St. Bonaventure Church

HOLY THURSDAY April 18 Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Bilingual) 7:00 PM
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 PM

GOOD FRIDAY April 19 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (English) 3:00 PM
El Via Crucis (en español) 5:30 PM
Stations of the Cross (English) 7:00 PM

HOLY SATURDAY April 20 Blessing of Easter Foods (Shrine) 1:00 PM

EASTER VIGIL April 20 8:00 PM Mass and Sacraments of Initiation
(Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist)

EASTER SUNDAY April 21 Masses 9:30, 11:30 AM
Misa en español 5:30 PM
Please note that there is no 7:30 AM Mass on Easter Sunday.

Blessing of Children’s Baskets at 9:30 Mass Easter Egg Hunt after 9:30 Mass Christ is risen from the dead! In death He trampled death And to those in the tombs He gives life!

Catered by Knights of Colombus
Saturday, May 18 

Bishop Manning Hall

Doors Open 6:30 pm, Dinner at 7:00 pm

Tickets: $45.00 each

Tickets are available before and after all weeknd Masses or through the Parish Office.

If you are interested in meeting with others who have lost a loved one,
come to our meeting on Monday, May 20 at 7 PM in the Friary Conference Room.
​​​​​​​All are welcome.

Spring is in the air. Plants are starting to grow.
Time to reserve your spot in the St. Bon’s Community Garden. Eight plots are available.
Land, water and sun provided free of charge. First come first served.
Please email John Agapito at: agapitoj33@gmail.com or call at 973.865.2654.

Once again a group of our parishioners will volunteer on May 3rd to serve lunch at
Eva’s Village. The group will met in the Parish Office parking lot at 10:15 AM and carpooled together.

We are still in need of a few volunteers. If you are interested in participating,
please call the Parish Office for more information. 
 

 

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. 

Click Here to Sign up for Automatic Credit or Debit Card Donations.

Haga un Clic Aquí para Inscribirse a Donar Automaticamente por una Tarjeta de Debit o Credit.

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

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!

YARD SALE

Religious Formation
Bishop Manning Hall
10:30 AM

April 21 EASTER SUNDAY – NO CLASS
April 28 - 10:30 AM All Grades

We will be celebrating
First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 5
at the 9:30 & 11:30 AM Masses.
Join us in celebration for
the First Communicants and their families.

ATTENTION SENIORS!
Please mark your calendars for our next trip to Camp Hope that will take place on Thursday, April 29.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Saturday, May 4
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
after the 11:30 AM Mass
12 – 1 PM Rosary in English then Spanish Bilingual Eucharistic Prayer Service
& Benediction - 2 PM