Diocese of Paterson, NJ

             










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The Diocese of Paterson includes the three counties of Passaic, Morris, and Sussex in northern New Jersey, under the leadership of Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli .
 
The diocese is blessed with urban, suburban, and rural parishes.  Our parishes, schools, agencies, hospitals, and ministries help to serve the 425,000 Catholics who live in the diocese.


STATEMENT OF THE PATERSON DIOCESE SEEKING INFORMATION ON FATHER MICHAEL FUGEE
 
Without any foreknowledge or approval of the Paterson Diocese, Fr. Michael Fugee, a priest of the Newark Archdiocese,  engaged in ministry with youth in the Diocese of Paterson. This happened, as far as we now know, on one occasion several years ago at a retreat house in the diocese while with a group from a parish of the Trenton Diocese.  He was under a restriction not to do so without proper supervision from the Archdiocese of Newark and legal authorities. The first awareness that diocesan leadership had concerning these activities of Fathr Fugee wthin the diocese came from the most recent media accounts.
 
If anyone has any information about inappropriate behavior on the part of Father Fugee, please notify your County Prosecutor's Office. Please also inform the diocese by contacting Monsignor James T. Mahoney, Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia (973-777-8818, ext. 205) or Sister Mary Edward Spohrer, S.C.C., Chancellor (973-777-8818, ext. 248).
Helping Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Our prayers are with our Oklahoma neighbors following yesterday’s devastating tornado. Those wishing to help are encouraged to send monetary donations to our sister agency, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City at:
Once on their homepage, click on “donate to disaster response” for details.
For those wishing to make material donations, the primary need now is for tarps, socks, underwear, shampoo and conditioner. These can be dropped off at Catholic Charities’ Disaster Response Program located within the Visitation Relief Center at 721 Mantoloking Road in Brick. For more information on donation drop-offs, call 800-652-2080 or 732-746-3456.
 
Contact information for Disaster Relief in Oklahoma is Ashley Moore amoore@catholiccharitiesok.org
Pilgrimage to Portugal with Bishop Serratelli July 18 - 25, 2013
Fatima, Braga (Shrine of Bom Jesus), Santarem(Eucharistic Miracle), Lisbon(home of St. Anthony of Padua), and typical, picturesque towns and villages.
Reservations Limited.
Please contact Great Experiences, Inc. - phone: 201-825-3725.
Year of Faith
Online Resources for families, religious education programs, Catholic schools, and parish communities from Sadlier Publishing.  Here, you will find:      
  •  Webinars about the Year of Faith presented by experts across the country
  • A pastor's perspective on the Year of Faith by Reverend Peter G. Wehrle, Our Lady of Fatima Parish in North Bergen, NJ
  • Articles and downloads from our Sadlier Catechetical Consultant, Kathy Hendricks
  • A Gather In My Name intergenerational Year of Faith event for the whole parish
  • Correlations of We Believe print and online resources to the themes of the Year of Faith

   Bishop Serratelli's Weekly Column
 The Year of Faith: A Call to Authentic Faith
During this Year of Faith, we are called to return to the basics. Repeatedly during his pontificate, Pope Benedict has taught the Church's focus is Christ. The Church's main responsibility is coming to know better the person of Jesus Christ and then to make him known to the world.
   This Week in the Beacon
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 Ordination Day
This Saturday, May 25 will be a historical day for the Diocese of Paterson as Bishop Serratelli will ordain 12 transitional deacons to the priesthood in St. Philip the Apostle Church in Clifton.
   Around the Diocese
 Bishop Serratelli ordains seven seminarians to transitional diaconate
PASSAIC — Bishop Serratelli ordained seven seminarians as transitional deacons on May 17 in St. Mary Church here — the last step before they are called to ordination to the priesthood next year.

  Bishop leads May Crowning celebration
DENVILLE — In a place named in her honor, the annual diocesan May Crowning was celebrated at St. Mary Church here May 19, the Feast of Pentecost. Bishop Serratelli led the coronation for the Blessed Mother with many priests joining him. The tradition of homilies given by two new diocesan priests continued with Father Raimundo Rivera, parochial vicar at St. Peter Parish in Parsippany, ordained in 2011, and Father Edward Rama, parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Holy Angels Parish in Little Falls,
ordained in 2012, both speaking.

  Bishop leads diocesan celebration of Feast of Pentecost
CLIFTON — To mark the birthday of the Church, 800 people from across the diocese came together for an allday Pentecost celebration at Pope John Paul II Diocesan Center here May 18.

  Diocesan employees tour Passaic Women’s Center as opening day nears
PASSAIC — When Sister of Christian Charity Mary Edward Spohrer, chancellor and delegate for religious, asked women employees serving in the diocesan offices their first impression of the Neighborhood Center for Women here at St. Nicholas Parish, "hopeful," "empowering" and "bright" were some of the one word descriptions they shared.

  A Celebration of Living the Love of God
PASSAIC — More than half a millennium of service has been performed by 94 religious sisters, brothers and priests honored at the annual Jubilee Celebration for Religious of the Paterson Diocese at St. Mary Church here May 18. In total 5,705 years of sacrifice, love and hope have been given by these religious, mostly women, who have served in the diocese.

  Timeless insights, style of G.K. Chesterton can help modern faithful evangelize the Good News
MADISON — During this Year of Faith, modern Catholics can get some inspiration about how to share the Gospel as part of the New Evangelization by reading the writings of G.K. Chesterton — bursting with keen insights about Christianity, eloquent prose and hearty dashes of humor — even though this overlooked English intellectual and writer died 43 years before Blessed John Paul II coined the term in 1979.
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 Annual Financial Report
COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TOGETHER WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS - CHANCERY OFFICE AND AFFILIATES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PATERSON - June 30, 2012
Please find attached the Diocese of Paterson audit for the year ended June 30, 2012.  If you have any questions about the Diocesan audit, please contact Brad Watson, CFO at 973-777-8818 or by email at bwatson@patersondiocese.org
Click here to download/print the report.

  Pastoral Letters


  New Roman Missal Catechesis

Click here for Bishop's catechesis on the New Roman Missal

  A Statement by the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey on Marriage as a Union of One Man and One Woman
Marriage as a union of man and woman existed long before any nation, religion, or law was established. Marriage which unites mothers and fathers in the work of childrearing is the foundation of the family and the family is the basic unit of society.

  Advance Directives for Health Care
Advance Directives for Health Care
A Catholic Perspective - approved by the Catholic Bishops of New Jersey, October 20, 2011
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  Media Resources

Catalog of Resources:
Available at the Diocesan Media Center is now online. Search by Title, Author, Topic or Level.
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DIOCESAN ROOFING SEMINAR
For Pastors, Agency Heads, School Administrators, Maintenance Personnel,
Buildings & Grounds Committees

JP II CENTER, 775 Valley Road, Clifton, NJ 07013
January 30, 2013
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