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n his annual State of the Diocese message, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., asks all men and women to fight the cultural trends and commit themselves to the work of the Church like never before – to bring people back to Mass; strengthen the home and family; support the essential work of Catholic education; encourage vocations and give witness to the beautiful truth of the Gospel . . . today and well into the future.

Serving the Catholic Community in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

What’s New This Year?  Inspiration for the Holy Year of Mercy • P15  A helping hand through Parish Counseling Program • P10  Annual Catholic Appeal 2016 set to roll out • P8  Promising results in Faith to Move Mountains • P12

 Staying informed on Diocese’s strategic planning initiative • P6  Diocese announces major events for 2016 • center pullout  Annual Financial Report • begins P20

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A Message from Most Rev. David M. O’Connell, C.M. Bishop of Trenton

State of the Diocese 2016

PEOPLE OF FAITH • Members

of Holy Cross Parish, Rumson, celebrated the rededication of their church building with Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., Sept. 20. On average, roughly 140,000 Catholics attend Mass on a given weekend across the Diocese.

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y mother was a great fan of the singer Josh Groban. I must confess, I enjoy listening to his music, too.

When I am thinking of her, I sometimes put on one of his CDs to accompany my memories. One of the songs he performed with As Celine Dion, “The Prayer” (composed by David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager, Alberto Testa and Catholics Tony Renis), conveys some especially beautiful thoughts: in the I pray you’ll be our eyes and watch us where we go; Diocese of And help us to be wise, in times when we don’t know.

Trenton, Let this be our prayer, when we we cannot lose our way: Lead us to a place, guide us ignore the with your grace to a place where we’ll be safe. changing As I begin to write this “State of the Diocese” message, I offer a similar prayer to the realities Lord Jesus – different words, of course, but in our the same sentiment.

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sight has been entrusted to me by the Church through its law and teachings.

Traditionally, that responsibility is divided into three offices or missions – “tri-munera” as the Church refers to them – based on the life and mission of the Lord Jesus Christ as “priest, prophet and king” or, In other words, sharing his mission to sanctify (priest), to teach (prophet) and to govern (king).

The Spiritual Life of the Diocese of Trenton (Mission to Sanctify) The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us: “The bishop is ‘the steward of the grace of the supreme priesthood,’ especially in the Eucharist which he offers personally or whose offering he assures through the priests, his coworkers. The Eucharist is the center of the life of the particular Church.

The bishop and priests sanctify the Church by their prayer and work, by their ministry of the word and of the sacraments. They sanctify her by their example.” (CCC, 893) To speak about the spiritual life of the Diocese is not an easy thing. “Faith” and “Spirituality” are difficult to quantify or qualify. We live at a time when people are quick to say “I am spiritual but not religious” as though the two are contrary and mutually exclusive. I consider that phrase as a “cop-out,” more of an excuse than a sincere description of the state of one’s soul. Sadly, however, that sentiment is pervasive and reflected in national surveys.

The Pew Research Center recently indicated that 23% of the American population self-identify as “nones” – atheists, agnostics, unaffiliated with any particular religion – and the number is steadily increasing, especially among Millennials (those born 1981-

1995) and younger. What does that say to us?

We are losing or, worse, have lost the young, those under 30. Another way of saying this is simply that the Church has “failed to engage them.” Seventy percent of the “nones” never pray according to Pew. Forty-two percent do not believe in God. Among those raised in Catholic households, about half have left the Church either temporarily or permanently – that makes up 15% of the population of the United States. Some have gone over to other religions but most have abandoned the practice of their faith, any faith, altogether.

I could continue quoting the research for multiple pages but the statistics quoted here are alarming enough. We have to ask ourselves as Catholics: What happened? What’s behind all this? What can we do to stem the tide, especially among the young? This is something that we, as Catholics in the Diocese of Trenton, cannot ignore. We need to do something about it – and do it now. Speaking to the 51st International Eucharistic Congress in the Philippines during January, the popular American apologist, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, remarked “Christianity is running on fumes.”

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17,000 fewer people attend Mass on an average weekend in Ordinary Time than just five years ago

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Recent estimates put the Catholic population of the Diocese of Trenton at around 774,000 (previous estimates ran as high as 850,000). Of that most recent number, we can count roughly 267,416 Catholic families registered in our 107 parishes. Of that group, 139,636 Catholics on average – roughly 1 in 5 Catholics – attend one of the 560 Saturday or Sunday Masses offered in our 107 parishes on any given weekend. On average, less than half of the available seats in our parish churches are filled.

What happened? What’s behind all this?

What can we do to stem the tide, especially among the young? This is something that we, as Catholics in the Diocese of Trenton, cannot ignore. We need to do something about it, and do it now. And, so, much attention is being given by those of us working in the Diocese to the study of the current situation here and to developing appropriate and effective strategies that respond to the spiritual and religious needs in Mercer, Burlington, Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

There are no easy answers or solutions and we cannot “force” faith, spirituality or religious belief and practice on people. The challenge becomes how best to engage or “reengage” people in their Catholic faith so as to engender commitment or re-commitment?

That is what the Catholic Church means by “evangelization” or “re-evangelization.” I believe the place to start is in the Catholic family. Pope Francis placed “the family” at the center of his two most recent Synods in Rome and his pastoral visit to the United States in September. In an Audience on May 21, 2013, the Holy Father reflected: “The “home” represents the most precious human treasures, that of encounter, that of relations among people, different in age, culture and history, but who live together and together help one another to grow.

For this reason, the “home” is a crucial place in life, where life grows and can be fulfilled, because it is a place in which every person learns to receive love and to give love.”

The following month, on June 20, he continued his catechesis: “It is necessary to reaffirm the conviction that every family is the principal setting for the growth of each individual, since it is through the family that human beings become open to life and the natural need for relationships with others. Over and over again we see that family bonds are essential for the stability of relationships in society, for the work of education and for integral human development, for they are inspired by love, responsible intergenerational solidarity and mutual trust. These are factors which can make even the most adverse situations more bearable, and bring a spirit of true fraternity to our world, enabling it to feel as a single family, where the greatest attention is paid

to those most in need.”

On World Youth Day 2013, July 26, in Rio de Janiero, Pope Francis remarked, “How precious is the family as the privileged place for transmitting the faith!”

It is my conviction, as Bishop of the Diocese, if we want to strengthen the religious and spiritual life of the Diocese, we need to strengthen and affirm family life.

Catholic Education in the Diocese of Trenton (Mission to Teach) The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us: Bishops, with priests as co-workers, have as their first task “to preach the Gospel of God to all men,” in keeping with the Lord’s command. They are “heralds of faith, who draw new disciples to Christ; they are authentic teachers” of the apostolic faith “endowed with the authority of Christ.”

(CCC 888) Another study done by Georgetown University’s Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) demonstrated similar negative trends as did Pew Research Center.

Among the data was a staggering acknowledgement that 68% of Catholic parents nationally do not take their children to a Catholic school, parish religious training or even a Catholic youth ministry. CARA also noted that only 49% of Catholics nationally report paying any attention whatsoever to Catholic information sources in the Church in any form. These statistics are disconcerting – alarming really – when it comes to our responsibility as Catholics to hand on our faith.

Currently there are seven diocesan and parish Catholic high schools in the Diocese (along with four private Catholic high schools) educating 6,598 students; 32 regional and parish Catholic elementary schools (along with three private Catholic elementary schools) educating 11,335 students.

In the Diocese’s four counties, enrollment in Catholic elementary schools has steadily declined by roughly 18% over the past decade: in Burlington County by 25%; in Ocean County by 17%; in Monmouth County by 16%; and, in Mercer County by 10%. This is sobering news

that calls us to work even harder to address the challenges faced by our schools.

When I arrived in the Diocese in 2010, I promised that no Catholic school would close in the Diocese that year. I renewed that promise in 2011. By 2012, it became clear that I could not confidently renew that commitment.

In March 2012, I established a “School Sustainability Commission” for the Diocese of Trenton composed of about two dozen members involved in Catholic education as parents, administrators, teachers, parish priests, lawyers and financial experts. I charged the Commission with the following tasks: To 1. Investigate short- and long- term viability, vitality and vibrancy (sustainability) of the schools; 2. Develop clear and consistent criteria for evaluating the short and long term sustainability of the schools; 3. Identify those schools that appear to be sustainable and those schools that appear to be at risk; 4. Create a strategic “sustainability plan”

by May 1, 2013.

Thousands of individuals in the Diocese, including clergy, educators, parishioners and parents, played a role in various aspects of the study and contributed to the shaping of its final recommendations.

More than 4,000 individuals completed surveys during the study, over 250 individuals attended meetings early in the study to help define problems and concerns, to offer suggestions for solutions to the most important problems and concerns that were identified, and more than 200 individuals came to town meetings near the conclusion of the study to comment.

During the process, one Catholic school was closed by its parish for legitimate reasons that preceded the Commission’s work for years. Sadly, the facts were clear and a reasonable, realistic argument for staying open could not be made.

The Commission presented a comprehensive report to me on May 1, 2013. Its recommendations were clear, compelling and based solidly on facts and obvious trends. I accepted

“If we want to strengthen the religious and spiritual life of the Diocese, we need to strengthen and affirm family life.”

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STILL SAYING ‘I DO’ • A couple is blessed following a Mass celebrating milestone anniversaries at St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, Oct. 12. In 2015, 1,350 couples celebrated weddings in the Diocese. Craig Pittelli photo

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the report and its findings were shared with Catholic school administrators and pastors and were also made available on the Diocesan websites for all to read.

At least five articles appeared in The Monitor and its website explaining the work of the Commission and its final recommendations. It was also mentioned in my State of the Diocese Messages of 2014 and 2015. Each school was to educate its community members through town meetings and other reporting efforts. Every possible step was taken to be transparent and honest about the process, and alert our Catholic school communities about the needs that each of them had to fulfill.

Staff in the department of Catholic Education and I personally visited the ten schools identified in the report to be “at risk” and discussed their situation with pastors and principals in 2013.

Many visits were repeated the next year.

Strategies were proposed and schools were given assistance as temporary “lifelines” when necessary. But Diocesan and parish subsidies are not unlimited and the students were not coming.

The closing of a Catholic school causes me great personal anguish as it does for many, especially for those who have sacrificed much to support them.

But the sad fact is that not all Catholic schools are strong enough to overcome the realities that work against them.

Sadly, we may see more closings. The difficulties prompting these closings are not arbitrary and, in every case, have been known to the school administrators and parent community for some time. The reasons are clear: rapidly shifting demographics; steadily declining enrollment and consequent tuition loss; insufficient financial support and inability of parishes to continue subsi-

dies are among the chief problems.

Those Catholic schools that are strong and viable in the Diocese of Trenton remain so, thank God! But those that are unsustainable continue to decline. We must work together, nevertheless, to do the best we can for as long as we can in every case. Catholic schools and Catholic religious education are too important for the transmission of faith in the Diocese. If a school must close, we then must develop alternative means to share that faith with the young.

We need to consider and evaluate the quality of parish religious education programs throughout the Diocese. In the Diocese of Trenton, the number of children registered in parish religious education programs – 50,975 – has dropped by roughly 15%, almost 9,000 in the last five years. Pastors and parish priests need to play an active, personal role in these sessions, making their presence and support known and felt.

The most important, most vital role, however, is played by parents. They need to foster and promote parishbased religious education programs as important to their children. They need to “get them there.”

These children in religious education are the future of the Catholic Church and the future of our parishes.

Many parishes have developed creative summer intensive religious education programs and they seem to be effective.

We have to ask ourselves as Catholics: are we handing on a faith in which these youngsters, our children, can grow? Are we exciting them about their religion in the face of so many competing and even contrary interests? Are we helping them put their faith into action through service projects sponsored by the parish?

Are we teaching them how to pray?

And, in the midst of all this, we cannot neglect or ignore adult faith formation, Bible study groups, retreats, prayer groups, talks and other efforts to provide continuing adult education in the Catholic faith in our parishes.

The old phrase from the movie “Field of Dreams” – “If you build it, he (or she or they!) will come” – doesn’t always ring true. But that is not an excuse or reason to stop reaching out.

Administration and Governance in the Diocese of Trenton (Mission to Govern)

‘CATHOLIC SCHOOLS HAVE IT ALL’ •

Students from St. Ann School, Lawrenceville, are among the more than 10,000 children enrolled in parish or regional Catholic elementary school around the Diocese of Trenton. Joe Moore photo

The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us: “The bishops, as vicars and legates of Christ, govern the particular Churches assigned to them by their counsels, exhortations, and example, but over and above that also by the authority and sacred power which indeed they ought to exercise so as to edify, in the spirit of service which is that of their Master.” (CCC 894)

‘YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER’ • In 2015, Bishop O’Connell ordained five men to the priesthood. There are currently 160 full-time active diocesan priests serving in the Diocese; they are joined in service by many of the 54 retired priests of the Diocese as well as the 44 religious order priests living and working in the Diocese. Craig Pittelli photo

“The challenge for us as Catholics is to embrace the enduring, changeless truth of God’s revelation while it speaks to us in new and different ways in every generation.”

I mention these things here simply as “context,” as “background” for the ministry I have been given to exercise in and for the Church, for the people of God in the Diocese of Trenton. They are awesome responsibilities that weigh pretty heavily on me every day. Given my limitations, they are also profoundly humbling and bring me to my knees before the Lord who entrusted them to me in his Church. Permit me, please, to comment on some few “administrative things” and wrap up.

Some Statistical Information 1. There are 107 parishes in the Diocese of Trenton.

2. Vocations to the Priesthood.

I ordained 5 priests this year and 5 transitional deacons (preparing for the priesthood); there are 22 seminarians currently studying for the priesthood under the direction of Msgr. Thomas Mullelly, director of seminarians, and as many as eight who have showed an interest in becoming seminarians this fall under the guidance of Father Dennis Apoldite, vocation director. A newly instituted “Clerkship Program” for our seminarians was introduced this past summer to acquaint our future priests with good parish business practices since an increasing amount of a pastor’s time is devoted to the practical side of parish life. With tongue in cheek, I refer to it as “What They Don’t Teach in the Seminary 101.” Eight men also began preparing for the permanent diaconate this year and six of them are continuing

their ministerial formation in the newly revised permanent deacon program.

A new class is being recruited for this fall. Please pray for these men and that vocations will increase.

3. There are 160 full-time active diocesan priests in the Diocese of Trenton and 54 retired priests, many of whom continue to serve in parishes; there are 44 priests who belong to religious orders living and working in the Diocese of Trenton. The Diocese also benefits greatly from the services of retired priests from nearby dioceses. There are 368 permanent deacons, many of whom are retired. There are 266 religious sisters in the Diocese (along with women in other forms of consecrated life) and 57 religious brothers.

4. Last year, there were 7,218 Baptisms; 8,313 First Communions; 6,924 Confirmations; 1,409 Marriages; 190 Marriage Annulments; and 5,973 Funerals.

5. There are two Catholic hospitals in the Diocese of Trenton: St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, Willingboro; St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville, houses the retirement home of our Diocesan priests as well as assisted living and nursing care facilities. Parishes offer pastoral care to nursing homes throughout the four counties.

6. Clergy, religious and laity minister within 14 prisons in the Diocese under the direction of Father Martin McGeough, C.M., coordinator of prison ministries.

7. Catholic Charities, Mt. Carmel Guild, Visitation Homes, Good Counsel Homes, parish based St. Vincent DePaul Societies, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, Center for FaithJustice, Project PAUL, St. Francis Community Center, Collier Youth Services and Mercer County CYO, etc., continue to serve multiple needs within the Diocese as coordinated by Sister Joanne Dress, D.C., executive director of Catholic Social Services. This year, more than 40 parishes took advantage See Initiatives • 5

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of our new Parish Counseling Services program, offering short-term (up to six sessions) help to people in need. The Diocese completed disbursement of all its funds for Hurricane Sandy Relief ($1,758,370).

8. Princeton University, The College of New Jersey, Rider University and Monmouth University host Catholic campus ministries for students, including Mass and sacramental ministry offered by chaplains, under the direction of Mrs. Terry Ginther, executive director of Pastoral Life and Mission.

9. The Diocese of Trenton hosted a “Marriage Summit” in May 2015 attended by more than 700 clergy, religious and parish leaders to strengthen and support marriage throughout the Diocese. The pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the United States September 2227 was the occasion for much preparatory catechesis on marriage and family life and a joyful time for many members of the Diocese who were in attendance at multiple events.

10. The Diocese has been enhancing its presence in digital and social media outreach in service to the “new evangelization.” The Office of Communications under the direction of Mrs. Rayanne Bennett, Executive Director, has collaborated with many organizations, departments and agencies throughout the Diocese on the development of media resources. Marketing efforts for our Catholic schools in the Diocese were greatly enhanced through a many faceted public relations campaign entitled “Catholic Schools Have It All.” 11. The Diocese of Trenton is becoming increasingly diverse in population. On the weekends, Mass is celebrated in 10 different languages! The fastest growing population is Hispanic.

Currently, Hispanic communities constitute about 15% of the entire Diocese.

A “Plan for Hispanic Ministry” has been submitted by a task force and has been reviewed by our Hispanic priests under the direction of Father Rene Pulgarin, liaison to the Diocesan Hispanic community. It is my hope that rather than just having Spanish language Masses all over the Diocese, we can establish several “Hispanic Ministry Centers” throughout the four counties to exercise ministry and meet the pastoral needs of this growing Catholic population.

12. Finally, outreach to youth needs to be on the radar screens of everyone in the Diocese!

Each year, I include with the “State of the Diocese” message, a full financial report which presents the “business” side of running the Diocese of Trenton.

I invite you to review the external audit of the Diocesan financial statements as prepared by the Director of Finance under the direction of Mr. Anthony Mingarino, chancellor and chief administrative and financial officer of the Diocese, to get a clear sense of sound stewardship of our resources. This year,

the Diocese began a unified payroll system for all parishes, schools and other entities in order to comply with all regulatory requirements of the Affordable Care Act, a monumental effort!

With lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy, the Diocese also implemented a diocesan-wide Flood Disaster Prevention initiative.

Preparing for the Future A “State of Anything Report” is always a mixture of positives and negatives, successes and challenges, hopes and plans that came true and others that didn’t quite work out. That is clearly the case here. I wish we had more people at Mass, more students in our Catholic schools, more people of every age, especially the young, engaged in the Catholic Church and all that the Lord Jesus offers, more people sharing their gifts but the current “state” of things continues to offer the Diocese a steady supply of challenges and changes.

