St. Bonaventure Church

FROZEN DINNER PICKUP Saturday, September 21
8:30 to 9:30 AM in front of Bishop Manning Hall.

NON-PERISHABLE GROCERIES May be dropped off at the same time or any time before September 21 in the rear of the church or the Parish Office 

Sunday, September 22 following 9:30 AM Mass
parents are to pick up their complete information packets in Bishop Manning Hall.

Classes Begin Sunday, September 29 following the 9:30 AM Mass
10:30 to 11:30 AM Bishop Manning Hall

Parents who are registering their child for the first time,
please note there will be a
New Student Orientation on Sunday, September 29 .
following the 9:30 AM Mass in Bishop Manning Hall.

If you or anyone you know would like to become a member
of the Roman Catholic Church
or if you desire the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist,
please contact Teresa Gallo-Tomcho at tgallo1130@yahoo.com
or 908-209-1437 for more information.

Teresa and members of the RCIA Team will assist you in preparing
for the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation
at the Easter Vigil on the evening before Easter Sunday 2020 or 2021.
Candidates for these Sacraments
are adolescents (age 10 to 18) and adults.

They come together on a weekly basis with catechists for prayer,
catechetical instruction, and reflection on the Sacred Scriptures.
These meetings begin early in October 2019.

 

BEACON PHOTO | RICH GIGLI

REMEMBERING A FALLEN HERO  Franciscan Father Daniel Grigassy, pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish, leads a graveside service on Sept. 11 for Franciscan Father Mychal Judge in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, as firefighters and police salute.
 On 9/11, Father Mychal Judge and all those lost are remembered

TOTOWA  On the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks, Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, who served as a New York City Fire Department chaplain and was the first recorded fatality of the Islamists’ terrorist attacks, was remembered at a 9/11 Memorial Service at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery here where he is buried. Father Judge had previously served as pastor of St. Joseph Church in West Milford. A memorial Mass was also held a St. Bonaventure Parish in Paterson before the graveside memorial service. Franciscan Father Daniel Grigassy, pastor of St. Bonaventure, celebrated the Mass and also led the service at the cemetery.

Knights of Columbus Councils 240 and 6574 have hosted the memorial service since 2002, the first anniversary of the attacks. At the service, local parishioners, friends of the fallen chaplain and police officers and firefighters prayed in memory of Father Judge and all victims of 9/11. 

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We invite you to consider sharing your gifts in the Ministries to our community of faith. If you are interested, please pick up a booklet.

  1. Ministry of Adult Faith Formation      2. Ministry of Altar Server
  3. Ministry of Family Life                          4. Finance Ministry
  5. Hispanic Ministry                                  6. Ministry of Holy Communion
  7. Ministry of Hospitality/Ushers            8. Ministry to Those Who Mourn
  9. Ministry of Lector                                10. Ministry of Liturgy and Worship
11. Ministry of Prayer                               12. Music Ministry
13. Ministry of Religious Formation       14. Ministry in the Rite of Christian
                                                                            Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
15. Ministry to the Sick                             16. Social Concerns
17. Youth Ministry                                     18. Ministry to Justice, Peace, &
                                                                            Integrity of Creation (JPIC)

Organizations
1. Knights of Columbus 
2. Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) 
3. Spiritual Enrichment of Seniors

2ND SATURDAY:
11:30 AM Mass with Anointing of the Sick 
in March, June, September and December.

Our Church is open for private prayer and devotions from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm every day of the week.

All are welcome!

Nuestra iglesia está abierta tanto para oración privada como para devociones desde las 8:00 am hasta las 6:30 pm todos los días.

¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Sunday, September 22 following 9:30 AM Mass
parents are to pick up their complete information packets in Bishop Manning Hall.

Classes Begin Sunday, September 29 following the 9:30 AM Mass
10:30 to 11:30 AM Bishop Manning Hall

Parents who are registering their child for the first time,
please note there will be a
New Student Orientation on Sunday, September 29 .
following the 9:30 AM Mass in Bishop Manning Hall.New and Re-registrations for the 2019-2020 Religious Formation year will take place on

RCIA – Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

If you or anyone you know would like to become a member of the Roman Catholic Church or if you desire the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist, please contact
Teresa Gallo-Tomcho at tgallo1130@yahoo.com or 908-209-1437 for more information.