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Pope Francis has institute a Church-wide celebration of a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Starting this year on July 25th, close to the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus.

Pope Francis has instituted a Church-wide celebration of a World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. Starting this year on the fourth Sunday of July, close to the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus.

As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, I encourage all our Catholic clergy, religious and lay faithful to sign a petition to protect congressional legislative provisions in support of life: http://www.NoTaxpayerAbortion.com by July 16.

This entire past week people everywhere are still talking about the Saint Mary’s Great Fair. To say that the 77th Saint Mary’s Great Fair broke all records is an understatement. The Super 50/50 totaled $162,055.00 smashing the largest in history by forty or fifty thousand dollars.

Since the conclusion of the Spring Plenary Assembly of the U.S. bishops last week, there has been much attention on the vote taken to draft a document on the Eucharist. The question of whether or not to deny any individual or groups Holy Communion was not on the ballot.

Because of early bulletin deadlines, I usually write my pastor’s notes on Tuesday mornings for the following weekend bulletin. So, as I write these “pastor’s notes,” last night was the first night of the return of the Saint Mary Great Fair. It was an amazing night! Thousands of people with smiling faces.

This is a very exciting week at Saint Mary’s! After not being able to gather because of the pandemic last year, every one is looking forward to the Saint Mary Great Fair. The enthusiasm and expectations are high! We anticipate thousands of people will be coming to our campus to enjoy the rides, food, fun, and fellowship

An afternoon of discussion and camaraderie with the Diocese’s shepherd and priests will take place June 29 for those discerning a call to the priesthood.

What a joy it was to see so many of our parishioners return to Mass last weekend. I borrow the quote of Saint Peter on Mount Tabor: “Lord, it is good that we are here.” It was amazing to have Masses full with people of all ages again, especially young families. What a blessing!

Welcome back to Mass! What a joy it is to have all our parishioners gathering again in our beautiful church for Holy Mass. As you know the Bishops of New Jersey have lifted the dispensation to attend Mass that was given from the beginning of the pandemic.

The Bishops of New Jersey have ended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation effective June 5-6, 2021, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, it has been our goal here at Saint Mary’s to make Holy Mass and the Sacraments available to our parishioners in whatever means we could. We have been celebrating parking lots Masses and live-streaming Masses over 15 months

Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Pentecost, the completion of the Paschal Mystery.

The work of Renewal is challenging, but exciting! It’s living out the Great Commission Jesus gave his disciples when he ascended into heaven: Go make disciples. The challenge is teaching the faithful what is means to be a disciple of Jesus and what he expects from his disciples.

Let me begin by wishing all our moms a happy Mother’s Day! Our mothers have such a big influence in our lives. My mom passed away when I was just 26 years old and even after all these years, there is still not a day that goes by when I don’t think of her or pray for her soul.

Good News: We have confirmed that a crew from Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) will arrive at Saint Mary Chapel to run new wires from the street into the chapel.

The entire month of May has been set aside by the Church for loving devotion to Mary the Mother of God for centuries

The month of May is the month dedicated to Mary, the Mother of God when all Catholics are encouraged to turn their attention to the Blessed Mother with a renewed intensity.

LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE FAITHFUL FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2020

We are excited to announce the release of a new Mobile App for our parish. This app is available for download in the Android and Apple Stores.