Author: Elizabeth Wright

6:30 p.m. in the Brown-McCarthy Auditorium

It’s the summer of 1969, best known for Woodstock, but not far from Woodstock, the Harlem Cultural Festival was also making history. Over several weekends, and attended by audiences reaching tens of thousands, the Harlem Cultural Festival featured some of the greatest musicians of that time including Stevie Wonder, the Fifth Dimension, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, B.B. King, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, and many more.

This film highlights how the powerful expression of music and social culture in the late 1960s shaped a new identity for Black Americans. “Summer of Soul” contains never-before used footage of musical performances and interviews with those who attended and remember the festival, as well as commentary from social and political leaders, then and now.

View the official trailer for “Summer of Soul” below.

Join us to watch this vibrant and important film. Light refreshments and adult beverages will be served, and there will be opportunities for discussion of the film. RSVP is not required, but will help us plan for the event.

“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for the least of my brothers, you did for me. ” (Matthew 25:40)

The following items are needed for this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive:

• Canned vegetables (please no green beans)
• Canned fruit
• 24 oz plastic bottles of olive or canola oil
• Instant potatoes, macaroni & cheese, stuffing
• 2–5 lb. bags of rice
• Boxed biscuit or muffin mix
• Flour
• Sugar
• Snack items— pretzels, Ritz crackers, Triscuits, etc.
• Boxed dessert mix — brownies, cookies, cake and icing, etc.

Food donations will be collected in clearly marked bins near the hallway counters

We are also accepting monetary donations to support the Thanksgiving Food Drive. You may choose to donate online using the link below, drop off a donation to the SJN parish office, or place a donation in the Mass collection basket (please clearly mark checks as designated for the Thanksgiving Food Drive).

Faith Formation Information

Each student in our Faith Formation program is asked to donate $3, which will be used to purchase Thanksgiving turkeys, and the grade-level food item as directed on the flyer below.
Faith Formation donations will be collected in clearly marked bins in the Faith Formation classrooms. Any questions may be directed to Phil Prinzivalli (K-5) or Angela Davis (6-8) as noted on the following flyer.
Thank you for your support!

On Friday, August 25, at 7 p.m., our SJN ACTION Committee will present the highly acclaimed 2019 film “By the Grace of God,” in the Brown-McCarthy auditorium. 

“By the Grace of God” tells the story of  how three men, abused by the same priest in their childhoods, embark on a fight for justice that will expose their personal lives and bring into question the relationships they have with family and colleagues.

Please find the official movie trailer and an RSVP for number of attendees below. Thank you!