We recite the words of the Nicene Creed each week at Mass.  But when we profess belief in "One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church" - what does that
really mean?  Why do we use the word "consubstantial"? We will answer these questions and more as we review the entire Nicene Creed, discuss some of its history and discover the real meaning behind what we say at every Mass.

This review of the Creed will be in three parts on three separate evenings (Oct 8, 15 and 22).  Please join us for some or all gatherings!  Time: 7:30 to
8:30 PM. Place: The Church.  Presented by Holy Spirit Parishioner Stephen Kass.

Save the Dates for Operation Christmas Child!

After two very generous and successful collection years, Holy Spirit Church will again be conduct-ing an annual collection of small gifts, school supplies, and hygiene items to fill shoeboxes for children in need. Our parish collection will be held from October 26 to November 10. Back-to-schools sales are a great opportunity to purchase crayons, pencils, pens, markers, erasers, rulers, etc. Hygiene items are also a much-needed gift: tooth-brushes, bar soap and wash cloths.

Monetary donations are greatly appreciated, as Samaritan’s Purse requests a $9 donation for each box to cover the cost of shipping, as well as printing Christian prayer brochures, etc. to be included in the boxes. Checks should be made payable to “Holy Spirit Church”, and all monetary donations, marked “Operation Christmas Child” can be placed in the collection baskets or dropped off at the parish office. Please watch our bulletin and website for additional information on items most needed for our collection.

Altar Server training for third through seventh graders will take place on the following dates at 10am:

Saturday-September 21

Saturday-October 19

Saturday-November 16

Our Parish Campaign to repave our parking lot is in progress. As of the early printing date of this August 4 bulletin we have a total of $100,000.00 banked with an additional $16,750.00 pledged. This will benefit both Holy Spirit Church and School. Your continued generosity is very much appreciated. Please put your envelope number on your check if possible.

Do you know any adults who need to receive the sacraments of Baptism, First Eucharist or Confirmation? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) is the process by which adults are formally received into the Roman Catholic Church. RCIA is for adults who were never baptized, or were baptized in
another Christian tradition or those who were baptized as Catholics and never received Confirmation or First Eucharist. RCIA is a process of adult faith formation
that involves prayer, instruction, and discernment within the context of a small faith community.

For more information about the RCIA process at Holy Spirit, please contact Steve Kass at 973-879-3102 or stephenbkass@ gmail.com.

Classes for grades one through eight are set to begin on Sunday, September 15th.

The blessing of catechists will take place at the 9:00am Mass. We hope that families will attend that Mass. Classes will start after Mass and the children will be dis-missed at 10:50 so that families can attend the 11:00 Mass if they were unable to get to the 9:00.

As we do have some large classes this year, particularly in the primary grades, we are in need of class-room assistants. If you are willing to help, please call the office at 973-696-1234 Ext.8 or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Clergy Schedule

 5:00PM           Fr. David

7:30AM            Fr. David

9:00AM            Fr. David

11:00AM          Fr. Edward Rama

7:00PM            Fr. Ed Lambro

RCIA is an 8-month process by which adult, baptized Catholics complete their sacraments of initiation, and those who would like to become Catholic for the first time receive their sacraments, is beginning registration now.  If you, or someone you know, is interested in joining these sessions, please call the Parish Office at (973) 696-1234.

If you know of someone who is homebound and would like to schedule a visit from one of our Eucharistic Ministers for Holy Communion, please have them call the Parish Office at (973) 696-1234.  Homebound individuals who would like a visit from Fr. David for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick or the Sacrament of Reconciliation may also call the Parish Office to arrange for a visit.