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As we come to the first week of April, our hope for some consistent spring weather resounds along with the sound of the baseball bats and the appearance of the robins nesting onour property. Read more.

This Sunday at 2:30 pm we will celebrate our Lenten Penance Service. There will be some visiting priests here to hear confessions. There is no service, so confessions are heard on a walk-in basis. Please try to arrive before 3:30 pm. There are other opportunities for confession during Lent at the neighboring parishes as well. St. Catharine in Holmdel has their confessions on Thursday, April 10th, beginning at 7:00 pm. Read more.

Finally, it looks like the hope of Spring looms in front of us! Wasn’t it wonderful not to wear a winter coat this past week -- indeed even no coat at all?! Read more.

The First Sunday of Lent draws our attention to the temptations of Jesus in the desert following his baptism. Our Lenten journey can be easily distracted through many small temptations that come our way, and even from lack of attentiveness. While the journey has just begun, much like the New Year’s resolutions that we make each year, we can fall into old habits very easily. Fortunately, Lent is a time when we can pick back up and go forward. Read more.

This Wednesday we begin our 40-day Lenten journey. This provides us the opportunity to grow deeper in our faith, and to practice the disciplines of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Read more.