Welcome!
Church of St. John the Baptist
Fairview, NJ
We are a welcoming Catholic community called by God to live out the message of Christ in love and service to all people.
The 2026 Annual Appeal has officially begun, and many of you should have received or will be receiving a letter in the mail from Cardinal Tobin inviting you to consider making a financial sacrifice in support of this year’s Appeal. The 2025 Annual Appeal raised over $11 million, which is the most successful Appeal since 2007!
At the same time, our Archdiocese is moving forward with We Are His Witnesses, a pastoral initiative that invites us to walk together on a path of pastoral conversion. The objective of We Are His Witnesses is to make a stronger, universal church in the Archdiocese of Newark and one of the most important way we can reach this objective is to come together to support the Annual Appeal and its essential ministries.
This year our parish goal is $52,679.17, reaching that goal benefits our parish in two important ways. If we reach our goal in cash by June 30, our parish will be eligible for a 2% reduction in next year’s assessment. Second, if we exceed our goal in pledges by June 30, we will receive a rebate that comes back to our parish, unassessed, to be used on one of our many church projects.
I have already made my gift to the Annual Appeal, and I invite you to take a step with me on this stewardship journey. Thank you for your time, generosity and your prayers.
Please make a gift online today by visiting rcan.org/sharing, scanning the QR code, or join us for In-Pew Weekend on March 7 and 8.
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Mass Times
Weekend Mass
Sunday 10:00am
Weekday Mass
Monday | 7:30 am
Wednesday | 7:30 am
Friday | 7:30 am
Rosary
Sunday| 9:30 AM English
Confession:
Wednesday: 5:30 PM -7:00 PM (ES/EN/PT)
Friday: 6:00 PM -7:00 PM (ES/EN/PT) - During Lent
Eucharist Adoration:
1st Thursday of the month: 8:00 pm
Chaplet of Divine Mercy:
Thursdays: 3:00 pm
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REFLECTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Week One: February 2-6
Monday
Today is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas. We are reminded by the blessing of the candles that Jesus is the light to the nations, and we are called to share his light!
Tuesday
QUESTION OF THE WEEK — This past weekend, we heard about how Jesus began his “Sermon on the Mount” with the many ways that people are blessed. What do you consider your biggest blessing?
Wednesday
Virtues, EXPLAINED!
Also known as benevolence or beneficence and derived from the theological virtue of charity, kindness is a way of seeing others through the eyes of God, who has adopted us as His own.
Thursday
PRAYER – Bless Us, Lord
Jesus,
You are good and gracious, every moment of every day. You invite us to be meek, merciful, clean of heart, peacemakers. Give us the grace to seek these virtues, and to seek you. May your blessing accompany us on our way.
Amen.
Week Two: February 9-13
Monday
February is the month of the liturgical year dedicated to the Holy Family. This month falls between the Christmas and Lenten seasons, making it the perfect time to reflect on Jesus' childhood and his time with his earthly family, Mary and Joseph. Holy Family, pray for us!
Tuesday
INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK —
Salt without flavor is no longer salt. Light that illuminates nothing is no longer light. As Christians, we must be what we have been made to be. So think about it, carefully: what stands between you and being who you were made to be?
Wednesday
Today, we honor Our Lady of Lourdes, who in 1858 appeared to St. Bernadette in France with a message of penance and healing. Millions have since traveled to Lourdes seeking both physical and spiritual help and restoration.
Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us!
Thursday
Virtues, EXPLAINED!
In baptism, the Holy Spirit gives us the sanctifying grace of justification — the ability to grow in goodness through an increase in moral virtue (CCC 1266). Baptism, therefore, disposes us toward goodness.
