"The Catholic Church has a long history of service to those who are most vulnerable and remains the largest private provider of social services in the U.S. Through the sacrificial efforts of faithful Catholics, the Church serves millions through diocesan ministries and agencies, Catholic hospitals and healthcare systems, immigration clinics, shelters, and Catholic schools and parishes. From religious communities to pregnancy care centers, from refugee resettlement services to foster care and adoption agencies, and from maternity homes to parish-based ministries, the Church consistently bears witness in word and deed to the beauty and dignity of every human life including both mother and child." —USCCB Committee Chairmen

Pray With Us
Please join the Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court St Veronica #1273
as we continue our Daily Spiritual Adoption Prayer which is:
"Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, I love you very much.
I beg you to spare the life of Veronica the unborn child,
that I have spiritually adopted, who is in danger of abortion."

Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas.   It numbers 70,000 dues-paying members in 1,250 courts (local chapters) in 45 states across the country, and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

We meet on the first Thursdays Feb-June & Aug-Dec at 7:00 in the Julien Room We will welcome YOU!

Activities:

Sock Campaign Court St. Veronica #1273 of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas would like to thank all those who donated new socks to our Sock Campaign. We collected 808 pairs! The collection has now ended, but we may take it again in the fall. Great job and many thanks to all who participated!

• Smile Train
• Support Our Aging Religious
• Hardwick Area Food Pantry
• Home Health & Hospice, a holiday project
• Scholarship and an education contest for our youth
• Prayer Blankets
• Spiritual adopted an unborn child
• Patriotic Rosary

Contact:  Jeannine Young, Regent at 802 586-2899 and visit the State website or the National website.

KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS

The Knights of Columbus is a dynamic Catholic fraternal organization of men who join together in family, charitable, fraternal, community and youth activities. Any practicing Catholic man 18 years of age or older may apply for membership in the Knights of Columbus. A practicing Catholic is one who regularly practices his faith by going to Mass on Sunday, receiving the Sacraments, etc.
Knights of Columbus, Brownson Council #1568, Hardwick, VT. was chartered on May 13th, 1911. There were Twenty- nine charter members, two of which were Rev. Father Robert Lachance and Rev. Father Eugene Cray. The Knights of Columbus Hall was built in 1969. 

We meet monthly, on the second Thursday. The meetings and discussion usually last about an hour,  preceded by a 7:00 p.m. meal and social time.

Contact: Joseph Young at 586-2899

CATHOLIC FINANCIAL LIFE, Chapter St. Jean

Catholic Financial Life is a faith-based fraternal membership organization (our chapter charter2008). It is the second largest Catholic not-for-profit financial services organization in the United States.

CFL Network helps:

• Parishes
• Schools
• Communities
• Individuals in need

The Society and its local chapters also sponsor a number of social, family-friendly, and faith-related activities.

Since its charter, Chapter St. Jean has raised over $10,000 in matching funds and fundraising for our parish, with additional donations gong to Faith Formation, Giving Tree and maintenance projects and the underwriting of the Christian Concert held at St. Norbert’s in September 2015.

Contact: Jeannine Young 586-2899

BINGO VOLUNTEERS

Bingo is a parish fundraiser held on Wednesday nights in the Julien Room(St. Norbert's in Hardwick) and is run by volunteers.  Many hands make light work and right now we have a few hands doing a lot of work.  Could you spare a few hours once every 6-8 weeks?  If you could volunteer or have any questions, please call Joe. No experience necessary—we’ll train you!

Pressing needs for the Bingo schedule:

• Kitchen workers needed from 5:15 pm-9 p.m.
• Floor workers needed from 6:45 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Callers work 6:45 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
• Front desk-selling cards, handling payouts, etc. work from 5:15 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Contact: Joe Young 586-2899

MUSIC MINISTRY

• St. Michael's Choir: Alice Perron, 533-7128
• Our Lady of Fatima: Bernie & Linda Lussier, 586-2383
• St. Norbert: Bernie & Linda Lussier, 586-2383
• Bell Choir: Florence Martin, 472-6211