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The fourth Sunday of Lent is known as Laetare Sunday which means “Rejoice” in anticipation of Easter. Parents that are expecting a child, either biologically or through adoption, will receive a special blessing and be given a rose at each Mass.

FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION – April 4, 2025 8:15am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament ending with Benediction at 5pm. FIRST SATURDAY ROSARY – April 5, 2025 8:15am Mass will be followed by praying the Living Rosary.

Please donate new bath and hand towels, shampoo (not travel or large economy sizes), deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, men’s and women's underwear/socks for the families and the homeless served by Father English Center. Please place items in collection boxes in the Narthex by April 6TH. For info. contact Diane Lattanzio [email protected].

A tremendous thank you to Bob Barone and the Knights of Columbus team for a festive St. Patrick’s/St. Joseph’s Dinner Dance! Everyone enjoyed a wonderful time with great food and music.

Memorialize loved ones this Lenten/Easter season with a special offering utilizing your Easter Flower envelope.

Monday evenings during Lent Our Lady of the Magnificat CHAPEL - 7:00-8:30 pm Visit www.olmchurch.org for more Lenten resources.

The Hospitality ministry is seeking volunteers to assist after the 9 am Mass. For info. Contact Lexie at [email protected].

Catholic families can share their resources with people around the world so that they might rise above poverty and provide for their families and communities through CRS (Catholic Relief Services). Please take home a box, fill it with loose change and return it at the end of Lent. God Bless You!

Please join us on Wed., March 19th to pray a Rosary for Life, immediately following the 8:15 am Mass. Spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Call Joe - 201-274-6688 for more info.

Memorialize loved ones this Lenten/Easter season with a special offering utilizing your Easter Flower envelope.

Good Counsel Homes extends a thank you to OLM for their continued support and generosity.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to supporting our LA Firefighters First Responders Drive. Your kindness and generosity have made it possible for us to send 2 to 3 boxes to Operation Gratitude.

The Ladies Guild is collecting new bath and hand towels, shampoo (not travel or large economy sizes), soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, men's and women's underwear/socks for the families and the homeless served by Father English Center. Please place items in collection boxes in the Narthex March 15 - April 6. For info. contact Diane Lattanzio [email protected].

MARCH 9TH – 23RD Our Lady of Good Counsel in Pompton Plains will display a Eucharistic Miracles Exhibit along with a first-class relic. Carlos Acutis a devout Catholic teenager researched and created a website of Eucharistic Miracles so others can realize the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. This traveling exhibit is based on his website and catalogues all the Eucharistic miracles worldwide. Carlos Acutis who died in 2006 will be canonized on Sunday, April 27th in Rome. For a viewing schedule visit www.goodcounsel.org.