Writing Contest

Vermont Youth Invited to Enter Special Essay Contest:
“What is a Christian Marriage?”


All Vermont youth between 5th grade through 12th grade and “after high school youth” between the ages of 17 and 22, whether home-schooled, attending Catholic, Public or Christian schools, are invited to participate in a very special essay contest: “What is a Christian Marriage?”

The statewide event is sponsored by the Marriage, Family, and Respect Life Ministries, Vermont Catholic Charities, Office of Catholic Formation, Office of Catholic Schools, and Worldwide Marriage Encounter. The judges will be looking for essays not more than 300 words in length, and each entry must address the topic and express a positive approach to marriage.

• 1st Prize Winners: $175.00 in each category
• 2nd Prize Winners: $100.00 in each category
• Regional Awards: Gift certificates to local
Businesses
• Honorable Mention: to be determined

Deadline for Submission of Essays: January 5th, 2009

For more information contact:
Margaret Wehrung,
Director, Marriage, Family and Respect Life Ministries
(802) 447-5718

November 10, 2008

Bereavement Mass

Bishop Matano to Celebrate
Special Mass for Bereaved Parents

The Diocesan Mass for Bereaved Parents will be offered again this year by The Most Reverend Salvatore R. Matano, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. This annual Mass is especially for the intentions and healing of parents throughout the diocese who have suffered the very painful loss of a beloved child.

Bishop Matano says: “The loss of a child reaches far beyond the effects and the hopes of purely human consolation. This wound needs to be tended to by Jesus Himself. Thus, we come together to offer the Church’s most perfect prayer, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, seeking the healing of the Divine Physician.”

The Mass for Bereaved Parents will be held on November 6th, 2008, 7:00PM at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington.

For Further Information, Please Contact:
Michele Morin
Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington
Office of Marriage, Family and Respect Life
(802) 658-6110, Ext. 1329
MMorin@vermontcatholic.org

October 21st, 2008