DIOCESE

Mini retreat for married couples to be held

The diocesan Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life will sponsor a mini retreat for married couples Nov. 10 in St. David the King Church, 1 New Village Rd., West Windsor from 2 to 4:30 p.m. followed by Mass at 5 p.m. and dinner from 6 to 8 p.m.

In post-Sandy year, Gospel came to life in Diocese

Looking back on the year that has unfolded since Superstorm Sandy devastated whole communities within the counties he shepherds, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., remarked, “No bishop could have been prouder of seeing the Gospel come to life in his diocese.”

Food shortage a crisis for Mercer County food banks

Two jars of peanut butter. That’s all that lined the shelves of the Mercer County Emergency and Community Services food pantry, on N. Warren St., Trenton, when Lisa Thibault, communications manager for Catholic Charities, made a visit on Oct. 25.

Christmas Carol Festival - Come Christmas Caroling with us!

Bring friends and relatives … for singing, food and fun … The following is a list of parishes in and around the diocese that will host a 2013 Christmas Carol Festival.

Deacons are recharged and challenged at convocation

As Catholic ministers who are engaged in evangelization and pastoral ministry to God’s people, deacons “become the icon and image of Christ the servant, and help people unite their lives in the life of Christ.”

Tragedy of the Storm; Triumph of the Gospel

One year ago today, the Diocese of Trenton along with the entire mid-Atlantic coastline faced the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, a natural disaster whose wrath no one could have anticipated.  Thousands of our parishioners --- along with their fellow citizens here in New Jersey and New York --- were confronted …

In post-Sandy year, Bishop O'Connell saw Gospel come to life in Diocese of Trenton

Looking back on the year that has unfolded since Superstorm Sandy devastated whole communities within the counties he shepherds, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., remarked, “No bishop could have been prouder of seeing the Gospel come to life in his Diocese.” 

A New Day -- CYO to operate Bromley Neighborhood Service Center

A place for programs to benefit all age groups. That’s the future of Mercer County Catholic Youth Organization executive director, Thomas G. Mladenetz envisions for the Bromley Neighborhood Service Center in Hamilton on East State Street tha the non-profit agency will soon begin operating.

Workshop encourages parishes to reach out to caregivers

For the two dozen pastoral team leaders who gathered in St. Anselm Parish, Wayside, Oct. 15, the workshop on caregiving couldn’t have been more personal.

Convocation a time of remembrance, renewal for religious

All Souls Day marked an opportunity for both restoration and recollection for more than 100 religious sisters and brothers of the diocese.

At CYO Opening Mass, young people urged to put God at the center of their lives

The Mercer County Catholic Youth Organization commenced its 61st basketball season with a Mass celebrated by Father Dennis Apoldite, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Trenton, Nov. 2.

Catholic Youth Organization earns construction grant

The Mercer County Catholic Youth Organization has been awarded a three-year, $15,000 grant by  the Investors Foundation in support of the CYO’s capital expansion project.

CYO awards honors and begins season

Following the Opening Mass, CYO athletic director Quincy Walzer announced last season’s “Male and Female Athletes of the Year” and “Coach of the Year” awards.

New coat of arms reflects simplicity, Trenton history

Cleaner lines and more pronounced graphic elements help transform the Diocese’s new coat of arms, which was released Nov. 4.The new symbol was developed at the request of Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. to achieve consistency with what was being used across the diocese and to strike an effective balance …

Bishop to conclude Year of Faith with Mass

To mark the closing of the Year of Faith in the Diocese of Trenton, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., encourages faithful of the diocese to attend a Mass that he will celebrate Nov. 23 at 4p.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton.


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