Saint Aloysius Parish
21 Cherry Street
New Canaan, CT 06840
203 966-0020
Parish Groups
Catholic Daughters
Meeting Schedule
First Thursday of the month
7:30 PM
Stapleton Hall
Members of "the daughters" seek an increased awareness of their Christian obligations through a wide variety of functions and activities. Among their many activities they make baptismal bibs, sponsor an art/poetry contest, fund and award a college scholarship, do fundraising for St. Agnes Home for Unwed Mothers, bake and sell Irish soda bread every March, and host the desert table every June at our St. Aloysius Patron's Feast.
CURRENT OFFICERS
- Regent: Rosemarie Petronella
- Vice-Regent: Jo Cunningham
- Treasurer: Helen McBrien
- Financial Secretary: Rose Mary Vanenzi
- Secretary: Margaret Sandstrom
- District Deputy: Catherine Buonaiuto
For more information on the organization or to join, one may contact Rosemarie Petronella at 203-972-1713.
Click here to download the Catholic Daughters Scholarship Application
Meals on Wheels
We welcome your participation helping St. Aloysius fulfill an important parish ministry by delivering Meals-On-Wheels in New Canaan. Meal-on-Wheels is a community non-profit organization dedicated to providing nutritious meals to any resident of New Canaan who is unable to prepare the meals necessary to maintain their health and independence. Hot and cold meals are delivered to clients five days a week, 52 weeks of the year including Thanksgiving and Christmas. St. Aloysius Church is committed to delivering meals every Tuesday from 10:40am – noon to three of the routes. Click here for full details.
Please contact me at 203-652-1171 or kathleenccd@starcc.com if you are interested in joining our ministry
Employment Opportunities Group
Welcome to the St. Aloysius Employment Opportunities Group! The purpose of the group is to provide support and assistance in seeking employment opportunities and to serve as a link to the greater St. Aloysius community for jobs. We meet at Stapleton Hall on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. For further information, please contact Bill Erickson at 203-434-0707 or by email: eog@starcc.com. Click here to read more.
Knights of Columbus
Click here for a link to Knights of Columbus Website
Our Lady's Guild
The purpose of Our Lady's Guild is to promote devotion to the Blessed Mother, thus deepening our faith and drawing us closer to her Son.
Our Lady's Guild has three major functions:
PRAYER
Our spiritual life is enriched through recitation of the rosary after Masses, participation in Eucharistic Adoration, presentations by guest speakers. semi-annual days of recollection, pilgrimages and spiritual book discussions.
OUTREACH
Our faith is put into action when we help others, including those outside the parish. We support the missions by making and donating rosaries throughout the year. In January, we help prepare and serve lunch to senior citizens at Lapham Community Center. At Christmas time our members collect and deliver gifts to a local nursing home. In addition, we visit and care for the homebound through various activities at Waveny Care Center, the New Canaan Inn and St. Camillus Health Center on an ongoing basis.
SERVICE
Members of Our Lady's Guild are very active in parish life, serving as Eucharistic Ministers, lectors, religious education teachers, and coordinators of various parish devotions. Our Lady’s Guild is responsible for the Living Rosary in October, Mary’s Way of the Cross in Lent, the Crowning of the Blessed Mother in May and the perpetual circulation of the Pilgrim Virgin statue. Every year we have some project that connects us with children in St. Aloysius School and the Religious Education Program to foster awareness and devotion to the Blessed Mother among our youth. Members are also responsible for all facets of our meetings, including hospitality, speaker coordination, scheduling, reporting, publicity, membership, remembrances, and reservations.
Membership is open to all women of the parish. Contact Susan Staudt at sstaudt@aol.com or telephone 203-972-9118.
DOWNLOADS
Click here for the 2011 President's Letter and registration form
Click here for Our Lady's Guild By-Laws
Our Lady's Guild Board Members (2011- 2012)
- Fr. Ian Jeremiah, Moderator
- Susan Staudt Riker, President
- Joanne Santulli, 1st Vice-President
- Peggy Wallace, 2nd Vice-President
- Margaret Doran, Secretary
- Fisina Tomaselli, Treasurer
- Annemarie Jardon, Press Release/ Publicity
Saturday Morning Men's Group
Meets Saturday mornings at 8 a.m. for discussion, refreshments, and Bible study. A wonderful opportunity for fellowship, learning, and sharing. Contact Bob Mantilla (972-3907)
Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School ("VBS" for short) is a one week program in the summer for children from four years old through grade four. In 2010, there were over 120 children who attended the program during a week in July. There is a theme each year with a focus on Service - to family, to community, to friends, to neighbors, and to Jesus.
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