General News

Pope Francis has declared this church year, “The Year of St. Joseph”. To commemorate The Year of St. Joseph, Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish will be offering a Consecration to St. Joseph opportunity to all parishioners that will unveil the wonders of St. Joseph. Deacon Kim will be using Rev. Donald Calloway’s book, The Consecration to St. Joseph: The Wonders of Our Spiritual Father. The 33Day Preparation opportunity will BEGIN on Monday, February 15 at 7:00 pm via Zoom, Subsequent WEEKLY MEETINGS will be held on WEDNESDAY at 7:00 pm via Zoom. The prepara...

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Blood Drive at St. Mary Church Monday, January 11, 2021 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations during this coronavirus outbreak. Go to redcross.org, put in the zip code 06238Coventry, then choose St. Mary and make your appointment today. Walkins will be accepted also. Donating blood is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood. Right now, eligible and healthy donors are strongly urged to make an appointment to give soon.

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Just a reminder that First Friday will be held in the church at St. Mary’s on Friday, January 1, 2021. Let’s start off 2021 with prayers, petitions and thanksgiving to God for a great New Year!

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Catholic Charities are in need of Toys for Birth to 12 years old and gift cards for Teens. (If anyone will be giving gift cards to please leave them with Eileen or Joyce. There will be boxes at both churches to collect the toys in but please do not leave the gift cards in the boxes; hand them to Eileen at St. Mary or Joyce at St. Thomas. The Mission of Catholic Charities is to provide service to people in need, to advocate for justice in social structures, and to call the entire church and other people of good will to do the same. Any questions? Contact Susan Palmer at: ...

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Come! Join the fun from the safety for your car. On December 19th, (snow date, Dec. 20th, leaving after 10:30 a.m. Mass), Our Lady Queen Of Peace parishioners will form a motorcade at St. Mary Church at 10:45a.m. leaving at 11a.m. to head over to Orchard Hill Estates and bring Christmas cheer to the residents; honking our horns and waving to the residents. You can make a poster, decorate your car or just come and join in the fun! If you need more information, call Judy at 860-742-8412 (if no answer, leave a message and I’ll get back to you).

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There will be an Advent Penance service on Tuesday, December 15th at 7 p.m. at St. Thomas. The service will also be streamed live.

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Into The Breach Virtual Mini-Retreat Family Monday, December 28th, 2020 8:00 p.m. The Into The Breach Virtual MiniRetreat is a short spiritual retreat you can do from the comfort of your home. A series of 12 sessions on the 4th Monday of each month at 8 p.m. and will last for about one hour. Pre-registration is required so we know who to send the email invitation to. Inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation for Catholic men written by Bishop Olmsted of Phoenix, the Knights of Columbus produced a video series which seeks to answer the question of what it means to be a man...

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Invite a Catholic man to become a Knights of Columbus. Free Online Membership for new online membership application submitted the entire month of December. (regular dues are $30/year.) Visit: kofc.org/joinus and enter code MCGIVNEY2020 Enter Preferred Council of #4313 for Coventry or #14209 for UConn. Questions? Contact David Imhof at: imhofd@aol.com or 860-604-4710

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