ST. JAMES OF THE MARCHES R.C. CHURCH, TOTOWA, NJ CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN 2024
Dear Parishioner,
During this season, we will be celebrating Hope, Peace, Love and Joy; I pray that all four of these would fill your life in every way this Christmas and beyond. This Christmas, as in all previous years, we celebrate “Immanuel” (God with us). Without Christ’s presence among us we would be lost. Through God’s presence working within us we are being healed, transformed, reconciled and made whole.
Peace, Hope, Joy, Love. These are not just words on cards you get every December. They’re things we need but often can’t find. You are invited this Christmas to encounter Immanuel, “God with us.” Join us for confessions, mass, prayer and music to celebrate the season with your friends and neighbors.
ADVENT CONFESSION SCHEDULE Mondays: 4:00 to 5:00pm, Tuesdays: 7:00 to 8:00pm, Saturdays: 4:30 to 5:15pm Friday, December 20 at 7:00pm
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE Friday: December 13 at 7:00pm
Eucharistic Adoration every Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00pm
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 Daily Masses: 8:00am & 12:05pm
CHRISTMAS EVE MASSES 5:30pm Vigil & 12:00 Midnight
CHRISTMAS / THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST Wednesday, December 25, 2024 7:30am, 10:15am and 12:00 noon
SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Daily Masses: 8:00am & 12:05pm Vigil Mass 5:30pm
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Daily Masses: 8:00am & 12:05pm (Holy Day of Obligation)
Below, please find our Christmas Campaign Form to list the names of your deceased loved ones, or to list the names, in honor of your living loved ones, in our Christmas Novena for nine days, beginning on December 26th and ending on January 3rd. We will be listing these names in our bulletin insert and on our website.
May our Lord Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem, bless you, your families and loved ones at this blessed time of Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. May Mary, the Mother of the Child Jesus and our Mother, watch over you and our beloved St. James Parish always.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from me, Rev. Joey Mactal, Rev. Paul Iovino and the St. James Pastoral Staff.