Faith Events

Office of Faith Events

The Office of Faith Events assists the Diocese and its parishes, to bring high-quality supportive services and events that enable Catholics of all ages, especially youth, to know, practice and share their faith in a meaningful and purposeful way. The office encompasses Catholic Family Services, Catholic Scouting, Catechesis, C.Y.O. Sports, Evangelization, Faith Formation, RCIA, and Youth and Young Adult Ministries.

 

OFE Articles & Upcoming Events

Trusting in the Goodness of Our Spouse
While vacationing this summer at Badlands National Park in South Dakota, my husband wanted to hike a short but steep ascent up one of the vertical walls of stone that comprise the Badlands. Standing at the bottom of the wall, looking up, I was reluctant to proceed. The trail looked too daunting for me, and my reluctance soon turned to fear after seeing warning signs at the trailhead that prairie rattlesnakes hide in the shaded crevices of the Badland rocks. My husband asked me to trust that he wouldn’t let anything happen to me. So, up the trail we went. It prov...

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Diocese Celebrates Faithful Love: Anniversary Couples Honored at Special Mass
On marriage, Pope Francis has written: “Love is not a feeling. Feelings come and go with the days and weeks. Love is more. It is a commitment to live through good times and difficult ones, through sickness and health, through thick and thin. Love comes from only one source: God. God is the basis of true marriage.” To celebrate and honor the sacrament of marriage and the daily decisions couples make to commit to their spouses, the diocese recognizes the following couples celebrating anniversaries this year. Thank you for your years of enduring love and th...

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Enriched and Transformed - Hope & Faith Video Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Carol Butler, retired Catechetical Leader, speaks about a painting that inspires her called "Jesus Washing Peter's Feet." View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks        

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'A Sense of Wonder and Awe' - Hope & Faith Video Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Don Gould, parishioner of St. Patrick in East Hampton, discusses his favorite image of God and why. View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks        

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Images of God in Art - Hope & Faith Video Series
This week on the Hope and Faith Series, Andrea Hoisl, Director of the Office of Faith Events, kicks off a discussion about the images of God in art. How do you think these images shape our understanding of the divine? View previous videos or more articles on Faith by visiting NorwichDiocese.org/FaithSparks        

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OFE Staff

Andrea Hoisl

Office of Faith Events Director
ahoisl@norwichdiocese.net
860-848-2237 x203

Liza Roach

Youth and Young Adult Minister
lroach@norwichdiocese.net
860-848-2237, x305

Alvania Tejada

Office of Faith Events Administrative Assistant
faithevents@norwichdiocese.net
860-848-2237 x304

Mary-Jo McLaughlin

Catholic Family Services
MMcLaughlin@norwichdiocese.net
860-848-2237, x312

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Office of Faith Events
331 Main Street
Floor 2
Norwich, CT 06360-5836

 

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