Parishes of the diocese will offer the following opportunities during Lent:

St. Barnabas Parish, Bayville, 33 Woodland Road, will hold the following programs; Monday Lenten Bible studies at 2 p.m. “Meeting Christ in Scripture and Prayer” in the AFF Lounge-Rucki Hall and at 7 p.m., “The Synoptic Gospels” in the Brennan Hall meeting room; Souper Supper Lenten Twilight Retreat with Father Michael Hall, parochial vicar, March 21, 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Rucki Hall, a light Lenten supper will be provided, to attend contact the parish; Healing Mass, March 26, 11 a.m. in the church; Seder Supper, April 16, 5 p.m. in Brennan Hall, to attend contact the parish; Stations of the Cross, every Friday, 8 p.m.; Children’s Stations of the Cross, April 20, 5 p.m.; Living Stations of the Cross, April 15 and 22, 8 p.m. with the youth group. For information, call 732-269-2208.

St. Mary Parish, Bordentown, will hold Stations of the Cross every Friday at 7 p.m. in the church at 45 Crosswicks Street; Scripture study will be held every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the parish center focusing on the study of Passion and Resurrection Narrative of Jesus, cost is $15 per person; “Catholic 202,” a basic course in Catholicism, Mondays at 7 p.m., March 21 and 28 in church; The Rosary-Feast of Annunciation, March 25, noon in the church to gather and pray the Rosary; Our Lady of Sorrows Devotion, April 15, 6 p.m. in the church to gather for an evening of prayer, song, adoration and benediction in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows. For information, call 609-298-0261.

St. Dorothea Parish, Eatontown, will hold a parish mission April 10 to April 13 at 7 p.m. in the church at 240 Broad Street. Presenter will be Dominican Sister Honora Werner.  The theme will be the sacraments. Each evening the session will cover a particular sacrament(s) with both prayer and other spiritual exercises. Eucharistic Adoration will be every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. For information, call 732-542-0148.

St. Rose of Lima Parish, Freehold, will hold Living Stations of the Cross April 15 in the church at 16 McLean Street at 7:30 p.m. For information, call 732-462-0859.

Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton, will hold Stations of the Cross with Benediction every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. in St. Anthony Church, 626 S. Olden Ave., Trenton; Stations of the Cross without Benediction will be held in Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3816 E. State Street Ext., Hamilton, every Friday at 7 p.m. with various versions each week; a retreat will be held Thursday evenings in OLS Church at 7 p.m. with Msgr. Thomas N. Gervasio, pastor, conducting a Scripture series with St. Peter as the guide; Meditations will be offered during a Holy Hour and Benediction; March 24, “Letting God Love Us;” March 31, “Loving the Lord;” April 7, “Asking God for Forgiveness;” and April 14, “To Whom Shall We Go?” For information, call Doreen at 609-587-4372.

St. Theresa Parish Youth Group, Little Egg Harbor, will perform Living Stations of the Cross April 17 and 22 in the church at 450 Radio Road at 8 p.m. For information, call 609-296-2504.

Christ the King Parish, Long Branch, will hold Stations of the Cross in Holy Trinity Church, 408 Prospect Street every Friday in English at 7 p.m., Wednesdays in Spanish at 6:40 p.m. and Tuesdays in Portuguese at 6:45 p.m. and in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, 101 Chelsea Avenue in English for seniors at 3 p.m.; Prayer group, March 22 and 29 and April 5, 12 and 19, 7 to 8 p.m. in the chapel at 380 Division Street. A fee of $9 for Scripture books for those able to pay. To register, call Nancy at 732-571-9328.

St. Mary Parish, Middletown, will hold a Lenten parish mission from March 21-23, beginning with a short mission talk following the noon Mass on March 21 in St. Mary Chapel, 26 Leonardville Road. The evening sessions will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Mary, Mother of God Church, 19 Cherry Tree Farm Road, concluding with a session and Mass on March 23.  For information, call Father Angelito (Gel) Anarcon at 732-671-0071.

Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown, will host two sessions on “Salvation – What does it mean?” a fresh look at the meaning of Salvation in the light of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection, on the church campus in Heritage House at 42 W. Main Street March 16 and 23 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Session one will discuss “The Suffering and Death of Jesus” and session two will discuss “The Resurrection; Stations of the Cross” March 18, 25 and April 8 at 7 p.m. for families in the church; April 11, 12 and 14 at 4:15 p.m. in the church and chapel for religious education students; Living Stations portrayed by eighth graders, April 15 at 7 p.m. for families and April 21 at 10 a.m. for OLGC School students and families in the church; “Seven Last Words of Christ” prayerfully presented by the parish youth group, April 17 and 22 at 7 p.m. in the church. For information, call 856-235-0181.

The Upper Room Diocesan Spiritual Center, Neptune, located at 3455 W. Bangs Avenue, Bldg. 2 will hold the following retreats and/or programs:

Lenten directed prayer weekend retreat March 25 from 7 p.m. to March 27 at 3 p.m.
This is an opportunity to spend time with God in a personal way while enjoying an atmosphere of prayerful silence. Each person meets with a spiritual director daily to share what happened in his or her prayers and dialogue with God. Cost is $150. Registration is required with a $50 non-refundable/non-transferable deposit one week in advance. 

Lenten Taize Prayer – March 28, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
An evening of communal contemplative prayer, this Lenten prayer session will use the format of the Taize community in France. The presenter will be the Faithful Love Music Group. Psalm singing, Scripture readings, silence and prayer will be included. Free will offering accepted.

David Haas: A Lenten Concert – April 15, 7:30 p.m. in St. David the King Church, 1 New Village Road, West Windsor
One of the outstanding composers in the world, David Haas has produced more than 40 original recordings of liturgical music including “You Are Mine,” “Blessed Are They,” “Table Songs” and “We Have Been Told.”  Cost is $30, $35 at the door.  Registration required by April 11.

To register, call 732-922-0550 or email [email protected].

St. Paul Parish, Princeton, will host a free lecture called “The Gospel of Matthew in Lent” by St. Ursula Sister Carol Perry March 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Spiritual Center at 214 Nassau Street. Sister Carol is the resident Bible scholar at Marble Collegiate Church in New York City, where she leads studies in their adult education program. Her chief emphasis is on making the characters and stories of the Bible come to life with applications for today’s world. For information, call the parish at 609-924-1743 or visit www.stpaulsprinceton.org.

St. Anthony Parish, Red Bank, will present an evening of song and prayer March 24 at 7 p.m. in the church at 121 Bridge Avenue.  For information, call 732-747-0813.

St. Anselm Parish, Wayside, will hold Stations of the Cross March 18 and 25 and April 1, 8 and 15 at 10 a.m. and March 18 and 25 and April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the church at 1028 Wayside Road; Lenten Taize Prayer Service, April 1 at 8 p.m.; Mark’s Gospel Live, a first century story about love and healing performed solo by Rev. Joseph Morris, April 15 at 6 p.m., free will offering accepted. For information, call 732-493-4411.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Whiting, will hold a St. Joseph Mass, March 19, 8 a.m. in the church at 30 Schoolhouse Road with the blessing of “St. Joseph’s Bread,” St. Joseph’s pastries will be served in the parish center; The Solemnity of the Annunciation Mass will be March 25, 8 a.m. to noon, with blessing and distribution of flowers; Stations of the Cross and Benediction, every Friday in the chapel, 3:30 to 7 p.m.; Lenten Supper of soup and bread, 3:30 to 6:45 p.m.  For information, call 732-350-5001.

Correction from March 3 issue:

Holy Innocents Parish, Neptune, will hold its Tuesday Eucharistic Adoration from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. For information, call 732-922-4242.