Bernardo Council #1350 Shelton, Conn.

06/11/2026

Thanks to all our 2026 Greenway 5K sponsors who helped make this year's event our most successful to date. Please patronize these businesses to show your support and to thank them for theirs.

06/10/2026

“I am not building the Sagrada Família; she is the one building me,” he said of the masterwork that consumed the last 12 years of his life. “I would not want to finish the work, because it would not be fitting to do so.”

06/08/2026

The Knights of Columbus “Family of the Month” program aims to stimulate and support the development of strong and vibrant families.

The Knights of Columbus Council 1350 and the entire St. Margaret Mary parish community honor the Brett and Michelle Haywood family.

The Haywoods have been St. Margaret Mary parishioners for 26 years. They are owner/partners of the Adzima and Riverview funeral homes. Brett and Michelle raised 3 sons who received their sacraments here.

Michelle is on the Parish Health Committee Advisory Board and is a member of the Women's Bible Study program. She also helps with the Easter Egg Hunt and Religious Education program. Michelle assists with wrapping and distributing donated gifts to area nursing homes.

Their boys, Zach, Brian, and Tyler, have volunteered at St. Vincent DePaul, Spooner House, and Center Stage. Zach was a lector at St. Margaret Mary when he was eleven years old. Tyler and Zach were awarded the Father Whalen Award for excellence in faith formation.

Brian graduated from West Point Military Academy and is now serving our country as an Army 2nd Lieutenant. He just graduated from flight school this month.

The Haywood family will receive a Family of the Month certificate and the roaming holy chalice for the month of June.

06/05/2026

The Knights of Columbus protect. Whether standing up for the voiceless by championing respect for life to the greater community, supporting those with special needs or giving mothers and babies practical assistance after birth, we affirm human dignity and lend our volunteer hours, donations and other resources to building a culture of life.

06/05/2026

Do you know how to practice Our Lady of Fatima's Five First Saturdays Devotion?

The Carmelites of Mary Ever Virgin at the Oratory of St. Emery in Fairfield would like to invite the faithful to join them for their First Saturday Marian Devotion. This will be an incredible experience. If you cannot make this Saturday's event, mark your calendars for July 4th and August 1st.

Never heard of the First Saturday Marian Devotion? Check out this article: https://www.churchpop.com/five-first-saturdays-devotion-how-to-practice-fatima/

06/03/2026

Bernardo Council #1350 once again earned a Star Award - the marker of a high-performing Knights of Columbus council. At a recent meeting, Grand Knight Mike Kosko Jr. (right) recognized (left to right) Rich Kandro, John Niski and Mike Stoll for their contributions to achieve the honor.

06/02/2026

The Sacred Heart of Jesus devotion is a powerful reminder of God's boundless love and mercy.

"I will comfort them in all their afflictions."

05/31/2026

Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity.

Angelo Kurbanali offers a reflection for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 31, year A in the Roman missal: We are made in the image of the Trinity—and this means love.

05/28/2026

Today is the feast day of Saint Mariana of Jesus de Paredes (1618–1645), a Catholic saint and the first person canonized from Ecuador.

Known as the "Lily of Quito," she is the patroness of Ecuador.

Saint Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes was a Secular Franciscan who lived a life of quiet prayer and penance. She established a clinic where she helped to nurse plague patients, but seems to have succumbed to the disease herself.

05/26/2026

Bernardo Council #1350 braved the wet weather and marched proudly in the Derby/Shelton Memorial Day Parade. We pray for the souls of the fallen, for the comfort of their families and for peace in our world. May their courage and selfless love never be forgotten.