Bishop to celebrate Mass at conference for men Feb. 27

July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
Bishop to celebrate Mass at conference for men Feb. 27
Bishop to celebrate Mass at conference for men Feb. 27


On Feb. 27, the 19th annual Catholic Men for Jesus Christ conference will be held at Saint Mary Parish, Middletown. According to the organization’s website, it is the oldest and largest Catholic men’s conference in the state of New Jersey.

This year’s theme, in keeping with the ongoing Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, will be “Merciful Like the Father.” The conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate Mass and serve as the homilist during the day-long event, which will feature a young men’s track in partnership with Catholic Athletes for Christ.

The conference will include speeches by a number of notable Catholic men, including Brian J. Gail, a former CEO and author of the novel “Fatherless.”

Other speakers include Kellen Clemens, a former college football star at the University of Oregon who has played in the NFL for the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers, and Peter Herbeck, the vice president of Renewal Ministries and host of the EWTN weekly television program “The Choices We Face.”

Tickets to the event are $25 for pre-registered attendees, $30 at the door, and $10 for students.

More information is available at www.CatholicMenforJesusChrist.org 

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On Feb. 27, the 19th annual Catholic Men for Jesus Christ conference will be held at Saint Mary Parish, Middletown. According to the organization’s website, it is the oldest and largest Catholic men’s conference in the state of New Jersey.

This year’s theme, in keeping with the ongoing Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, will be “Merciful Like the Father.” The conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate Mass and serve as the homilist during the day-long event, which will feature a young men’s track in partnership with Catholic Athletes for Christ.

The conference will include speeches by a number of notable Catholic men, including Brian J. Gail, a former CEO and author of the novel “Fatherless.”

Other speakers include Kellen Clemens, a former college football star at the University of Oregon who has played in the NFL for the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers, and Peter Herbeck, the vice president of Renewal Ministries and host of the EWTN weekly television program “The Choices We Face.”

Tickets to the event are $25 for pre-registered attendees, $30 at the door, and $10 for students.

More information is available at www.CatholicMenforJesusChrist.org 

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