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SC 13G/A, 1998-02-04
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                                           UNITED STATES                        
                                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION              
                                      Washington, D.C. 20549                    
   

                               SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 3)*


                        Pennfed Financial Services, Inc.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)
                                  Common Stock
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)
                                    708167101
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)



*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


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<CAPTION>

     <S>                                                                             <C>
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   708167101                                    13G                    Page  2  of  9  Pages
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
          I.R.S. No. 04-1414660

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                 (b)  |_|
          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3      SEC USE ONLY


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Commonwealth of Massachusetts

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
     Shares                 -0-

  
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    Owned by
      Each                  -0-

  
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     Person
      With                  -0-

  
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            -0-

                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          None,  except  through its  indirect,  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  John
          Hancock Advisers, Inc.


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          See line 9, above.


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IC, IA, HC

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES


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     <S>                                                                             <C>
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   708167101                                    13G                    Page  3  of  9  Pages
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
          I.R.S. No. 04-2687223

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                 (b)  |_|
          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3      SEC USE ONLY


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
     Shares                 -0-

 
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    Owned by
      Each                  -0-

 
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     Person
      With                  -0-


                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            -0-

                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          None,  except  through its  indirect,  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  John
          Hancock Advisers, Inc.

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          See line 9, above.


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          HC

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                PAGE 3 OF 9 PAGES


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     <S>                                                                                  <C>
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   708167101                                    13G                    Page  4  of  9  Pages
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          The Berkeley Financial Group
          I.R.S. No. 04-3145626

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                 (b)  |_|
          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3      SEC USE ONLY


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Commonwealth of Massachusetts

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
     Shares                 -0-

 
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    Owned by
      Each                  -0-

 
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     Person
      With                  -0-


                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            -0-

                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          None, except through its direct, wholly-owned subsidiary, John Hancock
          Advisers, Inc.

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          See line 9, above.


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          HC

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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     <S>                                                                             <C>
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
CUSIP No.   708167101                                    13G                    Page  5  of  9  Pages
- ---------------------------------------                                         --------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
          I.R.S. No. 04-2441573


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                      (a)  |_|
                                                                                 (b)  |_|
          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   3      SEC USE ONLY


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   4      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      5     SOLE VOTING POWER
    Number of
     Shares                 305,500

  
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Beneficially        6     SHARED VOTING POWER
    Owned by
      Each
                            -0-
  
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Reporting         7     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     Person
      With                  305,500

  
                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      8     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                            -0-

                   -------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          305,500

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   10     CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

          N/A

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   11     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

          6.3%


- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   12     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

          IA

- --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
                                PAGE 5 OF 9 PAGES
</TABLE>


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The  original  statement  shall be signed by each  person  on whose  behalf  the
statement is filed or his authorized representative.  If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized  representative  other than an executive
officer  or   general   partner  of  the   filing   person,   evidence   of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the  statement,  provided,  however,  that a power of attorney  for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be  incorporated  by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement  shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission.

     Attention:  Intentional  misstatements  or  omissions  of  fact  constitute
Federal criminal violations
(See 18 U.S.C. 1001)


         Item 1(a)    Name of Issuer:
                      Pennfed Financial Services, Inc.

         Item 1(b)    Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                      622 Eagle Rock Avenue
                      West Orange, NJ   07052

         Item 2(a)    Name of Person Filing:
                      This filing is made on behalf of John Hancock  Mutual Life
                      Insurance   Company    ("JHMLICO"),    JHMLICO's   direct,
                      wholly-owned subsidiary,  John Hancock Subsidiaries,  Inc.
                      ("JHSI"),  JHSI's  direct,  wholly-owned  subsidiary,  The
                      Berkeley Financial Group ("TBFG") and TBFG's  wholly-owned
                      subsidiary, John Hancock Advisers, Inc. ("JHA").

         Item 2(b)    Address of the Principal Offices:
                      The  principal  business  offices of JHMLICO  and JHSI are
                      located at John Hancock Place,  P.O. Box 111,  Boston,  MA
                      02117. The principal  business offices of TBFG and JHA are
                      located at 101 Huntington  Avenue,  Boston,  Massachusetts
                      02199.

