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Children's Summer Programs & Forming Disciples 2025-26
We are excited to announce the dates for Forming Disciples and Faith Explorers for the summer of 2025! We cannot wait to be with the children again for a summer full of games, fun, prayer, learning about the beauty of creation and our Catholic Faith, and, most importantly, growing in love for God and one another. Registration will open around March for all programs.
Forming Disciples (Catechism/Religious Education)
Session 1 (Levels 1-8) - June 20 to July 3, from 9am to 12:15pm (weekdays)
Session 2 (Levels 1-8) - August 4 to August 8, from 9am to 3pm
Session 3 (Levels 1-8) - August 18 to August 29, from 9am to 12:15pm (weekdays)
OCIA for Teens: Summer Retreat (Year 1 & 2) - August 18 to August 29, from 6:30 to 9pm (weekdays)
Session 4 - Classes on Sundays begin September 21, from 11:45am to 1:15pm
Faith Explorers
July 7 to August 1
9am to 12pm each weekday, except days when there are field trips (these days can run to late afternoon or early evening)
Solemnity of our holy father, St. Philip Neri
Novena of St. Philip Neri (May 17-25)
May 17 - after 4pm Mass
May 18 - after 6pm Mass
May 19 to 23 - 7pm
May 24 - after 4pm Mass
May 25 - after 6pm Mass
Solemn Mass (May 26)
Solemn Mass of St. Philip Neri at 7pm with the Aggregation of Br. Zachary Holland, C.O.
Walking Pilgrimage to the Churches
Join the Oratory for our annual walking pilgrimage to the churches on May 24! We meet at 909 Ocean Ave, Sea Bright, NJ, at 8:30am and will walk to Holy Cross, then Nativity, then Saint James, then home to Saint Anthony's. We will be back home between 1 and 2pm.
If you'd like to sign up for the shuttle bus to take you from Saint Anthony's to the start of the walk, call or email Father Nick at rboratory@gmail.com or 732-747-0813 ext. 107. If you are taking the bus, meet at Saint Anthony's at 7:30am.
Desert Day
Each month the Fathers and Brothers of the Oratory spend a day in prayer, silence and spiritual reading. We invite you to join us for our "Desert Day," a monthly retreat day, usually on the first Wednesday of the month.
The next Desert Day is June 4.
Here is the schedule of prayer during the day:
7:30am - Morning Mass
Immediately after morning Mass - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Morning Oratory Prayer
All morning - Adoration in the Church
12:15pm - Mass in Latin
All afternoon - Adoration in the Church
6:30pm - Solemn Vespers & Benediction
Solemnity of our patron, St. Anthony, and 40 Hours
Novena of St. Anthony (June 5-13)
June 5 & 6 - 7pm
June 7 - after 4pm Mass
June 8 - after 6pm Mass
June 9 to 13 - 7pm
40 Hours of Eucharistic Adoration (June 12-14)
June 12 - 40 Hours begins at 4:30pm with Solemn Vespers and continues day and night until June 14 at 7:40pm
June 13 - Mass on St. Anthony's Feast Day at 7:30pm
June 14 - Solemn Benediction to conclude 40 Hours at 7:40am
Festival of St. Anthony (June 14)
9am - Street Procession (meet at steps of St. James' Elementary School)
10am - Solemn Mass for St. Anthony
11am to 4pm - Street Party with Food, Games, and Prizes on Oratory Way and parish property
First Friday Adoration
Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday, June 6 from 7pm to 7am on Saturday, June 7.
Parish Trip to Sight & Sound Theatre
The Friends of St. Philip Neri invite everyone to join us for a trip to see Noah at Sight and Sound Theatre on July 30, 2025.
There is limited space available on the bus (55 seats), so reserve a spot today!
Click here for the flyer and for more information about the trip. You can contact Mrs. Helen Scipione with any questions at hts3sag@comcast.net.
The Ramblers' Hikes
The Ramblers is once-a-month hiking group for those 14 and older (those under 14 need a parent or guardian with them) meets at 8:30am on the following dates:
May 24 - Walking Pilgrimage to the Churches
June 28 - Buttermilk Falls (Parking lot, Miller Ln, Martinsville, NJ 08836)
You can join us for all or part of the trip. We hike rain, snow, or shine. The only thing that will stop us is lightning or a blizzard.
If you would like to receive text reminders, call Brother Dan at 732-747-0813 ext. 108
Oratory Groups for Children
Do you have children between kindergarten and 12th grade? We have great nights of fun, faith, and friendship coming up in the Youth Oratory (8th-12th grade), Junior Oratory (5th-7th grade), and Children's Oratory (kindergarten to 4th grade). We meet on Sundays at 7pm in the entrance of the Church.
Click here for the calendar of nights for:
St. Cecilia's Society Concert & Recital Series 2024-25
The Society of St. Cecilia at The Oratory Church of St. Anthony of Padua presents the 2024-25 season. Admission for all concerts and recitals is a free will offering.
Concert Series
December 6 at 7:30pm: George Frederic Handel's Messiah, Part One
April 4 at 7:30pm: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem & Vespers
June 29 at 3:30pm Liberty Extravaganza 2025, featuring the Oratory Choir & Liberty Singers with the St. Cecilia Society Brass Ensemble
Recital Series
August 18 at 3:30pm: St. Hildegard of Bingen, Doctor of the Church: Music & Meditations to Awaken the Soul, An Afternoon of Music and Prayer with Melissa Thornton, Soloist
October 13 at 3:30pm: Mary Klein in Recital - Mary Klein, pianist, performing the works of Bach, Beethoven, and Schumann
February 23 at 3:30pm: Dr. Kairy Koesova, pianist, in recital
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