It’s not all bad news, by any means, but it’s not all good news either. I have been thinking and praying a great deal throughout the past six years of where to go in these sometimes difficult days for the Church. After many conversations and even more prayer and reflection, I would now like to conclude my remarks by describing two initiatives I have launched. What has preceded here are the reasons why.

Change is a constant in human life, from conception and birth to natural death. As change affects us as individual human beings so, too, it affects the human communities, organizations and institutions of which we are a part. Our Church, our Diocese, our parishes are no exception to this reality. Throughout the changes we experience, however, some things do not change: Jesus Christ, “the same yesterday, today and tomorrow (Hebrews 13:8);” the Gospels; the truth of his teachings; the truths of our faith upon which he has built his Church. This is the “Good News” for us and a firm foundation. But it is not the

a local Church. There is “one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all (Ephesians 4: 5-6)” and that fundamental and foundational source of our unity cannot be lost or compromised or sacrificed as we adapt to changing times and circumstances. We have Faith in Our Future and, as every generation of Catholics before us, our faith must endure even when its expresA video showcasing the ‘Faith to Move Mountains’ sion may change. initiative can be found at: The second of these www.YouTube.com/TrentonDiocese initiatives is called Faith to Move Mountains. Recalling only news. the parable of the mustard seed in the The challenge for us as Catholics to Move Mountains is Gospels, Faith is to embrace the enduring, changeless an effort to ensure that we will have truth of God’s revelation while it speaks the resources necessary as a Diocese to us in new and different ways in every to look to the future of our Catholic generation. The past becomes the presfaith with “confident assurance and ent and the present shapes the future in conviction (Hebrews 11:1)” that it a living faith that St. Augustine calls a will “move mountains” that stand in “beauty ever ancient, ever new (Confesits way.

We cannot fool ourselves into sions, X).” That challenge has prompted believing that the road ahead of us will me as Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton not require new and greater sacrifice, to launch two simultaneous initiatives new and greater investment, new and for our Diocese intended to preserve our timeless Catholic faith as it informs, greater effort on our part. The “mounstrengthens and guides our local Church tains” loom large and the challenges our Catholic faith confronts grow more well into the future. daunting every day. The Gospel costs little to believe in and preach. But if we are to continue to be the “light of the world” and to build that “city on a hill (Matthew 5:14)” that Christ asks of us, we must respond to the needs required to “move mountains” to bring our faith to life in ways that our world can see and taste and touch and feel.

A Bishop of any diocese can dream The first of these initiatives is dreams but without his priests and called Faith in Our Future. Correpeople, that is all they will ever be. And, sponding to the beginning of a new so, I invite every Catholic in the Diocese year, Faith in Our Future is an effort of Trenton to share the dream in ways to call upon the clergy, religious and that will make it a reality for our local faithful of the Diocese of Trenton to Church.

It will take time and the effort reflect upon the ways that we experiof the whole Diocese, like never before. ence, live and express our Catholic faith It will take sacrifice and the committogether as the circumstances of the ment of the whole Diocese, like never past and present give way to the new before. It will take gratitude for what and changing realities that we face as has been and is and the bold vision for what will be of the whole Diocese, like never before. And it will take prayer — every one and all together in the Diocese —like never before. And when we do this together as a Diocese, like never before, the “State of the Diocese” will be secure and Faith in Our Future will become Faith to Move Mountains.

And they will.

With gratitude to all who serve the Diocese of Trenton in its many aspects, especially our clergy and lay ministers, and to all the faithful with whom and for whom I serve as Bishop, I am Respectfully yours in the Lord,

GATHERED IN FAITH • Faithful from St. Anthony of Claret Parish, Lakewood, fill the pews for the Mass celebrated in observance for World Mission Sunday in October. While the Diocese is comprised of people of various ethnic backgrounds, the Hispanic population is the fastest growing, making up fifteen percent of the faithful in the Diocese. Ken Falls photo

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n parishes across the Diocese of Trenton, information about the new strategic planning initiative, Faith in Our Future, is finding its way to parishioners via websites and surveys, town hall meetings, presentations at Mass and specially prepared hand-outs.

Introduced during Advent, Faith in Our Future aims to bring the Diocese together with its parishes and ministries in a planning process to meet challenges and respond to new opportunities for serving the Church’s mission.

The initiative is now in its most fundamental phase: when parishes – through the work of their designated core teams — conduct a self-evaluation in the four

basic areas of parish life: • Sacramental Life • Evangelization, Catechesis and Catholic Schools • Communal Life • Stewardship and Leadership Parish core teams, which were formed and trained in the fall, will be engaged in conversation with their parish communities and consultation with parish leadership in order to conduct their evaluations. Their aim is to assess where the parish has been, where it is now and where it might be in the future. Another responsibility to be completed will be to verify data on file with Diocese looking back over five years – particularly as it relates to sacramental life and fiscal realities.

Msgr. Leonard F. Troiano, episcopal vicar for planning, pointed to the importance of this parish self-evaluation phase and the role of parishioners. “We are hoping that they will respond to their parish surveys, show up at town hall meetings; in essence, take part in whatever means will be established to solicit their input. It is very important that they have an opportunity to express their hopes and dreams for their parishes, that their voices are heard.”

In March, the Faith in Our Future process will enter its next phase – when parish core teams submit the results of their self-evaluations and come together in cohort groups. Cohorts, which will be formed by combining three to five core teams from neighboring parishes, will share the findings from the parish studies, and make suggestions about

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Confirmation candidate from St. Gregory the Great Parish, Hamilton Square, helps to distribute Faith in Our Future fliers along with the parish bulletin following the Vigil Mass celebrated Jan. 30.

During the Mass, her pastor, Father Michael McClane, addressed parishioners about the purpose and goals of the Diocese-wide study.

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According to the timeline, the cohorts will submit their findings in June. A planning commission that has yet to be formed will work with the findings of the cohorts and make preliminary recommendations. Those recommendations will be returned to the cohorts for review and response. Final recommendations will be submitted to Bishop O’Connell by October, 2016. ways that the parishes in a given area might work together and respond to the goals of the process.

The more than 20 cohorts encompassing the 107 parishes of the Diocese will begin to train together in midMarch. The composition of the cohorts is set to be finalized soon; once announced, the cohort list will be posted to the Faith in Our Future website and published in The Monitor, both in print and TrentonMonitor.com.

To ensure that parishioners throughout the Diocese are able to follow the progress and work of the Faith in Our Future initiative, Monthly Updates will be posted to the Diocese’s dedicated web page, dioceseoftrenton.org/ faithinourfuture/ and published in The Monitor.

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Those promises can no longer be kept. On May 27, 2014, a new law took effect that will allow adoptees and certain relatives to request and obtain the names of their biological parents without a court order beginning Jan. 1, 2017.

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Annual Catholic Appeal an invitation to ‘share faith, show mercy’ ‘ACT OF FAITH, WORKS OF LOVE’ • A video, available at www.YouTube.com/TrentonDiocese, highlights the works of faith and mercy that are enabled by contributions to the Annual Catholic Appeal. Video screenshot

Story by Mary Morrell, Correspondent

“We learn that faith is our response to God’s love, and that we are called to take our faith out into the world.”

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ow are we in the Church, as disciples of Christ, to show mercy?”

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., posed this question in his message for the 2016 Annual Catholic Appeal, “Act of Faith, Works of Love,” inviting the faithful to consider the connection between discipleship, faith and mercy.

“Every year, throughout the Diocese of Trenton, hundreds of thousands of men, women and children learn what it means to be disciples of our Lord, Jesus Christ,” said Bishop O’Connell.

“As disciples, we are formed in faith in our homes, our parishes, our Catholic schools, through Scripture and through liturgy, especially in the celebration of Eucharist. We learn that faith is our response to God’s love, and that we are called to take our faith out into the world and live it by sharing

it,” he added.

In light of the Holy Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis, this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal calls the faithful to “Share Faith, Show Mercy,” and focuses on both the spiritual and corporal works of mercy – those “charitable acts in which we come to the aide of the whole person, body and spirit,” stressed Bishop O’Connell, making “God’s love visible and tangible for his people on earth.”

The annual appeal, which has a goal of $7 million, will kick off in the Diocese the

PARISHES SURPASS GOALS • Annual Catholic Appeal • 2015 Congratulations to the following parishes that have achieved their individual goals: St. Anthony of Padua • Red Bank Nativity • Fair Haven St. Rose • Belmar St. Robert Bellarmine • Freehold Jesus the Lord • Keyport St. Benedict • Holmdel St. Mary of the Assumption, Deal St. David the King • Princeton Junction St. Elizabeth • Avon-by-the-Sea St. Justin the Martyr • Toms River St. John the Baptist • Allentown St. Denis • Manasquan St. Leo the Great • Lincroft Holy Innocents • Neptune St. Thomas More • Manalapan St. Theresa • Little Egg Harbor

St. Paul • Princeton St. Anthony of Padua • Hightstown St. Gabriel • Marlboro St. Pius X • Forked River St. Catharine • Holmdel Precious Blood • Monmouth Beach Mother of Mercy • Asbury Park St. Hedwig • Trenton St. Rose of Lima • Freehold St. Catharine-St Margaret • Spring Lake St. Ann • Lawrenceville St. Catherine of Siena • Farmingdale St. Ann • Browns Mills St. Joseph • Toms River Resurrection • Delran St. Mary of the Lakes • Medford

St. Alphonsus • Hopewell St. Elizabeth Ann Seton • Whiting Sacred Heart • Bay Head St. Monica • Jackson St. Catherine • Middletown St. Gregory the Great • Hamilton Square St. Dominic • Brick Sacred Heart • Trenton Ascension • Bradley Beach St. James • Pennington St. Mary • Colts Neck Our Lady of Good Counsel • West Trenton St. Peter • Point Pleasant Beach St. Mary • Barnegat St. Luke • Toms River St. Joseph • Millstone Township

weekend of Feb. 13-14. A video, which illustrates the outreach and ministries supported by the appeal, will be shown at all Masses.

Informational materials, including a pledge card and reply envelope, are being mailed to all parishioners. In-pew commitments may be made by parishioners by submitting the pledge cards from the mailing or by completing those made available in church during the kick-off weekend.

With this 2016 appeal, said Stephen Nicholl, diocesan director of development, “We are reminded of our daily need to reach out with the mercy of Jesus through the expansive breadth of diocesan ministries made possible by the generous support of our donors.”

Nicholl noted that the purpose of the Annual Catholic Appeal is markedly different from that of the Faith to Move Mountains See Appeal • 9

2016 Annual Catholic Appeal

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 Liturgy and the Sacraments  Catechesis, Lay Formation and Evangelization  Catholic School Support  Outreach to the Poor, Vulnerable  Ministry to Families, Youth and Young Adults  Parish Needs

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campaign (see page 12), which was launched in the summer of 2014 as a means of preparation for the future of the Church in the Diocese of Trenton and as a response to long‐term and extraordinary needs.

Funds donated to the Appeal will support ministries in six principal areas: • Sacraments and liturgy, which includes the recruitment and formation of priests and deacons and care for retired clergy; • Catechesis, lay formation and evangelization, which makes possible the preparation of parish leaders who inform and form the faith of more than 50,000 youth each year and who bring some 300 men and women annually into full initiation with the Catholic Church; • Catholic school support, which, through a broad range of resources, helps ensure our Catholic schools continue to form young disciples with faith, knowledge and service; • Outreach to the poor and vulnerable through diocesan Parish Counseling Services, the Parish Emergency Assistance Program and the home health nursing program, among others; • Ministry to families, youth and young

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adults through an array of programs for families at all stages of life, and, • Needs of parishes, which are addressed through the appeal with 15 percent of the original collected goal, and 50 percent of the collected amount over goal being returned to the parish for repair or restoration projects, new areas of growth or ministry development, as well as other needs.

“We are reminded of our daily need to reach out with the mercy of Jesus.”

Commenting on last year’s annual appeal, Nicholl noted, “The 2015 ACA can be considered quite a success. Despite running the appeal concurrently with the Faith to Move Mountains Endowment Campaign, we were still able to raise $6.6 million for our Annual Appeal. In addition, through the efforts of hard working pastors and parish campaign volunteers, we attracted 6,642 new donors to the appeal, while 10 parishes increased their number of donors by 10

percent or more.”

Donations to the Annual Catholic Appeal may be made by mail, on-line or by phone.

For more information call 609-403-7197 or visit dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal.

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In tough times, parish-based counseling offers support Story by Patrick T. Brown, Associate Editor

S

hortly after birth, there’s Baptism.

On the cusp of adulthood, Confirmation.

When two people start a new life together, they are joined in holy Matrimony.

The sick and dying are anointed with the Sacrament of the Sick.

At every milestone across a person’s lifespan, the Church is there, offering bread for the journey, forgiveness for wrongdoing, community, compassion and most of all, grace.

But certain events can leave even the most resilient soul needing outside help to find balance and healing.

A family member’s untimely death, a marriage on the rocks, sudden unemployment – these moments can wreck relationships or leave members of a faith community feeling isolated or misunderstood.

That’s when the trusted, professional hands of a counselor can be of

“Especially in this Year of Mercy, it’s very clear the Diocese wants to be there to support people in need.” assistance. But for many in the Diocese, finding someone with experience and expertise treating the needs of those facing challenging times can be difficult.

A new answer to that problem is found in Parish Counseling Services, a joint project between the Diocese of Trenton and Catholic Charities in the Diocese, providing affordable, shortterm, professional counseling services to those in need of support during difficult times.

“This is not for crisis situations,” said Maureen Fitzsimmons, diocesan director of parish counseling services.

“This is for the kinds of issues that people usually bring to a priest – I’m having marriage difficulties, I’m having trouble with my kids, I lost my job, my

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In 2015, 92 people were referred to the program from 40 parishes across Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties for life situations ranging from the loss of a job to the loss of a child. Grants from the Diocese ensure that parishioners are able to affordably access the capable support of a professional therapist or counselor.

Because the program is confidential, Maureen Fitzsimmons Fitzsimmons said, individuals who undertake the program often don’t pass on feedback, but in discussing cases generally with the professional counselors, she is told “‘this is great, this is working, this is making a difference in people’s lives.’”

“Bereavement is probably at the top of the list” in terms of frequency, said Fitzsimmons.

The program runs on a referral basis, with a parish priest and a parishioner filling out a form which is sent to the Diocese for review.

Participants in the program are assigned to a counselor, either with Catholic Charities or one of the 25 independent contractors, nearly all of them Catholic, who have contracted with the Diocese to be part of this program. If the six sessions are not sufficient to address an individual’s problem, they will be referred to continue with long-term treatment.

By forming relationships with the independent contractors, the Diocese has helped keep treatment affordable for parishioners. While professional counseling would normally cost upwards of $100 per hour, contractors in the program charge a fee of $75 per hour for six sessions. Insurance is not accessed to cover the services.

According to Fitzsimmons, the Diocese has set aside a “substantial amount” of funding to help cover those with financial difficulty to pay for the service, meaning that individuals with financial need could pay as little as $25 per hour for high-quality professional counseling services. Fitzsimmons said it’s clear that this assistance is crucial in helping to ensure that people receive the help they need.

“Especially in this Year of Mercy, it’s very clear the Diocese wants to be there to support people in need,” she said.

The service is not intended for people in crises or with serious mental illness, Fitzsimmons said. It’s also not

SOMEONE TO LISTEN • The Diocese’s Parish Counseling Service offers access to professional counseling for parishioners in need of assistance. Stock photo as beneficial facing difficulties in their faith life – “Some people are looking for spiritual direction, which is not the same as counseling, so we have to talk to them and find out what it is they’re looking for.”

Most often, Fitzsimmons said, the process is started when a person comes to a parish priest with an issue that is identified as potentially benefiting from professional assistance.

Priests in the Diocese often express gratitude for being able to entrust parishioners in need of assistance and coaching to capable hands – “The reaction from the priests has been very positive.”

The service was launched in September 2014, bringing in Fitzsimmons, who worked for Catholic Charities for 27 years, to spearhead the effort.

“Bishop O’Connell decided…that we should have [this] program, and they recruited me because of my background,” Fitzsimmons said.

“Throughout those years I was constantly getting calls from priests saying ‘we need something that is parishbased, we need to be able to refer people directly,’ that kind of thing.”

Now, they are looking to continue to grow awareness of the program and ensure that parishioners who need supportive, professional counseling get the help they need.

“If you’re a parishioner in a parish, and you have the need for counseling, this is designed to make sure you can get it,” Fitzsimmons said.

To access the Parish Counseling Services program, contact your pastor or parish priest.

To learn more about the program, contact Maureen Fitzsimmons, LPC, NCC, at (609) 403-7129.

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Providing for the Family ‘Faith to Move Mountains’ establishes secure foundation for future generations

PARISH ON THE MOVE • The Ice Land Skating Center in Hamilton provided the perfect setting Jan. 31, when some 300 members of St. John Parish, Allentown, took to the ice, snack bar and lounge for an afternoon of camaraderie and fun. The skate event was hosted by the parish as a way to show appreciation for their dedicated young people, namely the 60 boy altar servers, 50 Maidens of the Miraculous Medal – and their families. The St. John community has grown steadily in the past few years, seeing in particular an influx of young Catholics. Under the leadership of Father Brian Woodrow, pastor, the parish participated in the pilot phase of Faith to Move Mountains, vastly exceeding the goal it had been given. According to Steve Nicholl, development director, “For Father Brian, it was all about building relationships. Faith to Move Mountains provided him with the opportunity to go out and personally visit with many families in his parish, and the benefits of that experience go well beyond the endowment campaign.” Photo courtesy of St. John the Baptist Parish

Story by Mary Morrell, Correspondent

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n the summer of 2014, the Diocese of Trenton rolled out a new endowment plan, Faith to Move Mountains, with an eye toward the future and as a response to long-term and extraordinary needs. It is the first major campaign to be undertaken in the Diocese in more than 20 years.

A $75 million goal was set to establish new or increase existing endowments which would enable a vibrant Church in the Diocese of Trenton to stand prepared to serve future generations of Catholics. Every parish in the Diocese has been assigned a campaign goal to help the Diocese meet a variety of needs, including those of its parishes, Catholic schools and ordained ministry, among others.

Endowments are those financial vehicles through which money is held and invested, and only the income earned is spent, thereby providing a stable financial base from which to meet the needs of the future Church. As an endowment campaign, Faith to Move Mountains is different from the Annual “The ‘mountains’ Catholic Appeal, which is planned to meet the day-to-day operatloom large and ing expenses of the Diocese and the challenges to sustain the daily outreach and ministries of the Diocese in supour Catholic faith port of parishes.

