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Ridgewood NJ, In a historic and unexpected turn of events, American Cardinal Robert F. Prevost has been elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, becoming Pope Leo XIV. The decision, made by the College of Cardinals after a two-day conclave in the Sistine Chapel, marks the first time an American has ascended to the papac✝️ A Surprising Election: An American Pope for the First Time in History
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Newark NJ, a 2023-24 Pew Research Center study revealed that 33% of adults in New Jersey identify as Catholic, while 59% practice a Christian denomination overall. This marks a steady decline from past years: in 2014, 67% of New Jersey adults identified as Christian (34% Catholic), and in 2007, 76% identified as Christian with 42% Catholic.
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Ridgewood NJ, every year, millions of Christians around the globe gather in churches to celebrate Palm Sunday, the sacred day that marks the beginning of Holy Week. At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, this celebration is not just a tradition—it’s a powerful spiritual experience that connects the congregation to a pivotal moment in Christian history.
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Ridgewood NJ, the history of computer science dates back to the 19th century, but it wasn’t until the 1960s that the field became an established academic discipline. On June 7, 1965, the first two Ph.D. graduates in computer science in the United States earned their degrees—Irving Tang of Washington University in St. Louis and Sister Mary Kenneth Keller of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Youth Ministry Program at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, has seen an incredible year of engagement, growth, and service during the 2023-24 program year. Here’s a look at the impact our ministry has had on high school teens in our parish:
Continue reading A Year in Review: Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s Youth Ministry Program
photo courtesy of OLMC in Ridgewood …Cardinal Tobin
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Newark NJ, as the season of Lent draws to a close, Catholics prepare to observe Holy Week to commemorate Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection. The nearly 1.3 million Catholics worshiping in the Archdiocese of Newark’s 212 parishes throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties will mark the days leading to Easter Sunday on March 31 with a full range of liturgies — Mass, Stations of the Cross, prayer services, and more.
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Ridgewood NJ, last week at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, about 75 junior high or middle School teens (7th & 8th graders) gathered for two service events.
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, on Thursday, November 9th ,reported the rectory and youth ministry offices suffered an internet outage . Because of the internet outage, the live-streaming of their daily masses was also affected. Meaning you could not view the live-streaming of masses on any of the three platforms (Facebook, parish website or the parish Youtube page.) until the internet is restored.
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Ridgewood, held a FROZEN TURKEY & FOOD DRIVE this Saturday, November 4th – 9am to 12noon.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church was looking for 15 frozen turkey breasts for the seniors at Ridgecrest. Fr. English Center, Paterson (one of OLMC recipients) feeds 20,000 people each month! This year volunteers collected 104 turkeys and 40 turkey breasts.
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Ridgewood NJ, recent posts in Facebook groups on the Knights of Columbus fund raiser for children with disabilities , once again turned into a bigoted diatribe of attacks on the organization , The Knights of Columbus raises thousands from very generous folks driving through town for this “Shake the Can” fundraiser. Of which 100% goes straight to charity.
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Ridgewood NJ, almost a record… but not quite! Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church youth group open center had 103 teenagers! It might be a record for the highest number of teens this early in a school year.
The record to beat is 127, dating back to February 2018. If things continue as they are, I think we will break the record this program year!
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Ridgewood NJ, on September 6th , Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church held its first “Wednesday Open Center” for our youth group. 53 teenagers were present! We even had several new comers from the Class of 2027! Open Center is held every Wednesday night for all high school teens 7:30-9pm. The youth center is located in the school building. ( Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 1 Passaic St. Ridgewood ) .
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Newark NJ, The Archdiocese of Newark’s Hispanic Ministry will celebrate its annual Hispanic Heritage Mass in Spanish on Friday, September 8, at 8 p.m. inside Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
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Ridgewood NJ, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood received a very nice “Thank You” email today from Healing Meals, one of the organizations that receives the donations from our monthly food drive.
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