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Cemetery Co Bingo
2025-02-01 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | VT
Please join us for Bingo at St. Peter’s Parish Hall, 85 South Maple Street, Vergennes. Doors open at 5:00 PM, Bingo starts at 6:00 PM. This is a family friendly event. All cash prizes, 50/50 raffle. Refreshments sold. This event is sponsored by St. Peter’s Cemetery Committee to benefit the on-going efforts for cemetery improvements.

Annual French Canadian Supper
2025-02-01 17:00 - 18:30 | Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church – Richmond, 64 W Main St, Richmond, VT, United States
Saturday, February 1 , 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church Hall in Richmond, VT.
Dine-in or Take-out
Pea Soup, Meat Pie, Mashed Potatoes
Dessert, Beverages, etc.
$15/ suggested donation to benefit the charities of
Rosary Council of the Knights of Columbus 4684
Reservations can be made online at: https://tinyurl.com/KnightsMeatPieDinner2025
Contact Ron with any questions: call or text: (470) 588 – 5515 or email KK1Lron@gmail.com

Grieving with Great Hope
2025-02-01 10:00 - 12:00 | St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall – Shelburne, 72 Church St, Shelburne, VT, United States
Grief Workshop at St. Catherine’s Parish:
We are blessed to be able to offer this workshop AGAIN at St. Catherine of Siena Parish (72 Church Street, Shelburne, VT), which will be facilitated by parishioner Tom Bonnette.
To Register: Call 802-985-2373 or email stcatherineofsiena@vermontcatholic.org (with your name/home parish) to reserve your spot.
This year, the Grief Workshop will begin with a KICK-OFF SOCIAL on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 5 PM in the parish hall right after the 4 PM Mass. It will give you a chance to get to know your peers before the workshop starts. Please bring a picture of your loved one(s) and their obituary to share if you are able.
Grieving With Great Hope is a bereavement program based on Catholic teachings, developed by Good Mourning Ministries (GMM) and presented on the FORMED website. It offers: Prayerful, Practical, and Personal Grief Support. It is appropriate whether you lost a loved one recently or long ago.
The program consists of five weekly sessions. Each session will include watching a video, time for personal reflection, and small group sharing. All conversations are confidential and no one may share in discussion outside of session. You will receive a participant workbook and a journal with great content to help guide you to healing.
Here are the session topics & dates: (meets 10 AM to Noon in the parish hall)
–Session One: (Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025)
Grieving with Great Hope-Stories of loss and HOPE
–Session Two: (Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025)
Entering the Valley-An introduction to grief, mourning, and theories
–Session Three: (Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025)
The Journey Through-Emotions, Forgiveness, and the Seven Intentions of Mourning
–Session Four: (Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025)
Choosing to Move Forward-Aspects of Grief, Year of Firsts, and Rituals
–Session Five: (Saturday, March 1, 2025)/reception will follow
Jesus Wept-Fr. John Riccardo, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Litany of the Saints

SoulCore - Waterbury
2025-02-01 09:00 - 10:00 | St. Leo’s Hall, 109 S Main St, Waterbury, VT, United States
New class session and location! SoulCore is a combination faith and fitness class based on the Most Holy Rosary. Class is about 1 hour. Everyone is welcome, bring your mat, water and participant form if you haven’t completed one yet. Suggested Donation of $10 supports this ministry and goes to charity.
Weekly classes start Saturday Feb 1 through Apr 12 (no class Mar 8) at 9:00 am at St. Andrews Church Parish Hall in Waterbury.
The participant form can be found here.

First Saturday Mass at Holy Family
2025-02-01 08:00 - 09:00 | Holy Family Church – Essex Junction, 30 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
Every first Saturday starting with Confessions and the Rosary at 8:00 am followed by Mass at 8:30 am
at Holy Family church in Essex Junction, VT

Morning Prayer with Green Mountain Abbey
2025-02-01 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-01-31 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-01-30 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-01-29 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-01-28 08:00 - 08:30, 2025-01-27 08:00 - 08:30 | Online
The Green Mountain Online Abbey provides a daily offering of online prayer at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8:00 p.m. Sunday.
Please visit the Green Mountain Online Abbey page for more information including call-in instructions and bulletin downloads.

