John Joseph “J.J.” Ryan III passed away peacefully in Circle of Life Bentonville, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, RFH Grad, J.J. Ryan III Rumson resident Mary Louise Kingsbery passed away, surrounded by her husband and children, at Riverview Medical Center on June 2. She was 67.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Rumson Resident, Mary Lou Kingsbery, 67 “It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we said goodbye to Richard Edward Dooley on March 12, surrounded by his loving family.”
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, RFH ’65 Grad, Rich Dooley 
Talk about making the reunion grade … They just can’t get enough of one another.
Continue reading Scene Around: Holy Cross Kids’ Reunion RollickLongtime Rumsonite, Joan Marie Keogh, died on Sunday, May 14, after a very long fight with a form of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Joan Marie KeoghRed Bank resident Janet M. Loschenko passed away on Monday, Feb. 6, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in NYC after a long illness. She was 73.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Red Bank Resident, Longtime Teacher, Holy Cross & Rumson Country Day Substitute, Janet Loschenko, 73Former longtime Rumsonite, bacteriologist and avid volunteer, Bonney Varney Reger, more recently of Tinton Falls, passed away in her sleep on Jan. 21. She was 91.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Rumsonite, Bacteriologist, Volunteer, Bonney Reger, 91Longtime Rumsonite Helen Jeffrey Cangialosi passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, Jan. 22. She was 87.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, RBC ’53 Grad, Former Holy Cross School Board Member, Helen Cangialosi, 87Former longtime Rumsonite, Ann T. Campanella, more recently of Red Bank, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 25, surrounded by loved ones. She was 95.
Continue reading In Memoriam: Former Longtime Rumsonite, Holy Cross Secretary, Ann Campanella, 95
Photo/Rumson School District
Courtside was the place to be on Feb. 4 when the Forrestdale and Holy Cross School basketball teams squared off in the RFH gym.
A good time was had by all as the boy’s and girl’s teams took to the court to raise funds for both schools in the annual event.
“Here’s the church, and here’s the steeple
Open the door and see all the people.
Here’s the parson going upstairs,
And here he is saying his prayers.”
It isn’t quite as simple as the old finger-acted nursery rhyme goes when it comes to the restoration/expansion of Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Rumson.
The church is there. The steeple is there. But, it’s not quite ready for opening the door to welcome and see all the people, according to a letter sent out to parishioners by Fr. Michael Manning a couple of weeks ago.
The delay was estimated by Fr. Manning to be a couple weeks or more. Depending on “a realistic assessment of the time needed for each subcontractor to complete their work, especially as the flooring progresses,” Fr. Manning said in his note that the postponement of the previously planned June dedication is necessary.
In addition to making certain that the tile flooring is complete, he said that “possible dates then need to be coordinated with the bishop’s office to schedule the (dedication) ceremony.”
According to Catholic church doctrine, any new church, or newly structured house of worship, must be dedicated.
And, according to an informational piece on the church’s website, this is why …
“What dedicates a church?
“It is the diocesan bishop’s responsibility to dedicate new churches in his diocese. Every church must have a titular, e.g. a canonized saint, Blessed Trinity, Our Lord Jesus Christ according to a mystery invoked in his life or a title in the Sacred Liturgy, the Holy Spirit, the Blessed Virgin Mary or one of the angels.
“The celebration of the Eucharist with its special prayers and readings and hymns most fittingly dedicates a church along with other unique parts of the Rite of dedication
“Blessing and sprinkling of water
Prayer of dedication
Anointing of the altar and walls of the church Incensation of the altar and church
Lighting the altar and church”
For more information on the rite of dedication, click here.
“As soon as we can announce a new date, we will,” Fr. Manning said in his note. “Keep praying!”
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