Beyond The Beacon podcast 121: Parishes bring hope, love to Guatemala with mission trip #Catholic – Members of the parish communities of Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel in Cedar Knolls (Hanover Township) and Resurrection Parish in Randolph join the podcast to discuss a joint mission trip to Guatemala. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish co-host. These mission trip organizers and participants discuss the joys and spiritual rewards of the experience. Guests include: Cristina Folan and her husband, Ken Folan. Christina Folan is the director of Communications & Evangelization for Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel, and the two help organize the mission trip for the parish along with Debbie White. Father Yojan Garcia, pastor of Resurrection Parish, who also serves as director of the Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation for the Diocese of Paterson. Eric Kalos and Tyler Kalos – a Father and son who are parishioners of Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel. Terri Janosik, a parishioner at Resurrection Parish and co-coordinator of the mission trip for Resurrection Parish. Listen or watch the episode here, or on any major podcast platform, or watch it on Bishop Sweeney’s YouTube channel. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

Beyond The Beacon podcast 121: Parishes bring hope, love to Guatemala with mission trip #Catholic - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BTB-121-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BTB-121-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BTB-121-1-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Parishes bring hope, love to Guatemala with mission trip" width="1080" height="608" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/noqS-8AD2hQ?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" style="width: 100%; max-width: 640px; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 12px;" src="https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parishes-bring-hope-love-to-guatemala-with-mission-trip/id1676828873?i=1000798720138&size=small" width="640" height="160" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe></p> <p>Members of the parish communities of Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel in Cedar Knolls (Hanover Township) and Resurrection Parish in Randolph join the podcast to discuss a joint mission trip to Guatemala. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish co-host. These mission trip organizers and participants discuss the joys and spiritual rewards of the experience.</p> <p>Guests include:</p> <ul> <li>Cristina Folan and her husband, Ken Folan. Christina Folan is the director of Communications & Evangelization for Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel, and the two help organize the mission trip for the parish along with Debbie White.</li> <li>Father Yojan Garcia, pastor of Resurrection Parish, who also serves as director of the Office of Catechesis and Faith Formation for the Diocese of Paterson.</li> <li>Eric Kalos and Tyler Kalos – a Father and son who are parishioners of Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel.</li> <li>Terri Janosik, a parishioner at Resurrection Parish and co-coordinator of the mission trip for Resurrection Parish.</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://beyond.beaconnj.org/2149965/episodes/20035163-parishes-bring-hope-love-to-guatemala-with-mission-trip target=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Listen or watch the episode here</a>, or on any major podcast platform, or watch it <a href="https://youtu.be/noqS-8AD2hQ?si=f258VbqMo5ky50kI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">on Bishop Sweeney’s YouTube channel</a>.</p> <hr> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://beaconnj.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.</span></a></h6> <hr> - <img width="150" height="150" src="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BTB-121-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BTB-121-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://beaconnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BTB-121-1-480x480.jpg 480w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Members of the parish communities of Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel in Cedar Knolls (Hanover Township) and Resurrection Parish in Randolph join the podcast to discuss a joint mission trip to Guatemala. Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney and Communications Director Jai Agnish co-host. These mission trip organizers and participants discuss the joys and spiritual rewards of the experience. Guests include: Cristina Folan and her husband, Ken Folan. Christina Folan is the director of Communications & Evangelization for Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel, and the two help organize the mission trip for the parish along with Debbie White. Father Yojan Garcia, pastor