Category Archives: About Our Parish
Greetings from Philip Micele
Dear Brothers and Sisters of St. Mary’s,
At Fr. Dominic’s invitation, I’d like to share a little bit about myself with all of you. As many of you know, I am a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Newark, originally from Westfield, New Jersey, and will begin my first year of theology (and second year overall) this fall at Immaculate Conception Seminary. I hope, if it is God’s will, to be ordained a priest in four years.
Prior to entering the Seminary, I attended Westfield High School, and studied philosophy and theology at Boston College. As a younger person, I was not very religious and was never active much in my home parish, but I was blessed to have a number of friends and family members who were very devout Christians, and whose example always impressed and edified me.
Summer Schedule at St. Mary’s
Summer Schedules:
Daily Mass: Please note that there will only be one daily Mass at 8:45am until Friday, August 30, 2013.
Parish Office Hours on Fridays Only: The parish office will close at 3 p.m. on the Fridays of June until September 8th. We ask parishioners to make a note of this change. If you normally would need to get keys, etc., at the rectory after 6 p.m. on a Friday, please know that you will have to come earlier during the months of June until September.
Carnival Thank You!
Carnival 2013 Thank You …
This year’s Carnival was a success due to the efforts of our parishioners, who never gave up when the rains keep coming. After having a drizzly Thursday and a total rainout on Friday it seemed we would never recover. However, due to the quick thinking of our committee, and the untiring efforts of our parishioners, we had a record breaking Saturday. We opened completely at 1:00pm and closed at 5:00pm and restarted after Mass at 6:30, and it never stopped. The crowds of people keep coming and our volunteers did a fantastic job. While the children were enjoying the rides and the games, there were long lines at the food booth and inside in the auditorium. What team work, our Lord was watching over us and everything finally worked out.