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We welcome our new business manager at Corpus Christi Parish, Carol Scala. Carol is a CPA who has experience in both the public and private sectors. She is well versed in the church environment as her previous position was Director of Finance and Human Resources for St Mary’s Parish in Pompton Lakes, NJ. Click for more information!

Please donate gently-used COATS, BOOTS, MITTENS, SOCKS, ANYTHING WINTER for infant through teens  to our friends in need at a Pediatric Clinic in Newark on behalf of Reach Out and Read. Collection Box will be in the atrium at Corpus Christi until 12/13/21. Click for more information!

Click to view what's coming up this Advent and Christmas at Corpus Christi!

Christmas-in-a-Box 2021 will continue to benefit the many children, seniors, and families as we have in the past.  This year, we will have two options to support this initiative. Click for more information!

As the Christmas Spirit slowly fills our hearts join us for an evening of beautiful Christmas carols and readings from the Holy Scriptures. December 6th at 7:00 PM. Featuring the Corpus Christi adult and bell choirs and our youth readers telling the Christmas story, and musicians, under the direction of our new music director, Dr. Jarred Tafaro, join us for a celebration of the season, with popular and classical Christmas favorites. Click for more information!

Dear Families, this year we invite you to light one of the Advent Wreath’s candles at all Masses during Advent. This simple act of lightening one of the Candles is a great way to reflect on the birth of Jesus and its meaning to your family. Click for more information!

Tuesday, December 7 at 7:30 pm - Fr. Paul Manning from St. Paul Inside the Walls will be our guest speaker. ”Roses in December” is a poetic and visual meditation on Mary and the feasts that feature her in the month of December —Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and Christmas. Click for more information!

The Parish Office will be closed on December 9th for a Staff Retreat.

Welcome back to the Advent Breakfast for Women! December 10th from 9-11AM. Click for more information!

High School volunteer opportunity: Join us for our next Bridges run in Newark on Saturday, December 11th from 8:30am-1pm. Volunteers meet at church to assemble bagged lunch for the food insecure then head to Newark with Bridges. This is a great way to celebrate the season! Rsvp ASAP to Courtney Kelly at courtney20kelly@gmail.com.

We're excited to offer our Christmas Pageant to our children, their families and all of our parishioners. This simple telling of the story of the Birth of Jesus helps us to celebrate and remember that truly, Jesus is at the heart of Christmas. Click for more information!

Corpus Christi and The Presbyterian Church Invite the Community to a Children’s Christmas Pageant on their Adjoining Properties! Click for more information!

Corpus Christi Parish is excited to announce that we have found our new youth ministers with the help of Fiat Ventures. For the last few months, we have had Alexis Fuentes bridging the gap, but we are excited to announce Mary Malloy and Jim Murray as our new youth ministers and coordinators of religious education (grades 7-10). Click for more information!

Jarred Tafaro, Corpus Christi Director of Music, invites you to join our growing music ministry team at Corpus Christi. All singers and instrumentalists are invited. Special invitation to youth musicians! Click for more information!

Calling all women interested in volunteering for the 2021 Advent Breakfast for Women on Friday December 10th. Click for more information!

Streamed Everyday 12-1 pm. Jesus Awaits You and gives Hope. Come spend time with Jesus! Volunteer's needed for in-person, click for more information!

Many thanks to Hugo Barth for organizing the farewell “Coffee & Donuts” after all the Masses last weekend for our Director of Music Ministry, Bob Long.. Also a big thank you goes to Jean Coyle, Trish Joyce, Susie Cashin and Aileen O’Donovan who helped at each of the masses. All our best wishes go to Bob in his new ministry.

The Trustees and Finance Committee would like to take this opportunity to update the parishioners of Corpus Christi Parish on the financial health of our parish now that we have begun to emerge from the depths of the COVID pandemic of late 2020 and early 2021. Click for more information!

We are counting down the days until Confirmation 2021! Bishop Sweeney and Bishop Serratelli are excited to Confirm these special young men and women in our parish. Click for more information!

Join us in the fight against suicide! Click for more information!