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As the temperature falls Franciscan Charities/St. Ann's Soup Kitchen needs your help! Please consider helping us to provide warm winter wear for our clients in Newark: October 31st through November 14th. Please click link for details.

A Mass in memory of Father James Carroll is being planned for Saturday, October 31st at 11 am here in the church. Father Brian will be the main celebrant. More information to follow.

Memorial Opportunities There are opportunities available for memorializing items in our church and cemetery mausoleums in honor of departed loved ones. If interested, please see Msgr. Benwell before or after Mass or email him at parish@ stmaryswatchung.org

This year, we are planning our Baby Shower for the Center for Great Expectations as a “drive-by” Shower! Everyone is invited to participate. For more info, please contact Karen Dill at 908-756-6524 x 11 or kdill@stmaryswatchung.org. Gift Cards are the perfect gift! Please drop it off in the basket in the Narthex of the church after any Mass by next weekend (October 24th & 25th). Click link for all details/cards.

This Mass is for all who have lost a loved one over the past year — and especially for those who were lost during the pandemic, who were not able to have a funeral Mass due to restrictions at the time. Click link for details.

Food drive for SHIP and Somerset County Food Bank on Wednesday, October 14th, 10 AM to 10:30 AM. Click link for details

“Journey through Grief” our parish bereavement support group is meeting via “Zoom” on Thursdays from 7—8 pm. If you are interested in joining, please contact Cheryl Gatti at 908-285- 0330 for the log-in credentials. In addition, Cheryl has many resources available which she will be happy to share with you. Please reach out directly to Cheryl for more Information.

Silver & Gold Wedding Anniversaries You are cordially invited to celebrate your 25th or 50th Wedding Anniversary by receiving a congratulatory message from Bishop James F. Checchio. Registration is required to receive your message by mail. Please register online or contact Nancy at the parish office for assistance. Registration closes on October 15th. Congratulations!

Due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, this year’s St. Mary’s-Stony Hill Religious Education Program will start in September with home learning. We will reassess the opening of classroom learning in December. Click the above link for full details.

Are you ready to personally ‘Discover Christ’ in your life? To participate with Discovering Christ starting Tuesday October 6th you have the option to either be present at the Parish Center with proper Social Distancing State protocols or via Zoom. Click the above link to find out more and register.

As Msgr. Benwell will be away from the parish on retreat, there will be no daily Mass celebrated here on Monday through Friday this week: August 31st through September 4th During this time, consider watching daily Mass livestreamed from our diocesan Cathedral at www.stfranciscathedral.org Weekend Masses will be celebrated as per our usual schedule (Saturday 4 pm; Sunday 10 am).

Our parish bereavement support group will begin a new session in September. The group is open to all grieving the loss of a loved one — family member or friend. Click the link for information.

Click the link for details about upcoming sacramental celebrations for First Holy Communion and Confirmation. See photos of previous celebrations.

Thank you to all who have given so generously to this year’s Bishop’s Annual Appeal. To date, the diocese has received pledges totaling $315,108 and payments totaling $313,558. Click the link to find out more!

You should have received an invoice that provides all the links for religious ed registration. Please register today! Please click the link for important details on registration for new and returning students.

Thank you to all who have given so generously to the 2020 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. As of this month, we have pledges totaling 100.5 of our assigned goal. Thank you for your support!

While the parish office is closed to the public, we are still here to answer your needs. You may reach us by phone or by email: Call 908-756-6524 ext. 10 and leave a message for a return phone call or email parish@stmaryswatchung.org. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

During this time that we may not celebrate Mass together, we are changing our procedure for food collections. Click link for full details.

Thank you to all who have given so generously to the 2020 Bishop’s Annual Appeal. As of the end of March, the diocese has received pledges totaling $249,681 and payments totaling $239,672.