CONNECT: Uniting Generations & Blending Traditions
Held at The Archdiocesan Center at St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield, CT
467 Bloomfield Ave. Bloomfield, CT 06002
467 Bloomfield Ave. Bloomfield, CT 06002
Hosted by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm
Schedule for Participants
(Subject to Change)
ALL sessions held in Auditorium unless otherwise noted
ALL meals held in the Main Dining Room
ALL Masses, Rosary’s, and Adoration held in Chapel
ALL Socials held in the Red Lounge
“Ministry Through the Generations” room (Red Lounge) will be open where indicated with an asterisk*
Friday:
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm* Check-in
5:30 pm Rosary (optional)
6:30 pm- 7:30 pm Welcome Address & Votive Mass to the Sacred Heart - Rev. Msgr. Kieran Harrington
7:45 pm* Social with Hors d’oeuvres
6:30 pm- 7:30 pm Welcome Address & Votive Mass to the Sacred Heart - Rev. Msgr. Kieran Harrington
7:45 pm* Social with Hors d’oeuvres
Saturday:
7:00 am - 8:30 am* Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Optional Rosary
8:45 am - 10:15 am MORNING SESSION
Keynote Address – Embracing Change and Going Deeper— Vatican II and the New Translation- Jerry Galipeau
10:30 am -11:45 am Generational Healing Mass - Fr. Bob Lombardo, C.F.R.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm-2:15 pm CONCURRENT SESSION I
A. Life In the Spirit - Sr. Mary Rose Bratlien, T.O.R.
B. The Connection Between the Beauty of a
Happy Death and the Seven Last Words of Christ
- Mgsr. James Turro
C. Being A Holy Family Amid the Stresses of Today’s World
- Sr. Anne Bryan Smollin, CSJ, Ph.D
2:30 pm-3:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSION II
A. Overview of Lectio Divina - Sr. Lois Wetzel, O.Carm.
B. The Aging Process Through the Eyes of Faith - Sr. Peter
Lillian Di Maria, O.Carm.
Lillian Di Maria, O.Carm.
C. The Dignity of the Human Person - Nate and Christa
Krakowski
Krakowski
3:30 pm-5:15 pm* FREE TIME (During free time participants have the
following options):
following options):
1) 3:30pm-4:30pm Confessions Available
2) 4:00pm-5:00pm Attend Lectio Divina
3) 4:00pm-5:00pm Attend Praise and Worship
4) Take time for Private Prayer in the Chapel
4) Take time for Private Prayer in the Chapel
5) Visit the Bookstore
6) Visit “Ministry Through the Generations” Room
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Dinner
7:00 pm- 8:30 pm AN EVENING OF ADORATION - Fr. Bob Lombardo, C.F.R.
8:30 pm* Social
8:30 pm-Midnight Optional Adoration (Optional Rosary 10:00)
Sunday:
7:00 am - 8:30 am* Light Breakfast
8:00 am Optional Rosary
8:30 am - 9:45 am MORNING SESSION
Keynote Address: Meaningful Communication in a
Communication Age - Fr. John Russell, O.Carm.
10:00 am-11:00 am Closing Mass - Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC
11:15 am Brunch with Discussion
