St. Monica Church, St. Ambrose Parish – Northford, CT hosts Sunday Evening Prayer every week at 5:30 p.m. during Lent. Archbishop Leonard Blair, the Emeritus Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Hartford  presided on Sunday, March 30th for Laetare “REJOICE” Sunday for parishioners and members of the Order of Malta in the Connecticut Area and the Connecticut section of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. 

Archbishop Blair was joined by Rev. Joseph MacNeil, ChD, Rev. Peter Langevin, KHS, Chancellor, Diocese of Norwich, Rev. Robert Turner, KHS, Pastor with associate parish priests and deacon. The Archbishop thanked the members of both Orders from the Hartford and Norwich dioceses for their witness and ministries. Music Director Dominic Uleano led the congregation in magnificent sacred music. The service was followed by hospitality and delightful conversations among the clergy, Order members, and very welcoming parishioners. A beautiful evening to rejoice at the midway point of Lent.