What is the Holy Name Society?
The
mission of the Society is to foster a reverence for the Person of Christ by
assisting its members to develop a sound spiritual life. The primary
objective of the Society is the honor and glory of God and the personal
sanctification of its members by acts of love and devotion to the Most Holy Name
of Jesus.
The Society
has an organizational structure with four officers and six
standing committees. The general meetings are held
on the first Wednesday after the first Sunday of each
month excluding July and August. Our members receive
communion as a group at the 8:00 AM Mass, the second
Sunday of each month. Immediately following this
Mass, the Society provides pastries and coffee in Fr.
Child's Hall for all members of the parish.
Our
organization presently has 169 dues-paying members.
Many of the members participate in the various activities
sponsored by the Society. In addition to hearing
guest speakers at all the regular monthly meetings, the
members are able to engage in Society programs which help
individuals in need or raise funds for charitable
organizations.
The Society
sponsors many activities open to all members of the
parish. The most signification one is the Annual
Communion Luncheon. More than two hundred people
attended the luncheon each year, with the last one being
held on Sunday, April 6, 2008. We also have in the
past sponsored two free showings of "The
Passion" film during Lent for all members of the
parish.
The men most
often are involved in spiritual-type activities such as
attending Days of Recollection at San Alfonso Retreat
House twice each year. In addition, they attend
Exposition each Friday, say the Rosary at wakes of
members, visit sick members and provide transportation for
poor or handicapped individuals.
The Society
has provided various trips open to all members of the
parish which included a cruise to Bermuda, bus trips to
Monmouth Park, the Renault Winery and Lancaster PA.
The Annual Charity Golf Classic was available to
parishioners and because of many business and individual
sponsors the Society raised considerable funds for
charitable organizations.
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