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Welcome to our Home on the World Wide Web
Hello, Welcome to Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in beautiful Highland Lakes, Sussex Co. NJ. We are a small, friendly parish family and we welcome new members. We hope you enjoy your visit and invite you to check back often, as the page is updated every week. Please feel free to email the webmaster with your comments and suggestions. Have a wonderful day and God Bless.
The Sunday Bulletin will now be available every week On-Line!
We will now have the Sunday Bulletin available on-line in a PDF format. A new button labeled appropriately "Bulletins" has been added to the column of buttons on the left side of the page Click on this button and you will be able to download the current as well as previous Sunday Bulletins. You will ...
Our Parish Photo Album is now Online
We now have an online photo album where pictures of the 2008 Carnival and Church picnic can be viewed. Click on the following link: http://picasaweb.google.com/olfatimahlnj which will take you to the photos. Select the album you want to view by clicking on it. From there you can view ...
Baptism News
BAPTISMS – Congratulations to the parents and godparents of Sara Ann Verge, Emma Grace Sherman, Jayden Pauline Slinger, Noelle Angelica Hernandez, Jake Ryan Chromcik, Erica Leigh Young, Cooper Douglas Young, Richard Peter Kievit, Cristina Moscatelli, and Madeline Claire Scheuermann, who were ...
OLF Youth Ministry Web Site
For our Youth Ministry page click on this link:
http://www.olfyouthministry.catholicweb.com/
Marriage Announcements
WE ARE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE the marriage of Robert Frank Grasso and Kimberly Foster Botsko on Saturday, August 22nd. Please pray for them and for all engaged couples.
Harvest House
HARVEST HOUSE, the soup kitchen housed in Sussex, NJ, serves free meals to persons from the Sussex area. The kitchen manager needs the following: canned tomato soup, cans of peas, carrots, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, paper napkins and evaporated milk. Please mark your offering Harvest House and ...
PLEASE PRAY for the Repose of these Souls
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SOULS of two of our parishioners Robert Helmrich and Alexander DelGrosso, who died this past week.. Please pray for their families also.
Parishoners in the News
PARISHIONERS IN THE NEWS: CONGRATULATIONS TO THE STUDENTS AT VERNON HIGH SCHOOL who were recently inducted into the National Honor Society. Several are our parishioners: Shannon Buruchian, Tracey Geary, Chelsea Marinaro, Alyssa Morrissey, Jeffrey Owens, Maura Quinn, Sylvia ...
The Heart of the Matter
THE HEART OF THE MATTER If you plant dishonesty, you will reap distrust, But if you plant honesty, you will reap trust. If you plant selfishness, you will reap loneliness. If you plant goodness, you will reap friends. If you plant pride, you will reap destruction. If you plant humility, you will ...
RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) –Persons who want to join our Church are invited to contact a parish staff member at 973-764-4457 or olfatima@warwick.net, A get acquainted meeting is held on Thursdays, 8:00-9:00pm at the rectory.
Parish Health Ministry News
NEWS FROM OUR HEALTH MINISTRY: Kim Conway Our Lady of Fatima Parish is blessed with a group of volunteers interested in promoting health and wellness within our congregation and community. Do you have a family member or know a neighbor who is homebound and would enjoy a friendly visit? Perhaps ...
Project Rachel
….A LOVING AND FORGIVING CHURCH – although the Catholic Church has never minimized the grave sin of abortion, it does offer the invitation for forgiveness and the opportunity to be reconciled with God and to return to full communion with all other Catholics. Project Rachel is one of the means by ...
Pilgrem Virgin Statue
THE PILGRIM VIRGIN STATUE is a statue of Our Lady, which will be loaned to a family for one week. There is an opening and closing ceremony. During the week, family and friends pray the rosary in the statue’s presence. For information, call Theresa at 973-764-7686.
Vernon Churches Ecumenical Services
The regular Ecumenical Lenten Services will take place on Wednesday evenings as follows: Feb 24th Our Lady of Fatima 8:00pm, Rev Chris Bruesehoff preaching. March 3rd Glenwood Baptist Church 8:00pm, Rev Jack Boland preaching. March 10th St. Francis de Sales Church, ...
