men’s acts retreat – JUNE 6TH – 9TH

IMMACULATA RETREAT HOUSE, WILLIMANTIC CT

An open letter to the men of the Church of Saint Dominic community

In his book “Rediscover Catholicism,” Matthew Kelly says “...the Church and indeed the whole world

desperately awaits a few brave souls who will stand up and remind us of our great spiritual heritage by redirecting us toward the goal of the Christian life – living holy lives.”

This is no easy task in today’s crazy world – violence and sex are visible everywhere we turn in our society. Which of us are willing to be those “prodigal sons” from the gospel of Luke 15: 11-32 who will take account of their place in the community and decide to return safely home to Our Father? In our gospel readings and in Passion Plays around the world Jesus is personified as a peaceful, loving man who is pursued and persecuted by his community and eventually put to death. Yet the closer I try to walk with Him each year, the more I realize that - as John Eldredge says in his book “Beautiful Outlaw” – Jesus might be more appropriately defined as “the hunter” and not “the hunted.” He is constantly running after us, pursuing us, hunting us…

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The Saint Dominic School Golf Classic is almost here!!

It will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at Hawk’s Landing Country Club.

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saint joseph medal of appreciation to be awarded

Fellow parishioner, Ronald Grenier will be  awarded the St. Joseph Medal of Appreciation at a  ceremony at St. Joseph’s Cathedral on Sunday, April 14th  at 3pm.

This award is given to individuals in parishes that have  given many years of generous service. Mr. Grenier volunteers countless hours each week working on small projects. He has given  of his time and talent very generously for many years. Please convey your congratulations to him or attend the ceremony at the Cathedral.

Welcome to our new website.  Our goal with this new website is to have a more user friendly site that allows for easily finding what you need here.  This new site will be constantly changing in an effort to keep you connected to our community and beyond.  We are also working on building up a new section called the Parishioner Pages which will be a secure monitored area for parishioners to connect with each other.

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