2026 South Jersey Catholic Ministries Appeal

By supporting the 2026 South Jersey Catholic Ministries Appeal, you are supporting many programs and ministries of the Diocese of Camden and Saints Peter & Paul Parish. These ministries serve the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the hungry and challenged. When you support the South Jersey Catholic Ministries Appeal, you offer comfort to those in your parish, your community, and throughout the entire Diocese.

This year’s theme, “Missionaries of Mercy,” supports the social and spiritual needs of our 62 parishes and 29 schools, with social services, hospital chaplaincy, youth & teen campus ministries, Catholic education, pastoral care initiatives, vocations, and faith formation programs. 

Together we make a stronger community with faith, compassion, and mercy.

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Lent: A Season of Grace and Renewal

Lent is a sacred and blessed time in the life of the Church. It is a season given to us by God for renewal, reflection, and transformation.
 
During these forty days, we are called to embrace the four pillars of Lent:

    ·  Prayer – to deepen our relationship with God.

    ·  Fasting – to discipline our hearts and grow in self-control.

    ·  Almsgiving – to open our hands in charity toward those in need.

    ·  Repentance – to free our hearts from anger, sin, and division.

This is the path placed before us. Yet along this path, we encounter temptation. In the Gospel, we see that Jesus Himself was tempted in the desert. He was hungry and tested, but He remained faithful to the Father. By responding with the Word of God, He shows us that temptation can be overcome. Because Jesus conquered temptation, we too have the strength to resist. He never asks us to do something without first giving us the grace to accomplish it.

My brothers and sisters, let this Lent not be like those of the past. Let it be different. Let it be deeper. Let it be sincere. We warmly invite you to participate fully in all the activities offered in our parish  during this holy season. Everything prepared is for your spiritual growth and well-being. Join us for Mass, Morning Prayer, Confession, Stations of the Cross, Thursday evening gatherings such as The Chosen, and acts of charity.

Please do not allow laziness or discouragement to keep you away from the blessings God desires to give you. Make a sincere effort to draw closer to Him. All the clergy of the parish are available to journey with you. We are here to listen, to guide, to pray with you, and to support you. You are not alone.

May this holy season be for each of us a time of grace, renewal, and abundant blessing.

I wish you and your family a blessed and grace-filled Lenten season.
 
Fr. Yvans