PARISHES
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 …
Tree lighting pays tribute to loved ones
For Molly Aiello, the lights on the parish Christmas tree are more than lovely decorations. They are glowing memories of loved ones, being honored and remembered as part of an extended parish family. “Every time I drive past the church with the lights on,” said Aiello, “I think of all …
St. Denis plans for meeting financial challenges
In a town meeting that was reflective of a “new day” for St. Denis School, Manasquan, some 150 members of the school and parish community met with a collaborative spirit Dec. 13 to discuss ways to build enrollment and increase revenue in response to the school’s budget deficit and the enrollment …
Winning Arguments
Seventh grader Kate Manning, above, was among twelve of the fifteen members of the newly formed Mother Teresa Regional School Debate Club who participated in the inaugural debate tournament of the Garden State Middle School Debate League Oct. 22. Each team debated five different topics ranging from education to politics.
In the Spirit of the Season
Second grade students in St. Raphael School, Hamilton, were privileged to perform for the Elderberry Club of Hamilton, a senior club which meets at St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish Center monthly.
Operation Move Over presentation held at St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel
Donna Setaro, mother of deceased N.J. State Trooper Marc Castellano, held a presentation for St. John Vianney High School students on Nov. 16. Along with N.J. State Trooper, Sgt. Pangborn, SJV class of 1992. Setaro made the presentation on Operation Move Over, which deals with driver safety and the law …
Students demonstrate knowledge in academic challenge
The 20th Annual Gateway Toyota Academic Challenge, an event coordinated each year by Kathleen D’Andrea, Monsignor Donovan High School vice principal, was held on Nov. 15. The Toms River High School hosted 80 teams from 36 different schools from Ocean, Monmouth, Atlantic, Middlesex, Burlington, Bergen, and Mercer counties, including Red …
'Answer to a Prayer'
Expanded facilities will allow Vincentians to better serve people in need “An answer to a prayer” is the best way that Robert Mitkus describes what it means for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s Medford Conference to have an opportunity to expand and renovate its current facility.
Curtain Call
Kindergarten students in St. Mary of the Lakes School, Medford, make a colorful display as they perform songs and poems for families as part of their annual Christmas program. Photo courtesy of St. Mary of the Lakes School
Blessing of Creche
Students in St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, were invited to bring statues of the infant Jesus to be blessed during the school-wide prayer service held Dec. 12.
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