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HELPING HANDS
Food Collection to Help Local Families
St. Genevieve’s Helping Hands Group is seeking food and paper product donations to support local families in need. Note: If you are a person or family in need, we can help you. Donations of checks/ food gift cards also accepted. Checks payable to: St. Genevieve Helping Hands and sent to the Rectory.
Dear Parishioners,
On this Second Sunday of Lent, the Church always journeys up Mt. Tabor along with Peter, James and John to witness the amazing moment of the Transfiguration, a brief glimpse of the Lord revealed in His full Divine Majesty. For a moment in time, the three apostles saw Jesus, not as a human being, but in the fullness of His divinity. Is it any wonder that they were bewildered and confused? How would you have reacted if you were there?
During this holy season, we have the opportunity to prepare ourselves for the day when we will experience this reality; when we too will see Him as fully God. Only when we do it, it won’t be for just a brief moment, but for all eternity. What are we doing to prepare ourselves for this momentous day?
We congratulate our 4 young people who among the over 600 people who will be “elected” at the Rite of Election. Because of the blizzard, this Rite was cancelled at the Cathedral last Sunday. It will be celebrated during the 10:30 Mass this weekend in the parish, which will give those who attend it the opportunity to experience one of the most ancient Rites of the church which they have almost certainly never seen. These three young people will celebrate their Full Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) at the upcoming Easter Vigil. We are very proud of all our Elect, and promise them and their sponsors the ongoing prayers and support of our entire parish.
Finally, it is plainly obvious that this has been a devastating winter with enormous snowfall. There is every possibility that there may be more to come. This has resulted in a stunningly high bill for the plowing and shoveling of our parish grounds, as well as the heating of the church. To offset some of this, I am going to ask for your generosity in a special second collection to be taken on March 7/8. I know we take a lot of second collections, but this one will be used exclusively towards meeting these particular bills.. I thank you in advance for your sacrificial generosity in helping us meet our obligations.
Fr. Armand
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.
CAFÉ GENS IS BACK!
Join us 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, crafts and other activities during Café Gens in Karen’s Corner. These supervised activities are provided after the 10:30 Mass until noon each week. Please join us and bring a friend!
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
LENTEN DINNERS
The Elizabeth Knights of Columbus Council 253 will host fish frys during lent on Friday, Friday, March 6 and Friday, March 20. All will run from 5:30pm to 8pm. The cost is $15 per dinner—fish or ziti—and will be available for eat in or take out. The Council is located at 328 Union Ave in Elizabeth. Please call the Council at 908-355-2253 to place take-out orders. .
NORWAY TRIP
Tired of Winter already? Need something to look forward to? Ready to do something extra special for yourself? If the answer to any of these is YES, I have very good news for you: There’s a fjord in your future!
Following up on last years wonderful trip to Alaska, this year we are very pleased to present a beautiful voyage to the magical fjords of Norway. Join us from July 2-10, 2026 as we cruise through the magnificently beautiful Norwegian countryside being cared for by the crew of a Holland-America Line Cruise Ship.
Our journey begins in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and goes to Bergen, Alesund, Olden and Eidfjord Norway. Our very reasonable fares include round trip airfare, 2 nights hotel in Rotterdam a 7 day cruise on Holland-America Line, in your chosen cabin grade, with all meals and entertainments and some surprise extras. Space is limited, and already filling quickly, so please contact the rectory, or speak to Fr. Armand, for a full color brochure and further information. I hope you are able to join us!
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY LITURGY
We are happy to announce that we are once again preparing the annual tradition of honoring those couples in the Archdiocese who will be celebrating five, twenty-five and fifty and 60+ years of Catholic marriage!
Once again there will be ONE anniversary liturgy for all couples from all counties. This liturgy will be celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin on Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 3pm at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. All clergy and family
members are welcome.
It is our desire that every couple in the Archdiocese celebrating their 5th, 25th, 50th, or 60+ wedding anniversary be present at this special liturgy. The presence of these couples and their families is a beautiful witness to the strength and stability of Christian marriage in today’s society. To register please call the Rectory at 908-351-4444.
SAVE A LIFE
Your Help is Needed to Save the Life of a 15 year-old A 15 year –old boy named Max began 9th grade this year and is critically ill. He desperately needs to find a bone marrow match to save his life. Max loves tennis and music. He is a talented pianist and composes his own scores. This is some information about joining a bone marrow registry.
Apparently, the chances of finding a match are high correlated to one’s ethnic background—for Max that means anyone with Caribbean or South American roots between 17—35. Completing the swab test takes only minutes. If you are hesitant due to fears of government, in the address section you could put the parish address . “Gift of Life” is fine with this. They will contact people if they are a match via phone or email.
A single person will ultimately be the difference between life and death for Max. Let’s pray a match is found soon. https:/www.giftoflife.org/dc/SwabforM
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK
2026 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.
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, February 22 to the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, May 31, 2026.
* 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 once a year.
