St. Patrick - St. Anthony Church and the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry
a Roman Catholic faith community in the Franciscan Tradition
Clare Gallery’s second 20th anniversary exhibition, Old Growth includes works by Connecticut artist Roberta Shea. Shea started her artistic practice later in life. She always knew she loved experimenting with painting and drawing, but when she moved to new surroundings, her creative energy motivated her to pursue a professional practice.
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 Committee for Social Justice for hosting this evening gathering! To find out more about the Committee for Social Justice, visit […]
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. […]
Every Wednesday during the day, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, beginning January 11, gather with others for weekly inspiration using experiences from your daily life. Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life "aims to strengthen your inner rootedness, to draw forth that loving nourishment contained in...your deepest self", states the author Joyce Rupp. Full of thoughtful insights, […]
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 […]
Many psalms rely on remembering the tender care God showed the chosen people by leading them, protecting them, nurturing them during their wilderness from the slavery in Egypt to freedom in the promised land. Reflecting on the psalms can assist us in our Lenten journey of conversion as we struggle to free our wills from selfish satisfaction and conform […]
After the 12:05 pm Mass during the season of Lent, join us in praying the Stations of the Cross.
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. […]
Every Wednesday during the day, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, beginning January 11, gather with others for weekly inspiration using experiences from your daily life. Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life "aims to strengthen your inner rootedness, to draw forth that loving nourishment contained in...your deepest self", states the author Joyce Rupp. Full of thoughtful insights, […]
Mass includes the Washing of the Feet for those who would like to participate. Musical leadership is provided by the Gallery Choir and the Bass Clef Choir. Mass will be available on Livestream. Mass is followed by Adoration of the Eucharist and Compline (Night Prayer) at 9:00 pm. Second collection in support of the Franciscan […]
With chanted Passion, Adoration of the Cross and Eucharist. Musical leadership provided by the Treble Clef Choir plus Section Leaders from all choirs. Service will be available on Livestream. Second Collection in support of Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America.
Our Combined Choirs, soloists, and guest organist Stephen Scarlato, will perform John Stainer’s moving oratorio The Crucifixion under the direction of Director of Music Dr. Gabriel Löfvall. The service also includes congregational Passiontide hymns for everyone to sing. Service will be available on Livestream. Free will offering to support our music ministry.
Musical leadership provided by the Gallery Choir, Organ Scholar Madison H. Thompson, and the Church Street Brass & Percussion. Mass will be available on Livestream. Second collection is our Special Easter Collection.
8:00 am Mass with 7:45 am musical prelude Incorporating An Easter Prologue, with libretto by parishioner Joan Martin, and music by Matthew Bridgeman. Musical leadership provided by the Treble Clef Choir, organ, and the Church Street Easter Ensemble. 10:00 am Mass * (livestreamed) Musical leadership provided by the Church Street Singers, the Gallery Choir, and the Church […]
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 […]
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. […]
Every Wednesday during the day, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, beginning January 11, gather with others for weekly inspiration using experiences from your daily life. Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life "aims to strengthen your inner rootedness, to draw forth that loving nourishment contained in...your deepest self", states the author Joyce Rupp. Full of thoughtful insights, […]
Please consider joining us 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 yet, please do! The process is […]
"It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see." Henry David Thoreau "Founded in 2010, Slow Art Day is a global event (more than 1,500 museums and galleries have participated) with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. Why "slow"? When people look slowly at a piece of art they make discoveries ... […]
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.
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 […]
*Meeting changed for Father's Day this month! Join us in the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry! This group, composed of members of the church who love their gay and lesbian family members unconditionally, supports the LGBT community. This group holds regular meetings, provides ongoing educational programs and offers continued spiritual development.
Every day in cities throughout CT, children go to school hungry, and many adults face the same dilemma. We are facing a global food crisis…what can we do to help our CT neighbors who may not be able to provide for their own nutritional needs, nor those of their children? Please join us for a […]
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. […]
Every Wednesday during the day, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, beginning January 11, gather with others for weekly inspiration using experiences from your daily life. Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life "aims to strengthen your inner rootedness, to draw forth that loving nourishment contained in...your deepest self", states the author Joyce Rupp. Full of thoughtful insights, […]
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 […]
A Novel Idea Book Club’s book selection for April is The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul. 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].
Celebrate Earth Day! Sunday April 23rd after the 10:00 am Mass In celebration of Earth Day, the Secular Franciscan’s will be distributing Rudbeckia plants (Black-Eyed Susan) to express Care for God’s creation. Black-Eyed Susan’s are a native plant and a good pollen source for bees and other pollinators. In the summer months the leaves of the plant […]
Clare Gallery’s second 20th anniversary exhibition, Old Growth includes works by Connecticut artist Roberta Shea. Shea started her artistic practice later in life. She always knew she loved experimenting with painting and drawing, but when she moved to new surroundings, her creative energy motivated her to pursue a professional practice. Shea believes that it is “never too late to start […]
Is God calling you to live a life of love, peace, and holiness in the model of St. Francis of Assisi? Join us for our gathering in the lower level of the Urban Ministry Center at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church on April 23rd at 2:00 to learn more about the Secular Franciscan Order. Our topic […]
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 Committee for Social Justice for hosting this evening gathering! To find out more about the Committee for Social Justice, visit […]
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. […]
Every Wednesday during the day, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, beginning January 11, gather with others for weekly inspiration using experiences from your daily life. Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life "aims to strengthen your inner rootedness, to draw forth that loving nourishment contained in...your deepest self", states the author Joyce Rupp. Full of thoughtful insights, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Clare Gallery’s second 20th anniversary exhibition, Old Growth includes works by Connecticut artist Roberta Shea. Shea started her artistic practice later in life. She always knew she loved experimenting with painting and drawing, but when she moved to new surroundings, her creative energy motivated her to pursue a professional practice. Shea believes that it is “never too late to start […]
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. […]
Every Wednesday during the day, from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, beginning January 11, gather with others for weekly inspiration using experiences from your daily life. Return to the Root: Reflections on the Inner Life "aims to strengthen your inner rootedness, to draw forth that loving nourishment contained in...your deepest self", states the author Joyce Rupp. Full of thoughtful insights, […]