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Helpers needed for Family Promise, July 1-8

Family PromiseFamily Promise is a movable shelter where families live for a week at a time at various local churches. St. Catherine’s next scheduled time to “host” these families at the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church on Race Street will be July 1-July 8.

You can help by either cooking a dinner meal; spending time at the shelter or donating ShopRite gift cards, which are used to help pay for the meals that are prepared.

If you would like more information about this Ministry, please give Mary Jo Haggerty a call at 908-730-8989 or email to celticstamper@gmail.com with questions.

Online signup sheet available for monthly Eucharistic Adoration

Pope Francis leads Eucharistic Adoration
Photo Credit: US Conference of Catholic Bishops

The Knights of Columbus coordinate a signup sheet for Eucharistic Adoration, which is held on the first Friday of each month. All parishioners are invited to spend a half an hour (or more) in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament.

What is Eucharistic Adoration?

Here’s how Catholic-Church.org describes it:

Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honouring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves “the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us.”

The online signup for is available here. Adoration is held on the first Friday of each month from three to seven p.m. in the Parish Center.

Parish needs don’t take a vacation—Online Giving keeps your support going

Online GivingGoing on vacation? Please use Online Giving to keep current on your offertory support. Download the Online Giving app for iPhone or Android phones, search for our parish and begin giving, or visit our Online Giving page.

Your support during summer months helps sustain our parish. Not an online giver? Register for online giving by visiting our Online Giving page.

Camp St. Catherine 2018

Registration is open for Camp St. Catherine 2018!

Mighty FortressRegistration for Camp St. Catherine 2018 is now open. Camp will be held from July 9-13 at the Parish Center.

Here’s what the campers can expect, according to the email sent to parents:

  • A week of fun (and a little free time for parents)! Camp starts at 9 a.m. at the Parish Center and pick up is 12:30 p.m.
  • Campers will be assigned a mentor (an older kid) to stay with them and go with them from station to station. There will be Bible Stories, games, arts and crafts, music, and a snack every day.
  • The Quakertown Fire Department will come one day during the week and the kids will have a blast running through the fire hose spray. They will have team competitions and there are always lots of prizes at the end of the week!

In addition to campers, older kids are needed as camp counselors. Volunteering is a great way for teens to earn service time. Forms are available for download below and can be dropped off at the parish center during the week from 9:30 to 2:30pm, following any Mass, or mailed to P.O. Box 245, Pittstown, NJ 08867, Attention:  Judy La Tournous

For questions or additional information, please contact Judy La Tournous.

Camp St. Catherine Registration Forms

Memorial Day

Local parishes to offer Memorial Day Masses

Memorial DayRev. Msgr. Joseph Celano will celebrate an outdoor Memorial Day Mass at 10 a.m. on May 28th (rain or shine) on the grounds of Resurrection Cemetery, Hoes Lane and Park Ave., Piscataway. At the same time, Very Rev. Thomas J. Walsh, pastor of St. Bartholomew Parish in East Brunswick, will celebrate Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, 840 Cranbury South River Road, Jamesburg.

As part of a national Catholic cemeteries’ celebration entitled, “Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes,” there will be a wreath laying ceremony, which will include honor guard participation and the playing of “Taps” at the end of the Mass.

All are welcome. For more information, contact the Cemeteries Office at 800-943-8400, email cemeteries@diometuchen.org or visit the website at www.diometuchen.org/cemeteries.

Meals on Wheels drivers needed

Meals on WheelsMeals on Wheels needs your help! As one of the last meal delivery programs in New Jersey to depend solely on volunteer drivers, new drivers are always needed. By committing approximately two hours—once a month—you can make a big difference in the lives of Hunterdon County’s homebound seniors by delivering hot, nutritious lunches.

For more information call Meals on Wheels at 908- 284-0735, visit their website at mowih.org, or email info@mowih.org.