“God has given us the right to celebrate another Christmas,” Father Giandomenico M. Flora said.
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish
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There’s more to the story of St. Teresa church mergers (Letter to the editor)
Jeffry Odell Korgen says we shouldn’t get “sucked into that tired narrative of the wicked bishop and his pastors persecuting the embattled parishioners.”
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s parishioners want the church to restore Sunday Mass
Archdiocese says low attendance and financial strains are the main reasons for the current schedule
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Houses of worship can welcome more back — some in Montclair will
“We know that, for many of our residents, the ability to worship together plays a central role in well-being and mental health,” Murphy said.
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Montclair woman files suit alleging sexual abuse at Immaculate Conception
Mary Joy Morgan filed the lawsuit in Essex County Superior Court on Nov. 24, alleging that the Rev. William Dowd, then the pastor at Immaculate Conception, and Sisters Maria Michael and Alice Bernadette subjected her to sexual abuse and rape over a period of seven years, starting when she was 8 years old.
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Mt. Carmel ‘s decision not to reopen has parishioners questioning the future
Empty pews due to COVID-19 have meant empty collection baskets for churches throughout the region. Our Lady of Mount Carmel might be the first casualty.
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Community Outreach Program (COP) of OLMC says ‘thank you’
The Community Outreach Program (COP) of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, which began in 2016, has brought food every day to first responders.
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Seeking Easter community, during COVID-19
Clergy and parishioners are celebrating Holy Week on Zoom and YouTube, and dyeing Easter eggs at home, to “gather in His name” this year.
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Two more Montclair clergy identified in abuse report
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Three months after the Archdiocese of Newark released a report identifying six clergy with Montclair ties who had been accused of sexual abuse, a New Jersey […]
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Facing shadows on Good Friday
To skip the observance of Good Friday is to miss out on what makes Easter Sunday transformative, say Montclair clergy. Good Friday is Friday, April 14.
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Clergy abuse victim: “This shadow of pain and shame”
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news It is not your fault. That is what Danielle Polemeni wants survivors of childhood sexual abuse to know. Polemeni’s family belonged to St. Cassian in Upper […]
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Clergy in abuse cases had ties to Montclair parishes
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Six Catholic clergy members who had served in Montclair churches over the past 80 years are included on a list of clergy accused of sexual abuse […]
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Video: A Joyful Silent Night of Music fills Immaculate Conception RC Church
A dozen pieces of contemporary and classical Christmas music fill the air in the Immaculate Conception RC Church, Sunday, Dec. 16. The combined parish choirs, Cherubs and Choristers of St. […]
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Rain cannot stop procession and carnival at OLMC
The community came out to walk with the statue of the saint of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and enjoy the feast.
