St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church and the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry
a Roman Catholic faith community in the Franciscan Tradition
Angels in the Dark, highlights the creative, spiritual, and healing work of George Herrick. Herrick’s “Lasua” series is a direct expression of his experience dealing with cancer. When he was diagnosed, Herrick fell into darkness, feeling defenseless as he confronted the disease. Through his treatment journey, however, he discovered compassion and support, gaining deep insight into […]
Make and take your family's Advent Wreath! Enjoy coffee, hot cocoa & cookies! Decorate your family's ornament for the Christmas tree that will go in the church! Join us for a fun and festive time after the morning Masses on the first Sunday of Advent! Special thanks to our 7th and 8th grade faith formation […]
Join us after the 5:00 pm Mass for Community Sunday Evening Edition... a gathering with wine, cheese and snacks and of course the opportunity to build community and meet other parishioners. Special thanks to the Music Ministry for hosting this evening gathering! To find out more about the Music Ministry, visit their webpage linked below.
Our gathering will reflect upon the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday to guide us on our path of discipleship. As companions on the journey, we listen and share how the Word speaks to our hearts through the Spirit. There is no advance preparation for the session required. Come as you are with an open heart. […]
“Hope resides at the core of who we are… We are meant to be hopefilled people”, writes author Joyce Rupp. Using her book Constant Hope: Reflections and Meditations to Strengthen the Spirit, we will take one essay per week to focus our discussion and prayer. Please join our facilitator, Pat Curtis, each Wednesday, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, for a gathering focused […]
THE DECEMBER 3 BUILD DAY IS FULL. PLEASE JOIN US ON DECEMBER 10! Contact Allison for the Sign up link! As part of our efforts to provide affordable housing and Interfaith dialogue in the Greater Hartford area, the Franciscan Center is proud to partner with Muslim, Jewish and other Christian communities of faith in the construction […]
Drop off individually wrapped snacks such as granola bars, packs of nuts, chips, cookies, juice boxes or small water bottles. They will be combined with other snacks into "snack packs" which are handed out daily with sandwiches. Thank you for your generosity! Did you know? The number of those that we help at the door daily has doubled in recent months. Many that […]
Our gathering will reflect upon the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday to guide us on our path of discipleship. As companions on the journey, we listen and share how the Word speaks to our hearts through the Spirit. There is no advance preparation for the session required. Come as you are with an open heart. […]
“Hope resides at the core of who we are… We are meant to be hopefilled people”, writes author Joyce Rupp. Using her book Constant Hope: Reflections and Meditations to Strengthen the Spirit, we will take one essay per week to focus our discussion and prayer. Please join our facilitator, Pat Curtis, each Wednesday, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, for a gathering focused […]
Please consider joining us one or more times this fall in-person for "lectio divina" (divine reading.) It is a prayerful reading of a bible passage in order to discern its message for each of us today. We have found that meeting in person gives the experience greater intimacy and impact. If you haven't tried it […]
As part of our efforts to provide affordable housing and Interfaith dialogue in the Greater Hartford area, the Franciscan Center is proud to partner with Muslim, Jewish and other Christian communities of faith in the construction of a Habitat Home. Come join Fr. Mike if you have wonderful carpentry skills... if you don't, but have enthusiasm and a […]
Join us in the Franciscan Center on Sunday morning after the 8:00 and 10:00 am Masses for coffee, donuts, and getting to know others in our community. The Parish Nurses will be available during Community Sunday to provide blood pressure screenings.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Parish serves the parish family and the larger community by making and giving shawls as a gesture of love in times of sorrow and fear, as well as in times of joy. Shawls are given and received as a symbol of God’s all-encompassing love. Join us in […]
The Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Parish serves the parish family and the larger community by making and giving shawls as a gesture of love in times of sorrow and fear, as well as in times of joy. Shawls are given and received as a symbol of God’s all-encompassing love. Join us in […]
Our gathering will reflect upon the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday to guide us on our path of discipleship. As companions on the journey, we listen and share how the Word speaks to our hearts through the Spirit. There is no advance preparation for the session required. Come as you are with an open heart. […]
Invitation from our Synod Team... For almost a year, our parish has been on the Synod Journey at the invitation of Pope Francis. At the heart of this journey has been the Holy Spirit guiding our listening and sharing sessions at our parish and at national and international gatherings for conversation and prayer. Now, as we […]
“Hope resides at the core of who we are… We are meant to be hopefilled people”, writes author Joyce Rupp. Using her book Constant Hope: Reflections and Meditations to Strengthen the Spirit, we will take one essay per week to focus our discussion and prayer. Please join our facilitator, Pat Curtis, each Wednesday, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, for a gathering focused […]
We began this fall semester with a couple of questions as we celebrated the Feast of Saint Francis in early October: "How can we be Instruments of Peace?" and "How do we as a community of faith and as individual faith-filled citizens engage our mind - body- spirit in a response for peace at both the communal and […]
A Novel Idea Book Club’s book selection for December is What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris. Please consider joining us on Zoom. For more information and a list of upcoming books, please check your Monday email the week of our meeting for the zoom link, or contact the office at 860-756-4034 or email [email protected].
