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Entries for September 2019
Saturday October 12th at 12:00 p.m. Please join us in saying the rosary with 20,000 other groups of participants across the United States as we celebrate the 102nd anniversary of the apparition of the blessed Mother at Fatima. We are asking for your prayers for America, to promote peace, end abortion worldwide. Both St. Mary and St. Thomas will be having this service for you choice of attendance. This will be a great opportunity for both churches to have a shared prayer service as we move forward as one parish.
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Blessing of the Animals will take place at St. Mary’s on Saturday, October 5th, at 10 a.m.
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Our Christmas Fair will be on November 8th and 9th. Your help is needed to donate items for this raffle. Items can be hand-made, gift baskets, gift cards or any item that new. Past items have included large dolls, decorative wreaths, watercolor paintings etc. The value of each raffle item is to be no less than $35 and not to exceed $100.
Due to this requiring a permit we need to have all items and their value in to Barbara Koepke, 860-742-0692, no later than October 19th so we can file the appropriate paperwork. Thank you. Barb and Janice
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Come and join the Coventry Knights as they pray the Rosary before Mass at St. Mary’s Church each week at 9:50 a.m. (in advance of the 10:30am Mass) and on the first Saturday of each month at 3:20 p.m. It’s easy to follow along and this prayer is a great way to prepare for Mass with your family and a powerful weapon in our battle against evil. Please contact Omar Kouatly – 860-794- 0383 – if you have any questions.
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The Knights of Columbus is an international Order of Catholic men who are called to lead with faith, protect our families, serve others and defend values in a busy changing world. Our local councils St Jude Council # 4313 and UConn Council 14209 will be holding a membership drive at all Masses the weekend of 10/12/19 and 10/13/19.
Whether you become an individual member or a member of our council you will find that Knights of Columbus membership brings Catholic men together in a powerful way. If you would like to join today simply go to: www.kofc.org/joinus and enter our...
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Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 12pm at St. Mary Church. Burgers, hotdogs, and beverages will be provided. Inflatables, basketball, crafts & lawn games for kids!
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October 19th, 5:30 pm. Pasta supper with a basket raffle at St. Mary's. All proceeds will benefit Les Palmes. Hope you can join us. Adults $10, Child $5
Please call Lou Friedrich, 860-872-4189, if you are donating a themed basket. We soon need to file for a basket permit from the state. Our committee would like to welcome new members.
All are invited to join us.
We meet on the first Monday of each month at 7pm. Our main purpose is to support Les Palmes, especially the secondary school. We also ship barrels and host a visit from Fr. Frank and Fr. Roud annually. ...
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The Diocese of Norwich invites grades 6-12 to Youth Explosion with host and song leader Cooper Ray. Spend the afternoon sharing your faith with teens from all over the Diocese. The event takes place on Saturday, November 2nd at St. Bernard’s School in Uncasville, the doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the cost is $25 for the day and includes snack. Please see your Catechetical Leader to register or go to: www.youthexplosionct.com. For questions, please email Liza Roach at: lroach@norwichdiocese.net or call 860-848-2237, ext. 305.
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The Norwich 40 Days For-Life Campaign will begin with a Vigil Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Tuesday, September 24, at 7 PM. Reverend Jeffery Ellis will be the Homilist. Following Mass, the 40 Days for Life Team will be available to answer any questions. This year, The 40 Days for Life Campaign runs from Wednesday, Sept. 25th through Nov. 3rd. It is hoped that you will join our Parish by praying, fasting, and signing-up to attend the peaceful prayer vigil held outside the Planned Parenthood facility at 12 Case St. in Norwich. Thank you.
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All women in the diocese are invited to attend the Annual NDCCW Convention on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at St. John the Evangelist Parish, 22 Maple Avenue, Montville, CT. Registration and refreshments begin at 9:00 a.m., brief business meeting followed by the keynote speaker, Donna Marie Cooper O’Boyle. She will speak about St. Faustina. Donna Marie is an award winning author and journalist, speaker and an EWTN TV host and creator of Everyday Blessings for Catholic Moms, Catholic Mom’s Café and her newest series Feeding Your Family’s Soul. Most Reverend Michael Cote, Bishop of Norwich will be the main ce...
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Hello! My name is Julia Thurston and I recently stepped into the position of Youth Group Leader at St. Mary’s in Coventry. I attend Eastern Connecticut State University and I’m going to school to become a high school math teacher.
The first youth group meeting will be held on September 14th, from 5:00-7:30 pm in the church hall at St. Mary’s. I would like to invite any teens currently in 7th-12th grade. Deacon Kim will also be involved with the youth group when possible.I am really looking forward to working with the teens this year and seeing what God ...
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Psalms- 10 session program from Ascension Press. Classes start on Sept. 29, 2019 at 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm at St. Mary’s Religious Ed Center. Fee for workbook is $ 30.00, due at first class. For Registration call Laurie Felix: 860-742-9495. Workbooks ordered by Sept 18th. Please sign up before then.
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The Aquinas Lecture Series at Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel is pleased to present Does Catholic Teaching Change?
What the History of Ethical Reflection About Slavery Teaches Us About Tradition, Racism, and the Church’s Future
Kathleen Grimes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics
Villanova University
Friday, October 11, 7:30pm
Aquinas Student Center
46 North Eagleville Road, Storrs/UConn
How can the church’s historical treatment of slavery, a practice it once endorsed in certain circumstances but now prohibits in all, help us reconcile th...
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Pay Online
To REGISTER AND PAY for 2019-2020 religious education classes ONLINE, follow this link: https://stmarystthomascommunity.weshareonline.org/
Download an Print
If you wish to download the forms and mail in the registration and payment; (checks made out to “Our Lady Queen of Peace”, please).
The schedule of classes & registration form for 2019-2020 is now available. A copy of the letter that was mailed out to all parents with students who would be returning to religious education for the coming year can be downloaded a...
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