Our parish team is on the lookout for a part-time team member to visit the sick and homebound, while also coordinating this ministry among members. Other responsibilities would include: accompanying families through loss and assisting others to do the same; facilitating movement through the grief process in a small group; and coordinating with the clergy on member care. The ideal candidate will be prayerful, joyful, and spirit-filled, have good organization and communication skills, comfort in praying with others and a good listening heart. Mostly daytime hours with occasional night or weekend commitments, about 15 hours/week.
OLPH team is seeking a part-time team member to handle custodian and minor maintenance duties. The ideal candidate will be a motivated individual who can manage minor projects from start to finish, assess needs and make recommendations for major projects, manage the day-to-day conditions of the various buildings, church, and meeting rooms of the parish campus and work as part of a team in collaborating to provide a welcoming and safe environment for our parishioners and visitors. Hours and compensation will be adjusted for the appropriate candidate. Please contact our Business Manager, Marianne Linka, at MLinka@OLPHParish.com or at 856-667-8850 x 102 for more information
Our parish team is searching for a team player, who enjoys a combination of administrative tasks and teaching, who has a history of servant leadership and doing little things with great love. Computer skills including data management is required. Good writing skills and familiarity with different communication platforms is preferred.
The parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade, is on the lookout for a part-time team member to visit the sick and homebound, while also coordinating this ministry among members. Other responsibilities would include: accompanying families through loss and assisting others to do the same; facilitating movement through the grief process in a small group; and coordinating with the clergy on member care.
Adapted from a homily for the Feast of Corpus Christi, by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. During his last year as pope, our late Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI reminded us that the feast we will celebrate today in Catholic churches throughout the United States – the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi – “is inseparable from the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, in which the institution of the Eucharist is also celebrated” (June 24, 2011). A profound and beautiful thought, important for us to keep in mind.
During his last year as pope, our late Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI reminded us that the feast we will celebrate today in Catholic churches throughout the United States – the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi – “is inseparable from the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, in which the institution of the Eucharist is also celebrated” (June 24, 2011). A profound and beautiful thought, important for us to keep in mind.
Villa St. Denis, a retirement Villa with up to six residents, in Manasquan NJ is seeking a part-time House Manager. This position is responsible for assisting residents as needed in managing daily house needs. The House Manager will be required to work between 22 and 25 hours a week-four to five hours a day.
St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church (SML) in Medford, NJ, is seeking a full-time marketing/administrative assistant. The qualified candidate must have exceptional writing and proofreading skills and experience with Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Publisher). Knowledge of database systems is a plus. The qualified candidate should possess a four-year degree, preferably in a business or marketing field; however relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree. For marketing responsibilities, this position reports to the pastor. For administrative responsibilities, this position reports to the lead administrative assistant.
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.
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus can be traced back to the 12th and 13th centuries in the Catholic Church. Inspired by over 500 years of tradition, this devotion became part of the Church’s liturgy in 1670, with Mass and prayers composed by French priest St. John Eudes (1601-1680). Three years later, the Lord Jesus appeared multiple times to a 26-year-old French nun of the Visitation Order, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690), revealing the love and mercy for which the popular image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has become a universal symbol. Pope Pius IX placed the feast in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar in 1856, 19 days after Pentecost. This year it is celebrated on Friday, June 16, 2023.
In 2002, Pope St. John Paul II declared the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as an annual occasion for the Universal Church to pray for the Sanctification of Priests. The joining of these two events is easy to understand and appreciate, especially when one recalls the words of St. John Vianney, patron of priests: “The priest is not a priest for himself ... he is for you. The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus.”
Mother of Mercy Parish in Asbury Park, NJ is seeking applications for a Parish Administrative Assistant. This position is responsible for providing administrative support to the Pastor, the Business Manager, and for the management of the office. Primary duties include general administrative tasks, including financial recordkeeping, diversified office duties, will oversee and coordinate sacramental records, parish records and special office projects. In addition, this individual will be responsible for maintaining the parish calendar; performing some of the more sensitive and complex office functions including the scheduling events, Weddings, and Funerals, as well as ensuring that sacramental records are properly maintained and recorded; the office staff is cross trained; and policies and procedures are clearly defined and documented.
St. Veronica Roman Catholic Church in Howell, NJ is seeking a part time Coordinator of Communications. Position is 20 hours per week with a flexible schedule; some remote hours are available. Coordinate all parish communications and platforms including weekly bulletin, weekly newsletter via FlockNotes, Facebook, Instagram, updates to WordPress website, and digital sign updates. This individual will take pictures at parish events to use in communications and archive, create flyers, posters and ads for events and parish initiatives and maintain two bulletin boards.
This coming Sunday, the Church throughout the world celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the central mystery of our Catholic Faith, that honors God as Father-Creator, Son-Redeemer and Holy Spirit, Sanctifier. We speak of God as a communion of persons: one God in three distinct persons. It is a central mystery of our faith because it deals with the mystery of God himself in whom we place our faith. God as Trinity is the source of all other mysteries of faith and it gives light to them, the Catechism reminds us.
This coming Sunday, the Church throughout the world celebrates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, the central mystery of our Catholic Faith, that honors God as Father-Creator, Son-Redeemer and Holy Spirit, Sanctifier. We speak of God as a communion of persons: one God in three distinct persons. It is a central mystery of our faith because it deals with the mystery of God himself in whom we place our faith. God as Trinity is the source of all other mysteries of faith and it gives light to them, the Catechism reminds us.
Memorial Day is the national holiday that is widely regarded as the “unofficial beginning of summer.” Originally known as “Decoration Day,” the holiday dates back to a commemoration of U.S. military personnel who lost their lives in the Civil War.
Memorial Day is the national holiday that is widely regarded as the “unofficial beginning of summer.” Originally known as “Decoration Day,” the holiday dates back to a commemoration of U.S. military personnel who lost their lives in the Civil War.
SHARING A CALL FROM POPE FRANCIS REGARDING THE SYNOD ON SYNODALITY, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued a letter May 24 inviting the faithful throughout the Diocese of Trenton to take part in a special day of prayer for the Synod on the Feast of the Visitation, May 31. He especially encouraged all those whose parishes are named in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary under any of her titles, to pray for this special intention. The Bishop’s message follows
“After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the Word of God boldly” (Acts of the Apostles 4:31).
BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., WILL ORDAIN 12 new deacons this Saturday (10 permanent deacons and 2 transitional deacons). Please consider sharing these two articles written by The Monitor about the men who will be ordained May 20 at 10 a.m. Read more about the men who will be ordained transitional deacons HERE and permanent deacons HERE.