The Somerset Deanery offers a variety of options for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Somerset Hills Deanery Advent Penance Service/ Confession Schedule
St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Saturdays 4 pm to 5 pm
500 Route 22, Bridgewater, 908-725-0552
Our Lady of the Mount
Saturdays,4:00 pm to 4:30 pm
170 Mount Bethel Rd. Warren 908-647-1075
St. James
Saturdays, 8:30 am (in chapel) + 4 pm to 5 pm (in church)
184 S. Finley Ave., Basking Ridge, 908-766-0888
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Saturdays, 4:30 pm to 5:15 pm
111 Claremont Road, Bernardsville, NJ 07924, 908-766-0079
St. Mary-Stony Hill
Saturdays, 3:00-3:45 pm
225 Mountain Blvd., Watchung, NJ 07069, 908-756-6524
Got sins? We all do. Humans are really good at not always making the best choices and not always living the way God intended us to live. But we are never doomed to stay in those poor choices. We are blessed to have the chance to experience the Sacrament of Reconciliation, or Penance, or Confession-depending on when/where you grew up. Whatever the name of the encounter, it is in this sacrament that we have the opportunity to identify our shortcomings, name them, and confess them aloud to the Lord through the priest. And in return, we are given counsel on ways to do things differently and the great gift of forgiveness and peace.
It’s ok if you haven’t been in a while—the priest will help you with the necessary steps. Below is the guide we gave to our second graders, who celebrated their first reconciliation last week, if you’d like a quick reminder. It is written for children, yet could be useful for any of us.
Reconciliation is offered at Blessed Sacrament Church on Saturdays at 11am. Drop by one week and you can exclaim, as one of our First Reconciliation students did, “I feel so fresh!!!”
Mary Foy, Director of Children’s Faith Formation