We welcome you to our parishes in the
northwest corner of Sussex County, New Jersey.
St. James the Greater75 River Road, Montague, NJ 07827 Map and Directions | St. Thomas the Apostle210 Route 206 N, Sandyston, NJ 07826 Map and Directions |
Our church welcomes those visiting our area
to come join with us at Mass.
C.L.O.W. is held on certain Sundays at St. Thomas the Apostle - during the school season, & is held during the Gospel/Homily portion of a Sunday
9:30 AM Mass in the months that Religious Education classes are held. C.L.O.W. this month is on November 17th.
Check Church Bulletin [top R corner] for those specific dates.
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All students should attend either the
St. Thomas' 4:30 PM Sat. Vigil,
or a Sunday Mass at either St. James or St. Thomas,
or at another Catholic Church - if away, every weekend year-round. Mrs. Flexer welcomes Confirmation Candidates (from grades 7 & 8) and Confirmed teens to consider assisting as Lector, and/or as Hospitality Minister for C.L.O.W. or in any other Liturgical Ministry. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Nine Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe
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MUSIC MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT "He who sings prays twice."
We introduced a new Mass setting during Easter & for Ordinary Season 2
- the “Mass of Compassionate Christ” by Bob Hurd and Ken Canedo.
You can listen to the Mass Settings on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and it is downloadable on the Oregon Catholic Press website, our music publisher. www.OCP.ORG.
As always, feel free to join the choir and musicians anytime!
Any questions, please contact or speak directly with Lou Casper, Musician Director.
The congregation should sing along with the choir per hymns #'s listed on the board,
unless otherwise directed, or it is a Meditative piece - to listen to, offered after Communion.
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If anyone is already baptized, there is no reason to delay being fully initiated.
If you are over 18 and for any reason did not receive any of these
Sacraments of the Catholic Church: Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation -
please contact the Parish, if you desire to now receive them.
More info is under OICA on the Faith Formation sub-page - above.
The parishes of St. James & of St. Thomas do accept Online Giving.
Please click on the logo above to sign up to donate to either parish.
Diocesan Assessments * & Special Collection * dates are listed.
Please indicate which * collection your donation is towards - via a notation.
Thank You for your continued support!
New Parishioner Information
We welcome you and ask that you fill out a registration form.
One can be obtained at church, via our Parish Office, or download:
St. Thomas or St. James
Whenever a Catholic is asked to be Godparent or Sponsor,
a letter from their pastor of their home parish is requested.
That letter can only be legitimately provided to a registered member of a parish. ______________________________________________________________________________
POLICY CHANGE
Parish Food Pantry at St. Thomas will now ONLY be accessible
Tuesday's between 10- 11 AM.
Individuals are limited to 2 filled bags.
Pantry Volunteers are on-hand to assist you.
Please do call the Parish Office 973-948-2296 [Ext. 11]
to schedule receiving the Sacrament of Confession with our pastor
or for any other specific requests.
We offer this list of links to online Masses or ones televised, for those who cannot legitimately attend in person - especially if ill or fully homebound.
All others should now be attending either a weekly Sat. Vigil or a Sunday Mass
to fulfill their Sunday Mass obligation - if there is no illness, or a genuine extenuating circumstance.
Options online for those ill or unable to attend in person:
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Catholic TV
EWTN
NOTE: The Sacrament of Reconciliation is always available by Appt.
Offers diverse Catholic movies, audio books, podcasts, shows, and more.
Click on FORMED to sign up for your direct account under our parish subscription: St. James the Greater and St. Thomas the Apostle.
It has something for everyone!
Msgr. Gacquin Youth &
Religious Education Center (REC) Religious Education Office
122 Layton-Hainesville Rd.
Sandyston,
NJ 07826
All mail is to be sent to the parish office address noted at the bottom of this page.
Interested in Assisting those
Suffering from Addiction ?
www.ithirstinitiative.org
2/13/24 NCR article titled "Aiding the Addicted: Healing Hearts and Souls Through Spiritual Accompaniment " tells about the iTHIRST Initiative.
Call 1-800-395-HELP or
Tri-State Pregnancy 570-491-5151
Good Counsel Homes:
1 -800-723-8331
Serving pregnant mothers in need - any time & any place.
www.goodcounselhomes.org
Adoption@Catholic Charities
Walking with Moms in Need
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Project Rachel
973-777-8818, ext. 272
hopeafterabortion.com
www.rachelsvineyard.org