Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney’s Schedule: October, 2026 #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BishopSched_DeaPaul_6141-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BishopSched_DeaPaul_6141-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BishopSched_DeaPaul_6141-1-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><table border="1" width="100%">
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/1</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Thursday, 10 a.m.</strong> Finance Council meeting.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/2</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Friday, 10:15 a.m.</strong> Mass – Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta; <strong>6:30 p.m.</strong> Project Andrew – Resurrection Parish, Randolph.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/3</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Saturday, 8 a.m.</strong> Mass for Life & Procession – St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Morristown; <strong>10 a.m.</strong> The Discalced Carmelites 100th Anniversary of foundation in Morristown – Pilgrimage from St. Paul inside the Walls and St. Thomas More church to the monastery, followed by Mass at 11:30 a.m.; <strong>5 p.m.</strong> Mass – St. Therese Parish, Succasunna, in celebration of the parish patron saint.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/4</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Sunday, 12:30 p.m.</strong> Mass – St. Therese Parish, Paterson, in celebration of the parish patron saint; <strong>3 p.m.</strong> Confirmation – St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Haskell.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/5</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Monday, 7 p.m.</strong> Rite of Candidacy for the 2029 Permanent Deacon class – Sacred Heart and Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Dover.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/6</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Tuesday, 9:15 a.m.</strong> Mass – Academy of St. Elizabeth, Morristown; <strong>7 p.m.</strong> St. Paul Parish, Clifton – Talk at parish prayer group.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/7</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Wednesday, 7 p.m.</strong> Mass and Rosary – Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Pompton Plains.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/8</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Thursday, 9:30 a.m.</strong> NJ Mass for Life, Rally, and March – St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trenton.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/10</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Saturday, 12 noon</strong> Confirmation – Resurrection Parish, Randolph; <strong>5:30 p.m.</strong> Knights of Columbus Annual Mass – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Morristown.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/11</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Sunday, 10 a.m.</strong> Mass celebrating el Señor de los Milagros – Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson; <strong>2 p.m.</strong> St. Therese Celebration – St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/13</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Tuesday, 7 p.m.</strong> Mass – Our Lady of Fatima and St. Nicholas Parish, Passaic.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/15</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Thursday, 9 a.m.</strong> Board of Bishops meeting – Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown; <strong>7 p.m.</strong> Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting, St. Paul Inside the Walls Evangelization Center, Madison.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/17</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Saturday</strong> Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/18</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Sunday, 12 noon</strong> World Mission Sunday Mass – St. Paul Parish, Prospect Park; <strong>3 p.m.</strong> Vivere Christus – the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/19</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Monday, 11 a.m.</strong> Father English Food Pantry blessing.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/20</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.</strong> Mass – Morris Catholic High School, Denville.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/22</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Thursday, 2 p.m.</strong> Mass of Installation of Most Rev. Michael A. Saporito – the Church of the Sacred Heart, South Plainfield.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/23</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Friday, 10 a.m.</strong> Mass – Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon; <strong>6:30 p.m. </strong>Organ blessing and concert – Christ the King Parish, New Vernon.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/24</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Saturday, 8:30 a.m.</strong> Parish Vocation Ministry Workshop – St. Paul Inside the Walls, Madison.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/25</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Sunday, 10 a.m.</strong> Mass for the Convivence – Holiday Inn, Piscataway; <strong>12:30 p.m.</strong> Mass – Holy Rosary Parish, Passaic; <strong>3:15 p.m.</strong> Pro-Life Runners 5K Blessing, Morristown.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/29</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Thursday, 6 p.m. </strong>NJCDC 32nd Anniversary Gala – Westmount Country Club, Woodland Park.</td>
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<td style="text-align: center;" width="10%"><strong>10/31</strong></td>
<td style="line-height: 110%;" width="90%"><strong>Saturday, 6 p.m.</strong> Installation Mass of Fr. Jared Brogan – St. Brendan and St. George Parish, Clifton.</td>
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</table> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BishopSched_DeaPaul_6141-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BishopSched_DeaPaul_6141-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BishopSched_DeaPaul_6141-1-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />10/1 Thursday, 10 a.m. Finance Council meeting. 10/2 Friday, 10:15 a.m. Mass – Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta; 6:30 p.m. Project Andrew – Resurrection Parish, Randolph. 10/3 Saturday, 8 a.m. Mass for Life & Procession – St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Morristown; 10 a.m. The Discalced Carmelites 100th Anniversary of foundation in Morristown – Pilgrimage from St. Paul inside the Walls and St. Thomas More church to the monastery, followed by Mass at 11:30 a.m.; 5 p.m. Mass – St. Therese Parish, Succasunna, in celebration of the parish patron saint. 10/4 Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Mass – St. Therese
