Its come to our attention that some people have received “scam” emails from Fr. Pawel or one of the priests.  Please know these messages requesting “favors” or “gift cards” are fake.  Should you have any questions, Please call the rectory at 973-627-0422 or St. Cecilia's parish office at 973-627-0313 if you have a question.  Do not reply to these emails.

The Beginning of the 40 day season of Lent is Ash Wednesday, March 6^th. The celebration of the Holy Mass will be at  12:00 noon & 7:00 pm.  Ashes will be administered at all the above times.
 

Saturday                                    5:00 PM
Sunday                                      8:30 AM
                                                 10:00 AM

Monday thru Friday             12:00 Noon
First Friday Devotions             6:30 PM
(no noon Mass)

Holy Day of Obligation
Vigil                                           7:00 PM
Day                                        12:00 Noon

Confessions
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM in the Church before 5:00 PM Mass

The Polish Mass will be celebrated the 2nd Sunday of each month at 11:30 AM.

The Latin Mass will be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of each month at 12:00 Noon.

Rev. Pawel Bala
Administrator/Pastor

Mrs. Janet Maulbeck
Business Administrator
Youth Protection/Safe
Environment Coordinator

Mrs. Lisa Sylvester
Administrative Assistant

Join us for the observance of First Friday as we begin at 6:30 pm with Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament followed by the singing of the Litany of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the celebration of the Holy Mass.  

A priest is available for the Sacrament of Penance during the time of exposition. Please join us in this devotion to which the Lord Jesus promised many blessings for those who observe this day each month.  

The Noon Mass at Sacred Heart Church is not celebrated on First Fridays due to the evening Mass.

DIVINE MERCY ACADEMY
Pre-K through 8th Grade
87 Halsey Ave., Rockaway, NJ
www.dmarockaway.org       
973-627-6003

Come see the difference an academically excellent Catholic education makes! We offer a safe, secure & compassionate environment with a high level of individualized attention; certified teachers; weekly liturgies & daily Religion class; academic curriculum with all core subjects; strong enrollment in all grades; STEM; physical education; music, art, Spanish & library, with technology integrated throughout the curriculum. Before-care/aftercare/extracurricular activities available.

Full day & Half Day Pre-K3 & Pre-K4 programs starting at $2420/ year. Kindergarten through 8th grade tuition rates as follows:1 child: $5030 -2 children: $8200- 3 children: $9960 per year. 

Support your Parish with Online Donations.

A priest will be making “First Friday” visits to those who are homebound.  These visits will be made by one of our priests who will distribute Holy Communion.  He will also be available for the sacraments of penance and anointing of the sick.  Please call the rectory at 972-627-0422 to register your name for this monthly visit by one of our priests.

Please Pray For Our Parishioners in the Military

• Major Peter Hackett  •
• Captain Jessica L. Rotile Rudo •
• Kenneth Rudo, Warrant Officer,1 •
 • LCpl. Aleksandr Kileen •  
• Justin D. Gosden Pvt 2 •
• Nick Lisa Pfc •

If you, or a family member are in the hospital or recuperating at home, and would like to be mentioned on the published prayer list, please call the rectory at 973-627-0422

Catholic Charities exists to serve the needs of individuals who are vulnerable. Help them meet their goals by donating that old car taking up space in your driveway. Donate it to Catholic Charities of Paterson! 

Have you been worshiping with us, but have never officially taken the step to become Catholic? Are you seeking a deeper personal relationship with Jesus, but have not been Baptized or Confirmed or have not received First Communion?  Are you married to a Catholic and attend Mass, but just don’t know what the next step is to become Catholic?  If any of the above questions apply to you, contact Deacon Paul Willson at 973-551-0749 and a leave a message or send an email to paul.d.willson@gmail.com
 
 

Please email Diane Boykow at StCeciliaCemetery@gmail.com

The Diocese of Paterson requires all volunteers and/or employees who have regular contact with children, minors or vulnerable adults be approved to work by completing the following steps:
In order to ensure our children are in a safe environment our Diocese requires the following safe environment compliance procedures be followed before our volunteer are allowed to work with children:

• Complete an online background check though Selection.com known as Fastrax
• Read, understand and acknowledge a Pastoral Code of Conduct
• Attend a 3 hour Virtus live training  program entitled “Protecting God’s Children”  within the next 30 days

The process to complete these requirements have been streamlined into one registration interface. Simply go to www.virtusonline.org to begin the registration process and click “FIRST TIME REGISTRANT”. It takes less than 10 minutes to complete and we ask that you complete all steps during the process. Please be sure to use your legal name when registering, no nick names please. 

Step by step registration instructions can be viewed at Virtus Online Volunteer Instructions if you would like to view prior to beginning the registration process.
 

If you are in need of a sponsorship form, please call the parish office 973-627-0422:

 All Catholic Churches in the United States require from Catholics serving as a Godparent for Baptism or a sponsor for Confirmation a certificate of eligibility. This document certifies that the Godparent/sponsor is a registered member of the parish, attends Holy Mass, approaches the sacraments regularly and contributes to the support of the Church via the Sunday offering envelope program or “Parish Pay”.  It is the responsibility of the individual to meet these requirements as listed in the Code of Canon Law, #874.