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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.
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!
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!
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
7pm– Final Lenten Confessions
HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 2
8am-Morning Prayer
7pm-Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Adoration at the Altar of Reposition until
Night Prayer at 10pm
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3
8am-Morning Prayer
3pm-Commemoration of the Passion and
Death of our Lord & Communion
7pm-Stations of the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY, APRIL 4
8am-Morning Prayer
11:30am– Blessing of Food
(No Confessions and no 5:30pm Mass)
8:00pm—The Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5
7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12Noon
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.
BOY SCOUTS
SELLING PALM CROSSES
The Boy Scouts of St. Genevieve’s Troop 23 will be selling Palm Crosses and Easter flowers outside the Church after all Masses on the weekend of March 28/29.
Though traditionally used to decorate graves, they are now being used to proclaim the joy of Easter in and outside of homes. Put one on your lawn, your front door, or mantel.
Please support the activities of our award-winning Scout troop—For more information please contact Scoutmaster Dan Bernier 908-451-1048 or webfoottroop@gmail.com
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 7:00pm 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 10p.m. 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.
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
2026 ANNUAL APPEAL
The 2026 Annual Appeal is underway. We are over 85% of 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.