         Item 2(c)    Citizenship:
                      JHMLICO and TBFG were  organized  and exist under the laws
                      of the  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts.  JHSI and JHA were
                      organized  and  exist  under  the  laws  of the  State  of
                      Delaware.

         Item 2(d)    Title of Class of Securities:
                      Common Stock

         Item 2(e)    CUSIP Number:
                      708167101

         Item 3       If  the  Statement  is  being  filed  pursuant  to  Rule
                      13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),  check whether the person filing is
                      a:

                      JHMLICO: (c) (X) Insurance Company as defined in ss.3(a)
                                       (19) of the Act.

                               (e) (X) Investment  Adviser  registered
                                       under   ss.203  of  the   Investment
                                       Advisers Act of 1940.

                               (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance
                                       with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).


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                      JHSI:    (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance 
                                       with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

                      TBFG:    (g) (X) Parent Holding Company, in accordance 
                                       with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).

                      JHA:     (e) (X) Investment Adviser registered under 
                                       ss.203 of the Investment Advisers Act 
                                       of 1940.

         Item 4       Ownership:

                      (a)    Amount   Beneficially   Owned:   JHA   has   direct
                             beneficial  ownership  of 305,500  shares of Common
                             Stock. Through their parent-subsidiary relationship
                             to JHA,  JHMLICO,  JHSI  and  TBFG  have  indirect,
                             beneficial ownership of these same shares.  305,500
                             shares are held by the John Hancock Bank and Thrift
                             Opportunity   Fund,   a   closed-end    diversified
                             management  company  registered  under  ss.8 of the
                             Investment Company Act.

                      (b)    Percent of Class:  6.3%

                      (c) (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                                    JHA has  sole  power to vote or  direct  the
                                    vote of the 305,500  shares of Common  Stock
                                    under the Advisory Agreement as follows:

                                                                   Date of
                                                      Number       Advisory
                      Fund Name                       of  Shares   Agreement
                      John Hancock Bank and 
                      Thrift Opportunity Fund         305,500      July 21, 1994

                      (ii)   shared power to vote or to direct the vote:     -0-

                      (iii)  sole  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
                             disposition   of:  JHA  has  sole  power  to
                             dispose or to direct the  disposition of the
                             305,500  shares  of Common  Stock  under the
                             Advisory  Agreement  noted  in Item  4(c)(i)
                             above.

                      (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the 
                             disposition of:     -0-

         Item 5       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 6       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                      Person:   See Item 4.

         Item 7       Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary
                      which  Acquired  the  Security  Being  Reported  on by the
                      Parent Holding Company:
                      See Items 3 and 4 above.

         Item 8       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                      Not applicable.

         Item 9       Notice of Dissolution of a Group:
                      Not applicable.


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         Item 10      Certification:

                      By signing below the  undersigned  certifies  that, to the
         best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
         acquired in the  ordinary  course of business and were not acquired for
         the purpose of and do not have the effect of  changing  or  influencing
         the control of the issuer of such  securities  and were not acquired in
         connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction  having such
         purpose or effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth  in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


                                    John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
                                    By:      /s/John T. Farady
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    John T. Farady
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer


                                    John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
                                    By:      /s/John T. Farady
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    John T. Farady
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Treasurer


                                    The Berkeley Financial Group
                                    By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Vice President


                                    John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
                                    By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Vice President





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EXHIBIT A
                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc., The
Berkeley Financial Group and John Hancock Advisers, Inc. agree that the Schedule
13G  (Amendment  No. 3), to which this  Agreement is  attached,  relating to the
Common Stock of Pennfed Financial  Services,  Inc. is filed on behalf of each of
them.



                                    John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
                                    By:      /s/John T. Farady
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    John T. Farady
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer


                                    John Hancock Subsidiaries, Inc.
                                    By:      /s/John T. Farady
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    John T. Farady
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Treasurer


                                    The Berkeley Financial Group
                                    By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Vice President


                                    John Hancock Advisers, Inc.
                                    By:      /s/Susan S. Newton
                                             -----------------------------------
                                    Name:    Susan S. Newton
Dated: February 2, 1998             Title:   Vice President








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