St. Bonaventure Church

Throughout this Lenten season, each Catholic parish in the Diocese of Paterson will have the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation available every Monday evening from March 11 to April 8 from 7 – 8:30 PM. If you have been reluctant to come to confession, have been away for some time or just found it difficult to get here on a Saturday afternoon, this is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Christ and His Church. The last Monday confessions are on April 8. Also, once the Sacred Triduum begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, priests are not to hear confessions except in situations of impending death. So don’t wait for the last minute. There will be no confessions on Holy Saturday. The last scheduled confessions before Easter are on Saturday, April 13 from 1 – 2 PM. T

Chrism Mass will be celebrated on Monday, April 15 at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Paterson. The Procession begins at 6:45 PM; Mass begins at 7:00 PM.

In our culture today, there is a constant emphasis on living well. During this Lenten Season,
Fr. Frank invites you to join him in discerning how do we develop a plan for “Dying Well.”
This is a topic many of us find distasteful at best, and absolutely frightening at worse.
During the three Wednesdays after Ash Wednesday, we will gather
either at 10 AM or 7 PM in the Church Hall to examine certain key aspects for Christians to prepare ourselves for this transition from our earthly life to our everlasting life.
These sessions will take place on March 20 and 27.
Please call the Parish Office if you plan to attend so Fr. Frank can prepare this course material. Thank you.

FROZEN DINNER PANS
Saturday & Sunday, March 16/17 available after all Masses in the rear of the church.
FROZEN DINNER PICKUP
Saturday, March 23 - 8:30 to 9:30 AM in front of Bishop Manning Hall.
NON-PERISHABLE GROCERIES
May be dropped off at the same time or any time before March 23
in the rear of the church or the Parish Office

Once again a group of our parishioners volunteered to serve lunch at Eva’s Village. The group will met in the Parish Office parking lot at 10:15 AM and carpooled together.

We will be going again on Tuesday, April 2.
We are still in need of a few volunteers. If you are interested in participating,
please call the Parish Office for more information. 
 

 

BEACON PHOTO | RICH GIGLI

REMEMBERING A FALLEN HERO  Franciscan Father Daniel Grigassy, pastor of St. Bonaventure Parish, leads a graveside service on Sept. 11 for Franciscan Father Mychal Judge in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Totowa, as firefighters and police salute.
 On 9/11, Father Mychal Judge and all those lost are remembered

TOTOWA  On the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11th attacks, Franciscan Father Mychal Judge, who served as a New York City Fire Department chaplain and was the first recorded fatality of the Islamists’ terrorist attacks, was remembered at a 9/11 Memorial Service at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery here where he is buried. Father Judge had previously served as pastor of St. Joseph Church in West Milford. A memorial Mass was also held a St. Bonaventure Parish in Paterson before the graveside memorial service. Franciscan Father Daniel Grigassy, pastor of St. Bonaventure, celebrated the Mass and also led the service at the cemetery.

Knights of Columbus Councils 240 and 6574 have hosted the memorial service since 2002, the first anniversary of the attacks. At the service, local parishioners, friends of the fallen chaplain and police officers and firefighters prayed in memory of Father Judge and all victims of 9/11. 

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We invite you to consider sharing your gifts in the Ministries to our community of faith. If you are interested, please pick up a booklet.

1. Ministry of Adult Faith Formation
2. Ministry of Altar Server
3. Ministry of Family Life
4. Finance Ministry
5. Hispanic Ministry
6. Ministry of Holy Communion
7. Ministry of Hospitality/Ushers
8. Ministry to Those Who Mourn
9. Ministry of Lector
10. Ministry of Liturgy and Worship
11. Ministry of Prayer
12. Music Ministry
13. Ministry of Religious Formation
14. Ministry in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
15. Ministry to the Sick
16. Social Concerns
17. Youth Ministry
18. Ministry to Justice, Peace, & Integrity of Creation (JPIC)
Organizations
1. Knights of Columbus
2. Secular Franciscan Order (SFO)
3. Spiritual Enrichment of Seniors

2ND SATURDAY: 11:30 AM

in March, June, September and December.

Our Church is open for private prayer and devotions from 8:00 am to 6:30 pm every day of the week.

All our Welcome!!

Nuestra iglesia está abierta tanto para oración privada como para devociones desde las 8:00 am hasta las 6:30 pm todos los días.

¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Lenten Fish n’ Chips Dinner

Friday, April 5
Bishop Manning Hall
Catered by Argyle of Kearny
Tickets: $17.00
Tickets are available after all weekend Masses or by contacting the Parish Office.
 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Fridays during Lent
at 5:30 PM en español
7 PM in English

Religious Formation
Bishop Manning Hall
10:30 AM

March 17 - 10:30 AM All Grades
March 24 - 10:30 AM All Grades
March 31 - 10:30 AM All Grades.

GRIEVING & BEREAVEMENT
If you are interested in meeting with others who have lost a loved one, please come to our meeting on Monday, March 18 at 7 PM in the Friary Conference Room. All are welcome.

ATTENTION SENIORS!
Please mark your calendars for our next trip to Camp Hope that will take place on Thursday, April 29.