News - February 2020 RSS Feed

This Friday, March 6, our parish is delighted to welcome His Excellency, Bishop David M. O'Connell, who will celebrate the 9:00 AM Mass for our students and visit our school. All are welcome!

Remember: Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 AM next Sunday, March 8! Remember to turn your clocks ahead an hour next Saturday night.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of March 1.

We are pleased to inform you that our parish received a rebate check from the Diocese of Trenton in the amount of $7,851. Click the article title for more information.

Our candidates for Confirmation will be dedicating much of this coming Saturday [3/7] to a “NET” retreat of preparation to receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. Our parish will welcome specially trained young adults from various parts of the country to direct the retreat. Please remember the NET team and our candidates in prayer this Saturday.

The Diocese of Trenton is introducing a new marriage preparation process that will update and strengthen the Pre-Cana programs that have been in place for many years. It will impact the approach taken by our priests and deacons during sessions that take place during parish office visits. It is one of the responses the diocese is making to Bishop O’Connell’s “Plan for Strengthening Marriage.”

Congratulations to the parishioners who achieved academic excellence with Honor Roll Distinction (no grade lower than 93% or Honor Role (no grade lower than 88%) for this past marking period of the 2019-2020 school year. Click the article title to see the list.

Click the article title to check out some headlines from February.

More than 16,000 students attend the 29 Catholic elementary schools and 6 Catholic high schools in the diocese. Parents work in partnership with teachers to develop their children's potential in becoming life‐long learners. Donations to the Annual Catholic Appeal help to ensure that curriculum and performance standards and development of educators continue at high levels.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of March 1.

For many people, the process of marriage annulment is very mysterious, often accompanied by considerable misinformation. In order to dispel misconceptions, the diocese sponsors Annulment Information Sessions (in English and in Spanish) annually in parishes within each county of the diocese. Click the article title for a list of sessions.

Notre Dame High School is presenting Disney's Beauty and the Beast on the weekends of March 6 - 8 and March 13 - 14. Click the article title for more information.

Click the article title to see a list of upcoming programs and events at the Francis House of Prayer in Allentown.

Our parish Marriage Ministry is introducing a series that can enrich marriage – Beloved! This series is designed to be flexible – it can be viewed on your home computer at FORMED.org.

Check out the Monitor News Update for February to see the Bishop's reflection on Lent, a new Diocesan Lenten video series, an update on the Diocesan Youth Conference, and an article on the Catholic press online. You'll find this under Documents on the Adult Faith Formation page.

Click the article title to see the stewardship report of February 23.

Click the article title to see the sanctuary lamp intentions for the week of February 23.