St.
Cecilia Roman Catholic Church
70 Church Street, Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
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70 Church Street, Rockaway, New Jersey 07866
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Parish Organizations Below are some of the many organizations that can be found at St. Cecilia. Please click on the underlined headings for more information. Bible Study Bible study is held on Monday evenings at 7:30PM and Tuesday mornings at 9:30AM in Hayes Hall. Christian Care Committee The Christian Care Committee is a ministry that assists home-bound individuals. If you have some free time and would like to volunteer, please contact Sr. Mary Martha at 973-627-6533. Collection Counters If you would like to be part of a group that assembles four times per year to count collections, please contact Dan Zarzycki at 862-209-4271 or danzack62@yahoo.com. Guard of Honor (Ushers) The Guard of Honor is present at all church and school functions held in the church, including Mass, First Holy Communion, Confirmation and graduation. The Guard is comprised of men and women whose duties include, but are not limited to, greeting parishioners and their guests, handing out relevant materials and gathering the collection. If you would like to join or have any questions, please contact Dan Zarzycki at 862-209-4271 or danzack62@yahoo.com. Haitian Parish Twinning Ministry The Haitian Parish Twinning Ministry is an organization working to build a strong, long term, mutually life-giving relationship with Notre Dame de la Caridad, a parish located outside of Port au Prince, Haiti. Through the Haitian Parish Twinning Ministry, the parishioners of St. Cecilia assist the parishioners of Notre Dame de la Caridad by providing religious, educational, medical and economic resources, and help with various special projects. By empowering the parishioners of Our Lady of Charity, we will become more sensitive to the struggles of those living in poverty. And, through helping others, we will grow in God’s love for all. The Haitian Parish Twinning Ministry meets on either the third Tuesday or the third Thursday of each month at 7:30PM in the school library. For more information please contact Amy Ehnert at amy.ehnert@gmail.com or 551-427-8903. Health Ministry Our Health Ministry offers free blood pressure screenings for parishioners after each Mass on the first full weekend of the month. If you are a nurse or healthcare provider who would like to help, please contact Carol McGotty at 973-627-8765. The Men’s Society is open to all men of the parish, regardless of age or marriage status. Our goal is to provide camaraderie and a sense of belonging while supporting the church by organizing a wide range of service, social and spiritual activities. We meet the second Saturday of each month in Hayes Hall following the 8AM Mass and Novena. Please click on the above link for more information. Prayer Group The Light of Christ Prayer Group meets in Hayes Hall each Tuesday evening at 7:45PM for prayer, scripture reading, teachings and fellowship. You are invited to bring a friend or two, along with your bible. For more information, please contact Carmen (973-625-1150), Ellie (973-627-5184) or Norma (973-252-4483). We defend and support human life, a beautiful and precious gift from God, at every stage of its existence. In our prayers and practical actions, we seek to fully protect the most vulnerable, including the unborn, the elderly and infirm. Our Pro-Life Ministry collaborates with Priests for Life, as we obediently follow the teachings of the Catholic Church and the instructions of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Come join us for pizza and soda the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM in the school library. For more information, please contact us at stceciliaprolife@gmail.com Rosary Society The Rosary Society is the oldest organization in our parish, founded in 1882 to foster devotion to Our Blessed Mother through recitation of the rosary. We gather the first Saturday of every month at 7:30AM to pray the rosary before the 8AM Mass, followed by a meeting in Hayes Hall. We sponsor numerous activities throughout the year, including religious awards for graduating 8th grade students, a day of recollection during Lent and pancake breakfasts. Some of our members choose to serve by helping clean the church as well as the purificators used during Mass. If you are interested in more information or would like to join, please contact Pat at pattyannmarie64@yahoo.com. St. Monica's Guild The St. Monica’s Guild is a women’s organization whose members promote hospitality, spirituality and prayer. In addition to hosting receptions for Holy Saturday, Confirmation candidates and to recognize parish volunteers, we also sponsor the renewal of marriage vows and the annual Advent Retreat. New members are always welcome. For more information, please contact Lee Ann Mackin at 973-627-5222 or leeann.marty@verizon.net. Social Justice Ministry The Social Justice Ministry works to educate our fellow parishioners on the Church's teaching on social justice issues, to promote awareness about the needs of the poor, oppressed, homeless, broken, and marginalized among us and to willingly and lovingly respond to the call of the Gospel. We participate in Justfaith which is a nationwide instructional program which further defines the social justice parish ministry. JustFaith is a faith formation process that emphasizes the Gospel message of love, peace, and justice, Catholic social teaching and the blending of spirituality and action. JustFaith Ministries encourages people of faith to develop a passion for justice and to express this passion in concrete acts of social ministry, such as Operation Helping Hands, Habitat for Humanity, clothing drives, blood drives, Fair Trade Sales, and legislative advocacy. Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month, in the St. Cecilia School Library, at 7PM. Soup Kitchen The Soup Kitchen volunteers, coordinated by Marilou Hahn, cook and serve meals to the needy. Food is prepared the Wednesday before the third Thursday of every month and transported to the Trinity Lutheran Church on Blackwell Street in Dover the following morning where it is reheated and served. Please call the rectory at 973-627-0313 if you would like to join. Why Catholic? is a unique adult faith formation program based on Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. For more information on how you can deepen your Catholic faith and connect its teachings to your everyday life, please click on the above link.
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