As the Year of Mercy continues, many parishioners and non-parishioners alike are taking the opportunity to attend Mercy Mondays. (Every Monday 7-8pm)

  

This video from the Archdiocese of Hartford O ffice of Radio & Television shows how God's Mercy is at Work in our communities today.

Do you have questions about what we believe as Catholics?  From controversial issues of today to common prayers and devotions,  Catholic Answers  is dedicated to bringing "the fullness of Catholic truth to the world." 

 

- to bring former Catholics "home" 

- to lead non-Catholics into the fullness of the faith, and 

- to help good Catholics become better Catholics.

  

We are all called to learn about our faith and to share it with others. 

  

"I am the Way and the Truth and the Life" -John 14:6

"You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall set you free" -John 8:32

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For Young Adults:

 

Young and Catholic is a blog written by a young woman who is passionate about writing and about sharing her Catholic faith.

The Annual Report for Last Year

Every year on the last weekend in February, I speak at all of the Masses and give a complete accounting of our parish finances and any issues we face as a parish. This year the report was very well received. To  see the text of my talk at the Masses, a copy of the annual report, or a video of my presentation, click here:  2015 Annual Report.

  

New Evangelization 

In the Annual Report I mentioned the need to reach out to our young people by hiring a Youth Minister and to establish a ministry to those who no longer practice their faith. In the pews everyone present at the Masses was asked to vote on these new initiatives. The parish expressed overwhelming support for both initiatives. Over 70 people have volunteered to participate in new ministries and activities which will promote the new evangelization effort in our parish. To keep updated on the our New Evangelization efforts at St. Paul's, click here.

  

A Great Evening with the Parents of our First Communion Class

I had a great evening with the parents of our First Communion class. I have to give them credit. They worked all day and still were willing to come and spend some time preparing for their child's First Communion. My presentation to them was entitled "Why Go To Mass" you can click on the title if you wish to read the text. 

Coming Soon - a new look for our Bulletin and Website

Because of the good revenue generated by our Bulletin, LPI our bulletin company informed us that they need more space for some ads. To compensate us for the additional space the adds will take, they have agreed to give us an extra color page at no cost to the parish. We expect this new look to begin the week after Easter.

  

In an effort to make our parish website more user friendly and welcoming, Maura Gaffney our parish webmaster will be implementing a new look for our webpage (again, at no cost to the parish). This new look will freshen up our content and be more inviting for those who go to our website to check us out. I am grateful to both Maura and Patty Lavette for all of their hard work in helping us communicate with our parishioners. Each week almost 1300 people take our bulletin. It is mailed to our parishioners who can no longer attend Mass. Let me tell you, if the mailman is late and they don't get it on Wednesday many of them call the office to ask where it is. Its a great way for them to stay connected to the parish. Our website gets over 150 views a day and some days before a Holy Day or Holiday it can receive over 450 views a day. Many of those views would have been phone calls to our office. Our website is great, and we work every day to make it better. 

  

At the Cross