Thank you to all who generously donated new or used coats for the coat drive organized by St. Paul Pastoral Council with the support of the Knights of Columbus and St. Paul School. Over 250 coats were collected on and leading up to January 23. This was a wonderful response to the coat drive and truly supported those in our community who are in need.

On Monday, January 10, it was announced that Princeton Mayor Mark Freda has issued a State of Emergency Declaration mandating mask use in all public spaces.

On April 24, 2021, Pope Francis announced the convocation of the Sixteenth Ordinary Synod with the theme “For A Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission,” in a sense, “a Synod on synodality.” In brief, the Synod is an effort by the Church to reach out to all members to gather their thoughts on how the Church can best serve the world in the present time. Unlike the Second Vatican Council - which gathered the world's bishops to collect their input and then provide direction to the laity - the Synod is a bottom-up approach, asking the bishops to listen to their congregations and to develop policies based on that input. Together, the Holy Father and our own Bishop O’Connell hope to get input from the broadest cross section of people possible. There is some introductory information available on page 12 of this week’s bulletin as well as on our parish website.

Bishop O'Connell grants dispensation to the faithful of the Diocese of Trenton who participate (physically or spiritually) in the 2022 March for Life.