Priests meet for annual convocation, Anniversary of 9/11, Year of Youth Info Meetings

Please hold in prayer Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. and the priests in our Diocese who are gathering today for the Annual Convocation of Priests in Galloway; a three-day retreat of rest and renewal  for the priests in the Diocese of Trenton.
 
The theme for this year’s convocation is “Spirituality” and the main presenter will be Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli, Diocese of Paterson.  Bishop Serratelli has served in parish ministry, as seminary professor and as Vicar General & Moderator of the Curia in the Archdiocese of Newark. His Excellency is also currently a member of the congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and the Chairman of the International Committee on English in the Liturgy. In addition to Bishop Serratelli’s talks, priests will have opportunities to celebrate Mass and share camaraderie.
 
Bishop O’Connell will serve as the principal celebrant for Mass on Wednesday. The Mass will be offered for the deceased Bishops and Priests of the Diocese of Trenton.
 
For continuing coverage on this event, please visit TrentonMonitor.com and look for the Sept. 20 print edition of The Monitor.
  Today we also hold in prayer our Nation on the 17 ^th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took place on September 11 ^th, 2001. We pray for all families, parishes and communities who lost beloved friends or family members on this day. We especially pray for those parish communities in the Diocese of Trenton who suffered great losses to their communities and continue to remember and pray for parishioners and their families who suffered from these tragic events.
 
During the past 17 years, faithful from throughout the Diocese has kept close in prayer and memory the many lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001. To read a sampling of previous Monitor stories featuring prayer services, Masses and community observances that have taken place over the years, click here.
 

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All parish leaders are invited to attend the Year of Youth Information Meetings on Sept. 12, in Cocathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold. These meetings will provide an opportunity to share and learn with other pastoral leaders about how the Year of Youth can impact the whole Church.

During these meetings, the Year of Youth will be discussed and materials provided by the Department of Youth and Yound Adult Ministries will be reviewed. Participants will be discussing and brainstorming ways to make the Year of Youth come alive, as well as the opportunity to have any remaining questions answered.

There will be TWO sessions on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Both sessions will be held at the Cocathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold, NJ 07728:

• 2:00pm - in the Parish Hall
• 7:00pm - in Trinity Hall

Please RSVP to Jerry Wutkowski at [email protected].

All parish leaders in any ministry are encouraged to attend one of these meetings, as Catholics of all ages are invited to participate in the Year of Youth. Entire communities are called to pray for the young church and lead local efforts to embrace and celebrate all youth and young adults.