BLOOMFIELD, NJ — More than 200 people participated in the eighth annual Spirit Run in Bloomfield on Oct. 29. The USA Track & Field–sanctioned race started and ended on Bloomfield’s Green, running through Mt. Olivet Cemetery, which is the beneficiary of race proceeds. Costumes were encouraged. Participants ranged from elite local runners to families with […]
NEWARK, NJ — Rather than hitting the beach or hanging out with friends, 45 teens from throughout North Jersey and Pennsylvania, including from Bloomfield and Newark, devoted part of their summer vacation to completing a range of community service projects for a unique camp offered by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Office for Youth & Young […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Township Council unanimously approved a resolution that authorized the Bloomfield Planning Board to investigate amending the town’s redevelopment plan to allow using the strip of land that the Sacred Heart School building and Nardiello Hall sit on to build a 212-unit residential building, tearing down the two building that are […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — More than 250 people participated in the seventh annual Spirit Run in Bloomfield on Oct. 30. The USATF-sanctioned race started and ended on the Bloomfield Green and ran through Mt. Olivet Cemetery, which is the beneficiary of race proceeds. Costumes were encouraged for the race, which was organized by Sacred Heart Church. […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A group of young Archdiocese of Newark parishioners volunteered to assist with maintenance projects at Sacred Heart Church in Bloomfield on July 24. Their efforts were part of “Days in the Diocese,” a new summer program presented by the archdiocese’s Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry; the program offers one-day service […]
NEWARK, NJ — The Office for Youth & Young Adult Ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark recently launched its new “Days in the Diocese” program, which offers one-day service immersion experiences to archdiocesan teens throughout Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties. High school students enrolled in a parish youth group or Confirmation program will volunteer […]