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Representatives of the Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Joseph Parish in Poquonock present shawls to leaders of the professional association of funeral directors who assisted after the Dec. 14 shootings in Newtown. From left are Darlene Kennedy of Windsor, leader of the Prayer Shawl Ministry; Pasquale Folino, president of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association (CFDA) and a licensed funeral director at Thomas L. Neilan & Sons Funeral Homes in New London and Niantic; John Cascio, executive director of the FDA; and Bunni Barresi of Windsor, Prayer Shall Ministry member. (Photo submitted)
WETHERSFIELD – The Prayer Shawl Ministry of St. Joseph Parish in Poquonock has wrapped funeral directors who assisted after the Dec. 14 killings in Newtown with love and prayers.
The ministry gathered in January for a “Knit-In” to remember the victims and families of Dec. 14’s Sandy Hook shootings and to thank the funeral directors who helped the grieving families.
As each member knitted or crocheted a shawl, she prayed for the funeral directors, asking for peace, comfort and blessings for their care and service.
Father Robert B. Vargo, pastor of St. Joseph, which is located in the Poquonock section of Windsor, blessed the shawls during a Mass and said a special prayer for funeral directors who have the difficult job of assisting grieving families every day.
Read more: Parish surrounds funeral directors who assisted in Newtown with love, prayers
Archbishop Henry J. Mansell expressed gratitude and admiration for Pope Benedict XVI after hearing Feb. 11 that the pope has decided to resign from the papacy, effective Feb. 28. The archbishop also urged "the unification of all Catholics" in prayer for the pope.
Read more: Archbishop Henry J. Mansell reacts to Pope Benedict XVI's announcement
Deacon Arthur L. Miller, director of the Archdiocese of Hartford’s Office of Black Catholic Ministries, preaches the homily on Feb. 10 at the 10th annual Mass in observance of Black History Month. Archbishop Henry J. Mansell was the principal celebrant of the Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. Attendance was lower than in previous years as a result of a blizzard days before, but the Archdiocesan Gospel Choir enhanced the liturgy with joyful praise in song. (Photo by Bob Mullen/The Catholic Photographer)
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 St Mary's Church, East Hartford EAST HARTFORD – The Catholic Communities of East Hartford North – St. Mary’s, St. Rose [...]  Cromwell, United States Holy Apotles College and Seminary, Cromwell HARTFORD – St. Gerard’s Center for Life will have its ninth annual mother’s banquet, Holy [...]  Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield A Pentecost Sunday Celebration will be held on from 2:30-4 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the chapel of [...]
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 Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield Father Tom Hickey will celebrate a Mass of healing and hope at 7:30 p.m. May 21 in the chapel at [...]
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