Directions to Our Parish

800 Ocean Avenue, West End, NJ 07740

BY CAR
Traveling from points North.
Those traveling South on New Jersey Turnpike, get off at Exit 11.(Marked Woodbridge & Shore Points). Follow signs for Garden State Parkway South. Stay on Garden State Parkway South to Exit 105. After going though toll, continue straight ahead, through five traffic lights. Watch for sign on your right that says 71 South. Follow 71 South until it curves to the left, just past a McDonald's. Once you have made the slight curve to the left, you are now on Cedar Ave

Ignore any further 71 signs.

TO CHURCH:
Stay on Cedar Avenue to very end (Ocean Avenue).Turn right onto Ocean Avenue and St. Michael's Church is just down the street on your right.

TO OUTREACH CENTER:
Stay on Cedar Avenue to very end (Ocean Avenue). Make a left turn at Cedar Avenue and Ocean Avenue. Go two blocks and make a left onto  West End Ct. Outreach Center will be on your left.

Traveling from points South and West. Take the N.J. Turnpike North to Exit 7A. Get on I-95 East to the Garden State Parkway North to Exit 105. Follow same directions as above to St. Michael's Church.

BY TRAIN OR BUS BY TRAIN FROM N.Y.C:
Trains leave daily from Penn Station.  Get off at Long Branch. A taxi will have you at St. Michael's Church in five minutes.

BY BUS FROM N.Y.C.:
Purchase tickets for West End at Port Authority Bus Terminal.  The Asbury Park New York transit bus is the one you want.  They will leave every hour on the hour. Tell driver and he will leave you off directly in from of St. Michael's Church.

BY TRAIN FROM NEWARK AIRPORT:
The Monorail Airtran Will Take You To The Airport Airlink Station. Take the North Jersey Coast Line Train from Newark Airport to Long Branch. A Taxi will have you to St. Michael's Church in 5 Minutes.

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A PRO-LIFE MESSAGE AND REQUEST FROM OUR BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL

As Bishop of the Diocese of Trenton, I encourage all our Catholic clergy, religious and lay faithful to sign a petition to protect congressional legislative provisions in support of life: Click Here. Please access the New Jersey Catholic Conference website and also read the Action Alerts posted on the NJCC website: https://njcatholic.org.

Please consider writing letters in strong support of pro-life protections to our New Jersey senators and congressmen and congresswomen. Thank you and may God bless and protect you all, born and unborn.

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Healing After Abortion: 

Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion?  There is always hope.  The pain and sorrow of abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime. A “Day of Prayer and  Healing” offers the opportunity to experience the love and mercy of God and to respond to His invitation to begin the journey of healing the wound of abortion. For upcoming dates, locations, and confidential registration, or just to talk to a Sister, please call the Sisters of Life at (866)-575-0075 (toll free) orThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


 

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Know someone needing assistance with food, housing, drug addiction, mental health, domestic violence or immigration? Contact Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton.



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Instruction Regarding the Burial of the Deceased
and the Conservation of the Ashes in the Case of Cremation

("Ad Resurgendum cum Christo"...."To Rise with Christ") 

Helpful and instructive information on the proper care for and treatment of cremated remains consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church has been provided in an informative and reliable document issued by the Holy See's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and approved by Pope Francis in 2016.  This Instruction document ("Ad Resurgendum cum Christo"...."To Rise with Christ") is recommended reading for all the Catholic faithful and for funeral directors who assist their clients with Catholic funerals.  The Instruction's information and guidance are recommended to be part of the planning for funeral arrangements and cemetery arrangements.  

Please pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.  May they rest in peace.   

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For Information About the Parish's and Parishioners' Efforts to Provide Aid to our Brothers and Sisters in Ukraine 

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 U.S. Bishops' Statement on Moral Concerns with
Using the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine


The U.S. Conference of Catholice Bishops (USCCB) issued a Statement on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 regarding moral concerns with using the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. The Statement may be accessed by clicking below. The Statement says in part, "if one has the ability to choose a vaccine, Pfizer or Moderna’s vaccines should be chosen over Johnson & Johnson’s." The moral concern arises because the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was developed and tested and is produced with abortion-derived cell lines. The USCCB Statement also quotes the judgment of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican that "when ethically irreproachable Covid-19 vaccines are not available... it is morally acceptable to receive Covid19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process."


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