Our Parish
The number of priests currently assigned to our parish
3
Where the bread and wine are consecrated to become the Body and Blood of Jesus
Altar
"Heaven and earth resound the hymn: Salve, salve, salve, Regina!"
Hail, Holy Queen
"Let us make human beings in our image, after our likeness."
Genesis
This season serves as a time of preparing our hearts for the birth of Christ.
Advent
Our current pastor
Fr. Sanjai
The long benches where the congregation sits
Pews
"I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart."
Here I am, Lord
"The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I lack."
Psalms
This season lasts for 50 days and ends on the feast of Pentecost.
Easter
Of the following list of ministries, the one ministry that our parish does NOT offer: Adopt-a-Shrine; Nursing Ministry; Military Prayer Ministry; Prayer Shawl Ministry
Military Prayer Ministry
Where the Eucharist is housed outside of Mass; it literally means "dwelling place."
Tabernacle
"Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble."
Were You There
"A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."
Revelation
This season can have as many as 34 Sundays in a given year.
Ordinary Time
On August 5, 2009, St. Mary's merged with this former parish in Sicklerville to become Our Lady of Peace Parish.
St. John Neumann
This candle is kept by the Baptismal font and is lit on two occasions during a person's life: at their Baptism and at their funeral.
Paschal/Easter candle
"Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia!"
Jesus Christ is Risen Today/Christ the Lord is Risen Today
"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord!"
Job
This season is the shortest in the entire Church Year.
Triduum
Each of our priests has the initials "V.C." listed after their names, which stands for this, the religious order that they belong to.
Vincentian Congregation
Ambry
"The love of Christ proclaim till all the world adore His sacred name."
Lift High the Cross
"So there, in the land of Moab, Moses, the servant of the Lord, died as the Lord had said; and he was buried in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor; to this day no one knows the place of his burial."
Deuteronomy
This season takes its name from an Old English word meaning "springtime."
Lent