With the founding of (former) St. Joseph Parish in 1892, the founding of (former) St. Gabriel Parish in 1921, as well as the subsequent addition of (former) St. Gertrude Parish in 1947, there has been a continuous Catholic presence in Windsor. Since the earliest days, these faith-based communities have represented a rich and diverse heritage in Connecticut’s oldest settlement, bound together by both geography and a common Faith. On June 29, 2017, by decree of Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of the Archdiocese of Hartford, St. Joseph Parish and St. Gabriel Parish merged to become St. Damien of Molokai Parish, under Father John P. Melnick’s pastorship. In October of 2020, St. Gertrude Parish was subsumed into St. Damien parish, thereby consolidating all of Windsor’s faithful under one Catholic parish. On October 19, 2022, Father Shawn T. Daly was installed as pastor. Supporting the spiritual needs of all Catholics in the town of Windsor, the new parish’s mission is to serve Jesus Christ by loving God and each other, to spread the Good News and to make new disciples in our community. It is the vision of Saint Damien of Molokai Parish to unify, awaken and energize the faithful and make our celebration of the Eucharist an irresistible expression of welcome, faith and love.