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Bishop welcomes fellow Vincentians ∙ Priest ordinations ∙ Eucharistic Pilgrimage ∙ Diocesan programs
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June 5, 2024DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 3, San Alfonso Retreat House served as the site for two enjoyable yet meaningful events for Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M.
From June 4-6, Bishop O’Connell and members of his religious community, the Eastern Province of the Congregation of the Mission of St. Vincent de Paul, popularly known as the Vincentians, gathered in the oceanside facility in Long Branch for their Provincial Assembly.
“I am so pleased to welcome my Vincentian confreres to the Diocese of Trenton for their Assembly,” Bishop O’Connell said at the start of the Assembly’s opening Mass of the Holy Spirit that he celebrated June 4.
Read more HERE.
AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE DIOCESE’S THREE-DAY EXPERIENCE with the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage that engaged thousands of the faithful, Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., said the coming together for the Ordination of two men to the priesthood was a “holy purpose directly related to and consequential for the Eucharist.”
Before a congregation of loved ones and well-wishers, Bishop O'Connell ordained Father Wynne Kerridge and Father Brian Meinders to the priesthood during a June 1 Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton. Read more HERE.
THREE PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF TRENTON were stops along the Seton Route, one of the four routes of the National Eucharistic Procession. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., celebrated Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton; St. Mary of the Pines, Manahawkin, and St. Mary, Mother of the Church, Bordentown, May 28-30. The procession will continue across the country to the National Eucharist Congress beginning on July 17 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
To read about each stop along the Seton Route see the articles below:
Day 1:Trenton faithful celebrate joyful arrival of NEC’s Seton Route pilgrims
Day 2: During Seton Route Mass, Bishop reminds faithful that ‘We are on a pilgrimage of our lives’
Day 2: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage comes to youth of Manahawkin
Day 3: Diocese treasures the 'gift and grace' of His Presence
A SUMMER FORMATION WORKSHOP ON CHRISTIAN INITIATION of children who have reached catechetical age will be offered for persons serving on parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults teams July 20 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.
The workshop, sponsored by the diocesan Department of Catechesis, runs from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will feature presenter Sister of St. Joseph Sandra De Masi, who currently serves as pastoral associate for liturgy and catechesis in St. Rose of Lima Parish, Short Hills.
Learn more HERE.
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N AN EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS about the work of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the domestic anti-poverty campaign of the U.S. bishops, a cross-diocesan bike tour will be held June 15.
For more information, visit HERE.