| 10/1 | Thursday, 10 a.m. Finance Council meeting. |
| 10/2 | Friday, 10:15 a.m. Mass – Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta; 6:30 p.m. Project Andrew – Resurrection Parish, Randolph. |
| 10/3 | Saturday, 8 a.m. Mass for Life & Procession – St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Morristown; 10 a.m. The Discalced Carmelites 100th Anniversary of foundation in Morristown – Pilgrimage from St. Paul inside the Walls and St. Thomas More church to the monastery, followed by Mass at 11:30 a.m.; 5 p.m. Mass – St. Therese Parish, Succasunna, in celebration of the parish patron saint. |
| 10/4 | Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Mass – St. Therese Parish, Paterson, in celebration of the parish patron saint; 3 p.m. Confirmation – St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Haskell. |
| 10/5 | Monday, 7 p.m. Rite of Candidacy for the 2029 Permanent Deacon class – Sacred Heart and Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Dover. |
| 10/6 | Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Mass – Academy of St. Elizabeth, Morristown; 7 p.m. St. Paul Parish, Clifton – Talk at parish prayer group. |
| 10/7 | Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mass and Rosary – Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Pompton Plains. |
| 10/8 | Thursday, 9:30 a.m. NJ Mass for Life, Rally, and March – St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trenton. |
| 10/10 | Saturday, 12 noon Confirmation – Resurrection Parish, Randolph; 5:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Annual Mass – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Morristown. |
| 10/11 | Sunday, 10 a.m. Mass celebrating el Señor de los Milagros – Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson; 2 p.m. St. Therese Celebration – St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes. |
| 10/13 | Tuesday, 7 p.m. Mass – Our Lady of Fatima and St. Nicholas Parish, Passaic. |
| 10/15 | Thursday, 9 a.m. Board of Bishops meeting – Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown; 7 p.m. Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting, St. Paul Inside the Walls Evangelization Center, Madison. |
| 10/17 | Saturday Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. |
| 10/18 | Sunday, 12 noon World Mission Sunday Mass – St. Paul Parish, Prospect Park; 3 p.m. Vivere Christus – the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson. |
| 10/19 | Monday, 11 a.m. Father English Food Pantry blessing. |
| 10/20 | Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Mass – Morris Catholic High School, Denville. |
| 10/22 | Thursday, 2 p.m. Mass of Installation of Most Rev. Michael A. Saporito – the Church of the Sacred Heart, South Plainfield. |
| 10/23 | Friday, 10 a.m. Mass – Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon; 6:30 p.m. Organ blessing and concert – Christ the King Parish, New Vernon. |
| 10/24 | Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Parish Vocation Ministry Workshop – St. Paul Inside the Walls, Madison. |
| 10/25 | Sunday, 10 a.m. Mass for the Convivence – Holiday Inn, Piscataway; 12:30 p.m. Mass – Holy Rosary Parish, Passaic; 3:15 p.m. Pro-Life Runners 5K Blessing, Morristown. |
| 10/29 | Thursday, 6 p.m. NJCDC 32nd Anniversary Gala – Westmount Country Club, Woodland Park. |
| 10/31 | Saturday, 6 p.m. Installation Mass of Fr. Jared Brogan – St. Brendan and St. George Parish, Clifton. |
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney’s Schedule: October, 2026 #Catholic –
| 10/1 | Thursday, 10 a.m. Finance Council meeting. |
| 10/2 | Friday, 10:15 a.m. Mass – Pope John XXIII Regional High School, Sparta; 6:30 p.m. Project Andrew – Resurrection Parish, Randolph. |
| 10/3 | Saturday, 8 a.m. Mass for Life & Procession – St. Margaret of Scotland Parish, Morristown; 10 a.m. The Discalced Carmelites 100th Anniversary of foundation in Morristown – Pilgrimage from St. Paul inside the Walls and St. Thomas More church to the monastery, followed by Mass at 11:30 a.m.; 5 p.m. Mass – St. Therese Parish, Succasunna, in celebration of the parish patron saint. |
| 10/4 | Sunday, 12:30 p.m. Mass – St. Therese Parish, Paterson, in celebration of the parish patron saint; 3 p.m. Confirmation – St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Haskell. |
| 10/5 | Monday, 7 p.m. Rite of Candidacy for the 2029 Permanent Deacon class – Sacred Heart and Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Dover. |
| 10/6 | Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Mass – Academy of St. Elizabeth, Morristown; 7 p.m. St. Paul Parish, Clifton – Talk at parish prayer group. |
| 10/7 | Wednesday, 7 p.m. Mass and Rosary – Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Pompton Plains. |
| 10/8 | Thursday, 9:30 a.m. NJ Mass for Life, Rally, and March – St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trenton. |
| 10/10 | Saturday, 12 noon Confirmation – Resurrection Parish, Randolph; 5:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Annual Mass – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Morristown. |
| 10/11 | Sunday, 10 a.m. Mass celebrating el Señor de los Milagros – Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson; 2 p.m. St. Therese Celebration – St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes. |
| 10/13 | Tuesday, 7 p.m. Mass – Our Lady of Fatima and St. Nicholas Parish, Passaic. |
| 10/15 | Thursday, 9 a.m. Board of Bishops meeting – Loyola Jesuit Center, Morristown; 7 p.m. Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting, St. Paul Inside the Walls Evangelization Center, Madison. |
| 10/17 | Saturday Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C. |
| 10/18 | Sunday, 12 noon World Mission Sunday Mass – St. Paul Parish, Prospect Park; 3 p.m. Vivere Christus – the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson. |
| 10/19 | Monday, 11 a.m. Father English Food Pantry blessing. |
| 10/20 | Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. Mass – Morris Catholic High School, Denville. |
| 10/22 | Thursday, 2 p.m. Mass of Installation of Most Rev. Michael A. Saporito – the Church of the Sacred Heart, South Plainfield. |
| 10/23 | Friday, 10 a.m. Mass – Mary Help of Christians Academy, North Haledon; 6:30 p.m. Organ blessing and concert – Christ the King Parish, New Vernon. |
| 10/24 | Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Parish Vocation Ministry Workshop – St. Paul Inside the Walls, Madison. |
| 10/25 | Sunday, 10 a.m. Mass for the Convivence – Holiday Inn, Piscataway; 12:30 p.m. Mass – Holy Rosary Parish, Passaic; 3:15 p.m. Pro-Life Runners 5K Blessing, Morristown. |
| 10/29 | Thursday, 6 p.m. NJCDC 32nd Anniversary Gala – Westmount Country Club, Woodland Park. |
| 10/31 | Saturday, 6 p.m. Installation Mass of Fr. Jared Brogan – St. Brendan and St. George Parish, Clifton. |