Listening Sessions with Bishop Caggiano
Between May 5, 2014 and June 21, 2014 Bishop Frank Caggiano met with various groups of the Faithful of the Diocese of Bridgeport at the Listening Sessions. The purpose of these sessions was to hear the concerns, comments and suggestions of the Faithful pertaining to the Diocese of Bridgeport. Here are the questions used at the Listening Sessions:
- The strengths of the diocesan ministries are…
- I would like to see the new diocesan outreach in…
- The diocese should improve the ministry by…
The meetings were conducted in five vicariates of the diocese as well as with the Youth and the Hispanic Community. Here are the dates and locations of these meetings:
- Monday May 5 at 7:30 PM – Vicariate I – Trinity High School, Stamford
- Friday May 16 at 7:30 PM – Vicariate II – St. Aloysius, New Canaan
- Saturday May 17 at 1:30 PM – Youth Listening Session Notre Dame High School, Fairfield
- Monday June 2 at 7:30 PM – Vicariate III – St. Thomas, Fairfield
- Sunday June 8 at 5:00 PM – Spanish Community The Catholic Center (in Spanish)
- Tuesday June 17 at 7:30 PM – Vicariate IV – St. Catherine, Trumbull
- Saturday June 21 at 1:00 PM – Vicariate V – Immaculate High School, Danbury
(Please consult the list of parishes in each vicariate: Vicariate List by Parish)
The following are the summary points of each of these sessions as well as audio recordings.
SUMMARIES of the Listening Sessions:
Vicariate I Synod Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Vicariate II Synod Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Vicariate III Synod Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Youth Synod Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Spanish Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Vicariate IV Synod Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Vicariate V Synod Listening Session – Audio Recording: Click Here
Synod Commission Report on Listening Sessions and Online Forms (Input collection): PDF file CLICK HERE
Read article about the Vespers HERE
Bishop announces 4 topics of the Synod. Read: CLICK HERE or View YouTube: CLICK HERE