Lesa Rossmann to sign ‘The Bloodstone Legacy’ on May 8 at 7 p.m.

Lesa Rossmann, author of The Bloodstone Legacy — Photo courtesy of the author

Lesa Rossmann, author of The Bloodstone Legacy — Photo courtesy of the author

Lesa Rossmann will hold a book signing at St. Mary’s Church on Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. The Bloodstone Legacy is a pro-life suspense thriller and the first novel in a planned trilogy. The book will be available at the book signing for $19.99. Fifty percent of all proceeds will go to pro-life pregnancy centers across the country. There will also be a free raffle at the event.

To read more about The Bloodstone Legacy, check out this week’s bulletin by clicking here.

Thursday, May 9 is Ascension of the Lord

Photo courtesy of Clip Art

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

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.