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In The News
2018
Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference
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Register now for the
11th Annual Connecticut Catholic
Men's Conference on Saturday,
October 20, 2018 at St. Paul
Catholic High School, Bristol, CT.
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2018 Archdiocese of Hartford Women's Conference
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Register now for the
Archdiocese of Hartford 2018 Women's Conference "Woman is the
World's Harmony" on Saturday, November
3, 2018, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at
Hartford Marriott Farmington, Farmington, CT.
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October 5, 2018 - WJMJ Goes Full Power on its New Transmitter
On Friday morning, October 5, 2018, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford,
visited WJMJ's new transmitter site and pressed the button that raised the
transmission power of the station to 100% as allowed by its Federal
Communications Commission's license. WJMJ's new transmitter broadcasts
both the traditional FM signal as well as three digital HD Radio channels.
Listeners with HD Radio receivers in their cars, homes or businesses will hear a
superior quality sound on HD-1, the channel simultaneously carrying WJMJ’s music
and information mix. On the other HD channels, listeners can hear Catholic
programming from EWTN, the Eternal Word Television Network. The EWTN programs
are in Spanish on WJMJ HD-2 and in English on WJMJ HD-3. This allows WJMJ to
better serve an audience that wants to hear traditional Catholic religious
programming and Connecticut’s growing Hispanic population.
WJMJ is a non-commercial station that is listener-supported by its semi-annual
Radiothons, and for the last several years the listeners have been generously
contributing a portion of each Radiothon toward a new transmitter. “We’re
very grateful for their generosity and patience,” says Fr. John Gatzak, general
manager of WJMJ. “Our family of listeners has been helping us save up the
money needed to make this great technical improvement possible, and now they get
to reap the rewards of their kindness. The music and other programs sound even
better!”
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September 25, 2018 - Catholic Transcript October 2018 Misprint
Please note that there is a misprint in the October 2018 issue of the
Catholic Transcript on page 21 under the caption "music for a good cause".
The Blessed Assurance CD is a specific fundraiser for the daily television Mass
produced by the Office of Radio & Television (ORTV) and is available to purchase
for $15. The CD is NOT available to anyone who makes a donation to ORTV
nor to those who participated in the June WJMJ radiothon, as incorrectly stated
in the Catholic Transcript. It is important to note, that
NO monies raised during WJMJ radiothons are used for any purpose other
than WJMJ radio. They are not used to support the daily television Mass or any
other television programs produced by ORTV.
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September 6, 2018 -
Sicily 2019 with Father John - SAVE THE DATES - April/May 2019
 Preliminary
planning is underway for the Office of Radio & Television's and
WJMJ Radio's 14 day/12 night pilgrimage tour to the
beautiful island of Sicily in late April/early May 2019. Preliminary itinerary includes Palermo; Monreale; Erice;
Cefalu; the Marsala wine region; Agrigento... and the Valley of the
Temples; the mosaics at the
Villa Armerina; Savoca and the Barone Palantia estate... where
scenes from The Godfather were filmed;
Taormina and its Greco/Roman theatre; Mt. Etna, Europe's tallest
active volcano; Siracusa and its old
town Ortigia; the UNESCO World Heritage cities of Modica, Noto and Ragusa;
and possibly the Aeolian Islands... And not to
mention the wonderful Sicilian people, food, wine and sweet treats.
Stay tuned for details.
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August 16, 2018 - The 2020 Oberammergau Passion Play
The Oberammergau Passion Play in 2010 was attended by
over 500,000 people, including a group of 88 Office of Radio & Television
and WJMJ Radio supporters. From May 16th to October 4th, 2020 the 42nd Passion
Play will be performed in Oberammergau, Germany. Yes, the dates are correct... tickets to this sought after event went on sale in
September 2017 and
are selling like hotcakes! Since 1634, a Passion Play has been
performed every 10 years by the citizens of Oberammergau in
thanksgiving to God for sparing them from the Black
Plague.
SOLD OUT
Alpine Explorer & the Glacier Express Train with Oberammergau Passion Play
September 13 – 24, 2020
Hosted by Father John Gatzak
SOLD OUT
However, we have a second chance opportunity for you!
Working with with our travel partners, we were able to secure tickets for the
July 26, 2020 performance of the Passion Play which is included with the
Exploring
the Alpine Countries with Oberammergau Passion Play tour.
This is a 13
day/11 night tour from July 20 - August 1, 2020. This tour will also be Hosted by Father John
Gatzak, and features Austria,
Germany and Switzerland. Highlights include: Vienna, a Danube
River Cruise, a
Mozart Dinner Concert at St. Peter’s Restaurant, Munich, the Oberammergau
Passion Play, the Black Forest, Château de Chillon,
Zermatt, and Lucern. Your tour also
includes 19 meals; 11 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 7 dinners, and if you book
by October 1, 2018 you'll Save $100 per Person on land and air packages.
Reservations will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
You saw how fast our Alpine Explorer tour sold out, so send in your deposit
TODAY! Please
note that there is only one (1) Single room available,
and there are no triple room accommodations
for this tour.
