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Thursday, May 9 is Ascension of the Lord
Photo courtesy of Clip Art
On Thursday, May 9, St. Mary’s Parish will celebrate the Ascension of the Lord. This is a holy day of obligation. Masses will be celebrated at 7 a.m., 8:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. There will be a rosary after the 8:45 a.m. Mass in the lower church.
St. Mary’s Church blesses new portrait of NJ Sister of Charity
Photo by John Soltes
DUMONT — On Sunday, April 29, St. Mary’s Church in Dumont celebrated the blessing of a newly commissioned painting of Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, a Bayonne native who is a candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. The Rev. Dominic Ciriaco, pastor of St. Mary’s, blessed the painting during the noon Mass before a congregation that included Juan Pablo Esteban, the artist who painted Demjanovich’s likeness. The portrait will hang in the vestibule area of St. Mary’s Church.
Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
Volunteers from St. Mary’s at Habitat for Humanity
St. Mary’s travels to Paterson, N.J., on a regular basis to help build homes with Habitat for Humanity. No special skills are necessary, but all volunteers need to be at least 16 years old.
Typically, the day begins at 7 a.m. in St. Mary’s parking lot where John Soltes, coordinator of the service project, organizes a carpool. After a prayer with all of the volunteers, the carpool heads for the Habitat office in Paterson. Volunteers are asked to wear comfortable clothes that can get dirty (jeans and layers are the best).
Volunteers will have to sign waiver forms, and all helpers aged 16 or 17 will need parental guidance. After meeting other volunteer groups at Habitat’s office, it’s off to the homes-in-progress. All workers should bring a lunch, but water will be supplied throughout the day.
The length of the day varies, but typically it runs anywhere from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For more information on Habitat for Humanity in Paterson, click here. To schedule volunteer time, call 201-384-0557 for more information.