Him and each other for all eternity.

 

NOW will feature praise and worship led by Village Lights’ Ricky Vazquez, Mass, Adoration, fellowship, prayer teams for deliverance ministry, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, short introductions to different communities in the area, and a witness on our theme, Whole Heart, which will speak about surrendering our whole hearts to our Savior.

Join Young Catholic Professionals Fairfield County for a Breakfast Fundraiser at the Convent of St. Birgitta's in Darien! We'll begin the day with mass followed by a tour of the convent, breakfast and a talk about "Faith in the Workplace" from our speaker, Father Cyprian La Pastina, Pastor of the Basilica of St. John the Evangelist in Stamford. Our event is open to all ages.

Tickets can be purchased on our website. All ticket proceeds will be donated to YCP and The Malta House.
Purchase Tickets Here: https://www.ycpfairfieldcounty.org/events/convent-of-st-birgitta-breakfast

Members: $40.00
Non-Members: $50.00

Schedule:
10:00-10:30AM: Mass
10:30-11:00AM: Tour/History of the Convent & St. Birgitta
11:00-11:30AM: Breakfast, coffee and tea
11:30-12:00PM: Talk with Fr. Cyprian La Pastina

Exploring the Mystery of the Blessed Trinity

How can God be One and Three? What are some heresies that falsify the true doctrine of the Trinity? is the Trinity a contradiction? How can we understand this central mystery of our faith?

All talks in this series are given by the pastor, Rev. Canon Francis Altiere

Light refreshments will be served.

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Think of the Clergy Check In as open office hours at the Institute. Register for all sessions or for only the session you wish to attend. Our goal is to meet virtually with every pastor at least once during the 2022-2023 ministry year. During our half-hour session, we will help you manage LEAD for your parish, answer any questions about upcoming changes to sacramental norms, or just listen to any concerns you have about formation opportunities in your parish.

Meetings will be recorded and available in LEAD.

Each meeting is via Zoom beginning at 1:30 pm and links are available on the Institute website.

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About Our Virtual Meetings

This gathering is a virtual meeting hosted by Zoom. The link below will take you directly to the registration page. Once you register, you will receive the confirmation email, which includes the link. You will also receive reminders about the webinars in the days leading up to the events. You are encouraged to click it a few minutes before the meeting start time to test your video and sound. You will be automatically placed into a waiting room upon entry until the host lets you in.

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Join Young Adults (18-39) in the Greater Stamford area for a mass and social. Adoration with praise and worship music begins at 6 PM along with confessions. Mass begins at 7 PM followed by a social.

Join Young Catholic Professionals Fairfield County for our first St. Joseph Saturday, November 12th at Church of the Holy Spirit in Stamford. The Sisters of Life will give a workshop on prayer.

What are St. Joseph Saturdays?
St. Joseph Saturdays are a half day retreat for the busy young professional where you will be encouraged to deepen your prayer life attend mass, confession, and adoration. Engage in peer conversations and explore new ways to live your faith

Every other week, parish faith formation leaders are invited to a half-hour online meeting to discuss upcoming events, learn more about what others are doing in their parishes, and brainstorm solutions to common problems. Our goal is to pray together, learn from each other, and leave affirmed that we are on the right path in our own parishes and ministry settings.

Meetings are recorded and available online. There is no cost and no advance registration required.

All meetings are on Tuesdays, and all are at 11 am.

 

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About Our Virtual Meetings

This gathering is a virtual meeting hosted by Zoom. The link below will take you directly into the meeting. You are encouraged to click it a few minutes before the meeting start time to test your video and sound. You will be automatically placed into a waiting room upon entry until the host lets you in.

Join Zoom Meeting

If you do not have access to a computer but still wish to join, please call 646-518-9805, 899-716-90328, or 646-558-8656, and enter this ID number when prompted: 899 7169 0328

If you call in a few minutes before the meeting begins, you will likely hear music playing until we begin.

Parish leaders rely on the rich resource of volunteers to accomplish their ministry, yet recruiting and sustaining volunteers is often a difficult part of parish ministry. This workshop will provide many ideas to help you discover the treasure of volunteers within your parish. The workshop will help you:

• Identify the current structure of your ministry and learn ways to broaden leadership to open it up to more volunteers;


• Learn ways of identifying the gifts of the people in your faith community;


• Tap into the motivations people have for volunteering and provide opportunities that match their motivations and gifts;


• Envision a system for volunteer management that works within your ministry structure;


• Enhance current recruiting methods;


• Explore new ways of mentoring and training of volunteers, including online resources.

Guest Presenter: Ann Marie Eckert

Who Should Attend?

If you have the need for volunteers in your parish, (e.g., Readers, EMHCs, Catechists, Bereavement Ministry, etc.) this workshop will help you learn more about how to invite people into ministry and how you can continue to support them as they spread the Good News.

Schedule:

9:30 - Arrival and Refreshments
10:00 - Opening Prayer and Keynote I
11:00 - Break
11:15 - Keynote II
12:15 - Lunch
12:30 - Questions and Next Steps
1:30 - Depart

About the Presenter:

Ann Marie Eckert has been involved in youth ministry for over 20 years, getting her start as a youth leader at the parish and diocesan levels. She is a project coordinator for youth ministry services for the Center for Ministry Development. Ann's prior experience includes diocesan ministry in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, diocesan and parish ministry in the Diocese of Buffalo, New York, and leading hundreds of retreats and leadership training programs.

Rregistration:

Every other week, parish faith formation leaders are invited to a half-hour online meeting to discuss upcoming events, learn more about what others are doing in their parishes, and brainstorm solutions to common problems. Our goal is to pray together, learn from each other, and leave affirmed that we are on the right path in our own parishes and ministry settings.

Meetings are recorded and available online. There is no cost and no advance registration required.

All meetings are on Tuesdays, and all are at 11 am.

 

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About Our Virtual Meetings

This gathering is a virtual meeting hosted by Zoom. The link below will take you directly into the meeting. You are encouraged to click it a few minutes before the meeting start time to test your video and sound. You will be automatically placed into a waiting room upon entry until the host lets you in.

Join Zoom Meeting

If you do not have access to a computer but still wish to join, please call 646-518-9805, 899-716-90328, or 646-558-8656, and enter this ID number when prompted: 899 7169 0328

If you call in a few minutes before the meeting begins, you will likely hear music playing until we begin.

The Diocese of Bridgeport presents the 2022-2023 Bishop's Speaker Series: Celebrating Our Diversity.

Continuing our great conversations on race, held in July and August 2020, Bishop Caggiano invites you to log on and hear a brief presentation by Leticia Ochoa Adams.

About Our Speaker
Leticia Ochoa Adams is a born and raised Tejana who loves bluebonnets, longhorns and Texas shaped Waffles. She writes and speaks on faith, grief and suicide loss because after the loss of her oldest son Anthony to suicide she saw a lack of space for honest grieving and acknowledgement of trauma so she set out to create one.

Inspired by other women who have a passion and gift for storytelling like Jen Fulwiler, Nora McInerny and Stephanie Wittles Wachs who all make stories on their own terms, Leticia set out to do the same which is to use storytelling as the means to change the world’s idea of what it means to grieve, be a mother and change dysfunctional patterns that have been set for generations.

To Join, click the button below on November 30th, 2022 at 12pm:

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