In a December letter to the confronts grow more faithful, which appeared in the special diocesan report, “Builddaunting every day.” ing Our Future Together,” Bishop David M. O’Connell, C. M., called the project “an effort to ensure that we will have the resources necessary as a Diocese to look to the future of our Catholic faith with ‘confident assurance and conviction (Hebrews 11:1)’ that it will ‘move mountains’ that stand in its way.”

The Bishop continued, “The ‘mountains’ loom large and the challenges our Catholic faith confronts grow more daunting every day. The Gospel costs little to believe in and preach. But if we are to continue to be the ‘light of the world’ and to build that ‘city on a hill (Matthew 5:14)’ that Christ asks of us, we must respond to the needs required to ‘move mountains’ to bring our faith to life in ways that our world can see and taste and touch and feel.”

The Parish Process The campaign rolled out with six pilot parishes: St. John, Allentown; St. Mary, Barnegat; Sacred Heart, Bay Head; Holy Innocents, Neptune; St. Peter, Point Pleasant Beach, and St. David the King, Princeton Junction. The remaining 101 parishes were scheduled to conduct their campaigns in one of four, six-toeight month campaign blocks.

To begin the campaign process in each parish, a professional campaign director from the Diocese of Trenton and Changing Our World, Inc., is assigned to help parish leadership roll out the campaign in phases.

The pastor recruits 10 volunteers to form a committee that will share various responsibilities to assist the pastor in the campaign’s implementation. As spiritual leader of the campaign, the pastor calls the entire parish to prayer for the effort’s success.

The first organizational task is the creation of a parish case statement outlining the needs to be addressed with the parish’s 30 percent share of funds collected through the Faith to Move Mountains Campaign.

A Promising Start The pilot parishes have since met an

average of 127 percent of their campaign goals, and have received funds back from the Diocese to undertake the work outlined in their parish case statement. The 20 Block 1 parishes have either exceeded or are well on their way to meeting their individual goals, while the 21 Block Two parishes kicked off their campaign Nov. 10. The 25 Block 3 parishes have begun planning for a spring kick-off and 35 Block 4 parishes will begin the process in the fall of 2016. The entire Faith to Move Mountains Campaign is anticipated to conclude mid-2017.

“We are so encouraged and excited about the progress of our Faith to Move Mountains Endowment Campaign,” said Stephen Nicholl, diocesan director of the Department of Development. “As of the writing of this article, we have raised nearly $30 million which is 40 percent of our overall campaign goal of $75 million. This has been achieved with less than 35 percent of the Diocese participating thus far. There are three blocks still remaining to be completed over the next 18 months,” he added.

Charitable trusts will be established for the five Faith to Move Mountains Endowment Campaign priorities: Diocesan Parish Assistance Fund, Ordained Ministry, Catechesis and Evangelization, Catholic Schools, and Social Services. In the case of Catholic Schools, the existing Foundation for Student Achievement will be used for allocated funds.

As with charitable trusts that have been created in the past, the Diocese works with both civil and canon lawyers to ensure those trusts meet legal requirements and are structured in such a way that the funds are protected.

Each trust will have a board of trustees, consisting of clergy and laity, to ensure the funds will be used for the intended purposes.

The board will hire an accounting manager and investment advisor and will adhere to the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act of New Jersey. The trusts will also be subject to an annual audit with a report to the diocesan Finance Council and investment strategies will be in conformance with the guidelines recommended by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

For more information on the Faith to Move Mountains Campaign or on how to donate, visit FaithtoMoveMountains.org or call the Department of Development at 609-406-7417.

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In Year of Mercy, invitations to live out Works of Mercy The Diocesan Office of Catholic Social communicate, there are Pen Pal groups Services offers these suggestions and into which he can steer you. You can also formation to assist parishes in celebrating support the Diocesan Office through a the Corporal Works of Mercy during this donation which can provide rosaries, Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: spiritual books, etc., for the inmates.

Visit the Imprisoned in this Year of February 2016 • “Shelter the Mercy.

Homeless” • Many of our parishes have financial assistance programs run May 2016 • “Shelter the Homeby a St. Vincent de Paul Conference or less” • We celebrate “Mothers Day” Social Concerns groups who help those in May! Consider helping a pregnant in danger of losing their home/aparthomeless woman to bring her child into ment due to a missed rent or mortgage the world; support victims of domespayment. Other groups such as Habitat, tic violence; or families who have lost Family Promise, Interfaith hospitality, their home through poverty. Shelter the also have “housing and shelter” prohomeless in this Year of Mercy. grams. Consider helping them with a June 2016 • “Feed the Hungry donation or with your time and talents and Give Drink to the Thirsty” • As to help shelter the homeless in this Year students get out of school for the sumof Mercy. mer, families can struggle to provide the extra meals that the children usually March 2016 • “Visit the Sick” • receive in school. Consider contributing Easter is early this year! Our parishes to one of our agencies or parishes that have many sick and infirm particularly provide food in their pantries and soup the elderly who are unable to get out of kitchens. Check out the resources availthe house and whose family may live a able for special food programs (Farmer’s distance from them. Bring them” new Market Programs, etc.) to help feed the life!” Consider making a special “visit” hungry in this Year of Mercy. to them (a card made by the children letting them know someone is thinkJuly 2016 • “Visit the Sick” • July ing of them, a phone call, checking to is a time for fireworks and picnics - and see if they need anything at the store can be a time for remembering our vetor listening to them tell a story from erans who sacrificed and fought to keep their past.) Visit the sick in this Year of our country safe. Consider taking time Mercy. to visit a veteran and to thank him/her for giving of themselves for the freeApril 2016 • “Visit the Imprisoned” • Some people feel a “call” to visit dom that we enjoy. Send a card, call or visit a veteran and thank them for their and minister to the imprisoned. If service to our nation and community in you sense such a “call”, you can contact this Year of Mercy.

Father Martin McGeough, C.M., Coordinator for Jail and Prison Ministry. He August 2016 • “Clothe the can put you in contact with groups that Naked” • Many Catholic agencies and are already involved. If you only wish to .............................................................

Bishop O’Connell’s Holy Year pastoral letter available for PDF or audio download

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n observance of the Holy Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., issued a pastoral letter to the people of the Diocese of Trenton, entitled “Mercy and Truth Shall Meet.”

“When you look into someone’s face, you can often see many things,” the letter begins. “At times you see a peace and satisfaction that resides in a person’s soul. Other times, you see worry or distraction, confusion or anxiety, wonder or hesitation. Perhaps you see weariness or sadness, anger or frustration.

“There are times when a face be-

trays loneliness or a hunger to be loved, a faraway look or just a blank stare. A smile, a frown, a tear, a furrowed brow, a curiosity or special interest, a look of love: a face often reveals more than words...When we seek the Lord’s face, we will find it most often in the face of others. When we seek and find the face of the Lord, what is it that we really see there?”

The letter can be read in its entirety online at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/ yearofmercy. It is available for download as a PDF in English, Spanish, and Creole, and is also available to download as an audio podcast in three parts.

parishes have special “Back to School” Works of Mercy: Programs during August to assist children in need of new clothing and school supplies. Consider contributing to one The Spiritual Works of Mercy: of these agencies and/or parishes and help clothe the naked during this Year Counsel the doubtful; of Mercy.

Instruct the ignorant; September 2016 • “Shelter the Convert the sinner; Homeless” • Several of our diocese’s Comfort the sorrowful; Catholic Social Service agencies have Forgive offenses willingly; “residences” for various groups who Bear wrongs patiently; need shelter temporarily. Good CounPray for the living and the dead. sel Homes provides residential care for homeless pregnant women and their The Corporal Works of Mercy: children (Burlington County). Catholic Feed the hungry; Charities provides shelter for victims of Give drink to the thirsty; domestic abuse (Ocean and Burlington Clothe the naked; Counties) and in Monmouth County, Visit the imprisoned; Catholic Charities also provides tranShelter the homeless; sitional housing for homeless families Visit the sick; (Linkages) and transitional housing for Bury the dead. young men (Beacon House). Consider See Opportunities • 18 .............................................................

Parishes to host Holy Hours for Families around Diocese to celebrate Jubilee Year

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o invite the healing graces of God upon families during this Year of Mercy, the office of Pastoral Life and Mission will sponsor Holy Hours for Families in 16 parishes throughout the coming year.

Families will be invited to enter into each church through their Door of Mercy to participate in a spiritual blend of Scripture, reflection, recitation of the Rosary, music and prayer.

Josue Arriola, diocesan director of the office of Youth, Marriage and Family Life, noted the series of four Holy Hours in anticipation of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ arrival to the U.S. proved to be a success by reinforcing “how important it is to have families praying together.”

Arriola has worked with Father Michael Hall, diocesan director of the Office of Worship, to create a program for the Holy Hours, but, he noted, pastors may choose to adapt the outline because “each parish is unique.”

He said, “For the New Year, we are asking people to come and experience the graces they will get as they go through that Door of Mercy. The graces will come, especially for families.

“We want to keep the reverence, and especially the family testimonies,” Arriola continued. “That is so powerful, so authentic to hear how people struggle to keep the faith despite illness and problems. Many families are wounded.

We pray that these wounds will heal and they will receive healing graces.”

Arriola noted that, during 2015’s cycle of one Holy Hour per county, some families attended multiple Hours as a sort of pilgrimage. “I wasn’t expecting that,” he admitted. “Wouldn’t it be great to do that for these Holy Hours?”

The schedule of Holy Hours will be

available at www.dioceseoftrenton.org/ holyhour/ and updated as more dates are announced.

“Our goal is to eventually have one at every parish, to keep growing,” Arriola said.

Holy Hours for Year of Mercy Burlington County St. Katharine Drexel (St. Paul), Burlington • April 12, 7 p.m.

Mercer County St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square • Feb. 5, March 4, May 6, 7 p.m.

St. George, Titusville • April 28, 7 p.m.

Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish (Our Lady of Sorrows Church), Mercerville • May 10 St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton • May 12, 7 p.m.

Divine Mercy (Holy Cross), Trenton • Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m.

Monmouth County Holy Cross, Rumson • Feb. 24, 7 p.m.

Christ the King Parish (Our Lady Star of the Sea Church), Long Beach • March 4, 7 p.m., and Aug. 25, 7 p.m. – Trilingual St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold • April 3, 3 p.m.

Ocean County St. Aloysius, Jackson • Feb. 18, 7 p.m.

St. Barnabas, Bayville • Feb 25, 7 p.m.

St. Peter, Point Pleasant Beach • Apr. 8, 7 p.m.

St. Joseph, Toms River • June 14, 7 p.m.

Additional dates and parishes are yet to be added.

Visit www.dioceseoftrenton.org/ holyhour for a comprehensive and updated list.

FEBRUARY 14  RITE OF ELECTION will be held in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 N. Warren St., Trenton, at 3 p.m.

FEBRUARY 13  ANNUAL WORLD MARRIAGE DAY DINNER DANCE, hosted by the Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life, will be held in St. Pius X Church, 300 Lacey Rd., Forked River. Mass celebrated by Msgr. Thomas Gervasio, vicar general, Diocese of Trenton, begins at 4 p.m., followed by wine, appetizers and dinner at 6 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Father James Grogan, parochial vicar in Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown. There will be a DJ, dancing and games.

Tickets are $75 per couple. To register, visit dioceseoftrenton.org/ worldmarriageday. For more, call Peg Hensler at 609-403-7156, phensl@dioceseoftrenton.org.

MARCH 21  ANNUAL CHRISM MASS will be celebrated in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold, at 7:30 p.m. All diocesan priests will renew their priestly vows and the sacramental holy oils used during the coming year in all parishes

MARCH 19  LENTEN CELEBRATION OF MERCY will be held in St. Joseph Church, 685 Hooper Ave., Toms River, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Preaching, Confessions, procession with the Blessed Sacrament and prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and plenary indulgence by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. Presenters will be Msgr. Sam Sirianni, pastor of St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, Freehold and Father Michael Lambeth, pastor of St. Theresa Parish, Little Egg Harbor. This is a bilingual event.

The cost for lunch is $10. Child care will be provided. Register in your local parish or call 609-403-7138.

MARCH 15 ‘NOBODY TOLD ME!’ an event for teens on healthy relationships, will be presented by guest speaker Pam Stenzel, former director of the Alpha Women’s Center, Prior Lake, Minn., who holds a psychology degree, in St. Gregory the Great Church, 4620 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The cost is $5 per person. To register, visit dioceseoftrenton.org/ pastoralcare or a registration form can be downloaded and mailed.

For more, contact Donna Goodwin at 609-403-7192; dgoodw@ dioceseoftrenton.org

MARCH 12  ‘TO TRUST AGAIN’ a marriage preparation program designed to meet the needs of couples in which one or both persons are marrying after the loss of a spouse through death or divorce, will be held March 12 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows campus, 3816 E. State Street Ext., Hamilton, sponsored by the Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life.

The cost is $150 per couple. Refund/transfer policy: 24 hours minimum notice is required for cancellations; two weeks minimum notice is required for program transfers and a $25 processing fee will be charged for cancellations and program transfers. For more, call 609-403-7151.

2016 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL will kick off during Masses Feb. 13 and 14. Contributions to the Annual Catholic Appeal allow the Diocese to continue to support parishes and other organizations in their efforts to provide service, evangelization and outreach to people throughout Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Parishes currently involved in the Block 2 phase of the Faith to Move Mountains endowment campaign will hold their ACA kickoff in May and June. To learn more, see page 8 in this issue, or visit dioceseoftrenton.org/catholicappeal.

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of “You Cannot be Replaced.” The winning entries for the annual Respect Life Poster/Essay/Video Contest will be on display with a presentation of the awards to winners. For more, call Donna Goodwin at 609-403-7192; respectlife@dioceseoftrenton.org.

The following diocesan events and observances have been announced:

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APRIL 17  DIOCESAN YOUTH CONFERENCE for all teens in grades eight through 12 at Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (doors open 8:45 a.m.). The day will include presentations, live music, Adoration and Mass celebrated by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. Registration is $25 per person from Feb. 8 to April 3 and $30 per

APRIL 15  16TH ANNUAL GIFT AUCTION FOR PROVIDENCE HOUSE will be held at Georgian Court University, Lakewood, from 5 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $20 each. Proceeds will benefit Providence House Domestic Violence Services of Catholic Charities. For more, call 732-350-2120.

APRIL 12  HOLY HOUR FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY sponsored by the Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life, will be held in St. Paul Church, 226 E. Union Street, Burlington, at 7 p.m. The Holy Hour will consist of Scripture reading, silent prayer, music, intercessions and personal testimonies. Additional dates include: Mercer County, April 28, May 12, May 10, and Sept. 20; Monmouth County, Feb. 24; March 4, April 3, and Aug. 25 and Ocean County, Feb. 18, Feb. 25, March 8 and June 14. For all locations and more, see page 15 in this issue, or visit dioceseoftrenton.org/holyhour.

walk from 10 a.m. to noon, followed by a celebration ceremony and refreshments. All funds raised will be used to reduce poverty, promote recovery and strengthen families in Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties. To register, visit walkofhopenj. org. For more, contact Jennifer Leip at 609-394-5181, ext. 1137; jleip@cctrenton.org.

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JULY 14  SPIRITUALITY AND EDUCATION DAY FOR MATURING ADULTS (ALL SENIORS WELCOMED) presented by the Department of Pastoral Care, will be held in St. Dominic Church, 250 Old Squan Rd., Brick. More details to follow. For more, contact Deanna Sass at 609-403-7157; dsass@dioceseoftrenton. org.

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JUNE 25  EVANGELIZATION: A CALL TO MERCY CONFERENCE will be held in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the Diocese of Trenton Department of Evangelization and Catechesis sponsored by Evangelization and Adult Faith Formation. All participants will hear two presentations in both Spanish and English. Keynote speakers include Paulist Father Frank DeSiano, a nationally recognized writer, speaker, and leader in Catholic evangelization and Dr. Hosffman Ospino, director of graduate programs in Hispanic ministry and assistant professor of theology and religious education at Boston College, School of Theology and Ministry. Registration fee is $10 per person and includes breakfast and lunch. For more, contact Maria Guzman at 609-403-7154; mguzma@dioceseoftrenton.org.

JUNE 13  FIFTH ANNUAL BISHOP JOHN C. REISS MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING to benefit the Charitable Trust for the Aged, Infirmed and Disabled Priests will be held at Spring Lake Golf Club, 901 Warren Ave., Spring Lake Heights. For more, visit dioceseoftrenton.org/golf.

JUNE 4  PRIEST ORDINATION will take place in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 N. Warren St., Trenton, at 10 a.m.

Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be the principal celebrant.

For more, contact Carolyn Norbut, Office of Worship, 609-4037171; cnorbu@dioceseoftrenton.org.

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APRIL 9  THIRD ANNUAL WALK OF HOPE sponsored by Catholic Charities will be held in Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Rd., West Windsor, beginning with check-in at 9 a.m.,

APRIL 7  REALFAITH TV AUDITIONS for the award winning Diocesan faith-based teen talk show for teens, by teens, will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. For interviews, contact Marianne Hartman at 609-406-7402; mhartm@dioceseoftrenton.org.

APRIL 4 TO 14  PILGRIMAGE WITH BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL, C.M., TO ITALY where he will guide pilgrims through an immersive experience of prayer and reflection during a rich program of travel throughout Italy, in observance of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. The total program cost is $3,999 per pilgrim and includes airfare to and from Newark Liberty International Airport, as well as most meals. For a full itinerary of the pilgrimage and to reserve your spot online, visit http://www.dioceseoftrenton. org/holy-year-of-mercy-pilgrimage or contact Marianna Pisano at Unitours at 800-777-7432 or mpisano@unitours.com.

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MARCH 29  17TH ANNUAL MASS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (BLUE MASS) will be held in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 N. Warren St., Trenton, at 10:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon in the church hall. The Mass will praise and thank God for the work of those in federal, state, city and municipal protective services. A special remembrance will be offered for those who have died in the line of duty. A luncheon donation of $20 per person is requested.

Immediate families of law enforcement personnel are free.

For tickets, contact Jennifer Britton, Office of Communications at 609-403-7199 or visit http://www. dioceseoftrenton.org/ bluemass.

of the Diocese are blessed by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. Parishioners throughout the Diocese are invited to gather in in St. Robert Bellarmine Church for the annual celebration during Holy Week. For more, call Carolyn Norbut, Office of Worship at 609-403-7171; cnorbu@ dioceseoftrenton.org.

