WELCOME, BISHOP SERRATELLI
9:30 AM Sunday Mass February 23 

As a special way to make this Lent more meaningful, Fr. Frank invites you to join him for a multi-media presentation entitled

“The Eucharist in Scripture.”
This four-part series will be offered on the Wednesdays of Lent
beginning on March 4 and concluding on March 25.
An hour-long session will be offered in the morning beginning at 9:45 AM
and in the evening beginning at 6:45 PM.
Please call the Parish Office to notify us of your interest so we can reserve a large enough space for these presentations. Thank you for your interest!

The Italian Dinner on Saturday, February 15 to commemorate
Fr. Alvin Faddish, OFM and Fr. John Piccione, OFM was a huge success!
A special thanks to John & Jim Cullen, Tony Fierro, Walter DiCristina, Dave Clemente, Dan Donovan, John Agapito and Pat Murray. A special thanks also to our parish custodian Gary Berdan who set up all the tables and chairs. Thank you all for your support!!
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Haga un Clic Aquí para Inscribirse a Donar Automaticamente por una Tarjeta de Debit o Credit.

Text and Email Phishing Scam Alert

A growing number of parishes are reporting that emails have been received by their parishioners, allegedly from their pastor or a member of the parish staff, asking people to purchase gift cards or send money to help the poor. This is a total scam – and unfortunately is being seen around the country. Priests or representationvs of the Church will never contact you by text or email to ask for any "favors" or for donations of cash or gift cards.

PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO SUCH MESSAGES!
 

The Diocese of Paterson has a policy that instructs all of its personnel to NEVER follow any email or text requests for any type of transfer of funds, purchases or sending any form of money for any purpose.  

Any fraud attempts and scam activity should always be reported to local law enforcement.

 

BEACON PHOTO|RICH GIGLI

 On 9/11, Father Mychal Judge and all those lost are remembered

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 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. 

We invite you to consider sharing your gifts in the Ministries to our community of faith. If you are interested, contact the parish office.
 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!

Classes Continue on Sundays 
following the  9:30 AM Mass
10:30 to 11:30 AM Bishop Manning Hall February 23 - 10:30 AM All Grades
March 1 - 10:30 AM All Grades 
March 8 - 10:30 AM All Grades
                  12 – 2 PM Game Day 
March 15 - 10:30 AM All Grades
 March 22 - 10:30 AM All Grades
March 29 - 10:30 AM All Grades

Religious Formation Dismissal
Just a reminder that dismissal from
Religious Formation Classes is 11:30 AM in Bishop Manning Hall. All parents must enter
the building to pick up their child especially those children in Grades K-6.
If you have more than one child in our program, and your child is in Grade 7 or above,
they may escort their younger sibling to the street or parking lot.
Any questions, please contact Teresa Gallo-Tomcho at 908.209.1437 or tgallo1130@yahoo.com.

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.