Dear Friends of Saint Jude,
 
I am back in Budd Lake after my vacation time with my family in Colombia.
 
I would like to talk about our Christmas here at Saint Jude. It was Christmas Eve, 2018, and the Saint Jude Church was ready! At the four o'clock service, the Church was packed and the children lifted their voices in song in a heartfelt chorus of 'O Come All Ye Faithful' as Christmas began at Saint Jude! And the faithful did continue to come joyful and triumphant to the five Masses that followed, culminating at the 12 Noon Mass on Christmas Day. Indeed, the spirit of this most wonderful time of the year was captured in the outpouring of service given to our parish so that we could worship our God in thanksgiving for the Gift of Love he has given us in Jesus.
 
A Music Ministry magnanimous in the gift of song and sound, an Environment Committee excellently enhancing our beautiful sacred space, outside and the inside, liturgical ministers lovingly laboring under the direction of our Liturgy Committee, a giving tree outreach generously gracing brothers and sisters in need with gifts, Evangelization team giving to all of the families a wonderful book called “THE BIGGEST LIE IN THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY”, the Religious Education giving gifts to the children and  parishioners putting their best self forward in prayerful presence and generous presence, presenting a Christmas collection of $ 32,056.00.
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First Reconciliation
First Reconciliation for Second Graders will take place at 7 PM on Tuesday, February 19th, in the Main Church. Please pray for those who will be receiving their First Communion this year.

Minister Training 
Training for Readers will take place on Wednesday, February 20th, at 7 PM in the Main Church.

Baby Bottle Project 
If you have not already returned your baby bottle, please note that we are still collecting them. They can be dropped off at the Rectory. Thank you for your support of our local crisis pregnancy centers.
 
Daily Mass
Have you ever considered attending daily Mass? For many who live and work in northern or central NJ, there are opportunities to attend Mass before work or at lunchtime (see https://masstimes.org/). For a reflection about what daily Mass has meant to a member of the St. Jude family, see Witness from a Parishioner.

Pastoral Letter 
As Lent 2019 approaches (Ash Wednesday is March 6th), Bishop Serratelli has issued a Lenten Pastoral Letter entitled Chastity: The School of Love. The full text of Bishop's letter is available here.
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Word On Fire
With Bishop Robert Barron

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