Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney greets parishioners of the newly formed St. Pio Parish, a merger of St. Bonaventure and Our Lady of Pompei parishes in the Stoney Road section of Paterson and Woodland Park, N.J., on April 12. (Beacon photo | Joe Gigli)

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

5/1 Fri., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Peter the Apostle Parish, Parsippany.
5/2 Sat., 8 a.m. Mass for Life & Procession, – St. Margaret of Scotland, Morristown; 10 a.m. Guardian Mass – the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson; 12:30 p.m. N.J. Catholic Mental Health Conference, Piscataway.
5/3 Sun., 9:30 a.m. Confirmation – St. Brendan and St. George Parish, Clifton; 2 p.m. Confirmation – St. Therese Parish, Succasunna.
5/4 Mon., 12 p.m. Mass – St. Joseph’s University Medical Center chapel, Paterson, for Nurses’ Week; 7 p.m. Confirmation – Holy Spirit Parish, Pequannock.
5/5 Tue., 10 a.m. Board of Bishops Meeting – the Diocese of Metuchen.
5/6 Wed., 7 p.m. “An Evening with Jay Wright” – St. Paul Inside the Walls, Madison.
5/7 Thu., 7 p.m. Confirmation – Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish, Hewitt.
5/8 Fri., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Butler.
5/9 Sat., 11 a.m. Confirmation – St. Luke Parish, Long Valley; 5 p.m. Confirmation – St. Michael Parish, Netcong.
5/10 Sun., 11:30 a.m. Confirmation – St. Christopher Parish, Parsippany.
5/11 Mon., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Joseph Parish, Mendham.
5/12 Tue., 10 a.m. May Crowning for elementary schools – the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson; 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Joseph Parish, Lincoln Park.
5/13 Wed., 1:15 p.m. Mass – Our Lady’s Blue Army, The National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Asbury, N.J.
5/14 Thu., The Ascension of the Lord, 6 p.m. Confirmation – St. Patrick Parish, Chatham; 8 p.m. Confirmation – St. Patrick Parish, Chatham.
5/15 Fri., 10 a.m. St. Elizabeth University Commencement, Morristown; 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. James of the Marches Parish, Totowa.
5/16 Sat., 10 a.m. Gathering with deacon candidates and their wives – St. Paul Inside the Walls, Madison; 1 p.m. Confirmation – St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Passaic; 5 p.m. Confirmation – St. Virgil Parish, Morris Plains; 8:30 p.m. Spanish Charismatic Renewal Mass, Vigilia/Assemblea – St. Paul Inside the Walls, Madison.
5/17 Sun., 12 p.m. Confirmation – St. Mary Parish, Denville; 4 p.m. Mass for the closing of the school anniversary year – St. Gerard Majella Parish, Paterson.
5/18 Mon., 1 p.m. Presbyteral Council – Chancery, Clifton; 5:30 p.m. National Community of Catechetical Leaders (NCCL) Certificate in Catechetical Ministry and Religious Education Graduation Mass – Resurrection Parish, Randolph.
5/19 Tue., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Philip the Apostle Parish, Clifton.
5/21 Thu., 7 p.m. Diocesan Pastoral Council.
5/22 Fri., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Therese Parish, Paterson.
5/23 Sat., 9 a.m. Salesian Sisters Province Assembly Opening Mass – Provincial House, Haledon; 12 p.m. Confirmation – Sacred Heart and Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, Dover; 5:30 p.m. Installation Mass for Rev. Stephen Prisk – St. Anthony Parish, Hawthorne.
5/24 Sun., Pentecost Sunday, 11 a.m. Confirmation – St. Paul Parish, Clifton; 1 p.m. Spanish Mass – St. Paul Parish, Clifton.
5/25 Mon., Memorial Day, 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day, Mass – Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Paterson.
5/26 Tue., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Madison.
5/28 Thu., 7 p.m. Confirmation – St. Vincent Martyr Parish, Madison.
5/29 Fri., 7 p.m. Confirmation – Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish, Cedar Knolls.
5/30 Sat., 10 a.m. Permanent Diaconate ordination – the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Paterson. 5 p.m. Confirmation – Our Lady of the Lake Parish, Mount Arlington.
5/31 Sun., 12:30 p.m. Confirmation – Holy Rosary Parish, Passaic; 3 p.m. First Communion gathering – Resurrection Parish, Randolph.
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