MAY 21  TRANSITIONAL DEACON ORDINATION will be in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, 151 N. Warren St., Trenton, at 10 a.m. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., is expected to ordain the seminarians of the Diocese of Trenton who have completed their college and theological studies to the Order of Deacons. For more, contact Carolyn Norbut, Office of Worship at 609-403-7171; cnorbu@dioceseoftrenton.org.

MAY 15  21ST ANNUAL NJ CATHOLIC YOUTH RALLY co-hosted by the Department of Youth, Marriage and Family Life, will be held at Six Flags Great Adventure Theme Park, Jackson, beginning with registration 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., at 4 p.m. The day is for teens and their families, youth groups, school groups and is open to all. For more, contact Rudy Gomez at 609-406-7440; rgomez@dioceseoftrenton. org or visit http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/sixflags/.

MAY 14  SPIRITUAL RENEWAL RALLY sponsored by the Diocese of Trenton Catholic Charismatic Renewal, including English-speaking, Hispanic, Filipino, and Haitian Catholic Charismatic Communities will be held in the Great Auditorium, 54 Pitman Ave., Ocean Grove, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The rally consists of music, speakers, witness talks, and Mass. A variety of prayer experiences, including a sunrise service at the beachfront and healing prayers will be part of the day. All Catholics of all ages and ethnicities are welcome. For more, contact Sandra Lopez, 609403-7138; slopez@dioceseoftrenton.org.

MAY 12  27TH ANNUAL GUARDIAN ANGEL DINNER DANCE KICK-OFF RECEPTION will be held in the Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton, from 6 to 8 p.m. To attend, contact Jennifer Leip at 609-394-5181, ext. 1137 by May 2.

MAY 62  ANNUAL PASTORAL CARE RETREAT presented by the Department of Pastoral Care will be held in San Alfonso Retreat House, 755 Ocean Ave., Long Branch. All caregivers welcomed for a day of rest and renewal. More details to follow. For more, contact Deanna Sass at 609-403-7157; dsass@dioceseoftrenton.org.

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APRIL 24  GOOD COUNSEL HOMES FIFTH ANNIVERSARY MASS will be held in St. Casimir Church, 502 New Jersey Ave., Delran, at noon. Mass celebrant will be Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. For more, contact Joann DiNoia at 609-320-8192; joann_dinoia@ goodcounselhomes.org.

APRIL 22  FAITHFUL FRIENDS GALA hosted by the Board of Directors of Visitation Home, Hamilton, will be held at Stone Terrace

by John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Rd, Trenton, 7 to 11p.m. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be honored. More details to come.

person from April 4 to 15. To register or view last year’s video, visit www.dotyouth.org. For more, call Rudy Gomez at 609-406-7440; dotyouth@dioceseoftrenton.org.

NOVEMBER 6  MASS FOR MERCY FOR THE INCARCERATED AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THEM. More details to come.

NOVEMBER 5  ANNUAL DEACON MEMORIAL MASS. More details to come.

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OCTOBER 21  MOUNT CARMEL GUILD ANNUAL DINNER will be held in the Trenton Country Club from 6 to 10 p.m. More details to come.

OCTOBER 16  BISHOP’S ANNIVERSARY BLESSING MASS will be held in St. Mary of the Assumption, Cathedral, 151 N. Warren St., Trenton, beginning at 3 p.m. Counties designated for this celebration will be announced soon.

OCTOBER 15  SEPARATED AND DIVORCED CATHOLICS DAY OF HEALING RETREAT presented by the Department of Pastoral Care for all Catholics who have, or are going through a separation or divorce from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More details to follow. For more, contact Deanna Sass at 609-403-7157; dsass@dioceseoftrenton.org

OCTOBER 2  BISHOP’S ANNIVERSARY BLESSING MASS will be held in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 61 Georgia Rd., Freehold, beginning at 3 p.m. Counties designated for this celebration will be announced soon.

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SEPTEMBER 24  27TH ANNUAL GUARDIAN ANGEL DINNER DANCE will be held in the Hyatt Regency, Princeton from 5 to 10 p.m. More details to come.

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JULY 17  YOUNG ADULT MASS sponsored by the Department of Youth, Marriage, and Family Life, will be part of the Diocese of Trenton’s World Youth Day stateside celebration in St. Joan of Arc Church, 100 Willow Bend Rd., Marlton. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be the Mass celebrant at noon, followed by fellowship in the parish hall. For more, call 609-403-7182; gwutko@ dioceseoftrenton.org.

For updates and new event information throughout the year, go to DioceseofTrenton.org and click on Media & Events/Event Calendar

MARCH 5  ANNUAL DIOCESAN RESPECT LIFE MASS will be held in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 121 Bridge Ave., Red Bank, from 9 a.m. to noon. Following Mass will be a gathering and light refreshments in the parish center. The gathering will include brief talks on physician-assisted suicide by Patti Staley, registered nurse and the host of “Catholic Matters” on the Domestic Church Media radio network, and suicide prevention by Chip and Melissa Dayton

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FEBRUARY 27  19TH ANNUAL CATHOLIC MEN’S CONFERENCE will be held in St. Mary Church, 19 Cherry Tree Rd., Middletown from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s theme will be “Merciful Like the Father.” Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will celebrate Mass and serve as the homilist during the day-long event, which will feature a young men’s track in partnership with Catholic Athletes for Christ. Guest speakers will include Brian J. Gail, a former CEO and author of the novel “Fatherless;” Kellen Clemens, a former college football star at the University of Oregon who has played in the NFL for the New York Jets and San Diego Chargers, and Peter Herbeck, the vice president of Renewal Ministries and host of the EWTN weekly television program “The Choices We Face.” Tickets are $25 for pre-registered attendees, $30 at the door, and $10 for students. For more, visit www.

CatholicMenforJesusChrist.org

FEBRUARY 20  YOUNG ADULT PILGRIMAGE sponsored by the Department of Youth, Marriage, and Family Life, for 2016 World Youth Day Krakow participants (Diocese of Trenton, Metuchen, and Camden) to join together as a local and universal church on a day long pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 654 Ferry Rd., Doylestown, Pa., to spiritually prepare for WYD. The group will depart from the Pastoral Center, 701 Lawrenceville Rd., Trenton, at 9:30 a.m., Mass will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the shrine. For more, call 609-403-7182; gwutko@ dioceseoftrenton.org.

The Rite of Election closes the period of the catechumenate in the RCIA process. All unbaptized persons who will be initiated at the 2016 Easter Vigil and their godparents will participate. All are welcome at this solemn Rite. For more, contact Steve Bulvanoski, Coordinator of RCIA, 609-403-7185

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Holy Doors offer local pilgrimage opportunities As the Holy Year of Mercy unfolds, opportunities for faithful to more fully participate are available by visiting any or all of the parishes that have been selected as pilgrimage churches by Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. Each of the parishes have designated a Holy Year door in their respective worship sites. The Year of Mercy will take place through Nov. 20.

Following is the list of the parishes along with their addresses and websites where visitors can access information on any special observances the parishes may planned for the year.

Mercer County St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton •.149 N. Warren St.; www.stmaryscathedral.org.

Divine Mercy, Trenton • Holy Cross Church, 201 Adeline St.; www.divinemercyoftrenton.org. For the duration of the Holy Year of Mercy, an additional Mass will be celebrated in Holy Cross Church every Wednesday at 12:10 p.m., followed by an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony, Hamilton • Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 3816 E. State St. Ext., Mercerville; www.ols-sa.org.

St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square • 4620 Nottingham Way; www. stgregorythegreatchurch.org/holy-door.

St. George, Titusville • 1370 River Rd.; www.thechurchofstgeorge.org.

Msgr. Vincent Gartland, a retired priest of the Diocese, will host “First Friday on the Delaware,” on the first Fridays of the month from February through June. Each session will include Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart, a presentation, prayer and reflection and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Burlington County St. Katharine Drexel, Burlington • St. Paul Church, 226 E. Union St.; www. stkatharinedrexel-nj.org.

Monmouth County St. Mary, Middletown • 19 Cherry Tree Farm Rd.; www.stmarychurchnj.org. Throughout the Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated every weeknight at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 3 p.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Mercy Lenten Mission with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal will be held from Feb. 27 to March 2.

St. Mary, Colts Neck • 1 Phalanx Rd.; www.stmarycoltsneck.com. A Lenten Penance and Reconciliation Service will be celebrated March 13 at 3:30 p.m. in the church.

Holy Cross, Rumson • 30 Ward Ave.; www.holycrossrumson.org.

St. Robert Bellarmine, Freehold • 61 Georgia Rd.; www.strobert.com. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m.

St. Catherine, Middletown • 130 Bray Ave.; www.stcathek.org. Additional opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation are Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. and Friday from 6 to 7 p.m.

Ocean County St. Peter, Point Pleasant Beach • 406 Forman Ave.; www.saintpetersonline.org. The Holy Door is open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

St. Barnabas, Bayville • 33 Woodland Rd.; www.stbarnabasbayville.com. Evening Prayer during Lent will be held on Feb. 22 and 29 at 7 p.m.

St. Aloysius, Jackson • 935 Bennetts Mills Rd.; www.saintaloysiusonline.org. During the Holy Year,

Coming soon: Bishop O’Connell to celebrate ‘Mercy Sundays’ in Diocese In conjunction with the announcement of Mercy Sundays, which will be celebrated by Pope Francis during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be celebrating Mass at parishes across the Diocese during the jubilee year to celebrate the Year of Mercy.

While times and locations are yet to be finalized, the Mercy Sundays will focus on the following themes.

March 20 – Palm Sunday – Jubilee sign of the Holy Father: witness of the works of mercy April 24 – Fifth Sunday of Easter – Jubilee for youth May 29 – Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – Jubilee for Deacons Sat., June 4 – Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Jubilee for Priests June 12 – Eleventh Sunday of

Ordinary Time – Jubilee for those who are ill and for persons with disabilities July 17 – Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Jubilee for Young People Sept. 11 – Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time – Jubilee for Workers and Volunteers of Mercy Sept. 25 – Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time – Jubilee for Catechists Oct. 9 – Sunday after the Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary – Marian Jubilee Nov. 2 – Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – Jubilee for Prisoners Nov. 13 – Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time – Closing of the Holy Doors in the Dioceses of the world Nov. 20 – Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe – Conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy Updated information will be posted to www.DioceseofTrenton.org/YearofMercy

there will be two images for meditation on God’s mercy. Behind the ambo will be a reproduction of Rembrandt’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” and behind the presider’s chair an original artwork of the Divine Mercy by parishioner John Genuard. Under each Station of the Cross will also be a “Station of Mercy” corresponding to one of the Corporal or Spiritual Works of Mercy, along with a Stations of Mercy Meditation Booklet.

Prayer for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him. Show us your face and we will be saved.

Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and Matthew from being enslaved by money; the adulteress and Magdalene from seeking happiness only in created things; made Peter weep after his betrayal, and assured Paradise to the repentant thief.

Let us hear, as if addressed to each one of us, the words that you spoke to the Samaritan woman: “If you knew the gift of God!” You are the visible face of the invisible Father, of the God who manifests his power above all by forgiveness and mercy: let the Church be your visible face in the world, its Lord risen and glorified.

You willed that your ministers would also be clothed in weakness in order that they may feel compassion for those in ignorance and error: let everyone who approaches them feel sought after, loved, and forgiven by God. Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing, so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord, and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed, and restore sight to the blind.

We ask this through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy, you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.

Amen.

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contacting these agencies to see how you might help shelter the homeless in this Year of Mercy.

October 2016 • “Bury the Dead” • As we prepare to celebrate All Saints and All Souls Day in the beginning of November, consider making a donation in memory of your loved ones to your parish cemetery, or to a diocesan cemetery to help someone who would like to be buried in a Catholic cemetery and cannot afford it or make a donation in memory of your loved one to the decedent’s favorite charity.

November 2016 • “Feed the Hungry and Give Drink to the Thirsty” • Our national holiday of Thanksgiving is a special time of awareness of those who do not have sufficient food to sustain their Families. Most parishes in our Diocese contribute to food pantries and soup kitchens run by parishes or communities. Consider contributing to one of these agencies and/or pantries and involve children, teens and adults in special events to feed the hungry in this Year of Mercy.

Information and contacts for the various suggestions for the Works of Mercy: Catholic Charities • 383 West State St., Trenton Contact: Help and Information Center: 1-800-360-7711 Donations: Clothing, toys, food, back-to-school supplies

CYO/Mercer • 920 South Broad St., Trenton Contact: 609-396-8383 Donations: Back-to- school supplies, food Good Counsel Homes • 116 Heulings Ave, Riverside Contact: 609-3872928 – JoAnn Dinoia Donations: Baby items and clothing Mt. Carmel Guild • 73 North Clinton Ave, Trenton Contact: 609-392-5159 – Sister Loretta Maggio (Emergency Assistance) Donations: Clothing, toys, food, back-to-school supplies Project PAUL • 211 Carr Ave., Keansburg Contact: 732-787-4887 – Sal Cortale Donations: Clothing, toys, food, back-to-school supplies St. Francis Community Center • 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach Contact: 609-494-8861 – Connie Becraft Donations: Coats, pajamas, scarves, mittens, bedding. food, back-to-school supplies Diocesan Office of Jail and Prison Ministry • 701 Lawrenceville Rd., Trenton Contact: 609-403-7198 – Father Martin McGeough, C.M. Diocesan Cemetery – St. Mary’s Cemetery and Mausoleum, 1200 Cedar Lane, Hamilton Contact: 609-396-3421 - Robert O’Hare, Superintendent

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Pope Francis in rycoltsneck of Year visit www.stma traordinary Jubilee in cen• Dec. 13, Mass, here Holy Cross, Rumsonby hospitality. For Mercy, echoed

by Bishop 10:30 a.m., followed tral New Jersey l, C.M. 348 or visit information, call 732-842-0 David M. O’Connelhis n.org. www.holycrossrumso In addition to e, Freehold • released St. Robert Bellarmin opening of the pastoral letter Bishop Dec. 13, Mass, 10 a.m.,s, Tues. evenings, last September, designated HOLY DOOR Holy Door; Confession 8 p.m. For O’Connell has in 7 to • St. Gregory the beginning Dec. 8, the following churches 429 or visit Great, Hamilton Trenton information, call 732-462-7 the Diocese of Square, is one e. ert.com. www.strob Peter’s as places of pilgrimag St. of the Churches of An image n • Dec. 14, and a Door designated as Visiting these sites St. Catherine, Middletow s Basilica’s Holy (Traditional Latin) brochure conpilgrimage site following the condition to adorns athe Masses, 8 a.m., noon n) will honor ritual for the chance taining Holy Year and 7 p.m. (Benedictio below offers the opening of the indulMasses will unfold receive a plenary Feast of St. Lucy. All doors that will the St. of Relic of the an audience with the around the Diocese. gence. combine the Blessing Holy Door. For DioLucca, Mary Major and possibly of the Throughout the as stops in Florence, will be a time of www.

Lucy and the opening visit or Holy Father, as well commu318 and The Holy Year of Mercy a time of great Gimignano. cese, parishes information, call 732-787-1 could be g the Holy Year Pisa, Siena, and San cost is $3,999 per is great grace, and it year. nities will be celebratin stcathek.org.

The total program The Diocese of Trenton Newark ut the liturgical well. as througho memories airfare to and from of Mercy ide pilgrimage to Rome pilgrim and includes Airport, as well as most Ocean County offering a diocesan-w Dec. 13, the direction al Pleasant Beach • Holy Liberty Internation April 4-14, 2016. Under Point in Italy Peter, County Parish and St. of Mercer ing opening pastor of St. Mary meals. on Cathedral, itinerary or to reserve Mass, 10:30 a.m.includ open daily from 7:30 of Father Jeffrey Lee, of diocesan pilgrimages, St. Mary of the Assumpti Mass with Bishop For a full pilgrimage ftrenton. and director which will remain Opening Neck 8, w.dioceseo Door, Colts pilgrims Dec. • 732-892lead call will Trenton C.M., information, 13, Mass to open your spot, visit http://ww a.m. to 7 p.m. For Bishop David O’Connell, cy-pilgrimage O’Connell, 12:10 p.m...Dec. n, petersonline.org. journey of faith. org/holy-year-of-mer a.m. For informatio for this once-in-a0049 or visit www.saint on this extraordinary include four days in 4 register to Mass, Holy Doors, 10:30 visit www.stmarys12, The deadline • Dec. or The pilgrimage will of St. John Lateran, y is Dec. 22.

St. Barnabas, Bayville call 609-396-8447 Basilicas e a blessing and openlifetime opportunit Rome, visits to the p.m., will incorporat For information, call e-Walls, and St. cathedral.org.

• Beginning Dec. 16, St. Peter, St. Paul Outside-th ing of the Holy Door. www.stbarnabasbayDivine Mercy, Trenton p.m., Holy Cross 12:15 732-269-220 or visit n, every Wed., Mass, Street. For informatio ville.com.

Church, 218 Adeline visit www.divinemeremer • Dec. 13, Mass, or St. Aloysius, Jackson Door. For information, call 609-393-4826 opening of the Holy cyoftrenton.org.

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For the Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

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Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America this includes Our responsibility to express anand opinion on these financial statements on our audit. the design,is implementation, maintenance of internal control relevant based to the preparation and faire conductedpresentation our audit in accordance with auditing generally accepted inwhether the United of of financial statements that are standards free from material misstatement, due toStates fraud or America. error.

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Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the our audit opinion. financial position of The Diocese of Trenton as of June 30, 2015, and the changes in its net assets and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Prior Period Financial Statements

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An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in Our statements. responsibility The is to procedures express an opinion these financial on our audit. the e the financial selectedon depend on the statements auditor s based udgment, including conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United assessment of the our risksaudit of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due toStates fraud of or America. Those standards re uire that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity s about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate the involves circumstances, butprocedures not for thetopurpose of expressing an opinion on theand effectiveness of Aninaudit performing obtain audit evidence about the amounts disclosures in the entity the s internal control.

Accordingly, we express no such opinion. also the financial statements.

The procedures selected depend on An theaudit auditor s includes udgment,evaluating including the appropriateness of accounting usedmisstatement and the reasonableness significantwhether accounting assessment of the riskspolicies of material of the financial of statements, due toestimates fraud or error. In making riskevaluating assessments, the auditor considers of internal control statements. relevant to the entity s made de by management, asthose well as the overall presentation the financial

1,533,754 9,701,080 2,775,321 40,518 14,660,766

Total Liabilities

TOTAL LIA ILITIES A D

esponsi ilit

eport on Financial Statements

S

LIA ILITIES Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities laims payable unds held for others Deferred revenue Postretirement benefits obligation

Total

ana ement s

8,388,007 29,623,779 728,713 2,895,903 27,853,058 26,675,966

Media, Pennsylvania October 28, 2015

$ 96,165,426

See accompanying notes.

