Vol. 54, No.7
Wednesday, March 23, 2005

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Programs to help spread the Good News
Evangelizaton participant

By Liesl Fores
NEWARK- The fervor of evangelization is sweeping the Archdiocese of Newark.

For two nights this month, pastors, parish staff and ministry leaders gathered at the Archdiocesan Center to learn about programs that will help them spread the Gospel to fellow parishioners as well as those who have fallen away from the Church. Sessions were held in both English and Spanish.

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Hope, faith in the Lord essential for faith-filled children
By Lisa Haddock
Caldwell- How can Catholic parents and grandparents raise good, faith-filled children in a society opposed to Christian values?

Hope and faith in the Lord are the keys.

Archbishop John J. Myers and educational consultant James B. Stenson delivered this encouraging message at the Day of Reflection sponsored by the Women’s Commission of the Archdiocese of Newark. “The Light of Hope: Christ’s Divine Promise for the Future” was the theme of the event, held March 12 at St. Aloysius Parish, Caldwell.
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Sites throughout the Archdiocese to host Divine Mercy Novena
AREA- An annual Divine Mercy Novena will take place Friday, March 25 through Saturday, April 2 in the Archdiocese of Newark.

The second Sunday of Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday. A service will be held on April 3, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Parish, Ramsey.

Divine Mercy Sunday was established by the pope at the cannonization of St. Maria Faustina on April 30, 2000, and then officially decreed by the Vatican.
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What's the Matter?
Msgr. Arnhols
By Msgr. Richard J. Arnhols
Today’s Question:

On Good Friday, isn’t it appropriate to refrain from watching TV or listening to radio music out of respect for the Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ?
– Patrick J. Murphy, Newark.
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Eighth grade assessment results analyzed
Brother Ralph addresses archdiocesan educators.
By Ward Miele
Newark- Principals and eighth grade teachers met recently at the Archdiocesan Center for an analysis of their eighth grade students’ performance in the annual Cooperative Admissions Entrance Examination (COOP).

The gathering was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark and Diocese of Paterson.
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'Let go, let God' more difficult than it sounds

By Deacon Robert A. Baker, Sr.
These four words are so easy to say but so difficult to practice. We live in a society where we are judged by what we own, our financial status and the amount of influence we have over others.

The so-called “little people” get no respect and often go about their lives unnoticed. I’m one of those “little people” and proud of it. I have experienced a time in my life when I was not a member of the “little people” but a member of “society.”
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Youths rally for life
By Brian Fores
SOUTH ORANGE– The Salesians of Don Bosco hosted the second annual Pro-Life Youth Rally at Seton Hall University earlier this month. Some 700 teenagers from high schools throughout the Archdiocese of Newark and the surrounding dioceses attended the event.

Crispin, a seven-piece musical group which bills itself as the “Catholic funk band,” got the morning off to a lively start with rousing versions of When the Saints Came Marching In and Go Tell It On the Mountain.
Daniel diSilva, lead singer for Crispin, was the keynote speaker.

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