The Guild of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus will be inaugurated on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, with Bishop Frank Caggiano during Choral Vespers at Sacred Heart Church in Georgetown/Redding, CT, 30 Church Street. There will be a reception immediately following in Pryor-Hubbard Hall.  

According to the flyer, the Guild is one of three ventures Bishop Caggiano is launching this year to promote truth, beauty and goodness in the Diocese of Bridgeport. The Guild exists to promote and foster beauty in the sacred arts from its base in Georgetown, Connecticut through a full calendar of events and pilgrimages.

The Guild will be planning concerts, discussions on Catholic literature, art, and architecture, sacred music and scholas.

Sacred music classes (9 of them!) for the summer 2022 term at St. Joseph’s Seminary in New York.

https://www.dunwoodie.edu/dunwoodie-music-classes

We welcome a new faculty member (Dr. Edward Schaefer, Collegium Sanctorum Angelorum) and will again offer classes by Fr. Matthew Ernest (St. Joseph’s Seminary) and Prof. Charles Weaver (Juilliard and CUNY).

All classes (except 2, which are online only) feature the option to attend in-person or online. Please note that room and board space is quite limited, so please be sure to sign up ASAP if you’ll need that option.

Principles of Sacred Music: May 31–July 31 online asynchronous, August 1 and 2 in-person or synchronous online 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instructor: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, 3 credits or audit

Parish Sacred Music Program Management: Monday and Wednesday evenings, June 1–June 27, synchronous online, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Instructor: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, 1 credit or audit

Principles of Chant: July 5–9, in-person or synchronous online, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instructor: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, 3 credits or audit

Advanced Seminar in Gregorian Chant: Conducting (Chironomy): July 11–15, in-person or synchronous online, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Instructor: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, 1 credit or audit

Advanced Seminar in Gregorian Chant: Semiology and Manuscript Study: July 11–15, in-person or synchronous online, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Instructor: Edward Schaefer, 1 credit or audit

Teaching Gregorian Chant to Children: July 18–22, in-person/synchronous, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Instructor: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, 3 credits or audit

Choral Repertoire and Practicum: Parish Choirs:July 25–29, in-person recommended, online available, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Instructor: Jennifer Donelson-Nowicka, 2 credits or audit

Renaissance Choral Repertoire: History, Analysis, and Performance Practice for Parish Musicians: July 25–29, in-person or synchronous online, 6:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.Instructor: Charles Weaver, 1 credit or audit

On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 3 in the afternoon, Father Donald Kloster will lead the faithful in a Jericho March wherein we will March seven times successively around the four blocks surrounding Planned Parenthood in Danbury. We have requested that Father lead with the Blessed Sacrament.

The March will commence at the entry driveway to Planned Parenthood at 44 Main Street, Danbury. 

Each time around is 1 mile for a total of 7 miles for those who complete the March. We pray as we March.

No one is obligated to walk the entire route; do whatever you can without causing injury or exhaustion. Some may prefer to walk a few blocks; others may prefer not to walk at all opting instead to remain at prayer in the entry driveway. Any alternative is perfectly ok.

Please wear warm clothes and comfortable footwear. Those who cannot stand for long periods are welcome to bring chairs.

We look forward to seeing you at the Jericho March and joining together in public witness and communal prayer for the end of abortion; the conversion of hearts and minds of moms who may be considering abortion; and healing for those who already have experienced an abortion. 

Please direct your questions to sm.boland@yahoo.com