T E DIO ESE O T E TO STATEME TS O A TI ITIES

Statements of Activities: Operating activities Operating revenues, gains and other support See accompanying notes.Assessments Insurance and employee benefit programs Interest and dividend income Donations and pledges Other

emporaril estricted

nrestricted

$

$

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- $ 3 -

-

O

-

$

$

ote 11

Total operating expenses

-

See accompanying notes.

See accompanying notes.

4

$

104,80 5,8 , 0 -

-

5, 84,4

-

$

,033,88 38,1 5, 31,0 8, 88, 0 2,3 ,138 5 ,028,4 0

13, 12, 43

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,

8

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,

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-

-

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-

-

3,8 2, 45

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-

3,8 2, 45

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24 ,304

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-

24 ,304

-

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8 ,200

-

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-

2, 55,03 58,141,305

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L

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et assets end of year

-

O

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1

$

Permanentl estricted

-

-

Total operating revenues, gains and other support Operating expenses rants and subsidies Seminary tuition and support laims incurred Insurance premiums Legal and professional Provision for doubtful accounts Personnel acilities Depreciation Administrative and other costs

,033,88 38,1 5, 2 ,28 2,80 ,000 2,3 ,138 53,043,

et Assets released from restriction Satisfaction of program restrictions

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L

$

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$ 11,455,

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F O S F O OP S hange in net assets Ad ustments to reconcile change in net assets to net cash used in operating activities Depreciation Provision for doubtful accounts et gain on sale of property et gain loss on investments hanges in assets and liabilities Assessments and other receivables Pledges receivable Prepaid expenses Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities laims payable unds held for others Deferred revenue Postretirement benefits obligation

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$ (10,177,079)

1,270,413 4,207,866 (18,581) (2,578,046) (4,952,549) (76,974) (326,454) 55,308 (481,823) 279,109 (145,032) 1,055,324

et ash Used in Operating Activities S

F O SF O S Purchase of property and e uipment Proceeds from sale of property Proceeds from sale of investments Purchase of investments otes and loans receivable

(11,888,518)

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AS A D AS E UI ALE TS

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(2,091,276) EA

AS A D AS E UI ALE TS E D O EA $ T E DIO ESE O T E TO T ETO DIOI ESE O T E TO TS OTES A IAL STATEME See accompanying notes. O T OTES A IAL STATEME TSD 2014 DIO ESE O T E TO E TEAETO S EI DED JU E 30, 2015 A O T OTES E EATO S EI DED JU STATEME E 30, 2015 A A IAL TSD 2014 ESE O E TO O T E TEAE DIO S E DED JU TE 30, 2015 A D 2014 OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS T EntinEA Policies S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014 1. S mmar o Si ni icantO cco 1. S mmar o Si ni icant cco ntin Policies 1. S mmar o Si ni icant cco ntin Policies

10,479,283 $

8,388,007

otes to Financial Statements:

1.eneral S mmar o Si ni icant cco ntin Policies eneral The Diocese of Trenton the Diocese , a nonprofit organi ation, is affiliated with atholic parishes, eneral The Diocese of Trenton the Diocese , a nonprofit organi ation, is affiliated with atholic counties parishes, schools and various other social service agencies in urlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean See accompanying notes. eneral schools and various other social service agencies in urlington, Mercer, Monmouth and unding Ocean counties The Diocese of Trenton the Diocese , communities a nonprofit organi is affiliated with atholic to parishes, ew Jersey, which provide services to the locatedation, within these counties. support 5 ewDiocese Jersey, which services to the communities located within these counties. support schools and various other social agencies in from urlington, Mercer, Monmouth and unding Ocean to counties the and itsprovide programs isservice primarily received assessments, insurance and employee benefit The Diocese of Trenton the Diocese , a nonprofit organi ation, is affiliated with atholic parishes, the and itsprovide programs is primarily received from assessments, insurance and unding employee benefit ewDiocese Jersey, services toonthe communities located within these counties. to support program fees,which donations and income investments.

The accompanying financial statements include the schools and various otherand socialisservice agencies in from urlington, Mercer, Monmouth and employee Oceaninclude counties program fees, donations on and investments.

The accompanying financial statements the the Diocese and its primarily received and assets, liabilities, netprograms assets, income revenues expenses of assessments, the Diocese ofinsurance Trenton Operating und,benefit Trust ew Jersey, which provide services to the communities located within these counties. unding to support assets, liabilities, net assets, revenues and expenses of the Diocese of financial Trenton und, Trust program fees, donations and income investments.

The accompanying statements include the unds, Seminary unds, Plant und,onInsurance unds, ustodial unds, Annual Operating atholic Appeal und the Diocese and its programs is primarily received from assessments, insurance and employee benefit unds, Seminary unds, Plant und, Insurance unds,of incorporated ustodial unds, Annual atholic Appeal und assets, liabilities, net assets, revenues andnot expenses the Diocese of Trenton Operating und, Trust and Endowment ampaign und which are separately under civil law. program fees, donations income investments.

Theincorporated accompanying financial statements include und the and Endowment ampaign und which are not separately under civil law. unds, Seminary unds,and Plant und,onInsurance unds, ustodial unds, Annual atholic Appeal assets, liabilities, net assets, revenues and expenses of the Diocese of Trenton Operating und, Trust ertain organi ations within und the which Diocese are separately not included in the accompanying and Endowment ampaign are not incorporated under civil law.financial statements unds, unds, Plant ustodial Annual and atholic Appeal und ertain Seminary organi ations within the und, Diocese notunds, included inseparate the unds, accompanying financial statements because they operate independent of Insurance the are Diocese, maintain accounts operate their own and Endowment ampaign und are not separately incorporated under civil law. because theyprograms. operate independent of the Diocese, maintain accounts and operatestatements their own ertain organi ations within the Diocese are not included inseparate the accompanying financial services and Some of which these organi ations are as follows services Some of these organi ations maintain are as follows because and theyprograms. operate independent of the Diocese, separate accounts and operate their own ertain organi ations within the Diocese are ations not included in the accompanying financial statements services and programs. of these organi are as follows Priests and Lay Some etirement unds becausePriests they operate independent of the Diocese, maintain separate accounts and operate their own Lay etirement unds atholicand harities servicesPriests and programs.

Some of these organi ations are as follows atholic harities and Lay etirement unds ealth are acilities ealth are acilities atholic harities emeteries Priests and Lay etirement unds emeteries ealth areDiocesan acilities Parish and Schools atholic harities Parish and Diocesan Schools emeteries ampus Ministries ealth are acilities ampus Ministries Parish and Diocesan Schools Special atholic Ministries emeteries Special atholic Ministries ampus Ministries Diocesan Parishes Parish andatholic Diocesan Schools Diocesan Parishes Special Ministries haritable Trusts Diocesan ampus Ministries haritable Trusts Diocesan Parishes Special Ministries The Diocese has atholic financial transactions with these organi ations consisting primarily of grants, subsidies Diocesan haritable Trusts Diocesan Parishes Theoperations, Diocese has financial transactions these organi consisting primarily of grants, subsidies for new e uipment, certain with receivables and isations a guarantor for certain notes and mortgages Diocesan haritable Trusts for operations, new e uipment, certain receivables and isations a guarantor for certain notes and mortgages The Diocese has financial transactions consisting primarily of grants, subsidies 7 . these organi payable by these organi ations see otewith 7. payable by these organi ations see otereceivables for operations, new e uipment, certain and is a guarantor for certain notes and mortgages The Diocese has organi financial transactions 7 . these organi ations consisting primarily of grants, subsidies payable by these ations see otewith for operations, new e uipment, certain receivables and is a guarantor for certain notes and mortgages asis o by Presentation payable these organi ations see ote 7 . asis o Presentation The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. asis o Presentation The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on position the accrual basis of according accounting.

Additionally, the Diocese reports information regarding its financial and activities to asisaccompanying o Presentation Additionally, the Diocese reports information regarding its financial and activities to The financial statements have beentemporarily prepared on position the accrual basisand of according accounting. three classes of net assets unrestricted net assets, restricted net assets, permanently three classes of net assets unrestricted net assets, temporarily restricted assets, and according permanently Additionally, Diocese reports information regarding its financial positionnet and activities to restricted netthe assets.

The financial unrestricted statements net have beentemporarily prepared restricted on the accrual basisand of permanently accounting. restricted net assets. three accompanying classes of net assets assets, net assets, Additionally, Diocese reports information regarding its financial position and activities according to restricted netthe assets. three classes of net assets unrestricted net assets, temporarily restricted net assets, and permanently se o stimates restricted net assets. se o stimates The of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the se preparation o stimates The preparation financial statements in conformity with principles generally accepted in the United States re of uires management to make estimates andaccounting assumptions that affect the amounts reported se stimates United States re uires management to make estimates andaccounting assumptions that the amounts reported The preparation of financial statements in conformity with principles generally accepted in the in theo financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differaffect from those estimates. in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could that differaffect from the those estimates.

United States re uires management to make estimates and assumptions amounts reported The of financialand statements in conformity with accounting principles generally in thepreparation financial statements accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those accepted estimates.in the United States re uires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and asstatements i alents inas the financial and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. as and as i alents Allashighly andli uid as investments i alentswith maturity dates of three months or less when purchased are considered All highly li uid investments with maturity dates of three months or less when purchased are considered cash e uivalents. ashighly as investments i alentswith maturity dates of three months or less when purchased are considered cash eand uivalents.

All li uid cash e uivalents.

All highly li uid investments with maturity dates of three months or less when purchased are considered cash e uivalents.

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t l cco nts

The Diocese provides allowances for each type of receivable reported in its financial statements. These allowances are maintained at a level management considers ade uate to provide for subse uent ad ustments and potential uncollectible accounts. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to the statements of activities and reduced by the amount of receivables written off. Management has determined the allowance by considering the type of receivables, responsible party, historical collection patterns and comparative aging. These estimates are reviewed periodically and as changes become necessary, they are charged or credited to operations in the periods in which they become known. n estments The Diocese carries investments in e uity securities with readily determinable fair values and all investments in debt securities at their fair values in the statements of financial position. eali ed and unreali ed gains and losses are included in the statements of activities. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the date the dividends are payable.

Investment income earned on permanently restricted net assets and certain temporarily restricted net assets is restricted as to use. All other investment income is unrestricted as to use.

Propert and

ipment

eal estate development sites have been purchased for future parishes, schools and similar purposes, and are carried at cost. arrying costs on such non operating properties are expensed. hen such properties are transferred to recipients, the Diocese treats such transfers as outright grants in cases where such amounts will not be reimbursed by the Diocesan organi ation. All other property and e uipment are also carried at cost.

Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, as follows uildings and improvements urniture and e uipment

9,797,242

AS A D AS E UI ALE TS

T E DIO ESE O T E TO OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS T E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014

S mmar o Si ni icant cco ntin Policies contin ed

S

llo ance or $

21

For the Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

Continued from • 20

FO

T renton

Diocese

5 4 years 3 10 years

onations and Pled es Donations received, including unconditional promises to give, are recogni ed as revenue in the period received at fair value. The Diocese reports gifts of cash and other assets as restricted revenue if they are received with donor stipulations that limit the use of the donated assets. hen a donor restriction expires, that is, when a stipulated time restriction ends or purpose restriction is accomplished, temporarily restricted net assets are reclassified to T unrestricted E DIO ESEnet O assets T E and TO reported in the statements of activities as net assets released from restrictions. as STATEME well as any TS related investment income, that is OTES TO Support, I A IAL restricted by the donor is reported as an in unrestricted net assets if the restriction expires in the O T E EAincrease S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014 reporting period in which the support is recogni ed.

S mmar o Si ni icant cco ntin Policies contin ed The Diocese reports gifts of land, buildings and e uipment as unrestricted support unless explicit donor stipulations specify how the donated assets must be used. ifts of long lived assets with explicit restrictions that specify how the assets are to be used and gifts of cash or other assets that must be used to ac uire long lived assets are reported as restricted support. Absent explicit donor stipulations about how long those long lived assets must be maintained, the Diocese reports expirations of donor restrictions when the donated or ac uired long lived assets are placed in service.

Fair al e

eas rements

air value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accounting standards set a framework for measuring fair value using a three tier hierarchy based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market.

Level 1

uoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as uoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, uoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves that are observable or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 Inputs that are not observable in the market and reflect management s udgment about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. a Stat s The Diocese ualifies as an organi ation described in Internal evenue ode Section 501 c 3 and, accordingly, is exempt from federal taxes on income. The Diocese is also exempt from state income taxes.

F nds

eld For Ot ers

The Diocese receives assets from donors and agrees to use the assets on behalf of or to transfer the assets, the return from investment of those assets, or both to a specified beneficiary. esources received under those types of agreements are measured at fair value and reported as unds held for others in the statements of financial position. ns rance F nds The Diocese maintains Insurance unds which are unrestricted net assets and account for the financial activity of its two insurance programs see ote 9 . The activity in these funds consists primarily of insurance and employee benefit program fees from affiliated organi ations, investment income, cost of insurance, claims incurred and administrative fees. The assets of the Insurance unds are currently internally designated to the insurance programs and are currently not available for any other Diocesan purposes. laims are recogni ed in the accompanying financial statements at the time the loss is incurred. The provision for claims is based on the best estimate of the ultimate cost of the claims which includes a provision for claims incurred but not recorded I .

Continued on • 22

The carrying amount of interest bearing notes and loans receivable approximate fair value because these notes and loans receivable are based on current rates and terms.

22

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OF THE

T renton

Diocese F

Continued from • 21

air value for non interest bearing notes and loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows, using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, of such loans. The estimated fair value of the non interest bearing notes and THE • FEBRUARY 2015 loans receivable was approximately 40 ,000 and 2 5,000 less than theMONITOR carrying value at June 30,2016 and 2014, respectively.

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T E DIO ESE O T E TO OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS T E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014

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2 . Fair al e

eas rements

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Diocese s financial instruments carried at fair value ne e el Investments Mutual funds E uity International e uity ixed income ommon stocks onsumer goods and services usiness products and services apital goods Energy inancial Other International U.S. government agency issues ertificates of deposit

e el

$

otal

$

-

$

Total

$

$

$

June 30, 2014 Level 1 Level 2 Investments Mutual funds E uity $ 2,33 ,048 $ 4,550, 52 International e uity 2,410, 0 ixed Income 15, 83, 3 ommon stocks onsumer goods and services 2 4,4 5 usiness products and services 43 ,834 apital goods 125, 08 Energy 20, 44 inancial 181,12 eal estate 11,240 Other 1 ,250 T E DIO ESE O T E TO International 4, 3 OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS U.S. government agency 00,315 O issues T E EA S E DED JU E -30, 2015 A D 2014 ertificates of deposit 825,25 Total $ Fair al e eas rements contin ed

21,5

, 35

$

,2

,323

Total

$

,88 ,800 2,410, 0 15, 83, 3 2 4,4 5 43 ,834 125, 08 20, 44 181,12 11,240 1 ,250 4, 3 00,315 825,25

$

2 ,853,058

The following table sets forth additional disclosures for the investments whose fair value is estimated using net asset value A as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 Unfunded ommitments

air alue

edemption re uency

edemption otice Period

2015 lac roc it nde on lenda le F nd

$

2,928,470

$

ail

da

2014 lackrock E uity Index on lendable und

$

4,550, 52

$

Daily

1 day

The lackrock E uity Index on lendable und und is a privately held commingled vehicle consisting of US large cap e uities. It is passively managed with the goal of replicating the performance of the S P 500 Index. The und has daily li uidity with a one day notice period and has a T 3 settlement process before releasing funds to the client.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments ash and cash e uivalents, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities, and funds held for others The carrying amount approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

Assessments and other receivables, net The carrying amount of assessments and other receivables, net approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

The carrying amount of interest bearing notes and loans receivable approximate fair value because these notes and loans receivable are based on current rates and terms. air value for non interest bearing notes and loans is estimated by discounting the future cash flows, using the current rates at which similar loans would be made to borrowers with similar credit ratings and for the same remaining maturities, of such loans. The estimated fair value of the non interest bearing notes and loans receivable was approximately 40 ,000 and 2 5,000 less than the carrying value at June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Pledges receivable The carrying amount approximates fair value because the unconditional promises to give have been recogni ed at net reali able value.

Investments The fair values of investments are as follows Mutual funds

alued at the net asset value of shares held by the Diocese at year end.

The net asset value of the E uity index fund Level 2 is calculated based on the value of the underlying assets owned, minus the liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding. ommon stocks Shares in companies traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.

U.S. government agency issues

are based on institutional bond uotes and evaluations based

Pledges receivable The carrying amount approximates fair value because the unconditional promises to give have been recogni ed at net reali able value.

T E DIO O T E TO Investments The fair values of investments are ESE as follows OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS Mutual funds alued byAthe O atT the E net EAasset S E value DEDof JUshares E 30,held 2015 D Diocese 2014 at year end.

:

For the Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

The net asset value of the E uity index fund Level 2 is calculated based on the value of the underlying assets owned, minus the liabilities, and then divided by the number of units Fair outstanding. al e eas rements contin ed T E DIO ESE O T E TO ommon The stocks Shares in companies traded on national securities exchanges at the the laims payable carrying amount value asTO it is estimated based onare thevalued amount OTES I ESE A fair IAL STATEME TS TT represents E DIO O E ETO DIO ESE O TT E individual TOliable closing price reported in the active market in which the securities are traded. insurance ad uster and management believes the Diocese may be for in the future.

O T OTES E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014 TO I A IAL STATEME TS OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS O E EA S E DED JU E 2015 D U.S. government agency are on institutional bond uotes as andit evaluations based O TT issues E The EA carrying S E based DED JU E 30, 30, 2015 A A D 2014 2014 Postretirement benefits obligation amount represents fair value is determined by on various market and of industry calculating the present value futureinputs. benefit payments expected to be paid using the assumptions disclosed in eoteeas 15.ofrements ertificates deposit contin air value Fair al ed of fixed maturity certificates of deposit are estimated using

rates offered for deposits of remaining maturities.

Fair al eas rements contin ed 3.laims ssessments otes and Ot er ecei a similar les fair Fair al eecurrently eas rements contin ed payable The carrying amount represents value as it is estimated based on the amount the insurance ad uster and management believes the Diocese may for in the future. laims The carrying amount represents as itit liable is based on Assessments, notes and other receivables consist offair thevalue following laims payable payable The carrying amount represents fair value asbe is estimated estimated based on the the amount amount the the insurance and believes the may be for the insurance ad ad uster uster and management management the Diocese Diocese be liable liable fair for in in the future. future.

