SCHOOLS
'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.
Christmas Around the World
Students from St. Mary School, Bordentown, stand by to distribute samples of traditional Christmas food from Panama, as part of a program in which fourth through eighth graders studied Christmas celebrations and traditions in countries around the world.
Catholics to join in regional series of events in observance of Roe v. Wade
Whether it will be in the nation’s capital or on the steps before the State House in Trenton, Jan. 23 will be the day when hundreds of people of all ages from around the diocese will join in peaceful solidarity and show their support for the gift of human life …
Brave Souls
Five hundred plunge into Atlantic for Catholic schoolsWinter afternoons are usually desolate at the Jersey Shore, but the Polar Plunge brought a crowd of 1,500 to the beach at Sea Bright, Jan. 8.
Catholic Schools Week Round-Up
The following schools have announced events taking place within their schools during Catholic Schools Week.
A Statement by the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on Marriage as a Union of One Man and One Woman
January 20, 2012 Marriage as a union of a man and a woman has its roots in natural law.
All-night celebration of faith culminates in pro-life march
In the waning hours of a frigid Sunday evening, the lights were on at Red Bank Catholic High School.
Parish school celebrates a milestone during CSW
This year, the annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week was a bit more significant to the parish community of St. Benedict, Holmdel, as their school celebrates 50 years of Catholic education.
Academic challenge pits fifth graders against faculty
Are you smarter than a Catholic school fifth grader? Several students from area Catholic schools put their teachers to the test Jan. 30 during the annual Catholic Schools Week celebration.
Commissioned for Service
The six women who were commissioned lay ecclesial ministers by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Jan. 18, may have chosen different roads and paths along their faith journey, but they all share one important characteristic in their faith development. They have all responded to the Gospel call “to serve and …
Hands of hope stretch across the sand
On June 26, countless people across the globe joined hands at the water’s edge in “Hands Across the Sand,” including a group of 1,500 who descended upon the beach in Asbury Park.
Serving Others
When Dr. Joann Petito-Ross and Dr. Thomas Ross joined the “Doctors with a Heart” network more than 23 years ago, they agreed to provide two weeks of medical services each February to all of their patients free of charge. Instead, they asked their patients to make a donation of canned …
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