Help Sponsor or Co-Sponsor A Child Go To Steubenville  Once again we are beginning our fundraising efforts for this years Steubenville conference. Over the past four years through our parish’s generosity, we’ve raised over $31,000 which helped 80 students and 25 adults attend these conferences. Steubenville conferences provide our teens an experience that has helps deepen their faith and strengthens their personal relationship with God. All that have sponsored this event have help make St Mary's youth program what it is today.  The cost for each person to attend the event is $300 dollars. If you would like to sponsor or co-sponsor a teen for this years conference please drop it at the main office or in the drop off box by the parish office door. Please make all checks payable to St. Mary's with Steubenville in the memo line.

SIGN UP FOR OUR STEUBENVILLE YOUTH CONFERENCE Come join us for the Steubenville Youth Conference July 19th - 21st! This is open to all graduating eighth graders and all high school students. This is a great experience of growing in faith and community.

Help support St. Mary's by purchasing a Calendar Raffle ticket. These make great gifts! $10,000 worth of prizes, with 90 chances to win, and possible daily payouts of $500, $200, $100. and $50. Beginning September 22nd, raffle tickets will be sold after all the Masses for $30 per ticket. Proceeds to benefit our parish. Tickets are also available at the parish office during the week from 9:00am to 3:00 pm.

Giving Tree Gift tags from our Giving Tree will be available starting 11/24. Suggested gifts and sizes are on the Christmas tags, which will be given to needy families in our community. Please attach the tag to the outside of the wrapping paper and return under the tree by Sunday, December 9th. Gifts will be distributed Thursday, December 20th. If you can't shop but would like to donate, please click on the title and you can donate online and we'll do the shopping for you!

Join St. Mary's Breakfast With Santa Sunday, December 16th from 8:00 am - to 11:30 am in the school. The cost will be $10.00 Adults, $6 Children 5-11, Free for children under 5, which will go to support our Religious Education and Youth Programs. Menu includes: eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, orange and apple juice, milk, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, breakfast cakes and cookies.

Advent: Vespers and Adoration in the Church December 5th, December 12th and December 19th. All are welcome to attend our Advent: Vespers and Adoration prayer services Wednesdays during Advent from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm. These are great opportunities for the parish to come together in preparation for the Christmas Season. May your Advent season be filled with Joy, Peace, and Hope.

December 18th 7:00pm - 9:00pm in St. Mary's Church Join the parishes of St. Bernard's and St. Mary's for an Advent Reconciliation Service. This is a great opportunity to prepare the way for Christ's coming. Christ is always extending an invitation for all people to return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Lesson and Carols December 16th 3:00pm - 4:00pm in the Church Join St. Mary's Parish as we celebrate the songs of this blessed season and prepare our hearts for the warming candle of Christ's birth. You will not want to miss this extremely moving event.

Masses for All Souls Day (Nov 2) will be at 7:00am and 7:00pm. After the 7:00am Mass, there will be a procession of cars from St. Mary's parking lot to St. Mary's Cemetery where we will offer prayers for the faithful departed and Fr. Derek will bless the graves of the deceased.

Join St. Mary's for a delicious spaghetti dinner on Saturday evening, Oct 13th from 5:00 pm to 8:00pm in the school. The cost is $11.00 for adults, $7.00 for children - age 4 and under eat free. (BYOB) Your support will help fund our St. Mary's Religious Education and Youth Programs. Takeout will be available!

Doors open at 5:30 and the event starts at 7:00 at the School next to St. Mary's. To pre-order your tickets please click on the title above.  Don't miss out on this fun and exciting event.  All proceeds will go towards St, Mary's Church, the CCD Program, Youth Program plus many other areas.

Join St. Mary’s for our Parish Picnic on Sunday, June 24 at 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. There will be food and games for all ages. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. Please sign up on our website or call the parish office at 973-366-0184, so that we can get an accurate headcount for the event. Since the theme is a Hawaiian Luau, all are asked to wear bright colored shirts or t-shirts.

This eight-part study (30-minute sessions) provides the easiest way to understand the Bible. Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible makes the complex simple. It helps you uncover the story woven throughout Scripture so that you can get the “big picture” of the Bible and understand what it is all about. The Bible is a story about the Father’s unfailing love for you - a love that you are now called to share with others. Join us for this engaging journey through the Bible on 5/15, 5/29, 6/19, 7/10, 7/17, 8/7, 8/21, 9/11. All sessions start at 7:00 p.m. in the school. For more information and to register, please contact Steven Serafin at formation@stmarysdover.org.

Register for the 2018 - 2019 CCD year by clicking the link above. A hard copy of the Registration Form is located under documents on the Formation page.

VBS is an exciting, week-long adventure for kids to experience the Bible in a whole new way, and have a lot of fun doing it! Any child from grades K-5 is invited to attend. VBS will be held from Monday, July 16th - Friday, July 20th from 9:00am to 12:00pm, and the cost is $35 per child (but if you need help with this, let us know! To register click the link above! See you there!!

Our parish will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, April 8 at 3:00 p.m. in the church with Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image, the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction. All are welcome!

Join us on Sunday, April 15 as we continue to celebrate Easter with a special pancake breakfast! There’s no better time to come together as a parish family in the joy of the Easter season and enjoy a meal together with family and friends. The cost is $12 for adults, $7 for children ages 5-12, Free for children under 5. All proceeds go to support our Religious Education and Youth Programs. The Menu will include eggs, bacon, sausages, pancakes, orange juice, coffee tea, milk, etc. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the school.

On Monday, May 21, 2018, St. Mary’s Parish will be hosting it’s 4th annual golf outing at Picatinny Arsenal Golf Club. Come out by yourself or with a foursome to have a good time and help support your parish.  If you can’t make it to play, please consider helping out by either being a Friend of St. Mary’s ($25), Family Sponsor/Remembrance ($100) or by donating gift cards or monetary donations to be used as prizes. Click to register or donate online by May 7, 2018. 

Join us as our pastor, Fr. Derek Anderson, SOLT leads us on a pilgrimage to the heart of the Church and Italy! We will discover the beauty of Italy and the holy sites of Rome, Florence, Siena, and Assisi! Click the picture to be taken to a dedicated web page for full-details and to book your trip! Book now to take advantage of the early booking discount which expires on Dec 15, 2017. Fr. Derek lived in Rome for 12 years and knows Italy well, so this is a pilgrimage you will not want to miss!

Monday, March 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the church.