Make Your Reservation for the Picnic Now!

An open-house “Farewell” and “Hello” picnic – with Father Martin and Father John as the guests of honor – will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2009 from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of Assumption School and Ministry Center. Although the picnic will be free for all parishioners and school families, if you plan to attend we ask you to make a reservation so that we can plan correctly.

If you have access to email, please email us at
assumption.picnic@assumptionparish.org and tell us three things only:

Family name

Number of adults attending

Number of children attending

If you don’t have access to email, please call the parish office at 973-539-2141, ext. 11, and leave a voicemail with the same information. All reservations need to be placed by Thursday, September 3.

Please note that this is the rescheduled date for the picnic. If you made a reservation for the picnic which was originally scheduled in June, you need to email or call us again with updated information.

Our Young People Return to Appalachia

Our young people are leaving this weekend to return to the Appalachian Mountains to help repair and refurbish homes for this poor, and often forgotten, segment of our population. We are all so proud of these teens and their leaders for planning this Christian mission of hope for the people they will help. The youth group members and their leaders who will journey to West Virginia are:

Lisa Cosenza, Linda Macios, Dave Fadden, Jeff Rawding, Paul Haley, Steve Lucid, Mike Wilkey, Greg Lucid, Caitie MacCourtney, John Van Lenten, Mary Dougherty, Evan LaPointe, Kevin Macios, Matt Goldsmith, Liz Fiori, Art Flinn, Caitlin Reilly, Janeen Burke, Art Flinn Sr., Pat McGeary, Brenda LaPointe, John Brigida, Brian Rawding, Claire Lavelle, Jay Zenker, Lee Klocksin, Robert Rohr, Pat Mota, Pat Prime, Alex Bourland, Allison Langenol, Betsy Boehler, Bobby Khoury, Will Rohr, Bridget Byrne, Catherine Macios, Caitie Mota, Chris Billak, Chris Kuchera, Christina Gonzalez, Victoria Keiser, Claire Long, Colleen Crann, Courtney Downes, Deirdre Esposito, Erin O'Neill, Grace DeNoon, Jack Klocksin, Jamie Leanza, Tommy Pagano, Jenna Clemente, Katherine Bonkowski, Katie Flachsenhaar, Kendall Sarson, Kerry Prime, Kevin Rawding, Leah Wilkey, Taylor Riordan, Megan O'Keeffe, Megan Wilkey, Meghan Gilfillan, Michael Connor, Michael Longo, Paige Weller, Shannon Sweeney, and Lauren Esposito

May God go with you to keep you safe and bring some Good News to those who are less fortunate. May God Bless you, keep watch over you, and make your story a great big success story that you will remember for the rest of your life.

– Father Martin