These ministries work towards providing support and care for Parishioners in all seasons of life.
Caring for someone with Alzheimer's and Dementia requires strength, compassion, patience and selfless love. This parish ministry provides a supportive faith-based environment for caregivers to both share their individual stories as well as provide advice and counsel to others in attendance.
Meetings: First Wednesday of the month
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Holy Innocents Building
The bereavement support group meets monthly. We discuss scripture, pray together and share personal experiences while offering support to those who have lost a loved one. Kindly please RSVP to Suzanne if planning to attend a meeting.
Meetings: Third Sunday of the month
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 38 Church Hill
Beloved Couples strives to help nurture married couples through our Catholic faith by understanding the true meaning of the sacrament of Marriage and how to live the self-sacrificial love of Christ day to day, in imitation of Christ who was crucified for his beloved spouse (the Church). We gather monthly for a date night with other couples to share and learn about our faith, to learn from and help each other to avoid pitfalls that can hinder our married lives and to hopefully grow in intimacy with our spouses in our vocation of love.
Upcoming Events:
- Check back often!
Natural Family Planning is a holistic, completely natural and highly effective method of both postponing and achieving pregnancy, fully in accord with the dignity of the human person. Through NFP, married couples discover God’s beautiful design of human fertility and His plan for married love. Couples learn the science of their fertility and to chart the biological markers on a daily basis. They can then read those signs in light of their prayerful discernment of God’s plan for their unique family.
Classes are available for engaged couples, married couples who are newlywed, postpartum or those entering menopause.
Courses run twice a year. It takes a full series of 3 classes, spaced one month apart, to properly learn the method. To learn more about NFP or to register, please visit the Couple to Couple League International website: ccli.org
The purpose of this support group is to help & assist those who wish to avail themselves of the 12 Step Programs and to introduce them to the local meeting and fellow members. It must be remembered that anonymity is the cornerstone of these Programs.
Meetings: Tuesdays at 7:00 PM or Sundays at 6:30 PM
Location: 38 Church Hill Road
Adoption, Foster, and Orphan Care Ministry
We are a St. Rose support ministry that provides guidance and insight into the exploration and pursuit of adopting, fostering and caring for orphan children. Our meetings and workshops are scheduled as interest requires, so please contact us.
We offer: Adoption Discernment Workshops, Foster Care Outreach, Adoption Process Support, Resource Lending Library. Please join our mailing list by emailing us at the above address.
Financial Peace University is a 9-Week Course designed to help you get out of debt, build a monthly budget and save for the future. During each class, we watch a video taught by Dave Ramsey and his team members, followed by group discussions to hold each other accountable.
Next Session: TBD: Please check back often.
Meetings: Thursday Evenings
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Holy Innocents Building
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New Beginnings is dedicated to the spiritual and emotional healing of those going through the pain of separation and divorce.
Meetings: Monthly on the second Monday of the month
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Knights of Columbus Hall
The Northern Fairfield Job Network is a networking group of business professionals who are in transition or looking to expand connections.
Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month
Time: 5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Knights of Columbus Building
Parent & Caregiver Substance Abuse/Use Support Group
A weekly gathering for parents and caregivers with children or loved ones affected by substance use/abuse. This group provides a confidential venue to receive information and support concerning how to handle their child’s or loved one’s suspected or confirmed use of substances. Facilitated by an experienced drug & alcohol counselor.
Meetings: Thursday Evenings
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Fairfield Hills, 2 Washington Square, Newtown, CT 06470
Get help dealing with the significant changes a spouse's death brings. Meet other people for support, friendship, and understanding and discuss a topic relevant to widowhood.
Meetings: Fourth Tuesday of the Month
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Holy Innocents Building
If you have cancer, are a cancer survivor, are a family member of someone who has cancer or if you've lost a loved one to cancer this group is for you.
Meetings: Wednesday Evenings
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Holy Innocents Building
KRP’s members make hand-knotted MRI-safe Rosary Chaplets that are packaged with Spanish and English instructions on how to pray the Rosary and placed in KRP boxes in MRI centers, sent to soldiers and shared with those who are ill or suffering.
Meetings: Fourth Monday of every month
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Upper Room of the Religious Ed Building (38 Church Hill Rd)
Dorothy Day House of Hospitality
We volunteer at the Dorothy Day House of Hospitality by serving meals, setting up and cleaning up. Volunteers must be 16 years of age and dependable.
Volunteer: Third Wednesday of every month
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Dorothy Day Hospitality House, 11 Spring St, Danbury, CT 06810