On Feb. 17, Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney joined 70 teens from seven Catholic high schools in the Paterson Diocese for discussions about what makes their schools Catholic and how to live that identity. They were joined by their campus ministers and some of their school’s administration for the 3rd annual Youth Encounter with Bishop Sweeney at St. Paul Inside the Walls Center for Evangelization in Madison, N.J. (Beacon photo | Joe Gigli)

Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney’s Schedule: March, 2026

3/1 Sun., 9 a.m. Vocation Discernment Retreat, Loyola, Morristown.
3/2 Mon., 11 a.m. Vocations Board Meeting – Chancery, Clifton.
3/3 Tue., 10:30 a.m. Mass – Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers.
3/5 Thu., 6:30 p.m. Mental Health Matters Conference on Mental Health – St. Mary Parish, Pompton Lakes.
3/7 Sat., 5:30 p.m. Mass – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Morristown, Pueri Cantores Festival Vigil Mass.
3/8 Sun., 10 a.m. Confirmation – Our Lady of Pompei Parish, Paterson; 1 p.m. Mass – Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Pompton Plains.
3/10 Tue., 12 noon Priest Lenten Day of Recollection – Loyola, Morristown.
3/11 Wed., 6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross and Lenten Talk – Our Lady of the Mountain Parish, Long Valley.
3/12 Thu., 10 a.m. March for Meals – Catholic Charities.
3/13 Fri., 7 p.m. Confirmation – The Cathedral of St. John Baptist, Paterson.
3/14 Sat., 11 a.m. Confirmation – St. Jude Parish, Hardyston (Hamburg); 5 p.m. Confirmation – St. Mary Parish, Paterson.
3/15 Sun., 9:30 a.m. Mass – St. Patrick Parish, Chatham, in honor of St. Patrick; 12 noon Confirmation – St. Jude Parish, Budd Lake.
3/16 Mon., 1 p.m. Presbyteral Council – Chancery, Clifton; 5 p.m. Mass – Immaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall.
3/17 Tue., 8:30 a.m. St. Patrick’s Day Mass – St. Patrick’s Cathedral, NYC.
3/18 Wed., 6 p.m. Mass – St. Joseph Parish, West Milford, for the Vigil of the Feast Day.
3/19 Thu., 8:30 a.m. School Mass – Holy Spirit Parish, Pequannock; 6 p.m. Mass – St. Joseph, Passaic, for the feast of St. Joseph.
3/20 Fri., 5 p.m. Confirmation – St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Mountain Lakes.
3/21 Sat., 9 a.m. Mass – St. Catherine Parish, Ringwood, before the Ringwood St. Patrick’s Day Parade; 11 a.m. Confirmation – St. Matthew the Apostle Parish, Randolph; 5 p.m. Confirmation – Good Shepherd Parish, Andover.
3/22 Sun., 12 noon Confirmation – St. Francis de Sales Parish, McAfee; 3 p.m. Legion of Mary Annual Acies – Sacred Heart Parish, Clifton.
3/23 Mon., 1 p.m. Dean’s Meeting, Chancery, Clifton.
3/24 Tue., 11 a.m. Vocations Board Meeting – Chancery, Clifton.
3/25 Wed., 6:30 p.m. Mass – Christ the King Parish, New Vernon.
3/26 Thu., 10:30 a.m. Seton Hall Board of Regents Quarterly Meeting.
3/27 Fri., 7 p.m. Confirmation – Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, Lake Hopatcong.
3/28 Sat., 11 a.m. Confirmation – Holy Family Parish, Florham Park; 6:30 p.m. Palm Sunday Vigil Mass in Spanish – St. Paul Parish, Clifton.
3/29 Sun., 9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass – Our Lady of Fatima and St. Nicholas Parish, Passaic; 1 p.m. Palm Sunday Mass – The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson.
3/31 Tue., 7 p.m. Chrism Mass – The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson.
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