The St. Catherine of Bologna Performing Arts Guild will be holding open auditions for Seussical the Musical on:

Tuesday May 8th from 7pm-9pm
Monday May 14th from 7pm-9pm
Wednesday, May 16th from 7pm-9pm

Please note that Friday, May 11 (7-9pm) and Saturday May 12th (3pm-5pm) audition dates have been cancelled!!!

General Requirements: Resume with previous experience. A headshot/picture is appreciated but not required.
Please prepare an excerpt of a song (16-32 bars) and bring sheet music for the accompanist in the proper key. A contemporary Broadway or pop genre song is preferred but not required.
NO ROLES HAVE BEEN PRE-CAST; ALL ROLES ARE OPEN.
If cast, there is a required production fee of $35 that is due at the first rehearsal.
Rehearsals are scheduled to begin Monday May 21st and will run on 2-3 weeknights and at least one weekend day to start. Not everyone will be needed at every rehearsal. Please be prepared to provide any outdates at the time of the audition. No out dates will be permitted after July 21st.
For further information please send an e-mail to:
Pagproducer@gmail.com or call 973-962-7032 , x 12

Bishop Serratelli, at my request for retirement, has granted it to me effective on June 30, 2012. He was happy to assign me as Pastor Emeritus of Saint Catherine of Bologna Parish in Ringwood. He thanked me for my forty-four years of service to our three diocesan parishes; and our diocesan boards and councils.

My successor will be determined by the open listing process, and I have sent in a form with the information the diocesan priests’ Personnel Board will need. Bishop hopes to have my successor designated sometime in mid May so that he and I will have the chance to bring about a smooth transition. He prays for me as I open my heart to the ways that the Lord will call me to service as a retired priest. He assured me that my help and assistance will be greatly appreciated; and, he wished that I have a healthy and successful retirement. He thanked me for all my years of service to our diocese and for my help in this period of transition.

Msgr. Patrick Panos

Why should I go to Confession?

Every time we sin, we hurt ourselves, other people and God. The Sacrament of Reconciliation was given to us by Christ to help us reconcile with Christ and His Church.  Through the Sacrament, we acknowledge our sins, express our sorrow in a meaningful way, receive the forgiveness of Christ and his Church, make reparation for what we have done and resolve to do better in the future.

Read More FAQ’s by clicking here ]]> http://scobp.org/2012/03/09/faq-confession/feed/ 0 http://scobp.org/2012/02/08/urgent-message-from-bishop-seratelli/ http://scobp.org/2012/02/08/urgent-message-from-bishop-seratelli/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:33:59 +0000 Mrs. Ransom http://scobp.org/?p=2054 Obama Administration: Catholic Conscience Not to be

Tolerated

On January 20, 2012, the Obama administration made an unprecedented

move to curtail the freedom of religion in the United States. It mandated

that all institutions providing health insurance to their employees must also

provide for sterilization, artificial contraception and abortifacients (drugs that

induce abortion), religious beliefs notwithstanding. Despite many attempts

to get the government to respect the conscience of Catholics and others who

hold contraception, abortifacients and sterlization as morally evil, Kathleen

Sebelius, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services,

confirmed that the present administration will allow no exemptions.

Church-affiliated hospitals, universities, dioceses, agencies and charities are

now being mandated to pay for services that clearly go against the teaching

of the Catholic Church. One concession. Nonprofit employers who do not

currently provide such coverage in their insurance plan because of religious

beliefs have a grace period of one year before they must comply with

President Obama’s healthcare bill, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Really? One year to be free before being forced to violate their conscience.

The U.S. bishops are not alone in opposing this new mandate. Other religious

leaders who find mandated contraception, abortifacients and sterilization

morally wrong are speaking out as well. These procedures are not

preventative medicine. Unless, of course, you consider the birth of a child a

disease!

The final ruling of Department of Health and Human Resources is insidious.

Yes, it does touch on what should rightly be considered preventing a

disease. But deeper than that, it is the blatant, insensitive and unnecessary

undermining of our constitutionally protected freedom of religion. This is the

first instance in the history of our country that any administration is forcing

some of its citizens to purchase something that violates their conscience.

Thomas Farr, director of the Religious Freedom Project at the Berkley Center

for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, also challenged this latest ruling of

Health and Human Resources. He said, “What we are seeing here is

precisely what the First Amendment was intended to prohibit: state action

targeted against the religious consciences of particular religious communities,

and intended to attack their conceptions of justice, equality and the common

good. It is tyranny, pure and simple. The stakes go beyond the questions of

contraception and abortion to the very meaning of American democracy”

(Joan Frawley Desmond, “HHS Secretary Sebelius: Church Groups Must

Provide Contraception,” National Catholic Register, January 21, 2012). Just

one day before the Obama Administration announced its final decision not to

allow any reasonable exemption to Obamacare on the basis of religious belief

or conscience, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to some U.S. bishops on their ad

limina visit. He warned them precisely about what we are witnessing in this

decision.

The Pope said, “it is imperative that the entire Catholic community in the

United States come to realize the grave threats to the Church’s public moral

witness presented by a radical secularism which finds increasing expression

in the political and cultural spheres. The seriousness of these threats needs

to be appreciated…” What will be the results? Will Catholic institutions,

including schools, universities and Catholic Charities, no longer be able in

conscience to provide health insurance for their employees? Will we see other

rights soon denied by a government that refuses to respect conscience? Will

the government mandate other morally objectionable practices in the future?

Why not? Once the moral conscience of a substantial group of Americans is

simply swept aside by any government, no right remains safe.

In this most recent ruling on healthcare, a government that avidly promotes

freedom of choice has decided not to allow Catholics the freedom to choose.

It need not be this way. But, the line has been drawn in the sand. Can

Catholics simply accept the fact that the Catholic conscience is not to be

tolerated in America?

CLICK HERE to write to Congress now

Troubled Marriage?

Visit these websites to find a Catholic-based program open to all faiths: www.helpourmarriage.com or www.Retrouvaille.org

The next NJ/NY weekend is April 13-15, 2012 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clarke, NJ (Exit 135 on the Garden State Parkway)

For registration please call Richard Mumber: (732) 457-0959 or 1-800-470-2230

Fr. Claude Lenehan, OFM, is a member of the retreat team.

divorce, annulment, marriage

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