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Sister Christina from Martin DePorres Village Learning Center in Paterson has requested the following items for the students for the new school year - five subject notebooks, marble composition notebooks, scientific calculators ($8 - $12), pocket folders (all colors), colored markers, colored pencils, erasable pens, mechanical pencils and highlighters. There will be a bin marked "School Supplies" in the narthex of the church for your donations through September 13. Please be as generous as possible to help these underprivileged children succeed in school!! Thank you!! Questions? Christine Carafello 973-768-9779

Please see the Photo Albums page for photos from last Sunday's surprise celebration.

Happy Birthday to a pair of Jacks! Jack Davies, our parish photographer and Msgr. Jack Carroll. Jack D. celebrated his 95th on July 25 and Jack C. will celebrate his 75th on July 28. May God bless them!

Please suspend donations of used, serviceable clothing to the 'House of Hope' shed on the edge of the OLM Chapel parking lot for the entire month of August. The Catholic Charities Martin de Porres Village will not be having any used clothing sales during the month of August. Sales will resume again in September, so we would greatly appreciate it if you’d hold onto your bags of donations until the second week of September. Thank you.

The members of this vital parish committee have been working all summer to line up repairs on roofs, the parking lot and the rectory as well as other smaller projects in need of repair. We will keep you informed.

According to Canon Law, a Pastor who reaches the age of 75 must submit his resignation. Msgr. Carroll turns 75 on July 28th, so therefore he has submitted his resignation. Bishop Serratelli has told Msgr. he would remain as Pastor for at least another year so that he may celebrate his 50th Anniversary of Priestly ordination and his 25th Anniversary as Pastor of OLM, next May and June. Msgr. Ryan, the founding Pastor, holds the record of 29 years a Pastor. (1962-1991). It is not common these days for Pastors to remain that long in the same parish.

As was announced at Mass last weekend, we are in need of boys and girls who would like to learn how to serve Mass. Parents, please suggest this ministry to your children. It is also a wonderful way to get community service hours. Please contact Fr. Lukasz for information at asstpriest@olmchurch.org or call the rectory 973-838-6838 ext. 101. Thank you.

Because of the number of persecuted Christians in the world who are being denied their undamental rights, Bishop Serratelli has designated the month of August as a diocesan-wide Month of Prayers for Those Suffering Religious Persecution. In an attempt to support this intention, our parish will do the following: 1. Include this petition in the Prayers of the Faithful at all Masses. 2. Offer a votive Mass for the persecuted hristians” as often as possible at daily Masses during August. 3. Devote Eucharistic Adoration & Benediction August 7th to persecuted Christians. 4. Pray the rosary on first Saturday, August 1st for this intention. 5. Encourage parishioners to pray, sacrifice and perform acts of charity during August for our suffering brothers and sisters. 6. Pray for those suffering religious persecution daily

We are looking to update our parish records with up to date emails. If you email recently changed or you have not provided it to us, please complete the form here. Thanks you!

Have you recently moved into your home and would like to have your home blessed? Please call the rectory and a priest would be happy to come and bless it upon request.

We would be happy to visit your sick at home, in the nursing home or in the hospital. Please call the rectory with the person's name and location.

High school and college students - Come join our summer choir for the 11am Mass.

Please click here to see the results of the survey.

Omar Hernandez, our seminarian, is due back from Columbia on July 15th.