In light of changes that continue to sweep society and the Church — compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic — several parishes in the Diocese are imagining new approaches to being “parish.” On Oct. 19, ministry teams from the seven parishes met in the auditorium of St. Paul Inside the Walls: the Diocesan Center for Evangelization at Bayley-Ellard in Madison to begin the process of revitalizing their faith communities.

The Diocesan Shrine of St. Pope John Paul II / Holy Rosary in Passaic held a weeklong celebration honoring the Saint-Pope, whose feast day was marked Oct. 22.

Bishop Sweeney made a pastoral visit to St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Parsippany where he celebrated the vigil Mass marking the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time on Oct. 24.