Altar
Servers
Altar
Servers assist the celebrants at daily and Sunday Masses, weddings, funerals
and special events. Public, private and parochial school students from
grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 are invited to receive instruction.
This team welcomes, encourages, and shares faith with expectant parents in preparation for the sacrament of Infant Baptism.
This team assists people in their ability to deal/cope with their loss through an understanding of the process of grieving. Contact Fr. Ray, 201-384-0101, to register.
This group meets as needed. Please call Delia, 201-387-8420.
This 27 hour retreat program is held in the parish annually, with separate overnights for men and for women. Includes presentations, discussions, sacramental reconciliation, and Mass. For more information contact Fr. Ernesto at the Rectory Office.
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- Children's Liturgy of the Word
All
children from primary through middle grades are invited to attend Liturgy
of the Word with Children to hear God's Word proclaimed at a level they
can better understand and appreciate.
Team
members prepare and preside at Liturgies of the Word with children during
the 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 12 noon Sunday Mass. Team members meet together for
planning and serve occasionally throughout the year.Contact Chriss Gallagher
at 201-338-8026 or cfg81564@optonline.net.
- Adult Choir
- Cantor
- Children's Choir
- Contemporary Choir
- Filipino Choir
- Spanish Choir
- Spanish Children's Choir
Choir music is an essential component of outstanding liturgy. Members join their talents to lead the community in prayer. The choir meets twice weekly, at 8:00pm on Wednesday evenings in the balcony of the church for rehearsal and serve at the 10:30am Sunday Liturgy. Choir also sings at special occasion liturgies.
Cantors lead and assist the congregation in song. Instruction is given to anyone interested in serving. Contact: Lisa Marciano, Director of Music, 201-384-0101
Lift up your voice in song at the 9:00am Sunday Mass. Participants from grades 5-8 practice on Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. (except July and August.)
Singers and instrumentalists of high school age or older sing at the 12 noon Sunday Mass, practicing on Thursday evenings.
This choir sings monthly at Tagalog Mass and rehearses the last two Sunday afternoons of the month in the lower church.
This choir rehearses on Monday evenings in the lower church and sings at the weekly Spanish Mass.
Children from Grades 5-8 practice on Tuesday evenings and alternate with the Spanish Choir at the Sunday 12:30 Mass.
A Christian
Family Life renewal program under the office of Family Life Ministries
of the Archdiocese of Newark presents a 13 Sunday course annually.
Ministers distribute the Eucharist at weekday and Sunday Liturgies. In addition, they may distribute the Eucharist to the sick and the terminally ill both at home and in the hospital. Eucharistic Ministers are trained in accordance with Church Law and the principles of Vatican II.
This group ministers to the Filipino families in the parish. They hold discussion forums and participate in fund-raising activies for St. John's. They hold a volunteer appreciation night in October. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month.
The Filipino Association of Bergenfield meets on the first Sunday of every month after the 5:30 Monthly Mass in Tagalog
Parishioners are scheduled to present the bread and wine for all weekend and Holy day Masses. Contact Gloria at 201-327-9037.
A lay organization
honoring the Blessed Mother, the Legion of Mary meets weekly to pray together
and perform apostolic work. Members visit ill or elderly parishioners who
are homebound, in hospitals, or in nursing homes. They assist the Social
Concerns Committees and sponsor an annual Pilgrimage to The Immaculate
Heart of Mary Shrine in Washington, NJ. Meetings are held each Saturday
at 9:30am in the lower church.
Lectors
The voices of
our lectors proclaim the Word of the Lord at Liturgical worship. Preparation
for this ministry includes scriptural reflection and practical experience.
Members of this ministry proclaim the Word of God at Mass and other liturgies.
This committee plans the major liturgies of the church calendar. Also helps to clean and decorate the church altar, sanctuary, and sacristy. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 8:15pm.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena is held on Wednesday Evenings, 7:00pm in the upper Church
The Pastoral Council is comprised of parishioners who advise the pastor on matters affecting the St. John's community.
