TO COMMEMORATE THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Vincentians, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is hosting an April 22-May 1 pilgrimage to Paris, France. He is being joined by 17 priests from the Diocese and two diocesan staff.
St. Gregory the Great Church in Hamilton Square, New Jersey is seeking candidates for the full-time position of Full Charge Bookkeeper (FCB). The FCB is responsible for managing the financial records of the Parish and the school (St. Gregory the Great Academy), and performs all aspects of finance administration including accounts payable, payroll, bank reconciliations and financial reporting. The FCB will maintain the general ledger, generate financial reports and ensure compliance with accounting principles and regulations. This position reports the Parish Business Manager. Salary commensurate with experience.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will gather today with the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton for a special Mass to commemorate the death of Pope Francis. The Mass will take place in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in Trenton beginning at 12:10 p.m.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will gather today with the clergy, religious and faithful of the Diocese of Trenton for a special Mass to commemorate the death of Pope Francis. The Mass will take place in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral in Trenton beginning at 12:10 p.m.
The world welcomed Pope Francis with evident joy, watched him with great expectation, waiting with hope that he would courageously and boldly lead the Catholic Church forward in the third millennium. Yes, from those first moments, he was clearly a different kind of pope, taking as his papal motto “lowly but chosen (miserando atque eligendo).” And his papacy would also be different, reflecting a pope who loved tradition but would not be burdened to or held captive by it.
From the moment he stepped out on to the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome the evening of March 13, 2013, the world witnessed something different, something unique about this man chosen by the College of Cardinals earlier that day to be the 266th Successor to St. Peter. Perhaps it was his humble, more informal way of greeting the crowds gathered there and watching throughout the world, blessing them but first pausing to ask for their prayer and blessing.
I can only imagine the thoughts that went racing through her mind as she ran to tell “Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved” that “they have taken the Lord from the tomb and we do not know where they put him (John 20:2).” Upon arrival at the tomb, the Lord’s followers rushed in only to find the burial cloths but no body. Where was Jesus? John’s Gospel then says of Peter, “He saw and believed (John 20:8).”
I can only imagine the thoughts that went racing through her mind as she ran to tell “Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved” that “they have taken the Lord from the tomb and we do not know where they put him (John 20:2).” Upon arrival at the tomb, the Lord’s followers rushed in only to find the burial cloths but no body. Where was Jesus? John’s Gospel then says of Peter, “He saw and believed (John 20:8).”
THE CHANCERY OFFICES IN LAWRENCEVILLE will be closed Wednesday, April 16, through Easter Monday, April 21. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, April 22.
CATHOLICS WILL SOON FLOCK to their parishes to mark the solemnity of Holy Week and the Easter joy that follows. The doors to Catholic churches throughout the Diocese of Trenton will open wide to hundreds of thousands of parishioners and newcomers alike as special services and Masses will lead believers through the week-long retelling of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection.
Catholics will soon flock to their parishes to mark the solemnity of Holy Week and the Easter joy that follows. The doors to Catholic churches throughout the Diocese of Trenton will open wide to hundreds of thousands of parishioners and newcomers alike as special services and Masses will lead believers through the week-long retelling of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection.
With the theme “Holding Onto Hope: Supporting Mental Health with Pastoral Care,” the retreat will assist clergy and pastoral ministers in recognizing the signs of persons with mental health challenges and learning how to support them and their families. The event is especially designed for parish priests; deacons; chaplains; campus ministers; those who make visits to the sick or homebound, and those involved in bereavement and consolation ministry, youth and young adult ministry and faith formation.