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Bishop O’Connell wrote: “The First Session of the Synod of Bishops 2021-2024 begins Oct. 4 and continues until Oct. 29, 2023 with the theme ‘For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission.’ Our Holy Father Pope Francis has said, ‘Without prayer there will be no Synod.’”

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church in the United States will observe National Migration Week from September 18-24. Each year, this week-long celebration culminates with the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, established by the Holy See over 100 years ago and commemorated by Catholics across the globe. Throughout this week, the faithful and others of good will are encouraged to reflect on the challenges facing migrants, refugees, and others impacted by the complex phenomenon of forced displacement, the ways these newcomers enrich welcoming communities, and how we are each called to respond to them as members of the same human family. 

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will ordain Rev. Mr. Kevin Hrycenko to the priesthood for the Diocese of Trenton June 3 at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph Church, Toms River.

People of all faiths throughout Central New Jersey are invited to pray for law enforcement personnel who work to keep their communities safe when the Diocese of Trenton hosts the 21st Annual Blue Mass April 13 in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

THE CHRISM MASS, THE ANNUAL COMMEMORATION OF SACRAMENTAL UNITY AND PRIESTLY COMMITMENT that unfolds across the universal Church each Holy Week, will take place locally April 3, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold.