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Sunday noon Mass in St. James Church, Red Bank. While there are additional awards available for adults, there have not been any adults nominated for several years. The Christ the King Award is for adults “who have done an outstanding job to help with the spiritual development of Catholic Youth who are involved in the Boy Scouts of America program,” said Dudek.

In order to earn the Ad Altare Dei award, an eight-chapter workbook of activities must be completed over several months to fulfill the requirements, with chapters based on the seven Sacraments. Boy Scout Awards begin at the Tiger and Wolf Cub Scout levels, and include the Light of Christ, Bear and Webelos Awards. Parvuli Dei and Ad Altare Dei (to the altar of God) Awards are earned by Boy Scouts in seventh grade and older.

Monmouth Council Scouts’ projects included visiting elderly and homebound parishioners to bring Jesus’ presence to them, in both fellowship and Eucharist. They also sang Christmas carols for them and helped them organize kitchen pantry items. The Scouts furthered their community service by participating in Mission: Jersey and collecting gifts for various ministries via their parish’s giving tree.

“It was an honor to receive the Medal,” said Frasca, “and to be recognized by the Monmouth Council, Troop 71 of Oakhurst and Msgr. [Joseph] Rosie, who did a really nice Mass for us that day.”

The process for earning the Marian Medal saw Lucia Street and her mother and troop leader, Melissa Street, making a pilgrimage to visit the Dominican nuns in the Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary. “The Dominican Sisters honor Mother Mary by lighting candles, saying prayers and hosting Masses,” Lucia explained. “They make their own soap and candles to sell to keep the Shrine and monastery open.

“Through my work on Mary, the first disciple, I have a better understanding of who Mother Mary was and why she is so important to Catholics,” she continued. “I really liked learning about how [she] is viewed around the world … I know I can pray to Mother Mary and she hears my prayers. That gives me hope.”

CLASSIFIED Positions Available

St. Paul, Princeton Parish Business Manager

Our parish is seeking a part-time Parish Business Manager. Reporting directly to the pastor, the business manager is responsible for supporting and assisting the pastor in the following areas:

•stewardship of planning and coordinating finances

•negotiating contracts with vendors and third party service providers - with emphasis placed on obtaining best value for service provided - and implementing and supervising said contracts

•supervising and controlling inventory of parish materials, supplies, and services

•basic human resources operations of the parish

Please send your resume to mvalle@stpaulsofprinceton.org

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