DECEMBER 24-25 Opening of Jubilee 2008 All Christmas Masses 24 5:30 PM - Vigil Mass of Christmas 25 12:00 AM - Mass at Midnight 9:30 AM - Mass at Dawn 11:30 AM - Mass during the Day December 26 - January 13 Christmas Octave JANUARY 3 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 20 Meeting of Pilgrims to Franciscan Italy (October 2008) with Anne Breslin of Great Experiences, Inc. Church Hall - 1 PM (Snow Date - Jan 27) 18-25 Church Unity Octave 22 National Day of Penance 11:30 AM Mass followed by Sacrament of Penance FEBRUARY 6 Ash Wednesday - Masses - 7 & 11:30 AM, 4 & 7 PM 7 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 9 Workshop on Investments, Estates, and Wills Sponsored by the Finance Ministry of the Parish 9 AM to Noon, Church Hall 12 Lenten Series I, Noon or 7:30 PM, Church Hall 19 Lenten Series II, Noon or 7:30 PM 26 Lenten Series III, Noon or 7:30 PM MARCH 4 Lenten Series IV, Noon or 7:30 PM 6 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 11 Lenten Series V, Noon or 7:30 PM 16 The Beginning of Holy Week Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion 18 Lenten Series VI, Noon or 7:30 PM 20 Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper 21 Good Friday of the Lord=s Passion 22 Holy Saturday [non-liturgical day] 22 EASTER VIGIL B Christ is risen! 23 The Resurrection of the Lord Masses of Easter Day 24-30 Octave of Easter APRIL 3 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 10 Annual Beefsteak Dinner at the Brownstone - 7 PM 25 Annual Prize Auction, 6:30-11 PM - Bishop Manning Hall MAY 1 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 15 A Shop 'til You Drop! Sponsored by St. Bon's Youth Ministry Shop - 6 to 11 PM Eat - 7 PM at the Bethwood, Totowa JUNE 1 Communion Breakfast - 11 AM at the Brownstone 5 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 9 Monday Night at the Movies - Friary Conference Room - 7 PM 10 Preparation for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua Movie: “Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua” (Italian with English subtitles, 95 minutes) Friary Conference Room, Noon or 7:30 PM 13 Feast of St. Anthony of Padua - Masses, 11:30 AM & 7 PM 16 Monday Night at the Movies 23 Monday Night at the Movies 30 Monday Night at the Movies JULY 3 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM Garrett Mountain Fireworks - on the Upper Great Lawn - 8 PM 4 Independence Day 130th Anniversary of the Dedication of Our Church Mass at 5 PM Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli Bishop of Paterson Parish Picnic on the Lower Great Lawn 8 Preparation for our Patronal Feast (July 15) Noon or 7:30 PM - Church Hall 15 Patronal Feast of St. Bonaventure 7 PM Mass followed by Pot Luck Supper on the Upper Great Lawn 21 Francis Film Festival - 7 PM, Church Hall 28 Francis Film Festival - 7 PM, Church Hall AUGUST 4 Francis Film Festival - 7 PM, Church Hall 7 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 7 Preparation for the Feast of St. Clare of Assisi 7:30 PM - Church Hall 11 Feast of St. Clare of Assisi 11:30 AM Mass 7 PM - Lecture & Desserts SEPTEMBER 3 Franciscan Pilgrims= Prep Session I 7 PM - Church Hall 4 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 10 Franciscan Pilgrims= Prep Session II 7 PM - Church Hall 15 "The Crucifix of San Damiano, Part 1" Fr. Daniel Grigassy, O.F.M. 7 PM, Church Hall 17 Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi 11:30 AM Mass 20 Morning of Prayer & Recollection "Francis Through the Eyes of Bonaventure" Teresa V. Baker, S.F.O., Chair National Franciscan Formation Commission 9 AM - 1 PM Bishop Manning Hall 22 "The Crucifix of San Damiano, Part 2" Fr. Daniel Grigassy, O.F.M. 7 PM, Church Hall 24 Francis Film - 7 PM, Friary Conference Room - "Francis of Assisi" 1960 29 "The Coming of the Friars to Paterson, 1876" Fr. Dominic Monti, O.F.M. Vice Provincial, Holy Name Province OCTOBER 1 Francis Film - 7 PM, Friary Conference Room - "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" 1972 2 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 3 Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi followed by Fraternal Gathering in the Church Hall 4 Solemnity of St. Francis of Assisi 11:30 AM Mass followed by Spaghetti Dinner in Bishop Manning Hall 4 Blessing of the Animals 2 PM on the Upper Great Lawn 4 Spaghetti Dinner - following the 5:30 Vigil Mass 9-19 or 16-26 Pilgrimage to Franciscan Italy [Either one set of dates or the other. At the time of printing, the final decision was not yet made.] 26 Craft Fair, Bishop Manning Hall, 9 AM - 4 PM NOVEMBER 2 Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Special Prayer Service at the Close of the 9:30 and 11:30 AM Masses 6 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 11 Veterans' Day Remembrance of All Veterans of Our Parish 11:30 AM Mass 16 Gala Jubilee Dinner 3 PM B The Tides Estate, North Haledon 27 Jubilee Thanksgiving Day - 9:30 AM Mass DECEMBER 2 Advent Series I B Noon or 7:30 PM - Friary Conference Room 4 Eucharistic Adoration - Noon to 7 PM Prayer & Benediction - 7 PM 9 Advent Series II B Noon or 7:30 PM - Friary Conference Room 16 Advent Series III B Noon or 7:30 PM - Friary Conference Room 23 Advent Series IV B Noon or 7:30 PM - Friary Conference Room 24 5:30 PM - Vigil Mass of Christmas 25 12:00 AM - Mass at Midnight 9:30 AM - Mass at Dawn 11:30 AM - Mass during the Day