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CCHD grants awarded to diocesan outreach services
Four Catholic social service agencies located within the Diocese of Trenton providing a range of assistance to people in need have been awarded $10,000 grants through the 2011 diocesan Catholic Campaign for Human Development.
A Day of Consolation for those affected by Hurricane Sandy
The diocesan Department of Pastoral Care will host A Day of Consolation for those in bereavement ministry and for those affected by hurricane Sandy, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. followed by Mass at 5 p.m. in St. Mary Church, 1 Phalanx Rd., Colts Neck.
Respect Life logo contest welcomes entries
The annual Loving Life Logo Contest is now accepting entries for its annual competition, which carries the grand prize of an Apple laptop and the chance to create the logo used for Respect Life programs for the next year.
Helping Hearts and Hands
In the best of times, Catholic Charities is a steady, selfless presence, helping wherever needed with assistance such as food pantries and housing assistance.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe
The Diocesan department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life will sponsor its annual Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Guadalupe, a cultural event in honor of Our Lady the Mother of the Americas and of the unborn with a procession Dec. 1 from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 805 Pine …
Annual collection for Retirement Fund for Religious to be held Dec. 8-9
The 25th national collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious will be held in most parishes Dec. 8-9. The annual, parish-based appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) and offers financial support for the day-to-day care of over 34,000 senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests.
Mount Carmel Guild helps to make Thanksgiving for others
“Chrissy” is all ready for Thanksgiving Day. Besides looking forward to spending the day with her beloved family, she’s also grateful for an agency like Mount Carmel Guild which is making it possible for her to host and prepare the meal.
Deceased deacons remembered at Mass
Kathleen Doyle of St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, and Jeanette Mustillo of St. Catharine Parish, Holmdel, take great comfort in attending the memorial Mass for deceased deacons each year.
Educators value opportunity to take part in study process
The strong commitment to Catholic education in the diocese was evident as hundreds of representatives from parishes and schools met in two locations Oct. 18.
Study based on consultation with priests, educators, parents and parish leaders
The broad consultation process that is informing the diocese’s School Sustainability Study is in full swing with input collected from hundreds of parish and school representatives, and survey results coming in from the public by the thousands.
Cathleen Sheridan receives award for excellence in catechetical leadership
Cathleen Sheridan, who served as director of religious education in St. Mary of the Lakes Parish, Medford, from 2001 until her retirement earlier this year, was presented with the 2012 “Chick” McGinty Award for Excellence in Catechetical Leadership by the diocesan Ministry of Catechesis and Evangelization.
Schools invited to apply for respect life educational grant
The diocesan department of Pastoral Care Respect Life Ministry is currently accepting applications for the Joseph A. Mazzella Memorial Respect Life Educational Grant for High Schools.
World Marriage Day dinner dance
The diocesan Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life will host the World Marriage Day dinner dance Feb. 9 in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold. The evening will begin with Mass celebrated by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. at 4:30 p.m. followed by dinner and dancing at …
'Called and Gifted' - New lay ecclesial ministers exhorted to carry out ministries of faith
Eight women marked a major milestone in the journey of their own faith lives and their commitment to serving in ministry when they were commissioned as lay ecclesial ministers for the Diocese of Trenton Dec. 15.
Homily for the ILEM Commissioning
Some of you may have heard that the Holy Father is now on Twitter. That forced me to take another reluctant step into the world of technology, so now I have begun to figure out the world of tweets, retweets, and the like...
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