PARISHES
Outdoor Charismatic Healing Mass Sept. 4
An outdoor, drive-in Charismatic Healing Mass will be celebrated Sept. 4 in the parking lot of St. Mary Parish, Middletown.
Middletown parking-lot revival with Bishop will be a time to seek God’s wisdom
In conjunction with the anniversary of 9/11 and the spiritual needs of the faithful during the pandemic, St. Mary Parish, Middletown, will host a three-day, in-car revival.
Local Respect Life Month events scheduled
Every October, faithful are called to focus their efforts on promoting that all human life is sacred ...
At Hamilton Square Parish, teens bring service mission home
St. Gregory the Great Parish’s youth ministry couldn’t travel to Appalachia this year for their annual, weeklong service mission because of the coronavirus.
$62K donated to parishes, Diocese through COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
When Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., made the difficult, but inevitable decision in late March that the churches would need to temporarily close because of the coronavirus pandemic, he knew that the shutdown would exact a profound toll on the parish communities, both spiritually and financially.
Catholic schools, parishes help nonprofits collect school supplies for students in-need
Supplies such as pencils, pens, highlighters and notebooks have always been a sign that a new school year is around the corner. This year is no different – even if back to school is in-person, online or a hybrid of the two.
Pennington native makes first profession as Salesian
Brother John Patrick Castonguay believes God has called him to a life of true brotherhood, ...
LBI Community Center perseveres through two storms amid pandemic
Cleanup that includes the removal of a lifeguard/supply shack that fell into an outdoor pool has begun around the exterior campus of St. Francis Community Center, Brant Beach, which sustained significant damage during Tropical Storm Isaias.
Parish ministries continue outreach via virtual platforms
Deacon Bob Tharp came to an important realization after receiving an email from a participant in the bereavement support group in St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton.
With cautious optimism, journey back to church continues in parishes around Diocese
Reservations requested but not required.” That’s how Father Edward Blanchett refers to the “cautious but joyful” ongoing reopening of in-church Masses at Brick’s Visitation Parish.
Parish, school choirs uniting in song despite physical distance
Quarantine precautions may be preventing vocalists and instrumentalists from worshiping through music in church, but their...
Midsummer Christmas cheer delivered by Tabernacle’s faithful
To hear Jeff Siedlecki tell it, the entire operation began with an idea and a single phone call.
Technology makes summer religious ed programs a virtual reality
With continuing COVID-19 limitations in place, the Diocese of Trenton’s parish religious education programs had a decision to make: whether to go ahead with summer instruction, and if so, what that might look like.
Three generations take on altar server duties in Hopewell
At St. Alphonsus Parish in Hopewell, members of three generations of McAlindens have served.
Lakewood marks completion of Faith In Our Future process
While the July 1 merger of St. Mary of the Lake and St. Anthony Claret Parishes marks a “milestone on a long journey,” for Lakewood’s two Catholic parishes, the date is also significant on a diocesan level as it brings the implementation phase of the Faith in Our Future process …
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