Upcoming Events and Special Announcements

Mark your calendars for the new year of Forming Disciples & Faith Explorers!

Forming Disciples (Levels 1 to 8)

June 22 to 26 - Session 1 (Summer)

August 3 to 7 - Session 2 (Summer)

August 17 to 21 - Session 3 (Summer)

September 20 - Session 4 (Sundays)

Forming Disciples' summer sessions are now one week, Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 3:30pm. The children cannot miss any days of the summer session. Registration for all Forming Disciples' sessions will open at the beginning of March.

Forming Disciples for Teens (Year 1 & 2)

August 10 to 21 - Evening Retreat (Monday to Friday, 6:30 to 9pm)

September 23 - Beginning of Classes during the Year (Wednesdays)

Faith Explorers

July 6 to 31 (Monday to Friday)

Join us as we begin the holy season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, February 18. Ashes will be distributed at the following Masses and Services that day. They will not be available at any other time that day.

7:30am - Bilingual Mass

12:15pm - English Mass

4pm - English Service

6:30pm - English Service

7:30pm - Spanish Service

Join us for all the different activites during Lent here at The Oratory Church and make this beautiful season a time of deeper conversion to Christ!

Click here for the flyer in English & Spanish.

Walk in the footsteps of Christ as we pray the Stations of the Cross on Fridays:

11:30am (English)

7pm (English & Spanish)

On March 6, Stations of the Cross at 7pm will be followed immediately by our first Friday Holy Hour.

The Mother Cabrini Society invites everyone to Soup Before Stations!

We meet in the gym from 5 to 6:45pm to enjoy a delicious soup for Lent, followed by Stations of the Cross in the Church at 7pm.

Admission is a free will offering.

Click here for the flyer in ENGLISH and in SPANISH.

Toward Becoming Philothea (One who Loves God): Advice from St. Francis de Sales

March 2

Patience & Meekness, the Antidote to Anger (with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament)

March 3

Humility, the most Necessary Ingredient to a truly Devout Life (with Confession Service)\

March 4

Facing Anxiety & Sorrow with Courage (with Eucharistic Healing Service and a Party)

Each night begins at 7pm with talks in English and in Spanish, followed by a different devotion and gathering.

Click here for the flyer in English and in Spanish.

The Mother Cabrini Society invites everyone to contribute to their diaper drive for the month of March.

We need diapers (all sizes), baby wipes, and rash creams, and other supplies for babies. All donations benefit the moms who come to Saint Crispin House.

You can leave donations throughout the month of March in the box in the entrance of the Church.

Click here for the flyer.

Please join us for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 7pm on Friday to 7am on Saturday on the first Fridays of the month.

March 6

May 1

June 5

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. 

March 11

April 1

May 6

June 3

Here is the schedule of prayer during the day:

7am - Invitatory & Office of Readings

7:30am - Morning Mass

8am to 12pm - Exposition & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

12:15pm - Mass in Latin

12:45 to 6:30pm - Adoration in the Church

6:30pm - Solemn Vespers & Benediction

Confessions will be heard all day on March 26 from 7am to 7pm.

Please check our regular hours for an examination of conscience to prepare for your confession.

Join us for the holiest week of the year as we celebrate the Last Supper, Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Savior:

Holy Thursday Mass

April 2 at 7pm, followed by Adoration until 12am

Good Friday

April 3: Service at 3pm & Solemn Stations of the Cross at 7pm

Easter Vigil

April 4 at 7:30pm (please remember there are no other Masses that day)

Easter Sunday

April 5 at 6am Outdoor Sunrise Mass; 7:30, 9, & 10:30am (English); 12pm (Latin); 1:30pm (Spanish); there will be no 6pm Mass that day.

Just as a reminder that Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fast (one full meal) and abstinence (no meat) for all Catholics. 

Every Friday of Lent is also a day of abstinence. 

You can find the Bishop's explanation of these guidelines for Lent here.

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.

February 22

March 1 - Burgers & Board Games (Social Night)

March 15

March 22

March 29

April 12 - Divine Mercy Sunday Procession, Party, & Easter Egg Hunt (1pm to 4:30pm)

April 19

May 17

May 23 - Walking Pilgrimage (8:30am to 1pm)

May 31

June 7

June 21

June 28

Click here for the flyer for Children's Oratory, Junior Oratory, and Youth Oratory

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:

March 28 (8:30-10:30am) - Hartshorne Woods (shorter easy-pace hike is 1 hour): meet at Claypit Creek Parking Lot

April 25 (8:30-10:30am) - Tatum Park & Deep Cut Gardens (shorter easy-pace hike is 1 hour)

May 30 (8:30-1pm) - Walking Pilgrimage to the Churches

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

We invite all singers to join us as part of the Liberty Singers to celebrate Independence Day with a special concert with the Orchestra of St. Cecilia on Sunday, June 28th at 3:30pm at The Oratory Church.

The concert will include both sacred and secular music from various genres and time periods. After the concert there will be a BBQ.

If you are interested in singing, please register with the following link. Practices begin at the end of May. Click here to sign up to sing!

Admission for all concerts and recitals is a free will offering

Oratory Concert & Recital Series 2025-26

Concert: Franz Joseph Haydn's Mass in Time of War & Symphony No. 92 in G Major "Oxford" - April 24, 2026, at 7:30pm

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