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100th Anniversary Celebration
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
The Very Reverend Michael McCabe Council #2364 Knights of Columbus would like to invite parishioners of the tri-parish Holy Spirit Catholic Community to help us celebrate the 100th Year Anniversary of its founding as a Council in Jewett City. The Celebratory Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on ... Read More »
Stations of the Cross 2022
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
Stations of the Cross for this Lenten Season will be on Friday evenings from March 4th thru April 15th. Every Friday will be at 6:30pm with the exception of Good Friday, April 15th which will be at 6:00pm. Again this year we will rotate through the parishes on the ... Read More »
Mass Cancellations
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
January 15, 2022
Father Ted has tested positive for CoVid 19 so we will be making the following changes to the daily Mass schedule for the week of January 17th thru the 21st.
Monday, January 17 - 8:00 AM Mass at St. Mary is cancelled
Tuesday, January 18 - ... Read More »
Bankruptcy Bar Date Set
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
On Friday, November 19, the United States Bankruptcy Court handling our Diocesan case issued an order establishing MARCH 15, 2022 as the deadline (aka the “Bar Date”) by which individuals can file proofs of claim and approved the form and manner of notice thereof.
The official “Publication Notice” issued ... Read More »
Diocesan Reorganization Filing
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
Dear Parishioners, Today Bishop Cote announced that the Diocese of Norwich has filed for bankruptcy. This link "Reorganization Letter " will bring you to a copy of the letter from Bishop Cote explaining more about the bankruptcy. In addition, there is a website providing information about what bankruptcy means ... Read More »
PHONY EMAIL
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
EMAIL HAS BEEN HACKED It appears that Father Ted's email has been hacked. You may receive an email supposedly from Father Ted asking you to purchase a gift card. Please DO NOT respond. This is NOT from Father Ted but goes to a different address. If you have ... Read More »
Weekly Mass Update - Q&A
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
Dear Parishioners, There have been a few questions regarding weekday Masses that have come up:
Q: If I do not sign-up or make a reservation and there is space available, will I be turned away if I show up for Mass? A: If you do not ... Read More »
Weekday Masses to Resume with new Temporary Schedule
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
Bishop Cote has given permission for weekday Masses to resume on Monday, June 8, 2020. Sunday Masses will continue to be suspended until further notice.
When you come again to Church, some things will be different and some things will be the same. The purpose of this letter is ... Read More »
Resumption of Daily Masses
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
The Diocese of Norwich has notified us that the celebration Masses will be allowed to resume on Monday June 8th. This only applies to DAILY Mass, there will continue to be no Sunday Masses celebrated at this time. More information will be forthcoming from about Mass times and any restrictions.
Below is a link to a short video from the Diocese laying out some of the changes we will see when we come together again. When we return to ... Read More »
No date for resuming public Masses
Posted by Fr Thomas Griffin
There has been much talk and press coverage about the resumption of Church services. We currently have no official date as to when we will be able to resume celebrating public Masses at our three parishes. We do know that there will be some possible restrictions for our mutual ... Read More »