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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 Friends,
My sincere thanks to all those who helped make last Sunday’s Chili Stroll a tremendous success. It was the perfect day for something warm to spice up our life. A special mention to the members of the Helping Hands Group who coordinated the event and to all those talented chili makers who shared their creations with us. I also hope you were as impressed as I was with our Confirmation candidates who manned the buffet line and helped so much towards the success of the event. Well done class!
The large number of people who came and enjoyed it was particularly gratifying. Maybe, if we ask nicely, they would consider making this an annual event. So far, we have had a soup stroll, a Christmas Cookie Stroll, and now a Chili Stroll. Get the feeling we like to eat in this parish?
Many people have already begun to make their pledges to the Annual Appeal. If you still are waiting to make yours, envelopes will be available in the church. Our parish goal is slightly more than $36,000. Last year we proved to ourselves and to the Archdiocese that we can do this, and I have full confidence that we will again reach our goal. But this can only happen with the help of everyone. Each of us is capable of doing something, please don’t let it be the same people year after year who carry the burden for all of us.
Finally, there is no question that this has been a a brutal winter so far. Between the freezing temperatures and the snowstorms, our Sunday attendance has really been affected, and with it the collection. If the weather has kept you away, may I respectfully ask that you make up you missing contributions? The snow removal bill alone is already well over budgeted projections and I don’t want to mention the heating bill. Thank you for your ongoing support.
- 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 three fish fry’s during lent on Friday, February 20, 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!
2025 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
If you would like to request a copy of your 2025 contributions to the Church kindly e-mail: stgens@optonline.net, or call (908) 351-4444 during normal business hours. Please give us two business days notice to have this ready for you. We will be happy to mail it to you. Please note if you made a donation to the “Tree of Life” in the year 2025, that donation has a posting date of 12/31/25 and is listed under the fund of “Special Donation.”
Thank you
BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
The Bereavement Ministry of Holy Spirit Church will again offer our Christ centered support group sessions, for those in need of help coping with the loss of a loved one.
The next session will begin on Thursday, March 5, 2026 for 8 weeks ending on Thursday April 30, 2026.
Times are from 7 to 8pm
Meetings will be held in the Parish Hall
The Parish Hall is also called the Cafeteria
Participation is free, However registration is required.
Please email us at holyspiritreo@gmail.com
Or call the office at (908)964-7533
God Bless You.
Let us be your companions for the journey
