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There is also a Diocesan Grief Ministry
Committee available to help prepare parish volunteers in the areas of
aftercare, including bereavement support groups and parish visitors; after
funeral receptions, merging a parish ministry to the sick and a parish
bereavement ministry, liturgy planning, including ideas on organizing an
annual memorial Mass and planning funeral liturgies.
Members are also prepared to share experiences
on ministering in the areas of anticipatory grief, sudden death, AIDS,
suicide, miscarriages, abortion, death of children and grief associated with
raising a disabled child as well as other types of loss not the result of
physical death.
THE WORKSHOP, Comfort Those Who Mourn, is offered throughout the
diocese for anyone interested in learning more about Bereavement Ministries,
for all parish ministers, and for those whose lives have been touched by loss
who want to learn more about helping others.
Please contact your parish office for more information
or call the Program Coordinator: Peter Gill 860-346-8701
Keep watching this
site for updates!
The Diocesan Singles Networks are for single
adults who wish to enhance their lives spiritually and socially. All single adults – never married, widowed, or
divorced are welcome.
Singles Mass: July 1st at
THE NATIONAL WEBSITE FOR CHRISTIAN SINGLES address is http://www.singlecatholics.com/ and you can e-mail them at mailto:atservice@singlecatholics.com
The "Younger" Middletown
FOR
THOSE IN THEIR 20'S THRU 40'S.
Meet
the second Saturday of the month at 7:00 PM at St. Pius X Church,
If you
are interested or would like further details about this "younger
singles" group, contact: Patty Kloo (860)
267-9127, smallmiracles23@sbcglobal.net
The
original, “classic” Middletown Singles and Single Again Group
meets
the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM. Meetings are held at
Note:
In order to have a good group it is necessary for everyone to indicate
activities that they would like to participate in. With that in mind I
ask each of you to let me know what you would like to do. Give me your
ideas, and be willing to actively participate. Barbara (860)
635-5870
Activities:
MIDDLETOWN
Will be updated shortly
COMING ATTRACTIONS:
Will be updated shortly
New London
“CHRISTIAN SINGLES OF SOUTHEASTERN
CONNECTICUT ” - The Monthly Meeting is the second
Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish - Gales
Ferry. Anyone in any part of the diocese (Vernon ,
Middletown
For information, activities or membership contact: Judy Beatrice, 860-449-0077
If you
would like to become a member of Christian Singles of
If you have any ideas
for upcoming events, please call Judy at 449-0077. Or better yet, come to a
meeting and bring your ideas with you. Many may choose to go for a bite to
eat after the meeting.
Keep watching this site for
updates!
Putnam
Singles Network
PUTNAM DEANERY - Contact Mary McMahon at 860-928-5750 for more information.
Vernon
VERNON
Are you a single adult - never married, widowed, divorced
- who might like to participate in social opportunities without the pressures
of dating? Talk with Sean at the Office of Family Life at 860-889-8346,
ext. 285 All faiths are welcome. The Vernon Deanery consists of, but not
limited to: Vernon/Rockville, Ellington,
Windham
WILLIMANTIC DEANERY
Welcomes singles and singles-again, divorced and
widows. Cafe Downtown gatherings every 2nd Monday of the month to help
plan future activities (If you are unable to attend, call Linda at 450-1803
with your ideas.) Social Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month
at 7:00 PM downstairs in the Parish Hall at
EVERY Friday:
6:30 PM
Bingo at
Downstairs in the parish hall,
3rd Wednesday of the Month 7:00 PM Monthly Social Night.
Downstairs
in the Parish Hall at
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Seminar: Parenting in the 2000’s
Mr. Seb Liseo
offers seminars to parents emphasizing the challenges of parenting children
today, In his presentations, he includes many of the
ideas presented in his recently published book of family, educational and
societal issues. Mr. Liseo holds advanced degrees
from Wesleyan and
Mr. Liseo’s valuable book, My Child the Stranger: Parenting in the
2000’s is available directly by mail. It is “a survival guide for
parents, educators and legislators.” $10 per copy plus 6% sales
tax. Shipping is $1 for the first copy and 50 cents for each additional copy.
Parenting Education
is provided in conjunction with the Pregnancy Services of Catholic
Charities.
A wide array of services to women and families are
available through Pregnancy Services which also include:
·
Prenatal classes for mothers and fathers-to-be
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Free pregnancy testing
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Infant layettes
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Birth parent counseling for mothers/fathers considering an
adoption plan.
Contact: Yamila Diaz 860-889-8346, x273
Keep watching this site for updates!
Chastity Program - True Love Waits
TRUE LOVE WAITS is a national program for high school students about
love, sexuality, chastity and commitment. It is available by arrangement
throughout the diocese. Participants learn that refraining from sexual
intimacy outside of sacramental marriage is truly the most loving and
live-giving choice. The course is consistent with Catholic Church teaching
and is made up of three, two-hour seminars and a Mass during which
participants have an opportunity to make a commitment to God to follow His
ways in regard to their sexuality. There is a $3 charge to cover refreshment
costs. Call to register for one of the True Love Waits programs
listed below. An adapted version of this program designed for 6th-8th
grade students is also available. (860) 889-8346, ext 285.
Did you know that while
OVERALL teen pregnancy rates are going DOWN, those teens who are sexually-active
still have dramatically HIGHER birth rates. The Consortium of State Physicians
Resource Council reported in 1999 that the overall reduction in teen
pregnancy is due to abstinence, not increased contraceptive use!
