SCHOOLS

Toms River parish brings Rosary to life

United in prayer, song and witness for life, more than 750 faithful from around the diocese joined together as the “Living Rosary Concert for Life” featuring award winning Catholic recording artists Donna Lee and Gretchen Harris unfolded seamlessly Oct. 17 in St. Joseph Church, Toms River.

St. Leo the Great students excel in CBA math contest

The team from St. Leo the Great School, Lincroft, placed first among Catholic school competitors in the 42nd annual Brother Christian Jones Eighth Grade Mathematics Contest held Oct. 19 in Christian Brothers Academy.

Tech initiatives bring tools to Catholic schools

St. Raphael School, Hamilton, and St. Gregory the Great Academy, Hamilton Square, have entered a new generation of learning with touch screen and netbook technologies ‒ providing students with the skills they’ll need for a future that’s drawing closer every day.

Annual Via Lucis workshop offers caregivers support, resources

The seventh annual Samaritan Healthcare and Hospice pastoral care workshop, entitled “Now and At the Hour of Our Death,” was held Oct. 19 in St. John of God Center, Westville. Sponsored in part by the Dioceses of Trenton and Camden in collaboration with Marlton-based Samaritan Healthcare, the workshop offered nearly …

Catholic schools get ready for Polar Plunge

What is it like to jump in the Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey in winter?

St. Joseph School students repeat victors in Scholastic Bowl

The team of young scholars from St. Joseph School, Toms River, captured their second consecutive win in the 10th annual St. Rose High School Invitational Scholastic Bowl held Oct. 28.

Planning for retirement workshop set

The Northern Burlington Deanery Regional Adult Faith Formation Ministry will hold a workshop on Coordinating Retirement Income Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in Holy Cross High School, 5035 Route 130 South, Delran.

Parish to sponsor 'Pamper Yourself Day'

The Ladies of the Blessed Sacrament in Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Trenton, will sponsor a “Pamper Yourself Day” Nov. 10 from 12:30 to 4 p.m. in Centennial Hall located in St. Joachim Church.

Rumson parish marks another milestone in church construction project

The community of Holy Cross Parish, Rumson, celebrated another milestone Nov. 3, when Father Michael Manning, pastor, blessed the recently poured foundation and prayed over the area where work to build the larger church is set to commence.

Noted author visits All Saints Regional Catholic School to share message of gratitude

The students and faculty of All Saints Regional Catholic School, Manahawkin, put their faith into action Oct. 4 during a visit by renowned author Mary Lou Quinlan.

Good Counsel Homes witnesses faith to patrons

Through its outreach to single, homeless, pregnant women and their children, Good Counsel Home-South Jersey serves in the ministry of evangelization and as a witness to the faith of Jesus Christ by providing a source of hope to those in need.

A legal "light to the nations" honored by diocese for protection of life

Richard F. Collier, Jr., whose staunch defense of human life has spanned a legal career of nearly four decades, was honored with the Diocese of Trenton’s “Lumen Gentium” award Nov. 8 in  his home in Belle Mead. The award, which translates from the Latin for “light of the nations,” takes …

Latino Club helps Ronald McDonald House

The Latino Club in St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel, collected items for the Ronald McDonald House in Long Branch. The club collected items such as laundry detergent, diapers, and other toiletries.

Highlands parish to mark 130 years

A Mass to mark the 130th anniversary of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Highlands, will be held Nov. 24 at 10:30 a.m.

Villa Victoria Academy marks 80th anniversary

Since 1913, it has been the mission of Villa Victoria Academy to educate smart, strong and confident young women.


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