St. Mary-St. Michael School Student Wins Family Day Poster Contest!

Congratulations to seventh grade student, Makayla Naranjo who won the "Family Day" poster contest sponsored by the Archdiocese of Hartford. 

"Family Day" is September 23rd and encourages families to enjoy dinner together. Naranjo's poster will be used by the Archdiocese to promote "Family Day" throughout the year. 

Maria Maynard, Deputy Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of Hartford and Rev. Janusz Kukulka, Pastor of St. Mary Church presented Naranjo with an iPod and a framed copy of her winning poster. 

Fifty-four elementary schools in the Archdiocese participated in the contest. 

Pictured in the photo from left to right are: 

Maria Maynard- Deputy Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Makayla Naranjo (Gr. 7), Linda Coppola-Principal,  Adrianna Naranjo (K), and Fr. Janusz Kukulka.

Catholic Charities is Off and Running!

Catholic Charities, Inc. Archdiocese of Hartford has been chosen as one of the finalist in the 2013 “Aetna Voices of Health” national campaign. Aetna will award $30,000 to the group that gets the most online votes and $20,000 to the second-place finisher.

The “Aetna Voices of Health” website features a one-minute video from Catholic Charities entitled “Nurturing Healthy Babies,” describing how the prize money would help Catholic Charities achieve its mission. The video highlights one of the many valuable services that Catholic Charities provides.  Pregnancy counseling, infant and toddler care, elderly services, mental health counseling, and school readiness are just a few of the other programs that the agency offers.

Voting for the campaign takes place at Aetna Voices of Health - Catholic Charities Healthy Babies and goes through October 13th.

More information about Catholic Charities and the voting process can also be found on the agency’s website Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Hartford.

Please vote for Catholic Charities to Win Aetna’s Voices of Health Competition

The Catholic Transcript Features Our School

The recent issue of The Catholic Transcript published by the Archdiocese featured St. Mary-St. Michael in their Opening Day of School in Derby front page article! Check out the wonderful photo gallery and transcript by clicking on the article title. Many thanks to Mark Adams for passing this on!