New Catholics welcomed into faith during Easter

July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.


Story by Mary Stadnyk, Associate Editor

In parishes around the Diocese of Trenton, more than 700 individuals entered into full communion with the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil April 15. About 200 elect were baptized, confirmed and received First Holy Communion. The remaining 508 candidates, who were already baptized, were confirmed and received first Eucharist at the Vigil. These nine stories represent some of the ways so many across central New Jersey came to understand and respond to God’s invitation in their lives.

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Story by Mary Stadnyk, Associate Editor

In parishes around the Diocese of Trenton, more than 700 individuals entered into full communion with the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil April 15. About 200 elect were baptized, confirmed and received First Holy Communion. The remaining 508 candidates, who were already baptized, were confirmed and received first Eucharist at the Vigil. These nine stories represent some of the ways so many across central New Jersey came to understand and respond to God’s invitation in their lives.

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