In today’s scriptures we hear three in- stances of people receiving and respond- ing to a call from God. These accounts follow the pattern of most scriptural call narratives: a divine presence appears and speaks; the person expresses fear or un- worthiness, receives encouragement, and finally responds to God’s call. Today’s first reading shows an unworthy Isaiah responding to the Lord’s call, “Here I am; send me!” (Isaiah 6:8).
In the second reading Paul tells us that, even though he had persecuted the church, he was called to be an apostle. …
March 5, 2010—11:30 am
Post Partum Awareness
Learn the Signs Open to everyone, family, friends, co-workers, and those who are pregnant or new Moms and Dads.
March 13, 2010—9:30 am to 4 pm
Cherishing Your Marriage
A workshop for married people who want to grow in their marriage— learn new communication skills and strengthen your relationship.
Congratulations to our 8th grade students who recently received letters of acceptance from Catholic High Schools. Among the schools accepting members of HCA’s class of 2009 to date are: Hudson Catholic , St. Peter’s Prep, St. Dominic Academy, St. Anthony, St. Mary, Pa- ramus Catholic, Marist, Notre Dame (NYC), Mt. St. Dominic Academy. Scholarship funds from some of the high schools were also awarded to students based on academic achievement. All of our Catholic School’s Week activities were very enjoyable and represented a great deal of effort on the part …
The Archdiocese of Newark is honoring those couples who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and fifty years of Christian marriage in 2010. The anniversary liturgies will be celebrated by Archbishop Myers in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, NJ on the following dates: April 11 at 3:00PM for those married 25 and 5 years. On June 6 at 3:00PM for those mar- ried 50 years. For more information, please call the rectory at 201-659-2276.
Over the past few months, a team led by our Parish Council, has worked to put together a “Welcome Packet” that will be, going forward, sent to those who
newly register as Parishioners here at Saints Peter & Paul. The goal with these packets is to help welcome new folks into our Parish by giving them a deeper
understanding of all that is offered here, and to encourage them to invest their talents in our community in areas that will help them deepen their faith.
The packet itself includes information on the various Parish ministries and organizations, as well as photos and contact …
Average Weekly Parish Expenses: $9,874.00
Sunday Collection: $7,803.35
($2,070.65)
