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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal organization for Catholic men. All men of the parish are invited to join. For information please contact : Council 253 at (908) 355-2253 or Chris at (908) 351-4444.
PALM CROSSES
The Boy Scouts Troop 23 will be selling Palm Crosses and Easter flowers outside of Church after all Masses on April 12-13. Crosses sell for $10 each.
Though traditionally used to decorate graves, palm crosses are now used to proclaim the joy of Easter inside and outside of homes as well. Put one on your lawn, front door or mantel. Please support the activities of our award-winning troop, which teaches character, citizenship and physical fitness. For more info contact Scoutmaster Dan Bernier at 908-451-1948 or webfoottroop@gmail.com.
2025 ANNUAL APPEAL
The 2025 Annual Appeal is underway. We are still inching our way toward our goal! The outpouring of support from many parishioners like you helps sustain the important ministries across the Archdiocese of Newark. These programs help to make our own parish a more vibrant place of worship.
If you have yet to give, please pick up a pledge envelope at the back of the church or visit www.rcan.org/sharing
JUBILEE ANNIVERSARY MASS
We are excited to announce that we are once again preparing for the annual tradition of honoring couples in our Archdiocese who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and fifty years of Catholic marriage in the Jubilee Year 2025! This year there will be ONE anniversary liturgy for all couples. This liturgy will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin on Sunday, June 1st at 3pm at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. All family members are welcome! The presence of these couples and their families will be a beautiful witness to the strength and stability of Christian marriage in today’s society. Please call the rectory office during business hours to register or you can e-mail anytime—
stgens@optonline.net with the following information: Couples first & last names, Date of Church Marriage, Address, and years celebrating. ( 50, 25 or 5) before May 10th.
WE’RE SCOUTING FOR UNIFORMS
Do you have a Cub Scout or Boy Scout uniform hanging in your closet that is not used anymore? Please consider donating it to the uniform exchange. Through this uniform exchange, the Scouting program at St. Gen’s helps to ease that burden for its member families. Scouts are often able to find a shirt, pants, belt,
hat, neckerchief or neckerchief slide that has been donated by a former member, or by a current member who has outgrown the uniform. Donations can be placed at any time in the American flag retirement box next to Webby’s Wood Shed, behind the church Rectory. For more details please contact Dan Bernier, Scoutmaster at (908)451-1948 or webfoottroop@gmail.com
PANCAKE BREAKFASTS
The Helping Hands Group of St. Genevieve is proud to announce a Pancak Breakfast following the 10:30 Mass on May 4. Join us for a stack of homemade pancakes and other treats!
Dear Parishioners,
Welcome to Palm Sunday and Holy Week, the most important week in the entire church year. Between today and next Sunday, we have the opportunity to be with the Lord during the most loving and life-giving days of His ministry.
On Holy Thursday, at 7:00p.m. we gather for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper to remember the institution of the Eucharist, the institution of the ministerial priesthood and the great act of service done in the washing of the feet. The church will remain open for solemn adoration until 10pm when we will close with a simple service of Night Prayer.
Good Friday sees us gather at 3pm for the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Holy Communion. This will include formal Veneration of the Cross as part of a beautiful and touching liturgy of the Passion. This year, Bishop Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B. the Regional Bishop for Union County will be joining us to preside and preach at this special service.
Without a doubt, the most important night of the year is Holy Saturday when we celebrate the Easter Vigil at 8pm. Yes, this is long, but there is no better way to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord than by our attendance that evening. If you have never been to the Vigil, or if it has been a while, you owe it to your soul to be with us.
Please consider this your personal invitation directly from me to be a part of the entire Holy Week. These are the days, and nights, when we are at our most Catholic. Set aside these three days as a time of personal retreat and reflection for the good of yourself and for the good of our parish.
Also, note that the last opportunity for confession prior to Easter will be Wednesday evening at 7pm, please be on time for this. Finally, why not join in the very traditional Blessing of Easter Food on Saturday morning at 11:30am? Fr. Mirek always does such a lovely job at this brief service and it means so much to many people.
If you are going away and will not be here for Easter, please accept my best wishes for a very happy, holy and joyful Easter.
Fr. Armand
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK
2025 LENTEN REGULATIONS
1. The days of both Fast and Abstinence during Lent are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily His Resurrection. The other Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence.
On a day of Fast, only one (1) full meal is permitted, and two (2) smaller meals, which, if added together, would not exceed the main meal in quantity.
Those between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast.
On a day of Abstinence, no meat may be eaten. Those who have reached the age of 14 are obliged by the law of abstinence.
2. The obligation to observe the laws of Fast and Abstinence “substantially”, or as a whole, is a serious obligation.
3. The Fridays of the year, outside of Lent, are designated as days of penance, but each individual may substitute for the traditional abstinence from meat some other practice of voluntary self-denial as penance.
4. The time for fulfilling the Paschal Precept (Easter Duty*) extends from the First Sunday of Lent, March 9 to The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, June 15, 2025.
* Canon 920, §1. All the faithful, after they have been initiated into the Most Holy Eucharist, are bound by the obligation of receiving Communion at least one a year.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
7pm– Final Lenten Confessions
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 17
8am-Morning Prayer
7pm-Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Adoration at the Altar of Reposition until
Night Prayer at 10pm
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 18
8am-Morning Prayer
3pm-Commemoration of the Passion and
Death of our Lord & Communion
7pm-Stations of the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 19
8am-Morning Prayer
11:30am– Blessing of Food
(No Confessions and no 5:30pm Mass)
8:00pm—The Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 20
7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12Noon
ALASKA IS CALLING!
*****FINAL CALL*****
The initial response to our summer Alaska cruise has been very strong, and our space is filling quickly. If you are looking for a wonderful vacation this year, why not join us from July 9-21, 2025 on a wonderful 11 day cruise to the awesome beauty that is our 49th state, Alaska.
Departing from Seattle, Washington, you will visit Ketchikan, Juneau, Sitka, Haines and Victoria B.C. as well as the natural wonders of Glacier Bay, Tracy Arm and Misty Fjords National Monument. It is truly an unforgettable experience and a life-changing opportunity.
Haven’t you always wanted an up close experience of humpback whales, orca, bald eagles, bears and moose? Have you ever tried freshly caught salmon and king crab? Well, now you can, and much more.
Full color brochures containing all the information and prices (air, cruise, hotel and all transfers) are available at the parish office, or simply speak to Fr. Armand for more details. Space is filling quickly, so please do not delay. I hope to hear from you!
CAFÉ GEN’S
The communal experience of Mass is continued downstairs in the church hall at Café Genevieve. Please come down after the 9:00 and 10:30 Masses to enjoy coffee, tea or juice and a bagel, roll or pastry with your family, friends, and future friends.
Children of all ages are invited to enjoy games, puzzles, coloring pages, craft projects and other activities during Café Genevieve in Karen’s Corner. These supervised activities are provided after the 10:30 Mass until noon each week. Please join us!
If any organization, family or group of friends would like to host Café Genevieve two or three times each year, please contact Dan Bernier at 908-451-1948 and he will fit you into the schedule.
EASTER FOOD BLESSING
We will bless the Easter food in the church on Holy Saturday at 11:30am. Please plan to be there and bring your special seasonal food to be blessed for the great feast.
