New altar at St. Clare Church
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July 18, 2019
BEACON PHOTO | RICH GIGLIBLESSING OF NEW ALTAR Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Clare Parish in Clifton where he consecrated a new altar during which the rites of anointing, incensing, covering and lighting the altar take place. The Bishop is pictured with (from left) Deacon Richard Goglia, Father Peter Glabik, pastor; Father Thomas Fitzgerald, parochial vicar; Father Eider Reyes, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua, Paterson; Father Michal Falgowski, administrator of St. Virgil Parish, Morris Plains; and Msgr. Kevin Flanagan, former pastor of St. Clare’s.Bishop consecrates new altar in St. Clare ChurchCLIFTON Bishop Serratelli made a pastoral visit to St. Clare Parish here where he celebrated the vigil Mass marking the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 13. During the Mass, the Bishop consecrated the new altar during which the rites of anointing, incensing, covering and lighting the altar take place.
The new altar was given in gratitude to Andrew Blaskewicz and family. Blaskewicz passed away on Dec. 19, 2017. He and his parents, Genevieve and Anthony, were longtime parishioners of St. Clare’s and gave a gift for the parish’s renovations. The new tabernacle was donated by Nick and Joyce Boglivi. Also during the Mass, an official first class relic of St. Francis of Assisi was present and blessed by the Bishop.