Postretirement benefits obligation believes The carrying amountmay represents value as it is determined 10 by ne calculating the benefits present obligation value of future payments expected be value paid using the assumptions Postretirement The carrying amount as determined by Postretirement benefits obligation Thebenefit carrying amount represents representstofair fair value as itit is is determined by disclosed 15. calculating present value calculatinginthe theote present value of of future future benefit benefit payments payments expected expected to to be be paid paid using using the the assumptions assumptions disclosed in disclosed in ote ote 15.

15.otes and Ot er ecei a les 3. ssessments Assessments $ $ 12,883,1 8 3. otes and Ot er ecei aaforles Due from participating organi insurance 21,200,585 3. ssessments ssessments er ations ecei consist les Assessments, notesotes and and otherOt receivables of the following otes 10,501,52 Assessments, notes and other receivables consist of the following Assessments, Loans notes and other receivables consist of the following 5, 5, 54 ne Seminary tuition 1,25 , 2 ne ne Due from charitable trusts 2,243,215 Accrued interest 8 ,202 Assessments $ $ 12,883,1 Other 2, 8,4088 Due from participating organi ations for insurance Assessments $$ $$ 12,883,1 Assessments 12,883,1 521,200,585 , 28,4 88 otes Due from participating organi ations 21,200,585 Due from participating organi ations for for insurance insurance 21,200,585 Less allowance for doubtful accounts 210,501,52 ,004, 1 Loans 5, 5, 54 otes 10,501,52 otes 10,501,52 Seminary tuition 1,255, 2 Loans 5, Loans 5,, 54 54 $ $ 2 5,, 23, Due from tuition charitable trusts 2,243,215 Seminary 1,25 Seminary tuition 1,25 ,, 22 Accrued 8 ,202 Due charitable trusts 2,243,215 Due from from charitable trusts 2,243,215 As of June 30, interest 2015, notes totaling approximately 3,220,000 are collectible in the next year and the Other Accrued interest ,202 Accrued interest in 2 10 years loans are collectible in 2 ,202 notes remainder are collectible years. As of June 2, 30,888,408 2014, 5 , 28,4 Other 2, 8,408 8,408 totaling Other 5,000 are collectible in the next year and the remainder are collectible in 2 5 2, years loans are Less 52 collectible in allowance 2 years.for doubtful accounts 5 ,,004, , 28,4 28,41 Less 22 ,004, Less allowance allowance for for doubtful doubtful accounts accounts ,004, 11 otes and loans receivable are funds advanced to parishes and other affiliates for$ various $ 2 , 23, purposes.

Interest on interest bearing notes and loans is recogni ed over the loan and is $$ term of the note $$ 22 ,,or23, 23, calculated using the totaling simple interest method 3,220,000 on principalare amounts outstanding. enerally, As of Junemonthly 30, 2015, notes approximately collectible in the next year and the notes are notnotes considered past due delin uent. Management the notes and loans remainder are in 2 totaling 10 years loansorare collectible in 2are years.considers Asin June 30,year 2014, notes As June 30, 2015, approximately 3,220,000 next and the As of of and Juneloans 30,collectible 2015, notes totaling approximately 3,220,000 are collectible collectible inofthe the next year and the to be impaired when the in note or loans a portion theremainder notein or22loan, is deemed uncollectible based on totaling 5,000 are collectible in the next year andof the areyears. collectible in 2 5 years loans are remainder are years are collectible As June 30, notes remainder are collectible collectible in 22 or10 10loan, years loans are collectible in years.

As of of June 30, 2014, 2014, notes the Diocese s historical collection patterns, the borrower s failure to repay the note or loan, adverse collectible in 2 are years. totaling collectible totaling 5,000 5,000 are collectible in in the the next next year year and and the the remainder remainder are are collectible collectible in in 22 55 years years loans loans are are situations that affect the borrower s ability to repay, the estimated value of underlying or potential collectible in 22 may years. collectible inloans years. otes and receivable are funds advanced to parishes and other affiliates for various purposes. collateral, and current economic conditions.

Interest on loans interest bearing are notes and advanced loans is recogni ed over term of thefor note or loan and is otes receivable funds to and other affiliates various purposes. otes and and loans receivable are funds advanced to parishes parishes and the other affiliates for various purposes.

Activity the allowance forthe doubtful accounts andprincipal loans is amounts as calculated monthly using simpleand interest method on Interest interest bearing notes loans is recogni ed over the term of loan is Interestinon on interest bearing notes and loansfor isnotes recogni ed over thefollows term outstanding. of the the note note or or enerally, loan and andthe is notes and loans areusing not considered due method or delin on uent.

Management the notes and loans calculated monthly the interest principal amounts outstanding. enerally, the calculated monthly using the simple simplepast interest method on principal amountsconsiders outstanding. enerally, the to be impaired theconsidered note or loan, or due a portion of the noteManagement or loan, is deemed uncollectible based on notes and are past or uent. considers the notes and loans loanswhen are not not considered past due or delin delin uent.

Management considers the notes notes and and loans loans the s when historical collection patterns, the borrower s failure to is the uncollectible note or loan,based adverse to impaired or of or deemed on to be beDiocese impaired when the the note note or or loan, loan, or aa portion portion of the the note note or loan, loan, isrepay deemed uncollectible based on situations that may affectcollection the borrower s ability repay, the estimated valuethe of note underlying or potential the ss historical patterns, the ss failure to or loan, adverse the Diocese Diocese historical collection patterns, the toborrower borrower failure to repay repay the note loan, adverse alance beginning of year $ $ or 4,40 ,122 collateral, and current economic conditions. situations that may affect the borrower s ability to repay, the estimated value of underlying or potential situations that may affect theforborrower ability to loans repay, the estimated value of underlying18,000 or potential Increase in allowance specific snotes and collateral, and current economic conditions. collateral, andallowance current economic Activity in the for doubtful accounts forand notes and loans is as follows Decrease in allowance forconditions. specific notes loans 88, 8 Activity Activity in in the the allowance allowance for for doubtful doubtful accounts accounts for for notes notes and and loans loans is is as as follows follows alance end of year $ $ 4,33 ,144 T E DIO ESE O T E TO T E DIO ESE O T E TO alance beginning of yearOTES TO I A IAL STATEME $TS OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS Increase allowance loans O Tspecific E EAnotes S E and DED JU TE 30, 2015 $A D 2014 alance beginning of year ESE O E TO alance in beginning offor year O T E TEAE DIO S E DED JU E 30, 2015 $ A D 2014 Decrease allowancefor forspecific specific notes and loans Increase OTES notes TO I and A loans IAL STATEME TS Increase in ininallowance allowance for specific notes and loans Decrease O for T specific E EA notes S E and DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014 Decrease in in allowance allowance for specific notes and loans loans alance end of year $ 4 . Pled alance es ecei a le net $$ 4 . Pled alance es eceiend a of leyear net end of year

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4,40 ,122 18,000 4,40 ,122 4,40 ,122 88, 8 18,000 18,000 88, 88, 88 4,33 ,144 4,33 4,33 ,144 ,144

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Pledges receivable consist of the following at June 30, 2015 and 2014: Pledges consist of the following at June 30, 2015 and 2014: 4 . Pled receivable es ecei a le net aith to Move Mountains Endowment ampaign aith to Move Mountains Endowment ampaign Pledges receivable consist of the following at June 30, 2015 and 2014: In 2015, the Diocese embarked on a Diocesan wide campaign, aith to Move Mountains , seeking to Inaith 2015, the Diocese embarked on a Diocesan to Move Mountains Endowment ampaign wide campaign, aith to Move Mountains , seeking to 11 raise a minimum of 5 million to secure sustainable endowments needed to meet long term pastoral raise a minimum of 5 million to secure sustainable endowments needed to meet long term pastoral 11 11 and temporal needs, including Parishes 22.5 million, Diocesan Parish Assistance und .5 million, In the Diocese embarkedParishes on a Diocesan campaign, aith toAssistance Move Mountains to and2015, temporal needs, including 22.5 wide million, Diocesan Parish und , seeking .5 million, atechesis and Evangeli ation 5 million, Ordained Ministry 20 million, atholic Schools 15 raise a minimum of 5 million sustainable needed to meet longSchools term pastoral atechesis and Evangeli ation to secure 5 million, Ordainedendowments Ministry 20 million, atholic 15 million, and Social Services 5 million. Parishes will receive 30 Assistance of the cash raised from their and temporal needs,Services including Parishes million,will Diocesan .5 million, million, and Social 5 million. 22.5 Parishes receiveParish 30 of the cash und raised from their parishioners up to their goal amount, and 0 will be transferred to charitable trusts to establish atechesis and ationamount, 5 million, Ministry 20 to million, atholic Schools 15 parishioners up Evangeli to their goal and Ordained 0 will be transferred charitable trusts to establish endowments for the aforementioned purposes.

Once their goal has30 been reached, parishes will receive million, and Social 5 million.

Parishes will goal receive the cash raised will from their endowments for the Services aforementioned purposes.

Once their has beenofreached, parishes receive 0 of the amount over their amount, goal, with the 0trusts receiving the remaining 30 . trusts It is expected that parishioners up to their be transferred to charitable to establish 0 of the amount over goal their goal, withand the trustswillreceiving the remaining 30 . It is expected that approximately 22.5 million will be returned to the parishes. endowments the million aforementioned purposes. their goal has been reached, parishes will receive approximatelyfor22.5 will be returned to theOnce parishes.

0 of the amount over their goal, with the trusts receiving the remaining 30 . It is expected that As of June 30, 2015 there are unpaid pledges of approximately 8,218,000. As of June 30, 2015 2015 there unpaid pledges of approximately 8,218,000. As of June 30, 2015 As of June 30,22.5 approximately million willare be returned to the parishes. approximately 10 million of cash and pledges receivable not yet transferred to parishes and charitable approximately 10 million of cash and pledges receivable not yet transferred to parishes and charitable trusts isJune included in unds heldare for unpaid others inpledges the statements of financial position.

2015 there of approximately 8,218,000. As of June 30, 2015 As of 30, trusts is included in unds held for others in the statements of financial position. approximately 10 million of cash and pledges receivable not yet transferred to parishes and charitable Annual atholic Appeal und Annualis included atholic Appeal trusts in undsund held for others in the statements of financial position.

The Diocese conducts its Annual atholic Appeal each year beginning in January and ending in The Diocese its Annual atholic Appeal each year beginning in January and ending in Annual atholicconducts Appeal und December. The proceeds of the Appeal are used to support various social service and other programs December. The proceeds of the Appeal are used to support various social service and other programs and 2014 Appeals was in to administered by the Diocese and affiliated organi ations.

The goalbeginning of the 2015 The Diocese by conducts its Annual atholic Appeal each in and January and ending 2014 Appeals was to administered the Diocese and affiliated organi ations.

Theyear goal of the 2015 raise ,000,000 and 8,000,000, respectively.

Each parish receives 15 of its goal ifand its goal isprograms reached, December.

The proceeds of the Appeal are used to support various social service other raise ,000,000 and 8,000,000, respectively. Each parish receives 15 of its goal if its goal is reached, and an additional 50 of the amount reali ed in excess of its target goal. administered by the and affiliated organi ations.

The goal goal. of the 2015 and 2014 Appeals was to and an additional 50 Diocese of the amount reali ed in excess of its target raise ,000,000 and 8,000,000, respectively. Each parish receives 15 of its goal if its goal is reached, As of June 30, 2015, the Diocese raised 2015 Appeal pledges of approximately 5,800,000 of which the Appeal approximately 5,800,000 of which As of 30, 2015, and anJune additional 50 of theDiocese amount raised reali ed2015 in excess of pledges its target of goal. approximately 2 ,000 remained unpaid at that date. As of June 30, 2014, the Diocese raised 2014 approximately 2 ,000 remained unpaid at that date. As of June 30, 2014, the Diocese raised 2014 Appeal pledges of approximately ,300,000 of which approximately 2 ,000 remained unpaid at that the Diocese raised 2015 Appealapproximately pledges of approximately 5,800,000 of at which As of June 30, 2015, Appeal pledges of approximately ,300,000 of which 2 ,000 remained unpaid that and 2014 approximately 1,04 ,000 and 1,242,000, respectively, of cash and date. As of June 30, 2015 remained unpaid at that date. of and June 30, 2014, the Diocese raised approximately 2015 and 2014 approximately 1,04As ,000 1,242,000, respectively, of cash2014 and date. As of June 230,,000 pledges receivable not yet transferred,300,000 to parishes is included in unds held for others in the statements of Appeal of not approximately of which approximately 2 for ,000 remained at that pledgespledges receivable yet transferred to parishes is included in unds held others in the unpaid statements of financial position. date.

Asposition. of June 30, 2015 and 2014 approximately 1,04 ,000 and 1,242,000, respectively, of cash and financial pledges receivable not yet transferred to parishes is included in unds held for others in the statements of financial position.

2015 2014 2015 2014 eceivable in less than one year $ 2015 $ 2014 28, 13 eceivable in less than one year $ $ 28, 13 eceivable in one year to five years eceivable in one year to five years Total unconditional promises eceivable in less than one year to give $ $ 28, 13 Total unconditional promises to give 28, 13 Less Effectinofone discount netyears present value eceivable year totofive Less Effect of discount to net present value Unconditional Promises to ive toetgive $ $ Total unconditional promises 28, 13 Unconditional Promises to ive et $ $ 28, 13 Less Effect of discount to net present value Unconditional Promises to ive et $ $ 28, 13 Pledges that are due beyond one year are discounted using a discount rate of 2. . Pledges receivable at Pledges that are due beyond one year are discounted using a discount rate of 2. . Pledges receivable at June 30, 2015 and 2014 are reported at net reali able value which is the amount the Diocese expects to June 30, 2015 and 2014 are reported at net reali able value which is the amount the Diocese expects to collect.

Pledges collect. that are due beyond one year are discounted using a discount rate of 2. . Pledges receivable at Diocese expects to June 30, 2015 and 2014 are reported at net reali able value which is the amount the Continued on • 23 collect.

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et unreali ed loss on investments of 1, 41,033 in 2015 and net unreali ed gain on investments of 2014 in netofreali1, ed and unreali ed and gains investments theinvestments statements of of et55,10 unrealiin ed lossare onincluded investments 41,033 in 2015 netonunreali ed gainin on 28,reali 41 and years June 30, 2015 and 2014, activities.

Investment 55,10 in 2014 are expense included of in net ed and28,354 unrealiforedthe gains on ended investments in the statements of respectively, are included in legal fee expense the statements of activities.

28,professional 41 and 28,354 for thein years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, activities.

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respectively, are included in legal to andvarious professional fee expense in the statements of activities.

These investments are exposed risks such as market volatility, interest rate and credit risks.

Due to the level of risk associated with investments, it is at least reasonably possible thatand changes the These investments are exposed to various risks such as market volatility, interest rate credit in risks. values will occur in investments, the near termit and changespossible could materially affect Due to of thethese level securities of risk associated with is at that leastsuch reasonably that changes in the the amounts in the statements position. values ofreported these securities will occurofinfinancial the near term and that such changes could materially affect the amounts reported statements of financial position.

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7. and ontin encies Theommitments Diocese is a guarantor of debt represented by certain bonds, notes, mortgages and letters of credit of parishes and is other atholic of agencies and institutions with various financial institutions with maturities up of to The Diocese a guarantor debt represented by certain bonds, notes, mortgages and letters of credit 7. ommitments and ontin encies 20 years.and Theother Diocese would be obligated to perform under these guarantees if thewith parishes and up other parishes atholic agencies and institutions with various financial institutions maturities to atholic agencies failedwould to pay principal andtointerest payments to the financial institutions whenof due, meet The Diocese a guarantor of debt represented by certain bonds, notes, mortgages and letters credit of 20 years.

TheisDiocese be obligated perform under these guarantees if the parishes and other debt service ratios or,principal in theand case of construction protoects, wouldinstitutions failinstitutions to have sufficient funds parishes and coverage otherfailed atholic agencies institutions with various financial with maturities up to atholic agencies to pay and interest payments the financial when due, meet 2015, Diocese has not been re fail uired to under these complete the pro ects. ratios As of or, June 30, case 20 years.

The Diocese would beinobligated to perform under guarantees theperform parishes and other debt service coverage the of the construction prothese ects, would toif have sufficient funds to Theunder Diocese is guarantees. guarantees approximated $81,000,000 in principal at re June 30,to2015. atholic agencies failed pay principal and interest payments to financial institutions when due,these meet the Diocese has notthe been uired perform complete theSuch pro ects.

Astoof June 30, 2015, also limited guarantor for one ofthe its case atholic agencies construction ects. amounts are not debt a service coverage ratios or,approximated in of$81,000,000 construction ects, would fail 30, to These have funds to 2015.sufficient The Diocese is guarantees.

Such guarantees inpro principal atpro June 13 included inthe thepro accompanying financial 2015, Dioceseconstruction has not been reects. uiredThese to perform under these complete ects. Asforofone June also a limited guarantor of 30, its statements. atholicthe agencies pro amounts are not 13 2015.

The Diocese is guarantees.

Such guarantees approximated $81,000,000 in principal at June 30, included in thethe accompanying financial During 2015, Diocese entered intostatements. a contract with a consultant to provide comprehensive campaign also a limited guarantor for one of its atholic agencies construction pro ects. These amounts are not planning, direction, and implementation services in connection with the aith to Move Mountains During 2015, Diocese entered into statements. a contract with a consultant to provide comprehensive campaign included in thethe accompanying financial ampaign.direction, The contract expire Januaryservices 201 andintheconnection consultant with will receive approximately 3,380,000 planning, and will implementation the aith to Move Mountains plus reimbursement of certain expenses during the term of the contract.

These payments will be offset During 2015, the Diocese entered into a contract with a consultant to provide comprehensive campaign ampaign. The contract will expire January 201 and the consultant will receive approximately 3,380,000 against thedirection, funds raised and expenses transferredduring to thethe parishes charitable trusts in to connection with the planning, and implementation services in connection with the aith Move plus reimbursement of certain term of and the contract.

These payments willMountains be offset campaign. or the year will ended June 30, 2015, payments approximately have ampaign. contract expire January 201 and the consultant will receive approximately 3,380,000 against the The funds raised and transferred to thetotal parishes and of charitable trusts in1,551,000 connection withbeen the made towardorthe contract. plus reimbursement of certain the term of theofcontract.

