Great time to do a little Christmas shopping - Saturday, November 19th - 9:00 am until 2:00 pm—St. Cecilia Church Hall - 90 Church Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866 For more information: [email protected]
HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION – The Solemnity of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation, will be celebrated on November 1st. A Vigil Mass will take place on Monday, October 31st at 4:30 pm. (Please note that Church Street is a two-way street during the week, unlike the weekend. Better to park in the lot.) Three Masses will take place in the church on Tuesday, November 1st at 6:30 and 8 o’clock in the morning and at 7 o’clock in the evening.
November is the month of the faithful departed. All Souls Day is Wednesday, November 2nd and Holy Mass for the departed will take place in the church at 6:30 and 8 o’clock in the morning. Weather permitting, Holy Mass will be celebrated at the parish cemetery at 12 Noon. A FLOCKNOTE will be sent out on Tuesday to give information about the cemetery Mass. You are encouraged to remember your departed loved ones at the Masses to be celebrated in the church during November by submitting the ALL SOULS DAY OFFERING ENVELOPE. The Mass requests will be placed on the altar during the month of November and will be remembered at each Mass. The Book of the Dead and the deposit of All Souls Day Offering Envelopes may be found at the altar of Saint Joseph. ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD!
The Men’s Society will be conducting a winter coats drive for the needy in commemoration of the feast of Saint Martin of Tours. You are asked to bring a coat (adult or child) to Hayes Hall on Saturday/Sunday, November 12/13. The coats will be distributed to the homeless and those in need through the Market Street Mission in Morristown and the Father English Community Center in Paterson. Your generosity will be a blessing for someone in need during the upcoming cold days of winter. May God bless you!