| Community News In Bayonne and around the Archdiocese of Newark |
| NEW JERSEY BLOOD SERVICES hold their blood drives the 2nd Friday of each month at St. Henry Parish Center, 1:30 PM to 7:00 PM. Please consider donating blood – help save lives! There will be additional drive, strictly for platelets, on Friday, August 29th, 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM (HELD IN THE PINE ROOM OF THE SCHOOL). For questions or to make an appt., call 1-800-933-BLOOD. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH, 39 East 22nd Street will hold a PICNIC, September 7th, 1 – 7 PM, featuring homemade Polish food, dancing, games of chance, special children’s area. Admission is free. You may reserve a table by contacting 201-339-2070 Sisters of St Joseph ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) CLASSES: Beginners: Class starts September 24th ; Intermediate I, II: Morning class starts September 23rd; Evening class starts September 24th REGISTRATION: Both newcomers and those who will be continuing in the program need to register. You may register either Wednesday, August 27th, 6:30 – 9:00 PM or Thursday, August 28th, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Registration both days will be held at St. Henry School, 28th St. (ESL classes always use the door marked “Gymnasium Top Floor” – classes are on the 2nd floor). Please bring $25 for (or make deposit on) the books that you will use – Heinle Picture Dictionary and workbook. Also bring any ID you have with your name and address. Sister Kathleen Coll (Sister Kay), 201-437-0020 or email: kayssj@optimum.net WEEKEND RETREAT FOR SEPARATED OR DIVORCED…will be given on Sept. 12, 13 & 14, 2008 in Newton, NJ by a Franciscan Retreat Team. For more info. call Fr. Tom Kelly, OFM at 973-985-9736 or Deacon Milt at 973-271-5097. PROJECT CHILDREN, sponsored by United Irish of Bayonne, to be held at the Knights of Columbus on September 24 at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $35. Call Theresa Hennessey at 201-436-3893 for ticket information. “FIGHT FOR HER, GUARD HER HONOR” Holy Family Academy needs your help. Our goal is to raise $500,000 in order to advance and sustain our school beyond June of 2009. Visit our website, www.IbelieveinHFA.org or give us a call at 201-436-0138 for further info. Thank you! Chris’ Corner (117 West 2nd Street) will donate 10% of your bill (any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) to I Believe in HFA. Just mention I Believe in HFA and enjoy your meal! FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK: An ANNULMENT INFORMATION EVENING will be held at The Archdiocesan Center (Auditorium A), 171 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ on Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 7:30 PM. Pre-registration is not necessary. For more info., call the Office of Family Life at 973-497-4327. COOPERATIVE ADMISSIONS EXAMINATION for participating Catholic High Schools in the Archdiocese of Newark, will be administered on Friday, November 7, 2008. Application forms and handbooks for this test and a listing of all Catholic High Schools and their admission requirements are available from: MCS/CTB at their website, www.coopexam.org or email support@coopexam.org, as well as from Catholic Elementary and High Schools of the Archdiocese of Newark. Any questions, call 1-888-921-2667. MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT SERIES for Catholic Married Couples, a bi-weekly series of interactive informational sessions to fortify marriage, will be presented by the Office of Family Life Ministries of the Archdiocese of Newark at the Archdiocesan Center, 171 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ, 7:30 – 9:00 PM. The cost is $25/couple per session or $100/couple for the five-part series (in advance). Sessions are: 9/11/08 - God’s Plan for Marriage 9/25/08 - Improving Communication in Marriage 10/9/08 - Healing a Troubled Marriage 10/23/08 - Spirituality of Marriage 11/6/08 - Finance from a Christian Perspective For more information and registration, call the Family Life Office at 973-497-4323. DAY OF REFLECTION FOR MARRIED COUPLES, given by Retreat Master Rev. Mariusz Koch, C.F.R., will be held at the Xavier Retreat Center, Convent Station, NJ on November 22, 2008, 9 AM – 4:30 PM. Cost is $95/couple (lunch included). Pre-registration is required as space is limited. For information and registration, call the Family Life Office at 973-497-4323. LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE through prayer, study and reflection in a small group setting at a parish near you. Eight-week courses begin the week of September 15, and include The Old Testament and Spirituality as well as The Church. For information and a brochure, call 973-497-4350 or email stantovi@rcan.org. DAY OF REFLECTION FOR MARRIED COUPLES, given by Retreat Master Rev. Mariusz Koch, C.F.R., will be held at the Xavier Retreat Center, Convent Station, NJ on November 22, 2008, 9 AM – 4:30 PM. Cost is $95/couple (lunch included). Pre-registration is required as space is limited. For information and registration, call the Family Life Office at 973-497-4323. HOW TO REPORT ABUSE – The Archdiocese takes very seriously any and all allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the clergy, Religious and lay staff of the Archdiocese. We encourage anyone with knowledge of an act of sexual misconduct to inform us immediately so that we may take appropriate action to protect others and provide support to victims of sexual abuse. Individuals who wish to report an allegation of sexual misconduct may call the Archdiocesan Office of Child and Youth Protection at 201-407-3256. |
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