These payments be offset campaign. the year ended expenses June 30, during 2015, total payments approximately 1,551,000will have been against the funds raised and transferred to the parishes and charitable trusts in connection with the made toward the contract.

8. otes Pa a le to an campaign. or the year ended June 30, 2015, total payments of approximately 1,551,000 have been 8. otes Pa ahas an line of credit in the amount of 2,000,000 which expires on April 30, 201 . The made toward thelecontract.

The Diocese atobank bankDiocese has a security interest in the Diocese deposit accounts and investments with the bank. The interest The 8. otes Pa has a leatobank anline of credit in the amount of 2,000,000 which expires on April 30, 201 . The charged the interest lesser of s prime rateaccounts less 1.5 and , which was 1. with 5 , the or LI O The plus interest 1.25 , bank hasea uals security in the the bank Diocese deposit investments bank.

2015.

The Diocese had no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2015 under which was 1.44 at June 30, 2,000,000 which expires on April 30, 201 . The, The Diocese has a bank line of credit in the amount of charged e uals the lesser of the bank s prime rate less 1.5 , which was 1. 5 , or LI O plus 1.25 this line ofacredit. bank has security in 2015. the Diocese deposit accounts and investments withatthe bank.

The Diocese had no amounts outstanding June 30, The 2015interest under which was 1.44 at interest June 30, charged uals the lesser of the bank s prime rate less 1.5 , which was 1. 5 , or LI O plus 1.25 , this linerance ofe credit.

9. ns F nds which was 1.44 at June 30, 2015. The Diocese had no amounts outstanding at June 30, 2015 under 9. ns rance F nds this line of credit.

The Diocese s Insurance unds consist of the following The Diocese unds consist of the following 9. ns rance nds osssFInsurance ayment n The Diocese has a modified protected liability and casualty, workers compensation self insurance affiliatedliability organi and ations described as a oss s Insurance ayment andunds n property The Diocese a program modified for protected casualty, workers The Diocese consist of the has following loss payment fund.

Under this program, the Diocese has obtained insurance coverage compensation and property self insurance program for affiliated organi ations described as of a 40,000,000 forfund. most and with protected a deductible of 250,000 percoverage occurrence oss payment ayment n liability The Diocese has aclaims modified liability and casualty, workers loss Under this casualty program, the Diocese has obtained insurance of during the policy period.

The Diocese has insurance coverage for property claims to a blanket compensation and property self insurance program for affiliated organi ations described as 40,000,000 for most liability and casualty claims with a deductible of 250,000 per occurrencea limit per Under occurrence, withhas a deductible of 500,000 occurrence. claims lossofpayment this program, the Diocese has obtained insurance coverage of during the5,000,000 policyfund. period.

The Diocese insurance coverage forper property claimsActual to a blanket not covered by are and funded by a the affiliated organi ationspercontributions and the claims assets 40,000,000 forinsurance most casualty claims withof a 500,000 deductible ofoccurrence.

250,000 per occurrence limit of 5,000,000 perliability occurrence, with deductible Actual of the loss fund. are during the payment policy period.

Thefunded Diocese coverage for contributions property claims a blanket not covered by insurance byhas the insurance affiliated organi ations andtothe assets limit of 5,000,000 per occurrence, with a deductible of 500,000 per occurrence. Actual claims of theDiocese loss payment fund.

The is involved in several pending legal matters. In the opinion of the Diocese s not covered by insurance are funded by the affiliated organi ations contributions and the assets management, is theinvolved final resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the The of theDiocese loss payment fund. in several pending legal matters. In the opinion of the Diocese s Diocese s financial position.

To the extentmatters a liability a reserve hasonbeen management, the final resolution of these willhas not been have determined, a material adverse effect the 2015 and 2014. accrued June The Diocese is 30, involved in To several pending legal has matters.

In the opinion of the has Diocese Diocese satfinancial position. the extent a liability been determined, a reserve beens management, the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the 2015 and 2014. accrued 30,final e ica at June n The Diocese s medical benefit plan provides reimbursement for the cost of medical Diocese s financial position. To the extent a liability has been determined, a reserve has been expenses, sub ect to various limits, for Diocesan clergy and lay employees. The Diocese has e ica at nJune The s medical 2015 and 2014. benefit plan provides reimbursement for the cost of medical accrued 30,Diocese obtained insurance these costs. includes aThe provision forhas life expenses, sub ect tocoverage various for limits, for medical Diocesan clergyThe andplan lay also employees.

Diocese insurance benefits of 2,000, modest disability and dental benefits forthe clergy. e ica insurance n The Diocese s medical benefit plan provides for cost of medical obtained coverage forplus these medical costs.

The reimbursement plan also includes aDiocesan provision for life Additionallybenefits theect plan for Disability for laylay employees.

TheThe benefits paid by expenses, sub to various for Term Diocesan clergy and employees.

Diocese has insurance ofprovides 2,000, limits, plusLong modest disability and dental benefits for Diocesan clergy. these funds and the insurance premiums funded assessments toa benefits the participating obtained insurance coverage for medical costs.

The plan also includes provision for life Additionally the plan provides forthese Long Term are Disability for by lay employees.

The paid by organi ations. insurance benefits of insurance 2,000, plus modest disability andbydental benefits for clergy. these funds and the premiums are funded assessments to Diocesan the participating Additionally the plan provides for Long Term Disability for lay employees. The benefits paid by organi ations. these funds and the insurance premiums are funded by assessments to the participating organi ations.

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Temporarily restricted net assets are restricted for the following purposes and amounts 2015 Trust unds atholic missions Senior citi ens Others

Seminary unds Education of Diocesan seminarians

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8,891,675 12,940,859

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1, 10,000 1,330,000 2,4 0,000 1,4 0,000 5,213 ,0 5,213

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Operating unds Priests retirement 60,791 12 ,144 T E DIO ESE O T E TO atholic schools 290,000 2 0,000 Morris all illa eumannOTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS 7,426 ,42 O T E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014 358,217 423,5 0 T E DIO ESE O T E TO OTES TO I A IAL STATEME $TS10,950,373 $ 11,455, 4 O T E TEAE S E DED E 30, DIO ESE JU O T E 2015 TO A D 2014 emporaril estricted and Permanentl estricted et ssets contin ed OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS O T are E restricted EA S E DED JU E 30,in2015 A D 2014 Permanently restricted net assets to investment perpetuity for the following purposes and amounts emporaril estricted and Permanentl estricted et ssets contin ed ne 2015 Permanently restricted net assets are restricted to investment in perpetuity for the following2014 purposes and emporaril estricted and Permanentl estricted et ssets contin ed amounts Permanently restricted net assets are restricted to investment in perpetuity for the ne following purposes and Trust unds amounts 2015 2014 $ 21,4 atholic missions ne$ Senior citi ens 2 ,03 2015 2014 15 Othersunds 2 , 8 Trust 585,1 $ $ 21,4 2 atholic missions Seminary Seniorunds citi unds ens 2 ,03 Trust 22 ,8 Education of Diocesan seminarians Others 2 21,4 , 3 8 $ $ atholic missions Senior citi ens 2 ,032 585,1 $ $ 812,045 Others unds 2 , 8 Seminary 22 ,8 32 Education of Diocesan seminarians 585,1 11. et Seminary ssets eleased unds rom estriction 22 ,8 program 3 Education of Diocesan $ to satisfy the$ restricted 812,045 et assets were released from seminarians donor restrictions by incurring expenses purposes as follows 11. et ssets eleased rom

estriction $ $ 812,045 ne et assets were released from donor restrictions by incurring expenses to satisfy the restricted program 11. et ssets eleased rom estriction 2015 2014 purposes as follows et assets were released from donor restrictions by incurring expenses to satisfy the restricted program Trust unds $ ,453,4 5 ne $ purposes as follows Annual atholic Appeal ,100,531 2015 2014 Operating und 331, 2 ne Seminary ,053 2015 2014 Trust undsunds $ $ ,453,4 5 Annual atholic Appeal ,100,531 $$ $$ 13,8 2, 21 Operating 331, 25 Trust undsund ,453,4 Seminary unds Appeal ,053 Annual atholic ,100,531 Operating undJune 30, 2014, the Diocese contributed ,340, 2 from certain of its331, 2 During the year ended trust funds to Seminary unds haritable Trust for atholic Education and $eligious ormation. ,053 $ 13,8 21 the Diocese of Trenton The 2, contribution included transferring ,1 1,1 4 temporarily restricted and 1 , 8 permanently restricted net assets, which have been reported as net assets released from restriction accompanying statement of 2, 21 During the year ended June 30, 2014, the Diocese contributed ,340,$in 2the from certain$ of13,8 its trust funds to activities for the year ended June 30, 2014. the Diocese of Trenton haritable Trust for atholic Education and eligious ormation. The contribution included transferring ,1 1,1 temporarily restricted and 1 ,340, , 8 permanently restricted net funds assets, Duringndo the year June 30,42014, the Diocese contributed 2 from certain of its trust to 12 mentended F nds which have been reported as netTrust assets from restriction in the accompanying of the Diocese of Trenton haritable for released atholic Education and eligious ormation. Thestatement contribution Accounting standards for,1 the classification disclosure of not forrestricted profit organi ations activities the year ended June 2014. and included for transferring 1,1 4 30, temporarily restricted andof 1endowments , 8 permanently net assets, provide guidance the netas asset of donor funds for a statement not for profit which have been on reported net classification assets released from restricted restrictionendowment in the accompanying of 12 ndo F organi ation thatyear is nds sub ect June to an30, enacted activities forment the ended 2014. version of the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional unds Act ofstandards 200 UPMI A and re uire additional disclosures about an organi ation endowment Accounting for the classification and disclosure of endowments of not forsprofit organi funds. ations 12 state ndo ofment nds The ewF Jersey has adopted UPMI A.of donor The following made re for uired by provide guidance on the net asset classification restricteddisclosures endowmentare funds for as a not profit accounting The thedisclosure Diocese of endowments Trenton consists donor restricted organi ationstandards. that is subforect an enacted of version of the Uniform Prudent Management oforgani Institutional Accounting standards thetoendowment classification and of of not of for15 profit ations endowment for various purposes. unds Act offunds 200 established UPMI A and re classification uire additional aboutendowment an organi ation s endowment provide guidance on the net asset ofdisclosures donor restricted funds for a not forfunds. profit The state of that ewisJersey UPMI A. The following are made as uired by organi ation sub ecthas to adopted an enacted version of the Uniformdisclosures Prudent Management of re Institutional accounting endowment of the Diocese of about Trenton consistsation of s15endowment donor restricted unds Act ofstandards.

200 UPMIThe A and re uire additional disclosures an organi funds. endowment various UPMI purposes.

The state offunds ewestablished Jersey hasforadopted A. The following disclosures are made as re uired by accounting standards. The endowment of the Diocese of Trenton consists of 15 donor restricted endowment funds established for various purposes.

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There2016 were THEofMONITOR • FEBRUARY no such deficiencies of this nature as of June 30, 2015 and 2014.

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ndo ment F nds contin ed Management has interpreted ew Jersey UPMI A as re uiring the preservation of the fair value of the original gift as of the gift date of the donor restricted endowment funds absent explicit donor stipulations to the contrary. As a result of this interpretation, the Diocese classifies as permanently restricted net assets a the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, b the original value of subse uent gifts to the permanent endowment and c accumulations to the permanent endowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund. The remaining portion of the donor restricted endowment that is not classified in permanently restricted net assets is classified as temporarily restricted net assets until those amounts are appropriated for expenditure by the Diocese in a manner consistent with the standard of prudence prescribed by ew Jersey UPMI A. In accordance with ew Jersey UPMI A, the Diocese considers the following factors in making a determination to appropriate or accumulate donor restricted endowment funds, 1 the duration and preservation of the fund 2 the purposes of the Diocese and the donor restricted endowment fund 3 general economic conditions 4 the possible effect of inflation and deflation other resources of the Diocese the investment policies of the Diocese Endowment net assets composition by type of fund as of June 30, 2015 is as follows

Donor restricted endowment funds

$ 1,907,736

Permanentl estricted $

812,045

otal $ 2,719,781

Permanentl estricted

Endowment net assets, beginning of year $ 2,009,130 $ 812,045 Interest and dividend income 48,603 et reali ed and unreali ed T E DIO ESE O T E TO depreciation TO I A IAL STATEME TS Amounts appropriatedOTES for expenditure O T E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014 Endowment net assets, end of year $ 1,907,736 $ 812,045

$ 2,821,175 48,603

$ 2,719,781

Endowment net assets composition by type of fund as of June 30, 2014 is as follows

Donor restricted endowment funds

$ 2,00 ,130

Permanently estricted $

812,045

1 Total

$ 2,821,1 5

hanges in endowment net assets for the year ended June 30, 2014 are as follows Temporarily estricted Endowment net assets, beginning of year $ 2, 2,150 Interest and dividend income 2 ,54 et reali ed and unreali ed 3 , appreciation Amounts appropriated for expenditure 1,38 ,34 ote 11 Endowment net assets, end of year $ 2,00 ,130

Permanently estricted $

1,823

Total $ 3, 83, 3 2 ,54 3

$

1 , 8 812,045

,

1,5 ,124 $ 2,821,1 5

unds with Deficiencies At times, the fair value of assets associated with individual donor restricted endowment funds may fall below the level that the donor re uires the Diocese to retain as a fund of perpetual duration. There were no such deficiencies of this nature as of June 30, 2015 and 2014. eturn Ob ectives and

13. target e inedspending ontri rate tion is Plan The that which, as part of total return, satisfies these conditions a permits reinvestment of enough total return preservedate the real purchasing power are of current b permits ull time employees hired after thetoeffective of October 1, 2005, eligiblefunds, to participate in aa level of consistency and stability thecan programs of the c is sustainable over stime regardless of Section 403 b Pension Trust in and contribute up Diocese, to the Internal evenue Service dollar limit set by periodic variations in theand levels1 re,500 uired satisfy , and and d recogni es that circumstances maywho preclude 2014, respectively.

Participants have law, which is 18,000 fortothe yearsa 2015 18 achievement of all three ob ectives inare anyeligible one year. completed one year of employment for matching contributions by the Diocese of up to 5 of 50,000 and the participant s gross salary.

Total employer contributions to the plan was approximately 13. e ined ontri tion Plan 44,000 for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. ull time employees hired after the effective date of October 1, 2005, are eligible to participate in a 14. ltiemplo Pension Plans Section 403 b er Pension Trust and can contribute up to the Internal evenue Service s dollar limit set by 2014, multiemployer respectively. defined Participants who have law, which is of18,000 1 ,500 for the years 2015 The Diocese Trentonand is a participating employer in twoand separate benefit pension completed one year of employment are eligible matching contributions by the Plan Diocese of up to 5 of plans providing benefits for lay employees andfor priest personnel.

The Pension of The Diocese of 50,000 and the participant s gross salary.

Totaland employer contributions to the Trenton, Its hurches, Institutions Agencies Lay Plan EI 21plan 0 34was0 approximately Plan 001 and The Diocese forPension the yearsPlan ended 30,Priest 2015 and of44,000 Trenton for June Priests Plan2014, EI respectively.

21 0 34 0 Plan 003 ualify as church institutions

to provide benefits to employees of otherThe participating employers and b ifplan a participating employer stops The plans are managed by the Diocese. total pension and retirement expense included in these contributing to the plan, unfunded of the plan 50,000 may be and re uired58,000 to be borne the Diocese for thebyyears ended financial statements for the these plans obligations was approximately and the participating employers. There is currently no provision in the plans to recogni e an 2015 and 2014, respectively.

June 30, remaining employer withdrawal.

E DIO ESE E TO T TE DIO ESE O O T ETbenefit TO The risks of participating in these multiemployer defined pension plans are different from single OTES IAL STATEME OTES TOTOI AI A TS TS employer plans because a assets contributed toIAL theSTATEME multiemployer plan by one employer may be used O T E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 D 2014 O T Eof EA E DED JU E 30, 2015 AandDA2014 to provide benefits to employees otherS participating employers b if a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be re uired to be borne by the Diocese and the remaining participating employers. There is currently no provision in the plans to recogni e an employer withdrawal. ltiemplo Pension Planscontin contin ltiemplo erer Pension Plans ed ed Thefollowing followingtable tablepresents presents information about Diocese s multiemployer pension of for and for The information about thethe Diocese s multiemployer pension plansplans as ofas and 2015 and 2014: theyears yearsended endedJune June 2015 and 2014: the 30,30,

otal

ndo ment F nds contin ed

Temporarily estricted

investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation reali ed and unreali ed and current yield interest and dividends . At a minimum, the investment performance of endowment assets should achieve an annual return of at least inflation as measured by the onsumer Price Index PI plus four ndo ment F nds contin ed E DIO ESE O T three E TOyear periods.

4 percentage points. This should beTaveraged over rolling OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS The target spending rate is that which, as part of total return, satisfies these conditions a permits O Investment T E EA Ob SE DED JU E to 30,Spending 2015 A D 2014 Spending Policy and ow the ectives elate Policy reinvestment of enough total return to preserve the real purchasing power of current funds, b permits a level Diocese of consistency stability in the programs of the Diocese, c driven. is sustainable over time the regardless of The has aand spending policy that is primarily demand In determining amounts periodic variations in the levels reDiocese uired toconsiders satisfy a ,the and d recogni earnings es that circumstances preclude appropriated for expenditure, the accumulated on each of themay endowment achievement of all ob ectives in any one year. the long term expected return on its endowment. gifts.

In establishing this policy, the considers ndo ment F three nds contin edDiocese

2014, retirement respectively.

JunePriest 30, 2015 The Planand provides benefits to priest personnel for life based on age and years of service. ontributions to the Lay and Priestmultiemployer Plans are made by the parish or organi employs lay The risks of participating in these defined benefit pension plansation are that different from the single employee or to which the priest is assigned. employer plans because a assets contributed to the multiemployer plan by one employer may be used

hanges in endowment net assets for the year ended June 30, 2015 are as follows emporaril estricted

For the Years Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

under ltiemplo the Internal evenuePlans ode and are, therefore, not sub ect to the provisions of the Employee 14. er Pension etirement Income Security Act of 1 4 E ISA , nor are the Plan s benefits guaranteed by the Pension The Diocese of Trenton is a participating employer in two separate multiemployer defined benefit pension enefit uarantee orporation.

Plan information is not publicly available. plans providing benefits for lay employees and priest personnel. The Pension Plan of The Diocese of The Lay Its Planhurches, is a defined benefit and pension plan covering all lay employees of The the Diocese.

