The Parish Center is closed but our staff is back in the office.   Please contact us by phone at (908) 725-1112 and on weekends at (908) 725-9834.  Contact us by email at cjanuse@icsomerville.org.  The priests will be available as always for emergencies.  Please call or email based on the contact information above. 

Please help to spread this information to those to all our parishioners 
  
As we face this time of challenge, let us look to Christ in one another.  While many of us are still physically separated, we are together in Christ now and always.  Looking to your phones and computers, you can connect to one another through prayer, livestreaming of masses, and other prayer services. I suggest some creative methods to stay connected in faith are Facetime with a friend or family member, pray the rosary together,  take time with your family, or those you live with to pray together at a certain time of each day, perhaps sharing a prayerful reflection or an inspirational video that may have inspired you.  Reach out to anyone you know who may be lonely or afraid.  Reach out to the homebound by dropping off food to their doorstep.  Make brown bag lunches for Samaritan Homeless Interim Program or just drop off food  to SHIP. I am aware that many of you are doing this already, and I am inspired and encouraged.  Our hope in the Lord together will keep us, each and all, faithful and renewed in His love. 
 

COVID-19 ChildCare Tuition Assistance Program

The applications for the COVID-19 ChildCare Tuition Assistance Program opened September 24, 2020. Eligible families in need of child care for their school age children as schools have opened remotely can apply online at www.childcarenj.gov/COVID19.

The tuition assistance is part of $250 million plan announced last month by Governor Murphy to support working families and child care. This new program will provide tuition assistance to New Jersey families with incomes up to $75,000 in need of either full or part-time child care depending on their school’s remote learning schedule. The department will consider applications until funding is exhausted.
Click LINK for more details.

Christmas Masses Registration.
All participants in the Christmas Eve or Christmas Masses must register.  We will have masses running a half hour apart, either in the Church or at the High School.  Without registering, you will not have a seat to COVID-19 capacity.  Registration Open 12/7/20.

 Operation St. Nick is our Christmas gift giving endeavor for area children/families in need.  Look for the Christmas tree in the Church, beginning November 21st!  This year for 2020 we will have a Sign-Up Genius link for people who would rather contribute in this way. Tags on the Giving Tree this year will be available for those who wish to contribute in the traditional manner.  We are still planning to collect close to a thousand gifts as we have done over the past years, however, given the current conditions Sign Up Genius, for some may be the best approach to our Christmas giving! You can type the link into your browser and all instructions will be provided. The Sign up Genius link is  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054aadad23a57-operation