Dr. John Diggs, spokesman of The Consortium of State Physicians Resource
Council noted: "The findings of our report show that the safe sex
approach to teen sexuality is a failure and not at all safe."
Learning to be chaste (exercising self-control over one’s sexual
drive) is crucial to becoming a responsible and loving adult. It is part of God’s
loving plan through Jesus Christ, empowered by His Holy Spirit. True Love
Waits teaches and supports God's loving plan.
Call us for information
today! 860-889-8346, ext. 285.
Future training is also available for potential program facilitators and
assistants. Please contact Kate and Jim Leonard through this Office of
Family Life if you might be interested in serving our youth and community in
this exemplary way.
Long-Term Care: Issues and Answers
This is a workshop for senior citizens and
caregivers on maintaining independence at home, local and long-term care
costs, risks and choices, Medicare and Medicaid options and limitations,
advantages and disadvantages of long-term insurance, as well as adult
children and caregivers' options. As most families have more and more older adults in need of some assistance in living,
long-term care planning and information on insurance issues are valued by
family members. Offered at no charge to your parish community.
Ct. Advance Directive & Living Wills
An Advanced Directive is more effective than a
Living Will to make sure that one's wishes are
followed in the event that you are unconscious or unable to make your own
medical decisions. It is a legal document that states one's wishes whether to be
kept alive by artificial life support systems in the event of terminal
illness or permanent coma. "Living" Wills are called
"Living" because, unlike testament wills, it takes effect before
your death. Since food and water are now legally interpreted as
medical interventions, it is sometimes the case that patients are
legally starved or over-medicated to death to reduce insurance costs or for
other reasons. You need to have an Advance Directive that states your
convictions in the dignity and preciousness of life.
Information and forms for a Connecticut Advanced
Directive are available:
If you don't already have
Adobe Acrobat reader, you need to download it first from: www.partnershipforcaring.org/Advance/documents_content.html#4
Information and forms can then
be printed from the following link: www.partnershipforcaring.org/Advance/adconfirm.php#ct
or can be requested directly as
a resource packet from the Office of Family Life (860) 889-8346, ext. 285.
Keep watching this site for updates!
Project Rachel
Project Rachel is a
program to help those who have experienced abortion. IS THERE AN ABORTION IN
YOUR PAST? Project Rachel is a program to help you receive God's grace. By
simply calling the Project Rachel telephone number, you will be put in touch
with a trained person from Catholic Charities. This program is private and
confidential.
Call us at Project Rachel because your Church cares and wants
to help you. 860-889-8307 or 1-800-554-5173 (in
The Project Rachel National Website is: www.hopeafterabortion.com
FEELING
SAD ABOUT AN ABORTION?
Two out of every five
women you know who are older than 20 have had an abortion. Over 17 million
women may suffer many or all symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, as
well as other physical and psychological harms, as a direct result of their
abortions (Source: The Elliott Institute).
The more that women
talk openly about their grief and hurts from their abortions, the more others
can feel safe in speaking up and finding the healing they deserve.
"Operation
Outcry: Silent No More" is tens of thousands of women nationwide who are
healing from the physical, emotional and spiritual damage of abortion. You
can too. Thousands have spoken up publicly since January 2003 of their
regret.
CONFIDENTIAL support
is available from many abortion recovery groups nationwide, including 13 in
For too long we have been silent – but no more.
CALL CONFIDENTIALLY: 1-800-395-HELP, 1-866-482-LIFE, or IN
CONNECTICUT, Annie Banno, E-mail: smok22@charter.net
WEBSITES: www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org
and www.OperationOutcry.org
Annie Banno’s
Websites: www.AfterAbortion.blogspot.com
and http://catholicexchange.com/vm/archives.asp?vm_id=26&aut=553
God loves you, you know. And He’ll help, if you ask.
Rachel's Vineyard Retreats
Retreats are held in
If you or a friend are hurting
from an abortion, please call the Toll-free National Hotline: 887-HOPE-4-me.
For information or registration, please call
Rachel's Vineyard –
June
1-3
November
2-4
Hosted
by the
Archdiocese of
Contact: Mary Hayden 203 882 1326
Rachel's Vineyard -
Willimantic, Ct.
Contact: Mary
Hayden 203 882 1326
Rachel's Vineyard –
Hosted
by the Diocese of
Contact: Clarissa Cincotta
203 218 0291
Rachel's Vineyard –
Contact: Rachel Torres O’Leary 203 313 0101
Rachel's Vineyard –
Hosted by Rachel Vineyard
Retreats of
Contact: Gail Picard at 401-447-3279 or Sheila Kuzmic
401-348-8874 or Joan Pendergast
401-861-2069
Contact: Sheila Kuzmic
401 348 8874 or Joan Pendergast 401-861-2069 or Gail Picard
401-447-3279
Rachel's Vineyard –
Hosted by
Contact: Donna
Warner 401 421 7833 ext 115 days / 401 785 9625 evenings
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND RETREAT DATES, CALL THE NATIONAL
HOTLINE, OR VISIT: http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/
Or write: Rachels' Vineyard Ministries,
Catholic Charities
Office of Family Life
Vox: 860-889-8346, ext. 285. Fax: 860-889-2658
Web: http://www.ccfsn.org/ccfs/
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