Tag: Cathedral of St. Francis
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Metuchen’s St. Francis celebrating 40 years in diocese with inaugural Feast
METUCHEN – The public is invited to the inaugural Feast of Saint Francis Cathedral, an Italian street fair with a Metuchen twist. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi Campus, 548 Main St. “It has long been the desire of many people…
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Evening of Prayer will be held at St. Francis Dec. 12
The Most Reverend James F. Checchio, Bishop of Metuchen, will preside over evening prayer to launch a year of spiritual awakening for all Catholics in the Diocese of Metuchen at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 548 Main St., Metuchen. The year-long spiritual preparation will lead…
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Diocese of Metuchen holds Blue Mass for police officers
Bishop James F. Checchio of the Diocese of Metuchen will preside over the 17th annual Blue Mass for law enforcement at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 548 Main Street, Metuchen. Before Mass begins at 10:30 a.m., members of police departments from around the diocese will assemble outside and process…
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St. Francis Cathedral School celebrates 90 years of memories
METUCHEN — Celebrations are rolling in one after another at St. Francis Cathedral School, which educates children from pre-school through eighth grade. In September of 2017, the school was named one of the National Blue Ribbon Schools by the United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos for the school’s overall academic performance. The school was…
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St. Francis to hold blood drive May 15
The Cathedral of St. Francis will hold a blood drive from 3-8:30 p.m. on May 15 at the church, on the corner of Main Street and Elm Street, Metuchen. La Rosa pizzeria will offer a voucher to each donor for a free slice of pizza.
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Dropoff locations announced for Thanksgiving food drive
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s 16th annual Holiday Turkey Drive will collect food for families in need from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 20 at the following locations: Magyar Bank, 582 Milltown Rd., North Brunswick; ShopRite, 877 St. Georges Ave., Woodbridge; and St. Francis Cathedral Social Concerns, Main Street and 45 Library Pl.,…
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Blood drives scheduled around the county
New Jersey Blood Services is conducting local blood drives on the following dates: 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Rd., Monroe; 3-7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Drive, East Brunswick; 3-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Cathedral of St. Francis, Main Street, Metuchen; 3:30-8 p.m.…
