Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney made a pastoral visit on Saturday, Nov. 26 to St. Kateri Tekakwitha Parish in Sparta where he celebrated the 5 p.m. vigil Mass for the first Sunday of Advent.

The faith community of St. Simon the Apostle Parish in the Green Pond section of Rockaway Township welcomed Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney, who celebrated 9 a.m. Mass there on Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving Day.

Millennials are a tough generation to reach with the Gospel. They are educated, tech-savvy and opinionated — and increasingly identify as either secular or “spiritual but not religious.” Evangelizing them means meeting them where they are, engaging them intellectually, inviting them to “be Church” — and using clever marketing strategies.