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Assumption
Academy certified as Homeland Security site
By Liesl Fores
Assumption Academy in Emerson is the first school to be certified
as a Homeland Security site in the tri-state area.
The distinction was granted by AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc.
and WNBC-TV.
Through an Archdiocesan Continueing the Mission (CMT) grant, the
PreK-8th grade school began to operate a real-time weather station
last September as part of an educational program developed by AWS
called Weathernet Classroom, comprised of the weather station and
lesson plans for K-8th grade.
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Operation
Rice Bowl starts
Millions of Catholics will begin participating this month in Catholic
Relief Services’ (CRS) annual Lenten program entitled Operation
Rice Bowl, now in its 28th year.
“We are in a time of great need for spiritual connectedness,
for compassion, for understanding and for resources to assist
the poor,” said Joan Neal, CRS Deputy Executive Director
for U.S. Operations. “Operation Rice Bowl offers a great
opportunity for Catholics in the United States to respond in a
meaningful way.”
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Fulfilling
Christ's call
By Andrew Kaczynski
The parish mission statement for the Community of St. Helen, Westfield,
reads: “We, the Roman Catholic Community of Saint Helen, are
nourished and sustained by the Eucharist. We ask for the grace of
the Holy Spirit to help us live the words of Jesus. We are committed
to bringing His Good News to others, in our community and beyond.
United in prayer, we understand that it is our calling to use our
time, treasure and talents for the benefit of all.” I found
out when I visited the parish recently that this community is living
out this mission statement to the fullest.
The original purpose of this article was to only highlight the fact
that the parish automatically takes 10 percent (the biblical tithe)
from its weekly collection and uses those funds for the needy. It
will indeed do that. However, after meeting with the Pastor, Msgr.
William Harms, and the Pastoral Associate, Marilyn Ryan, I discovered
that stewardship is being practiced there in so many more wonderful
and truly Christ-like ways and therefore felt it worthy to share
those activities with the Catholic community of the Archdiocese
of Newark.
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Black
History Month celebrated
J.
Hamilton Grandison leads the North Jersey Philharmonic Glee
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Archbishop
visits high school
Archbishop
John J. Myersrecently
visited Paramus Catholic High School. |
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