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Byrnes Vote for Life

I was just talking about the elections with a friend this morning who reminded me to vote for a "Pro-life" President today.... I am voting for Pro-life, Pro- God &Church and Pro-environment, Pro-wildlife and Pro-Agriculture and Pro- family values and Pro-marriage. For our household it's GOD, FARM AND FAMILY! We are also voting for local candidates who have supported us with keeping our local Catholic churches open. And we pray that Bishop Galante will choose Life too and not close down a… Continue

Added by Byrnes on November 4, 2008 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Byrnes A CATHOLIC DIOCESE WHO PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER...

A PARISH WHO PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER TOO! Continue

Added by Byrnes on November 1, 2008 at 1:24pm — 1 Comment

Joanna Vassallo Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped out with the joint birthday party for Father and Leah! The turnout was overwhelming, and a lot of people pitched in to make the event fun for all. Thanks also to all who helped celebrate. (So many people came that we couldn't fit everyone inside!) I think the turnout showed Father & Leah the magnitude of our appreciation for all of the time, sacrifice, and hard work that they've put into the effort to save St. Mary's and all of the churches in ou… Continue

Added by Joanna Vassallo on September 7, 2008 at 7:09pm — No Comments

anne darnell Secrecy cloaks bishops

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/28/secrecy-cloaks-bishops/ Do not think that just this Diocese is cloaked in financial secrecy.Even religion journalists are being kept more and more in the dark by the USNCCB. Continue

Added by anne darnell on August 31, 2008 at 7:57am — No Comments

Kathy Creary SVP appeal to the Vatican

".....Galante expects to respond to the disability concerns "before Labor Day," Walton said. He added critics have not challenged the need for a merger between the parishes, but have focused on the loss of St. Vincent Pallotti Church as a worship site......" Courier Post 8/20/08 "....Andrew Walton, spokesman for the Camden Diocese....insisted that Galante had amply explained his reasons for St. Vincent's anticipated merger with St. Aloysius...." "....St. Aloysius .....would be the locus… Continue

Added by Kathy Creary on August 21, 2008 at 11:30pm — 4 Comments

Byrnes CONSECRATION OF THE PARISH AND THE DIOCESE

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Almighty God as we offer our lives to Thee may we live confidently in Thy gracious gift of divinity. We are members of the One, Holy Catholic Apostolic Church and weak as we are we are assured of thy bountiful assistance in all things and we attest that we always received whatever graces we need in time of peril. Now, we humbly concecrate all that we are through the Blessed Mother of Thy Divine Son, asking her Immaculate Hea… Continue

Added by Byrnes on August 20, 2008 at 10:13am — No Comments

Jim Wilson facilitators for political tutoring

let's all play the bishop's shell game , shall we? Let's distract the most important problem of Camden diocese church closings/mergers by addressing the upcoming political elections with teams of facilitators at various diocesan churches to " enlighten " us. Don't want to play? Either do I !!! Use the diocesan resources available to straighten this closing/merger mess out now , Bishop Galante. WE want answers to all the questions and arguments we have posed that you keep hiding under your shell… Continue

Added by Jim Wilson on August 19, 2008 at 9:16am — 8 Comments

Councilofparishes Hammonton police violate protesters' Constitutional rights

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Added by Councilofparishes on July 28, 2008 at 9:30pm — 6 Comments

Kathy Creary ST. ANTHONY'S WATERFORD

FOR THE RECORD....AND FOR ANYONE READING THIS BLOG....ST. ANTHONY'S IN WATERFORD IS NOT FOR SALE!

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Added by Kathy Creary on July 24, 2008 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

DAN LEONARDI greed

I am so fustrated with the state of our churchs.we need a positive change, we need to expose all of the churchs finacial doings,make sure financially we can keep our churchs here for generations to come.put a stop to any sales of our churchs. and see how we can keep our churchs open even if it is 2 mass`s a week something were all could benefit. bishops beach house has broke the camels back. Continue

Added by DAN LEONARDI on July 24, 2008 at 1:23am — No Comments

Ed Pflugfelder Donated Church Land

My grandmothers grandmother donated the land for St Veronicas church, at the time. It has since become St Veronicas parish in Delair NJ, Camden Diocese. It to has been scheduled for extermination. Since the intended use for this donation was for a church on the property, does anyone know if there is something I may be able to do legally, to possibly force them to keep it open. Continue

Added by Ed Pflugfelder on July 23, 2008 at 7:07pm — 2 Comments

Jim Wilson SJ Speaks Out

sent 7/19 in light of all the turmoil surrounding the closings of half the Catholic churches in S.J., not only is an explanation of Bishop Galante's real estate dealings with an alleged fraudulent real estate businessman necessary, it is mandatory! Many Catholics of S.J., in fear and disgust over the possibility of their beloved churches closing, are still waiting for answers from Galante as to why he's closing their churches. He wants the faithful to believe that it's being done in the interest… Continue

Added by Jim Wilson on July 19, 2008 at 9:56am — 2 Comments

Julie DeMarchi Heiland Write/Email the Courier Post ASAP!

