Saint Damien of Molokai Parish

11/26/2025

A huge thank you to Windsor Food & Fuel Bank for honoring our parish with this award. Your dedication to supporting our community inspires us, and we are truly humbled to be recognized by such an amazing organization.

11/05/2025

10/02/2025

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels.

Our Guardian Angels aren’t just for children — they’re for every heart that needs a reminder of God’s constant presence. Today is our reminder that God, in His love, assigns a heavenly companion to guide, protect, and walk with each of us throughout our lives.

09/29/2025

INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK — The rich man had a chance, every day of his life, to choose righteousness. But righteousness wasn’t convenient for him. He discovered too late that the only time we have to follow God is now. Here. This moment. Will we take our chance?

09/22/2025

Correction: The collection is THIS weekend.

MARANATHA CARING MISSION
Sr. Regina Mgbakor will visit our Parish next weekend to tell us about the Maranatha Caring Mission. Maranatha Caring Mission was established to provide free medical clinics in the developing countries, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, provide clean water to the thirsty, and other works as the Spirit directs. It is in keeping with the injunction of our Lord Jesus in Matthew 25:40 “whatever you do to the least of my brethren that you do unto me.” Our mission at Maranatha is to share the love of Jesus and reach out to the poor. The first clinic was established on November 12, 2016, in Umueje, Anambra State, Nigeria. The people in this area are predominately peasant farmers who live in impoverished, unhealthy conditions, and lack health care. The peasant farmers produce rice and cassava with very crude implements and during the harvesting season their eyes are often affected. This damages the lens and leads to traumatic cataracts.

Eye disease is very prevalent in this area and many suffer from CATARACTS. Umueje and the surrounding communities are riverine and RIVERBLINDNESS is prominent due to water parasites. Maranatha has provided free medical care to 82,416 patients and performed 682 free CATARACTS and PTERYGIUM surgeries. We also perform other surgeries including APPENDECTOMY, HERNIORRHAPHY, HYDROCELECTOMY, FIBROID and even more. From September 24, 2020, we have delivered 726 babies to the greater glory of God and because you CARE and TOGETHER, we CARE!

We were thrilled to receive your generous donations that helped us to perform free cataract surgeries that enabled 50 patients to regain their eyesight. We are thankful to your revered Pastor Rev. Joseph Moonnanappallil.

Now, there are 380 patients on the waiting list for cataract surgeries. It costs the equivalent of $100 to perform one cataract surgery and $20.00 to provide one month of care after the cataract surgery. Please, we need your HELP to continue to provide free medical care to these impoverished patients on the waiting list who desperately have great need for CATARACT SURGERIES and other surgeries. We need your financial support so that these patients will regain their eyesight and for other services we provide for the well-being of the sick and poor. We treasure the generosity of the people of God here at Saint Damien of Molokai Parish, Windsor, CT. You and your families are remembered in our prayers.

We are grateful to Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne and the wonderful team at the Propagation of the Faith Office, Monsignor James A. Shanley and Bailey Lavoie.

God bless you for all you do!
With prayerful wishes,
Sr. Regina Mgbakor

09/22/2025

Who is your neighbor? During National Migration Week, we reflect on this powerful Gospel question and how Christ calls us to welcome the stranger and walk with the vulnerable.

As we remember how the Holy Family fled to Egypt to escape Herod’s decree, we stand in solidarity with migrants and refugees who journey today in search of safety, dignity, and hope.

09/18/2025

Prayer of Love —
Dear God,

Expand my heart in new ways today, to understand the love You have for me, to take that love deeply into myself, and to act from that love.

Amen.

09/13/2025

09/13/2025

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