Upcoming Dates . . .
Fall Anointing Mass
Everyone is invited to the Mass of Anointing on Saturday, October 6th at 11AM in Szelest Hall. The Altar and Rosary Society will provide a light lunch after the mass.
Blessing of the Animals
We will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with a blessing of animals on Saturday, October 6th at 12:30PM. Please bring your pets to the parking area near the back of the rectory.
Altar and Rosary Society Communion Breakfast
St. Mary’s Altar and Rosary Society will hold their annual Communion Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 14th, in Szelest Hall immediately following the 7:45AM Mass. The donation for this year’s breakfast is $15 per person. All women of the parish are invited to attend. For reservations, please fill out the form found in the bulletin and return to the parish office by Friday, October 5th.
Service Trip to the Food Bank
St. Mary’s is sponsoring a volunteer morning at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, in Hillside on Saturday, October 13th. We will be working in a large warehouse sorting food for distribution to local food pantries in our communities. We will meet in the parking lot at 7:45AM to car pool. We’ll be back by noon. Sign-up by October 6th by e-mailing Deacon John at deaconjohn@stmarysdumont.org or call the Parish Office 201-384-0557. Due to insurance regulations, volunteers must be 13 years of age or older.
RCIA
Are You Someone Or Do You Know Someone Who…
- Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?
- Has a child over the age of seven who has not been baptized?
- Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist?
We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. There are separate sessions for children or youth. You are welcome to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting.
For information please contact Kathy Sylvester at Kathy@stmarysdumont.org or leave a message for her at the parish office 201-384-0557.
PACT/Religious Education 2024-25
At St. Mary’s in Dumont, New Jersey Religious Education is called PACT/Religious Education rather than “CCD” or “Catechism Class.” PACT stands for Parents And Children Together!
To pass the faith to others, including our children is part of the Call to Missionary Discipleship issued by Pope Francis.
We are here for you!
All parish children who are not attending a Catholic School in the Fall need to be signed up for our PACT Program! To find out more about Religious Education and sacrament preparation at St. Mary’s, call (201) 384-0557 extension 20 or e-mail religioused@stmarysdumont.org
Our Religious Education Office can assist those seeking information on enrollment in our programs leading to First Penance, First Communion, and Confirmation.
Adults interested in becoming Catholic or seeking to complete the sacraments of initiation are invited to enroll in our RCIA program. For more information on RCIA, contact Kathy Sylvester kathy@stmarysdumont.org.
Returning PACT/ Religious Education families–
- Be sure that your family’s re-registration is submitted. Schedules will be sent out soon!
New Families
- At St. Mary’s, children in grades 1-8 who are not attending a Catholic school attend our PACT/Religious Education Program (we also have a section of Kindergarten!).
- One or both parents attend; parent sessions are held while PACT is in session.
- Parents of families new to our PACT/Religious Education Program attend a brief orientation meeting. To schedule a meeting or for more information e-mail us at religioused@stmarysdumont.org or call (201) 384- 0557 Extension 20.
Call for Catechists!
- We have several openings for volunteers to serve as catechists.
- Most catechists commit to be at St. Mary’s once or twice per month.
- Regular PACT/Religious Education is held Sundays before the 10:00 a.m. mass.
- Sacramental Preparation sessions are held on weeknights in the early evening.
Volunteer Information
- We will help you with the volunteer process required of all who volunteer for or work in all parishes and schools of our Archdiocese of Newark:
- A full application is required of all volunteers and potential employees 18 years of age and older.
- All volunteers 18 or older are required by our Archdiocese of Newark to attend a Protecting God’s Children seminar. If you never attended a session or it has been several years and you need to attend an updated session, Protecting God’s Children is being offered here at St. Mary’s Monday, 9/16/24 in the school beginning with coffee an’ at 6:15 p.m. Attendees need to register for Protecting God’s Children in advance online at www.virtus.org. The St. Mary’s session and other offerings are found under the Archdiocese of Newark.