To all COP members - In today's Courier Post (7/18/08) the editorial page has an announcement. Next week, depending on the amount of feedback received by them, the South Jersey Speaks Out page will focus on Bishop Galante owning a shore house and selling same to Italian businessman facing federal fraud charges. Two questions were posed. Do you think the bishop owes explanation to parishioners? Do you think this is a matter that shouldn't concern local Catholics? I wanted to let everyone know abo… Continue

Added by Julie DeMarchi Heiland on July 18, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Councilofparishes A look at Bishop Galante's relationship with Follieri

Reposted from the Save St Mary's site

July 15's NY Post breaks with A Deal with the Devil, detailing Camden Bishop Joseph Galante's working relationship with Italian con artist and playboy Raffaello Follieri, jailed two weeks ago on federal… Continue

Added by Councilofparishes on July 16, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Leah Vassallo COP Press Release in Response to NY Post Article

COUNCIL OF PARISHES DEMANDS HALT TO CHURCH CLOSURE PROGRAM For Immediate Release - July 15, 2008 From The Council of Parishes of Southern New Jersey In response to today’s New York Post article, “A Deal with the Devil” (http://www.nypost.com/seven/07152008/news/regionalnews/a_deal_with_the_devil_119940.htm), which exposes Bishop Galante’s personally beneficial financial dealings with the recently indicted Raffaello Follieri, the Council of Parishes demands an immediate halt to the Bishop's ch… Continue

Added by Leah Vassallo on July 15, 2008 at 5:48pm — 3 Comments

Julie DeMarchi Heiland NY Post Article: Galante in Cahoots with Con Man

It is an outrage to consider that our bishop has financial motives in the church consolidation scam. Things are certainly becoming clear now, and this explains why none of the rationales posed by Bishop Galante, spokesman Andrew Walton, or any of the other cronies in Camden make a bit of sense. When you make "a deal with the devil" there's usually a financial motive. Quote: A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: NJ BISHOP SOLD HOUSE TO VATI-'CON' By Jeane MacIntosh and Kati Cornell Posted: 3:32 am July… Continue

Added by Julie DeMarchi Heiland on July 15, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments

Councilofparishes In the news: Protest Crosses Make Next Move the Bishop’s

From the Retrospect, serving Collinswood/Haddonfield area: Parishoners at St. Vincent Pallotti moved their big pieces in the chess game of “what will happen to the church” this week, planting protest crosses along Hopkins Road. At noon on June 29, following the Sunday mass, parishioners planted hundreds of homemade crosses on the lawn of the parish. Family members left the church after mass and proceeded to plant their crosses on the lawn – a lawn which just a year ago was the site of constru… Continue

Added by Councilofparishes on July 5, 2008 at 4:03pm — 1 Comment

Councilofparishes Pre-Recorded: Council of Parish's live response to Bishop's appearance on NBC3's Newsmakers

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Added by Councilofparishes on June 22, 2008 at 7:53pm — 1 Comment

Leah Vassallo Welcome

If you are new to the website, welcome! The site is really still under construction, but we hope to add a lot of information and resources over the next couple weeks, including pages for each member parish to populate with their own info. Please keep checking back in for the latest news and info. Continue

Added by Leah Vassallo on June 10, 2008 at 9:01am — 1 Comment

Leah Vassallo Meeting last night at St. Mary's, Malaga

Thank you to all who came out to our meeting last night at St. Mary's in Malaga. Fr. Romanowski invited us for Mass followed by refreshments and discussion. We had a very good turnout and continued planning for upcoming events. Just so everyone is aware, we now have parishioners from 27 parishes throughout the Diocese of Camden involved with the Council of Parishes. As we continue our outreach, we ask everyone's help to spread the word. Unfortunately, many people falsely believe that there is n… Continue

Added by Leah Vassallo on June 10, 2008 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

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