Blessing of the Animals

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

October 8, 2022

The Blessing of the Animals was a success! Originally planned for the first of October but rescheduled due to rain. But the Lord blessed us with a beautiful sunny day the following week. Puppies and kittens around the neighborhood put their differences aside for a gathering of faith around the Lady of Fatima Garden. Thanks to Fr. Valentine for the blessings. It was a purr-fect day!

BACKPACK CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

BACKPACK CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

August 29, 2022

Challenge Complete! Here is a glimpse of all the backpacks and school supplies donated by our generous parishioners for the foster children at CASA. Thank you to everyone involved. And a big thanks to Aiden for bringing in his A-Team of junior volunteers to sort and arrange all the essentials. Thank you Aiden, Jack, Ella and Katie for the assistance! Let's get this new school year started on a positive note.

THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY

THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY

August 15, 2022

The Assumption of Mary which we celebrate on Monday (not a Holy Day of Obligation this year because it is on a Monday) is a time to remember the great things that God has done for Mary, inviting her deeper and deeper into relationship with Him, becoming the mother of His Son, Jesus, and finally lifting her up, body and soul, into His heavenly Kingdom. It is also a reminder of the promises of eternal life that God has made to us, and shows that our faith and hope are not in vain. The gospel invites us to remember with praise and gratitude the great things that God has done and continues to do for us. We are also challenged and encouraged to recognize the presence of our Lord in our lives, opening us up to the marvels of his love, for He indeed comes to us each and every day.

Peace, Fr. Mike

A MESSAGE FROM MISSION APPEAL REV. FR. KD JOSEPH

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A MESSAGE FROM MISSION APPEAL REV. FR. KD JOSEPH

August 7, 2022

In the precious name of Jesus and Mother Mary, I would like to thank you dear Fr. Mike, the pastor, Fr. Valentine the associate pastor, and Fr. Rob and dear faithful of IHM parish, for your generous support to my mission back in India, Diocese of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. I really enjoyed my stay in IHM! Your kind support will really be a good help for the different needs of our mission, like education of children from child labor, forced labor, and bonded labor. Little girls will be taken to school and not to work. Training of seminarians for priesthood, providing safe drinking water and sanitation, for the project of protection of women and children, empowerment of widows, health and hygiene programs, income generation programs for poor women and helpless widows, and housing program for the shelter less in our mission diocese. May I promise our prayers for you all and may God bless you all. Thank you so much.

Fr. KD Joseph
Andhra Pradesh, India

CARDINAL TOBIN’S LATEST RITE OF ORDINATION

CARDINAL TOBIN’S LATEST RITE OF ORDINATION

May 28, 2022

Cardinal Tobin ordained five men to the priesthood during the Rite of Ordination at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on May 28. Congratulations to Frs. Roberto Julio Moreno Andrión, Matthew Gonzalez, David Hinojosa, Peter Jacob Volz, and Ashton Ignacio Francisco Wong! May God bless them as they begin their fulfilling journey of spreading the Gospel as priests

STATEMENT FROM CARDINAL JOSEPH W. TOBIN, C.SS.R., REGARDING RECENT MASS SHOOTINGS

STATEMENT FROM CARDINAL JOSEPH W. TOBIN, C.SS.R., REGARDING RECENT MASS SHOOTINGS

May 25, 2022

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., has issued the following statement in response to the recent mass shootings: The disciples of Jesus that form the Archdiocese of Newark join our hearts and prayers for the anguished families of Uvalde, Buffalo and many other communities across this country, including Newark, the city in which I live and love. The slaughter of children and teachers yesterday in Texas, and the surge of violence in communities nationwide, cannot be easily explained but must not be dismissed as a perverse “new normal.”

Cynically short-sighted solutions that facilely propose turning schools, grocery stores and shopping malls into armed camps must be rejected. This nation cannot flourish by permitting the unregulated sale of weapons designed to kill. There is no convincing argument to justify the sale or possession of automatic rifles, oversize magazines, folding stocks, and other weapons that are used in an ever-growing number of massacres.

New laws alone will not change hearts. We need civil conversations around all the forms of violence that are tolerated, even celebrated in our culture. The role of social media, especially its indiscriminate use by young people, needs to be questioned. We adults must examine how our speech and slogans and our resignation and apathy contribute to violent death and the disintegration of our communities.

There is much to do, but for now, let us recognize our connection with the grieving families and plead with God to heal their broken hearts.

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