Certificate inspires catechetical, lay leaders to serve Church better #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCCL_9981-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCCL_9981-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCCL_9981-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><strong>On May 18 at Resurrection Parish</strong> in Randolph, N.J., Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Graduation Mass for 15 catechetical leaders and lay ministers in the Church who earned the NCCL Certificate in Catechetical Ministry and Religious Education. This initiative seeks to expand and enrich the graduates’ training.</p>
<p>In 2024, Saint Elizabeth University, located in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., and the Paterson Diocese, N.J., partnered to offer a certificate program using the NCCL curriculum. This collaboration represents a pivotal step in a broader effort across the Church to elevate the standard of catechetical ministry and religious education.</p>
<p>Those who complete the NCCL program can take additional graduate credits at Saint Elizabeth’s.</p>
<p>Bishop Sweeney concelebrated the Graduation Mass on May 18. Father Yojaneider Garcia, pastor of Resurrection and director of the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation, concelebrated the liturgy.</p>
<p>The certificate recipients were: Cathy Metcalf, Martha Spyker, Cheryl Wallace, Magda Campson, Carolyn Kelly, Colleen Huber, Debbie Dericks, Teresa Gallo, Denise Gaylord, Elsa Gonzalez, Jean Caughey, Lauro Marcillo, Mary Hill, Maryann Schwork and Thomas Schwork.</p>
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<hr> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCCL_9981-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCCL_9981-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NCCL_9981-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />On May 18 at Resurrection Parish in Randolph, N.J., Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Graduation Mass for 15 catechetical leaders and lay ministers in the Church who earned the NCCL Certificate in Catechetical Ministry and Religious Education. This initiative seeks to expand and enrich the graduates’ training. In 2024, Saint Elizabeth University, located in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., and the Paterson Diocese, N.J., partnered to offer a certificate program using the NCCL curriculum. This collaboration represents a pivotal step in a broader effort across the Church to elevate the standard of catechetical ministry and religious
On May 18 at Resurrection Parish in Randolph, N.J., Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Graduation Mass for 15 catechetical leaders and lay ministers in the Church who earned the NCCL Certificate in Catechetical Ministry and Religious Education. This initiative seeks to expand and enrich the graduates’ training.
In 2024, Saint Elizabeth University, located in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., and the Paterson Diocese, N.J., partnered to offer a certificate program using the NCCL curriculum. This collaboration represents a pivotal step in a broader effort across the Church to elevate the standard of catechetical ministry and religious education.
Those who complete the NCCL program can take additional graduate credits at Saint Elizabeth’s.
Bishop Sweeney concelebrated the Graduation Mass on May 18. Father Yojaneider Garcia, pastor of Resurrection and director of the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation, concelebrated the liturgy.
The certificate recipients were: Cathy Metcalf, Martha Spyker, Cheryl Wallace, Magda Campson, Carolyn Kelly, Colleen Huber, Debbie Dericks, Teresa Gallo, Denise Gaylord, Elsa Gonzalez, Jean Caughey, Lauro Marcillo, Mary Hill, Maryann Schwork and Thomas Schwork.
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On May 18 at Resurrection Parish in Randolph, N.J., Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney celebrated a Graduation Mass for 15 catechetical leaders and lay ministers in the Church who earned the NCCL Certificate in Catechetical Ministry and Religious Education. This initiative seeks to expand and enrich the graduates’ training.
In 2024, Saint Elizabeth University, located in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., and the Paterson Diocese, N.J., partnered to offer a certificate program using the NCCL curriculum. This collaboration represents a pivotal step in a broader effort across the Church to elevate the standard of catechetical ministry and religious education.
Those who complete the NCCL program can take additional graduate credits at Saint Elizabeth’s.
Bishop Sweeney concelebrated the Graduation Mass on May 18. Father Yojaneider Garcia, pastor of Resurrection and director of the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation, concelebrated the liturgy.
The certificate recipients were: Cathy Metcalf, Martha Spyker, Cheryl Wallace, Magda Campson, Carolyn Kelly, Colleen Huber, Debbie Dericks, Teresa Gallo, Denise Gaylord, Elsa Gonzalez, Jean Caughey, Lauro Marcillo, Mary Hill, Maryann Schwork and Thomas Schwork.
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In 2024, Saint Elizabeth University, located in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., and the Paterson Diocese, N.J., partnered to offer a certificate program using the NCCL curriculum. This collaboration represents a pivotal step in a broader effort across the Church to elevate the standard of catechetical ministry and religious education.
Those who complete the NCCL program can take additional graduate credits at Saint Elizabeth’s.
Bishop Sweeney concelebrated the Graduation Mass on May 18. Father Yojaneider Garcia, pastor of Resurrection and director of the diocesan Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation, concelebrated the liturgy.
The certificate recipients were: Cathy Metcalf, Martha Spyker, Cheryl Wallace, Magda Campson, Carolyn Kelly, Colleen Huber, Debbie Dericks, Teresa Gallo, Denise Gaylord, Elsa Gonzalez, Jean Caughey, Lauro Marcillo, Mary Hill, Maryann Schwork and Thomas Schwork.
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