Announcements

New Home of Parish Offices

The parish offices of Immaculate Conception, St. Michael/St. Anthony, and St. Teresa are now located at 46 Central Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302.

The phone number for the new parish offices is 856- 455-2323.

Particular extensions are as follows:

Alice and church business pertaining to Immaculate Conception Church—ext. 300

Sarah and church business pertaining to St. Michael/St. Anthony Churches—ext. 301

Sandy and church business pertaining to St. Teresa of Avila Church—ext. 302.

Fr. William Kelly—ext. 303

Deacons—ext. 304

Fr. Ariel Hernandez—ext. 305

Prayer List Hot-Line—ask for ext. 322 and listen to the prompt for directions.

Fr. Dan DiNardo—please call 451-0254.

To reach the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen—please call 451-6472 directly.

Office hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Until the merger, the phone will be answered as such…”Good morning/afternoon, parish offices, how may I direct your call?” When you call the parish offices, please ask for the extension or the name of the person you are trying to reach. If you call after hours or if you reach the voice mail, a prompt will guide you during your call..

Mother’s Day Cards ---- are available. You will find them in the baskets at the church exits. These beautiful cards are appropriate for all mothers, aunts, sisters, mother in-law and grandmothers. Please fill in the name(s) and return the outer envelope in next week’s collection or to the rectory. The envelopes with the mom’s name, both living and deceased, will be placed on the altar until the end of May. This is a wonderful way to remember the special women in our life.

Stewardship Reflection

Stewards Guided by the Holy Spirit

“The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 13:52)

Because the disciples had heard Our Lord’s call, they were able to spread the message of the Gospel with strength and vitality. We, too, can experience that same joy if we take time to listen to God, to ask for His direction and to allow the Holy Spirit to guide our lives of stewardship.

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“As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (1 Peter 4:10)

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We know from the Bible that everything we have is a gift from God. We are stewards-managers of the many gifts God has given to us. As Christian stewards, we recognize that all that we are-all that we have-belongs to God, and we are accountable to Him for the use of all things. Therefore, we must live and give as Christians, generously sharing our God-given gifts of time, talent and treasure.

HERE you will find a list of our many parish ministries and activities. So many of you are using your gifts and sharing them with the larger community. This is what it means to be a CHURCH. This is what makes us a parish.

Please take the time to prayerfully reflect on how you have been gifted by God and how you may become a more effective disciple of the Lord by sharing the gifts given to you.

God bless!