The Sacrament of Reconcilliation
A MESSAGE FROM FATHER BOB The Lord Jesus calls you and me to a loving, personal relationship with Him. To the woman at the well, Jesus said, “….the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:14) Thanks ...
Contribution Statements are Available
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS – Contribution Statements for 2009 are available for envelope users. Since many people do not require them for their taxes, we only print them out as requested. If you would like a statement, please stop in the rectory Monday-Friday, 9-5, or call and I ...
ALTAR CANDLES AND PROCESSIONAL CROSS
In order to enhance our Sunday worship, I want to purchase a new pair of altar candlesticks and a new processional cross. The altar candlesticks are 42” tall and they are placed on the left and right of the altar. The top of the candlestick is removable at ...
February Events
Friday Feb 26 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Movie night, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Admission is Free. Welcome Home to Healing The church will be open and a priest will hear confessions on Mondays, 7:00 to 8:30pm. It begins on February 22nd and ends on March 22nd. Confessions will also be ...
This Weeks Events
Sun COFFEE SUNDAY/BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING after all Masses 11:00am – Children’s Mass/1st Grade Participation 6:00pm – 9th Grade CCD, hall Mon 7:00pm ...
Eucharistic Adoration Fridays 9:15-10:15 am, Peace Prayers Monday 7-8 pm
Each Monday, 7-8pm – Prayers for Peace in Afghanistan and Iraq Each Friday, 9:15-10:15am – Eucharistic Adoration
Rosary Alter Society Social, Wed, March 10th, 1:30pm
ROSARY ALTAR SOCIETY NEWS – On Wednesday, March 10, 1:30pm, there will be a Social in the hall. New members are always welcome. Ladies, if you are thinking of joining the Rosary Altar Society, this would be a great time to get to know some of the members ...
St Patrick's Day Dinner March 13th 6:30pm
Our second annual St Patrick's Day Dinner, will be held on Saturday, March 13th 6:30pm in Church Hall, Tickets $8 per person, $25 for family of 4. It will be a traditional corned beef with cabbage and potatoes with chicken fingers for the kids. Irish step dancers will entertain after ...
Parish Spring Cleaning, Sat March 20th, 11:00am
SPRING CLEANING in our Church: Saturday, March 20 beginning at 11:00am. Parishioners, young and old, will pitch in to prepare our Church building for Easter. Work will be done on the pews, stations of the cross, statues, window sills, lavatories, carpets. Jean Grey ...
POPE BENEDICT’S Prayer Intentions for March
General: That the world economy may be managed according to the principles of justice and equity, taking account of the real needs of peoples, especially the poorest. Missionary: That the Churches in Africa may be signs and instruments of reconciliation and justice in every part of that ...
The prayer the Angel taught the children of Fatima
"My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I Love You! I beg pardon ...
The Angelus Prayer
The angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary) Behold the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done unto me according to your word. (Hail Mary) And the Word was made flesh. And dwelt among us. (Hail Mary) Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That ...
Prayer for a Sick Child
O St. Gerard, who like the Savior, loved children so tenderly, and by your prayers freed many from disease and even death, graciously look down upon the distressed parents who plead with thee for their child’s health if such be the will of God. Present their promise to God to bring up the child a ...
My Daily Offering
MY DAILY OFFERING: O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for ...
Contribution Statements
If you would like a statement for tax preparation, please call the office and one will be printed out for you. A special thankyou to all who currently use envelopes. If you would like to receive envelopes, please call the rectory.
Our 2009 Carnival was a Success!
THE CARNIVAL WAS A SUCCESS! Thanks be to God and to all who worked, donated or in any way supported this parish activity. The Carnival is our major fund raiser, the proceeds of which pay our fuel oil bill. It is also a parish community builder. When complete, we’ll ...
Tenth Grade Online CCD Class
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About the Legion of Mary
THE LEGION OF MARY is a lay Catholic association who, under the direction of the Virgin Mary, gather weekly to pray and engage in apostolic works. We have a group of the Legion of Mary here in our parish. Regular members meet weekly; auxiliary members say the prayers at home. For information call ...