Jim Goodness
(973) 497-4186
goodneja@rcan.org

For Release
October 9, 2001

Archbishop to Visit Parishes and Institutions and Meet the Faithful
Archbishop John J. Myer’s schedule for the next few months will be filled with visits to parishes, schools and institutions throughout the four counties of the Newark Archdiocese. He expects through these visits to "begin to get to know the priests, religious and laity of my new home, and to learn more about the depth of their faith in our Lord."

The schedule for October, November and December includes these events:

October
Thursday, Oct. 11
Memorial Service for World Trade Center Victims, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, New York City 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 12
Visit to Catholic Community Services Centers, Jersey City 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon

Saturday, October 13
The Annual Hispanic Heritage Banquet, St. Rocco’s Church, Union City 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 14
Mass of Thanksgiving for New School, St. Mary’s, Newark 10:30 a.m.
Visit to St. Gerard Feast, St. Lucy Parish, Newark
Annual St. Florian Mass for Fire Fighters, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
3 p.m. Visit to 150th Anniversary Celebration, St. John Parish, Orange, Mayfair Farms,
West Orange

Monday, October 15
Funeral Mass for Port Authority Police Superintendent Fred Morrone, Cathedral Basilica
of the Sacred Heart, Newark 11 a.m.

Tuesday, October 16
Holy Hour service and Dinner with Archdiocesan Clergy from Essex County, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Wednesday, October 17
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Bergen County, Our Lady Queen of Peace, North Arlington

Friday, October 19
Mass with Missionaries of Charity, Volunteers and Parish, St. Augustine, Newark 5 p.m.

Saturday, October 20
Interdiocesan Justice and Peace Conference, Immaculata High School, Somerville 10 a.m.
Baptism of Five Keough Children, St Genevieve Parish, Elizabeth 11:30 a.m.
(officiating with Archbishop Emeritus Peter L. Gerety)
Mass for 150th Anniversary of St. Mary’s Plainfield, 5:30 p.m.
Visit to Cloistered Missionaries of Charity, Plainfield

Sunday, October 21
Mass at St. Theresa, Kenilworth 9 a.m.
The Annual Red Mass for Members of the Legal Profession, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart 12 noon -- His Eminence, Avery Cardinal Dulles, Homilist

Tuesday, October 23
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Union County, St. Mary’s, Elizabeth

Wednesday, October 24
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Hudson County, Our Lady of Mercy, Jersey City

Thursday, October 25
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Bergen County, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Ridgewood

Sunday, October 28
Mass for 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Mount Virgin, Garfield, 11:30 a.m.
Mass, Youth Recognition Sunday, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, October 30
Visit to Workshop for Newly Ordained Archdiocesan Priests, Kearny Youth Center
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Essex County, Holy Family, Nutley

Wednesday, October 31
Visit to Catholic Community Services Behavioral Healthcare Center, Newark, 12 noon

November
Friday, November 1
Visits to Catholic Community Services Centers in Archdiocese 1 – 4 p.m.

Sunday, November 4
Mass for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Officers, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, November 6
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Union County, St. Teresa, Summit

Thursday, November 8
The Annual Law Enforcement Mass, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 10:30 a.m.
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan County Clergy from Hudson County, St. Joseph, West New York

Friday, November 9
Rededication of Newark Abbey/St. Benedict’s Prep, Newark 10:30 a.m. (with Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski)
Visits to Cathedral Healthcare System facilities 1 – 4 p.m.

Friday, November 16
Annual Mass of Anointing for Retired Priests and Luncheon, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart and Archdiocesan Center, Newark 11 a.m.
Banquet Honoring His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick, Cotillion Pavilion, Garfield (hosted by Syriac Catholic Diocese) 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 18
Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle, Bloomfield 9 a.m.

Tuesday, November 20
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Bergen County, St. Matthew, Ridgefield

Tuesday, November 27
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Hudson County, St. Stephen’s Kearny

Wednesday, November 28
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Essex County, St. Philomena, Livingston

December
Sunday, December 2
Mass marking the start of the year-long celebration for 50th Anniversary of Annunciation Parish, Paramus 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, December 5
Holy Hour with Archdiocesan Clergy from Union County, St. Michael, Cranford

Saturday, December 8
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Mass with Seminarians, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall University, 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, December 9
Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mass at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark, 3 p.m.
Evening Prayer and Call to Candidacy, Redemptoris Mater House of Formation, Kearny 6 p.m.

Tuesday, December 11
31st Annual Carol Sing, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark 8 p.m.

Sunday, December 16
Mass at St. John, Hillsdale 10 a.m.
Mass at St. Elizabeth, Wyckoff, 12:45 p.m.

Monday, December 24
Midnight Mass, Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Newark

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