Empathy is something we all need. This workshop will provide practical insights and real-life examples to help us make a difference in the lives of all who we encounter. Registration is required. Click the title to register online.

The Adult Enrichment / Spiritual Development Committee invites you to be awakened by THE MASS narrated by Bishop Robert Barron. The full schedule for viewing this series on Sundays after the 9:30 AM Mass in the Magowan Center is: February 23 (Part 3); March 1 (Parts 4,5); March 15 (Part 6). The entire series will be shown again on the following Tuesday evenings in the Forcucci Faith Formation Center from 6:45 - 8:00 PM: February 11, 25; March 3, 24.

Simsbury Community TV is featuring a program this month on our parish and school, focusing on the completion of our new facility. The program airs during the month of September on Tuesdays (2:30 pm & 9:30 pm) and Thursdays (9:30 am) or simply click on the title to watch the program now.

We are pleased to announce the opening of our St. Mary's Church Traveling Library. A selection of seasonal faith-based books, CDs and DVD's will be available at our Library table in the Parish Center as part of our Coffee and Fellowship Cafe after the 8:00 and 9:30 AM Masses on select Sundays. Please come by for some nourishment for the mind, body and soul!

In the Fall we will begin our program for initiating adults into the Catholic Faith: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a Catholic, invite them to contact Fr. Matera (860) 658-7627 for further information.

Pope Francis 2016 Exhortation on Marriage and the Family is available to read here, as are the notes from the presentation from Deacon Art and Fr. Matera. Click for the details.

Did you miss Fr. Matera's Lenten series on the Book of Exodus? Do you know someone who couldn't make it and would like to see it? The presentations from this four-part series are available by clicking the title.