Arrangements - Raymond Crawford, Class of 2018

Wednesday, February 17: Visiting Hours will be held at Munson Lovetere Funeral Home, 2 School Street, Woodbury, 4:00-8:00 p.m. (Click here for directions.)

Thursday, February 18: Funeral will be at St. Teresa of Avila, 146 Main St. S., Woodbury, 11:00 a.m.

Directions to St. Teresa of Avila:

From Hartford/East: I-84 West to Exit 17, straight off exit onto Route 64, follow to end, turn right onto Route 6. Church is 2 miles on left. 

From Danbury/West: I-84 to Exit 15, turn left onto Route 6 & 67, stay on Route 6, after Route 64 intersection church is 2 miles on left.

May the Angels Lead Him to Paradise

On Friday, Raymond Crawford was opening the door to St. Thomas Seminary, on his way to his Biblical School class, when he inadvertently stepped over the threshold into the Kingdom of God in its fullness. We mourn our brother in Christ, lost from us but not lost to God. We remember the joy he brought us. (He had an electric smile, deeply graced.) Please keep his wife Peggy and his entire family in prayer. Information on services will be posted when we have it. The class of 2018 will never forget him.

Feast on the Bible During the Lenten Fast

We recommend indulging your "spiritual sweet tooth" while you engage in prayer, fasting and almsgiving this Lent! There are some profound biblical offerings available (many at no charge!) designed to help you encounter God's Word in Christ Jesus more thoroughly and to connect you more closely with His Body, the Church.

In addition to the wonderful programs being presented in individual parishes, here are a few choice offerings:

Care for Our Common Home: The Biblical Roots of Laudato Si

Sunday, March 6, 2016, 12:30-4:30 pm at St. Thomas Seminary in Bloomfield, CT, with Sr. Barbara Bozak, CSSJ. Register by February 29 by clicking on this link: Celebration of Sacred Scripture. (Donations will be accepted for the Sr. Jewel Renna Scholarship Fund.)

Lenten Retreat: "MERCY: What God Gives and What God Requires"

Saturday, February 20, 2016 (Snow Date: Feb. 27) 10:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Caritas Christi Center, Hamden, CT, with CBS faculty member, Amy Ekeh. To register, call Sr. Jeanne Marie, ASCJ at 203-281-2569. ($40 donation requested.)

Lent is Trending* is a youth and young-adult resource offering daily reflections on St.

Paul's letter to the Philippians, available as a print booklet or digital download. (It's a short letter people, I promise, but full of amazing words from the first century.) Published by Creative Communications for the Parish. Click here for a link to their website: Lent is Trending.

Lenten In-Service for Catechetical Leaders and Catechists

• Thursday, March 3, 2016, 10:00-noon, followed by lunch at the Caritas Christi Center, Hamden. John Collins sponsored by Sadlier. Register by February 25th on the OREE website by clicking here: http://www.orehartford.org/joomla2/
• Wednesday, March 16th, 7:00-9:00 pm at St. Bridget, Cheshire. Light appetizers and desserts. Register by March 3, 2016. Steve Connor sponsored by Loyola Press. Register by February 25th on the OREE website by clicking here: http://www.orehartford.org/joomla2/

Year of Mercy Resources for Parish Leaders

Available from the Archdiocese of Hartford. Click here: AOH#yearofmercy.

While the ashes are fresh on our foreheads, we
are invited to do something powerful in God's Word!

CBS Advanced Year Planning 2016-17

We're still waiting to hear from almost half the students who are eligible to enroll in next year's Advanced Classes (CBS 300, The Prophets and Psalms).

If you are taking CBS 200 (Year 2) or CBS 300 (Year 3) and have not yet done so, please take the survey asap by clicking on this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VHFJ368. It takes only five minutes and gives me invaluable information to plan the schedule of Advanced-year courses.

Remember: Nothing is set in stone yet, so provide the best answers you can--even if you think your schedule could change between now and September 1!

And if you need to receive this survey as a hard copy, please contact Jill Costa: jill.costa@aohct.org.