PARISHES
Founder of FaithJustice receives Good Neighbor Award
When someone like Rocco Balsamo emerges triumphant from the struggles of an impoverished childhood to help establish a community service organization that fights poverty, an award for his efforts can be a testimony to how God works out all things for good.
Parish to share joy at Christmas Day dinner
St. Mary of the Pines Church, Manahawkin, a worship site of St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, will hold its third annual Christmas Day Dinner Dec. 25 from noon to 3 p.m. in the parish center at 100 Bishop Lane.
Monsignor Donovan hosts National History Bowl and Bee
The question: What national tournament that strives to promote history education throughout the United States, and around the world and help to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s voters and leaders was recently held at Monsignor Donovan High School in Toms River?
NCEA honors Sister of St. Joseph Jude Boyce
The National Catholic Educational Association has announced that Sister of St. Joseph Jude Boyce, principal of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Asbury Park, has been selected as an NCEA Distinguished Principal for the 2012-2013 school year.
Shore Rosarians, now dispersed, gathered weeks before storm
By all accounts, the annual United Rosarians of Central New Jersey’s Mass and luncheon Oct. 4, was, as it has been for 15 years, a wonderful celebration of the dedicated members who contribute so much to the life of 10 parishes that mainly hug the coastal areas of southern Monmouth …
Saint Gregory the Great places second in Thirty-First Annual Scholastic Olympics
On Nov. 15, Saint Gregory the Great Academy, Hamilton Square, participated in the thirty-first annual Scholastic Olympics hosted by Trenton Catholic Academy. Six area Catholic elementary schools took part in the competition. St. Gregory’s placed second overall while six students earned top honors individually.
Feast day a time for parishes to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
Amid the flurry of traditional costumes and an abundance of flowers to be presented to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a gift of thanksgiving, hundreds gathered the evening of Dec. 11 in St. Joseph Church, Trenton, and again Dec. 12 in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, to celebrate …
Prayer Partners
Second graders from St. Denis School, Manasquan, worked side-by-side with their eighth grade prayer partners on their advent wreath projects.
Team Work
St. Denis School, Manasquan, paired second graders with their eighth grade prayer partners to complete an advent wreath project.
All Smiles
Prayer partners from St. Denis School, Manasquan, are all smiles as they work together on their advent wreath project.
Men's breakfast group hosts Catholic Charities
The Catholic Men’s Breakfast Group, which recently celebrated its 16th year of faith-filled spirituality, education, and bagels with a schmear, played host Dec. 5 in Neptune City to representatives from Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, to learn how to put the Gospel message into action.
St. Justin Parish is dreaming big for its anniversary
The spotlight will shine on St. Justin the Martyr Parish, Toms River, when it hosts its first spaghetti dinner and show Jan. 5, featuring the talents of Daydreamer Productions, a group of talented teens and young adults voted ‘Best of the Best” by the Asbury Park Readers Choice awards last …
Monsignor Donovan hosts academic challenge
While many high school students used their Thanksgiving break to visit family, eat holiday leftovers, catch up on much needed sleep and homework assignments, and brave the Black Friday crowds, some students in the diocese were undoubtedly preparing for the Academic Challenge hosted by Monsignor Donovan High School, Toms River.
Not What You Think
Recently students in the fifth grade class in St. Raphael School, Hamilton, dissected owl pellets – the undigested prey consumed by an owl, usually consisting of teeth, bones, claws, feathers and fur, compressed in the gizzard and stored in a pouch in the stomach.
Sweet Science
Trenton Catholic Academy’s Pre-K 3 class learned the alphabet, science and making dessert in one delicious lesson.
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