St. Valentine Church
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    • Contact Us
    • Online Giving
    • Online Prayer Request
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    • Forms >
      • Parishioner Registration/Update Form
      • Ministry Signup Form
      • RCIA Form
    • Social Media
  • Faith Formation
  • Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
  • Events
  • Photo Album
    • Saints In Our Artwork >
      • Saint Valentine
      • January Saints
      • February Saints
      • March Saints >
        • Saint Casimir
        • Saint Patrick
        • Saint Joseph
      • April Saints >
        • Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr
        • Saint Bernadette Soubirious
        • Saint Adalbert of Prague (Saint Wojciech)
        • Saint Mark
        • Saint Catherine of Siena
      • May Saints >
        • Saint James, Son of Alphaeus
        • Saint Phillip
        • Saint Andrew Bobola
      • June Saints >
        • Saint Jadwica
        • Saint Anthony of Padua
        • Saint Methodius
        • Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
        • Saint Peter and Saint Paul
      • July Saints >
        • Saint Thomas the Apostle
        • Saint Maria Goretti
        • Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
        • Our Lady of Mount Caramel
        • Saint Kunegunda
        • Saint James the Apostle
        • Saint Anne, Mother of Mary
      • August Saints >
        • Saint John Vianney
        • Saint Dominic
        • Saint Jacenty
        • Saint Helena
        • Saint Pius X
        • Bartholomew the Apostle
        • Saint John the Baptist
      • September Saints
      • October Saints
      • November Saints
      • December Saints
    • Easter Candle
    • Triduum 2021
    • Blessing of Easter Food
    • Around the Church >
      • Front of the Church
      • Mosaics
      • Rose Window
      • Theological Virtues
      • Ambry and Holy Oils
    • Our Lady of Lourdes - February 11
    • Life of Mary in Our Stained Glass Windows
    • July 4, 2021 Cookout
  • Ministries
    • Ministry Signup Form
    • Athletic Club
    • Liturgical Ministries
    • Pastoral Council
    • Social Concerns
    • Altar Rosary Sodality
    • Religious Education
    • Prayer Group
    • Young Adult Ministry
    • Martha Ministry
  • News and Notes
  • Deanery 16
  • Synod 2023
  • Church Repairs
  • September 11th Memorial Page
  • Youth and Faith Formation Calendar
  • Pancake Breakfast 2021
  • First Communion - September 12, 2021
  • Cookout August 29, 2021
  • Baptisms - September 12, 2021

Welcome to St. Valentine Church's Website

Address:
125 North Spring Street
​Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Tel: (973) 743-0220 / Fax:
(973) 743-2041
​E-mail: stvalentinechurch@yahoo.com

Online Prayer Requests are anonymous and prayed for  collectively during the general intercessions at weekend masses.
Online Prayer Requests

St. Valentine's Bulletins
May 22, 2022 Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 15, 2022 Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 8, 2022 Fourth Sunday of Easter

May 1, 2022 Third Sunday of Easter
April 24, 2022 Second Sunday of Easter
April 17, 2022 Easter Sunday

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Weekly Flock Note Link - (5/21/2022)​ www.flocknote.com/note/16859022
Flock Note Sign up - https://stvalentinechurch.flocknote.com/

The internet in the church went down so we were able unable to livestream the mass today.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Annual Appeal 2022
Flock Note Sign Up
Parish Registration Form
Ministry Sign-Up Form
Online Giving

Worship Aids
Worship Aids for Rosary, Adoration, etc.

Flyers and More
Flyers and Forms - Athletic Club Golf Outing

Additional images on our news feed - www.stvalentinechurch.com/news-and-notes
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​​Saint Valentine parishioners Willie and Corrie volunteered at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, during the weekend of the Second Sunday of Easter. Willie and Corrie helped people attend mass and participate in a novena to the Divine Mercy.

See additional pictures at www.stvalentinechurch.com/news-and-notes/april-27th-2022



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Saint Josaphat is the patron Saint of Ukraine. Relics are physical objects directly associated with our Lord or a canonized saint.  Saint Valentine Church is a steward of the relic of Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych, O.S.B.M.  He was a Polish–Lithuanian monk and archeparch of the Ruthenian Catholic Church.  He was born in Ukraine and is the patron Saint of Ukraine.

The Archdiocese of Newark published a press release about our parish and the relic.  See
Jersey Catholic:
https://jerseycatholic.org/parish-welcomes-all-to-pray-for-peace-before-relic-of-ukraines-patron-saint/ 

Bloomfield Patch:
https://patch.com/new-jersey/bloomfield/relic-ukraine-s-patron-saint-display-bloomfield-church

Those wishing to pray for peace can visit the relic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and between 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays. The entrance to the rectory chapel is located on North Spring Street.  
https://www.google.com/maps/place/165-101+N+Spring+St,+Bloomfield,+NJ+07003/@40.8094513,-74.1867201,19z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c2556e8c479865:0x8286e6d7f861c929!8m2!3d40.8094504!4d-74.1861768 
​All prayer is vital for Catholics because it connects us to God and others. There are many ways to pray - sometimes we go to a special place to pray or ask someone to pray for us.  Prayer in front of a relic contains aspects of both.

First, we go off to a special quiet place to pray to be close to pray to someone who is recognized as Holy.  There is also a closer spiritual connection when we are physically near someone.  A relic, Latin for "remains," is a physical remnant of a canonized saint, either part of their body or a personal effect.