Trenton, Institutions Agencies Lay Plansubstantially EI 21 0 34 0 Plan 001 and Diocese Prior service costs Plan are amorti ed over a period of twenty Plan for 100 of Trenton Pension for Priests Priest Plan EI 21 0 five 34 years.

0 Plan The 003 Lay ualify as provides church institutions vestingthe of Internal benefits after five years of credited service. not Thesub Diocese policy is to fund pension costs under evenue ode and are, therefore, ect to sthe provisions of the Employee currently.

LaySecurity Plan provides eligible personnel based by on the employee etirement The Income Act of 1 retirement 4 E ISAbenefits , nor aretothe Plan slay benefits guaranteed Pensions compensation and years of service.

October 1, 2005,available. the Lay Plan was fro en for, and excludes, enefit uarantee orporation.

Plan Effective information is not publicly employees hired on or after the effective date.

The Lay Plan is a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all lay employees of the Diocese.

The Priest Plan provides retirement benefits to priest personnel life based on age years of Prior service costs are amorti ed over a period of twenty five for years.

The Lay Planand provides forservice.

100 ontributions to theafter Lay five and years Priest of Plans are made by the or sorgani lay vesting of benefits credited service.

Theparish Diocese policyation is tothat fundemploys pensionthe costs employee or to which the priest is assigned. currently. The Lay Plan provides retirement benefits to eligible lay personnel based on employee s compensation years by of service.

Effective 1, 2005, Lay Planplan wasexpense fro en for, and excludes, The plans are and managed the Diocese.

The October total pension and the retirement included in these employees hired on orfor after the effective date.

50,000 and 58,000 for the years ended financial statements these plans was approximately

5 the expected total return from income and the appreciation of investments

emporaril estricted

isk Parameters

The Diocese has adopted investment and spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets. Endowment assets include those assets of donor restricted funds that the Diocese must hold in perpetuity. The primary long term management ob ective is the preservation of principal, both in nominal and real terms.

T E DIO ESE O T E TO Strategies Employed for Achieving OTES Ob ectives TO I A IAL STATEME TS E EA S E DED E 30, 2015 To satisfy its long term rateO of Treturn ob ectives, theJUDiocese reliesAonDa2014 total return strategy in which

Pension Pension Pension und und und

Total contributions from all Total contributions Total contributions fromfrom all all employers in Plan for Present value of Total plan as of ontributions for the employers in the the for the thePresent Present of accumulated accumulated Total plan Totalassets plan assets assets ontributions in the PlanPlan for the ontributions forfor thethe employers valuevalue of accumulated as of 1as of years ended December 31, plan benefits as of 1, December 31, years ended June 30, years ended December benefits of January January 1, December years ended June ended December 31, 31, plan plan years ended June 30,30, years benefits as of as January 1, December 31, 31, 2015 2015 2015

2014 2014 2014

2014 2014 2014

2013 20132013

2015 20152015

2014 2014 2014

2014 2014 2014

2013 2013 2013

Lay Plan 501,344 5 23 $ 23 $ 1, $ 20 1 $ ,2 3 $ 5,04 $ 181, LayPlan Plan $ $ $ 501,344 $ 5$ $ 2, 5 2, 2, $ 12,830, 12,830, $ 13,4 13,4 1, 40 40 20 ,318,2 ,318,2 $1 1 8,25 8,25 $1 1 ,53 5,04 ,53 ,53 181, 835, 35, 8 8 Lay 501,344 23 23$ 12,830, 23 23$ 13,4 1, 40 $ 20 $,318,2 1 $11 8,25 ,2 3 ,2$ 31 5,04 $ 181, $35, Priest Plan 148, 1 3,000 1, 20,35 , 42 1 ,38 ,1 1 1 PriestPlan Plan 148, 148,3131 31 1 5,302 1 5,302 5,302 1,31,3 1,3 3,000 1, 14,000 1, 14,000 14,000 20,35 20,35 1 ,0 ,0 2,2 2,2 1 ,053,084 1 ,053,084 ,053,084 Priest 3,000 , 42 , 42 1 ,381 ,1,38 ,1 1 ,0 2,2 1

Thefunding fundingratio ratioforforthe the Lay Plan January 1, 2015 2014, 3 and , respectively.

The Lay Plan as as of of January 1, 2015 andand 2014, waswas 3 and 2 ,2 respectively.

The The 2014, , respectively. fundingratio ratioforforthe thePriest Priest Plan January 1, 2015 andand 2014, waswas 84 84 and and 83 83 , respectively.

The The funding Plan asas of of January 1, 2015 and 2014.

Diocesewas wasnot notsub sub any surcharges from either for the years ended 30, 2015 and 2014.

Diocese ectect to to any surcharges from either planplan for the years ended JuneJune 30, 2015 TheDiocese Dioceses scontributions contributions Priest Plan were of total contributions based The to to thethe Priest Plan were overover 5 5of total planplan contributions based uponupon the the 2014 2013. plans syears yearsended ended December 2014 andand 2013. plan December 31,31, 15.Ot Ot ererPostretirement Postretirement ene ene it Plans 15. it Plans additiontotothe theDiocese Diocese defined benefit pension plan, Diocese sponsors an unfunded defined InInaddition s sdefined benefit pension plan, the the Diocese sponsors an unfunded defined benefithealth healthcare careand and insurance benefits plan to retired priests incardinated benefit lifelife insurance benefits plan to retired priests whowho havehave beenbeen incardinated prior prior to to their 5th 5thbirthday birthdayand and have worked years attained 0 while in service the Diocese. their have worked 1010 years andand attained ageage 0 while in service with with the Diocese.

The The planisisnoncontributory noncontributoryand and contains cost sharing features such as deductibles coinsurance. plan contains cost sharing features such as deductibles and and coinsurance.

The The accountingforforthe theplan plan anticipates future cost sharing changes to the written are consistent accounting anticipates future cost sharing changes to the written planplan that that are consistent with with theDiocese Dioceses sexpressed expressed intent increase cost sharing annually for expected the expected general inflation the intent to to increase thethe cost sharing annually for the general inflation rate rate forthat thatyear. year. The TheDiocese Diocese s policy is to fund of medical benefits in amounts determined for s policy is to fund thethe costcost of medical benefits in amounts determined at theat the discretionofofmanagement. management. discretion The annual measurement date June other postretirement benefits. following tables provide The annual measurement date is is June 30 30 for for other postretirement benefits.

The The following tables provide furtherinformation informationabout about Diocese s postretirement benefit plans further thethe Diocese s postretirement benefit plans Obligationsand and unded unded Status Obligations Status

ne ne

isk Parameters

The Diocese has adopted investment and spending policies for endowment assets that attempt to provide a predictable stream of funding to programs supported by its endowment while seeking to maintain the purchasing power of the endowment assets. Endowment assets include those assets of donor restricted funds that the Diocese must hold in perpetuity. The primary long term management ob ective is the preservation of principal, both in nominal and real terms.

Strategies Employed for Achieving Ob ectives To satisfy its long term rate of return ob ectives, the Diocese relies on a total return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation reali ed and unreali ed and current yield interest and dividends . At a minimum, the investment performance of endowment assets should achieve an annual return of at least inflation as measured by the onsumer Price Index PI plus four 4 percentage points. This should be averaged over rolling three year periods.

Spending Policy and ow the Investment Ob ectives elate to Spending Policy The Diocese has a spending policy that is primarily demand driven. In determining the amounts appropriated for expenditure, the Diocese considers the accumulated earnings on each of the endowment

$

$

undedstatus statusreported reported postretirement benefits unded asas postretirement benefits obligation statements of financial position $ obligation in in thethe statements of financial position

$

enefitobligation obligation enefit airvalue valueofofplan plan assets air assets

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$

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$ -

$ 14, $ 14, 0, -

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$ 14, $ 14, 0,

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The Diocese expects to contribute approximately 51 ,000 to the postretirement benefit plans in the next Otyear. er Postretirement ene it Plans contin ed fiscal

O otes to Financial Statements:

Ot er Postretirement

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T E DIO ESE O T E TO OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS T E EA S E DED JU E 30, 2015 A D 2014

Amounts recogni ed in the statements of activities for the yearsas ended June 30,are consist of to be paid for The following benefits, which reflect expected future service, appropriate, expected the years ending June 30

ene it Plans contin ed

Amounts recogni ed in the statements of activities for the years ended June 30, consist of 2015 et gain loss $ Amorti ation of prior service cost and net gain Total postretirement benefit changes other than periodic postretirement benefit cost et periodic postretirement benefit cost $

2014 $

$

342,5 2 5,2 8 24 ,304 1,2 2, 1 1,510,2 5

et loss gain Prior service cost Amounts previously recogni ed in unrestricted net assets, not yet recogni ed as periodic postretirement benefit cost

$

$

et loss gain Prior service cost Amounts previously recogni ed in unrestricted net Program assets, notServices yet recogni ed as periodic postretirement Management benefit cost and eneral undraising

2014 $

$

1,2 0, 2 335,485 1,5

2014 342,5 2 5,2 8 24 ,304 1,2 2, 1 1,510,2 5

16. F nctional penses et loss gain and net prior service cost recogni ed as changes in unrestricted net The costs of providing the Diocese s programs activities have been summari ed on a functional basis assets but not yet included in net periodic benefitand cost below. Accordingly, certain costs have been allocated among the programs and supporting services benefited.

2015 2014

et loss gain and net prior service cost recogni ed as changes in unrestricted net assets but not yet included in net periodic benefit cost 2015

2015 $ 51 ,000 5 1,000 $ 0,000 28,000 3,000 4,550,000 $ $ ,848,000

201 et gain loss 201 $ 2018service cost and net gain Amorti ation of prior 201 Total postretirement benefit changes other than periodic 2020 postretirement benefit cost 2021 to 2025 benefit cost et periodic postretirement $ Total

$ For t e ears $ nded 1,2 0, ne 2 335,485 $ $

$

$ 52,422,84 4 1,510,133,2 ,45 1,31 , 04

The estimated net loss, and prior service cost that will be amorti ed from changes in unrestricted net Total Operating Expenses $ 3,8 2, 45 assets to net periodic benefit cost in 201 are 52,018 and 1, 1, $respectively.

,45

The estimated net loss, and prior service cost that will be amorti ed from changes in unrestricted net assets to net periodic benefit cost in 201 are 52,018 and 1, 1, respectively.

Assumptions The discount rate used to determine the postretirement benefit cost was 4.05 and 4.4 for the years T E DIO ESE O T E TO ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

OTES TO I A IAL STATEME TS The discount rate used to determine obligation was 4.15 and 4.05 for the O T E the EA postretirement S E DED JU benefit E 30, 2015 A D 2014 years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The health care cost trend rates used to measure the expected cost of benefits covered by the plan are as , 2018 and thereafter 4.5 . follows fiscal year 201 and 201 Ot er Postretirement ene it Plans contin ed

elated ntities Assumptions The Diocese and the Diocese of Trenton haritable atholic Education and eligious ormation T E DIO ESETrust O TforE TO share a common purpose of supporting the religious education programs of the Diocese.

In the 2015 and The discount rate used to determine the TO postretirement benefit cost was and 4.4 for years OTES I A IAL STATEME TS 4.05 2014, the Trust contributed respectively, to theADiocese and 2014, ended June 30, 2015 O ,000 Trespectively.

E and EA 122,000, S E DED JU E 30, 2015 D 2014for education and religious formation programs administered by the Diocese.

The discount rate used to determine the postretirement benefit obligation was 4.15 and 4.05 for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

18. Financial o the redit is The health carenstr cost ments trend ratesoncentrations used to measure expected cost of benefits covered by the plan are as 201theand 201 held ,financial 2018 and thereafter which 4.5 exceeded . follows fiscal As of June 30,year 2015, Diocese instruments, federally insured deposits by approximately 10, 52,000. The financial instruments consist primarily of savings and checking accounts which are insured by the ederal Deposit Insurance orporation and money market accounts that are not federally insured by the ederal Deposit Insurance orporation. The Diocese has not experienced any losses in such financial instruments. Management believes the Diocese is not exposed to any significant credit risk related to cash and cash e uivalents.

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ash lows The Diocese expects to contribute approximately 51 ,000 to the postretirement benefit plans in the next fiscal year.

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ent

ents

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through October 28, 2015, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

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The following benefits, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid for the years ending June 30 201 201 2018 201 2020 2021 to 2025

51 ,000 5 1,000 0,000 28,000 3,000 4,550,000

DIOCESE BY THE NUMBERS $

Total

$

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,848,000

16. F nctional Population penses Catholic Priests in a religious order . . . . . 44 The costs of providing Diocese s .programs and activities have been summari ed on a functional basis (est.) . . . . the . . . . . . .

774,000 below. Accordingly, certain costs have been allocated among the programs and supporting services Brother religious . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 benefited.

Catholic Households . . 267,416 . . . . . . . . . . . 266 For t Women e ears ndedreligious ne Parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Consecrated virgins . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Program (includes Services $ $ 52,422,84 Baptisms infants, Management and eneral Member10,133,2 of a 4secular institute . . . . 1 children and adults) . . . . . . . . . 7,218 undraising 1,31 , 04

First Communions . . . . . . . .8,313$ Total Operating Expenses elated ntities Confirmations . . . . . . . . . . . 6,924

Religious students $ 3,8education 2, 45

(Pre-K, elementary atholic Education and secondary) eligious ormation ... and

The Diocese and the Diocese of Trenton haritable Trust for . . . . . .50,975 share a common purpose of supporting the religious education programs of the Diocese. In 2015 and Weddings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,409 2014, the Trust contributed ,000 and 122,000, respectively, to the Diocese for education and religious Elementary schools formation programs administered by the Diocese.

Funerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,973 (parish and regional) . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Full-time active priests: . . . . . . 160

368 Priests ordained in 2015. . . . . . . . . 5 Deacons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transitional deacons ordained in 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Elementary students (parish and regional) . . . . . .11,335 Eighth-Grade graduates (parish and regional) . . . . . . .

1,142 High schools (diocesan and parish) . . . 7 22

Secondary students (diocesan and parish)

.....

6,598

High school graduates (including private high schools) . . . . . . . . 1,287 Since the inception of the Catholic Alumni Partnership in 2013, nearly $346,266 has been raised for the Catholic schools of the Diocese.

There were 1,829 elementary students that received tuition assistance for a total amount of

$608,569.

There were 1,019 high school students that received tuition assistance for a total amount of

$516,000.

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TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Applications for tuition assistance for students in grades K-12 are now being accepted!

• Eligibility is determined by Private School Aid Service, info@psas.org, our third party provider.

• The application deadline is March 3, 2016.

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Ministry in support of soon-to-be or newly released folks who have served their time.

Contact: Fr. Martin McGeough 609-403-7198 Guest Speaker: Jeff Keller mmcgeo@dioceseoftrenton.org "How Volunteers can help with

Ministry inRE-entry supportPrograms of soon-to-be or newly " released who have served their time.

Ministry infolks support of soon-to-be or newly Feb. 13th @ 10AM released folks who have served their time .

GuesttheSpeaker: Keller St. Gregory Great Parish,Jeff Hamilton Sq. Contact: Fr.Speaker: Martin McGeoughJeff 609-403-7198 Guest Keller "How Volunteers can help with mmcgeo@dioceseoftrenton.org

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CYO OPEN HOUSE

SUMMER CAMP & PRE-SCHOOL TH Saturday, March 12

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Legacy of St. Patrick Tour Hosted by St. Anselm Church Tinton Falls

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Eligible families can apply for Catholic school tuition assistance Families seeking assistance covering the cost of a quality Catholic education can now apply for tuition assistance from the Diocese of Trenton for the 2016-17 school year.

Tuition assistance is awarded to

families with children in grades K-12 enrolled in Catholic schools who meet certain criteria for financial need.

Up to one-half of the school’s inparish tuition rate could be awarded to families with the greatest need.

Relive the extraordinary moments of

produced by the Diocese of Trenton.

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(at $10 to cover duplication and shipping) …

TO ORDER the DVD go to

dioceseoftrenton.org/transformedbylove OR FOR MORE INFORMATION contact Jennifer Britton, Office of Communications, at 609-403-7199 • email: jbritt@ DioceseofTrenton.org.

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Serving the Diocese of Trenton since 1886 Through the words of the Holy Father, commentary from Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M. and the moving accounts of many who lined the streets of Philadelphia that weekend, this new production captures and preserves the transformative impact of the papal visit.

VIEW AT dioceseoftrenton.org ALSO AVAILABLE ON DVD

For high school students, awards are based on a rolling submission, with each high school having separate information available online.

The application process is managed

by Private School Aid Service, and was designed especially for families with children attending Catholic school. This calculation is based on a moderate standard of living for the geographic area of the applicant and estimates the ability of a family to pay for private education.

The process also includes a comprehensive review and verification process.

Applying for tuition assistance online requires a $27 fee, with hard-copy applications requiring a $31 fee.

For more information, please visit http://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/ financial-assistance-2/ or contact mspark@ dioceseoftrenton.org

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Pope Francis’ historic visit to Philadelphia in a new mini-documentary

For students in kindergarten through eighth grade, applications submitted by March 3 will be considered in the first round of evaluation. The final opportunity to apply for diocesan financial aid is May 15.

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Best OF Italy Tour 2016 Hosted by Jesus the Good Shepherd Parish

Join Father Gerald Johnson on a trip to Italy

Catholic Alumni Partnership

For complete details please join us for a meeting

Creating sustainable solutions to enhance Catholic elementary schools well into the future.

OCT. 4-13, 2016 February 9th at 7:00pm

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Did you attend Catholic school in the Diocese of Trenton? Contact us to learn more about CAP! Catholic Alumni Partnership Alicia Plaag, Assoc. Dir. of Educational Advancement Phone: 609-403-7130 Email: cap@dioceseoftrenton.org www.CAPDOT.org

We are pleased to have our Bishop, the Most Reverend David M. O’Connell, C.M. return as the Presider and Homilist for the celebration of Holy Mass.

Young Men’s Track in Partnership with Catholic Athletes for Christ For young men between 8th grade and college age. $25.00 Pre-registration • $30.00 at the Door • $10.00 for Students

Order tickets at: www.catholicmenforjesuschrist.org Or send your check with a self-addressed envelope to: Catholic Men for Jesus Christ, P.O. Box 818, Morrisville, Pa. 19067 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: www.catholicmenforjesuschrist.org (732) 671-0071 • info@catholicmenforjesuschrist.org

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2016-17 SEASON AUDITIONS

Hosts, On-Location Interviewers, Studio Guests, Crew High School Ages 13-19

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