First Saturday Mass at Our Lady of Seven Dolors, Fair Haven
2025-02-01 07:30 - 08:30 | Our Lady of Seven Dolors – Fair Haven VT, 19 Washington St, Fair Haven, VT, United States
7:30a.m. Rosary
8:00a.m. Mass

Evening Prayer with Green Mountain Abbey
2025-01-31 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-30 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-29 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-28 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-27 20:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-26 20:00 - 20:30 | Online

Alpha Film Series at SJV Church
2025-01-31 18:30 - 21:00 | VT
Alpha is a series of interactive sessions to discuss life and faith in an informal, fun, and friendly environment. All are invited, no matter their background or beliefs. It is free, and there is no pressure to come back. Each of the sessions begins with a meal, followed by a brief video on a broad question of the Christian faith. Guests are encouraged to participate in a small group discussion and share their views on the topic. It’s a place to connect with people and a place where you can say anything you like or nothing at all.

This series takes place every Friday, beginning November 8 at 6:30 PM and going through February 7, inclusive. We will skip November 29, and the Friday, December 20 session has been moved to Wednesday, December 18.

Winter Warmup Bible Study
2025-01-30 17:15 - 18:15 | Online Event
Come participate in our Winter Warmup Bible Study! On Thursdays from 1/16 to 2/6, Fr Tim Naples will lead Zoom sessions using the text, Bible Basics for Catholics by John Bergsma; contact him at tnaples@vermontcatholic.org to receive the Zoom link. Sessions will run from 5:15 to 6:15 PM and will also be recorded for later viewing. Focusing on Salvation History, this study will be perfect for those who are new to the scriptures as well as people who have been studying them for some time. Books will be $3 each and are now available in the St John Vianney office. For more details, go to stjohnvianneyvt.org/biblebasics.

Nurture the Soul's Reading Into the New Year: "Don't Just Give Me That Old Time Religion" with Rev. Dr. Christine Y. Wiley
2025-01-30 15:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
At the start of every year, Nurture the Soul partners with Pilgrim Press to highlight books that came out in the last quarter of the previous year or are forthcoming. We have an exciting list of topics and authors to highlight this January including Author and Rev. Dr. Christine Y Wiley.
Rev. Dr. Christine’s new book is based on qualitative research done alongside 20-African American women from different walks in life. We’ll hear stories to get a sense of what mental well-being means to these women and then explore how religion impacts their mental well-being directly and indirectly.

Bible Study: Hebrews - The New & Eternal Covenant
2025-01-30 09:45 - 11:15 | Our Lady of Angels – Randolph, 43 Hebard Hill Rd, Randolph, VT, United States
Do We Realize How Richly We’ve Been Blessed?
Embark on a guided tour of the “Holy of Holies” of biblical theology. The book of Hebrews is like a little Catechism. It is steeped in rich truths that are foundational to our Catholic Faith, but its highly refined theological concepts can be difficult for even the most seasoned Bible scholars to unpack.
Presented by Andrew Swafford and Jeff Cavins, Hebrews: The New and Eternal Covenant draws out the riches of this sublime book in a way that makes them easier to understand. It draws connections between the Old and New Testaments, the Liturgy, the Eucharist, the priesthood, and so much more. Most importantly, Hebrews will help Catholics appreciate the astounding generosity of God as they see the wonders he has given us in the Church
Classes will meet weekly for discussion and to review the videos provided by Ascension Press. Preregistration is required.

