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Funeral services scheduled for Deacon James E. Ayrer Jr.

Funeral services will be held Feb. 15 in Corpus Christi Church, Willingboro, for Deacon James E. Ayrer Jr., who died Feb. 10. He was 86.
In Remembrance

Please pray for the repose of the souls of the clergy of the Diocese on the anniversary of their death.
Bryant relied on Catholic faith to see him through tough personal times

As the world mourned the loss of basketball great Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others killed in a tragic helicopter crash Jan. 26, many recalled how Bryant gave much credit to his Catholic faith for seeing him through the bad times and strengthening his marriage and family.
Funeral services for Mercy Sister Louise Gorka, served in Union Beach, Middletown

Funeral services will be held Jan. 28 in St. Catherine Laboure Church, Middletown, for Mercy Sister Louise Gorka who died Jan. 21 in Atlantic City Hospital. She was 87.
'Ed' Wall, veteran journalist in secular, Catholic press, dies at 94

Arthur E. P. "Ed" Wall, a veteran journalist who worked spent many years in the secular press and the Catholic press, died Jan. 18 in Orland Park. He was 94.
Funeral services scheduled for Judith Penland, music minister in Barnegat parish

Judith “Judy” Penland, the longtime music minister in St. Mary Parish, Barnegat, died Jan. 3 in Southern Ocean Medical Center, Stafford Township.
In Remembrance -- Jan. 16, 2020-Feb. 15, 2020

Please pray for the repose of the souls of the clergy of the Diocese on the anniversary of their death. Following is the list from December 16, 2019 through January 15, 2020.
Funeral services scheduled for Deacon Neil Pirozzi

Deacon Neil Pirozzi, recently retired associate director of construction and real estate for the Diocese, died Dec. 20 in his home in Hamilton Square. He was 87.
Funeral services scheduled for Deacon Charles J. Smith

Deacon Charles J. Smith, who served in St. Mary Parish, Middletown, died Dec. 7 in his home in Red Bank.
Funeral services for Sister Clara Schroeder, Hopewell native, ministered in two Brick parishes

Funeral services have been scheduled for Sister Clara Schroder who died Dec. 11 in St. Michael Villa, Englewood Cliffs. She was 83.

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The Diocese of Trenton is committed to the initiatives outlined in the U.S. Bishop’s Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in regard to the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse allegations involving minors.

If you have been sexually abused as a minor by a member of the clergy or anyone representing the Catholic Church, or if you know of someone who was, you can report that abuse through the diocesan Abuse Hotline.

To report the sexual abuse of minors call our hotline 1-888-296-2965 or email us at abuseline@dioceseoftrenton.org

Please note: The Diocese of Trenton reports any allegations of sexual abuse to the appropriate law enforcement agencies. Anyone with an allegation is also encouraged to provide that information to local law enforcement authorities.