General News

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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Due to the pandemic, retreats are being offered online via Zoom. There are a variety of programs to choose from: Saturday retreats, which are in place of the traditional weekend; Evenings of Reflection; online Masses; and a Christmas Concert. In the past three years, seventeen women from our parish have enjoyed the weekend retreat, and this year our retreat date is Saturday, January 9, 2021, from 9 am to 12:30 pm, although you can attend on any other Saturday when a women’s retreat is offered. The theme is “Together We Rise”, and for those who have not ...

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Faith Formation classes will be starting back up through Zoom on December 20th and 21st and continuing every other week following. There have been some changes made to the class times in order for it to work this year so please note the following: Grades 12 (Every other Monday 5:30pm6:00pm) with Sandra and Ella Grades 34 (Every other Monday 6:30pm7:00pm) with Barbara and Bill Grades 56 (Every other Monday 5:00pm5:30pm) with Natasha and Jennifer Grades 78 (Every other Sunday 5:00pm5:30pm) with John and Patty Grades 910 (Every other Sunday 5:00pm5:30pm) with Dav...

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As Christmas fast approaches in this year of uncertainty it is important that we try to keep precious the true meaning of the season. The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. One program we are delighted to still be able to share is our annual “Keep Christ in Christmas” Poster Contest; it is open to all children in our parish from grades K through 8. Prizes will be awarded for 1st , 2nd, and 3rd place in each of the three age categories. The rules are very simple: 1. Poster must reflect the theme of Keep Christ in Christmas. 2. Must be the original work of a si...

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We know many have been missing seeing everyone and our warm community spirit. The Liturgy Committee is asking everyone in Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish to get their Crèches out and take pictures with their family, singles, children, students and all others showing the crèches (nativity). You can send them via email to Ernie at: ernie@olqop.com or bring in a printed picture to either Office. We plan on putting them on our website and try to make a poster. Please send them by December 15th. Let’s show our Parish family Christmas spirit as we share these precious moment...

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