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The Diocese of Trenton Jail & Prison Ministry is in great need of volunteers to visit our incarcerated brothers and sisters, to remind them of God’s great love and mercy for them. [Click on the title for more details and a contact.]

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On May 4th & 5th, the Respect Life Ministry will be collecting baby items for Choice One Pregnancy Care Center with refreshments to follow each Mass. Invitations will be available starting April 6th inside the entrance of each Church. Gifts can be delivered on the weekends of April 27th & 28th and May 4th & 5th. Sponsored by The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley and Knights of Columbus Central New Jersey Centennial Chapter.

UPDATE PHOTOGRAPHY for The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley Directory May 3—May 4 at St. James. If you would like an updated photo for our three parish directory, are new to the parish, or had a change in your family situation we encourage you to sign up online for photos on May 3 and 4th. Spaces are limited so sign up soon for your preferred date and time. For further details and the link for on-line signup, click on the graphic or title.

St. Alphonsus: weeks of June 17th & 24th, 6 – 9pm, Monday – Friday; Grades 3 - 6 OR St. James: weeks of August 12th & 19th, 9am – Noon, Monday – Friday; Grades 3 - 7. If we get enough volunteer teachers, we hope to offer both options. Registration will be available by the end of March.We are looking for volunteers to give their time for one or both weeks. Please CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING YOUR TIME to teach/assist in our classes. We need several volunteer teachers to be able to offer both programs. Contact the religious education office for more information on volunteering.

Are you able to Help maintain the garden beds around the parish property or help with Spring clean-up? Many workers make the job much easier! Scheduling is flexible... St. Alphonsus, Lola, 609-466-9681... St. James, Kris, 609-802-2583... St. George, Bob, 609-730-0787

Due to the shortened deadline we’ve been given, we are delaying the implementation of this youth leadership program offered to our parishes until spring, 2020. [Click on the title for more details.]

With 150 new photos on Facebook … it’s a good time to like our newly combined Facebook page for The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley! [click the picture for the link]

Pennington Presbyterian is challenging the community to give up bottled water for Lent, March 6-April 20, 2019. Please join us in this effort. [For more details, click on the title or the graphic.]

A number of parishioners, volunteers, and parish employees have recently received emails from fake gmail accounts impersonating our parish priests. This is a hoax. Our parish firewall was not breached and no part of our network has been hacked or compromised. Automated “bots” “scrape” the email addresses from our parish websites and construct and send fake emails. Please know that neither Fr. Mike or the parishes of The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley would never solicit money or information by email.

The Knights of Columbus will be collecting eye glasses and accessories. A drop-off box will be in the vestibule of St. Alphonsus Church through the month of February for your donations. Thank you!

For more information on the upcoming Open House and Information Sessions at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, St. Paul School  Princeton, Stuart Country Day School, St Ann School Lawrenceville, Notre Dame High School, and Holy Ghost Prep Bensalem Pa, click on the graphic or the headline.

The Polish Arts Club of Trenton announces the availability of $1,500 scholarships to qualified high school seniors of Polish descent to assist in their pursuit of a college education. For details and an application, please visit our website www.trentonpolisharts.org or contact your high school guidance counselor. Applications must be submitted by Feb. 20, 2019.

The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley has a new website! Come and see what Fr. Mike has to say about our three parish families in one faith community, and much more. Visit thecatholiccommunityofhopewellvalley (one word).org. [For more details, click on the title or graphic.]

"I am delighted to serve St. James as the new choir director, upon the legacy of Kristin Hingstman and her predecessors. I have served over two decades as a cantor, choir director, and music director in Kansas (my homeland), Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. I look forward to supporting the liturgy and prayer life of The Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley. Our mission is to draw into a deeper relationship with Christ through sacred music, and to invite you to join our communal song. While I will be present on an interim basis until Christmas, please come say "hello" to me after the 10:00am Mass at St. James on Sunday, November 25, and on December 30. I would love to meet you and learn about the wonderful community of St. James!" - Alicia Brozovich

The Knights of Columbus just had their installation of officers this past weekend at St. Charles Borromeo church in Skillman. Click on the title to see a photo of the 2018 officers installed.

Bishop O’Connell has made an official decree for the Year of Youth! He has decreed that July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 shall be celebrated throughout the four counties of Diocese of Trenton as a Year of Youth. To learn about the four purposes and goals of this "Year of Youth" and to watch the Bishop's announcement video featuring the young people of our diocese, click on the photo or the title of this item.

Since July 1st 2017, our combined parish committees have been working on our year-one goals and objectives. There are many new and exciting opportunities under consideration to engage more parishioners from all three parishes to help us truly become a warm and welcoming Catholic Community of Hopewell Valley. We are always seeking volunteers to help develop and support new events that bridge our three parishes. For more information or if you have questions, please contact Paul Kimaid at pkimaid@aol.com. For a more detailed summary of our progress to date, click on our new logo!

As most of you know, the Pastoral Council introduced and launched our Pastoral Plan in September of 2014. This plan was designed to be a 3 year effort moving the parish toward our Vision to become a “vibrant and welcoming” Catholic Community. The Pastoral Council has recently completed an assessment and summarized the key accomplishments over the last 3 years for our parish. Click on the header to see all of the good things that have been accomplished! We are always looking for volunteers to help move many other initiatives forward.

The St. James Anchor House Ride participants – and the kids served by Anchor House – thank you all SO much! Your generosity again this year was spectacular, totaling a nearly record-breaking $8,900+; thank you! Your continued support makes it possible for Anchor House to continue to provide a lifeline of safe support to the most at-risk of our community’s youth. If you missed the opportunity to support the Ride, you can still go to the website www.anchorhouseride.org and click on “donate” to add your support to the cause. Again, THANK YOU!