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          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>
          Washington, D.C. 20549</font></h1>
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          <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="4">FORM 144</font></h1>
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          <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES<br>
          PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></h1>
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                  <td width="90%"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><b><i>Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker</i></b></font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" colspan="3"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">1<i>(a)</i> NAME OF ISSUER <i>(Please type or print)</i></font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><i>(b)</i> IRS IDENT. NO.</font> <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><i>(entities only)</i></font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><i>(c)</i> SEC FILE NO.</font> </td>
  
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                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><br>
                      &nbsp;Stewardship Financial Corporation<br>
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                      &nbsp;22-3351447<br>
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                      &nbsp;0001022860<br>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" colspan="5"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">1<i>(d)</i> ADDRESS OF ISSUER &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STREET&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CITY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; STATE
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" colspan="2"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>(e)</i> TELEPHONE NO.</font></td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" colspan="5"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;630 Godwin Avenue&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Midland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NJ&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;07430<br>
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                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;201<br>
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                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;444-7100<br>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" colspan="2"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">2<i>(a)</i> NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE<br>
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><i>(b)</i> IRS IDENT. NO.</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><i>(c)</i> RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid" colspan="3"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><i>(d)</i> ADDRESS STREET&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CITY &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
                  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STATE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ZIP CODE</font> </td>
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                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;Arie Leegwater<br>
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                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;Director<br>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" colspan="3"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;630 Godwin Ave.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Midland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NJ&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 07432<br>
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          <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><i>INSTRUCTION:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.</i></font></p>
  
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                  <b>Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whome the<br>
                  Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker<br>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><b>Approximate<br>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1"><b>Name of Each<br>
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                      &nbsp;Highlander Capital Group, Inc.<br>
                      &nbsp;119 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054</font></p>
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                      &nbsp;3,187</font></p>
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                  &nbsp;43,025</font> </td>
  
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                  &nbsp;5,308,677 (a)</font> </td>
  
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                  &nbsp; 11/11/08 - 2/11/09</font></td>
  
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                      &nbsp;NASDAQ</font></p>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">1.</font></td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(b)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold</font> </td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(c)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(c)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)</font> </td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(d)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Issuer's address, including zip code</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(d)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice</font> </td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(e)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Issuer's telephone number, including area code</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(e)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer</font> </td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">2.</font> </td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(a)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(f)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold</font> </td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(b)</font> </td>
  
                  <td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(g)</font> </td>
  
                  <td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold</font> </td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(c)</font> </td>
  
                  <td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)</font> </td>
  
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">(d)</font></td>
  
                  <td>
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Such person's address, including zip code</font> </td>
  
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          <br>
          <br>
  
          <p align="center"></p>
          <hr style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always" color="gray" size="5">
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          <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">TABLE I &mdash; SECURITIES TO BE SOLD</font></h1>
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          <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><i>Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold<br>
          and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:</i></font></p>
  
          <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%">
              <tr valign="top">
                  <td width="10%">
                  </td>
  
                  <td width="10%">
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                  <td width="25%">
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                  <td width="25%">
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                  <td width="10%">
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                  <td width="10%">
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                  <td width="10%">
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Title of<br>
                  the Class</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Date You<br>
                  Acquired</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;<br>
                  Nature of Acquisition Transaction</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Name of Person from Whom Acquired<br>
                  <i>(If gift, also give date donor acquired)</i></font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Amount of<br>
                  Securities Acquired</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Date of<br>
                  Payment</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;<br>
                  Nature of Payment</font></td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
              </tr>
  
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;Common<br>
                      &nbsp;Common</font></p>
                  </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;11/15/1987<br>
                      &nbsp;07/01/1999</font></p>
                  </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;Stock Dividend<br>
                      Stock Split&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;N/A<br>
                      &nbsp;N/A</font></p>
                  </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;1,500<br>
                      &nbsp;1,687</font></p>
                  </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;N/A<br>
                      &nbsp;N/A</font></p>
                  </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid">
                      <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;N/A<br>
                      &nbsp;N/A</font></p>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
              </tr>
  
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
              </tr>
  
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td width="12%">
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                  <td width="40%">
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                  <td width="4%">
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                  <td width="40%">
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                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><b>INSTRUCTIONS:</b></font> </td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">1.</font></td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.</font> </td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">2.</font></td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font></td>
  
