PARISHES
Christmas Carol Festivals to abound in diocese
Parishes throughout the Diocese of Trenton once again will participate in the award-winning Christmas Carol Festival, a program which bridges generations and promotes joyful, Christ-centered faith sharing during the holiest of seasons.
Catholic community celebrates work of Champions for Life
Adam and Dana Puharic, a Monmouth County couple who turned personal tragedy into a life of service, were honored as the 2011 Champions for Life by the Monmouth Coastal Respect Life Committee at a gala dinner Oct. 23. The Puharics, members of St. Denis Parish, Manasquan, were presented with the …
Parishes celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
The Diocese of Trenton marked National Hispanic Heritage Month with celebrations focusing on faith, fun and Latin flavor. Parishes held festivals and Masses to commemorate the month-long recognition of the influence and contributions of Latin Americans to the United States culture.
St. Joseph Parish marks 120 years by honoring two of its own
St. Joseph Parish, Trenton, celebrated 120 years of faithful service to God and man during a gala held Oct. 22 in the Nottingham Fire Company Hall, Hamilton. More than 350 attendees came out to fete the parish’s parochial vicar, Father George Medina, and Marlene Lao-Collins, executive director of Catholic Charities, …
Holy Cross School pays tribute to veterans
The student body and faculty of Holy Cross School, Rumson, gathered with their families to observe Veterans’ Day. This year students were asked to invite veterans to visit their school and be honored in a special way.
Sara Malivasio's special Veterans Day surprise
A very happy and emotional reunion took place in Holy Family School, Lakewood, on Veterans Day.
Give Thanks and Remember
Students in Incarnation-St. James School, Ewing, remembered all who serve in the armed forces during a Mass celebrated on Veterans Day , Nov. 11.
St. Leo the Great mathematicians earn top honors in contest
The team from St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, ranked first among Catholic school competitors in the fortieth annual Brother Christian Jones Eighth Grade Mathematics Contest held Oct. 15 in Christian Brothers Academy.
St. Rose High School Invitational Scholastic Bowl
Students from St. Dominic School, Brick earned first place honors in the St. Rose High School Invitational Scholastic Bowl held Oct. 25. Representatives from ten diocesan grammar schools gathered at the St. Rose Belmar campus to compete in eight subject areas for both team and individual awards.
St. Rose of Lima students decorate, donate cakes to Freehold soup kitchen
Students from St. Rose of Lima School, Freehold put their time, treasure and talents in the kitchen to good use to benefit a local soup kitchen.
Color my Faith Year Round
Students at Mother Teresa Regional School, Atlantic Highlands, melded fun and faith while designing liturgical calendars for their classrooms.
Making a List, Checking it Twice
This Christmas season, we can share the joy of the Incarnation by bringing hope to poor communities around the world and our neighbors right here at home by seeking out organizations and vendors who offer Fair Trade and handmade goods and home grown foodstuffs, products and services.
Parents can drop their kids off and then shop
There’s the familiar saying: “Shop ‘till you drop.” And then there’s “Drop and Shop,” an annual tradition in St. Paul Parish, Princeton, that’s held on a Friday evening a few weeks before Christmas.
Parish provides Thanksgiving dinner to 1,000
On Thanksgiving Day, Epiphany Parish, Brick, was transformed into a restaurant and catering facility.
Starry, Starry Night
PTA, students bring Bethlehem to Life in LakewoodThis year, the “Holy Family” arrived at the school that bears its name in Lakewood a little early…Nov. 20 to be precise. There, nestled in a “stable,” away from the hustle and bustle of “Bethlehem’s” main street, Monsignor Donovan students Catherine Moresco and …
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