Saint Simon the Apostle

https://www.instagram.com/richard.bay.1/?hl=en

Dear Parishioners,

These past few weeks have been an experience that I hope none of us will have to go through again. 

Yes the virus has set us on an unexpected journey. Lent is a journey and we don’t know where that journey will take us. This Lent has been one of those Lents that threw all of us a curve ball.

I hope all of you are following mass on Instagram. I will continue to celebrate my private mass to fulfill the mass intentions you have offered. The Governor has restricted gathers of any kind due to the virus.

There are fines and other penalties for public gather sing including gather to worship. This will continue to at least through Easter to function this way.

I will celebrate the Holy Week schedule as it has been planned. 

It will be broadcast on our Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/richard.bay.1/?hl=en

So please follow them and celebrate the holiest week of the Christian Calendar. 

As we celebrate let us remember the obligation we have to the parish. We are still here and have to pay bills. I know some of you are strapped financially but let us all work on this problem together. We have not had a collection in 3 weeks. 

You can join us at link to online giving <click online giving in gold or mail a check.


Thank you for your cooperation.
God Bless you and have a good Lent.

Fr. Rich

Update from 3/20/2020

Dear Parishioner,
 
Here we are with another update as far as the functioning of the parish. 
Thank you for your patience in this time of uncertainty. With the help of God we will get through the Corona Virus. 
 
We are still not able to have public mass but the intentions are being honored at a private mass I say every day.  We will have mass streamed on Instagram.  Saturday night’s mass will be streamed at 5:00pm and on Sunday I will stream mass at 9:00 am & 11:30am which will be private masses. You can follow it on Instagram on Richard.Bay.1 .We will stream daily mass at 8:00am each day. 
 
Confessions are by appointment only. The Wednesday Group is cancelled as well as Stations of the Cross on Fridays.
Bishop Serratelli has mandated these changes in Liturgy and they are in compliance with the rules and regulations that the government has put enforce. 
 
The church will be open for prayer from 9:00am – 5:00pm. The Blessed Sacrament will expose from 1:00pm – 3:00pm for prayer time. 
 
The Rectory office is now closed but Connie will be in the office from 9am – 1pm to help you via email saintsimon@optonline.net or by phone at 973- 697-4699.
 
Please check our website for updates and the diocesan website for the Holy Father’s prayer for our times.
 
Also we are still here, so we need your financial support, if possible could you contribute via on-line or mail your donations to the parish. Thank you for your cooperation at this time of uncertainty. 
God Bless you with the gift of patience.
 
Fr. Rich

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