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Maggie DeJager, OLM Parishioner will assist anyone who needs help in registering for the COVID-19 vaccine. Please call Maggie for details regarding her services. 973-617-0369

4GetMeNot weekend PLEASE donate non perishable food for the working poor who come to the Fr. English Center in Paterson. Donations can be left in the church narthex or the Parish office. Breakfast food, rice and beans are always needed.

Did you celebrate your 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2020? If you were married in 1970, we invite you to celebrate this joyful occasion during a special Mass to be offered at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson. Bishop Sweeney will serve as the main celebrant. SUNDAY, APRIL 25TH, 2021 at 3:30 P.M. Contact the parish office to register. Deadline to register is Thursday, April 8th, 2021. Congratulations!

OLM Confirmation Candidates are collecting used cell phones, tablets, iPad, E-reader and MP3 players in any condition. The devices will be properly taken apart and recycled and the money made will be used to supply troops and veterans with gift cards with minutes or cell phones to call home. Due date is 2/26/21. Please drop off donations to 3 Meadow Lane or 260 Long Meadow Road in Kinnelon. If you need someone to pick up your donation please call 201-248-3784.

Our focus in Lent is often on fasting and abstinence from foods. Since next weekend is 4GetMeNot weekend we ask you to also consider the opportunity to donate non perishable food for the working poor who come to the Fr. English Center in Paterson. Please leave donations in the church narthex or the Parish office. Breakfast food, rice and beans are always needed.

Join the weekly Rosary, Wednesday evenings at 7PM. Confirmation teens will receive 30 minutes of service for attending the weekly rosary. Please email Grace Davin at confirmation@olmchurch.org for the link to join. Parents and Parishioners – please feel free to join us as well!

LIFENET is organizing a “40 Days for Life” effort of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion in America from Ash Wednesday, February 17th, 2021 to Palm Sunday, March, 28th, 2021. We are asking people to come and pray for 1 hour per week between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM at the site of the Social Security Building in Montclair, 396 Bloomfield Ave. To get more information or to sign-up to volunteer, call 973-769-4422 or email us at info@lifeneteducation.org. Prayer saves lives.

Looking for a fulfilling and rewarding volunteer opportunity for you, a friend, or family member? Consider volunteering with VNA (Visiting Nurse Association). We offer a range of volunteer activities for people to make a difference in your community by volunteering your time and services to someone in need. Please click or call 973-451-4128 to speak with the Development Coordinator, Rachel Enderle.