Catechism in a Year(ish)
2025-01-30 09:45 - 10:45 | St. John the Evangelist – Northfield, 193 Vine St, Northfield, VT, United States
Using the podcasts from Fr. Mike Schmitz, we will (slowly) read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church. For those who would prefer to move at a slower pace and discuss the material in a small group, we will review two (or so) episodes together each week.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church details the doctrine, dogma, and the basic tenets of the Church. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes, what she celebrates, what she lives and what she prays, the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith.
In reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church we can perceive the wonderful unity of the mystery of God… — Pope St. John Paul I
Beginning the week of September 10th, come to the “Year(ish)” discussion group, where we will listen together to one or two of the Catechism in A Year podcast, and then take time to discuss the material together! Our goal is to understand and love more deeply the Church, and the founder of our Church, Jesus!
Our Lady of the Angels: Mondays 6:00 -7:00 pm
St. John the Evangelist: Thursdays 9:45 – 10:45 am
There is no cost for this discussion group, but it is recommended that you acquire a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church for your own use.

Jubilee Year Book Study – "The Way of Beatitude" by Fr Casey Cole, OFM
2025-01-30 | VT
The Beatitudes are one way God gives us hope! And by living the Beatitudes, we can give hope to others. To kick off the Jubilee Year of Hope, St John Vianney Parish is hosting a book study on The Way of Beatitude: Living Radical Hope In A World of Division and Despair, by Fr. Casey Cole, OFM.
There will be morning and evening sessions offered four Thursdays during January, beginning 1/9 – with morning sessions at 9:00 AM and evening sessions at 6:30 PM – and books will be $10 each.
Please join us! Go to stjohnvianneyvt.org/beatitude-book for more information and registration form. Don’t delay; books are being ordered 12/20.

Bible Study
2025-01-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Holy Cross Church – Colchester, 416 Church Rd, Bristol, VT, United States
Interested in joining an informal bible study group? Our bible study meets at Holy Cross every Wednesday from noon to 1:00pm to discuss and discern how to put God’s Word into practice in our lives. If you have questions, please call the parish office at 802-863-3002. All are welcome to join.

Discussion on the Papal Encyclical, Dilexit Nos (He Loved Us)
2025-01-29 09:00 - 22:30 | Holy Family Parish Hall, 28 Lincoln St, Essex Junction, VT, United States
In his fourth encyclical, Dilexit Nos (He loved us), Pope Francis invites us to reflect on aspects of the Lord’s love that resonate meaningfully with “a world that seems to have lost its heart.” The Holy Father calls for a change of perspective, urging humanity to rediscover what is most essential: the heart.
Louise Boisvert will lead a discussion of this encyclical, which includes reflections from Sacred Scripture and previous magisterial teachings, reintroduces the Church to the spiritually profound devotion to the Sacred Heart.
“What characterizes our group,” Louise says, “is the simplicity and depth of our exchanges, combined with fraternal life and a good cup of coffee! A warm welcome to all!”

Discussion on the Papal Encyclical, Dilexit Nos (He Loved Us)
2025-01-28 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Pius X – Essex, 20 Jericho Rd, Essex Junction, VT, United States

Catechism in a Year(ish)
2025-01-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Our Lady of Angels – Randolph, 43 Hebard Hill Rd, Randolph, VT, United States

Nurture the Soul Special Offering: What's Next, Illusions and Realities of Christianity and Politics
2025-01-27 15:30 - 16:30 | Zoom
Join Rev. Dr. Dietra Wise Baker for a conversation exploring Justice as a spiritual practice within and beyond the Protestantism and how to live beyond the illusions of an apolitical gospel. Rev. Dr. Wise Baker will then give us some guidelines on how to get started towards a social transformation that includes ALL of G-d’s creation.

Pancake Breakfast
2025-01-26 09:00 - 12:30 | Nativity of the BVM Church – Swanton, 65 Canada St, Swanton, VT, United States
Serving Pancakes (GFA), Scrambled Eggs, Home Fries, Sausage, Ham, English Muffins, Coffee & Juice. Proceeds to benefit the Windows Renovation Project. 802-363-1452
