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The annual Bishop's Anniversary Blessing Mass and Celebration will be held for Ocean and Monmouth County parishes on Sunday, October 7, 2018, at the Co-Cathedral/St. Robert Bellarmine Parish in Freehold at 3:00 pm.

The annual Bishop's Anniversary Blessing Mass and Celebration will be held for Burlington and Mercer County parishes on Sunday, October 21, 2018, at 3:00 pm at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Trenton.

The presenter will be Josue Arriola, director of the Diocesan Department of Evangelization and Family Life. This RCIA training will talk about the "how to" of guiding catechumens on their faith journey and the liturgical rites connected to this part of the journey. This training is designed for pastors, RCIA directors and members of RCIA teams. It will be offered in both Spanish and English.

Theme will be: Prayer, Fasting and Alms Giving/Service. The retreat masters will be Sr. Ruth Bolarte, IHM, Director, Office of Cultural Diverse Ministries, Diocese of Metuchen and Fr. Bob Kaeding, Pastor of the Church of the Precious Blood, Monmouth Beach. The retreat will be presented in both English and Spanish.

The Presenter will be, Fr. Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. He is the director of vocation ministry for the Cincinnati province of the missionaries of the Precious Blood. Additionally, he has worked in parish ministry, preached for many missions and retreats, written articles for numerous Catholic journals and produced a number of theological works, among them, the important RCIA resource: Creating an Effective Mystagogy, A Handbook for Catechumenate Leaders. In this upcoming RCIA training, Fr. Chriszt will present how to best organize the catechumenal process so that the initiation rites are just the beginning! This training is designed for pastors, RCIA directors and members of RCIA teams and it will be offered in both English and Spanish..