This groups meets to coordinate for the annual Recollection Day for Eucharistic Ministers as well as the annual Communal Rite of Anointing of the Sick.
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Charismatic
Prayer Group - Padre Pio Prayer Group
- Spanish Prayer Group
This group meets weekly to pray together. They hold small group discussions. Meetings are held on Friday evenings 8:00pm - 11:00pm in the Parish Life Center basement. Santo Nino Healing is offered on the 3rd Friday of the month.
Celebrates the canonization of St. Padre Pio. Meetings are held on the 3rd Saturday of each month, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower Church. Coffee hour follows from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. To learn more about Padre Pio check out the The Perfect Capuchin
This group meets weekly to pray together. Meetings are held on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm in the Parish Life Center Basement.
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Married parishioners share faith and instruction with couples preparing
for the Sacrament of Marriage. Training and preparation meetings are held
during the year.
Married couples from St. John's discuss with engaged couples the many areas of importance in creating a loving, Catholic marriage.
A program to prepare Catechists to instruct candidates.
Overnight retreat experiences are held yearly. It is an effective renewal process which calls together members of the parish.
The Men's Retreat is held at the Cardinal Spellman Passionist Spiritual Center in Riverdale, The Bronx, NY during the last weekend of May. For information, call Matthew at 201 387-7187 or 201-384-1111, or Gerry at 201-384-9550.
Initiation Team
Priests and parish RCIA team members meet weekly from September through April to prepare adults and teens to enter the Catholic Church or complete their Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist). Sacraments are celebrated on Holy Saturday night at the Easter Vigil and during the Easter Season. To become a member of the team or part of the preparation program, contact Msgr. Rich at 201-384-0101.
Social
Concerns Committees
These
groups meet monthly to develop and coordinate various efforts to raise
awareness of different social needs and help to alleviate them.
- Food Pantry - Assist in monthly and semi-annual parish food drives.
- Committee for the Homeless - Assist monthly in providing a meal for the Homeless and volunteer to supervise a shelter overnight in rotation.
- The Giving Tree - Assist in annual effort to collect Christmas gifts for poor families.
- Respect Life Ministry
This group encourages Pro-Life consciousness within the Parish. They organize collections of clothing and food for shelter for women and infants.
Baby Showers are held, as needed, on the 1st Saturday of the month (excluding July and August) in the Lower Church Room #1 and the Youth Room, 1:30pm - 4:00pm. Additional on-line information is available on the Respect Life web-site of the Archdiocese of Newark.
Stewardship
Board
What
we sacrifice to God through His Church will be returned to us many times
over. The Lord instructs us to bear witness to Him by returning a just
and fair portion in support of His Church, not because we must, but because
God is alive within us. A tithing parishioner gives 5% of gross income to
our parish and 5% to other charities.
Ushers
Parishioners
who greet and assist people as they arrive for worship, assist in financial
collection at the Offertory, and help organize the reception of the Eucharist.
Vocations
Office
As
in the Acts of the Apostles, we are called to be a people with an indescribable
and glorious joy. Yet like Thomas, many have doubts about their faith and
ability to make all things new again. Help the World see that Jesus Christ
is the Light of the World by so reading the Gospel as a diocesan priest
or a religious priest, brother, or sister. "Inquire within" and call the
Vocations Office at 973-497-4365
or visit the web-site at http://www.rcan.org.
Youth
Ministry
Youth
Ministers share the faith with teenagers in the Youth
Group through peer ministry, prayer, retreats, service, Catholic
Christian formation, fellowship, and socializing. They supervise Sunday
evening meetings, discussion nights, weekend retreats, trips
and other social gatherings. Call Mark 201-384-2675
Junior
High Youth Ministry
Assist
Youth Ministers with chaperoning of trips, supervising volunteer projects
and sharing the faith with young people in grades 6 to 8. Call John 201-384-3601