If you would like to learn more about this tour, you may view an archive to the
special webinar that was held on September 5, 2018 by visiting:
View Webinar. There is a short registration form to complete which then
takes you to the webinar archive.
For more information contact Scott or Lauren at (203) 758-7367 or email
pilgrimages@ortv.org.
To learn more about the history of the Passion Play, please click
HERE.
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June 14, 2018 - Blessed Assurance Music CD to Support the
Television Mass
 Nick
Fradiani, Sr. has performed six inspirational songs especially for the
Office of Radio & Television that are now available on his Blessed Assurance
CD for a donation of $15.
Proceeds from this CD will benefit the Celebration of the Eucharist
daily television Mass, produced by the Office of Radio & Television. The
television Mass brings Good News to Life® to tens of thousands of
residents in Connecticut daily. The television Mass reaches out to the
homebound, especially those who have been disconnected from their local parish
communities through illness or age. It's mission is to provide for the
spiritual well being of those who may need the prayers of the Church community
at challenging times in their lives.
If you would like your very own copy of Blessed Assurance, please click
the CD cover.
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April 20, 2018 -
On Sunday, April 15, 2018, Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford celebrated a
special Mass for persecuted Christians in the Middle East at St. Mary Church,
New Haven. Click
HERE to read more about it.
January 28, 2018 - Annual March for Life
More than 400 people from the Archdiocese of Hartford attended the Annual March
for Life in Washington DC. See their stories on Crossroads Magazine
here.
There is help for those who need healing in the aftermath of losing a child.
Learn more about Project Rachel and the Hope After Abortion.
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January 1, 2018 - World Day of Peace 2018
Click
to read Pope Francis' 2018 message for the celebration of the 51st
World Day of Peace.
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December 25, 2017 - "Urbi Et Orbi" - Christmas 2017
Click
to read Pope Francis' Christmas 2017 "Urbi et Orbi" message.
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September 1, 2017 - Archbishop Leonard Blair Voices Concerns
Hartford Archbishop Leonard Blair voiced his concerns for the
division he has noticed creeping into our society in a letter
that he had asked to be read at each Mass in churches throughout the
Archdiocese of Hartford the weekend of September 2-3, 2017.
To read the letter or print a copy for yourself click
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May 7, 2017 - Archdiocese of Hartford Pastoral Planning
The Archdiocese of Hartford announced a major reorganization
that will close some of its 212 churches and combine some parishes.
Parishes left untouched by the process will number 68, and by the
end of June 2017, there will be 127 parishes operating in the
Archdiocese. Some churches will remain open, available for
weddings or other worship, but with no scheduled Mass. Other
churches will be re-purposed to serve their communities and some may
be sold. A total of 26 church buildings will close.
Archbishop Leonard P. Blair revealed details of this process in a
presentation made to the news media at St. Thomas Seminary in
Bloomfield, CT on May 7, 2017. You can watch the presentation
below:
The reorganization is the result of an archdiocesan-wide pastoral
plan begun last spring due to factors such as a declining number of
priests and lower attendance at Masses. You can learn more
about the Pastoral Planning process at the Archdiocese of Hartford
Website
http://www.StewardsForTomorrow.org.
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February 11, 2017 - World Day of the Sick
Click
to read Pope Francis' 2017 World Day of the Sick message:
Amazement at what God has accomplished: “The Almighty has done great
things for me…” (Lk 1:49).
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Ongoing --
Podcasts Are Here
You asked,
we listened. We are pleased to announce that you can now listen to podcasts of In the Afterglow
and the Archbishop's Corner by visiting our
Listen Now page. Happy listening!
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Physician Assisted Suicide Information
The Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs
Conference, Archdiocese of Hartford Pro-Life Ministry, Diocese of
Bridgeport Office for Pastoral Services - Respect Life Office, and
the Family Institute of Connecticut sponsored four information
sessions on Physician Assisted Suicide for Connecticut Catholics and
friends during November 2014. Please click
HERE to view streaming videos of
the four presentations.
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Archdiocese addresses the Federal
edict on Health Care Insurance
The Archdiocese of
Hartford and dioceses across the nation, as well as non-Catholic
religious and non-religious groups are vigorously opposing the new
federal health care insurance legislation, which will require that
all employers (with few exceptions) pay for health coverage that
covers sterilization, contraception, and medication that induces
abortion.
Archbishop
Blair, as well as all U.S. Catholic bishops, asks you
to oppose the new United States Health and Human Services mandate on
health insurance. This legislation violates the basic principle in
our country of freedom of religion. Your resistance to this edict
will be appreciated. Please contact your respective U.S. legislator
and ask them to intervene on behalf of religious freedom.
Click
here to find the contact
information for your U.S. legislators.
A Statement on Religious Liberty
 by the Ad Hoc Committee For Religious Freedom, United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Listen to Father John's
"Time Out to Take A Stand" message on the HHS mandate.
Read a transcript of Father John's "Time Out to Take A Stand" on the
HHS mandate in
English or
Spanish.
Read Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan's Wall Street Journal
op-ed piece on Religious Freedom.
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