Upcoming Events

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, 8-577-325-5136 and enter this ID number when prompted: 857 7325 5136

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

Christina Bennett is a dynamic speaker and advocate for life issues in CT and nationally. Her talk will focus on the many aspects of supporting life. She is a young CT native with a powerful personal story. She works professionally on life issues with Live Action and the Family Institute of CT. Her story is featured in the films Pro-Life Feminist, Still on that Journey, and Hear from Heaven. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter (@blkprolifewoman).

After the talk, walk down the street and grab dinner in one of New Canaan's many lively restaurants and bars.

We will meet in the Church at 7:30 PM for Eucharistic Adoration with a meditation by Deacon Andrew La Fleur, followed by a social and demonstration of swing dancing by Julia Kononenko - former ballroom dance instructor - in the rectory. Come Join Us For a Great Time.

What's Working in Parent and Family Faith Formation

Discover what's working in parent and family faith formation - effective practices, models, and approaches - in a 3-part Online Conference.

Program Topics & Schedule:

12 noon (ET): Session 1 . Family Faith Formation in the Parish Community

Dr. Kathie Amidei (St. Anthony on the Lake Parish, Pewaukee, WI) and Patrice Spirou (Archdiocese of Atlanta)

2 pm (ET): Session 2. Family Faith Formation at Home

Catherine LaVecchia (Church the Presentation, Upper Saddler River, NJ)

4 pm (ET): Session 3. Parent Faith Formation

Denise Utter (Family Living Faith, Chicago)

Format for Each Session:

• Each session is 75 minutes.


• Presentations by the guest presenters


• Group Discussions with other church leaders


• Group Reports on practical strategies


• Questions for the presenters


• Summary Reflections from the presenters

Registration:

Reserve a spot

Join us for Adoration at 7PM. Followed by a social in the community room.

What's Working in Adult Faith Formation
February 16, 2023 Online Conference

Discover what's working in adult faith formation - effective practices, models, approaches, and programming - in a 3-part Online Conference

Program Topics & Schedule:

12 noon (ET): Session 1 . Faith Formation with Young Adults (20s-30s)

Dr. Tracey Lamont (Loyola University Institute for Ministry, New Orleans) and Cassie Schutzer (Young Adult Initiative, St. Meinrad Seminary)

2 pm (ET): Session 2. Faith Formation with Adults (40s-80s)

Sr. Ruth Bolarte (Villanova University and RENEW International) and Sr. Janet Schaeffler (Author and Adult Faith Formation Consultant)

4 pm (ET): Session 3. Adult Faith Formation Programming Approaches

John Roberto (NCCL Executive Director)

Format for Each Session:

• Each session is 75 minutes.


• Presentations by the guest presenters


• Group Discussions with other church leaders


• Group Reports on practical strategies


• Questions for the presenters


• Summary Reflections from the presenters

Registration:

Reserve a spot

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, 8-577-325-5136 and enter this ID number when prompted: 857 7325 5136

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

Join Young Catholic Professionals for our first Executive Speaker Series of 2023 featuring Bob Scinto, the Real Estate Maven, Visionary and Community Man. The Executive Speaker Series is a free event open to the public in which executives share their career and faith journeys with young professionals, challenging them to "Work in Witness for Christ."

Attendees enjoy complimentary drinks and appetizers and have a chance to socialize before and after the evening's presentation.

Schedule

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Doors Open + Networking
7:00 PM - 7:10 PM - Opening Prayer / Introduction
7:10 PM - 7:40 PM - Executive Speaker Address
7:40 PM - 7:55 PM - Q + A Session
7:55 PM - 8:00 PM - Closing + Prayer

Come join us for Faith on Tap, our monthly speaker series where young adults can come to gather and learn more about their faith. It's a great opportunity for fun, socialization, and comradery.

Hope to see you all at Towne Parlor Pizza, 112 Bedford Street, Stamford, CT

Heart to Heart will begin at 7 PM at St. Jude's on Saturday, Jan. 28!  Our guest speaker will be Fr. Michael Clark, Rector of the Jesus Guild.  The Keller family will be leading Praise and Worship.  There will be confessions as well as Intercessory Prayer.

For those preparing to enter the Church at the Easter Vigil 2023, the Rite of Election is held on the first Sunday of Lent.

The 2023 Rite of Election will be held at St. Augustine Cathedral. Information will be sent to parish faith formation leaders in early December.

About the Rite
After long months of formation and preparation, as the season of Lent begins, the catechumens gather with the Bishop, other catechumens, pastors, and RCIA teams of many other parishes. During this rite, the catechumens formally declare their wish to enter fully into the life of the Church through baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist, and write their names in the Book of the Elect.

On the basis of the testimony of sponsors and catechists, the Bishop, representing the entire Church, admits the catechumens to the Easter sacraments of initiation: "I now declare you to be members of the Elect, to be initiated into the sacred mysteries at the next Easter Vigil. Now it is your duty, as it is ours, to be faithful to God and to strive courageously to reach the fullness of truth that your election opens before you.

If you are registering on your own, feel free to use the form below.

If you are registering a group from your parish, please use Rite of Election 2023 Form.