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The Catechetical Office for the Archdiocese of Newark recently hosted The Gathering; an event focused on ministering to LGBTQ+ youth with courage and sensitivity. 

Saint John Paul II said, “Let us remember the past with gratitude, live the present with enthusiasm, and look forward to the future with confidence.” Catholic school students across Essex, Bergen, Hudson, and Union counties participated in collective efforts to help fight hunger in their communities.

The Archdiocese’s Catechist Convocation, a conference for faith formation leaders and teachers, returned for the first time in-person since 2019 this past weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 4, approximately 550 parish volunteers and religious and lay people packed the Paramus Catholic High School hallways for the event “Moving Forward in Catechetical Ministry.” Paramus Catholic students welcomed the catechists, directing them to the auditorium to begin the day with worship music and Mass celebrated by Cardinal Joseph Tobin.

Lacordaire Academy students have donated $500 to their favorite charity after creating an environmentally friendly scarecrow with a message about recycling that took first place in a Montclair contest.

For Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Newark, the first step towards getting in is registering for the High School Placement Test (HSPT®) as part of the Cooperative Admissions Program (COOP). The COOP is designed to facilitate the high school admissions process for students and families using a common entrance examination.

Right on the heels of Halloween parades and trick-or-treating festivities, Catholic schools around the Archdiocese of Newark celebrated the Solemnity of All Saints, also known as All Saints Day. All Saints day is one of the eleven feasts celebrated within the Catholic Church during Autumn. Schools and faith formation groups celebrated All Saints Day with special Masses, fairs, and even a few costume parties!

Did you know that many Catholic saints performed miracles in their youth? Saints are ordinary people who have lived extraordinary lives of heroic virtue. Like you, many were students, athletes, teenagers, and in one case, even a computer coder! Learning about the lives of saints can help us become better Catholics. By studying the lives of saints, we can see the power and positive influence of having great faith. Here are six saints who lived their youth in devotion to Christ and whom you should get to know as we celebrate All Saints Day!