                  <td><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.</font> </td>
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          <h1 align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="3">TABLE II &mdash; SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS</font></h1>
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          <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><i>Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.</i></font></p>
  
          <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0">
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                  <td width="40%">
                  </td>
  
                  <td width="20%">
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                  <td width="10%">
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                  <td width="20%">
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;<br>
                  Name and Address of Seller</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;<br>
                  Title of Securities Sold</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;<br>
                  Date of Sale</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">Amount of<br>
                  Securities Sold</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="1">&nbsp;<br>
                  Gross Proceeds</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">None</font></td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid" align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
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                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
                  <td style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">&nbsp;</font> </td>
  
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                      <p align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.</font></p>
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                      <p align="justify"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2"><i>The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which have not been publicly disclosed.</i></font></p>
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                      <font face="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" size="2">/s/ Arie Leegwater</font>
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text: UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM 144
  NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
  PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  ATTENTION:
  Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker
  1
  (a)
  NAME OF ISSUER
  (Please type or print)
  (b)
  IRS IDENT. NO.
  (entities only)
  (c)
  SEC FILE NO.
  Stewardship Financial Corporation
  22-3351447
  0001022860
  1
  (d)
  ADDRESS OF ISSUER                                                   STREET   
                                            CITY                                      STATE
                                    ZIP CODE
  (e)
  TELEPHONE NO.
  AREA CODE
  NUMBER
  630 Godwin Avenue                                       
                                                                  Midland Park                              
                      NJ                         07430
  201
  444-7100
  2
  (a)
  NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE
  SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
  (b)
  IRS IDENT. NO.
  (c)
  RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
  (d)
  ADDRESS STREET                   CITY                                   
                        STATE                    ZIP CODE
  Arie Leegwater
  Director
  630 Godwin Ave.            Midland Park               NJ                 07432
  INSTRUCTION:    The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.
  3
  (a)
  (b)
  SEC USE ONLY
  (c)
  (d)
  (e)
  (f)
  (g)
  Title of the
  Class of
  Securities
  to be Sold
  Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whome the
  Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker
  who is Aquiring the Securities
  Broker-Dealer
  File Number
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  To Be Sold
  (See instr. 3(c))
  Aggregate
  Market
  Value
  (See instr. 3(d))
  Number of Shares
  or Other Units
  Outstanding
  (See instr. 3(e))
  Approximate
  Date of Sale
  (See instr. 3(f))
  (MO.   DAY   YR)
  Name of Each
  Securities
  Exchange
  (See instr. 3(f))
  Common
  Highlander Capital Group, Inc.
  119 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054
  3,187
  43,025
  5,308,677 (a)
  11/11/08 - 2/11/09
  NASDAQ
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.
  (a)
  Name of issuer
  3.
  (a)
  Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b)
  Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  (b)
  Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
  (c)
  Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any
  (c)
  Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
  (d)
  Issuer's address, including zip code
  (d)
  Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e)
  Issuer's telephone number, including area code
  (e)
  Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
  2.
  (a)
  Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (f)
  Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (b)
  Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  (g)
  Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold
  (c)
  Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (d)
  Such person's address, including zip code
  TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
  Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
  and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:
  Title of
  the Class
  Date You
  Acquired
  Nature of Acquisition Transaction
  Name of Person from Whom Acquired
  (If gift, also give date donor acquired)
  Amount of
  Securities Acquired
  Date of
  Payment
  Nature of Payment
  Common
  Common
  11/15/1987
  07/01/1999
  Stock Dividend
  Stock Split
  N/A
  N/A
  1,500
  1,687
  N/A
  N/A
  N/A
  N/A
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1.
  If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
  2.
  If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.
  TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
  Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
  Name and Address of Seller
  Title of Securities Sold
  Date of Sale
  Amount of
  Securities Sold
  Gross Proceeds
  None
  REMARKS:
  (a) Net of treasury stock
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  ATTENTION:
  See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.
  The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which have not been publicly disclosed.
  11/10/08
  (DATE OF NOTICE)
  /s/ Arie Leegwater
  (SIGNATURE)
  The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
  Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
  ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).