Our ministry provides educational opportunities to build and develop greater visibility and understanding of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) experiences within our church community and develop faith-building outreach programming to the diverse spectrum of the LGBT community. We meet the second Sunday of the month after the 5:00 pm Mass in the Franciscan […]
Join us in the Franciscan Center on the third Sunday of each month! The Emmaus Grieving Parents Ministry supports parents whose spiritual journey includes the death of a child. All who have suffered the loss of a child at any time – including prior to birth and many decades ago – are welcome. We meet […]
Our gathering will reflect upon the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday to guide us on our path of discipleship. As companions on the journey, we listen and share how the Word speaks to our hearts through the Spirit. There is no advance preparation for the session required. Come as you are with an open heart. […]
“Hope resides at the core of who we are… We are meant to be hopefilled people”, writes author Joyce Rupp. Using her book Constant Hope: Reflections and Meditations to Strengthen the Spirit, we will take one essay per week to focus our discussion and prayer. Please join our facilitator, Pat Curtis, each Wednesday, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, for a gathering focused […]
Please consider joining us one or more times this fall in-person for "lectio divina" (divine reading.) It is a prayerful reading of a bible passage in order to discern its message for each of us today. We have found that meeting in person gives the experience greater intimacy and impact. If you haven't tried it […]
Join us on Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month! The Emmaus Grieving Parents Ministry supports parents whose spiritual journey includes the death of a child. All who have suffered the loss of a child at any time – including prior to birth and many decades ago – are welcome. We meet monthly, both […]
Join us in person or on livestream for the 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass, with cantor and Liturgical Dancers. Bring your bells to ring during the Gloria! AND bring the Baby Jesus from your home crèche for a special blessing.
Join us in person or on livestream for the 5:30 pm Christmas Eve Mass, with Church Street Singers and Treble Clef Choir. Bring your bells to ring during the Gloria! AND bring the Baby Jesus from your home crèche for a special blessing.
Join us in person or on livestream for the 10:30 pm Mass at night. Prelude music from our Combined Choirs beings at 10:00 pm! Music includes the newly commissioned composition "A Christmas Antiphon" which premiered on December 18. Read more about "A Christmas Antiphon". For the 10:30 pm Mass, the choir will be seated in […]
Join us in person for the 8:00 am Mass. Vocal ensemble, organ, and instrumentalists will provide musical leadership for this Christmas morning Mass.
Join us in person or on livestream for the 10:00 am Christmas Mass. For the 10:00 am Mass, the pews along the sides of the altar are reserved as a “Masked area”. Vocal ensemble, organ, and instrumentalists will provide musical leadership for this Christmas morning Mass.
Join us in person for the 11:45 am Mass. Vocal ensemble, organ, and instrumentalists will provide musical leadership for this Christmas morning Mass.
Our gathering will reflect upon the Gospel for the upcoming Sunday to guide us on our path of discipleship. As companions on the journey, we listen and share how the Word speaks to our hearts through the Spirit. There is no advance preparation for the session required. Come as you are with an open heart. […]
The Prayer Shawl Ministry at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Parish serves the parish family and the larger community by making and giving shawls as a gesture of love in times of sorrow and fear, as well as in times of joy. Shawls are given and received as a symbol of God’s all-encompassing love. Join us in […]
Celebrate Mary, Mother of God at the 4:00 pm Mass in person or on Livestream. Then, come to the Franciscan Center for a New Year's reception! Did you know that the Franciscan Center windows provide the perfect (and warmest) view of the Hartford First Night Fireworks at 6:00 pm? Come, enjoy the fireworks together! Enjoy […]