Second, we ask this person in heaven, recognized as a Canonized Saint, to pray for a particular intention, precisely an intention close to their heart - their patronage.  Saint Josaphat is the patron Saint of Ukraine, and the Church recognizes this person as someone to pray to for this specific intention.

We are all asked to pray on behalf of the people of Ukraine, no matter what form that takes.  As a family in your homes, gathered at church on the weekends, privately in your room, before the relic or before Jesus in the Eucharist.

Saint Valentine was founded in 1899 as a parish to serve the religious needs of the Polish community in Bloomfield and the surrounding area.  While the church community is now very diverse and inclusive, its building has many Polish Saints depicted in its artwork.  All are welcome to come to Saint Valentine to also pray for the people of Poland who have been so generous and heroic in their support of Ukraine.

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https://www.rcan.org/cardinal-tobin-issues-statement-response-ukraine-situation

Your contributions help to:
  • Proclaim the Gospel
  • Care for the poor and vulnerable
  • Pass on the faith
  • and forming future priests and supporting retired priests.
This year 111 families have pledged $34,263 (125.1% of our goal), with $21,243.00 received as of April 13th. We exceeded our goal! Thank you!

The parish will receive an additional $2000.00 rebate if the Archdiocese receives the goal amount by June 30, 2022.  The parish is  $6,139 away.  Please consider honoring your pledge commitment early.

You can donate in the following ways:
  • via the envelopes in the pews
  • via mail by the letter mailed to you by the Archdiocese
  • online at https://support.rcan.org/a/donate

​Note that if you dropped a pledge envelope in the collection basket, it might take about two weeks before it gets processed.

Thank you.

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Saint Valentine is launching a new system to help keep everyone informed about your parish.  You can sign up by filling out the information below or using the link  https://stvalentinechurch.flocknote.com/everyone

See the FlockNote from 9/18/2021 that would be delivered directly to your inbox.
Please click the following link stvalentinechurch.flocknote.com/note/13556079
Please see the one page walk through document.
stvalflocknote.pdf
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MASSES
Please wear masks and observe distancing while in Church.
Weekends: Saturday at 5:30 P.M. 
Sunday at 8:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. Noon

Weekdays: Monday thru Saturday at 12:00 P.M. Noon in the Rectory Chapel.
Rosary before 12:00 P.M. Noon Weekday Masses.

Holy Days & Holidays:
​
As announced in the Bulletin.

RECONCILIATION (Confession)
Saturdays at 12:45 P.M.
Also by appointment.


ARCHDIOCESE OF NEWARK
www.rcan.org
Served By:
Rev. Fr. Nnaemeka Andrew Onyemaobi
Administrator 
(973) 743-0220

Rev. Fr. Dennis Reiff
Retired, In Residence,
(Pastor Emeritus of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church, Nutley, NJ.)


Ms. Joan Luisi
Parish Secretary
Rectory: (973) 743-0220

Mr. Robert Bulkowski
Parish Maintenance



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  • About Us
    • Our Location
    • Calendar
    • Mission Statement
    • Contact Us
    • Online Giving
    • Online Prayer Request
    • Parish History
    • The Pipe Organ at Saint Valentine
    • Forms >
      • Parishioner Registration/Update Form
      • Ministry Signup Form
      • RCIA Form
    • Social Media
  • Faith Formation
  • Sacraments
    • Baptism
    • Confirmation
  • Events
  • Photo Album
    • Saints In Our Artwork >
      • Saint Valentine
      • January Saints
      • February Saints
      • March Saints >
        • Saint Casimir
        • Saint Patrick
        • Saint Joseph
      • April Saints >
        • Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr
        • Saint Bernadette Soubirious
        • Saint Adalbert of Prague (Saint Wojciech)
        • Saint Mark
        • Saint Catherine of Siena
      • May Saints >
        • Saint James, Son of Alphaeus
        • Saint Phillip
        • Saint Andrew Bobola
      • June Saints >
        • Saint Jadwica
        • Saint Anthony of Padua
        • Saint Methodius
        • Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
        • Saint Peter and Saint Paul
      • July Saints >
        • Saint Thomas the Apostle
        • Saint Maria Goretti
        • Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
        • Our Lady of Mount Caramel
        • Saint Kunegunda
        • Saint James the Apostle
        • Saint Anne, Mother of Mary
      • August Saints >
        • Saint John Vianney
        • Saint Dominic
        • Saint Jacenty
        • Saint Helena
        • Saint Pius X
        • Bartholomew the Apostle
        • Saint John the Baptist
      • September Saints
      • October Saints
      • November Saints
      • December Saints
    • Easter Candle
    • Triduum 2021
    • Blessing of Easter Food
    • Around the Church >
      • Front of the Church
      • Mosaics
      • Rose Window
      • Theological Virtues
      • Ambry and Holy Oils
    • Our Lady of Lourdes - February 11
    • Life of Mary in Our Stained Glass Windows
    • July 4, 2021 Cookout
  • Ministries
    • Ministry Signup Form
    • Athletic Club
    • Liturgical Ministries
    • Pastoral Council
    • Social Concerns
    • Altar Rosary Sodality
    • Religious Education
    • Prayer Group
    • Young Adult Ministry
    • Martha Ministry
  • News and Notes
  • Deanery 16
  • Synod 2023
  • Church Repairs
  • September 11th Memorial Page
  • Youth and Faith Formation Calendar
  • Pancake Breakfast 2021
  • First Communion - September 12, 2021
  • Cookout August 29, 2021
  • Baptisms - September 12, 2021