Photos Courtesy of St. Peter’s Church HE IS RISEN! Holy Week drew a crowd at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, where different liturgies underscored different moments in Christ’s saving passion, death and resurrection. Pictured are the Good Friday Living Stations of the Cross, Holy Thursday where the celebrant washed the feet of 12 men […]
Photos courtesy of St. Peter’s Church A large congregation – mostly Vietnamese – gathered around the altar at St. Peter Church to celebrate the Lunar New Year, at a concelebrated Mass led by Manuel A. Cruz, auxiliary bishop for Essex County. The celebration continued at St. Peter School, where the reception included musical entertainment.
Photos courtesy of St. Peter’s Church St. Peter’s School held several activities to mark Catholic Schools Week in January. Students, pictured left, showed their excitement and gratitude for the gift of a Catholic education.
By the Rev. Ivan Sciberras Catholic Schools Week was observed around the country between Jan. 28 and Feb. 2. It is a week in which we reflect on the positive influences of Catholic education on the life of our families and our Township of Belleville. Here at St. Peter’s – where we have been educating […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — After a month of collecting toys and clothing from the Belleville community, the American Legion Post 105 family distributed a roomful of items days before Christmas to anyone who needed a little holiday help. After a day of people dropping by the post to collect for themselves or others, what remained from […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — What do U.S. Marine Corp Pfc. Donald Saunders, of Belleville; Marine Corp Pfc. Richard Bates, of Nutley; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul Christmas, of North Carolina; Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Edwin Aponte, of Puerto Rico; a dozen other U.S. Marines; 15 U.S. Army personnel; two U.S. Navy seamen; and U.S. Air Force […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Members of the Belleville Fire Department paid their annual visit to St. Peter’s School and gave a hands-on demonstration to students from the younger grades and their teachers. During the visit, as pictured, kindergartners listened to a demonstration given by Battalion Chief William Tamburri and firefighter Michael Sarno handed out booklets to […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — As is customary during the month of October, the St. Peter’s Confraternity of the Holy Rosary in Belleville once more held its annual Communion breakfast recently. Close to 100 parishioners and friends attended the event at the Chandelier and listened to a keynote speech from Monsignor William J. Reilly, a longtime priest […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Benedictine monk Augustine J. Curley was recently blessed as the third abbot at St. Mary’s Abbey in Newark during a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin. Curley grew up in Belleville and graduated from St. Peter’s School in 1970, along with his twin sister, Cathy, who is seen with him after the […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — Excitement was visible on the faces of students and teachers alike as they returned for the opening of the school year at St. Peter’s School in Belleville on Sept. 7. The only Catholic school in Belleville, St. Peter’s School provides pre-K3 to eighth-grade education to children from Belleville and nearby towns. Photos […]