"“The joy I received in connecting with our senior and in some cases, isolated, parishioners before Christmas was far greater than any that may have been given. The wonder and sense of connection felt by everyone I contacted helped make a real difference in their experience of “COVID Christmas.”

NJ Catholic Bishops Issue Call for Prayer & Fasting to End Abortion

Many of you may be wondering why you have not received our annual Notre Dame Christmas mailing, which includes a Christmas Offering envelope plus a schedule of Christmas Masses...

Our Virtual Alpha 2 series which began October 1st concluded this past Thursday evening! We are so grateful for each and every guest who chose to be a part of the journey. We pray the Holy Spirit will continue to draw their hearts and souls closer to Christ and His Church!

We invite our families to bake a batch of Christmas cookies and, along the way, hear the story of the very first Christmas!

Recently families who have children preparing for the First Reconciliation were asked to complete an object lesson at home to explain the difference between a sin and a mistake.

It is with great joy and gratitude to God that I introduce to all parishioners at Notre Dame of Mount Carmel, Lucas Folan, a newly accepted seminarian for the priesthood in the Diocese of Paterson.

The year has gotten off to an encouraging start with a high degree of engagement...

At the 9:30 AM Family Mass (and after much work behind the scenes), Fr. Alex and a growing team of faith-filled, very creative and hard-working souls, premiered a video for Children's Liturgy of the Word.

Beginning in early October, several uniquely different Virtual Discipleship Groups (VDGs) began their weekly sessions...

This past Friday, November 13, was a very special night for our Virtual Alpha guests and team....

Beginning November 29, First Sunday of Advent, we will celebrate a 7:30 AM Mass

We are excited for the engagement and support families in our Faith Formation program will be lending our Season of Thanksgiving Food Drive!

In the spirit of love and charity, Fr. Alex offers personal experience and advice regarding protecting others and ourselves.

"While Michael was running with the shears, he fell onto the shears that caused a deep laceration on his eyebrow. He knew to run and scream to me as I was in the house. I calmed him down and secured his deep wound and got in the car to take him to the ER at Morristown Memorial Hospital."

Walter's Story epitomizes the important work of Catholic Charities. Walter’s Story teaches us that every life is to be cherished and that we are all valuable in the eyes of God. Walter’s Story inspires us to help those in need. Thank you, Walter for brightening our world and happy birthday to "Walter's Baby!"

This past Sunday at the 9:30 AM Mass we had the great blessing of welcoming young Jack Friedmann into the Catholic Church!  

"The response to our Guate Giving 2020 premiere event was overwhelming! A profound thank you to so many praying for our FHTH friends. Not to be outdone by your spiritual gifts, many have generously provided the financial support so necessary for our Guatemalan families at this time...

Due to the pandemic, our Guatemala Outreach Ministry (GO) will not be able to travel this August to build homes as had been the case for the past 6 years. Sadly, the need to reach out to our brothers and sisters in Guatemala is even more critical now that the country has been nearly shut down for months and the level of poverty continues to sink to unimaginable levels...