WE THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF NEW JERSEY express our deepest gratitude for the United States Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health. This decision ends a very dark chapter in American history and now is the time for our nation to move forward to heal wounds and social divisions.
As the largest, private social service provider in the world, the Catholic Church offers many life-affirming programs. From pregnancy centers to numerous programs that provide clothing, food, housing services, and access to other basic needs, the Catholic Church stands ready to assist every mother, expecting or parenting.
Sadly, we know that some will use today’s ruling to further inflame and deepen the societal divide in our nation. While we must never waver from working to ensure that our laws protect the dignity of every human life, we cannot do so in a manner that vilifies and attacks the dignity of those who may disagree with us.
Read the entire statement from the New Jersey Bishops HERE.
BUILDING ON ITS ANNUAL TRADITION OF YOUTH OUTREACH, the Mission: Jersey summer service program for young Catholics will kick off in July and August in all four counties of the Diocese.
Following the same format as last year, the program sponsored by the diocesan Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries will consist of four one-day in-person service events from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., all taking the same format. All students entering eighth grade through recent high school graduates are welcome to attend one of the four events.
Dates and locations for each Mission: Jersey program are as follows: Monmouth – July 26, St. Gabriel Church, Marlboro; Mercer – July 28, St. Gregory the Great Church, Hamilton Square; Ocean – Aug. 2, St. Barnabas Church, Bayville; Burlington – Aug. 4, Holy Eucharist Church, Tabernacle
For more information and to register click HERE.
BISHOP DAVID M. O'CONNELL, C.M., HAS ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS:
Very Rev. Daniel F. Swift, appointed dean/vicar forane of Southern Burlington County, while continuing as pastor of St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford, effective July 1.
Father William Dunlap, from parochial vicar of St. Catharine-St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, to retirement, effective July 1.