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- The Franklin Reporter & Advocate Interviews Fr. Abraham About the Newly Selected PopeWe speak today with Fr. Abraham at St. Matthias Catholic Church about the newly selected Pope Leo XIV…the first USA-born Pope in papal history, whose message of humility, acceptance, and peace extends beyond Catholicism.
- Car Wash FundraiserCub Scout Pack 195 / Boy Scout Troop 154 CAR WASH FUNDRAISER All proceeds from the event will help fund Pack 195 and Troop 154 Scout Activity Program SATURDAY, May 24th, 2025 10 AM – 3 PM (rain date: May 31st) St. Matthias Church Suggested Donation (cash or check): Car – $10, Minivan/SUV –… Read more: Car Wash Fundraiser
- HABEMUS PAPAM!We thank God for our new Pope Leo XIV, who is of American origin with experience in the Vatican Office as well as being a missionary in Peru.
- FR. TOM LANZA IS APPOINTED AS OUR NEW PASTORMy Dear Parishioners, Bishop Checchio has asked me to announce that, after taking into account the information he received from your participation in the Parish Listening Sessions here in early March, and having consulted with the Priest Personnel Board, he has appointed the Reverend Thomas Lanza to succeed me as your Pastor here at… Read more: FR. TOM LANZA IS APPOINTED AS OUR NEW PASTOR
- Join Our Diocesan Jubilee PilgrimageThe Diocese of Metuchen Jubilee Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C., with our Bishop James Checchio, will be on September 20, 2025. Parishes will be organizing their own charter buses. St. Matthias is considering the possibility of chartering a bus if there is sufficient interest. If… Read more: Join Our Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage
- Novendiales at St. MatthiasWe join the rest of the world in keeping the Novendiales – the official mourning period in memory of Pope Francis from April 26 to May 4, 2025. The USCCB has prepared a Novena to pray for the Pope during this time. It consists of a short reading from Scripture or some other ecclesiastical text… Read more: Novendiales at St. Matthias
- Rosary at St. Francis Cathedral in Honor of the Death of Pope FrancisThe Cathedral of St Francis of Assisi will be open until 8 pm today in respect and honor of the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. A communal Rosary will be prayed at 12 noon and 5 pm for the repose of his soul. May his soul and all souls of the faithful departed… Read more: Rosary at St. Francis Cathedral in Honor of the Death of Pope Francis
- We Mourn the Passing of Pope Francis, 1936 ~ 2025Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, December 17, 1936 Elected Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, March 13, 2013 Returned to the House of the Father, April 21, 2025 Statement of Most Rev. James F. Checchio, JCD, MBA, Bishop of Metuchen, on the passing of Pope Francis: With heavy hearts, the Diocese of Metuchen mourns the passing… Read more: We Mourn the Passing of Pope Francis, 1936 ~ 2025
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